“ protect measures? bodyguards? Where the hell are they?” Su Xiao’s voice was tight with frustration. She slammed her hands on the table, the sound sharp against the bustling backstage noise. The crew was rushing around, the air thick with the scent of stale coffee and hairspray.

Jiang Chen, her agent, sighed, running a hand through his already messy hair. “Su Xiao, calm down. We’re not in the middle of filming right now. We’re just taking a break. And it’s not like anything happened. You just need to relax.”

Su Xiao didn’t buy it. She stood up, her legs trembling slightly from the adrenaline rush. “You’re telling me it’s just a break? Jiang Chen, last night when I was leaving the set, I almost tripped over someone who looked like a security guard, but when I got closer, he was just a fan with a camera. And don’t even get me started on the lack of surveillance. Anyone could have walked into my trailer. This isn’t a break, this is negligence!”