Swimming along nicely, why did she suddenly throw a tantrum?
A Zhong didn't understand. Seeing her anger, he quickly stood up.
"What's wrong, Jin Bei? Who upset you for no reason?"
Zhou Jin Bei grumbled angrily as she walked.
"Who upset me? You still have the nerve to ask! Of course, it's you! Is it that difficult for you to come out and spend some time with me?"
"You didn't say a word while we were in the hot springs, nor during dinner, and now you're so bored you've fallen asleep. Zhong Jiaming, if you don't want to accompany me, just say so. Do you have to humiliate me like this?"
"..."
A Zhong never expected that he, who had been trying his best, would anger the young lady. He felt speechless and explained.
"No, you misunderstood me. I don't feel it's a hardship."
"I didn't speak earlier because you said you were stressed and in a bad mood recently, and didn't want to chat and laugh..."
"What about now? I'm dressed like this, and you haven't even glanced at me. You left me alone downstairs while you slept here."
"If others see this, they'll think I, Zhou Jin Bei, have no charm!"
"..."
He didn't expect this to make her angry too.
A Zhong thought to himself: I'd love to jump in and splash around, but the way you're dressed, aren't men and women supposed to be distant?
"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have left a beautiful woman like you alone in the water. I apologize. Let's go swim now."
Zhou Jin Bei stopped and turned back, looking at him like an idiot.
"You have no sincerity at all. Zhong Jiaming, you're fooling me."
"..."
"I, Zhou Jin Bei, have never liked to force others. If I had known you were so reluctant, I wouldn't have come here today no matter what."
"Don't worry, even if you came, it won't be a wasted trip. Everything we spend today will be on me. You don't have to pay. Hurry up and change and let's go back."
Why is she getting angrier the more I apologize?
I clearly didn't mean it that way.
I didn't expect being too much of a gentleman could also make her angry.
Seeing that the situation was becoming unclear, A Zhong suddenly took two steps forward and grabbed her wrist.
"I really didn't mean to, and I don't feel forced by you. Jin Bei, can you please not be like this?"
Zhou Jin Bei turned her head away, her neck stiff, refusing to tell the truth.
To be honest, she didn't know why she was so angry.
Perhaps she was in a bad mood, saw that A Zhong was easy to bully, and wanted to make a fuss.
Seeing her little face turn red with anger, A Zhong explained sincerely.
"I'm really a rather uninteresting person. I told you I wouldn't know how to coax girls. Please don't hold it against me."
"I'm sorry, please don't be angry anymore. From now on, I'll try to talk more. I'll do whatever you want me to do, okay?"
Seeing his sincere and humble plea, Zhou Jin Bei finally softened. She shook off his hand.
"Are you serious?"
"Of course! I have no objections to whatever you want to do."
Zhou Jin Bei's eyes rolled, and she deliberately made things difficult.
"Alright then, I want to go bungee jumping."
"Okay."
He didn't even know where in Nancheng they could go bungee jumping, but A Zhong agreed immediately.
They each returned to their rooms to change. A Zhong went out first to settle the bill and then searched for a bungee jumping location on his phone.
Take her there.
The bungee jumping spot was on a canyon of a mountain called Qifeng Mountain in the remote suburbs of Nancheng, about an hour's drive away.
On the way, Zhou Jin Bei seemed unable to shake off her earlier anger.
She looked out the window at the scenery, refusing to speak to him.
A Zhong didn't know how to cheer her up, so he could only drive as fast as possible.
They arrived at their destination in silence.
Qifeng Mountain was a medium-sized scenic spot.
At the entrance, seeing a ticket window, A Zhong went to buy tickets first.
The staff asked if they wanted to take the cable car or walk up. As he was about to pay for the cable car,
Zhou Jin Bei said, "I want to walk up."
The consequences of angering her were truly severe.
She looked delicate, and under such a hot sun, the young lady actually wanted to climb the mountain.
Seeing that her anger had not subsided, A Zhong couldn't go against her wishes and could only walk with her.
As A Zhong expected, after walking less than 100 steps, Zhou Jin Bei's legs went weak.
Looking at the thousand-plus steps ahead, which seemed like a ladder to heaven, Zhou Jin Bei regretted it deeply, but she refused to admit it verbally.
Gritting her teeth, her legs weak, she walked up step by step.
A Zhong's daily workload was heavy, so his stamina was naturally excellent.
Seeing that she was out of strength and refused to beg for mercy, he stepped forward and offered to help her.
"Can't walk anymore? Let me carry you."
Zhou Jin Bei deliberately punished him, taking him up on his offer without hesitation.
"Okay. Carry me then. But you have to carry me to the summit in one go without stopping. I hate men who give up halfway the most."
A Zhong didn't say anything. He bent down and let her climb onto his back.
His footsteps were firm as he ascended the steps.
She didn't expect him to have such broad and strong shoulders despite looking thin.
Zhou Jin Bei, lying on his shoulders, secretly pressed his shoulder with her finger.
His muscles were very firm.
She really couldn't understand.
A Zhong was so tall, so handsome, and his job was decent. How could his girlfriend be so foolish to be a mistress to such a man?
If she hadn't already liked someone else, to be honest, Zhou Jin Bei would have been willing to consider A Zhong's type.
A Zhong, like an ox, held his breath and didn't speak. He carried the 80-plus jin Zhou Jin Bei to the summit in one go.
Without even a hint of breathlessness, upon reaching the destination, he immediately approached the staff to inquire about the rules.
Watching the clear beads of sweat trickle down his neat hairline into his neck, and into his well-fitting white shirt,
Zhou Jin Bei realized she had gone a bit too far.
Soon, A Zhong clarified the rules and turned back to call her.
"It's okay. I've already bought the tickets. Just let the staff prepare you."
"I'll go down to the boat to pick you up. We'll meet again in ten minutes."
"How are you going to pick me up down there? Aren't you jumping?"
To tell the truth, Zhou Jin Bei was afraid of heights, very, very severely afraid of heights.
She had wanted to go bungee jumping many years ago, but because of this phobia, she had endured until today.
In fact, she had just said it casually today.
Without strong motivation, or being forced by others, she would never dare to do it on her own.
A Zhong, however, didn't know about her fear of heights.
"No, I've bungee jumped before. It's not very interesting."
"Besides, having one less person jumping can save a lot of time..."
Zhou Jin Bei pouted and interrupted the latter half of his sentence.
"So you think accompanying me to bungee jump is a waste of time?"
"No, no."
This little girl, she didn't seem to get angry so easily usually. What's wrong with her today?
One wrong move and he'd offend her.
A Zhong hurried to explain, but Zhou Jin Bei stopped him.
"I don't care. I want you to jump with me."
"It's dangerous alone. I saw others being held in their boyfriends' arms when they jumped. My boyfriend isn't here today, so you protect me!"
A Zhong: "..."
"No hesitation. Hesitating means you dislike me! So, do you really dislike me?"