âThere are only two options: You can either walk over by yourselves or have someone carry you over. However, no one will help you when itâs time for you to cross over to the starting point! If you canât cross over, then be prepared to sit and wait on the mountain with no help.â
Acrophobia could be overcome, especially with the help of a team.
âStare straight ahead! Donât look down!â The head coach held on to one of them and issued a stern instruction.
âYou have all overcome many challenges in the past few weeks. Is acrophobia worse than those challenges? Carry on walking.â
âWalk faster.â
As her head was spinning, Ye Erruo held onto the handrail beside her and took baby steps forward amidst the howling wind. Behind her were several instructors.
Mid-way, she could stand it no longer and threw up after squatting to the side.
âAre you alright, Ruoruo?â Yao Tiao caressed her back as she tried to calm her down at the same time.
âIâm fine.â She took a deep breath and stood up slowly to steady her feet.
âAhh!â All of a sudden, she could feel her feet being lifted from the ground. Her hand reached out for whatever she could grab hold of instinctively.
âYoung Master Mo!â Yao Tiaoâs eyes lit up instantly.
âDonât look anywhere else. Close your eyes.â He whispered into her ear as he hugged her close to him.
He immediately created a buzz with his intimate actions.
When everyone saw him openly hugging her to carry her across the bridge, they thought that theyâd had enough of his daily mushiness.
Under everyoneâs gazes, Mo Jiangye carried her to the other mountain.
He showed no intention of putting her down when he was done.
âWeâve here. Put me down.â She mumbled and struggled to leave.
âIâm not letting go.â
â...â
The people beside them were already used to this daily show of affection between them. At most, they would throw an envious look in their direction.
From afar, the cascading waterfall looked majestic. The scenery was beautiful, as the mountains were shrouded by floating clouds. A mist had enveloped the mountain top, while sounds of running water ran crystal clear. A number of soldiers were seen training as they abseiled up the steep, horizontal walls.
âItâs so beautiful...â
âWhatâs so cool about that?â
âI brought all of you here to admire the scenery. You can go back in two days.â
âTwo days? Coach Chen, arenât we supposed to stay for more than ten days?â
âWhy, arenât you elated that we are finishing the course earlier than expected?â
âWhat? Are we going back earlier than expected?â
The head coach put on his gear and said, âWhoever wants to try abseiling can look for their respective team coach or come find me.â
The sight of the magnificent scenery down the steep walls was tempting but also scary.
âHey, yo! Letâs go!â After putting on the safety harness, a few young chaps called out to the girls standing not far from them.
âWeâll check out the scenery first.â
âThatâs right. Weâll try sightseeing first.â
âBring me along, bring me along!â Yao Tiao sped forward, leaving behind a group of starry-eyed girls.
âThis is how a dyke behaves.â Wu Mengran mocked her sarcastically.
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âMo Jiangye, Iâve already told you that Iâm afraid of heights. Let me go!â
âYouâll have nothing to fear with me around,â he replied in bemusement as he helped her into a safety harness.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIâm not interested at all!â Ye Erruo struggled furiously against his attempt. She believed he was doing this to irritate her on purpose. Otherwise, why would he insist on bungee jumping with her?
âYou are doing it.â
âLet me go, you bastard!â she yelled at him.
âLetâs play another game.â
âThis is not good.â
âYoung Master Mo, the harness is in place.â
The moment he let go of her hands, she tried to dash off. Alas, he would not let her off so easily!
â...â
The man chuckled. âWhy didnât I notice your cowardice earlier?â
âYes, yes, yes, thatâs right. Iâm a coward. If you really want to play, you can do it by yourself. Iâll give you moral support from above and wait for your return.â
He had to drag and carry her to the platform in preparation for the jump. She was wailing by now. âYou are doing this intentionally!â
âWhat are you afraid of with me around?â He personally checked her safety harness one more time.