After saying these words, Tong Le stood beside Wu Youyou, who truly absorbed what she had said. Tong Le glanced down at the seven-story building; it was indeed quite intimidating. The firefighters below had prepared safety mats, so whether Wu Youyou jumped or not, her life would not be in danger.
Tong Le reached out her hand to Wu Youyou, urging her to come home. However, Wu Youyou refused to take it, her stubbornness and reluctance leading her to repeatedly make mistakes and fail to learn from them. The crowd below was getting restless.
"Hurry up and jump! Don’t waste everyone’s time!"
"Come on, you coward! There are so many people watching you!"
"Stop stalling! Are you going to jump or not?"
Tears streamed down Wu Youyou's face, her eyes bloodshot as she shook her head and cried out, "Tong Le, I can’t begin! I don’t know how to start! I really can’t live without Zong Jin!"
At that moment, Tong Le made a firm decision: she could no longer indulge Wu Youyou. Perhaps the best way was to accompany her in a final act of defiance against life. Tong Le grabbed Wu Youyou's arm with determination and seriousness. "No one is responsible for your life but you. Your threats only serve your own selfish desires! To others, your actions are nothing but a burden! Look at the people below; they’re waiting for you to jump because they don’t care about you! But those who love you are fighting desperately for your survival! Don’t you see that?"
Wu Youyou was breaking down. "But I can’t let go! I can’t do it! I don’t know how to start!"
Tong Le held onto Wu Youyou tightly as she tried to pull away, but Wu Youyou resisted. Realizing that Wu Youyou was stubbornly unyielding, Tong Le decided not to forcibly stop her anymore. She focused on the safety mat below and coldly stated, "You might only be able to truly start over after experiencing real death."
With that, Tong Le suddenly embraced Wu Youyou's body, not giving her any chance to react or resist. She leaned forward and jumped off the building without warning, plunging into the unknown. The shock of sudden death left Wu Youyou's mind racing.
The crowd below screamed in horror as various personnel rushed forward from the top floor. Wen Cuizhi nearly fainted from fright, while Hou Yi was stunned by the scene before him.
Hou Yi ran to the edge of the rooftop and watched as Tong Le and Wu Youyou leaped down together, landing on the safety mat below. A wave of inexplicable admiration and affection surged within him at that moment; he truly loved this reckless woman. He even fantasized about how wonderful it would be if he had jumped with her.
Peering down at Tong Le on the mat, he thought that if it weren’t for the police and firefighters behind him holding him back, he would have jumped down with her in a moment of madness.
At that moment, in the center of the safety mat, Tong Le and Wu Youyou lay in a depression, gazing up at the endless sky. Despite the noise around them, their hearts found peace.
Tong Le turned her head and asked softly, "Does this count as having died once? So can you start now?"
Wu Youyou stared at the sky in a daze; emotions of shock and relief washed over her all at once. Suddenly, she burst into tears. "I can do it! I can start now! That was terrifying! I will never jump off a building again! It’s not fun at all!"
Tong Le was pulled down by the firefighters. As she straightened her clothes, she scolded, "You dared to go bungee jumping, so what's there to be afraid of? It's not like you didn't want to jump off a building yourself! Look at you, making such a fuss—how embarrassing!"
Tong Le directed her anger at Wu Youyou, insisting that she apologize to each of the police officers and firefighters, and make amends to her aunt properly.
After saying all this, Wu Youyou cried even harder.
At that moment, Tong Le finally realized that there was something wrong with her left ankle. A sharp pain shot through it, making her hesitant to move. Her expression twisted in discomfort as she bent over, feeling as if she had sprained her ankle.
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