I Become The Richest Man With A monthly Salary of Twenty Thousand Yuan-Chapter 691 - 482: Bold Yet Cautious

On the platform stood a man who was about six feet tall and looked to be around twenty-six years old. The man, wearing a safety harness, stood at the edge of the walkway, hesitating.

After more than ten seconds, he took a deep breath and slowly stretched out one foot. However, before he could even plant it, he instantly retracted it.

Seeing this, the short-haired girl who had been first in line couldn’t hold back any longer. Leaning on the railing, she shouted, "Come on, man! What are you so scared of? You’re a grown man, what is there to fear?"

Upon hearing this, the man’s face flushed with a mixture of anger and embarrassment. But even so, he still didn’t dare to take that step. Seeing his hesitation, the short-haired girl grew even more animated.

"You ask where the path lies? The path is right beneath your feet! Just be brave and walk forward!"

Hearing the girl’s taunts again, the man finally snapped. He pointed ahead at the walkway and challenged her, "You do it! If you’re so brave, you go!"

Facing the man’s challenge, the short-haired girl gave him a look of disdain. "Fine by me! You get down first! You’ll see. When I go, I won’t show a hint of fear, and my steps won’t falter for even a second."

"Alright! You said it!" the man shot back. He immediately turned to a staff member. "I’m not doing it. Let me back."

The staff member nodded, opened the railing to let the man back onto the safe platform, and then unfastened his safety harness. Once he was back in the safe zone, the man let out a sigh of relief and made a sweeping gesture toward the girl. "Begin your show."

"A show it will be!"

The short-haired girl walked forward with an air of confidence. A staff member started to stop her—after all, a VIP was waiting on the side—but Tong Dongnuan waved him off.

"Let her go first."

To be honest, Tong Dongnuan was also curious to see if this girl was as capable as her words suggested. Since the VIP had given the go-ahead, the staff member at the gate gave a nod to the one handling the harnesses, who then fastened the safety rope onto the short-haired girl. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

As she passed the man who had just backed out, she put on a condescending air. "Watch and learn!"

Then, led by a staff member, she arrived at the edge of the walkway.

"What’s there to be afraid of?" the short-haired girl said, spreading her arms wide with a fearless expression.

Then, with incredible ease, she took her first step, her foot landing perfectly on the first foothold. "See? I just don’t get what a big guy like you is so scared of."

Seeing this, the man felt a bit ashamed. He was actually less courageous than a girl.

Suddenly, everyone in the crowd began to applaud her.

"This girl’s got guts! She’s really brave!"

"Well done, miss! You’re making all us girls proud!"

"Go for it, miss! You can breeze right through!"

"Miss, add me on VX! My handle is F1-to-F8. I love your type."

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Amidst the chorus of praise, the short-haired girl lifted her foot once more and stepped onto the second foothold, earning another round of applause.

Many of the more timid men in the crowd watched in envy. They thought that if only they had such courage, their girlfriends would surely look at them with adoration after they completed the challenge.

The short-haired girl’s performance was certainly impressive. The vast majority of people present, including Tong Dongnuan, believed she could easily complete this first challenge.

But there were a few exceptions, like Xia Liang.

With his superhuman dynamic vision, Xia Liang clearly saw what others missed.

The short-haired girl’s body is tense. If she were truly as relaxed as she seems, she wouldn’t be like this. She must be forcing it. She’s using conversation to distract herself, to force herself not to look down. She must have calculated the distance between each foothold before she even started. That way, she could cross by just looking straight ahead without glancing down. In theory, as long as she executes it properly, she should have no problem getting across.

But in reality, you never know whether tomorrow or an accident will arrive first.

Although she wasn’t looking down, the knowledge that she was a hundred meters up in the air made the short-haired girl somewhat nervous. This caused her to misjudge the distance as she reached the middle of the walkway, and one of her feet stepped into empty air.

The next second, the short-haired girl was doing a full split, a hundred meters above the ground.

Even the spectators gasped in shock, to say nothing of the girl herself. The sudden drop made her heart stop. Fortunately, a foothold between her legs caught her, arresting her fall. This, however, caused her to instinctively glance down.

Not looking would have been fine. But one look sealed her fate.

The short-haired girl instantly panicked.

"WAHHHH, HELP! AGH! I’M GOING TO DIE! HUSBAND, SAVE ME! AGH, WAIT, I DON’T HAVE A HUSBAND! AHHHHH! FORGET A HUSBAND, I DON’T EVEN HAVE A BOYFRIEND!"

Hearing this, the people in the crowd who had been feeling anxious for her couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Even the on-site staff couldn’t contain their amusement.

Seeing everyone laughing, the short-haired girl felt even more miserable. "BOO-HOO! I’m in this mess, and you’re all laughing at me! Hurry up and save me!"

"We’re coming, we’re coming!"

The staff were professionally trained and normally wouldn’t laugh, unless they truly couldn’t help it. Quickly suppressing their smiles, they hurried over and pulled the stuck girl back to safety.

Half a minute later, she was rescued, her face still streaked with tears. As a staff member unfastened her harness, the man who had backed out earlier couldn’t resist teasing her. "Now you know what fear feels like, huh?"

"I do!" the short-haired girl nodded fiercely. Right now, she didn’t want to be here a second longer; she just wanted to get away and catch her breath.