Forcing Me to Be a Godly Tycoon, Right?

Chapter 1392 - 530: Romance on Meihua Mountain!

Zhang Jingdong put the phone back in his pocket and restarted the car.Then, with a swift start, the car sped off.

About ten minutes later, he arrived at Century Garden.

Because it was still quite dark, he feared Tong Xin might be too scared to come downstairs on her own, yet hesitant to mention it to him, so he got out of the car and took the elevator upstairs.

Arriving at the door, he sent Tong Xin a text message: "Open the door."

Tong Xin was originally debating whether to go down early to wait for Zhang Jingdong, but she felt inexplicably scared.

After all, she had offended Liu An last night, and the sky wasn’t bright yet.

Hearing the phone ring, she instinctively glanced at it.

Upon seeing the words "open the door," her heart instantly warmed.

She quickly got up to open the door.

Zhang Jingdong was momentarily stunned when he saw Tong Xin.

Because she stood there in an Adidas white sports outfit.

He hadn’t seen his woman wear sportswear for a long time, so it felt very refreshing.

Despite the outfit being loose, Tong Xin’s good figure still made her appear shapely.

Tonight, although he had taught in three different places consecutively, due to time constraints, he only taught five major sessions in total. So now, looking at Tong Xin, he subconsciously felt his heart warm.

Although Tong Xin hadn’t experienced much romance, she was indeed a great beauty and often encountered intense men, so she quickly sensed the heat in Zhang Jingdong’s gaze.

She hesitated for two seconds, seeing Zhang Jingdong still standing where he was, then couldn’t help but ask, "...Are we leaving now?"

Zhang Jingdong instantly reacted: "Hmm... let’s go... off we go!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Tong Xin paused slightly, then followed.

The two took the elevator down to the second basement level.

Tong Xin was just about to head to her car when Zhang Jingdong said, "The road on the outskirts isn’t great, ride in my car."

Tong Xin looked in the direction Zhang Jingdong had pointed and saw his Land Rover, hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "...Alright."

After saying that, she followed Zhang Jingdong toward the Land Rover.

Because she was somewhat apprehensive about facing Zhang Jingdong, she didn’t want to sit in the passenger seat.

However, due to Zhang Jingdong’s status, she felt embarrassed to sit in the back, so she briefly struggled before sitting in the passenger seat.

Zhang Jingdong pretended not to notice anything, restarted the car, and with a swift series of maneuvers, soon disappeared from the original location.

At this time, the street was almost devoid of cars, extremely quiet.

Just then, Zhang Jingdong quietly turned on the car music, choosing Michael Jackson’s "You are not alone."

Another day has gone

I’m still alone

How could this be

You’re not here with me

...

This song is one of the few ballads by Michael Jackson, and he became the king of pop music precisely because, even though he didn’t produce many songs of this type, "You are not alone" became a classic.

Tong Xin, as a top student at Yanjing Foreign Language University, naturally listened to a lot of English songs.

And, coincidentally, she particularly liked Michael Jackson, and "You are not alone" was one of her favorites.

Whenever she felt sad and helpless, she would sit alone by the bedside, look at the surrounding flowers, plants, and small animals, and repeatedly play this song.

So when the prelude of this song just sounded, she suddenly felt moved and instinctively turned to look at Zhang Jingdong.

Zhang Jingdong noticed this, but deliberately remained silent, pretending to focus intently on driving.

He knew he had chosen the right song, and he also knew that at this moment, the way he was driving probably stirred some ripples in Tong Xin’s heart.

Indeed, Tong Xin suddenly found Zhang Jingdong looking very handsome at this moment, but soon a thought surfaced in her mind: Can he even guess what song I like to listen to?

Jiangdu is most famous for two mountains, Tianmu Mountain and Meihua Mountain, one outside the city and one in the suburbs.

Legend has it that Laozi practiced the Tao at Meihua Mountain, so Daoists from the West River Province and surrounding provinces like to come here to live in seclusion.

More than half an hour later, the two arrived at the foot of the mountain.

The sky was just barely bright, and there was no one around.

The two tidied up a bit, got out of the car, and began to climb the mountain.

Zhang Jingdong initially thought Tong Xin looked great in sportswear, assuming she often exercised and thus should be in good shape.

Unexpectedly, barely a fifth of the way up, she was already panting heavily.

Zhang Jingdong couldn’t help but ask curiously: "When was the last time you climbed a mountain?"

Tong Xin seriously thought for a moment, then replied: "...It should be over ten years ago."

Zhang Jingdong held back laughter: "How often do you exercise? I mean, real exercise."

Tong Xin immediately felt a bit embarrassed: "I... I rarely exercise."

Zhang Jingdong was momentarily enlightened, glanced at the path ahead, and said: "At your pace, it’ll definitely be past 8 o’clock when we reach the top, and my auspicious time for exercising is 7 o’clock."

"Come on, let me carry you."

With that, he bent down.

Tong Xin instinctively stepped back: "Oh... no need, I... I’ll try to climb."

"Some things can’t be accomplished with just effort."

"But... this mountain is so high, isn’t carrying me up unrealistic? How about we come again tomorrow, and arrive earlier then?"

Zhang Jingdong, unusually solemn, said: "This kind of thing relies on luck, so it must start well, otherwise it’ll be difficult later."

"Moreover, I’m a top-ranking Daoist, asking me to fly on a sword might be challenging, but carrying you up the mountain is no big deal for me."