"No need, no need," Jane Sampson waved her hands repeatedly, "Our team’s victory wasn’t due to me, it’s mainly thanks to John River and the others."

Jane was the epitome of modesty, and after speaking, she even lowered her head and gave a shy, coy smile.

Taking liberties.

James Black’s eyes were so cold they could have turned the water molecules in the air into ice!

"When you were climbing the tree, did you consider the consequences?" James’s voice was even colder than just now.

"I considered them," Jane nodded seriously.

"And what did you consider?" James didn’t believe a single word of Jane’s answer. How could someone who truly considered the consequences still climb such a high tree?

"I considered that I might still get chased even if I climbed up," Jane said and then looked up at James, chuckling.

James felt like he was about to burst a vein with Jane’s attitude, "Jane Sampson! No laughing! Straighten out your attitude of admitting your mistake!"

With James’s tone being very serious, Jane finally dared not continue with her jokes, and she became quiet, no longer laughing.

"Falling from the tree, the best-case scenario is, you die cleanly. If you can’t die and end up a vegetable, that’s fine too, since you also wouldn’t feel anything. But what if you end up paralyzed, what then?" James sneered, "If one day you make yourself paralyzed from a fall, I’ll just throw you in the hospital and not give you a second glance."

Speaking softly, Jane replied, "I know you’re not that kind of person."

A person who could have lived yet chose to be buried in the ruins with her for her sake—this was the James Black she knew, not a cold-blooded man.

His sense of responsibility would never allow him to do such things.

However, seeing that James was indeed very angry, Jane also realized that what might seem trivial to her was highly magnified in James’s eyes.

"I’m sorry." This apology was much more sincere than the earlier one, Jane said, "I shouldn’t have done something dangerous, I won’t do it again, so, can you please not be angry anymore?"

Upon hearing Jane’s words, the fire in James’s heart receded just a little.

Isn’t this a clear understanding of everything? Yet, she always pretends to be ignorant and unaware. If it’s not asking for trouble, what is it?

Jane sighed in her heart, it’s over, James was even more upset this time than the last time he was mad at her.

She took two steps forward, standing in front of James, then reached out to hold his hand. Unsurprisingly, it was shaken off by someone with a cold face.

"Stand properly!" James said in a raised voice.

After contemplating, Jane hugged James and then tiptoed to lightly kiss the corner of his mouth. Only after the kiss did she say, "Don’t be mad, okay? Being angry makes you age faster."

James looked down at the lips that had just kissed him, suppressing the slight stir in his heart; his face still showed no emotion, "Did I allow you to kiss me?"

"..." Jane was stunned, Is permission needed for such a thing?

When he kissed her, he never asked for her permission.

Seeing Jane’s surprised yet adorable expression, James added, "Acting cute won’t work either."

As Jane was about to reach out to him, James stepped back to avoid her, "No whining either, that won’t work."