At first, Sayu had been quite looking forward to this trip. No matter what, it was still her first time traveling far from home—but she soon came to regret it.
"Ugh... urghhh...!"
"Honestly."
Looking at Sayu, who was kneeling on the ground with a deathly pale face, Fang Zheng shook his head.
"I never thought you got carsick."
"I-I'm not carsick! What kind of car are you driving, Mr. Fang Zheng?!"
Having finally caught her breath, Sayu clenched her fists and protested fiercely at Fang Zheng. Before the journey had begun, she had secretly resolved that even if he did something slightly excessive or outrageous, she would endure it. But Sayu had never expected to hit her breaking point so soon after setting out.
After all, no matter how good-tempered she was, she could not stay calm in the face of a life-or-death speed run.
"Don't worry. I always drive like this, and nothing's ever happened."
"...No, no, is that really the issue here?"
Hearing this, Sayu hurriedly waved her hands.
"Mr. Fang Zheng, really, I can't do this. I absolutely can't. If this keeps up, I'll die."
"Then I'll drive slower. Is that good enough?"
"Please do drive slower!... Ah..."
However, after saying that, Sayu froze for a moment, then lowered her head.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"I... I think this is the first time I've ever expressed what I really think so bluntly in front of someone else. I wasn't like this before..."
"What does it matter? Say what you want to say. What good does endlessly putting up with things do? That's what I don't like about people from Japan—keeping everything bottled up inside."
"But if I do that... everyone will distance themselves from me..."
"Huh? What kind of nonsense is that?"
Fang Zheng stared at Sayu as