Initially, he wasn't really interested in this sort of thing. He only wanted to tease her because she looked adorable. So, although it seemed that he was twisting her hands forcefully, he wasn't really exerting any strength.
Hence, the moment he felt her struggling fiercely, the man who was afraid of hurting her immediately let go of her hands.
If Gu Qianqian wasn't so panic-stricken at the moment, she would have realized that she was free from the predicament. But the young girl, frightened by the unfolding scene, hadn't expected Lu Zhanbei to let her go so abruptly.
As a result, she yelled and jumped, pushing too hard and lunged forward. Amidst the chaos, Lu Zhanbei's quickest response was to instinctively wrap his arms around her waist.
The next second,
When their warm breaths intertwined, a dazed Gu Qianqian awakened in astonishment to find that she had unwittingly fallen onto the ground...