Duan Yanhao turned around from the bedside and walked towards Bai Yaoyao, taking one step at a time. His gaze locked deeply with hers as he said, "Yaoyao, I will send you over the first thing in the morning."

Bai Yaoyao did not understand his intentions. "Tomorrow morning?" They had agreed on the date being today, the day before New Year's Eve.

If she took the flight tonight, she would arrive tomorrow morning. However, she really could not reject Duan Yanhao when he said it like this.

Seeing that Duan Yanhao remained silent, Bai Yaoyao continued to ask, "Why must it be tomorrow morning?"

Duan Yanhao took a deep breath and said in a suppressed tone, "Yaoyao, I'm worried because someone is waiting for you in Country A."

Bai Yaoyao widened her eyes in bewilderment. She wiped her hands dry and put back the towel before saying, "The only person waiting for me in Country A is Bixue. You can't be jealous of a woman, right?"

Duan Yanhao shook his head. "It's not her. It's someone else."

Duan Yanhao did not know how to breach the subject to Bai Yaoyao.

Bai Yaoyao was still smiling at first. However, hearing Duan Yanhao's reply, she thought about it, and her heart immediately sank as the smile on her face faded. "Yanhao, is the person waiting for me related to my past?"

Duan Yanhao nodded.

Seeing the cold and hard expression on Duan Yanhao's face, Bai Yaoyao could tell the complicated emotions he was feeling in his heart.

Bai Yaoyao moved closer to Duan Yanhao and rested her head on his shoulder. "Yanhao, do you already know who the person related to my past is?"

Duan Yanhao nodded solemnly. "Yeah. After you disappeared from the mall, I got worried. It was then that I found out."

Bai Yaoyao's heart sank even further, and her face turned slightly pale. She could not look at Duan Yanhao at all. She only bit her lip before saying, "Yanhao, do you mind that I have such a past?"

Duan Yanhao's arm reached out to hug Bai Yaoyao around the waist. He said in a deep voice, "Yaoyao, I've said this many times. I don't mind it at all. Also, I knew that there was someone who had broken your heart right from the start when we first met. What I care about is your heart."

Deep down, Duan Yanhao was worried that her heart would still be moved by that person.

Bai Yaoyao's cold heart was slightly warmed. Her face regained its normal color as well. "Yanhao, can't you tell my feelings for you when I am right here by your side? When he came to find me that time, I told him clearly that our relations.h.i.+p was all in the past."

To make Duan Yanhao believe her, Bai Yaoyao took his hand and placed it over her chest. She looked at him with a solemn expression and said, "You can also listen to my heartbeat."

Looking into her clear eyes, Duan Yanhao's heart wavered. The touch he felt in his hand was soft and clear, making it impossible to ignore even if he wanted to.

He swallowed hard and immediately retracted his hand. He was afraid that if he left it for a while more, he would not be able to control himself.

"Yanhao, I want to tell you that I… Me and him, we…"

Bai Yaoyao was about to say it, but Duan Yanhao immediately hugged her, stopping her with his kiss. "Don't say it. I already know. I have a past too. I thought that my heart will remain cold and distant, but you helped me find love again. We must both start anew."

Bai Yaoyao's expression softened immediately, like ripples in a river.

Actually, Duan Yanhao could understand Bai Yaoyao's feelings. He felt that if he did not have a past, it might give Bai Yaoyao some emotional pressure. She might let her thoughts run wild, and she might even feel that she was not a good match for him and distance herself from him.