"Why is it only your Grandfather and Sixth Aunt?"

Duan Yanhao's heart felt a little heavy when he thought of the past. He stared at the confusion in Bai Yaoyao's eyes and sighed. "Yaoyao, what do you think having no parents feels like?"

Bai Yaoyao's heart shuddered as waves rippled through her heart. A sudden thought came to her mind. Could it be? Could it be that Duan Yanhao…

"Yanhao, your parents?"

"That's right, Yaoyao. My parents sacrificed themselves. This happened more than ten years ago." Although Duan Yanhao said it in a calm and peaceful manner, the sorrow in his tone was still evident."

Bai Yaoyao's hands reached out to hold Duan Yanhao's hand tightly. "Yanhao, you still have me."

Hearing Bai Yaoyao's words, a glimmer of joy flashed across Duan Yanhao's eyes. With a dazzling charm, he said, "Yes, Yaoyao. I still have you, so you cannot leave me."

Bai Yaoyao's heart trembled. Why did her heart beat so fast when she heard such domineering and possessive words?

In the past, her relations.h.i.+p with Duan Yanhao was very lukewarm. They were close yet distant, as though there was a gla.s.s wall between them. Now, their hearts were completely open to each other, and she could hear another side of Duan Yanhao's thoughts.

He would never have said such words in the past.

"As long as you treat me well, I won't leave you."

These words were conditional.

Duan Yanhao smiled gently. "Yaoyao, your words even have a condition to it!"

"Of course, if you don't treat me well, I will naturally have to…"

Before she said the word 'leave', Bai Yaoyao was stopped mid-sentence by Duan Yanhao's kiss. After a moment, he let go of her and said seriously, "You're not allowed to say that you will leave. I will treat you well. Even if I don't treat myself well, I won't treat you badly."

"You speak in such a roundabout manner. I don't understand."

The moment Bai Yaoyao said that, Duan Yanhao kissed her again. "Do you still not understand now?"

If Bai Yaoyao said she did not understand again, Duan Yanhao would probably continue kissing her. Her lips would become swollen by then.

"I understand, Major."

Duan Yanhao stared at Bai Yaoyao, his gaze deepening the longer he stared at her. "So don't leave me and don't worry. No one will be dissatisfied with you. Grandfather and Sixth Aunt both like you a lot and look forward to the day when I will bring you home."

When a person really opened up his heart, he would realize that his love for the other person was becoming deeper and deeper. Hence, he stared at Bai Yaoyao like this, feeling as if it will never be enough.

Bai Yaoyao covered her face and tilted her head to one side.

Duan Yanhao held on to her firmly, not letting her turn away from his sight.

"Yanhao, I never knew you were so domineering."

"You will know next time. There will still be many things you will need to know. My dominance is only towards you."

Bai Yaoyao said coyly, "That's not true. You're also very domineering towards the soldiers."

"You mind this as well?"

Seeing that Duan Yanhao looked a little anxious and serious, Bai Yaoyao burst out in laughter.

However, the wounds on her body started to hurt the moment she laughed, making her wince in pain. Her face paled as well.

Seeing how Bai Yaoyao's flushed complexion turned pale all of a sudden, Duan Yanhao's heart ached badly. He gently patted her back and said in a gentle voice, "Yaoyao, let's call the military doctor over to check on you, alright?"

"I'm fine… I just took some medicine. I can't call the doctor all the time. If the soldiers knew, they would say that I'm delicate."

"No one would dare to say you're delicate now. Those soldiers hate that you can't just go and rest and recuperate now."