Clearly having no prior experience, she somehow knew what Xiao Rongyan was enduring with utmost restraint. She was apprehensive and even more so due to her complete ignorance of such matters, which filled her with unease and panic.
But she never feared truly being with Xiao Rongyan.
She never doubted Xiao Rongyan's feelings for her and also understood that in this lifetime, apart from Xiao Rongyan... her heart could not accommodate anyone else. She knew that although they couldn't marry at this moment, once the world was at peace, they would surely be together. Yet, she didn't know when that day of peace would come.
Due to their long separations and brief reunions, she did not wish to adhere rigidly to a mere marriage contract. She was willing to follow her heart and seize every moment with Xiao Rongyan.
Bai Qingyan's honesty ignited the desire within Xiao Rongyan, a desire he had been suppressing, almost to the point of breaking him.
