He had let go of the past.
The two of them were deciding to start anew for real.
Subsequently, Zoe and Jay seemed to treat each other differently.
It was a very subtle change that outsiders might not notice, but they felt it deeply.
For example, they no longer needed to feign intimacy. All of their intimate behaviors were from their hearts.
They no longer kept their distance from each other on the bed when they turned in for the night too.
Naturally, the two of them would end up hugging each other to sleep.
Of course, they did not actually do anything during the TV show, but they no longer detested being close to each other.
After filming the first episode and on their way back, Zoe fell asleep in the car.
Although the trip itself was not tiring, having the cameras around them all the time made her so tensed up she was not even able to sleep well.
Now that no one was 'monitoring' her, Zoe could finally relax and sleep throughout the journey without a care for the world.
They finally arrived home.
Jay did not want to wake Zoe up, but the moment he bent forward to haul her up, she woke up.
She looked to her left and right. "Have we arrived?"
"Yes, we have."
"That's fast."
"You slept for a long time," Jay said dotingly.
Zoe smiled sheepishly as she asked, "Did you sleep?"
"I'm more used to sleeping on the bed."
"Pretentious," Zoe commented.
Jay did not mind.
The two of them left the car and went home.
The moment they reached home, Yelena started pestering him.
They had only been away for five days, yet Yelena made it seem like it was goodbye forever.
Yelena hugged Jay tight and refused to let him go.
She was truly his lover in her past life.
Zoe pushed their luggage cases in and went straight to Jay's room.
Since they had decided to start anew, there was no need for her to put up pretenses.
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