Gu Rong arranged two guest rooms for Ye Kai and his companion, instructed the servants not to neglect them, then said to the two of them.
"If either of you needs anything, just go straight to them."
"Just tell me directly!"
Ning Rongrong cut in from the side.
"Rongrong, the Crown Prince and the others waited for you all night too. They need to rest now, so don't stay here and disturb them."
Gu Rong was afraid Ning Rongrong would do something she shouldn't right away, so he didn't give her the slightest chance to be alone with Ye Kai.
With Ning Rongrong's usual personality, if Gu Rong said that, she would absolutely have stomped her feet and thrown out a line like, "Rongrong hates Bone Grandpa."
But when she heard that Ye Kai had also gone the whole night without sleep, Ning Rongrong lowered her head and answered softly.
"Oh. Then Ye Kai Gege and Crown Prince Gege should rest well first. Rongrong will come play with you later."
Then she followed Gu Rong out of the room.
After confirming the two had left, Xue Qinghe looked at Ye Kai with a smile that did not reach his eyes.
"Not bad. You captured that little girl's heart this quickly."
"..."
Silence was tonight's Cambridge.
Knowing full well that anything he said now would be wrong, Ye Kai did not dare respond to Xue Qinghe. He simply pretended to be a quail and sat upright on the stool.
"Hmph. I'll settle accounts with you when we get back to Heaven Dou City."
Seeing that Ye Kai did not dare reply, Xue Qinghe also knew now was not the time to "educate" Ye Kai. After dropping that threat, he stared straight at Ye Kai.
"Ahem, Your Highness, you should rest. I'll