Sometimes, it was better not to be human.
Perhaps only human thoughts could so easily overturn the conclusion reached just a second ago.
It was an irrational emotional response, and also an overload reaction when past experience could no longer easily cope within a complex, densely packed social environment.
What overloaded Ronan was the sudden increase in incoming communications.
Calling it overload might have been an exaggeration, but the abrupt spike in frequency still caught him somewhat off guard.
Some of them were perfectly normal. Given his current status and the situation he faced, someone on Aunt's side was surely keeping watch around the clock. He had swaggered home with Raven in tow, so there was no way news of it could be kept from people.
Messages came through the communication channels and friend groups. It was only natural for familiar friends and colleagues from the branch to greet him.
Even He Donglou's invitation to "come out and have fun," the kind that made people refuse the moment they heard it, was understandable enough.
But certain official figures had even gone through intermediaries to call him, claiming they wanted to seek advice on Ha City's advanced governance experience...
Once there was a first, there was a second. Perhaps Ronan's attitude had been fairly amiable, and someone had dared to be the first to try. The response seemed good enough, so others quickly followed.
The result was that even during his most high-profile days in Ha City, Ronan's phone had never been this busy.
Who had given these Xia City officials the nerve to come crawling over with shameless smiles?
Ronan carved out a corner of his rapidly running mind to consider the question, but found no answer. This was when the importance of friends showed itself.
"Probably because this is