"You're asking even though you know." Ronan could not be bothered to respond.
Because of the Two-Thousandths Miss incident, the fairly good relationship between Bai Xinyan and Ronan had collapsed in an instant. Now, of course, he knew it had been the Martial Emperor's will. Bai Xinyan had also behaved quite obediently during the Emerald Light Incident and Deng Yunwei's incident, but Ronan still could not bring himself to feel close to her.
Bamboo Pole was only probing indirectly, offering a reminder. In truth, he could roughly guess that if Bai Xinyan returned, Ronan would not turn on her in Xia City, even for Mister Bai's sake... unless Bai Xinyan insisted on courting death herself.
So Bamboo Pole began sharing some related gossip. "I heard the Wang Family is already considering preparations for a wedding. Mister Bai is even more upset about this..."
"A wedding? Bai Xinyan and Wang Yu? Was that the Martial Emperor's idea?"
"Huh? Why would you think that?"
"Nothing." Ronan smoothly changed the subject. "Don't you have any thoughts on it? I remember it was you or someone else who used to want to pursue Bai Xinyan..."
"That was Octopus, don't drag me into it! Octopus has absolutely no resistance to this kind of 'dangerous woman.' Black Heart Salt was like that, and so was Mora. Of course, he had the heart but not the guts. As for me, I keep at a respectful distance."
"Did you keep at a respectful distance from Sun Jiayi too?"
Bamboo Pole choked for a moment before retorting, "I was standard fresh grass back then. She was the one who chewed me up. Poor me, I hadn't even formed a proper outlook on life yet..."
Ronan laughed.
Bamboo Pole was one of the most opinionated people Ronan had ever met.