Thinking back, Madam Harold had actually kept dropping both obvious and subtle hints, telling him to rein himself in. Yet Ronan had either failed to catch them or simply dismissed them. It was fortunate that Madam Harold was hard-hearted enough to withstand it. Had it been someone in as delicate a position as Zhang Yingying, caught between both sides like this, she would have practically broken down emotionally.
But now that he had done something stupid, how was he supposed to smooth it over?
Well, on Madam Harold's side, the appointment definitely had to be canceled first. If he really resorted to such a direct method as digging up the roots, Martial Emperor's reaction would be completely unpredictable.
As for anything else, Ronan could not think of what else he needed to "make up for" at the moment.
Madam Harold's position had always been one of the more "candid" areas between Ronan and Martial Emperor. Both had revealed sides of themselves not widely known to outsiders. It was not unacceptable to leave certain contradictions and conflicts there. Besides, the necessary exchange of information still had to continue. As long as they were not truly drawing blades against each other, there was still room to maneuver.
Canceling something they had agreed upon was itself a statement.
If Madam Harold could truly do her "best" to keep the secret, that would be even more ideal.
Then there was Xia City, or rather, the public-facing side of things. The matter of him "quarreling" with Martial Emperor spreading so wildly through the branch actually proved that nobody took it too seriously. Otherwise, how could they casually bring it up as a joke?
Mister Bai was one of the especially sensitive ones.
But this joke could not go on indefinitely. Otherwise, sooner or later, more