Information had spread more slowly than Ronan had expected. Perhaps Mister Bai found it difficult to speak ill of his own daughter, while President Ouyang simply was not the gossipy sort. It was not until that evening that someone called him about it—Zhang Yingying.
At the time, Ronan was discussing the "Anxia Line" with He Yueyin, along with some practical issues concerning Master Xiu's project. When he felt Six Ears vibrate, he first excused himself to He Yueyin, then focused on handling this call.
Zhang Yingying opened with, "You're this overbearing? You're already meddling in someone else's marriage?"
Ronan laughed. "Just tell me whether it's reasonable."
"Uh, it seems... not bad?"
As Bai Xinyan's die-hard best friend, Zhang Yingying's reaction showed that, within the Xia City Branch, people did not feel particularly comfortable about the rumors of Bai Xinyan's marriage to Wang Yu—including the Martial Emperor's subtle role in it.
Bai Xinyan was one thing, since she had been away from the Xia City Branch's circle for years. But the Martial Emperor's attitude was somewhat baffling.
Ronan had a clearer picture now. His angle of approach did seem more appropriate.
He did not pursue the subject, only asking, "Has Her Majesty not returned yet?"
Zhang Yingying gave an "Mm." "It isn't easy to make a trip to Los Angeles. She'll definitely stay a few more days to handle matters over there."
Clearly, you have no idea about the Martial Emperor's Space-Crossing Teleportation methods.
Ronan sighed inwardly and asked, "What did Ma Mingcai say about the Faith Power Green Plants?"
"She wanted to find people, especially you, Boss Ronan. They were clearly panicking, but Director Xie, Mister Bai, and I blocked them... Lei Zi probably suppressed some of it on his end too. No one called you crying and threatening to