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Just as Ning Rongrong predicted, Xuan Hao was inherently disgusted by these formal political speeches that were too bland and pedantic, and even found them utterly boring.
But when he saw this stack of drafts filled with delicate handwriting, and even smelled a faint scent of perfume...
Considering that this was the result of several sleepless nights and the combined efforts of these girls working together to produce the speech, he finally reluctantly accepted it.
Time flew by and it was evening.
After a sumptuous dinner at the Crown Prince's residence, Xuan Hao stood up and clapped his hands:
"Alright, it's getting late. I'll take you back to the hotel to rest.
We have to go to the Heaven Dou Arena early tomorrow morning to prepare for the opening ceremony."
As a result, just as he reached the door, Qian Renxue stopped them:
"Stop making a fuss. Anyway, the Crown Prince's motorcade will be there for the opening ceremony tomorrow morning, so you might as well just stay here tonight."
"You stay here?"
Xuan Hao turned around and stared at her as if she were an idiot, speechless for a moment.
"Please, you are now Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire!
With so many beautiful young women suddenly staying overnight in your residence, what kind of gossip do you think people will spread about you tomorrow morning?"
"Besides, I teleported in here secretly today. Nobody outside knows I've returned to Tiandou City, let alone that I'm here.
If these girls walk out of your Crown Prince's residence tomorrow morning... it might turn into a dramatic scene in other people's eyes:
Crown Prince Xue Qinghe openly betraying his own top henchman and cheating on him in the middle of the night while I'm away!"
Qian Renxue rolled her eyes and snorted nonchalantly, "So what if you steal?
It's not like you, the president of Xuanhao Guild, have had fewer rumors about you."
"My rumors are my rumors, and their innocence is their innocence. How can these be confused?"
Xuan Hao retorted righteously.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the "victims" behind him immediately undermined him.
"I have no objection," Na'er was the first to raise her hand in agreement.
Ning Rongrong also raised her hand with a smile: "I think it's great to stay here.
The beds in the Crown Prince's residence are big and soft, and there are no bad effects."
Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ye Lingling exchanged glances and nodded in agreement, saying, "It's alright, we don't mind."
Just as Xuan Hao was completely bewildered by the group of girls, Na'er leaned close to his ear and whispered something in a voice only the two of them could hear:
"Brother…actually, during your seclusion, we've realized that deep down, everyone has a bit of a thrill-seeking streak.
In other words, everyone has…some twisted ideas to a greater or lesser extent."
Xuan Hao's eye twitched violently, and he almost lost his composure.
He lowered his voice and gritted his teeth, saying:
"What exactly do you guys talk about all day? Can you please stop having those weird thoughts in your heads?!"
Ning Rongrong, with her sharp ears, overheard their whispers and immediately leaned closer, blinking innocently, "What nonsense are you talking about? How am I a pervert?"
"Besides, the rumors about your homosexual relationship with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe have been circulating in Tiandou City for quite some time now."
Ning Rongrong lowered her voice, her tone filled with gossip and teasing.
"Before, when you were younger, people said you were being kept and that you were in a subordinate position.
Now that you've grown up and become stronger, people outside are guessing that His Highness the Crown Prince is now in a subordinate position."
"If he were truly a straight man, then we delicate young ladies wouldn't even dare to step foot in the Crown Prince's residence, let alone spend the night here!"
Ning Rongrong shrugged confidently: "But the problem is, she's not him, she's a woman!"
"We're all women who know each other well.
There's not even a real man in this mansion.
What are we afraid of? Let others say what they want.
Anyway, you're thick-skinned and you don't care."
"Besides, we're just staying overnight tonight, we're not going to do anything embarrassing, so what are you so afraid of?"
Ning Rongrong looked Xuan Hao up and down suspiciously.
"Could it be... that you're thinking about something even more taboo and perverted while all of us are gathered together?!"
"Bullshit! I'm not as twisted as you guys!"
Xuan Hao was amused by the girl's scoundrel logic and glared at Qian Renxue in annoyance.
"I'm afraid that if this woman sees you all hanging around in front of me in the middle of the night, she'll get jealous and, in a fit of rage, just stab you all to death!"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue rolled her eyes in exasperation and sneered:
"You're really overthinking it. During the year or so you were in seclusion, I spent my free time with them, and we already agreed on the rules in private."
"A deal's been reached?" Xuan Hao was taken aback, his face full of confusion.
"What did you discuss?"
Ning Rongrong shrugged and generously explained to him the "peace treaty" that she, the women of the backyard, had established:
"Simply put, it means that in any public place where people gather, no matter who it is, no one is allowed to take advantage of their status to have any excessively intimate contact with you!
Everyone has to keep a proper physical distance from you."
"This way, everyone is treated equally, and no one will get jealous because they saw something they shouldn't have. As for wanting to do those lewd things..."
Ning Rongrong said without batting an eye, "Then we can only do it secretly in our rooms at night.
To put it bluntly, as long as there are many people around, everyone has to pretend to be respectful and innocent, at least to save face and maintain appearances for each other!"
After hearing this seemingly perfect "backyard peaceful coexistence rule," Xuan Hao was completely stunned.
He looked at Qian Renxue, then at Ning Rongrong and the others, and exclaimed inwardly, "Wow!"
Then, as if remembering something, he suddenly looked down and glanced at Na'er, who was clinging to his arm like a koala.
"And what about her?" Xuanhao asked, pointing at Na'er.
Sensing everyone's gaze, Na'er not only didn't let go, but instead hugged Xuan Hao's arm even tighter, raising her little face with a righteous air:
"I'm different!"
Na'er blinked her innocent big eyes. "I'm the younger sister! Isn't it normal for a younger sister to cling to her older brother's arm and act cute?
It's just pure family affection."
Hearing Na'er's sophistry and unreasonable arguments, Xuan Hao's eyes twitched violently twice.
He looked the seemingly innocent girl in his arms up and down and couldn't help but complain, "How come I never noticed before?
Turns out... you're the most perverted one in this group!"
"How am I a pervert?" Na'er blinked her innocent big eyes, smiled slyly, and whispered sweetly in his ear, "I'm just doing what you want, brother, aren't I?
Actually, you've been thinking the same thing for a long time, haven't you?"
Xuan Hao was speechless and completely gave up on trying to reason with these misled "female hooligans".
At first, he set so many rules and even deliberately put on airs, just to try to reduce the friction caused by jealousy and rivalry among everyone.
But he never expected that these women, when they got together, could come up with such an absurd yet self-consistent logic about their relationship!
The strangest thing is that they not only thought this way, but they actually reached a consensus and carried it out!
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