Song Baiyan paused in his motion of wiping sweat, looked up at Xiao Minglan: "Why the sudden urgency?"
"You've let someone stay overnight. There's no wall too high to keep the wind from passing. As long as you two are together, there will always be a time when your guard is down."
Seeing her son's nonchalant demeanor, Xiao Minglan continued: "I've heard about what happened at the state banquet before. She's young, so everyone didn't take her behavior seriously.
And those photos on Facebook, unless one doesn't pay attention normally, I don't believe that those who truly know you are unaware. They just haven't spoken their surmises aloud."
Song Baiyan placed the towel aside, and heard Xiao Minglan say: "Rather than have something to be used against you in the future, affecting you, it's better to just go through the formalities. Even if you want to do something, it will be righteous and proper."
