Facts have proven that men are nothing but heartless beasts; if you don't crack the whip on them, they won't even know how to scream. The root cause of why "steel-straight" men always get frustrated with their delicate princesses is simply that they lack the right attitude.
Before entering a hotel, if she asks if you will love her forever, you shouldn't start a rational analysis. Don't try to explain that love is just a surge of dopamine and norepinephrine, or that intimacy releases oxytocin which creates deep attachment. In other words, saying "I'll love you forever" is impossible unless she stays beautiful forever. In such a situation, how could any self-respecting woman feel secure enough to give herself to you?
Attitude—is the issue really just that Zhou Lan is missing? No, the issue is the attitude of the You-Liang Faction. If they aren't anxious about the disappearance of the daughter of one of their "Three Musketeers," what will their subordinates think? If something truly irreversible happens, what will the person involved think? Can you expect Zhou Zhengming to be perfectly rational and just say, "It was all destiny, Liang Qunfeng did nothing wrong, and one shouldn't use public office for personal matters?"
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