Speaking, Shen Liannuo lowered her head and murmured in code, "So annoying, it's so hard to change old habits."
She really didn't know how long it would take in Lancheng to change her old speaking habits.
"Ah?"
Pei Ying was stunned and instinctively looked at Song Jun. "I, I..."
She seemed to want to say something, but before she finished, she heard Song Jun say, "Don't talk nonsense. Pei Ying and I are friends, at most like brothers. Girlfriend? Do you think others are as open as you are?"
Song Jun corrected himself again, "This is Lancheng. Understand?"
The implication was that in this country, a person could only have one husband or wife.
"Also. If a person is married and brazenly gets together with someone else and intends to marry them, it's considered bigamy. You'll go to jail. This isn't... isn't your home."
It wasn't just Shen Liannuo; even Song Jun almost let slip.
Pei Ying, standing to the side, listened to Song Jun's words with a hint of disappointment on her face, and didn't pay attention to what Song Jun said afterward.
"Bigamy? Jail?" Shen Liannuo had heard Qing Muye mention it when she was in the Hidden Clan, but she still shook her head after hearing it. "Sigh, you people are so troublesome with all your rules and regulations."
"There would be no order without rules," Song Jun said. Pei Ying then added, "Go buy a copy of the 'Civil Code' and a book on 'Legal Knowledge'."
"Why buy these?" Pei Ying looked clueless.
"Just go when I tell you to, don't ask so many questions." Song Jun was very impolite to Pei Ying.
Pei Ying nodded in agreement. "Okay, I'll go right now."
She turned and left the living room, heading to a nearby bookstore.
Only then did Song Jun patiently say, "Young Master Liannuo, this is not your Hidden Clan, and your way of life here is very different. Therefore, you absolutely cannot act on your whims. Here, you're not allowed to carry guns, hit people, or injure people. Most importantly, you can't just approach anyone you like. If they're already married, you'll be branded as a 'mistress,' your scandal will be exposed by the news, and you might even trend on Weibo."
"What is Weibo trending?"
"Weibo is..." Song Jun raised his hand to his forehead and took out his phone, finding the app icon. "Here, this is it. Weibo, which everyone is scrolling through. Once something happens, it can be exposed online. If it trends, the whole world will know about your affairs. Then, the overwhelming insults and gossip will drive a person crazy, and even kill them. Do you understand?"
Facing Song Jun's question, Shen Liannuo blinked her thick eyelashes, rolled her pupils, and thought for a moment, understanding half and half. "I think I understand, but I don't think I do."
"What don't you understand? I'll explain it to you." Song Jun was afraid Shen Liannuo would cause trouble in Lancheng.
He had seen Shen Liannuo's help to Qing Muye when she was in the Hidden Clan, so he naturally knew that their boss was grateful to her.
However, if Shen Liannuo wasn't managed properly, she would be a hot potato for their boss, with endless future trouble.
"Just... why can't a person have two husbands?" Shen Liannuo snorted angrily. "It's normal where we come from. Why can't I hit people? If someone insults me or hits me, I can't fight back?"
"If someone insults you, you can't fight back. But if someone hits you first, you can fight back. That's called self-defense. Once you initiate a fight, it's..."
Just as Song Jun was patiently explaining to Shen Liannuo, Shen Liannuo waved her hand, "I don't want to hear it, it's so annoying."