As he had said, Arthur did not accept any of the engagement requests, but while he was throwing them away he saw one that left him at least curious.
"An engagement request from Chen Shiao?"
"... What is that old man thinking, did he really think I would accept an engagement proposal from his son?"
"... Or did he just do it to play with my face?"
"Well it doesn't matter, this marriage is literally impossible to happen, these people would not be a good influence on my daughter, and this marriage would just ruin her life."
After saying these things, just as he did with the others, Arthur just threatened that role and threw it on the floor. However, after looking at a few more papers, he was again curious to see another engagement proposal.
"What does that mean? Even the Xiao family is proposing an engagement to my daughter? "
"… Xiao Yun? … Isn't that the boy who reached the third stage of his tempered body, even though he was only 11 years old? "
"…What are these old foxes thinking? First Chen Fang, and then Xiao Feng? "
"... They certainly want something, but they won't get it, because these marriages are impossible to happen." said Arthur as he crumpled the paper, and threw it on the floor.
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While walking distractedly in the middle of the city, Sophia wondered 'Would I be helping my dad if I got married?'
'… But I don't like any of these boys, at least I think… and Mom said I should marry, just the person I'm really in love with… and so far I don't understand what that means ...
After thinking that, Sophia continued walking aimlessly through the busy streets of the city. And while walking through the streets she noticed something a little uncomfortable, since everywhere she went, Sophia always felt that she was being watched, not by one or two people, but by several. And that was a sensation that caused a lot of discomfort, mainly because Sophia was always wondering why that was.
Before, people looked at her a lot, and this was mainly because of her beauty, but now she looked a little different, because the looks now seemed to be much more intense than they already were.
However, despite this being quite uncomfortable, Sophia didn't care much, she just continued to walk around the places, and while walking she ended up going to a small restaurant, and soon afterwards towards the central square of the city.
A place with a wonderful fountain, a fountain where Sophia sat on the edge, and stood there looking at people, especially at couples, she looked at them and wondered why they seemed so happy just to be together.
'Can a person not smile like that, when he is alone? Why would I need to be with someone else? 'She thought, while looking at a girl who was smiling at her boyfriend.
And while watching the people, Sophia heard two girls whispering on the other side of the fountain "… Did you see? That one over there, isn't it the girl genius? (Laughs)"
"Genius? Now it's no longer useless? (Laughs)"
"(Laughter) One person told me that now she has even given up farming. (Laughs)"
"Serious? (Laughter) Well, it was to be expected, since it took her 5 years to reach the second stage of the tempered body. Try to imagine how long it would take to reach the third. (Guffaws)"
'Ah, so that was why everyone was looking at me, now everyone is talking about it, the girl seen as perfect for her looks, as well as for her genius in cultivation ... genius? It looks like… 'Sophia thought as she looked at the beautiful blue sky, which was over her at that moment.
After a few seconds of looking at the sky, she got up sighing, and walked slowly towards her home.
'… It seems that everyone is really looking at me.' Sophia thought after seeing that even in a very busy street, a street with dozens of people, even in places like that, attention was always turned to her.
But trying to get a little out of the sight of others, Sophia went to the corner of the street, and after a few minutes walking around, she saw something that left her in the least surprised.