Sophie ignored Arius. She was all too familiar with such compliments. I know others sometimes can’t understand me at all. Things seem to come easily to me, but not everyone understands my world. However, it seems that Tristan comprehends how I feel. If there’s one person like that in the world, that’s enough for me.

“What’s with that look of tenderness on your face? Who are you thinking of?” Arius asked, feeling annoyed when he saw her expression. I’m well aware that she wants to marry Tristan. I don’t know what he did to deserve a woman like her, but she’s absolutely devoted to him. If I’m being honest, a love like theirs really makes me so jealous.

“Tristan,” she replied, frankly. It’s no surprise I’d be thinking about my fiancé, right?

“I knew it. You only seem to have that expression when you think of him.”

“Mm-hmm. It’s about time you get yourself a girlfriend. If you continue like this, I’m afraid you’ll never experience this feeling in your lifetime.”

Arius promptly shook his head. “Love is a complicated thing. I don’t have so much time and energy to spend with another woman.”

Sophie also shook her head. Those are all just excuses. These concerns won’t even come to mind if one meets a person one truly likes. Falling in love isn’t something that can be controlled, and one won’t even care about such things!

The pair stayed in the laboratory the entire day. When it was lunchtime, they made do with ordering a takeaway, as they did not even have time to go out and eat.

After having lunch, Sophie took a short nap at her desk. It was a brutal truth that many dreamed of being a part of the International Medical Association without realizing that the association’s work was intense enough to drive the average person mad.

the others to eat out together. They happened to bump into Winter, who was still the same as

year. It was as

was their first meeting after what had happened and seeing how happy Sophie looked made Winter’s heart clench painfully. What right does

straightaway from the way Winter kept staring at them that the latter had to be one

step in?” he asked nonchalantly while holding

nobody important. You don’t

you, you mustn’t say yes so easily,” he

for a proposal. You know I don’t care about these little details,” came Sophie’s reply. All that matters to me is that Tristan and I have a tacit understanding. We’re both so busy and don’t

was rendered speechless. Finally, he said, “I genuinely doubt whether you’re a woman. Other ladies dream of their boyfriends popping the question with

even something a woman

care about

you think it’ll be a beautiful memory for you to look back on in the future? Don’t you want the two of you to be able to reminisce about everything that happened during this time when

of memories between us,” she argued. Besides, I already know just

people like you, but Tristan probably doesn’t think the same way as you,” said Arius. Otherwise, with Sophie’s character, she really might get married just like that and have no memories to

a pause, he added, “Oh, right. How’s your leg? You encountered five

it has almost fully recovered. As long as I don’t use the injured leg in a head-on attack or defense,

“That’s great!”

a call from Yale. She hesitated briefly when

Tristan are getting married, aren’t you? You should come home so that we can discuss your dowry.” If Sophie were to marry anyone else, Yale would not have bothered to

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