After being silent for a while, Alyssa spoke up:

"Of course there is..."

"Four years ago, when I was 15 and just coming of age, my father told me openly and secretly that I was an adult and it was almost time to get married."

"Then, not long after my 16th birthday, my father handed me a large pile of paper and said that it contained information about some outstanding young people and asked me if there was any I liked."

"That's when I understood what my father meant."

"I flipped through the stack of papers and returned them to my father, because none of these people met my criteria for choosing a mate."

"Since then, my father has mentioned my marriage to me from time to time, implying that he wants me to get married. But I have always been fooled by him, and he has been fooled until now."

Speaking of this, Alyssa laughed at herself, and then continued:

"However, as I get older and older, it becomes harder and harder to fool my father. I have no choice. After tonight, it will be the 290th year of the Imperial Calendar. In the 290th year of the Imperial Calendar, I will also be 20 years old. I am so old.

Even I feel a little ashamed that I am too young to get married, let alone my father."

As soon as Alyssa finished speaking, Su Cheng interjected:

"No, I don't think it's a shame to not get married at the age of 20."

"Um?"

Alyssa turned her head in surprise and looked at Su Cheng, who was leaning against the wall of the corridor not far from her.

There is a gentle smile on Su Cheng's face now.

"I don't think turning 20 is a shameful thing." Su Cheng said, "I think it's worth waiting no matter how long it takes to wait for the right person. In my eyes, those who marry hastily

Those who should be ashamed the most are the ones who should be ashamed. For me, if I can’t marry the person I love, it’s better not to get married.”

After listening to Su Cheng's words, Alyssa looked a little surprised and a little happy.

Alyssa tugged at her three-strand braid hanging down from her right shoulder, blushed slightly, smiled lightly, and said:

"Well, you are right. I like what you said very much. If I can't marry the person I love, then I would rather not marry!"

Looking at Alyssa who seemed to like what he just said, Su Cheng suddenly remembered something and said:

"By the way, Alyssa, I heard that your requirement for choosing a mate is a knight of your generation who is more powerful than you, right?"

"Yes, yes, what's wrong?"

"Well, actually I'm a little curious." Su Cheng said while scratching his right cheek with his right index finger, "Alyssa, why do you set such conditions for mate selection? Why do you have to find a fellow knight?

And someone who is more powerful than you becomes your lover? If you really like her, even if the other person is not a knight, doesn't it matter?"

"Ah, ah, this, this..."

Alyssa grabbed her three-strand braid much harder than before.

Alyssa muttered in a voice that only she could hear:

"That's because this mate selection condition was something I casually said in order to better deal with my father... I don't care whether my future lover is a knight or not... as long as I can have a romantic encounter with him.

And loving each other is enough..."

"Huh? Alyssa, what are you talking about?"

"I didn't say anything! As for why my mate selection condition is this, just leave it alone! I will tell you why I set such a mate selection condition when I have the opportunity in the future!"

In order to change the topic, Alyssa randomly found a topic:

"Yes, that's right! Su Cheng, why did you refuse the invitations from those aristocratic girls at the venue just now? Most of the girls who come from aristocrats are pretty! And the tutors of aristocrats are always very good.

Okay, so most people who come from aristocrats have very good cultivation and character! Don’t you have a lover and a wife yet? Don’t you want to marry a noble girl? "

"Ah, this..."

Su Cheng once again scratched his right cheek with his right index finger, looking confused.

Seeing that Su Cheng remained silent, Alyssa asked tentatively:

"There are so many aristocratic girls at the venue, don't you like any of them?"

"That's not true. I've just had several beautiful beauties who made my heart beat faster just by looking at them."

"Does that mean you don't want to get married now?"

"That's not the case either."

"Then what's the reason?! Is it because you already have a crush on someone?"

"The one you like..."

Su Cheng muttered the word again, and a blurry aqua-blue figure and an even blurrier golden figure flashed through his mind.

"...Probably not. I don't have a true crush yet. There is only one...no, one point five. I don't know whether it is friendship or love for her."

"Then what is the reason? Tell me and listen. Don't worry. If you think the reason is embarrassing, just tell me in a low voice. After telling me, I will keep it secret and will not tell anyone else.

.”

"What's the difference between speaking quietly and speaking loudly..."

Su Cheng sighed softly, then showed a helpless smile and said:

"Then I will tell you the real reason. Don't laugh after listening to it. I think this reason is a bit shameful and childish."

Alyssa, whose eyes were shining, hammered her chest hard, and then said:

"Hmm! You can say it with confidence! I will never laugh."

Looking at Alyssa who looked expectant, Su Cheng said silently in his heart:

Alyssa seems to have the attribute of liking to listen to gossip...

Su Cheng cleared his throat and said:

"The reason why I invited these girls is not because I don't like them, nor is it because I am a person who doesn't like girls. There is only one reason why I rejected their invitations, and that is that I don't like this.

Ways to get to know each other.”

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Well...how should I say it..."

Su Cheng was silent for a while, sorted out his thoughts in his mind, organized his vocabulary, and then continued:

"I prefer the kind of encounter that seems to be controlled by invisible hands."

"..."

After listening to Su Cheng's words, Alyssa was stunned, and her expression suddenly became very exciting.

However, because Su Cheng was focused on saying what he was thinking, he didn't notice Alyssa's expression suddenly became more exciting.

"I meet someone who I didn't know before by chance, and then unknowingly become friends. Then the relationship deepens, and we get to know each other, become familiar with each other, get to know each other, and finally fall in love. I prefer this kind of love.

Way."

"And these aristocratic girls, they are too deliberate. They come to know me just to get to know me. This is contrary to what I like about 'meeting someone I have never met by chance'."

"Deliberately getting in front of me is not a coincidence at all..."

"In short, I don't like this kind of deliberate behavior of getting to know me. I prefer the way where fate comes and then I meet and get to know someone naturally."

"So, because I didn't like the way they met and got to know each other, I rejected them all."

Speaking of this, Su Cheng showed an embarrassed smile.

"Isn't my reason silly and childish?"

However, as soon as Su Cheng finished speaking, Alyssa said loudly:

"would not!!"

Alyssa's voice was so loud that Su Cheng was so frightened that he trembled twice.

"I also really like this kind of encounter and way of getting to know each other!"

Alyssa's eyes shone brightly and she said:

"It's like being pushed by an invisible hand, and then meeting someone by chance with someone you've never met before. I also like this way of meeting! I think this way of meeting is really romantic.

!”

"That's why I don't think you are stupid or naive! On the contrary, I think you are right!"

Although Su Cheng didn't understand why Alyssa suddenly became excited, Su Cheng still smiled and said:

"Alyssa, do you also like this way of meeting?"

"Uh-huh!"

"Then it seems that our hobbies are quite similar. We might become very good friends."

Speaking of this, Su Cheng suddenly remembered something, then smiled evilly and said:

"Alyssa, you just rejected all the boys' invitations at the conference, right? The reason why you rejected them couldn't be the same as me, right?"

"Hmm..."
To be continued...