Hou Jingshu had met Retou Meng when she was just nine years old. This was several years before her father had sent her to live with the Wu Clan. Both Retou Meng and Húndàn Wang had become smitten with her during the party where she made her social debut.
She had no interest in either of them. Neither of them saw Hou Jingshu as a person. Húndàn Wang, for all his politeness, was only interested in her appearance. Retou Meng was even worse. All he saw when he looked at her was an object to be obtained. The fact that two people more than ten years her senior were interested in a young nine year old girl also disgusted her.
“Whether you are stronger or weaker than Húndàn Wang means nothing to me. Even if you were the strongest person alive, I would never marry,” Hou Jingshu declared.
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