Although Sophia had developed an inexplicable aversion to Xu Yi after constantly hearing Haines and Kennard discuss and praise him, the young girl still felt that even a villain ought to be an imposing, strikingly handsome figure.
After all, however much Sophia disliked Xu Yi, she had to admit that he was a formidable, highly capable man. Otherwise, Haines and Kennard would never have admired him so much.
Since he was such a capable, formidable man, even if he was not handsome, he ought at least to have a commanding presence. How else could his appearance live up to his abilities?
Yet when Sophia actually saw Xu Yi, all her fantasies about him instantly shattered.
To be fair, Xu Yi's face alone could be considered handsome, but the clothes he wore neither showed off his figure nor looked anything but painfully tacky. They made him seem utterly ordinary, with nothing to distinguish him in a crowd.
What Sophia found even more intolerable was that he looked as though he had not bathed for days. His hair was as disheveled as a bird's nest, and both his hair and face were covered in countless flecks and even streaks of something that looked like ink. He looked filthy and unkempt.
His lips and face were also deathly pale, without a trace of healthy color. Two enormous dark circles beneath his eyes made him look even more listless, giving him an utterly worn-out appearance.
Yet what Sophia found very strange was that, despite those huge dark circles and the clearly visible veins of blood in his eyes, his gaze still shone with a compelling brilliance. One look almost made her unwilling to look away.
He really must be very capable, Sophia could not help thinking.
Haines was startled at the sight of Xu