After three and a half years

The influence of Handsome Cao's fame only gradually became apparent to Xie Wanying after she had arrived at Guoxie and heard people talking about him everywhere.

"How impressive is he?" Xie Wanying inquired cautiously. She had only met Handsome Cao a few times and didn't know much about him. She wanted to learn more about what kind of person her senior fellow was.