Before Shen Mianmian could respond, Yang Xiaoxi retorted irritably, "By the time Mianmian graduates, Brother He will be almost thirty, still unmarried. How long should she wait? If you really want to attend the wedding, can't you just come back then? Besides, you're not the groom, so your presence doesn't really matter that much."
The thought of him leaving again filled Yang Xiaoxi with resentment. In her mind, the three of them should have finished university together, then stayed in Beijing to start a business, spent time having fun together, walked around, and vented to each other about their troubles—how great would that be! But Lu Siyuan always seemed to want to leave them behind and go it alone.
Back in Licheng, it was a forced situation, but now he definitely had a choice.