No one would have expected it to come to this stage.
His reminiscence of the time when he was young and frivolous only brought about melancholy. If he had known that his fate was destined to be bumpy, Qi Lei might not have chosen to live the lifestyle he had back then. Alas, many things were beyond his control, and what was done was done. The past was the past, and he could not change anything about it. However, he might be able to do something about the future.
"Mu Yuchen always told me that in the past. If only I had met him sooner, maybe it wouldn't have been as difficult as it was for each of us. Or maybe we wouldn't have wasted so much time back then…"Xi Xiaye said softly before she paused suddenly. She then turned towards him, shooting him a faint glance, and continued, "I also think that if both of us had met each other earlier, it actually would've been much better. I was the same as you back then. I often felt lonely, especially during my time abroad."
