^_^
The disappointment in Mei Mei's face was evident upon hearing what she said.
And that's when Laurie realized that she can't run away from the match-making of her and Hideaki. It makes her sad, after all, she honestly chose to run to Japan because she wanted to just hang out and catch up with Mei Mei but that won't happen now.
She smiled at her friend, dreading the time when she would have to tell her that she's flying out of the country. Her original plan was to stay until the end of the month. But with her, pushing her brother to her blatantly, she decided to leave the country as early as possible.
She won't be pushed into a corner by the pressures of marriage. She ran away from home and her mother to make sure that it wouldn't happen.
"Hey, I heard we have a special guest today," he shoved the sliding door of the tea room wide open.