Xia Lu attended Donghai University, originally planning to pursue postgraduate studies at Imperial University. However, her family urged her to marry, forcing her to abandon that dream.
After her divorce, she decisively chose to settle in the Imperial Capital, with a lingering desire to visit Imperial University.
By sheer coincidence, on the day Jin Yao began his studies, she was unable to accompany him due to unforeseen circumstances.
The university anniversary was one of the rare days it opened to the public. Missing it again would mean an indefinite wait for another opportunity.
Jin Yao had been in low spirits, a melancholy that had persisted for half a month.
Whenever Xia Lu asked him what was wrong, he would simply shake his head and say, "Nothing."
