LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 62 - I don’t have a dream
“…Birthday cake?”
WuYue paused, stunned by YouYu’s words. She seemed unsure and asked again:
“…Tomorrow… it’s my birthday?”
“Yep! That’s right, WuYue. Don’t tell me you forgot your own birthday?”
“No, no, that’s not it!”
Seeing YouYu’s confused look, WuYue blushed and hurriedly explained:
“It’s just… YouYu, you bringing up my birthday all of a sudden… I wasn’t expecting it at all…”
“In the past, I did celebrate my birthday, but it was rare. My grandma usually had to work, so she couldn’t be there with me.”
“So… most of the time, I’d just spend my birthday alone.”
“Over time, I kind of stopped remembering when my birthday even was.”
“I see…”
Hearing WuYue’s words, YouYu nodded and said:
“Then, this time… let’s make up for all those birthdays you missed! If your grandma knew, I’m sure she’d be really happy.”
“Hehe… I think so, too.”
“Come to think of it, that last time you visited that store… it was to order the cake in advance, wasn’t it? No wonder you didn’t mention anything… You wanted to surprise me, right?”
WuYue chuckled, scratching her head, a bit like her old self.
Seeing her smile, YouYu grinned and said:
“Yes, just as you guessed—it’s a surprise.”
“But still… I want to ask, WuYue, what kind of gift would you like? I think I can guess, but I’d rather ask just to be sure.”
“A gift…? There’s really no need…”
After thinking for a moment, something came to WuYue’s mind, and she smiled:
“Then, how about a bouquet? YouYu, if you insist on giving me a gift, that’ll be great!”
“After all… I haven’t had time to go see the flowers lately, and now that I think about it, I feel a little regretful.”
“A bouquet, huh… Alright, I’ll remember that! I’ll get you the best flowers I can find!”
“When you see my gift tomorrow… you’re definitely going to be surprised!”
“No need to be that serious about it…”
Seeing YouYu’s determined expression, WuYue couldn’t help but retort.
But still, she felt a warmth in her heart. So, she switched the topic, saying:
“By the way… YouYu, since tomorrow’s my birthday, aren’t you curious about what I’ll wish for?”
“Your wish?… Hmm, come to think of it, I haven’t asked yet.”
Though he could already guess what kind of wish WuYue might make, YouYu still asked:
“So, what will you wish for?”
“Hehe! My wish… well, that would be—”
Halfway through, WuYue stopped herself and smiled:
“For now, I can’t tell you.”
“After all, if I say it out loud, it won’t come true!”
“…I see. I thought you were going to tell me.”
YouYu seemed a little disappointed.
“But I guess… it probably has something to do with your dreams or things you want to do, right?”
“Mm-hmm! You kind of guessed it right! YouYu! Let me tell you…”
“…”
…
Quietly staying by WuYue’s side, watching her share her dreams, and gradually returning to her old, cheerful self, YouYu’s mood also became incomparably pleasant.
Because this time… he was right. By approaching her directly, he made WuYue open up again, bit by bit, slowly bringing her back to how she used to be. He believed that before long, she would fully recover.
Still… the success of his plan owed a lot to WuYue’s own strength.
“So that’s why… the negative emotions from WuYue have been diminishing these past few days… she’s been adjusting on her own.”
Watching the spirited WuYue, YouYu pondered.
For some reason, he realized he’d been making a misjudgment all along.
He had assumed… so many things were based on the premise that WuYue couldn’t handle them alone. In the past, even with minor issues she could manage herself, he would fret and insist on intervening.
Now that he thought about it… perhaps he had been worrying too much.
Maybe, in some ways, he needed to let go a little, and perhaps he might see different outcomes.
“YouYu…”
“YouYu?”
“Huh? Oh, sorry, I spaced out just now and didn’t catch that!”
Hearing her call his name a few times, YouYu snapped back and responded.
Seeing his distracted expression, WuYue huffed slightly, a bit dissatisfied:
“Did you even hear what I just said?”
“Uh… sorry, I was kind of lost in thought…”
“…Fine, I wanted to ask, YouYu, what’s your dream?”
“You’re asking me this out of the blue?”
“Yeah! After all, you just heard my dream! To become a reliable person like you… But you never told me your dream. That’s totally unfair!”
WuYue nodded with a playful pout.
“So, I want to know your dream, YouYu! Because if I know… maybe it’ll bring me a step closer to you!”
“And who knows, maybe I can even help!”
“Oh… I see.”
Hearing her words, YouYu stopped in his tracks, sinking into deep thought, his face incredibly serious.
Seeing him like this, WuYue also paused, calming her excited heart as she waited for his answer.
“…This answer… It could be a turning point, a sort of destiny-defining moment. In any case, it’s important,” he thought to himself.
This kind of question about dreams… he couldn’t just brush it off with some casual excuse. That would be too much of a waste, leaving no real impact.
Ideally… he needed something that would resonate.
“I aspire to be a magical girl… wait, no, that’s off-topic.”
Shaking his head, YouYu continued to sift through his mind until he found an answer that he was satisfied with—
And then he replied:
“Actually, I might not have a dream, WuYue… Before I met you, I lived with ‘just surviving’ as my goal. I didn’t really have any other thoughts.”
“So, just now, I made a decision.”
Saying this, YouYu turned and looked at WuYue:
“Although I don’t have a dream.”
“I can protect yours.”