ALL NOVEL chapter 62
62. I have no dreams, but I [ ]
“……birthday cake?”
Wuyue was taken aback by Youyu’s words, clearly not reacting at first, and uncertainly asked again:
“……Tomorrow is my birthday?”
“Yeah! It is, Wuyue. You wouldn’t forget your own birthday, would you?”
“No, no, no, that’s not it!”
Seeing Youyu’s puzzled expression, Wuyue’s face turned a bit red as she flusteredly explained:
“It’s just… Youyu, you suddenly brought up celebrating my birthday, and I didn’t have time to process it…”
“In the past, although I did celebrate my birthday, those opportunities were rare because my grandma had to work, so she couldn’t be there with me.”
“So… many times, I spent my birthday doing my own things.”
“Over time, I’ve kind of forgotten about my birthday.”
“I see…”
After hearing Wuyue’s words, Youyu nodded and said:
“Then this birthday… let’s try to make up for all the birthdays you didn’t celebrate well! I believe if your grandma saw this, she would be very happy.”
“Hehe… I think so too.”
“Speaking of which, it turns out last time… you went to that shop just to order a cake for me in advance. No wonder you didn’t tell me then… you wanted to surprise me, right?”
As she spoke, Wuyue smiled and couldn’t help but scratch her head, as if she had returned to her old self.
Seeing her like this, Youyu also smiled and said:
“Well, just as I told you, it’s to give you a surprise.”
“But… I still want to ask, Wuyue, what kind of gift do you like? Although I can probably guess, I think it’s better to ask.”
“A gift, huh… I actually don’t have much need for such things…”
After pondering for a moment, Wuyue suddenly thought of something and smiled as she said:
“Then, I want a bouquet of flowers! Youyu, if you really want to give me a gift, just give me this!”
“After all… I haven’t had the time to see those flowers lately, and now that I think about it, it’s a bit of a regret.”
“A bouquet of flowers, huh… Hmm, I’ll remember that! I’ll find the best quality flowers for you!”
“When you see my gift tomorrow… you will definitely be surprised!”
“It doesn’t have to be so serious…”
Seeing Youyu’s serious expression, Wuyue couldn’t help but tease him.
However, she still felt warmth in her heart, so she changed the subject and said:
“By the way… Youyu, since tomorrow is my birthday, aren’t you curious about what wish I will make?”
“Curious about what wish you will make? …Hmm, I actually haven’t asked you yet.”
Even though he could probably guess what Wuyue would wish for, he still asked:
“So, what kind of wish will you make?”
“Hehe! The wish I will make is—”
Halfway through, Wuyue suddenly stopped and smiled:
“Now, I can’t tell you.”
“After all, if I say it, it won’t come true!”
“…Is that so? I thought you would tell me.”
Youyu looked a bit regretful.
“But I guess it should be related to your dreams or things you want to do, right?”
“Mmhm! You guessed it right! Youyu, let me tell you…”
“……”
……
Just quietly accompanying Wuyue, watching her share her dreams with him, seeing her gradually return to her former cheerful and lively self, Youyu’s mood became incredibly joyful at this moment.
Because this time… his approach was right; the direct and straightforward contact made Wuyue cheerful again, slowly transforming back into the way she used to be. He believed that soon enough, she would be completely better.
However… the reason he was able to successfully implement this plan was largely due to Wuyue’s personal factors as well.
“Is that so? No wonder the negative emotions coming from Wuyue have decreased these past few days… It’s because she has managed to self-regulate this aspect.”
Watching the emotionally charged Wuyue, Youyu pondered.
For some reason, Youyu felt that he had always made a misjudgment.
That is… many things were predicated on the assumption that Wuyue couldn’t accomplish them on her own. In the past, with some trivial matters, things that Wuyue could clearly handle by herself, he had worried and taken it upon himself to do them.
Looking back now… he realized he had been overly concerned.
Perhaps, in certain aspects, he needed to let go a bit; if he did, he might achieve a different outcome.
“Youyu…”
“Youyu?”
“Mm? Ah, sorry, I just spaced out and didn’t react!”
After hearing Wuyue call his name a few times, Youyu snapped back to reality and responded.
Seeing him like this, Wuyue expressed a hint of dissatisfaction and said:
“I asked, didn’t you hear what I just said?”
“Uh… I was just a bit lost in thought…”
“…Forget it. What I wanted to ask was, Youyu, what is your dream?”
“Suddenly asking this?”
“Mmhm! After all, you heard my dream just now! I want to be a reliable person like you, Youyu… But you didn’t tell me your dream, which feels a bit unfair!”
Nodding, Wuyue continued.
“So, I want to know what your dream is, Youyu! Because if I know, maybe I can get a little closer to you!”
“And who knows, I might even be able to help!”
“Oh… I see.”
After hearing her words, Youyu paused in place, deep in thought, wearing an extremely serious expression.
Seeing him like this, Wuyue also stopped, calming her excited emotions as she waited for his reply.
“…The answer here, uh, could perhaps be called a turning point of fate? In any case, it’s very important, no matter how you look at it.”
Youyu thought to himself.
As for the answer regarding dreams… how should he put it? He felt it wasn’t something he could just brush off with a casual excuse; after all, that would be too much of a loss and wouldn’t have any real impact.
Ideally… it should involve something related to her.
“I aspire to be a magical girl… Wait, that’s not it.”
Shaking his head, Youyu continued to search in his mind, until he finally found an answer he was somewhat satisfied with—
He replied:
“Actually, I might not have a dream… Wuyue, before I met you, I had been living a life with the goal of just ‘surviving,’ without any other thoughts.”
“Then, just now, I made my decision.”
Saying this, Youyu turned his head and looked at Wuyue:
“Although I have no dreams.”
“But I can protect your dreams.”
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