That Second

"Dream?"

As soon as Mei Terumi finished speaking, Uchiha Yue was clearly thrown off by her words. He actually stood there in a daze for a moment. Even after he came back to his senses, Uchiha Yue did not answer Mei Terumi's question. He simply could not imagine such a question coming from her, so after she asked it, he remained silent for a long while.

Seeing that Uchiha Yue did not answer, Mei Terumi assumed he had not heard her clearly.

So, after another ten seconds of silence between them, Mei Terumi stared into Uchiha Yue's eyes and seriously asked again, "Uchiha Yue, do you have a dream?"

"A dream?"

Hearing Mei Terumi's question again, Uchiha Yue sighed helplessly. "Mei Terumi, don't you think dreams are things children talk about? What right do people like us have to dream? So stop talking about such boring things. I have no dream, and I never will."

"Uchiha Yue, you're lying."

Mei Terumi was clearly dissatisfied with his answer. Pouting, she said, "If you don't want to answer me, you can just refuse to answer. But how am I supposed to believe such a perfunctory response? Uchiha Yue, don't forget that we're both children right now. Can you really say you're an adult? So talking about dreams isn't childish or boring. Let me ask you one more time: do you have a dream or not?"

Meeting Mei Terumi's sincere gaze, Uchiha Yue suddenly felt that if he still refused to answer, he would truly be letting down her sincerity.

Thus, after remaining silent for a moment, Uchiha Yue finally took a deep breath. Avoiding Mei Terumi's burning gaze, he looked into the darkness in the distance and slowly said, "Everyone has their own dream. It may seem insignificant to others, but to