Ye Sheng's Dream

I used to be rather cold, strict, and difficult to approach.

"I had no idea how lost I was after my parents abandoned me. All I did every day was waste time, numb my nerves, and drift through life doing nothing."

"Until I saw you giving that speech at the school assembly after I transferred here. You were the one who gave me a goal!"

"From the day I met you, I worked hard! Every night, I studied desperately, thinking that even becoming a little closer to you would be enough. I kept at it until today!"

"When I saw my name right below yours, I didn't know how happy I was!"

"So... this time, I just wanted to say that..."

Beneath a tree behind the gymnasium, the clear summer afternoon sunlight filtered through the swaying leaves.

The handsome figure was probably Prince Charming to countless girls.

The tall boy summoned what was likely all the courage he possessed at that age. With his head lowered, breathing rapidly and not daring to look up, he shouted his youthful confession at the figure before him.

"Ye Sheng! I like you! Will you be my girlfriend!?"

The one receiving that confession was a slender, tall figure. Her traditional dark-blue pleated skirt fell past her knees, making her already striking height seem even more pronounced.

Even with the standard schoolgirl hairstyle of a black ponytail, her flawless, tranquil face possessed a beauty that could leave even grown men stunned.

"Is that what you wanted to say?"

Hearing a confession that could have counted as the brightest color of youth, the black-haired, fair-skinned girl replied without much reaction.

"Ah, yes, I..."

"Sorry, but I don't have any special feelings for you. Even if you say that, it only troubles me. And I have no