Lin Yi found his gaze fixed on her, the silence now stretched thin, yet filled with the unspoken weight of all that had just been revealed. So many grand pronouncements, so many heavy truths had fallen between them, changing the landscape of his understanding entirely.
And amidst it all, a single, surprisingly fundamental question had somehow been overlooked, now rising to the forefront of his mind with a quiet insistence. His voice, when he finally spoke, was steady, betraying none of the swirling thoughts beneath its surface, though a certain profound curiosity underscored his tone.
"For all of this… for everything you have told me," he began, a small pause letting the words hang in the air, "I still don't know your name."
