Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

But, but, that promise made in the starry sky, carried by the gentle breeze of the past, reached his ears and was deeply etched into his heart.

No matter how the world changes, no matter how we change, John always remembers that promise, that commitment he made to the creek.

Time and memory can block almost everything, except love.

Thus, all the fog of mystery from the start of the game to now has been cleared, and the truth, so moving it brings tears to their eyes, is laid bare before them.

“Wuwuwuwuwu….”

After playing for a while, Ellie was crying so hard she was almost uncontrollably, so Eden had no choice but to hug her and gently pat her back.

Looking at the two children on the screen who believed they would meet again in the same place next year, Eden sighed silently. If you looked closely, even her eyes were a little red.

She looked down and heard Ellie's sobbing and mutterings to herself.

"Oh... So, it turns out John never really wanted to go to the moon."

"He... he always wanted to go somewhere with a stream..."

Chapter Twenty-Six: We Will Always Meet on the Moon

Just as everyone was moved to tears by John and the creek's story, an unexpected incident occurred.

"I think... we should now know how to send him to the moon."

The female PhD student suddenly said.

Is the plan to implant false memories into John so that he can reunite with Xiaoxi the following year?

Celine cried while waiting expectantly.

Even if the memory is false, it doesn't seem so bad to let old John quietly depart in his dreams.

However, what happened next surprised her.

"Wait a minute, you don't really intend to do this, do you...? You wouldn't!"

The male PhD student's response sent a chill down everyone's spine.

“This is our job, Neil. Our contract requires us to send old John to the moon.”

The female PhD student appeared so cold and indifferent at that moment, and said calmly, "The only way to make it a reality... is for John to have the motivation to go to the moon."

Upon hearing this, the male PhD student became enraged for the first time: "If this means removing Xiaoxi, then what's the point of all this?! The fundamental reason he wanted to go to the moon was because she died, Xiaoxi died! Do you understand?!"

Wait, what are they saying?

Remove the creek from Old John's memory?

Who to remove?

Xilin thought her vision was blurred by tears and that she was seeing things, so she quickly wiped her eyes with her sleeve, which was already soaked.

But after she read the words carefully and confirmed them to be true, a surge of anger rushed to her head, causing her to blurt out, "What the hell does this bastard mean?!"

Since Xilin wasn't very good at swearing, the comments section was much richer than her lighthearted words.

[WDNMD, John doesn't want to go to the moon at all, he wants to go to the stream!! Are you blind?!]

Is this woman crazy? Huh? Is she even speaking human language? I'm so...f***ing!

[Contract, contract, contract my foot! Still thinking about contracts, pure *****]

【&*%&*&**&*&%＃@＃！ ！ ！ ！ 】

If the comments could make sounds, there would probably be a cacophony of beeps right now.

Everyone was moved to tears, and this woman not only refused to help, but also planned to delete Xiaoxi's account?!

In the story, even though the male PhD student argued for a long time, the female PhD student who was his superior remained unmoved. According to her, if they couldn't get John to go to the moon, they would face a lawsuit.

Rationally, they understood what the female PhD student said, but that didn't stop them from venting their anger with all sorts of censored words!

Just then, the dream on the screen began to shake violently, and even the colors flickered. Both doctors understood that John's life was nearing its end.

Unable to persuade him, the female PhD student used her higher-level authority to forcibly leave and trapped the male PhD student, blocking his power to interfere with the dream.

The background music subtly changed, and for the first time, human voices appeared.

The mournful female voice, like a hand gripping everyone's hearts, made them watch helplessly as Xiaoxi's figure gradually disappeared from John's life.

In the empty corridor, John and his friends happily ran towards the restaurant, but here, the girl he cared about was gone.

Inside the movie theater, John and his friends sat together, enjoying the latest film that interested them, while the girl who had once been by his side, along with the platypus in her arms, slowly disappeared from the screen.

In the spacious riding arena, John's cheerful shouts were no longer heard. After all, the creek was gone, so what was the point of him riding a horse? He didn't need to rely on riding to alleviate his autism.

Then, in class, when the teacher asked everyone about their future wishes, John finally uttered that word.

"astronaut."

John's future was thus completely changed.

The scenes that once moved everyone are shown one by one, and then we watch John and the creek slowly disappear.

John lost the creek.

Anger had no time to spare; helplessness and sorrow filled their hearts. They watched this scene unfold, yet there was nothing they could do.

Correspondingly, his brother Joey did not die in the car accident, and with his brother's encouragement, he embarked on the path of becoming an astronaut.

Watching him train hard, submit his resume, receive a reply, and then successfully enter the Anti-Entropy Space Agency.

This scene left everyone with mixed feelings. It seemed that John was indeed going to fulfill his wish to go to the moon, but now, what was the point of going to the moon?

The girl who should have been waiting for him on the moon is long gone.

After joining NASA, John continued to work hard, training diligently every day. Within a few years, he was promoted to a full-fledged astronaut.

Will it end like this?

This incredibly smooth turn of events made Celine purse her lips. John had already become an astronaut; it was unlikely that anything unexpected would happen after that...

But is it really possible that accidents won't happen? Can John's unforgettable love for the creek really be erased simply by deleting its image?

That was a deep feeling he never forgot about going to the moon, even after losing his memory.

Just as John was being summoned by his superiors to meet with aerospace experts, the loud pounding of his heart reached everyone's ears.

This is John's heart, his desperate struggle against the possibility of losing the creek!

"what happened?!"

Just as the two doctors were filled with panic and confusion, they saw the mechanical door of the room open.

"Oh, by the way, we've hired another new person this time," John's superior said to John with a smile, looking towards the door.

This scene made Sirin forget her sorrow and quietly hold her breath.

Could it be that......

Her long, orange-red hair was tied into a ponytail. As the piano music slowly began to play, she walked step by step towards John.

Having transcended time, memories, and all hardships, the two finally met at this moment.

"Hello, I'm John."

Our first meeting was just like before.

"Wait, what's going on? What are you doing...?"

The male PhD student stared in shock at what he saw, and stammered as he asked the female PhD student.

“I didn’t delete Xiaoxi, I just transferred her, so what ‘she’ will choose will still depend on ‘her’.”

Seeing the reunion, the female PhD finally smiled: "This new world is based on public data and John's personal beliefs, and Xiaoxi is naturally an independent individual."

"But all of this only increases the possibility by a tiny margin. How did you manage to do it?"

"I'm not sure."

The female PhD shook her head, then looked at John and Xiaoxi: "I just tried to trust John this once, and he didn't let me down, did he?"

She walked over to the male PhD student and continued in a relaxed tone, "Don't we have two spare helmets? I think John won't mind having two old friends in his last dream, right?"

[I'm sorry, Doctor, I admit my voice was a bit loud just now...]

[Doctor, as you know, I've always believed in you.]

[Upstairs, you were the loudest one yelling just now!]

It turns out, the doctor was the one who believed in this love the most...

The screen was filled with 'I'm sorry' messages, blurring Sirin's vision once again.

Damn it, I feel like I've been crying all day. She wiped away her tears while laughing and cursing under her breath.

The female doctor's actions completely separated two unreachable hearts, but this also made their reunion possible, no matter how small the chance. She believed that John's persistent and burning love could turn into light and illuminate the stream again.

The male PhD student wanted to break the contract, but wasn't her behavior equally insane?

Fortunately, she succeeded, and the creek returned to John's side.

"What song is this?"

In the music room, John played the piano piece he had once composed for the creek, while the creek listened quietly from below the stage.

"TO THE MOON"

"That's what the passerby replied."

"I like this name."

Unlike their previous answers, their hearts will touch again, and they will become one.

At the space agency, they met again and got to know each other, watching John play that piece for the creek day after day, year after year.

Then......

After the launch command was given, the manned rocket's engine started, and thick orange-red flames accompanied by a deafening roar. John and Xiaoxi rode on it and slowly rose into the sky, heading together towards the direction where they had agreed to meet.

drip-drip-drip-

A long, slow, sharp sound reached the audience's ears, accompanied by flashes of red on the screen, making everyone understand what was happening.