Collapse Simulator, why are we drifting apart?

"Wake up, Kafka."

Fan Mu gently pushed Kafka who was sleeping. He had slept for almost 10 hours but still wasn't fully rested. Sleeping for so long was not good for the body.

"Big brother." Kafka stood up and called out sleepily.

"Come, big brother will take you to buy some clothes today!"

Fan Mu prepared the clothes she would wear later and placed them beside the bed, then picked up Xing and walked out of the room to wait in the living room.

Soon, after washing up, a tall figure walked out, wearing a dark gray coat, a white inner shirt, and black stockings.

"Walk."

"Ah."

The rain outside has not stopped yet, it's just a little lighter. It's still drizzling. Because of the rain, there are not many pedestrians on the street. Fan Mu is walking on the street holding a big umbrella.

"Kafka, I have bad news to tell you." Fan Mu said hesitantly.

"What's the matter?" Kafka tilted her head and looked at him.

"The bauhinia flowers bloomed last night, and Fang Yi even called you, but I didn't answer, so..."

Bauhinia. It was because of this flower that Kafka first came into contact with the flower shop. She couldn’t say she liked it very much, but at least it was the only thing she had clearly expressed her liking for.

The flowers bloom once every six years, and after waiting day and night, they are missed at the last moment. Even if there is no emotion, it is inevitable to feel a little sad in the heart.

"I see."

Listening to her indifferent tone, Fan Mu tried to see a little sadness in her eyes, but it was like falling into darkness, and he could not detect any abnormality.

"Aren't you sad?" he asked with some confusion.

Kafka shook her head and silently held one of his hands, "I'm so happy that big brother is back!"

Fan Mu paused when he wanted to pull his hand back, but forget it, it was his fault after all, and he would be leaving soon anyway, so he might as well hold her hand for a while. After all, he was still her older brother, what was wrong with a brother holding his sister's hand?

As he thought about it, he wasn't so repulsive anymore.

Ordinary people would feel annoyed and unlucky when stepping in puddles when it rains outside, but these three people did not have such feelings. Instead, they looked like they were enjoying it.

Fanmu and Kafka walked slowly, not deliberately avoiding puddles, as if they were taking a stroll, while Xing just had a silly smile on his face, and no one knew what he was laughing at.

I walked to the clothing store and there were not many customers in the store.

Just like four years ago when he bought clothes for her, both of them had smiles on their faces. He analyzed whether the clothes fit her and looked good, while Kafka looked at him with a smile.

"Kafka, try this!" Fan Mu waved and shouted at her.

"Ah."

A black cape-style shawl coat that passes over the arms and is fixed on the shoulders. It has a silver butterfly brooch at the collar, purple lace at the cuffs, and a long ribbon on the back. A white shirt is worn underneath.

"It looks good!" Fan Mu's eyes lit up as he praised. Even Xing beside him clapped his hands.

"Yeah." Seeing the two of them like this, Kafka nodded and unconsciously put on a faint smile. Then, as if she felt that her reaction was too bland, she put on a bright smile on her face.

"Thank you, big brother and Xiaoxing."

The harmony between them is like going back to the past. Even though they have grown up, they are still the same people and have the same hearts. That is enough.

She bought a lot of clothes in large and small bags, most of which were coats. It was not for any other reason, but because Fan Mu simply thought she looked good in coats.

After shopping in the clothing store, I went to the food store. After a simple meal, I went to the flower shop without going any further.

Kafka held Fanmu's hand and walked slowly to the flower shop.

This time, as soon as she entered the door, she did not rush around as usual, but followed him closely like an introverted child who followed her parents to buy flowers.

"Xiao Ka is here, hey!" Fang Yi saw them as soon as she entered the room. She was delighted at first, but then she shook her head and said with regret: "Yesterday I wanted to bring the flowers to you, but the wind outside was too strong and the flowers scattered, so..."

"I only took a few photos." As she said that, she took out her cell phone, clicked on the photos and handed them over as if she was presenting a treasure.

The three of them looked at the blooming flowers in the photo and just glanced at them indifferently, looking uninterested. Only Kafka stared at the flowers in the photo with a dazed look.

Seeing her like this, Fan Mu frowned slightly. He always felt like he had forgotten something.

"Xiao Ka, if you go to the back mountain in the next few days, you might still see it." Fang Yi had a faint smile on her face.

"When a redbud flower blooms, it contains dozens or even hundreds of seeds."

These days the flowers are in full bloom, so you can try your luck at the back mountain and you might actually see some.

The flower shop was closed today, so the few of them just laughed and made noises for a while. With Xing, the soft and cute little ball, everyone had so much fun that they forgot about the regret of not seeing the flowers, the misunderstandings and the fact that today was the day he was leaving.

Forget that this is a fake world.

Fan Mu looked at everyone and narrowed his eyes happily.

It would be nice if Jizi was here too, should I call her over? But thinking that Jizi wasn't familiar with Granny and Kafka, I decided to forget it.

Kafka held Xing in her arms like a mother, swinging her arms gently, soothing her to sleep.

Fang Yi was watching with a smile on her face, occasionally commenting to point out the mistakes in her movements.

Suddenly, Fanmu thought of something and looked at Kafka.

She didn't seem to be busy with work recently. Even when she came to the flower shop today, she didn't arrange flowers first.

He remembered that the candy would last until she was 22 years old. Did the candy lose its effect? ​​Or what?

Time passed quickly, and in the afternoon and evening it was time. The golden sunset mixed with light rain fell, and the puddles on the ground reflected the sunlight, dyeing everything in the world golden.

Fan Mu looked at the scenery outside the window. Through the glass, he saw Kafka staring at him from behind.

Is he hesitating whether to say goodbye?

"Big brother."

Just as he was still hesitating, a clear voice like a delicate sound called him, and he felt a warmth wrapping around his right hand.

Feeling the force coming from the palm of his hand, Fan Muzhong sighed helplessly.

"Let's go!" he said softly.

"Yeah." Kafka replied calmly, without saying any words to persuade him to stay, nor asking again whether he could take her with him.

This is her. She won’t let Fan Mu worry and doesn’t want him to worry.

She just asked again: "Big brother, when will you come back?"

Looking into her eyes, Fan Mu opened his mouth, intending to fool her. After all, in two years everything would be nothing, and there would be no difference between cheating and not cheating.

"A year and a half, I should be back in a year and a half, or maybe later," he said.

If nothing unexpected happens, he added in his mind.

A year and a half later, he came back from space to make a final attempt, which was also his last chance.