Collapse Simulator, why are we drifting apart?

Out of the flower shop.

"uncle!"

Xier shouted from behind.

"What's wrong?" Fan Mu looked back, "Should we go watch a movie or listen to music first..."

"Uncle, this is for you!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Xier holding a bunch of colorful flowers in her hands. Upon closer inspection, there were seven colors, just like a rainbow.

"This is..."

After taking the flowers, Fan Mu was stunned. He stared blankly at the flowers in his hand. A faint floral fragrance, sour and astringent, flowed into his nose.

"I'm sending this to you, Master!"

Xier leaned forward slightly, her head tilted slightly to the side, her long blue hair covered half of her face but could not hide the smile in the corner of her eyes.

Fan Mu opened his lips slightly, then closed them again, back and forth several times, and finally squeezed out a few words from his dry throat, "Thank you, I... like it very much!"

He knew that Xier didn't have much money, so the bouquet of flowers wouldn't be very expensive, but inexplicably he felt that the bouquet was unusually pleasing to the eye. Even though the colors were so bright, they weren't very appealing.

"What is the name of this bouquet of flowers?"

"Rainbow!"

Xier smiled, and like a little bird with light wings, she kept running back and forth around her, curious about everything around her. But no matter how she ran and swayed, she always carefully protected the white flower in her arms.

"Slow down, don't fall!"

Fan Mu said this worriedly. He knew that the chance of Xier falling flat on the ground was almost zero, but worry rose unconsciously in his heart.

It's strange, he obviously didn't care so much before.

The air in the upper area is sweet, while the air in the lower area is full of dust. Children in the upper area play and throw away food because they cannot finish it. Children in the lower area are never full...

Along the way, Fan Mu saw many such situations. Finally, he saw a poster several meters high in a spacious place. It was an opera promotional poster.

"The Golden Opera House, a place for performances and music?"

Judging from its majestic appearance, it might be a giant entertainment venue. I wonder if there is a place to watch movies.

He remembered that Xier seemed to have said that she wanted to watch a movie.

Listening to music? He actually liked it, but it was his first time to listen to music in such a grand and majestic occasion.

Fan Mu rubbed his frozen hands and said to Xi'er with a smile: "Do you want to go in and take a look?"

"Yeah." Xier nodded while holding 'First Snow Eight Falls'.

Just as the two were about to go in, they were stopped by the guard at the door.

"I'm sorry that the Golden Opera House is not accepting guests today!"

"Is that so?" Fan Mu said with some regret, "Then Xi'er, let's go somewhere else."

"Ah."

The two came to the center of the square. Not far away was a huge statue and fountain. Further away, there were hundreds of steps leading to the sky and into a castle.

"Great Guardian...? Guardian..."

Fan Mu pondered over these two words, he was somewhat confused about their meaning.

"Hey, where are your two little kids' parents?"

A blaming voice sounded, and neither of them paid attention at first, until the other put his hand on their shoulder.

Xiluwa smiled at the two of them with what she thought was a very kind smile, and asked in a friendly but somewhat concerned tone: "Little brother, are you with your sister? Where are your parents?"

Fan Mu was stunned, his thoughts were interrupted. He didn't expect that the yellow-haired man was looking for them. Then he quickly realized that they were both 11 or 12 years old now, and it was normal to meet a kind person who came to ask questions.

"It's okay, they will be here soon!"

He intended to fool the other party, but he didn't expect that the other party seemed a little too enthusiastic.

"In that case, do you want to come to my mechanical house and sit down?" Shiluwa looked through the hat and saw that the two little Barbies had no resistance at all. She wanted to hug them in her arms and ravage them.

"No!" Fan Mu refused.

"Don't be like this, big sister, I'm not a bad person!" Xiluwa showed a sad look and continued to fight for her chance, "Look, little brother, it's so cold outside. Even if you are strong, you can't let your sister suffer with you!"

This made Fan Mu hesitate. Was it cold? He really hadn't considered this aspect. His hands were frozen, but he really didn't feel that cold.

Seeing that Fan Mu was about to give in, Xiluwa added: "Don't worry, my store is not far away, it's the one in front! Here!"

As he said this, he pointed to a small shop less than a hundred meters ahead.

"Okay." Fan Mu agreed this time and took Xier's somewhat stiff hand, which was indeed a little cold.

Mechanical House (Perpetual Motion)

"Jiang Jiang!"

After being pinched hard on the face several times, Shiluwa was finally satisfied and performed her talent for them.

According to her, she was supposed to have a performance at the Golden Opera House today, but for some reason it was closed today, so she had no choice but to come back early.

The sound of the guitar is like a noble and elegant dancer, jumping in the air, light and gorgeous, making people can't help but dance along.

It is like a summer breeze, gently blowing across the wheat fields, bringing a fresh and pleasant breath.

At the end of the song, even though there were only two audience members, Shiluwa was still singing happily!

Xier looked at her with shining eyes, as if she had become her fan girl. Fan Mu was looking at Xier with a smile on his face, listening to the music with a relaxed expression.

"Hey, big sister, my band is not here. Next time I'll invite you to the Golden Opera House to listen!" Seeing that the two of them loved her music so much, she invited them very readily.

"Ahem, I'm a little thirsty, I'll go get some juice!"

Having said this, when she returned to the front desk, the two of them had disappeared.

"Going back?" she murmured.

He propped up his chin and looked at the scenery outside the window through the half-covered door, and the smile on his face faded again.

"Cocolia..."

…………

"How is it? Is the music good?"

It was warm in the mechanical room, and Fan Mu and Xier's cheeks were rosy.

Although I didn’t get to see the movies this time, listening to a song made up for the regret a little.

"It sounds good!" Xier's voice was filled with excitement and confusion, "Is this music?"

"I don't know what Sister Shiluwa's band is like!"

"Yeah, music! We'll have a chance to see it later!"

The wind outside suddenly got stronger. They walked on the street, eating and drinking, and bought a little bit of everything. However, the city was so big that they didn't get to visit many places.

"Uncle, what is this?" Xier asked, pointing at a red string of beans.

"This is candied haws, it's sweet!" Fan Mu replied with a smile.

"Oh, you're lying, it's so sour!" Xier took a bite and the expression on her face wrinkled instantly.

"Haha! Really? I'll eat one." Fan Mu laughed twice, then took her hand and stuffed a candied haws into his mouth. From another angle, he looked like the one being fed.

"Well, it's a bit sour indeed." Fan Mu chewed.

"Master, what is this?"

"Master, this is delicious!"

"uncle…………"

…………

Xier became very lively, the smile on her face and the questions on her lips never stopped, which made Fan Mu feel warm in his heart.

"The time is almost up." There was some sigh and regret in his voice.

He looked at Xier beside him, hesitating whether to tell her the bad news.

Even after walking around, she still didn't show any sign of fatigue. Looking at the curiosity on her face and the longing in her eyes, Fan Mu fell silent.

The sky gradually darkened. Although the sunset could not be seen, the dim lights around were already on.

"Xie'er?"

"Ah."

"Let's go to the top of the mountain. Maybe we can see the sea and the sun there," he invited.

"We... need to get out of here and go outside!"

"Ah."

Xier nodded and agreed without any reluctance, even though there were still many places she had not visited.

The beautiful day is coming to an end, and a hint of bitterness spreads into Fan Mu's heart.

It doesn't hurt, but it's uncomfortable.

It's like eating bitter melon and coptis chinensis raw, it's so bitter that you can't express it.

This city isn't particularly pretty, so why is he like this?

He looked at the person next to him.

Is it because of...her? Am I...feeling sorry for her?

After leaving the city gate, there was wind and snow outside, which seemed to be a different world from inside the city wall, and the wind and snow outside were not a different world from underground.