The backdrop can also be propped up.

The road looked very long, but after walking only a few steps, Lu Renkui could already see a little bit of red light in addition to white light and some faint beeping sounds that were sometimes near and sometimes far. It must be the hospital's equipment.

The light beyond that little bit of white light was also magical. Lu Renkui didn't know how to describe it, but she felt it was like when she was a child, when she closed her eyes in front of a desk lamp, the light from the lamp shining on her eyelids and revealing that little bit of flesh color and red.

Then, the sound became less ethereal and more rhythmic, with a series of random pattering sounds, like raindrops hitting a windowsill and glass.

Is it raining outside? Lu Renkui wondered, then walked to the place where the white light was.

The white light suddenly became even brighter than before, and Lu Renkui couldn't help but close her eyes, but that little bit of flesh-colored light mixed with red still existed.

The sounds gradually became clearer, the sound of rain hitting the windowpane grew louder, and Lu Renkui also heard a girl singing.

Lu Renkui tried to open her eyes, but found that her eyelids felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Have I returned to my body?" Lu Renkui wondered. "Could it be because my soul and body haven't properly integrated?"

Thinking of this, Lu Renkui waited patiently for a while, and heard his parents whispering in his ears.

Lu Renkui couldn't hear what they were saying, but could only guess from a few words whether her parents were worried that her physical activity would be a false alarm like before.

"Ah, I have to open my eyes," Lu Renkui thought, gathering all her strength to open her eyes. However, it was as if her eyelids were being pulled open; she opened them a little, only to have her body instinctively pull them back.

The sounds around her became clearer, and Lu Renkui could now tell which of her parents was speaking. She also recognized the girl singing – it was her little sister, Lu Renxin.

Are they in the finals? Lu Renkui wondered, and she was even more eager to open her eyes so she could see her younger siblings' dazzling performance on stage.

Lu Renkui opened his eyes with all his might. At the same time, a white light streaked across the gray sky outside, followed by a loud cracking sound.

After the crackling sound came a deep rumble of thunder. Lu Renkui's previously muddled mind was cleared by the loud thunder. She heard her parents' clear, excited, and happy voices beside her—her father had gone to find a doctor, and her mother was holding her hand tightly.

Lu Renkui, with eyes that had barely opened, looked at his mother sitting by the bed, her eyes brimming with tears. He licked his dry lips and managed to utter a single word: "...Mom..."

"Oh, Mom's here, Mom's here." Lu's mother held Lu Renkui's hand tightly, her voice trembling with tears, but Lu Renkui could see a happy smile on her mother's face.

The doctors and nurses came over and gathered around Lu Renkui's bedside. They handled the situation methodically, gave a few instructions to Lu's parents, and then left the ward to visit other patients.

Lu Renkui watched as her parents opened their mouths, but they seemed unsure of what to say, perhaps because they had too much to say and didn't know where to begin.

“You’ve been bedridden for almost a year…” Mr. Lu said, his voice choked with emotion.

Lu Renkui wanted to do some more movements, but his body, which had been lying in bed for almost a year, was indeed too stiff.

Seeing Lu Renkui's actions, Lu's mother said to him, "Don't worry, the doctor said you are very lucky. As long as you can do a good job with the subsequent treatment, you will be able to live the same life as before."

Lu Renkui managed a weak smile at his parents, then began searching for the source of his sister's voice.

Seeing Lu Renkui's eyes darting around, Lu's mother quickly grabbed her phone: "Look, your younger brother and sister are on stage. Your sister is still singing. But with such heavy rain, this child doesn't even know to take shelter."

Lu Renkui looked at his mother's phone screen and saw his younger sister, Lu Renxin, singing her heart out in the rain while holding a guitar.

Lu Renkui was surprised, but also pleased that his sister had become bolder and dared to sing in front of hundreds or thousands of audience members.

But what about that kid Lu Renren?

“Your younger brother is also playing the drums in the back,” Lu’s mother explained to Lu Renkui. “But their song should be ending soon, I’ve been hearing them sing it a lot these past few days.”

Lu Renkui also knew that the song was about to end, because the song was none other than his favorite one, "The Singer of the End of the World".

As the last note of the piano faded, a tremendous, thunderous applause erupted from the audience. Lu Renren left the drum set, walked forward, and stood side by side with Lu Renxin, bowing to the audience.

After they stepped off the stage, the staff immediately brought them hot water and towels, and prepared a change of clothes for them: "You two have worked hard. Change your clothes and have some hot water so you don't catch a cold."

"Thank you." Lu Renxin took the hot water from the staff member with both hands and said softly. After speaking, she took a sip of the warm water in the plastic cup.

"Thank you, thank you." Lu Renren took it with one hand, tilted his head back and drank it, but choked on the still slightly hot water.

"Ding ding dong dong dong..." The phone rang, and Lu Renxin picked it up and found that it was her mother calling.

"Hello, Mom," Lu Renxin answered the phone, asking softly to her mother on the other end, "What's wrong?"

"Mmm, okay, mmm, sister? What's wrong, sister?"

Hearing her younger sister mention her older sister, Lu Renren also turned her gaze over.

Then Lu Renren saw his sister's eyes widen, her eyebrows rise, and her usually indifferent lips curl into a smile.

Then he heard some delightful news.

"My sister's awake?!"