"Oh, right, did you tell Xiao Xi about that?"
"Tell her what?"
"About why you were with her."
"I did."
"What was her reaction?"
"She didn't have much of a reaction, but what surprised me was that from then on, she started folding these paper rabbits."
...
"Did you see the rabbit I left for you?"
"I did."
"Tell me about it, describe it for me?"
"Uh... it was yellow, and a bit fat."
"What else?"
"Its ears were blue, like the sky."
"Anything else?"
"That's it... it's just a paper rabbit. You're acting a bit off, Xiao Xi. What happened?"
...
"Tell me, what is this?"
"It's a rabbit, just like all the other rabbits you make."
"What else?"
"Uh... it's made of paper."
"Anything else?"
"Its body is yellow, and the rest of it is blue."
"Exactly! Anything else?"
"I composed a song for you..."
...
Scenes from the past flashed back!
Scenes from the past flashed back!
Scenes from the past flashed back!
Three times!
Asking the same question.
The third time!
No, perhaps this was the first time Xiao Xi had ever asked John about the rabbits.
It turned out that behind the answer to this question lay such a deep past.
She had folded paper rabbits her entire life, asking for years but never getting an answer again!
This conversation spanned their entire lives!!
That two-colored rabbit, blue body, yellow belly, wasn't that just the starry night sky and the moon today?
She didn't understand what was wrong with John, why he couldn't answer,
But because of her hidden illness, she couldn't express her thoughts or words. She could only try her best to express, remind, and hint.
Little did she know that after Joey's death, John's mother had given him a large dose of beta-blockers.
He forgot the night sky,
He forgot Xiao Xi,
He forgot all the memories of searching for constellations with Xiao Xi under the moon!
Xiao Xi, for this, spent half her life folding paper rabbits to help him remember!
To help him remember!
Thinking of this,
*Pat pat*—!
*Pat pat*—!
To hell with the flags!
To hell with the live stream!
To hell with everything!!
I just want to cry now, I want to let it all out!
"Guys, laugh if you want, I really can't hold it in anymore."
Mo Zhi choked up, dabbing her tears with tissues.
'Holy crap, I'm getting goosebumps!'
'This connects with what came before, damn! I get the tear-jerker now!'
'Later, Xiao Xi cutting her hair and folding rabbits were all to help John remember. She's truly... I'm crying so hard!'
'My biggest regret is that John didn't understand her intentions while Xiao Xi was alive!'
'I wasn't crying until now, but seeing your comment made me break down completely (sobbing), how much regret, how much sadness!'
...
This time, the viewers, for the first time ever, didn't mock Mo Zhi. Instead, they empathized with her.
They immersed themselves in the game, immersed themselves in the beautiful promise between John and Xiao Xi.
Heartbroken!
"So, what do you think they really are?"
In the game, John continued to ask, "I mean— those stars."
"I..."
Xiao Xi hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "I've never told anyone, but... I've always thought they were lighthouses."
Gazing at the deep night sky, she was lost in thought: "Thousands upon thousands of lighthouses, shining brightly at the edge of the world."
"It must be very lively, magnificent."
"No."
Xiao Xi shook her head and said seriously, "They see each other, they communicate, but they are powerless. They are in different places, facing each other from afar, unable to hear each other."
"All they can do is try their best to shine."
"That's all they can do," she struggled to describe her inner feelings. "To let those lights shine on other lighthouses, and to shine on me too."
John asked, confused, "Why you?"
"Because one day... I'll become their friend too."
The lighthouse foreshadowing is resolved.
An Ya, the lighthouse, the stars, are all that lonely child, Xiao Xi!
If I can't be by your side, I'll find another way to continue accompanying you.
Mo Zhi covered her face and wept, her tears no longer controllable.
At this moment, sadness consumed everything.
A lonely child.
So rich in her heart, so longing for prosperity, so wanting to be by her loved one's side.
But...
Fate plays tricks!
Such a tragic child, living a life of regret, unable to express it.
After using up a whole pack of tissues, Mo Zhi, with swollen eyes, persisted.
At this moment,
Xiao Xi looked at the prize next to John and asked, "That bag... what's inside?"
"Oh, that's a prize I won playing whack-a-mole!" John opened the gift. "It seems to be some kind of strange duck... an animal similar to a beaver."
A platypus!!
"Can I see it?" Xiao Xi said.
"Here."
"It looks so strange," Xiao Xi said with a hint of envy. "I really wish I could win one for myself."
—"Johnny?!"
Mother's voice called from not far away.
"Oh no, my mother is calling me!"
Xiao Xi handed the platypus in her hand to John, "This one."
"Yes, take it. It's yours."
"Mine?" Xiao Xi's eyes widened.
"Yeah, I'm sure I can win another one."
"Hey, there's also a small sandbag in your bag..."
"That's for you too!"
*Whoosh*—!!!
The tears that had just stopped gushed out again!
The platypus, which accompanied Xiao Xi her whole life, was also a gift from John that night.
It was the first gift he gave her, and this strange, ugly doll illuminated her entire childhood world.
That sandbag, that platypus... the platypus...
She took it to class,
She took it while reading,
She took it to watch movies,
She took it when she got married,
She took it to parties with friends,
She took it when she was sick,
Even at the moment of her death, the platypus was still by her side!!
All foreshadowing!
All knives!!
And yet... this isn't the sharper knife!!!
"Will you come here again next year?" Xiao Xi asked with all her courage.
"Of course. How about you?"
"I will."
John: "Same place, same time?"
"Mm-hmm."
"And what if you forget... or get lost?" Xiao Xi was a little flustered.
【"Then we'll meet on the moon, silly!"】
【"Right there, inside the little rabbit's belly!"】
The screen froze.
Xiao Xi, holding the platypus plushie, happily hopped back onto the log, gazing at the starry night sky, her heart filled with joy.
Thus,
The giant foreshadowing (the knife) that ran through the entire game was resolved.
John didn't want to go to the moon; he wanted to go to where she was.
He had to go!
To fulfill a forgotten promise.
She wasn't just folding paper rabbits; she simply wanted to tell him they had a promise.
He had broken his promise.
She couldn't get him to understand, so she could only fold paper rabbits repeatedly, trying to evoke their past beautiful memories under the moon, and that promise that was never fulfilled.
Just like the stars she described, all she could do was try her best to shine!
At this moment, everyone completely lost their composure.
Mo Zhi's emotions spiraled completely out of control—