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As the red light of the memory space flashed, Dr. Rosalene said, "We don't have much time left..."

She took two steps back, leaving one last sentence: "Trust me."

With that, her movement speed suddenly increased, leaving behind an afterimage, and she disappeared at the end of the corridor in the blink of an eye.

Dr. Watts was about to go after her when the memory space suddenly shook, causing him to stagger back a couple of steps. Then, he watched as the corridor in front of him folded and twisted, as if being stretched and straightened by invisible hands.

Needless to say, Dr. Rosalene must have used her authority over the machine to modify the memory.

Subsequently, the light became erratic, then completely dark, plunging both the corridor and the classroom into pitch blackness.

Dr. Watts: "The lighting data is abnormal—even if you abuse your authority, you can't completely block my operational rights!"

Accompanied by a "beep" sound of data manipulation, Dr. Watts emitted light as if he had turned on a flashlight, but it only illuminated a small area around him.

In the corridor ahead, some inexplicable boulders and ground spikes appeared. Dr. Watts exclaimed, "There are even traps?"

Dr. Rosalene replied from afar, "I just want to buy some more time!"

Then, control was returned to Lin Fan's hands. Without looking at the operation prompts below, he knew what he should do now: rush through the obstacle-filled corridor and stop Dr. Rosalene!

Lin Fan dodged the rolling stones and flying instruments while controlling Dr. Watts, all the while avoiding the spikes on the ground. The more he advanced, the more obstacles there were, making it more difficult to dodge. Coupled with the seemingly endless corridor, his mood became incredibly impatient and annoyed.

Finally, Dr. Watts emerged from the corridor.

"Huh? What is this..." Lin Fan was slightly stunned by the scene before him. Wasn't this the place where Johnny first met River at school?

Around the corner, River was sitting on the stairs, reading a book. Two blurry figures appeared beside her, seemingly calling River and pulling her away.

Dr. Rosalene was behind them, quietly watching all of this happen. Clearly, she had made some modifications to Johnny's memory.

Dr. Watts rushed forward, looked in the direction where River had disappeared, turned his head, and questioned Dr. Rosalene, "What did you do to her?"

"Relax, she just went somewhere else."

Dr. Watts seemed to know that it was already too late to do anything, and sighed, "You've gone too far."

Dr. Rosalene said, "At this time, this is the only way. I beg you to trust me. You just need to stay calm and wait here."

With that, her figure walked into the wall and disappeared.

"What else are you going to do?" Dr. Watts's question went unanswered. He could only wait helplessly in place.

Before long, the sound of Johnny and his buddy shoving each other came from behind the corridor: "Hey, what are yo—"

Johnny and his buddy appeared. His buddy pushed him forward and ran away in a puff of smoke.

Johnny looked in the direction his buddy had run away, seemingly wanting to escape with him, but he hesitated, took a deep breath, and turned his head: "Hello—"

Looking at the empty staircase, Johnny's greeting, half-spoken, came to an abrupt halt.

"I'm sorry, kid..." Dr. Watts walked to Johnny's side, looked up at the blank ceiling, his tone a mix of joy and sorrow, "It has already begun."

The memory space flashed with a burst of white light, and Johnny gradually dissipated in the light.

The memory has been changed.

Lin Fan felt a wave of loss in his heart, and he couldn't muster any energy. His thoughts became boundless: "What will happen to the changed memory? Will River still appear?"

Suddenly, a few teenagers ran down the stairs.

Johnny, his buddy, and... Joey.

They were chatting and laughing as they ran towards the cafeteria.

Dr. Watts stared blankly as they ran away. Dr. Rosalene then walked down the stairs.

Lin Fan looked at the young Joey, and the feeling of loss seemed to rebound a little: "Is this what Dr. Rosalene went to do just now? At least, Johnny's mother doesn't have to deceive herself every day, and Joey also has the opportunity to realize his wishes. But..."

"Saving him doesn't make up for it," Dr. Watts said.

"He can always find another 'River', Watts. But he only has one brother..." Dr. Rosalene said softly, "We should go, or we'll be in the way."

As if a mother was holding her child, a gentle lullaby-like background music sounded, and the moving music made Lin Fan's breathing quiet down as he witnessed the scenes in Johnny's memory gradually changing...

Outside the movie theater, Johnny hugged his leg and squatted forlornly in the corner. River walked out of the theater from another exit and walked to Johnny. Johnny turned his head to look and jumped up...

"Wander, deep breath, everything is fine"

A faint white light lit up, and the two figures dissipated, as if the scene had never appeared.

At the entrance of the movie theater, Johnny, his buddy, and Joey rushed in excitedly and lined up to enter the theater.

Facing the movie that was showing, they watched with great interest...

"Raise your head, I still can't step into the spotlight"

River and Johnny rode strong, galloping horses, one in front of the other, across the colorless grassland.

"She said, I'm so sad"

A faint white light lit up, and the two brown-haired horses turned black, leisurely strolling on the grass, and the riders on them also turned into blurry figures. The camera moved down to the highway, and a car drove forward unhurriedly.

"Somehow, unspeakable"

Lin Fan sighed, and tears began to well up in his eyes again: "So, these memories with River have completely disappeared?"

The screen went black, and the camera switched to the inside of the car. Johnny looked at the scenery passing by outside the window, and soon retracted his gaze.

"I just stayed there looking for an answer"

The scene came to the school classroom, and the teacher seemed to have just asked a question, asking the children what careers they wanted to pursue when they grew up.

"When this world makes no sense, we can only see the moon"

"Active star!"

"Writer!" This was Joey's answer. Coincidentally, he was sitting in the same position as River.

"Firefighter!"

Seeing that other students were actively answering, while Johnny sat silently in his chair, the teacher asked, "What about you, Johnny?"

Hearing the teacher's question, Joey also turned his head to look at Johnny.

"...Astronaut."

"Please fly away with me until the stars fall"

Johnny and River, deeply embracing each other in front of the lighthouse at sunset...

"The sky is dark, but I don't mind"

The day they got married, the cars of congratulatory guests filled the parking lot...

"As long as you are with me, then everything is fine"

All the evidence of love and dependence disappeared at this moment.

The traces of your existence in my life were gently erased as if by an eraser.

Lin Fan couldn't bear it anymore, tore off a piece of paper to wipe away his tears: "Can this animation be paused? I want to cry for a while first..."