I. Seeds Among the Stars
Shortly after the "Light Seams Decade" celebration, Lin Xiao received a special email from China Manned Space Agency. The email read: "We are preparing for the deep-space exploration mission. Astronauts will face long-term isolation and psychological stress in deep space. We hope 'Light Seams' can help build a 'cosmic psychological support system' for them."
The team immediately set up the "Starlight Project" task force. Aze and Xia Hang volunteered to join: "We were once helped by others, and now we want to take this light further into the universe."
II. The Starlight Cabin
After repeated tests and improvements, the "Starlight Cabin" – a mobile psychological support module tailored for deep-space missions – was officially put into use. The cabin was designed to mimic the warm environment of the sunflower farm, with walls decorated with glowing sunflower murals and windows that simulated Earth's day-night cycles.
Aze and Xia Hang were among the first to train as "deep-space psychological guides." During training, they learned about the unique psychological challenges of deep-space travel: long-term weightlessness, sensory deprivation, and separation from loved ones can all exacerbate depressive symptoms.
"I used to feel trapped in my own little world," Aze shared during a training session, "but now I know that even in the vast universe, we can still find connections."
When the first batch of deep-space astronauts set off, the "Light Seams" team gave each of them a sunflower seed pendant and a copy of Light Seams Collection: "Just like this seed, you carry hope with you wherever you go."
III. Flowers in the Void
Six months later, the deep-space mission team sent back footage – in the spacecraft's cultivation module, genetically modified sunflowers were blooming steadily in the artificial light. An astronaut named Li Wei said in a video message: "When I look at these sunflowers, I feel like I'm back on Earth's sunflower fields. The 'little dark clouds' in my heart have finally dispersed."
Meanwhile, the "Light Seams" team launched the "Cosmic Seed Plan," sending sunflower seeds and psychological support materials to space stations across the solar system. Even in the far reaches of the asteroid belt, astronauts were growing their own "hope flowers" and sharing their stories through the "Interstellar Light Seams Mailbox."
A young astronaut from Jupiter's research station sent a letter: "We planted sunflowers in the station's greenhouse. Even though we're millions of kilometers from Earth, the light still finds its way here."
As the spacecraft glided through the cosmos, the golden sunflower patterns on the hull seemed to glow brighter with every star it passed, as if whispering: "Light always finds its way through."