Jiang Yeâs tears welled up instantly.
She didnât know how the program team had contacted Jiang Grandma.
Whether it was through her company, or they had found Jiang Grandma at the orphanage after seeing the news online.
No matter how it happened, it was a huge surprise for her tonight, something she had never experienced before.
After being reborn, Jiang Ye had hardly cried at all.
During this talent show, there were tear-jerking moments almost every minute.
But each time, it was Jiang Ye who was wiping away other peopleâs tears and handing them tissues.
The last time Jiang Ye cried was during the first ranking announcement.
Her fans had given her an unexpected first place, giving her a sense of happiness at being loved by others.
This time was the same.
At this moment, she realized with absolute clarity that she had never been a lonely child without a home.
She had family, friends, fans who loved her, a program team that took care of her, and a company that could reason with her.
Jiang Ye felt that there was nothing more blissful than this moment.
Jiang Ye, who hadnât planned to cry, was now crying harder than all the other trainees present.
Even Lu Xiaowan, who was known for being a crier, was stunned, she hurriedly rummaged through the pocket of her uniform and handed Jiang Ye a tissue she had prepared earlier.
The trainees around her immediately surrounded her and hugged her.
Some wiped away her tears.
Some patted her on the shoulder.
Some whispered words of comfort.
All the fans in the audience were shouting for Jiang Ye to stop crying.
And online, whether it was the live stream comments or the live threads on various forums, everyone was moved by her.
ãOh my god, Jiang Ye is really crying so sadlyâ¦ã
ãWuwuwu, our baby, donât cry, tears are pearls, the more you cry, the more you look like a pig!ã
ãI canât take it, I canât watch her cry, when she cries, I want to cry too.ã
ãThe program team is really good at making people cry, Iâm crying with Jiang Ye on the screen.ã
ãOff topic, why is a beautiful girl so beautiful even when she cries, Iâm truly envious.ã
There were also some casual viewers who didnât know what was going on and were curious.
ãAh, why is this girl crying so sadly, what happened?ã
ãWas she raised by her grandma? Does she have a good relationship with her grandma?ã
Jiang Yeâs fans couldnât explain this, so they could only cry with their idol and let the casual viewers continue to guess.
Jiang Grandma in the audience saw Jiang Ye crying and instinctively stood up.
Then she immediately realized it was inappropriate, so she sat back down, looking around for the staff.
Qin Yue, who was sitting next to her, noticed her actions and asked, "Whatâs wrong?"
"Oh dear."
Jiang Grandma looked at Jiang Ye, her face full of worry, "My little darling is crying so hard, I need to go comfort her."
"Itâs very effective, when she was little, every time she cried, I would comfort her and she would stop crying."
Qin Yue looked at Jiang Ye, then smiled, "I think itâs not necessary this time."
Sure enough, Jiang Yeâs idol training reminded her that she was on stage, she couldnât cry endlessly, so she quickly stopped crying.
But even though her tears had stopped, she had been crying so hard that she was still sniffling.
The two mentors on stage looked at each other.
Mu Xingchi was silent for a moment, then, pretending nothing had happened, continued with the flow.
After all, Jiang Ye wouldnât want to delay the finals because of her.
The screen behind the trainees lit up again.
The program team began to play the final VCR.
It was a retrospective montage of the ten episodes of Chasing Light Girls.
Although Jiang Ye had stopped crying.
The people around her surrounded her in the center, several hands simultaneously resting on her shoulders, silently comforting her.
The screen began to play footage from the first day they entered the show and chose their seats.
The trainees were still very green at that time, full of anticipation and curiosity about everything.
Jiang Ye sat on the C position stage, smiling and showing her bunny teeth at Lin Zui, who had come to challenge her.
It was the beginning of the first viral moment of the show.
Then came the initial evaluation, the re-evaluation, the performances, the ranking announcements, and the mentor collaboration stage.
It included the practice room, the stage, the dorm, the hallway, the convenience store.
Every place held countless memories for them.
Many scenes flashed one after another.
Jiang Ye felt like she was watching herself all the way through this memory VCR.
She pulled the trigger, making a shooting gesture.
She turned around and completed a beautiful fan toss.
She took off her sunglasses and began rapping to the camera.
Those were her exclusive memories from the performances.
But it wasnât just her, there were also shots of the others.
Lin Zui, who had discovered her shortcomings through failure and moved towards a more perfect direction.
Cheng Zhen, who gradually fell in love with the stage through exploration and experimentation.
Shen Zhiyi, who was more confident every day than the day before.
Tan Meng, who was constantly striving to climb higher.
Liang Yu, who went from being indifferent to girl group talent shows to loving collaborating with others.
And many, many other trainees.
They had rushed off the stage during the theme song relay.
They had held microphones and spoken their minds at the hot pot dinner.
They had shown off their various talents at the New Yearâs Eve party.
They had run like the wind in the snow, sweated in the practice room, and shone on the stage.
They had chased the light all the way to today.
The screen paused, and a word suddenly appeared.
ã5tarsã.
The entire venue erupted in screams.
The lights on the stage lit up.
It was as if the light that the girls on the screen were chasing had finally shone into reality.
The twelve trainees stood on stage, their eyes shining with tears, about to face the final answer.
"Now, Iâm going to announce the final debut group of Chasing Light Girls, the lineup of 5tars."
This was the moment they had all been waiting for.
The cheers in the audience were loud.
The comments were scrolling quickly.
ãItâs finally here, Iâm going to die.ã
ãHurry up and announce it, I think the sisters are all tired of standing.ã
ãWuwuwu, my girl must debut!!ã
Mu Xingchi: "First, Iâm going to announce the fourth-place trainee."
Everyone in the venue held their breath.
"This fourth-place trainee, she has shown everyone a better and more excellent version of herself all the way through."
"Actually, this should be her first time entering the debut position."
"Congratulations, Nuan Yang Entertainment, Shen Zhiyi."
The entire venue erupted in cheers.
The first trainee to enter the debut position appeared!
The large screen in the venue showed Shen Zhiyiâs face and her ranking curve.
ã! Shen Zhiyi?ã
ãAh, Iâm not surprised, after all, her company is powerful.ã
ã?! Wuwuwu, damn, my Tan Meng Mom fan is going to freak out now! If she really gets suppressed and doesnât debut, the company and the program team should die together.ã
Shen Zhiyi was indeed in the debut position for the first time.
And she had gotten this position thanks to her companyâs capital game.
She nervously finished her acceptance speech and became the first trainee to walk onto the pyramid.
The third-place trainee was Cheng Zhen.
She wasnât too surprised by her ranking, after all, every day during finals week, the real-time rankings were updated, and everyoneâs ranking fluctuated up and down, but the top three hadnât changed much.
The top two were big shots, it was already very impressive that she could get third place in this battle of the gods.
Cheng Zhen knew how to be content with what she had.
This time, she didnât shy away, she didnât feel embarrassed, she happily waved to her parents in the audience, finished her group speech, and quickly walked onto the pyramid, throwing herself into Shen Zhiyiâs arms.
Shen Zhiyi rubbed her head.
Because the 5tars debut group was small.
The fifth place was announced last, so next came the highly anticipated C position.
Yang Jingjing: "Next, weâre going to invite the two trainees who are competing for the C position of the 5tars debut group."
The camera on stage cut to Lin Zui and Jiang Ye.
The audience cheered their names loudly.
Lin Zui and Jiang Ye walked to the center stage, holding hands.
Yang Jingjing looked at the two trainees she liked the most with a Mom fan filter, and smiled, "Do you have anything you want to say?"
They both knew the outcome, deep down.
Lin Zui was holding Jiang Yeâs hand.
So, she could clearly feel Jiang Yeâs nervousness.
Jiang Ye was actually nervous?
What was she nervous about?
Lin Zui thought for a moment, and to lighten the mood, she joked, "Everyone has been waiting for this day for a long time, why donât we just announce it already?"
The audience cheered.
Yang Jingjing: "..."
Yang Jingjing smiled, "So impatient?"
Yang Jingjing asked, "What about Jiang Ye? What do you want to say, Jiang Ye?"
Jiang Ye looked at the camera and took a deep breath.
She had just cried, and her eyes were still red.
Fortunately, her makeup hadnât smudged, her red eyes and tear-stained cheeks actually made her even more moving.
Jiang Ye picked up the microphone and smiled, "Iâm like everyone else, Iâve been waiting for this day for a long time."
"So, no matter what the outcome is, Iâm excited."
Although she said no matter what the outcome was.
She only had one outcome in her heart.
Strangely, even though she was already confident in this outcome, Jiang Ye was still nervous, her heart beating uncontrollably fast.
No one would understand what she was nervous about at this moment.
In her previous life, she had watched the Chasing Light Girls group formation night in real time.
If she remembered correctly, Xue Zhihan and Cheng Zhen had been vying for the final C position in her previous life.
But when she came back, the timeline changed.
Now, it was her and Lin Zui standing here.
Cheng Zhen was now on the pyramid, praying like a little girl.
And Xue Zhihan had lost even the chance to debut.
Fate was truly amazing.
The more nervous she was, the more strange thoughts popped into Jiang Yeâs head.
She thought about many things that had happened in her previous life, she thought about her gloomy days, she thought about her ten years of silence in the darkness, she thought about the moment the truck hit her.
Thinking back now, Jiang Ye still had to say, it was really painful.
She thought back to when she was a child in the orphanage.
She ran through the spring garden, wanting to catch butterflies.
But the butterflies turned and flew away, she couldnât catch them no matter how hard she tried.
The last thing Jiang Ye remembered was the story Jiang Grandma used to tell her to get her to sleep.
The endings of the stories often ended with the prince and princess living happily ever after.
When Jiang Ye was little, after listening to the stories, she would always stubbornly say, "Itâs the same again, I donât like this ending."
Jiang Grandma would smile and ask her, "Then what do you like?"
"Why donât the prince and princess just live happily ever after? Thatâs not right, is it?"
"If I were to write the ending, I would definitely write that the princess eventually won the throne and crown with her own abilities, and from then on, the people of the entire country deeply loved her."
Jiang Yeâs memories were suddenly interrupted by Yang Jingjingâs voice.
"Congratulations to Shengrui Entertainment trainee Jiang Ye."
"With 17,005,058 support votes, you are the C position of the 5tars debut group!"
Jiang Ye suddenly looked up.
Lin Zui grabbed her hand and shook it excitedly.
The brightest spotlight fell on her.
The audienceâs deafening screams rushed towards her.
Applause rang out from the pyramid.
The eliminated trainees raised their fan signs and cheered loudly.
The green light sticks were all dancing wildly.
It was so beautiful, so real.
At that moment, Jiang Ye suddenly felt.
Her fairy tale had come true.