Mai Li finally agreed with Jiang Ye's idea.

She even joked, "Even in your imagination, you're still doing the same job. Is this the sense of responsibility of our contemporary idols?"

Jiang Ye just smiled politely and didn't respond.

However, she quietly said in her heart, because this isn't a fantasy.

Other people can freely imagine their lives in a parallel universe, still full of excitement and wonder.

But Jiang Ye is probably the only one who has seen her so-called parallel universe.

The longer she was reborn, the blurrier her memories of her previous life became.

But if even she does not remember that self, who else would?

It just so happened that this magazine shoot reminded her, giving her a chance to preserve that former self.

Because the theme required two different sets of outfits, it took the trainees a long time from getting their makeup done to finishing the shoot.

Although Mai Li was indeed a good photographer, she was very good at using simple words to guide trainees with no photography experience on how to showcase their best charm in front of the camera.

But because there were so many people and so many steps involved, it was almost dawn when the trainees finished shooting and wrapped up.

Jiang Ye originally planned to go straight to sleep.

But Liang Yu secretly called everyone in the "Tiny" group to meet at her dorm.

When the four of them arrived at her single room, Liang Yu mysteriously pulled out a backpack from under her bed.

As soon as she unzipped it, the inside was full of canned fruit juices.

Jiang Ye couldn't help but jump, "Where did you get this?"

"I snuck out and bought it just now, while we were shooting the magazine."

Liang Yu opened a can for each of them and said, "I originally wanted to buy beer, but I was afraid some of you wouldn't drink it, so I switched to fruit juice."

"Here."

She raised a can and made a toast gesture, "We can finally drink the performance celebration wine we talked about before."

Jiang Ye: "..."

Jiang Ye took a can and looked at the alcohol content, "The dorm rules prohibit trainees from drinking."

"And Xiaowan is only a few months past her 18th birthday, you can't be harming a newly adult like that."

Lu Xiaowan was indeed the kind of good girl who had never touched alcohol.

Hearing Jiang Ye's words, she nodded her head like a little chick pecking at rice, whispering, "I don't drink."

"If you don't drink, learn then. Fruit juice wine has such a low alcohol content, it won't get you drunk."

Liang Yu said nonchalantly, "Besides, I started drinking when I was 12, forget about being an adult, even if she was actually underage, I would still force her to drink it today."

The other four: "..."

Luckily, Liang Yu bought fruit juice, which could be considered a drink.

They each took a can, clinked their glasses in the air, and started drinking this so-called performance celebration wine.

Jiang Ye did not expect Lu Xiaowan to have such a low tolerance for alcohol, she couldn't even handle fruit juice.

She only took a couple of sips and started crying again, like last time, wuwuwu. She cried while saying that she remembered the experience of staying up all night and thought she was amazing for surviving it, but if there was a next time, she would never be in a group with Liang Yu and Jiang Ye again.

Liang Yu: "..."

Jiang Ye: "..."

She couldn't help but laugh and dragged Lu Xiaowan away, at least she didn't let her go out and get drunk.

If the manager was called in, the five of them would definitely have to write a 2,000-word self-criticism.

Luckily, this kind of alcohol didn't pose a problem for the other four.

Jiang Ye drank most of her can, listening to Lu Xiaowan's drunken ramblings, and she also thought about their performance this time.

It was really intense and tiring.

After this, she had two more performances, as expected.

One was a showcase performance with the mentors, but the focus of this performance was on the mentors, and because there was no voting, the trainees wouldn't be too competitive.

The other was the finals.

But the finals were just a way to wrap up the show, there was no need to compete for victory or defeat, everyone would just go through the motions.

So, this experience was even more precious.

Even though they had only been together for a few days, their relationship had already become inseparable.

Lu Xiaowan cried herself tired and stopped rambling. She simply leaned on Jiang Ye’s lap and fell asleep.

Liang Yu opened a new can of fruit juice and took a big gulp.

She also really liked this unique experience.

She used to be a lone wolf, running music festivals and competing by herself.

It wasn't until she came to Chasing Light Girls that she realized how enjoyable it was to perform with others.

And it was Jiang Ye who showed her this with her actions.

Thinking about this, Liang Yu clinked her can against Jiang Ye’s.

Jiang Ye tilted her head and looked at her, smiling, “What’s wrong?”

Liang Yu said with a smile, “I want to toast you.”

Thank you for letting me meet you here.

•••

A few days later, the e-magazine that Jiang Ye and the others had shot was released.

The cover of the e-magazine was a group photo of the ten trainees, while the inside pages were individual photos of the ten girls in different styles.

Each trainee occupied a whole page, with two different looks on the left and right.

The left side was their imagined selves in a parallel universe, and the right side was the same as the cover look, with a unified style of idol appearance.

Most of the trainees’ imagined parallel selves were their fantasies of living a different, happy life.

Like the photo Lin Zui took of herself, she was wearing rings on all her fingers, exuding a rich sister vibe.

Cheng Zhen’s photo was of herself in a Western school uniform, holding a book.

Only Jiang Ye’s was different.

The left side of her page was very dark, a gray-black background filled the whole page, with only a single beam of lonely light shining on her.

Jiang Ye stood alone in the center of the light, looking at the camera with a bewildered expression.

From the angle of the magazine shoot, you could see that there was not a single viewer behind her.

The right side was her under the spotlight.

She was dressed in a youthful and vibrant stage outfit, like the other trainees, her eyes shining, beautiful and dazzling, almost scorching.

This time, she was surrounded by confetti, glitter, flowers, and applause.

The two magazine photos were placed together, creating a strong contrast.

It was as if the one on the left had traveled through time, transformed, and become the one standing on stage, shining brightly.

Or perhaps the one on the right had quickly faded after traveling through time, becoming the one in the dark corner.

This issue of the magazine was very well received.

After all, the styling and shooting were very good, and the concept was also good.

Many fan groups were overjoyed, thanking the magazine for showing them a different side of their idols.

Only Jiang Ye’s fans were hurt again.

Each person’s magazine page had their own exclusive interview.

Jiang Ye’s interview was like this.

【q: Why did you think your parallel self would be like this?】

【a: Ah… I thought this way, maybe every different choice creates a different parallel universe, but some things don’t change. For example, I’m still me, so my soul is still my soul. So, I think no matter what universe, idol Jiang Ye will always be idol Jiang Ye, the only difference is how much she can achieve. The parallel self I imagined is someone who is just as hard-working but doesn’t have the same good fortune. I also want to use this to remind myself not to take everything I have now for granted, to work hard at everything I do, and to treat everyone’s love with care.】

Fans cherished these two magazine photos while feeling heartbroken.

The Weibo super topic even had a flood of tears.

【You can tell she really loves this job. Don’t worry, no matter what universe, idol Jiang Ye will always be idol Jiang Ye, but no matter what universe, I will always be your fan.】

【Wuwuwu, baby, don’t think like that, you’ll definitely be shining in every universe.】

【That’s right! We won’t let that happen! Jiang Ye, listen! You’re going to be a big star on stage for the rest of your life!】

•••

When Jiang Ye saw the magazine photos, she also felt a little choked up.

Actually, this time, she wasn’t trying to hurt her fans.

She just wanted to use the camera to see her former self.

Her memories of her previous life stopped at the car accident, so she didn’t know what happened after that.

Did anyone come to pick her up? Did anyone build her a tombstone? Did anyone come to pay respects to her? Or at least, did anyone remember her?

Probably not.

But it’s okay.

The Jiang Ye who was never illuminated by the light, the Jiang Ye who disappeared in the parallel universe, was finally brought before the public by her.

Jiang Ye touched herself through the phone screen, as if she were talking to her across the distance.

I should have fulfilled your dream, right?

Are you happy now?

•••

Liang Yu had bought too much fruit juice.

They didn’t finish it that day, and she forced a few cans on Jiang Ye.

Jiang Ye: "..."

If the manager caught this, it wouldn’t be easy to explain, so she took it back and quietly hid it in the common drawer in the dorm.

A few days later, Cheng Zhen found it when she was rummaging through the drawer.

She took it out and examined it for a while, then asked Jiang Ye, “When did you buy this? Is it good?”

“Ah, Liang Yu gave it to me.”

Jiang Ye recalled the taste, “It’s okay.”

Cheng Zhen had never had this before, and she was full of curiosity, “Can I try it?”

“Go ahead.”

Jiang Ye said, “I probably won’t drink it again anyway.”

Cheng Zhen carefully chose between the peach and grape flavors, finally choosing the peach.

She was about to open the can when she heard her phone vibrate.

Cheng Zhen couldn’t help but mutter, “Why would anyone call me at this time?”

Jiang Ye: "..."

Isn’t it even more ridiculous that her phone is still on vibrate?

No wonder Cheng Zhen’s phones had already been confiscated three times.

It’s a good thing she had a lot of spares, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to make it until the end of the competition.

Cheng Zhen opened the can while answering the phone, but before she took a sip, she hung up.

Jiang Ye was startled, “What’s wrong?”

Cheng Zhen didn’t answer her, and after hanging up the phone, she started searching on her phone.

Jiang Ye’s first reaction was that something was wrong.

She quickly checked the forum.

Sure enough, something had happened.

Cheng Zhen’s star-second generation background was finally exposed.

The fact that she had a director father and an actress mother was hard to hide, and she had managed to keep it a secret until now, which was actually quite surprising to Jiang Ye.

Because in her memories of her previous life, this was revealed halfway through the competition, a bombshell that brought a wave of heat to the show.

Jiang Ye scrolled through it.

Most of the curious viewers now were mainly surprised by Cheng Zhen’s family background, and there were no negative comments, which was similar to her previous life.

【Wow, why didn’t anyone dig into her background before?】

【A star-second generation going undercover in the entertainment industry, what a thrilling plot!】

However, Jiang Ye noticed that Cheng Zhen’s expression became increasingly unpleasant as she looked at her phone.

After a while, she looked up and gulped down the entire can of fruit juice.

Then, she threw the can into the trash bin with a thud.