Jiang Ye woke up very early the next day.

Because of the nightmare she had the previous night, she was a little dazed when she woke up and saw the ceiling. She subconsciously reached out and touched the uniform on the bedside table.

Jiang Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, she wasn’t in the underworld.

Everything around her was real.

Today was indeed the finals of Chasing Light Girls.

Jiang Ye got out of bed and woke up Cheng Zhen, who was still half-asleep.

They had a tight schedule today, they had to take a bus to the finals venue early in the morning, and then rehearse the flow one last time.

The backstage would be live-streaming the finals countdown, so they would have to face the camera almost every minute.

Then, at eight o’clock, the finals would begin, and they would have to stay up until the night of the group formation, it would probably be around midnight before they could finish.

But even though today’s tasks were the most demanding, none of the trainees felt tired at this moment.

Whether they debuted or not, they all had a faint sense of anticipation.

The big bus took the trainees to the outside of the finals venue.

The trainees got off the bus one after another, hearing the deafening cheers from the audience outside.

"Wow, there are so many people."

"Of course, it’s the last night."

Jiang Ye was stunned by the cheers, she did not rush to enter, she stopped and looked around.

The cheering outside the finals venue was lively and noisy.

Some were holding banners, some were chanting slogans, some were distributing fan signs, everyone was busy.

Jiang Ye had quietly used her phone to browse Weibo a few days ago, and she even saw that her fans had made a support food truck for her, it was very thoughtful.

Jiang Ye looked for her support in the crowd, and she found it at a glance.

Her support banner was indeed in the most prominent place, her fans must have come to occupy the good spot overnight.

In the midst of all the colorful support decorations, Jiang Ye caught a glimpse of a banner.

【Human Enchantress Jiang Xiao Ye, Attracts Fans All Over the World.】

Jiang Ye: "..."

Who wrote this, it’s so silly.

She glanced at the other fandoms’ support, and then in a corner, she found a lot of CP fans’ support.

Jiang Ye: "?"

Wow, it seems like the CP fans this year are really not afraid of death.

The CP fans’ support was basically the same as the solo fans’, but everything was in two copies, and the slogans were diverse, very unique.

Jiang Ye only glanced at it and recognized most of the CPs.

【Separate, We Each Achieve Glory, Together, We Are Lin Shen Ye Mao】

【Thinking of You During the Day, Dreaming of You at Night】

【One Leaf Knows Autumn, Forever and Ever】

【Its Leaf is Truly True, The Truest in the Universe】

【The Color of Leaves on the Heavenly Stairs is Like Water, Spring Leaves Rejoice in the Match of Heaven’s Fairy】

Jiang Ye: "..."

Why are all of them her CPs?

Won’t all these shippers fight each other?

Jiang Ye thought about this scene in a mischievous way, she couldn’t help but chuckle, and finally waved to her fans who were stationed there.

Some of the fans who were cheering outside saw her and were instantly excited.

"Ah, ah, ah, did Jiang Ye just look at us?"

"Maybe, forget it, forget it, it doesn’t matter. I’ve said it eight hundred times, what’s the most important thing right now? Voting is the most important thing, okay. Did you get your numbers? The last ten hours, we can’t slack off!"

"I’ve voted, I just got fifty numbers, can’t I rest for a while?"

"No! Even if Jiang Ye herself comes, you can’t rest!"

Voting people, voting soul, voting people are the best!

Jiang Ye, who was being ignored: "..."

The eliminated trainees were returning today.

Many of them had received special tasks from the program team.

Zhu Li’s task was to visit the backstage with a live camera six hours before the live stream countdown and see what the trainees were doing.

She had been away from Chasing Light Girls for a while, and today she came back with an uncontainable excitement.

"Hello everyone, I’m today’s backstage VJ, Zhu Li. Now I’m going to take you to see what the trainees are doing backstage, are you excited? Are you thrilled?"

The live stream comments were happy with her.

【Sister Zhu Li is so happy!】

【Of course, she’s practically writing on her face that she’s about to see Jiang Ye, 2333.】

【Wuwuwu, I’m a Zhu Li Ye CP fan, I didn’t expect to be able to ship this pair after eight hundred years, I’m so happy, wuwuwu.】

【Let’s guess who Zhu Li is going to go see first.】

【What’s there to guess? The answer is obvious, right?】

Of course, Zhu Li also wanted to add her own personal touch, and she went to find Jiang Ye first.

But the backstage makeup room didn’t have any labels on the doors indicating who was in each room.

So, Zhu Li went into several makeup rooms and didn’t encounter Jiang Ye.

Zhu Li interviewed a few trainees as instructed, then looked at the time, her interview time was almost up.

She sighed in her heart, even her hair seemed to droop, but she still managed to maintain a business smile and said reluctantly, "Well, that’s all for us—"

Before she could finish her sentence, someone walked down from the stage passage.

She was wearing a hat and walking quickly.

But Zhu Li still recognized her at a glance.

What a twist of fate!

"Jiang Ye!"

Zhu Li was like a little fan who had seen her idol, she approached Jiang Ye with the camera, "Long time no see!"

Her questions poured out like a flood, "Did you just finish rehearsing? Why are you wearing a hat? Is it a performance prop for tonight’s stage? How was rehearsal these past few days? Do you have any thoughts about tonight’s stage?"

Jiang Ye: "..."

Jiang Ye couldn’t help but laugh, "Stop, stop, stop, can you ask one at a time."

The comments were about to explode with laughter.

【Sister Zhu Li is so excited!】

【Definitely a confirmed fan head!】

【Our Jiang Mei wasn’t scared by the ghost, but she seems to be scared by Sister Zhu Li, hahahahaha!】

"This hat, it’s not a prop."

Jiang Ye picked a question to answer, "I just want to leave everyone a little surprise."

She had dyed her hair a new color, and she didn’t want anyone to see it before the finals aired.

【Surprise! What surprise!】

【Did Jiang Mei dye her hair again! I’m betting on the color!】

【I’m wishing for a light color!】

Zhu Li scratched her head, and it took her a while to remember her task, she tried to control her emotions and said seriously, "Cough, cough, I’m just here to ask these questions that your fans are looking forward to. Um, let’s follow the process, let’s start with a few words for everyone."

Jiang Ye greeted the camera, "Hello everyone, I’m Jiang Ye, I can’t believe it’s already group formation night, to be honest, I’m actually quite sad to see it go."

"This is my last stage on Chasing Light Girls, I want to give myself a satisfactory performance."

"So tonight’s stage, you won’t be disappointed."

Zhu Li grabbed Jiang Ye and asked her several more questions, Jiang Ye answered them all without revealing anything, she didn’t give away any spoilers about what tonight’s stage would be.

Before Zhu Li left, she quietly made a "C" gesture to Jiang Ye with her hand in a place where the camera couldn’t see.

Take the C position.

Jiang Ye was slightly stunned, she curved her eyes.

Besides her, many, many people were looking forward to her sitting in the final C position.

Her dream was no longer just her own dream, but a collective dream.

Jiang Ye nodded and said firmly, "I will."

•••

The finals started at eight o’clock in the evening.

The live stream comments were already filled with support words from fans.

And the forum’s live thread was practically refreshing every second.

【Front row seat, happy graduation to all the sisters!】

【No matter the outcome, I hope all the sisters will have a bright future.】

【Wuwuwu, I can’t believe it’s already the finals, I’m going to miss everyone so much.】

【Remember, the sisters came in during winter, now spring is almost over, it’s so fast.】

【Why hasn’t it started yet, I’m so nervous! Check-in, check-in, I hope my girl doesn’t have a car crash tonight.】

【My CP debut together card!】

【My girl doesn’t get suppressed card!】

【My daughter debuts with a landslide victory card!】

The fans who were waiting at the finals venue were also very nervous.

Not only because of the finals, but also because many famous people from the entertainment industry were present tonight.

Cheng Zhen’s parents were indeed there, sitting in the front row.

The bosses of various companies were also there.

And there were also traffic stars who had come to help out.

Looking around, you would think it was a large-scale fashion gala where a group of gods had been invited to fight, not the Chasing Light Girls group formation night.

After the program team had played the finals preview eighteen times, the screen finally cut to the live scene.

A wave of deafening screams erupted.

Colorful light sticks were dancing in the audience.

The camera slowly moved from afar to the center of the stage.

The theme song played in the background.

The spotlights lit up.

The camera focused on the C position in the center of the stage, giving her a close-up.

The live stream comments exploded.

【Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!】

【Is this the surprise Jiang Mei was talking about!! Holy crap, I’m dead, she’s so beautiful!!!】

In the camera, Jiang Ye had dyed her hair a silver-gray gradient.

The stage lights were like starlight, falling softly and delicately on her slightly curled silver-gray long hair, it was so beautiful that it was impossible to look away.

She smiled at the camera.

The fans who were still struggling to vote were instantly revived when they saw Jiang Ye’s new look.

【I can vote for another two hundred sets of numbers, ah, ah, ah!!】

【Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, my wife is so perfect with silver hair, so beautiful, wuwuwu!】

The finals had a lot of heat and traffic, and some casual viewers who didn’t watch the show but liked to join in the fun clicked in, and they were immediately stunned by Jiang Ye’s new look.

【? Who is this girl with silver hair, she’s so pretty!】

【I was struck by lightning as soon as I clicked in! I regret not discovering her sooner!】

Jiang Ye seemed even more dazzling than when she first appeared.

If she had a little uncertainty when she first appeared, now she was the embodiment of light, radiating a strong attraction from head to toe.

As the first line of the chorus played, Jiang Ye started dancing to the theme song.

Behind her were dozens of girls.

They formed an inverted triangle shape, with Jiang Ye at the apex.

Some of them had been away from the stage for a long time.

Some knew that they had no hope of debuting, but they still persisted until the last day.

On this special day, they stood on stage again, dancing this dance, just like they did when they filmed the theme song MV.

Always chasing the light.

Never giving up on their dreams.

The music ended.

Confetti and gold powder fell from the sky.

The camera focused on each trainee’s face.

Jiang Ye smiled.

At this moment, she was exactly the same as the her in the theme song MV, across time and space.

Three months had passed, but nothing seemed to have changed.

She was still the same Jiang Ye, with a light on her head and a dream in her eyes.

Amidst the screams of the audience, the door behind the trainees on stage opened.

Mu Xingchi and Yang Jingjing appeared as hosts.

"Welcome to the Chasing Light Girls group formation night!"