Chapter 104 The Brightest Stars
At the appointed time of 21:00, Qu Qinghuan and the instructors still had not shown up.
While the contestants were wondering, a buzzing sound came from far away and got closer.
Someone suddenly pointed to the night sky and said, "Look!"
A swarm of drones flew in like fireflies, and the packages hanging from their bellies suddenly exploded when they reached the waterproof mat.
In an instant, petals and ribbons fluttered in the air, occasionally mixed with small envelopes.
Xie Qingyu raised his hand to catch a falling envelope, on which his name was clearly written.
Looking around, some contestants were squatting on the ground looking for their exclusive letters, while others couldn't wait to open them and read them, their eyes turning red in the blink of an eye.
He carefully unfolded the letter, on which was written neatly:
"My dearest dearest Qingyu:
How are you?
Because of the program team's requirements, this letter is less than 200 words, but please believe me - my love for you will never be defined by the number of words.
Maybe I can’t write down everything I want to say, but every shout from the stage and every waiting in front of the screen is a silent confession.
I hope you always shine, and remember to take good care of yourself. We will walk with you towards your dreams.
Finally, I wish you good health and happiness... I wish you joy every day and everything goes well!
From: Xiao Qian who always loves jade"
Xie Qingyu carefully scanned the letter in his hand from beginning to end. The tenderness between his eyebrows was so full that it was about to overflow, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
It was clearly written at the beginning that there was a word limit, but the blessing at the end was written so densely that even the corners were filled with small words. This clumsy intention warms people's hearts.
He squatted down, ran his fingertips over the scattered petals, and searched carefully in the colorful "sea of letters".
Every time I found an envelope with my name on it, my eyes lit up a little.
"Explosively cute jade baby:
I don’t know when I can meet you again, but even if there are thousands of mountains and seas between us…”
"Jade jade jade jade child:
How are you feeling right now? Happy, sad, worried, or perhaps... blessed?
When I wrote this letter, I was thinking, when will you be able to see it? Haha, but..."
"To the best Xie Qingyu in the world:
I never thought I would fall so madly in love with someone I’ve never met before…”
Ninety-nine letters, ninety-nine handwritings, ninety-nine feelings.
Xie Qingyu carefully put them away, walked around the waterproof mat to make sure nothing was left out, and then sat down on the ground, reading each letter carefully under the decorative lights at the edge of the venue.
The night wind blew gently, ruffling the loose hair on his forehead and flipping the pieces of paper that carried his thoughts.
Occasionally, when he read a particularly interesting sentence, he couldn't help but chuckle, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were filled with a gentle glow.
"Everyone—are you satisfied with this special surprise you received?"
Qu Qinghuan's voice suddenly reached their ears, and the contestants looked up as if they had just woken up from a dream, and found that the mentors had been standing in the center of the venue without them knowing when.
Under the light, every young face was covered with traces of tears - some had red noses from crying, some wiped their tears silently, and even the contestants who were usually the least good at expressing their emotions had wet eyes and red eyes.
But the initiator and several mentors tacitly did not point this out, but just looked at everyone present with a smile on their faces.
"What surprise?" A contestant rubbed his red nose and said with a cute hiccup, which instantly made the sad and solemn atmosphere a little more relaxed.
Qu Qinghuan's eyes were filled with a gentle smile. "These letters are a special surprise carefully planned and prepared by the program team and the fan clubs of the 60 contestants present, but..."
At this point, she opened her arms, moonlight streaming through her sleeves, “99 letters is just the load limit of the drone, not the limit of love—they are just a few of the thousands of letters that have come.
Before the second ranking is announced, I made this special plan. I sincerely hope that no matter whether you are happy or sad in the future, you will not throw away the letters you have painstakingly picked up, even if you bent over, knelt, or even kneeled. Finally—"
Qu Qinghuan raised her head and pointed at the night sky—the drones had already formed a brilliant message in the sky: "In a starless night, you are the brightest stars!"
This line of light hung quietly for a long time, but just now everyone was immersed in the warmth between the lines. No one was willing to look up, and naturally no one noticed it.
“Woohoo… We didn’t even notice, this is the best surprise!!!”
Previously, they all thought that the special surprise mentioned by the program team was referring to the fun sports activities in the afternoon, but they didn’t expect... that the real surprise was waiting for them here.
Qu Qinghuan exchanged a knowing look with several mentors - even they only knew about the plan a few hours earlier than the contestants.
To prevent players who are surfing the Internet with backup machines from discovering it in advance.
In order to ensure the success of the entire process, the program team and the various fan clubs have reached an unprecedented consensus.
They worked together to keep the news secret, and not a single rumor leaked out on the Internet.
Of course, this is only this time. From now on, no matter how they curse or how they defend their rights, the fans will not show any mercy.
"Oh my~ The program team is biased. The mentors don't deserve fan letters, right?" Wei Qianze suddenly turned his back to the camera and pouted in jealousy.
Li Zhiqiu immediately understood and turned around: "I haven't been treated like this in all these years since my debut. I'm so angry~" She rarely made a coquettish expression, but the smile lines at the corners of her eyes could not be hidden.
Lu Chuan crossed his arms and snorted coldly: "Tsk, there really isn't a single letter~" He glanced at the letters in the contestants' arms, "But everyone has 99 letters, they've seen through them all, so that's it~"
"My heart hurts so much~ It turns out that love and not love are so obvious, I'm sad!" Su Jin covered her heart with her hand, her face full of hurt and grievance.
MCray was bewildered at first, until he saw the contestants' bewildered expressions. Then he suddenly realized what was happening. He sat down on the ground, patted the waterproof mat, and said, "It's not fair! It's not fair! We want it too, we want it too!!!"
This one is even more of a heavyweight. Originally, they thought the mentors were really sad, but after seeing MCray's performance, only a fool could not react to the mentors' intentions.
The contestants looked at each other, then suddenly held hands and walked forward, surrounding the mentors and forming a circle.
Amid the cheerful laughter of the teenagers, the theme song of "Road to Star Dreams" sounded at the right time:
"Every night dreams are blooming
Longing for the spotlight
Step to the beat
Sweat does not change
Chasing the light with full original intention
Waiting for that moment to come
………”
The breeze gently kissed everyone's face, carrying the fragrance of grass.
The moonlight gently enveloped the sixty-six figures holding hands, weaving their shadows on the mat into a flowing painting.
At this moment, there is no distinction between mentors and contestants, everyone is just a happy prisoner.
When the chorus of "The Stage of Dreams" sounded, I don't know who started it first, but everyone started humming along at the same time.
The off-tune laughter, the wrong dance steps, and the occasional cheers - these imperfections make this moment even more precious.
Qu Qinghuan stood in the crowd, looking at these young people who were crying and laughing, and suddenly felt:
Perhaps the most touching part of a talent show is not just the glamorous stage, but also the defenseless and sincere moments.
When the last note slowly faded into the night, everyone lay back on the cushions at the same time.
The sweat from playing just now has not dried yet, and his chest is still rising and falling gently with his breathing.
The clouds quietly dissipated at some point, revealing a sky full of stars.
A meteor suddenly streaked across the sky, leaving a fleeting silver streak in the night sky.
"The stars are out... so beautiful," someone whispered softly, with an unrecovered breath in their voice.
Xie Qingyu looked at the starry sky and suddenly remembered the unread letter.
He quietly took out the letter from his sweatshirt pocket and continued reading in the starlight.
“…
Even though we are thousands of miles apart
We still share
The same starry sky
..."
The night wind brought the fragrance of unknown flowers from afar, mixed with the scent of grass and soil.
At this moment, no one mentioned the upcoming ranking announcement tomorrow, and no one was worried about their future.
Just quietly sharing this suddenly generous starry sky.
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