The girl's body stopped moving as the music ended. Zhou Jezhuang stood still in his pose for a moment. before smiling widely

Thank you, waiting to hear suggestions from the judges who came to evaluate the trainees today. Both hands are damp with sweat. Feeling nervous under the sharp gaze

He looked expressionless, staring into his eyes.

“Did you do well?”

Short-haired woman looking through glasses Press your voice down and ask. He is one of the toughest committee members. So it made her a little shocked that the question was thrown at her.

An angry expression Answer questions in a non-committal tone.

"yes"

Our company evaluates trainees every half year, with each evaluation having a score out of 10. If the first half of the year evaluation is not passed,

There is still a chance to make amends in the next round. The company uses the trainees' total scores in one year to decide, which is cut off at 60 percent of the scores.

That's 12 points. The higher the score, the higher the chance of debuting. But if the score does not pass the criteria, it will affect the consideration of the training contract with the camp.

“Are you not sure?”

Completely insane, helpless. Scan your eyes for help. Saw a group of trainees sitting behind the committee table, almost in the corner of the room.

Jung Eun Woo, a close friend, pursed his lips and said, "Well done," while giving a sweet smile. Kang Ye Bin gave two thumbs up. Kim Minkyung gave a small smile of encouragement.

The next person Im Nayoung had a neutral expression on his face. Arms crossed, staring But Jie Zhuang didn't really care about Mr. Young. The two of you aren't very close.

Nayoung is a person who doesn't talk much, rarely shows emotion, while she is the opposite. So she thinks that's why we feel so awkward together.

“I'm sure,” he answered loudly. Contrast with two hands rubbing together nervously.

“How many points do you think you will get?”

“About 6.”

Kang Ye Bin once said that judges tend to like confident people. But Jie Zhuang did not dare to overestimate his own score.

Even Yebin, who sang and danced so perfectly that she could only gasp after the performance, only received 8 points. As for her who secretly danced incorrectly, what can we be confident about?

"um...."

The director gave a short response. Then send all score sheets to the seniors in the camp. One of the members of the girl group

after school 

Like Lizzie, who took on the role of MC today.

He is the one who announces the score.

“Zhou Jiachuang. First round of evaluation"

Because I'm a good-humoured person. You can get along with anyone. When things are stressful, everyone seems worried. After completing the evaluation of Park Si Yeon, who normally doesn't talk much,

He often acts annoyed when she pretends to be secretive. Despite being younger, Siyeon seems to have the least respect for her among her older siblings.

Siyeon walks up to her, pats her on the shoulder a few times, and hands her the type of chewing gum he likes to chew.

"Evaluate next round. Don't just say 8 points. More than that, I can do it."

Followed by many trainees who had trained together. Eunwoo ran over and tried to hug her but was stopped first. I resisted her and let Eunwoo hug me then.

She must have let out a loud cry in the middle of the practice room. Which she doesn't want her to do like that. Or Kyungwon who walked up and rubbed her head and said over and over, “You can do it.”

At that time, she was touched and wanted to cry. But I don't want to make others uncomfortable as well.

So I chose to sit and think alone on the roof of the trainee dormitory. Claiming to his curious roommate Kang Ye Bin that he came out to call the house.

house....

Jie Zhuang was now feeling lost as Ding chased a dream that was far from reality. Must be thousands of kilometers away from home.

She was really tired of going to school with late practice. Having to live at school with foreigners Even though people at school were nice to her

But Jie Shuang knew that deep down he was still considered strange by others. She was tired of being surrounded by people she didn't know. Never spoke the same language before

There is no familiar taste of food made by mother. There's no complaining when you act like you don't want to. There were no words of comfort or hugs from her father when she was feeling down.

Jie Zhuang wanted to go home.

“Mom, I can't take it anymore.”

No, she didn't call her mother because she didn't want her to worry, so she just talked to the picture on the phone instead.

Tears streamed down her beautiful face, she sobbed, couldn't breathe, felt stuck in her throat.

But I had to quickly wipe away the tears. When he heard the sound of the door opening and the footsteps of the newcomers approaching,

She lowered her head, trying to make herself look as normal as possible. before turning around and smiling I was a little taken aback when I saw who it was.

“Mr. Young Unnie?”

“I just couldn't sleep well. Can I sit with you?”

She nodded in response. Nayoung then sat down next to him and didn't say anything else.

Jie Zhuang saw the other person staring up at the sky, lost in his own thoughts.

She couldn't imagine that Nayong had anything to worry about. The older one received the same highest evaluation score as Yebin.

There is family coming to the dormitory almost every week. I remember Ye Bin whispering that the food Na Young's mother cooked for him was as delicious as eating food from a five-star hotel.

Jie Zhuang thought that this was enough to make him happy.

“That's a bat.”

Nayoung blurted out, breaking the quiet atmosphere.

"yes?"

Nayoung turned and looked at her steadily. Then he pointed his hand up to the sky and explained.

“That constellation over there is the Bat constellation. See those five points?”

She looked up at her hand. I tried to find the constellation that the other person mentioned but couldn't find it. Everywhere you look, it's all the same.

“Which one? Is that right there?”

Nayoung turned to look at her face. His eyes showed a little bit of exhaustion. before reaching out and aligning her hand that was still pointing so that it was in the right position.

Jie Zhuang felt the warmth as the other person moved closer. If you look from behind, it looks like Mr. Young is holding her.

She didn't even dare to turn to look at her older brother's face for fear that we would both be too close to each other.

“Have you seen it yet?” Mr. Young asked, still not moving away.

“Ah, I see.”

Haven't seen it yet. But if she stayed in this position for a long time, she would definitely have a heart attack first. It felt too nervous.

"um"

Nayoung gave a short answer and was silent again. Jie Zhuang finally allowed himself to turn around and look at his older brother's face thoughtfully.

Eunwoo once said that Nayoung was a warm person to talk to. But she's never touched it. As we said, we rarely talked.

“Is it beautiful?”

“Huh?”

Jie Zhuang gasped. I felt embarrassed when I heard the question. I didn't expect Mr. Ong to ask such a narcissistic question.

Even though Nayoung is really beautiful. The older man's eyebrows furrowed, he looked puzzled by the stunned expression of his opponent who was only staring at his own face, so he had to explain further.

“Stars.”

oh.........

So I looked up at the sky again. Its sparkling light surprised her.

"It's really beautiful. It's strange that I never noticed."

“Oh, that's why he said that in the midst of darkness we can see the most beautiful things clearly.”

Mr. Young spoke in a calm voice. Take your eyes off the sky and look into your eyes. Jie Zhuang just understood the sentence in the novel he had read that said,

Being stared at with such warmth that it caused a gnawing feeling in the stomach, nervousness, and heart palpitations.

“Kyulkyung, you will one day become an idol. Be a star for someone to stare at when you're feeling down too. Don't give up easily.”

Strange.... It was very strange that Nayong was able to capture all of her feelings. I don't know because Mr. Young noticed the tears that had not completely faded in her eyes.

Or Na Young noticed when she tried to laugh when Eunwoo did a weird dance to cheer her up even though she was feeling down. To be able to read her mind like this

and had to be startled again When the elder reached out and put his hand on her shoulder. They both looked embarrassed, but she felt that it was really warm.

“I understand.”

Answered with a full smile. Just like the original Zhou Jiachuang. Mr. Yong gave a small smile, satisfied.

Then he changed from his hand on her shoulder to stroking her head. His mouth yawned and his eyes began to show sleepiness.

“Um, very good... then go to bed first. Shall we go together?”

“Better yet, I want to look at it a little longer.”

She replied, pointing to the sky again. Nayoung nodded in understanding with the same expression on his face. before getting up and walking away after saying good night

No matter when, Im Na Young always has that expression on his face that never changes. But what had changed was that Jie Zhuang no longer thought of calling Mr. Young by the nickname given to him by others.

Stone Nayoung? Not at all. This is Mr. Young's star.

Zhou Jiachuang smiled slightly, satisfied at the thought. It feels like from now on She has her own star.

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