In December 2001, TV Tokyo's variety show asaYan (the debut program of the Good Morning Girl Group) held a Japanese-Korean duo battle for supremacy. It is intended to follow the momentum of the '02 World Cup, and select one girl from each of South Korea and Japan to form a team.

And regardless of what will happen in the future, at least in '02, it will be quite topical.

"Xiuyan, do you know? On the Japanese side, there is a Korean-Japanese duo to be launched. Now it's the registration stage. Early in the morning, Cui Xiuying ran to Zheng Xiuyan's side and said mysteriously.

"Is that the one that TV Tokyo organizes?" As a trainee of an entertainment company, this is not a trivial matter, and Zheng Xiuyan naturally heard the rumors.

"That's right, that's it, if you can be selected, you can make your debut directly." It has been more than 1 year since I came to the company, and there are many people who have left the company gloomily because of various problems, talent, and patience. Choi so-young doesn't know if she will be able to debut in the future.

"With so many people participating, the chances are so slim." Zheng Xiuyan never felt that such an audition had a great success rate.

"Yes, it is estimated that there may be 10,000 people on the Japanese side, and we estimate that there are at least several thousand people on our side." Thinking of the scene of thousands of people, Cui Xiuying couldn't help but fall silent.

"You two are here so early. Did you watch KBs yesterday? Japan is going to launch a Korean-Japanese duo. "The blonde-haired Jin Xiaoyuan is very dazzling.

"Haha, you don't know." Seeing that neither of them spoke, Jin Xiaoyuan was very happy that he had the opportunity to popularize science to the two partners. "It's TV Tokyo, it's said ......"

"Xiaoyuan, please look at the notice over there." No one wants to hear the same news more than once, especially when Kim Hyo-yeon, who is in a bad mood and often speaks wrongly......

After a while, Kim Hyo-yeon walked back dejectedly.

"So you all know."

"Yes, only you can't see such a big message." Originally, this was a good opportunity to make fun of the other party, but Choi so-young was not in the mood now.

"What's wrong with you today?" Before I could look up, I felt that the light around me had darkened...... This is Kwon Yoo-ri.

Well, it's not talking about Kwon Yoo-ri's skin color, she blocked the lights...... And her very distinctive voice made several girls know that it was her without looking up.

"Because of that singleout. What a great opportunity. If you can make your debut, you won't have to train hard for several years. Although she was not in the mood, Choi so-young still answered Kwon Yoo-ri's question.

"It doesn't necessarily take long to be in the company, you look at Boa's seniors, didn't they also debut when they were 14 years old?" Jung so-yeon retorted.

"Even if you're 14 years old, it's going to take 1 year, and besides, the company has been in the company for so long, isn't there only one Boa senior? It was a sensational event at the time. Now this opportunity can be made in no time. Cui Xiuying was full of words.

"There are so many people, and you don't necessarily win if you participate." Kim Hyo-yeon was also very impressed.

"Where is this?" Choi so-young stretched out her hands and spun around. "This is S.M, the best entertainment company in Korea."

"Who am I?" Choi so-young pointed at herself again. "I've been training for more than one year at one of the best entertainment companies in Korea."

"That shows that I'm better than a lot of people. Otherwise, the company wouldn't have chosen me. And after training for so long, I'm even better. No matter what, the chances are better than those who haven't trained. Maybe I'll go and win. ”

'Cut~! The other three girls had a tacit understanding and despised her in their hearts. They couldn't help but laugh when they noticed that the other two were making the same expressions as themselves.

"What are you laughing at? Am I not right? Because she was very involved just now, Cui Xiuying didn't notice the expressions of the sisters.

"Okay, you're right, but are we going to get ready to start class now?" Zheng Xiuyan calmed down the somewhat irritable Choi so-young. Reminder.

"yes, it's time to start training. Let's go. The girls suddenly got up in a hurry.

Why don't I want to make my debut, it's just that in front of the camera, I won't be nervous only when you're there, but when you're selected, you won't stand by my side. Zheng Xiuyan, who was walking on the road, sighed slightly.

A few days later, one weekend, the girls were training separately in a practice room that didn't require classes.

At this time, Cui Xiuying beckoned to the other girls a little mysteriously.

"Sisters." Seeing that the attention of several girls was focused on herself, Cui Xiuying took out a piece of paper violently. "Look! What is it? ”

Several girls looked curiously.

"Ah, this is the registration form, the Korea-Japan Double Championship! Xiuying, did you really sign up? ”

"Haha, yes, I signed up."

"Ah, I'm going to sign up too." Kim Hyo-yeon couldn't sit still.

"Forget it, the selection of this competition is mainly based on singing, why did you go as the lead dancer?" A basin of cold water was poured down, and Jin Xiaoyuan was cold both physically and mentally.

"Ah, why do you want to sing, will you only sing and not dance in the future? It's discrimination, discrimination against us dancers! Kim Hyo-yeon was desperate......

"I used to ask you to practice more about singing, but you just didn't listen. Yu Li is too, in the future, she will not only have to practice dancing, but also singing. Choi so-young is now starting to teach the two partners, who have been focusing on dance, a lesson.

"It's Xiuyan, if you participate, the chances will definitely be much greater." Choi so-young looked at Jung so-yeon, who had been silent and did not speak.

"I'm not going!" It's a bit cold.

"Why not? What a great opportunity. "Choi so-young not only wants to make her debut, but also wants to participate with her friends, two people always have a much greater chance than one person.

"There's no why, I just don't want to go." The word iceberg perfectly interprets Zheng Xiuyan's current state.

"If you go, the two of us will have a better chance than one. And you sing so well. It's a shame not to go. Cui Xiuying still did not give up.

"There are so many people, how can there be such a big chance, Cui Xiuying, don't be brushed off in the first round."

"Ahaha, how is it possible, no matter how I say it, Cui Xiuying is much better than ordinary people." is used to Zheng Xiuyan's tone of speaking, Choi Xiuying doesn't mind, and Kim Hyo-yeon doesn't say anything. It's just that Kwon Yoo-ri frowned.

"Hmph, that's not for sure."

"Xiuyan, what's wrong with you, even if you don't participate, you can't keep pouring cold water on her. As a friend, you should encourage her at this time. Although Kwon Yoo-ri knows that her chances of participating are slim, she is still very happy if Choi so-young can succeed. So she doesn't understand why Zheng Xiuyan is always so cynical.

"Haha, it's okay, Xiuyan is such a person. She's going to cheer me up when I go to the competition, isn't she? Cui Xiuying looked at Zheng Xiuyan and asked with a smile.

"Hmph~!" Zheng Xiuyan stopped talking.

As a friend, I would love to see that so-young would win the contest and make her debut. But as me, I don't want you to compete. If you leave, who will accompany me to face the camera. If you are gone, what will I do with the future? Looking at Zheng Xiuyan elsewhere, her heart was confused at this moment.

For a period of time afterward, Zheng Xiuyan and Cui Xiuying were like conjoined babies, in and out of pairs, inseparable.

This made Kim Hyo-yeon very jealous.

"Xiuyan, why do you always stick to Xiuying. It's not cold in the room, are you sticking so tightly? ”

"It's not cold in the room, but I'm cold." Zheng Xiuyan tightened the hand holding Cui Xiuying's arm, raised her chin and said.

"Xiuying, she doesn't have any meat, you touch her hand, it's cold. If you want to keep warm, you still have to find those of us who practice dance. Kim Hyo-yeon raised his arm and posed for a toned pose.

"Hmph~! It's because she's also cold that we can keep each other warm. ”

"Yes, Hyo-yeon, do you want to break us up? Dream on, haha. Choi so-young leaned her head against Jung so-yeon, and the heads of the two people rested together. Desherently looked at Kim Hyo-yeon.

"Ah, you two, Yuli, let's stick together to keep warm."

"We're not cold, we're dying hot when we practice, so why do we need to keep warm." Kwon Yoo-ri is very faceless.

"Haha......"

"Xiuyan, don't you really participate? I've heard a lot of people who have no training at all go and if you do, you have a good chance of winning. Lee Yeon-hee from the company also went to participate. She sings a little better than Yuli. ”

"Needless to say, I'm not going." Zheng Xiuyan, who was still smiling just now, had a serious expression at this moment. It's just that Cui Xiuying can't see it.

"Hey, it's a pity, even if we don't necessarily win, but if we perform well, the company will pay a lot of attention to us. It's much more effective than practicing silently like this. "Although the company has assessments from time to time, the only thing that can really attract the attention of senior management is the assessment at the end of each year. Most of the other assessments are just some homework arranged by the teacher.

"Okay, don't say any more, it's almost time, let's get ready to go to class." Jung so-yeon let go of the hand that was tightly holding Choi so-young's arm, and was the first to stand up and walk out.

'Xiuying, I'm not as brave as you, I have my parents with me in the United States, and I have not only my parents here, but also you. But in Japan, I don't have anything. ’

"Xiuyan's registration deadline is tomorrow, this is the last chance, are you really not going to participate?" In fact, Cui Xiuying also hopes that when she goes to Japan to compete, she can have friends with her. At this time, she just wanted to feel the atmosphere, and she didn't think much about whether she could win the final match.

"How many times have I said that I won't participate in this competition. Do you think that if you participate in the training, no one else will have it? Do you think that as long as you Cui Xiuying is excellent, others are very bad? "The depression that had been pent up for almost a month finally broke out on the last day.

"Cui Xiuying, do you really think you are very good? You've only been training for 1 year, and even less if you count vocal training. Cui Xiuying, if you want to be embarrassed, then go, I, Zheng Xiuyan, don't want to be embarrassed~! At this moment, Zheng Xiuyan is very strange in Cui Xiuying's eyes.

"Xiuyeon, you...... How can you ......" Cui Xiuying's most important friend in her heart suddenly said such heavy words, and for a while, she was a little at a loss.

"I'm sorry I'm too heavy, so let's do it first." Zheng Xiuyan grabbed the door and walked out.

'I'm sorry Su-young, I don't know why I said that, you must be sad. I'm sad too. I must have had a broken brain. Xiuying I'm sorry, I'm sorry......'

Zheng Xiuyan didn't care about the tears raging on her face, she just walked forward, walking. I went all the way to the bathroom, locked myself up, and covered my face......

In the days since, Ms. Choi has not been to the company.

At 9 a.m. on January 10, 2002, Cui Xiuying, accompanied by her family, boarded a plane to Japan. Because of her age, her friends couldn't go to the airport to see her off.

Jung so-yeon didn't train all morning. She sat on the rooftop of the company's roof, looking at the sky, and kept silently reciting the words she couldn't say to Cui Xiuying.

'Xiuying, come on~! ’

On January 20, Choi so-young stood out in the competition, defeating 7,194 competitors from South Korea to win the final Korean group. At this moment, the audience burst into applause. The host congratulated Cui Xiuying passionately.

Looking at the audience who had been cheering and applauding, the host's voice, the audience's applause, and shouts, Cui Xiuying suddenly felt that they were so far away.

On January 24, Cui Xiuying returned to the company. This time, she came to the company to report. Although the ownership of Korea still belongs to S.M, as long as it has been operating in Japan, it is not under the jurisdiction of S.M.

Girls are always sentimental, looking at the place where they have studied and trained for more than 1 year, Cui Xiuying is still a little reluctant. And even more reluctant are the partners who laugh with her and cry with her.

Zheng Xiuyan opened the door of the practice room and was about to buy breakfast, and found that not far away, there was a figure she was familiar with before, but now she was a little unfamiliar.

Her heart suddenly tightened, and Jung so-yeon suddenly didn't know how to face Choi so-young. She clearly saw the surprised expression on Cui Xiuying's face when she saw her, and walked towards her, and then her steps paused, and she became hesitant again.

Then a group of people surrounded her to congratulate her.

Jung so-yeon smiled and walked away.

By the time Cui Xiuying and the people around her finished greeting and looked up, there was no longer Zheng Xiuyan.

"I didn't expect you to win."

In the practice room, Kim Hyo-yeon, Kwon Yoo-ri and Choi so-young sat on the floor.

"Haha, I didn't think about it at the time, I just thought, no matter what, you can't be nervous, you must perform well, and then advance, advance, and enter the finals in a daze, and then just win."

"More than 7,000 people, Xiuying, you are really amazing." Quan Yuli, who has not been very convinced, is also convinced at this moment.

"Haha, it's okay. Many of the company's trainees did not participate, and some were eliminated in the audition stage because of poor performance. Hey, I saw a lot of people crying on the spot. Recalling the game, Cui Xiuying was also embarrassed.

"By the way, what about Xiuyan, who was there just now?" Jin Xiaoyuan then remembered that there was one person missing.

"I just saw her seem to be out." Choi so-young pretended to be nothing.

"I guess I'll be back later." Kwon Yoo-ri and the others don't know about the relationship between Choi so-young and Jung so-yeon.

"I probably won't be able to wait for her to come back, I'll be gone later. I'm going to Japan in 2 days, I'm going to school in the afternoon, and I'm going to see my elders tomorrow. ”

"Ah, then why don't we go find Xiuyan." I don't know when we will see each other again, and Kwon Yoo-ri feels that it would be a pity if her best friend is gone.

"No, I'm not staying there all the time, I'll always come back." Choi so-young stood up.

"Okay, I'll go first, and I'll get back to you later."

Cui Xiuying probably guessed where Zheng Xiuyan was, that place is a forbidden area for ordinary trainees, but for Cui Xiuying, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, within a few days of entering the company, she has explored all the places except where she can't enter, inside and out.

It's just that at this time, she doesn't know how to face Zheng Xiuyan.

Walking out of the company, the sunlight was a little dazzling, Cui Xiuying blocked the sunlight with her hand, turned around and looked at the company again, from bottom to top, looking very carefully.

Zheng Xiuyan is on the company's rooftop as Choi so-young thinks. This time she didn't sit on the ground and look at the sky in a daze. Instead, he stood on the edge and looked down.

In fact, she is very timid, and she doesn't dare to look down a little higher. But this time she kept looking down. She didn't know when Choi so-young would come out. But, as long as you can see it, see it again, it's enough.

I don't know how long it took, but many people came in and out of the company's door. Jung so-yeon never saw Choi so-young.

Just when she was about to give up, Choi so-young came out.

Then she found that Cui Xiuying put her hand on her forehead, turned around, and looked at it slowly.

Neither of them expected to look at each other again in such a way.

The distance was a little far, and coupled with the sunlight, neither of them could see the expressions on each other's faces.

Just when Choi so-young was about to leave like this. Zheng Xiuyan suddenly put her hands together and put them to her mouth.

"Choi! Elegant! Hero! ”

Choi so-young smiled. also looked up like Zheng Xiuyan.

"Me! At! ”

"That's right! No! Rise! ”

Choi so-young smiled even more.

"Nope! Close! System! ”

"When you arrive in Japan, pay attention to your body!"

"Yes!"

"When you get there, be sure to write back."

"Well, definitely!"

I don't know when, Zheng Xiuyan's eyes became moist. It's just that what she didn't see was that Cui Xiuying downstairs was also teary-eyed.

There was a pause. Just when Choi so-young was about to wave goodbye.

"Choi! Elegant! Hero! Zheng Xiuyan's voice raised a little more, at this time she didn't care if her throat could eat, and she trained in the afternoon. Without waiting for Cui Xiuying to reply, she said again.

"Are we friends?"

At this moment, Cui Xiuying's tears could no longer hold back, and they flowed down drop by drop. She replied loudly.

"Yes! Always be~! ”

Zheng Xiuyan discovered for the first time in her 14-year-old life that a person can be so heavy that her heart hurts. But it's the same person, and his heart is full of vitality.

"Zheng! Elegant! Beautiful! It's always Choi! Elegant! Hero! Friends! Cui Xiuying had a lot of people coming and going, but she didn't care about the strange eyes that looked at her. At this moment, her eyes were on the thin figure standing on the roof of the building waving at her.

"Choi! Elegant! Hero! Zheng Xiuyan's voice has tended to scream. She waved her hands desperately, as if she wanted to convey all her mood, the strength of her whole body, through her throat and her arms, to the girl below.

"Zheng! Elegant! Beautiful! A clearer voice came from downstairs as well. He was also waving his hands desperately.

"Choi! Elegant! Hero! ”

"Zheng! Elegant! Beautiful! ”

The voices are getting louder, the smiles are getting bigger, and the tears are getting more and more.

"Have a nice trip." watched Choi so-young retreat while waving her hands. Zheng Xiuyan couldn't hold back any longer, she squatted down. said the last sentence, which Choi so-young didn't hear.

And where she didn't see it, Cui Xiuying ran forward while wiping her tears, she was afraid that if she stayed a little longer, she would not have the strength to leave.

I'm sorry I said that to you that day, I'm so grateful you forgive me, I'm glad I met you, I'm sorry you left me. Xiuying, have a nice trip. ’

"It's so hot today, my eyes are sweating all the time, I can't stop it......" Looking at the sky, Zheng Xiuyan muttered to herself.

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The second little story of Xiuxi's chapter touched me......