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Stars

Rating 3.0
Word count
100K words
Chapters
46
ISBN
9787553507958

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Summary

A beautiful story of attention and pursuit. As revenge, the first thing Tong Shan does after rising to fame on the fashion show scene is 【personally prepare a wedding dress for her former rival in love】. At the wedding, as expected, she runs into Yang Fei, who has halted his piano tour to "steal the bride." In high school, she shouldered her family's burdens early for the sake of survival and secretly worked as a seamstress in the piano room, while he, to stay by her side, made an excuse to play piano beside her sewing machine. The feelings the young boy and girl dared not express ultimately brewed into a misunderstanding. She fled her hometown so that one day she could stand as his equal, while he looked at the pile of fabric scraps she left behind, unable to tell which one was the garment meant for him. When they meet again years later, he asks her: "A wedding dress—do you dare to make it?" If I love him, I must make him a garment and lock him firmly by my side.

Editor's review

Su Ting's "Starry Night" sets a youthful affection amid interlaced scenes of fashion and piano: Tong Shan secretly sews in the piano room, Yang Fei uses piano practice as an excuse to stay by her sewing machine, neither speaks up, and the misunderstanding grows into years of separation. What makes this novel most worth reading is not dramatic scenes like "stealing the bride," but how it turns "making a garment" into a clumsy yet stubborn form of expression—craft is her language, piano music is his, and neither has learned to translate. The author's depictions of tailoring processes and fashion show venues have texture; emotions are not pushed forward by slogans but hidden in fabric, stitches, and one missed encounter after another. It suits being read in two or three sittings on a quiet evening; at the reunion, one might pause and wonder: if someone had spoken first back then, would the story have been completely different? What lingers for the reader is a touch of regret about courage and timing.

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • Romance readers who favor coming-of-age and long-separation reunion setups
  • Readers interested in craftsmanship and fashion design themes
  • Those who enjoy restrained, subtle storytelling that conveys emotion through detail
  • Young readers looking for emotional resonance in light reading

Not a good fit for

  • Readers expecting fast pacing and strong conflict, with a climax from the opening
  • Readers impatient with campus misunderstandings and missed-connection plots
  • Those who prefer hardcore realistic fiction or nonfiction

Reading tips

  1. Finish the youthful section first, then read the adult reunion part, and note changes in how the two express themselves.
  2. Slow down when reading the tailoring and piano-room details; these scenes are key to understanding the characters' feelings.
  3. You can discuss with friends "what would have happened if someone had spoken first," which makes it easier to grasp the layers of the misunderstanding.

About the publisher

Shanghai Culture Publishing House China · Founded in 1955

Shanghai Culture Publishing House focuses on practical living and popular culture, while also building a concentrated list in adjacent knowledge areas such as foreign literature, Western philosophy, military studies, and politics. Representative titles in the library include Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, and The World as Will and Representation; Goethe's Faust; the Homeric epics (8 volumes); and Carl von Clausewitz's On War, along with Flatland. In terms of translators and authors, Chen Zhongmei, Tian Linian, Qi Jiafu, and Ruan Huishan have contributed to related titles. The press is characterized by connecting classic texts with the reading needs of a general audience, balancing cultural accumulation with knowledge popularization. Given limited public information, this description emphasizes the publishing directions reflected in the library's books.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 作者前言
  3. 楔子
  4. 第一章 卡农
  5. 第二章 COS服·上
  6. 第三章 COS服·下
  7. 第四章 前奏
  8. 第五章 蕾丝旗袍
  9. 第六章 时装周
  10. 第七章 老宅
  11. 第八章 香云纱
  12. 第九章 莨纱
  13. 第十章 小安
  14. 第十一章 波兰
  15. 第十二章 秋日私语
  16. 第十三章 夜曲
  17. 第十四章 秀场
  18. 第十五章 月光
  19. 第十六章 苹果
  20. 第十七章 土拨鼠
  21. 第十八章 古着
  22. 第十九章 鸢尾
  23. 第二十章 新手村
  24. 第二十一章 雨的印记
  25. 第二十二章 屏风
  26. 第二十三章 水边的阿狄丽娜
  27. 第二十四章 星月夜
  28. 第二十五章 追星
  29. 第二十六章 暗夜
  30. 第二十七章 绊
  31. 第二十八章 婚礼
  32. 番外一 千山鸟飞绝
  33. 【一】竹屋
  34. 【二】物哀
  35. 【三】天妇罗
  36. 【四】千山
  37. 【五】烟火
  38. 【六】樱花
  39. 【七】江雪
  40. 番外二 在雨中
  41. 【一】雨
  42. 【二】伞
  43. 【三】宠物
  44. 【四】离开
  45. 【五】夜袭
  46. 【六】在雨中

FAQ

Does this book have a tragic ending?
From the available information, the story closes with Yang Fei's line after the reunion, "A wedding dress—do you dare to make it?", pointing to the possibility of the two facing each other's feelings again. The overall tone is gentle and healing, with the bitterness of misunderstanding outweighing any sense of rupture; it suits readers who can accept a winding process and an ending that leaves lingering thoughts.
I haven't read other works by the author. Can I read this one directly?
Yes. This is a standalone story centered on the emotional line between Tong Shan and Yang Fei from high school to years later, and it does not depend on previous setups. Reading it directly will not affect comprehension; instead, you can follow the timeline and feel how the misunderstanding forms and resolves.
Is there a lot of content about fashion and tailoring in the book?
Tailoring is an important identity and means of expression for the female lead; plots such as making clothes in the piano room, preparing a wedding dress, and rising to fame at a fashion show are all related to it. This content serves character relationships and emotions rather than being a professional tutorial, and readers interested in fashion themes will find many textured details.

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About the author

Su Ting Author

Su Ting, whose English name is Su Ting, is a contracted author with Xiaohua Reading and comes from Dalian. Public information about basic personal details such as nationality and dates of birth and death is limited; all that is currently known is that she is active in the fields of youth literature and modern romance. Two of her works are included in the collection: the five-volume "Love Is Not Too Late" series and The Stars, the latter being the representative youth romance novel explicitly attributed to her. Judging from the available works, Su Ting's writing tends to center on youthful emotions and urban love, and she is skilled at developing character relationships and emotional arcs across a series, with an overall style that leans toward delicate warmth and is aimed at readers who enjoy modern romance and youth-themed fiction. Because public information is limited, further details about her creative career and the influence of her works remain to be supplemented.

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