Ark, they don't revolve around you

"Don't you know him... Well, I forgot. He doesn't like to show off. He likes to wear a hood when he appears in public. It's quite weird." She also made a small sarcasm and took out the terminal and handed it to her agent.

The latter took it and found it was a page: "Rhode Island... some unknown company, Kong, you may have been deceived..."

"Look back." Sora held his forehead with his hand.

This agent doesn't seem to care a bit about national affairs.

The agent didn't say much, but her eyes were still filled with disdain. She wondered how it was possible that an important person would dress like that...

Then, her eyes changed from disdain, to shock, to disbelief, and finally to panic.

"I... *Longmen swears*, what kind of giant Buddha is this...!"

That doctor has only one record: he is one of the current leaders of Rhode Island.

But isn’t Rhodes Island’s experience below too weird?

A witness to the Longmen-Chernobog incident, a designated partner of the Godmother of Syracuse Volsini, and a security advisor to Queen Victoria...

The more you look at it, the more your scalp tingles.

What kind of pharmaceutical company is this... It's clearly a mercenary company... And it's involved with so many political entities that cannot be touched.

For a moment, the agent felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, she didn't force herself to stand out, otherwise she would have been a classic villain.

Even so, she had no hope for the person behind the scenes, and said nervously, "Nothing..."

"Ok?"

"You know him?"

When Kong heard this, his expression became complicated and he pursed his lips slightly.

"know."

"Then why don't you go find him?" The agent became even more uneasy.

"You agree?"

The agent wanted to say who he was: "I allowed you to stay in Penguin Logistics!"

Sora walked slowly and steadily towards the backstage where there was only one person, thinking about how to communicate later.

This seemed like not enough time. When I came to my senses, I was already standing in front of Zhuang Ning.

She clenched her fists, made up her mind, sat down, and said, "Long time no see, Doctor."

"It's been a long time since we last met, about a year." Zhuang Ning thought.

Sora bathed in the doctor's gaze, stood up suddenly, and then... bowed vigorously!

"I'm sorry!" The idol seemed to be unaware of his special identity. "I don't know what Texas said to you in Syracuse, but she...she's not very good at speaking..."

I said it out loud... It was just an illusion, but I didn't dare to look up at Zhuang Ning's face.

This year, she wanted to apologize to the Doctor on behalf of Texas countless times.

I struggled with this for a long time.

Zhuang Ning was not surprised.

As expected... She came to see me because of something related to Texas. This is the charm of Magneto...

As for the apology—he searched deep into his memory.

On the rainy night when I left Syracuse, I seemed to have seen a shadow, so I hid behind the rain, thinking that I was not seen, and watched him leave.

Zhuang Ning seemed to be thinking about something.

"Miss, you were there at the time."

He smiled, "But I don't really mind."

Chapter 23 I Just Feel Very Uncomfortable

One year ago, Syracuse, New Volsine.

The sky is overcast.

In the Milan Theater, the chandeliers cast a dim light and continuous music flowed from the old-fashioned phonograph, echoing the raindrops outside the window.

Zhuang Ning looked at Kong who was still training. The light shone on her face, and the expression on her little face was particularly conflicted.

He and Kong were not familiar with each other. He just came here at someone's invitation and happened to meet this girl.

Kong is adapting to the singing style of Syracuse opera.

There were many people in the Milan troupe who harbored malice and contempt for this young girl from Longmen. In their eyes, the songs of their idol were not up to standard. However, opera was an art form that had been passed down for hundreds of years and its audience was nobles. How could a mere idol be able to perform this?

But Kong's performance was beyond their expectations. With her talent, seriousness and hard work, she managed to overcome all kinds of extremely difficult singing styles one by one. Even her Syracuse was perfect.

If there are geniuses in the world, they are this kind of people.

But no matter how talented a person is, he still cannot avoid troubles.

Opera does not rely purely on technique; abundant emotions and rich experience are crucial, but she always felt that she was missing the point.

She sat down next to the Doctor.

"tired?"

"I can't sing with feeling." Sora's voice dropped a lot, "The candidates will be around soon, and I don't want to be eliminated."

"You will definitely not be eliminated." Zhuang Ning was inexplicably confident.

"Really?"

"It's a simple logic. You are Texas' friend... They have to give Texas this respect, right?"

But Kong was not so happy, instead he complained even more: "Then I will become a relative?"

“What else? Who among those who can enter the theater is not related to others? Who among them doesn’t have some relationship with those families?” Zhuang Ning smiled and shook his head.

As Sora listened, he became even more gloomy.

"The truth always hurts more... Never mind, since that person hasn't come yet, let's talk."

Zhuang Ning stared at her, his voice as gentle as possible, "I don't know much about opera, but I think you sang very well. What exactly are you worried about?"

"It's just a little bit off..."

Zhuang Ning flipped through her script: "The role you want to choose is the spouse of Salvatore Texas."

"Not spouses, they didn't end up together!"

"But she's also the female lead." Zhuang Ning took the script and rubbed his chin with his hand. "It's quite interesting. The person who wrote this opera is obviously a professional in the industry."

"Ok?"

"I can guess what you're thinking." Zhuang Ning seemed to be thinking about something. "You do lack some feeling... She is Salvatore's girlfriend, but she is from a good family and has lived a clean life. She abandoned her parents and joined Salvatore's family..."

He said he didn't understand, but he actually spoke very clearly. As Kong listened, he suddenly understood.

"Doctor, don't you understand this very well?!"

"I don't understand opera, but I understand some common things." Zhuang Ning said, and glanced at his watch. "We still have some time. Do you want me to act with you?"

"Is it okay?" Kong's eyes lit up.

"Just treat it as a leisurely time." Zhuang Ning said meaningfully, "The fire in Syracuse hasn't started yet anyway."

……

Two days later.

Zhuang Ning came to the Milan Theater again. Sora, Exia and Croissant were all there.

"Doctor, are you very free?" Kong said jokingly.

"Just passing by... empty, is it OK?" Zhuang Ning asked.

Sora pursed his lips and glanced at him with a hint of complaint: "Waiting for the results."

"It's done!" Exiah shouted and hugged her, "You got the role!"

Kong's worried eyes relaxed. If possible, she didn't want the role to be taken away by someone else.

"You see, hard work always pays off, right?" Zhuang Ning smiled.

"Didn't you say that I'm a relative of someone else?" Kong Xiang looked at him pretending to be unhappy, but the corners of his mouth were still raised, revealing his happy mood.

"You are not the only one with connections. You must have relied on your own strength, Miss Steward." Zhuang Ning nodded.

Kong was somewhat at a loss.

She felt she should say thank you, but Zhuang Ning had already turned around and put his hand on the door handle.

"Doctor, are you leaving now?"

"As I said just now, I'm just passing by." He smiled, "I will go to watch your performance, Miss Flight Attendant, keep going."

His coat swayed and he was indeed in a hurry.

Kong watched him leave, and belatedly thought, he is so busy, how could he still care about the information that I was selected?

Rhodes Island has no shortage of big names. A small idol shouldn't be a big deal to him, right?

Even so, he——

"Kong, are you still in a daze?" Angelus waved her hand in front of her.

"Stop being in a daze and keep practicing!"

The Angel's face turned pale: "Come again?"

"No need for you, I can do it alone." Kong raised the corner of his lips slightly.

……

During this month, Kong felt like he was living a busy life, sweating profusely.

But after all, it was her first time to appear on stage in a foreign country, and she had chosen a field she had never chosen before, so she couldn't help feeling nervous.

Backstage, Exia and Croissant were cheering, but Sora didn't see Texas, which didn't surprise her, as the man had an important party tonight.