Chapter 52: Dreaming
The sky gradually darkened.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened during this period.
No other suspicious things appeared after the black flying object was destroyed.
The other bodyguards didn’t spot any suspicious individuals nearby. Everything went by in a tense and cautious manner.
Except for the protected Qing Liao Songstress.
Night Star and Kong Yu Bai remained in Qing Liao’s room, giving her a sense of high security.
Chatting with good friends, there is no need to worry about anything else.
Qing Liao’s exquisite face wore a satisfied smile, shining brightly. It seemed that today’s gathering with friends made her very happy.
“I never expected that the songs released by the Starry Sky Songstress were all written by the Blank Songstress. How unexpected! In that case, the Blank Songstress isn’t completely out of the songstress activities, right?”
Kong Yu Bai smiled slightly.
“It’s just to satisfy my little bit of creative urge, but I can’t sing these songs, yet I want to share them with others, so Night Star has to do it.”
Qing Liao seemed to have understood something.
“Blank Senior must be planning to create a popular songstress, right?”
“At first, I really wanted to turn Night Star into a popular songstress. She’s so cute, and her voice is beautiful too. Her songs would definitely go viral online, but she doesn’t want to appear in public; hence, she only performs as an online songstress.”
Kong Yu Bai lovingly ruffled Night Star’s head, like petting a cat.
Qing Liao nodded, agreeing with Kong Yu Bai.
“I agree too. Night Star’s voice is beautiful, even I love listening to it. If she could perform alongside me on stage, that would be great.”
Night Star fell asleep on Kong Yu Bai’s lap, looking dejected.
“So, you should come join our theater group’s grand performance. Ordinary performances are fine too; you’d have opportunities to sing together with me. Even add the Songstress; it’s a great opportunity.”
“I’ll consider it.”
This isn’t just about her own wishes.
As a World Songstress, many events required upper-level approval before participation.
Although she had high freedom, she wasn’t completely unrestricted.
Of course, she could keep this from the company. Worst case, she could take a long vacation, citing health reasons, which they’d surely agree to.
Nobody would ignore a World Songstress’s health.
If she took time off, she could rest for a while and then participate in the grand performance Night Star mentioned.
Performing on stage with the Starry Sky Songstress and Blank Songstress would also be tempting for Qing Liao.
Just then, the doorbell rang, and Mi Lei You’s voice came through.
“Songstress Qing Liao, it’s getting late. Would you like to have dinner with us? We could also keep an eye on you.”
Hearing this, Qing Liao looked at Night Star and Kong Yu Bai.
Both realized it was getting late.
Night Star whispered, “I’m hungry too. To avoid suspicion, let’s meet tomorrow, but you should eat first.”
“Need me to cover your escape?”
“No need.”
Night Star gave a mysterious smile, waved her hand, and—
a dark portal appeared on the nearby wall, like an opening to some unknown dimension.
Night Star held Kong Yu Bai’s hand with one hand and waved goodbye to Qing Liao with the other.
“See you tomorrow! As long as you send a message, I’ll be by your side.”
“Goodbye.”
Night Star and Kong Yu Bai quickly vanished from the room, taking the strange portal along.
“Phew,”
Qing Liao took a deep breath, opened the door, and saw three people from the Order of Sequence.
“Let’s have dinner.” Qing Liao smiled.
Mi Lei You felt thrilled.
“I’m honored! Do you like anything specific?”
“I don’t pick and choose.”
“How cool! I have a lot of dislikes.”
As they chatted, the four figures wandered further away.
Cut to another scene.
Near the Night Hunt restaurant, Night Star and Kong Yu Bai arrived to have dinner.
On entering, Night Star discovered there was no He Li Xia or Noya, not even Claire’s presence—only Mo Xiao at the counter wiping glasses.
“Huh? Our boss hasn’t come back yet?” Night Star asked in puzzlement.
Upon hearing this, Mo Xiao raised his eyes indifferently, “They stay near the hotel where Qing Liao Songstress resides during the mission. Didn’t you know?”
Night Star scratched her head awkwardly.
“Oh… sorry. When we got there, we split up and didn’t act together.”
“…” No words could describe Mo Xiao’s frustration.
Night Star continued, “Can you serve us dinner here?”
“Our food is usually prepared by Claire. I’m just the front desk staff and can’t offer you anything. Perhaps you could check the kitchen and ingredients yourself if you want to cook.”
“Oh~ What are you having tonight?”
“Instant meals. If you want, I’ve still got plenty here. Just heat one up.”
“Then that will be fine.”
Night Star’s palate had been finicky thanks to Neko Shinna.
She could endure takeout, but instant meals were off-limits.
As for cooking herself…
It felt troublesome.
After a moment’s consideration, Night Star decisively dragged Kong Yu Bai to another Chinese restaurant in Chinatown.
They returned to the Rising Sun Theater after dinner without any delay.
Upon returning to the theater, Night Star called out the Group Leader.
“Group Leader! I have a proposal for the next grand performance. How about selecting a singing project?”
“Why?”
“Because I have a friend in this city; her singing is as beautiful as that of a Songstress. Can she participate in the grand performance?”
The Group Leader pondered for a moment and nodded.
“Certainly. Performers aren’t limited to theater members; talented performers are always welcome.”
Thus, the Group Leader agreed.
Tomorrow, Night Star would tell Qing Liao this piece of good news; she would surely be delighted.
Worrying about whether the other members would sing once the project was finalized was unnecessary.
Night Star believed each member’s voice was beautiful. As long as they weren’t tone-deaf, they could learn quickly.
Plus, with professional Songstress within the theater, concern was moot.
There was no need for scripts or complex practices.
The Songstress only needed to write a song, and the theater members just needed to remember the melody and lyrics. Singing it out would be perfect.
However, the grand performance was still quite far in the future.
A month, neither long nor short, means waiting patiently.
At the same time,
on the other side of Earth,
in Yun Chang City,
Night Lan was still napping in Fish Playing House with Eypar.
Since Night Star was awake, Night Lan barely managed to drift into sleep without dreaming.
Yet, today, an unexpected event occurred.
Night Lan had a bizarre dream.
