374 Brother, Run? (1/2)

The news pertaining to Mitisy astonished the extensive online audiences. It was as though they had always been pitying this person, but it turned out that he had such a strong background.

His family was really strong. Not only that, they were like kings. Although they were no longer monarchs, the position the Ma'ersi family held in Mazhou was supreme, and the characteristics were more or less the same.

Fans of Mitisy who had shed tears when he regrettably retired from the sport no longer cried.

Those who had publicly bashed Mitisy were racking their brains thinking about how to retract their words.

Junior Editor Mo, who had been writing a piece titled ”The Unspeakable Truth behind the Perennial Second Place” nimbly deleted his nearly complete article, leaving not a single trace, before starting to write another: ”The Struggles of the Prince of Tennis and His Hidden Family Name”...

Many people were grumbling that Mitisy had deceived them, but a portion of people who understand the Ma'ersi family could understand why he had done so.

Not every person that possessed the Ma'ersi bloodline could have this family name. Mitisy's ID didn't have this family name written on it. Perhaps it was deliberate or perhaps he hadn't possessed the family name at that time.

The truth was that Mitisy had only obtained the ”Ma'ersi” family name later on, and he had never gone and gotten an updated copy of his ID. However, the internal family clan had already recognized that after he retired, he would start his new life with his new identity. In the future, his ID would carry the glorious ”Ma'ersi” family name.

The news conference was still underway. Mitisy wasn't being pleased because of this family name. He expressed that this family name was glorious but it also signified even greater responsibilities. In the past, he had been the tennis player Mitisy, but after today, he would be Mitisy of the Ma'ersi family and would make Ma'ersi better together with the others of the Ma'ersi family clan.

At the same time, at a press conference for the launch of a certain commercial good in another part of Mazhou, a Ma'ersi family clan elder was asked by a reporter about the matter with Mitisy. With a smile, he replied, ”We consider ability, character, moral standing, and other comprehensive qualities... Our requirements for the younger generations of our family clan are rather stringent. Even if Mitisy hadn't achieved the Spartacus Cup Games championship, he has already proven himself and passed the family clan's test.”

The thoughts of others were unknown regarding the Ma'ersi elder's words, but far away in Leizhou, Zaro's father felt that the words of these people were extremely prickly, and they pricked where it hurt the most!

Take a look at the kids of another's family, then take a look at his own family's idiot, who lacked awareness and was terribly annoying!

If you don't work hard, you will just drag the family clan down!

Zaro had recently been wanting to speculate on walnuts because walnuts had suddenly come into vogue, giving Zaro all sorts of ideas. He had sent over a pair of walnuts to his grandfather, the governor, making his partially biased grandfather pleased. Thus, his grandfather had not stopped Zaro from speculating on walnuts, only strongly urging him to not underpay his taxes.

Zaro's grandfather was rather strict in this aspect. Zaro knew his grandfather's bottom line, and after sounding out his grandfather's attitude, Zaro rubbed his hands in glee and decided to go out.

However, just as Zaro and his agent were making plans together, the news of Mazhou's Mitisy raised his father's vigilance—this blockhead couldn't be allowed to continue with his wanton ways!

Children had to be put in their place once in a while or they would get out of hand. However, Zaro's father couldn't spend every single moment watching his son, and he didn't have that much time. He had given Zaro a beating the previous time he had returned and had been called over by his own father for a talking-to. That made him livid!

What should he let this blockhead do?

Zaro wasn't accomplished in academics or the military, he lacked IQ and talent, and he had a short attention span. Zaro's father decided that he should kick this blockhead out to go assist the poor.

Mitisy's retirement press conference not only caused a storm in Mazhou but also affected other continents. Mitisy himself didn't know all of this. After the press conference, he vanished from the public eye. Some people were saying that he was participating in the family clan's business, while others joked that Mitisy was receiving grooming to ”succeed the throne.” However, everyone's various guesses were taken with a sprinkle of humor because everyone knew that there were many people in the Ma'ersi family and that Mitisy wasn't the only one that people would joke about ”succeeding the throne.”

However, because of the Ma'ersi family name, no matter how people joked, nobody would blatantly show any malice, because nobody dared to.

None of this affected people from other continents that much. At the start, perhaps there had been a little interest, but it was just treated as news and forgotten after a quick browse. For instance, the team of Fang Zhao and others still had assignments. They didn't have the time to follow the Mazhou people and their gossip.

In the days that followed, they went over everyday… They sought inspiration, composed, and had meetings every two to three days. The team had about half a year to produce a collection of music, with sports competition being the main theme. Right now, what was most important was taking advantage of the Spartacus Cup Games period to experience the charm, intrinsic spirit and radiance of sporting competition.

Today, Fang Zhao had gone out with a few seniors to seek inspiration. After having dinner together, the others either returned to the hotel or had other activities planned. Fang Zhao didn't follow them. Instead, he went to a small park a short distance away from the hotel for a run. There were too many people at the hotel gym and it was noisy. Fang Zhao preferred running in places like parks and such. However, the park was only quiet at night, so Fang Zhao had chosen this time to run.