They all pushed me!

After admiring her own achievements with satisfaction, Hoshino Ai lowered her head and leaned close to Kitagawa Rumi's profile, and took out a small mirror from her pocket.

"Well……"

Kitagawa Rumi was obviously not used to Hoshino Ai's sudden closeness, because she knew that it was because the other party had completely put herself in the role of the mistress of the Kitagawa family that she showed such a relaxed attitude towards her, the "sister-in-law" of the family.

"Ruby will definitely be the top super-invincible active beautiful girl idol in two years."

Looking at Kitagawa Rumi's awkward expression in the mirror, Hoshino Ai couldn't help but reach out and poke her cheek, praising her with a smile, then sighed helplessly, her tone sad:

"Unlike me, who has become the top of the most hated female star list."

"It's okay. Based on Kimura-senpai's experience, next year I will be ranked first on the most hated couple list with Ai."

Although he knew that Hoshino Ai was exaggerating, seeing her tearful look, Kitagawa Ryo still whispered a word of comfort.

Kitagawa Rumi, who still hadn't gotten the answer to the question she wanted since she came to the living room, watched the intimate interaction between the two. The wound that she thought had been numb and scarred suddenly started to ache again, and she didn't even have the energy to ask questions in a roundabout way.

"Brother and Sister Ai, they shouldn't be... married because of pregnancy."

Faced with Kitagawa Rumi's sudden question, the two of them were stunned for a moment at the same time.

"So Ruby feels the same way? Has public opinion become like this now?"

The first one to come back to her senses was Hoshino Ai. She muttered to herself, then suddenly turned to look at Beichuan Liang, her tone excited:

"Or we can just satisfy the public's expectations and put on a fake show..."

"Stop!"

Beichuan Liang quickly stopped Hoshino Ai's dangerous idea. He looked at his sister and answered sincerely:

"No, Ai is not pregnant, and Ai and I did not get married because of pregnancy."

"It's just because I love you. We will get married regardless of whether you are pregnant or not!"

Hoshino Ai came over again and interrupted with interest.

"Stop using Kimura-senpai's classic lines."

Beichuan Liang reached out and touched Xingye Ai's smooth forehead, and said thoughtfully:

"But since Ruby thinks so, it means that many people do believe in this view. It seems that I need to find an opportunity to clarify it."

“I have a great idea!”

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Ai immediately stretched out her right hand and gave a thumbs up confidently.

"I don't need to guess, Ai wants to drag me to film a dating variety show again, right?"

Before Hoshino Ai could speak, Kitagawa Ryo had already predicted what the other party would say.

"Ahem - after all, President Saito sorted out so many combat opportunities back then, but the only one he didn't use was the love variety show."

"It just so happens that Liang has left the agency. We can totally produce an online dating variety show on our own. Mei Pro also has ready-made staff and experience in this area."

"Oh, right? Why don't we just use the show 'B Komachi x B Komachi' to make a couple project for me and Ryo!"

As if she had made up her mind, Hoshino Ai clapped her hands and looked at Kitagawa Rumi with a smile:

"Thanks for the reminder, Ruby."

Chapter 42: Some people spend their whole lives healing their childhood

"Ryo-senpai has helped me a lot in my work and life over the past few years. I also spent some time with Hoshino-senpai during the filming of Shoplifters. She is a beautiful sister who cares for others. Kana is also very happy to see the two of you successfully get together. I wish them a long and happy life--"

Kana Arima was one of the first people in the circle to express her support for the relationship between Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai, and is also the most popular star at this stage who openly liked and commented on the official announcement of the two.

Although for most passers-by, it does not seem strange to see Kana Arima, who has been highly tied to Kitagawa Ryo to some extent over the years, speaking out in support of the other party, but in the eyes of those in the know, the amount of information contained in this dynamic is extremely large.

After all, after Kitagawa Ryo terminated his contract early and was forced to leave the agency, Burning Production had already stood against him in disguise. In this case, the fact that Kana Arima, who also belongs to Burning Production, can so publicly support Kitagawa Ryo's official announcement of his relationship is basically a slap in the face of the official agency.

Considering that the contract was due to expire at the beginning of this year and there has been no news of renewal so far, the news that Kana Arima is about to leave Burning Production has spread like wildfire in the circle, making many relevant persons in charge of other brokerage companies brighten their eyes.

As the most sought-after and undisputed talented child star in the past two years, Kana Arima can be said to be a hot commodity in the eyes of countless people, especially for her leading role in "Homeless Child", which is scheduled to be broadcast in the first half of this year and is written and directed by the well-known director Yasushi Gotanda. It has revealed a trend of becoming a hit in all aspects. If she can be signed at this time, this year's performance can be considered to have been exceeded ahead of schedule.

Burning Production is also aware of this. There are only a handful of artists with the highest traffic in the country, and they have now lost Kitagawa Ryo, who had been their absolute trump card in the past few years. No one wants to let go of Arima Kana, whose popularity is still rising. The thought of her being signed by another agency would be tantamount to making wedding dresses for others.

Therefore, not only were they unable to deal with Arima Kana's unexpected statement at the first moment, but they could only hold their noses and keep sending people to negotiate with the other party, hoping to keep Arima Kana.

In light of the lesson that Kitagawa Ryo had forcibly terminated the contract and took away most of the management team, the company did not dare to put all its hopes on Arima Kana's agent Shoko Mita. Instead, it sent another smart, capable and experienced practitioner who went straight to Arima Kana's mother without hesitation.

After all, no matter from which perspective, the other party is the biggest breakthrough in this incident. Even in the eyes of many senior executives, Magana's delay in renewing the contract is just the result of her mother's instigation to seek greater benefits.

As the representative assigned to the negotiations, Kurumi Mako lowered her attitude as soon as she entered the room. With a humble and even flattering tone, she respectfully took the tea handed over by Arima Kana's mother with both hands:

"You Ma-san looks really good, a lot younger than I thought, and better maintained than many celebrities."

"Really? I was worried that my skin would get worse after staying up late to write books these past few months."

Ms. Arima touched the side of her face and replied with a smile.

"Is Arima-san writing a parenting book recently? That's right. After all, as a single mother who raised such an excellent child like Kana, she should have a lot of valuable experience to share."

"No, no, I've only written two chapters so far."

Being praised was a bit embarrassing, and Ms. Arima also took out her manuscript with a smile:

"I haven't been out of the house for a few months because of this book. It just so happens that you are here today. Miss Jiuliu is knowledgeable, so please help me take a look."

Although he modestly said "please correct me", Kurumi could tell at a glance that the other party only wanted to hear more praise, so he took it with a smile, and was ready to flip through two pages and start coaxing with his eyes closed.

"Then I am really honored to be able to see this masterpiece in advance."

"I Am Arima Kana's Mother", cough... the title is straightforward and grand, unlike many popular books nowadays that are so confusing that you can't tell what the content is just by looking at the title."

The moment she saw the title of the book, Kurumi Mako twitched her lips, but her face still showed an expression of great shock and as if she had found a treasure:

"This paragraph and the other paragraph vividly describe the complex psychology of a single mother who feels sorry for her daughter and worries that she will be tired, but also hopes that her daughter will succeed instead of copying her life. It is very touching."

"It is because of a mother like you who understands the big picture and knows how to let go that Kana can get to where she is today. It's really... so touching."

Kurumiko read those smug and self-conceited words such as "In order to get Kana more roles, I took the initiative to talk to the director, and I don't know how many times I was given the cold shoulder" and "In order to get Kana more work, I often went around and introduced her to people in the industry." She felt that her eyes and brain were being raped unprecedentedly every second, so she quickly closed the book and prepared to get to the point:

"Ma Sang's book is very well written..."

"Hey, this latter part is my masterpiece. You've read the previous parts, so you can't miss this part. I thought about it for several nights and collected a lot of information before I wrote it."

But it was rare for Ms. Arima to meet someone who was so obedient to her, and she had no intention of letting her go. She diligently helped to open the manuscript, pointed at a paragraph, and looked at Kurumi Mako eagerly.

"Ah... then I'll take a look."

Just like that, after being tormented by Ms. Arima for another hour, Kurumi Mako had already silently apologized to Oda Shoko sincerely on behalf of all the employees of the company:

Smimasa (Sorry), I shouldn’t have said that I could also play your position.

Feeling her blood pressure rising a lot, Kurumi Mako pressed the faintly throbbing veins near her temples and managed to maintain a decent smile:

"Actually, the reason I came here today is to talk to Arima-san about Kana's contract renewal."

"Renew the contract? Go find Kitagawa. Wasn't he the one who brought Kana into your B-something agency? Talk to him."

As if she was not interested in the topic, or perhaps she had already tasted the sweetness in the past few years, Ms. Arima waved her hand casually.

"Although, Kitagawa-san has now left our firm."

Upon hearing what Kurumi Mako said, Ms. Arima, who was still a little confused, stood up suddenly, raised her voice instantly, and sneered:

"Okay, this kid Beichuan wants to abandon our Kana again, just like he did a few years ago. It seems that he thinks Kana's popularity has been increasing in the past two years and wants to quit."

Kurumi's eyes widened in confusion, and after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure out the logic behind the other party's words.

Just when Ms. Arima was looking furious and clamoring to call Kitagawa Ryo to get things straight, the two suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. Because of all the messy reading, they had wasted a lot of time and actually waited for Arima Kana to come back.

"May I ask you are?"

As soon as she walked into the living room, she saw her mother sitting with another woman. Arima Kana frowned secretly, but still remained polite and took the initiative to ask.

"Hello Kana, I'm Kurumi Mako from Burning Production. We talked on the phone yesterday."

Kurumi Mako, who felt that things were not going well, also groaned inwardly.

"You came to see my mother today to renew your contract, right? I made it very clear on the phone yesterday that the contract will not be renewed, and I will quit the agency after it officially ends next month."

As expected, Arima Kana, who quickly guessed the other party's intention, spoke without hesitation, and then quickly looked at her mother:

"Mom, what did she say to you?"

"We talked a lot about my book. Your mother really has a talent for it. By the way, she just said that Beichuan quit the agency. Is that true?"

"Yes, it happened two days ago. You can find the report by searching on your phone."

Arima Kana nodded, took out her mobile phone from her pocket, and just typed the keyword Kitagawa Ryo in the search bar, but the first thing that popped up below were historical search records such as [Kitagawa Ryo Arima Kana], [Kitagawa Ryo official announcement of relationship], [Kitagawa Ryo Hoshino Ai], etc.

After deleting all of them calmly, Arima Kana also showed Kitagawa Ryohara's status to her mother, and then continued:

"I was planning to come back today and tell my mom, but since Ryo-senpai left, I didn't plan to renew the contract."

Ms. Arima nodded upon hearing this. With her limited knowledge and understanding of the entertainment industry, she still couldn't quite understand words like agency, contract, and renewal. But after all these years, the only thing she was sure of was that her daughter Kana Arima's popularity was due to the help of Kitagawa Ryo.

God have pity on her for all the sacrifices she had made before, but in the end, it was not as effective as just two words from the other party.

She was a mercenary person who was used to taking advantage of opportunities. She followed the spirit of using it to the fullest extent possible, and she immediately agreed:

"That's right. It's only been a few years. At the beginning, you said you would take good care of our Kana."

Seeing that both the mother and daughter had expressed their attitudes, Kurumi Mako felt that she had no room for maneuver, so she had no choice but to sigh, stand up and say goodbye.

After Kurumiko left, Ms. Arima also told her daughter:

"Kitagawa is a man whose words matter. He said that Kana would become famous, and now Kana is really famous. I have lived for so many years, and no matter where I am, the most important thing is connections. Look, the director of Kana's next film, Homeless Child, is Gotanda, and Gotanda has always had a good relationship with Kitagawa. This is the benefit of connections."

Arima Kana, who has learned to keep calm over the years and is too lazy to argue with her mother, just nodded and said, "Yes, yes, yes."

What her mother likes is that she is popular. In other words, as long as she remains popular, her mother will continue to not interfere with her.

"I know. I was originally planning to join Senior Liang's personal office."

"That's great. It will be more convenient to take care of our Kana then."

When Ms. Arima heard her daughter say this, she nodded happily and reached out to take the manuscript:

"Don't worry. The third chapter of my new book will be about what happened during the time of Shoplifters. By then, everyone will know that a few years ago, Kitagawa had already said that she wanted Kana to be her junior."

"I'm going back upstairs to write a book. I've asked the housekeeping agent to prepare the food and put it in the kitchen. Kana can heat it up and eat it yourself."

Perhaps it was the flattery from Kurumi Mako just now that gave her confidence. As if she was impatient, Ms. Arima went upstairs while talking. Her voice was getting farther and farther away, and it echoed in the empty house for a long time.

Arima Kana had finished her meal and washed the dishes, then sat alone on the wide sofa in the living room with her legs curled up. She just picked up the TV remote control, but quickly put it down again, and slowly lay down sideways. She clenched the pendant on her wrist with her right hand, and squinted her eyes to stare at the magnificent crystal chandelier on the ceiling.

As if she felt that the space was too stuffy and quiet, Arima Kana finally turned on the TV and changed channels aimlessly. She happened to see a channel playing a tourism promotional video that she had filmed in Miyazaki Prefecture and had officially started airing a few days ago.

Just like Kitagawa Ryo used the movie "He Once Lived" in his early years to reverse the public's evaluation of him as a comedian who "can make everyone in front of the TV laugh in ten seconds", in order to prevent the public from leaving only the evaluation that he "can make people cry in ten seconds", Arimaka Na has also starred in many cheerful children's TV dramas in the past two years, and won the love of a large number of children of the same age.

Including the acclaimed promotional advertisement currently being broadcast on TV, in which she stars with a bright and energetic smile from beginning to end, two days before the New Year, Arimaka received many private messages from fans, and even a young child made a New Year wish to her, "I hope to have a smile like Kana-chan that can bring joy to others and make my parents happy."

She is a well-deserved, envied and happy child in the eyes of the public.

But the truth may not be so.

Arigana raised his right hand under the light, stroking the Sphinx pendant, his fingers running over the words "Know Yourself" engraved on it.

After living together for several years, she could clearly realize that the person who gave her the pendant treated her more like a daughter and took care of her in some ways rather than a junior.

Thinking of this, Arima Kana slowly closed her eyes, slowly bent the fingers of her right hand into a fist, and gripped the pendant tightly, feeling the protruding hard object pressing against her palm.

Humans can only judge others and the world based on the common sense they see.

Maybe love and marriage are not indestructible.

Because Maganai had seen it and was impressed.

The one who cheated on her was her own father.

Chapter 5: I heard that girls in love are comparable to Sherlock Holmes (k)

[Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai made their first public appearance at the LALALAI Theater since their official announcement of their relationship! They stood side by side with their fingers intertwined, and their sweet gesture attracted the attention of passers-by]

"It seems like it's been less than ten minutes since we walked into the theater building. The report came in too quickly."

Hoshino Ai raised her cell phone and showed the news headline to Kitagawa Ryo, but from her happy tone, it seemed that she liked the content of the report.

"After all, during this period, the entrance to our theater is one of the places with the most reporters and cameras in Tokyo, although none of them are targeting the performance."

With a kind smile on his face, Kindaichi Toshiro took over the work of the staff and placed three cups of steaming tea in front of Kitagawa Ryo, Hoshino Ai, and Kitagawa Rumi one by one:

"This performance of Matilda can be regarded as taking advantage of your popularity."

"And me, and me, too. I also retweeted the news about the performance of this drama."