They all pushed me!

Seeing this, Hoshino Ai also shook her head. She naturally couldn't just use these to immediately associate it with the supernatural reincarnation aspect, but she still vaguely felt that Ruby was different and even strange from other children of the same age.

especially--

In the relationship with Liang.

Although she had said to Kitagawa Ryo before, "Do you feel that Ruby is too clingy to you?", the other party's answer at the time was, "It's normal for children to be clingy. Girls won't be like this when they grow up. After all, Ruby has always lived with me." Therefore, she didn't care much at that time. Just like Kitagawa Ryo said, he and Ruby had a dependent relationship.

But after a few years, Kitagawa Rumi, who has grown up a few years, has not shown any sign of decreasing in clinginess as Kitagawa Ryo had expected. In fact, after he caught her and Ryo in an affair and they had a cold war and reconciled, her clinginess has even intensified.

"...After that, should we let Ruby move out earlier?"

Thinking of this, such thoughts also emerged in Hoshino Ai's mind.

But Liang probably wouldn't agree.

She also knew how important Ruby was to Kitagawa Ryo. Ryo would never feel at ease if the underage Kitagawa Rumi moved out and didn't live with them.

And to be honest, this behavior is not in line with her identity as the mistress of the Kitagawa family. After all, after marriage, Kitagawa Rumi is her official sister-in-law, and she can't really "kick her out of the house."

Hoshino Ai frowned slightly, thought for a long time, opened the address book on her phone, and sent polite inquiries to many people in the circle.

After all, she has an eight-year career as a professional idol. As a top idol who has performed at the Tokyo Dome, she has also hosted variety shows such as "B Komachi × B Komachi" in recent years, which has a wide audience and is very popular in the idol circle. It can be said that in terms of connections in this regard, even Kitagawa Ryo is inferior to her.

"no way--"

Hoshino Ai yawned lazily, stretched her waist, and murmured in a low voice:

"Let Ruby stay busy for a while."

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"Xiao Qian's performance today was so great! Especially the part where she used telekinesis to control the chalk and pretended to be a ghost to write on the blackboard to scare the principal. I want to watch it again right away!"

At this time, Kitagawa Rumi was excitedly giving a big hug to Kurokawa Akane, who had just returned to the lounge after coming off the stage, and she looked very happy for her friend.

"I also saw Ruby on the stage. She gave me great encouragement."

Akane Kurokawa's throat was a little dry and her voice was a little hoarse. After all, as the protagonist, she had been performing on stage for nearly two and a half hours continuously. And she was only a ten-year-old child. It was fine during the performance, but as soon as she stepped off the stage and relaxed, the feeling of fatigue inevitably came up.

"Xiao Qian, water."

Just when she was struggling to break free from her friend's embrace and wanted to drink some water to moisten her throat, Beichuan Liang had already handed her a bottle of mineral water that he had unscrewed in advance. The corners of his mouth were raised, and his handsome eyebrows were full of a gratified smile, which even made Kurokawa Akane a little stunned. After a long while, he hurriedly took the bottle of mineral water:

"Thank you, Ryo-senpai."

Then, Beichuan Liang spoke to his sister again:

"Ruby, you should let Xiao Qian go first, let her drink some water and sit down to rest for a while."

Kitagawa Rumi smiled and helped Kurokawa Akane sit down, then turned around and asked Kitagawa Ryo:

"Brother, what do you think of Xiao Qian's performance today? After all, you are an expert in drama, unlike me who just watched the fun."

Hearing Kitagawa Rumi ask this, Kurokawa Akane, who was drinking water in small sips, pricked up her ears unconsciously, waiting for Kitagawa Ryo's answer half expectantly and half nervously.

"Very impressive - no, I should say genius."

Beichuan Liang gave his answer without hesitation:

"In my opinion, based on Matilda alone, Xiao Qian can compete for the Best Newcomer or even Best Actress award in the children's acting department of the Empire Theatre Awards this year."

"I remember this was an award Liang-senpai won."

"Of course - no, I didn't win the Best Actress award in the child actor category."

After bursting out laughing at Kitagawa Ryo's witty remark, Kurokawa Akane also looked at Kitagawa Ryo with admiration:

"But apart from this, Senior Liang can be said to have won all the awards over there, including Best Newcomer, Best Actor, and Best Actor of the Year, and he won everything from the children's group to the adult group."

"I believe Xiao Qian can do it, too."

Beichuan Liang reached out and touched the other person's head. Anyway, the performance was over now, so it didn't matter if his hair was messed up. He squatted down, stared into the other person's pupils, and said with a smile:

"When Xiao Qian wins this year's Newcomer Award, I will take the initiative to apply to the association to be your award presenter."

"——I will try my best!"

I felt that the volume of her voice suddenly increased a little. After saying this, Kurokawa Akane's breathing became a little quickened. She asked expectantly:

"Is it just this time, or does it count every time?"

"Of course every time counts. I wish I could be the award presenter for Xiao Qian several times every year. Doesn't that mean that Xiao Qian from our troupe has won so many awards?"

Kitagawa Rumi, who was watching all this, moved her lips and was about to ask if she could be the award presenter if she won the Rookie Award at the Idol Festival, but she immediately remembered that the other party was not an idol at all.

It would be better to say that the probability of Hoshino Ai coming to present the award to herself is greater than that of Kitagawa Ryo.

But it seems pretty good?

Imagining herself receiving the Best Newcomer Award trophy from Hoshino Ai, which the idol had never won in her career, Kitagawa Rumi was also somewhat tempted.

When she came back to her senses from her fantasy, she heard Kurokawa Akane say a little shyly:

"Then it's a deal. Liang wants to make a pinky promise with me."

Then, she took out the Sphinx pendant that she had to take off because of the performance from her small bag, waved it left and right in the direction of Beichuan Liang, smiled sweetly and said:

"【If you make a false oath, disaster is imminent】Oh."

"I didn't expect that Xiao Qian not only knows telekinesis, but now she has mastered hypnosis?"

Looking at the pendant swaying in front of his eyes, Beichuan Liang smiled and teased, then stretched out his right hand and raised his little finger.

Seeing this, Kurokawa Akane also stretched out her right hand. Her little finger was naturally much thinner and smaller than Kitagawa Ryo's, and she couldn't hook it with just the first two knuckles. So she simply moved forward and wrapped her whole little finger around the second knuckle of Kitagawa Ryo's little finger, hooking it tightly until she finished the lines about hooking, and then she let go a little shyly.

But after a while, the staff brought the media an invitation to interview Kurokawa Akane, or rather Kurokawa Akane. Kurokawa Akane wanted to rest here for a while, but after hearing that her father and mother had been invited to be interviewed, she finally got up and left reluctantly:

"Thank you Ruby and Ryo-senpai for coming to watch my performance today."

"By the way, where's Hoshino-senpai?"

"Ai is going to the bathroom. Xiao Qian, don't worry about us. Go see your parents first. They should also want to see Xiao Qian now."

"Well, bye then."

After Kurokawa Akane left the lounge, Kitagawa Rumi looked directly at Kitagawa Ryo and said crisply:

"Are we leaving too?"

"Wait for Ai to come over. We agreed to wait for her in the lounge."

"Oh--"

Kitagawa Rumi dragged out her voice, pouted her lips, looked towards the door, and frowned:

"But Sister Ai is really too slow. She hasn't come yet."

"Maybe the bathroom is crowded and you need to queue up. Wait a little longer."

"It does happen with girls. It was the same at the Tokyo Idol Festival. There was a long line outside the bathroom."

As the two of them were chatting away, Hoshino Ai finally opened the door of the room, clasped her hands together and made an apologetic expression:

"Sorry, sorry, there were a lot of people in the bathroom, so we were delayed."

"It's okay. My brother and I just guessed the reason."

Kitagawa Rumi stood up from the sofa and naturally reached out her hand to pull Kitagawa Ryo up:

"Then let's go. Xiao Qian has an interview and has already gone there."

"Uh-huh."

Hoshino Ai nodded and glanced at Kitagawa Ryo's right hand which was held by Rumi, but did not choose to hold the other's free left hand. Instead, she walked to the side of Kitagawa Rumi and took the initiative to hold her other hand.

Kitagawa Rumi, who was suddenly sandwiched between two people, didn't care much at first. She even felt that her position that separated the two people was shining like a light bulb. But as she passed through the corridor and saw the reflection of the mirror-like walls, she noticed that she was like a child accompanying her parents out, being led in the middle by the elders, holding their hands on each side.

Just as Kitagawa Rumi was secretly trying to break free from Hoshino Ai's hand and hide on the other side of Kitagawa Ryo, she heard him casually mention the new house they were about to move into, following the topic from the bathroom just now:

"We specially renovated two toilets and bathrooms in our new house. There are two on the second floor where Ruby lives and on the third floor where Liang and I live. This way, there shouldn't be any bathroom congestion after getting up early, and we don't have to wait to take a shower. If Ruby uses the bathroom on the second floor alone, she'll have more free time."

"But don't worry, Ruby. The bathrooms and toilets on the second and third floors are decorated the same, and the bathtub is even bigger than the one in our previous home, so Ruby can enjoy a nice bath all by herself."

Before Kitagawa Rumi could react, Hoshino Ai let go of her hand first, walked to Kitagawa Ryo's side and hugged his arm affectionately.

They were already leaving the theater building.

The cameras outside were moving among the trees and shadows, and the flash effects could be seen flashing continuously.

In front of these reporters, Hoshino Ai smiled, stood on tiptoe and kissed Kitagawa Ryo's earlobe.

Amid the shutter sounds that suddenly accelerated to the point where they were clear in his ears, Beichuan Liang clearly heard the other party's seductive whisper:

"The two of us—we'll just have to squeeze into the same bathtub."

Chapter 6: Who is the homeless child? (k)

For Beichuan Liang, the second half of January and the first half of February after the New Year took him back to the time before he was eight years old, when his step-parents spun him like a spinning top that never stopped and never got tired. The decoration of the new house and moving, the final preparations for the wedding and the invitation of guests, the preparation and establishment of a personal office and its registration all came at once as time approached.

From this perspective, in this world, just in the second year after he crossed the threshold of adulthood at the age of 20, he has already accomplished what he had not been able to achieve in his previous life, the so-called starting a family and building a career.

But this also means that in the rest of his life, Kitagawa Ryoya must shoulder both internal and external responsibilities and obligations as a husband and president. After all, there is now a real group of people who rely on him for their livelihood.

In the more than one month since the announcement of their relationship, following their first appearance in front of the LALALAI theater, Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai have become more open with each other, posting intimate photos on their personal accounts twice every three days.

From the Ferris wheel in the amusement park to the observatory under the stars, from sharing the dishes they made together to showing off their couple-style bunny and bear pajamas, although a large number of netizens are still arguing over it, all the intimate interactions and the engagement rings on the middle fingers of their left hands are sending a message to the public:

The two of them were indeed dating seriously with the intention of getting married.

After recording the couple special program "B Komachi x B Komachi" scheduled to be broadcast on Valentine's Day, February 14, Kitagawa Ryoya was finally able to take a breather and take the time to reply to Ms. Arima, who had contacted him a long time ago, expressing his willingness to visit her at home when he was free tonight.

The contract between Kana Arima and the original agency was officially terminated on February 1 this year. Although Ryo Kitagawa and the other party had a verbal agreement before, a formal contract signing was still necessary, and it also required the signature and approval of Kana Arima's guardian, her mother, Ms. Arima.

At first, Kitagawa Ryo thought that it would be another tug-of-war similar to the first time, but he didn't expect the other party's attitude to be quite enthusiastic. He even took the initiative to contact him on February 1st, inviting Kitagawa Ryo to go to Arima's house to discuss the matter face to face. He also said something nice like he would personally cook for him to thank him for taking care of Kana for so many years.

Although Kitagawa Ryo declined the proposal temporarily because he was busy in those two days, Ms. Arima did not seem angry at all. After he sent a message about visiting tonight, she replied quickly within a minute. Her tone was so attentive that Kitagawa Ryo even felt a little uncomfortable.

Hoshino Ai has been keeping an eye on the decoration of the new house recently. It is the first time for her to participate in the decoration and construction of a home as the owner, so she has shown great enthusiasm in all aspects, including the purchase of new furniture and the relocation of old furniture. Especially for her and Kitagawa Ryo's new house, she is very concerned and it seems that she wants to be present on site to direct the placement of every floor tile.

Kitagawa Rumi has been extremely busy recently, perhaps because her popularity is growing rapidly, or perhaps because she has received some kind of help. Shortly after the New Year holiday, a large number of veteran music producers and popular variety show production teams in the circle have spontaneously extended olive branches to ACE, wanting to cooperate. For a time, everyone's schedule was fully scheduled.

If things were better, Rumi could still get home around seven or eight in the evening to catch dinner. Sometimes when she was out filming or working overtime, it was normal for her not to be able to go home for two or three days. She could only video call Kitagawa Ryo every night.

However, because she also participated as a special guest in the new episode of "B Komachi×B Komachi" and the filming of another variety show in the past two days, Kitagawa Rumi was able to stay in Tokyo during this period of time, and she was able to barely have dinner every night.

After packing up the dinner he had prepared for his sister and putting it in the refrigerator, Kitagawa Ryo first sent two messages to Rumi to explain that he would not be home for dinner that night, and then he safely left a sticky note with the same content on the table before setting off and heading towards the Arima family.

Having wasted a little time on the road and being stuck in traffic, Kitagawa Ryo was bored and scrolling through his phone for a while. He happened to see that the official release of the first promotional poster for "Homeless Child". The heroine Xiaoling, played by Arimaka Kanae, was squatting, casting a vigilant and alert look towards the camera, and the only person accompanying her was a silly yellow dog.

This was also the only companion of the homeless Xiaoling from beginning to end.

I just glanced at the comments. After all, it is a powerful combination of Yasushi Gotanda and Kana Arima, and the content in the comment section is basically full of expectations.

At this time, the traffic was finally clear, but when Kitagawa Ryo arrived at the Arima family, it was almost six o'clock in the evening. As soon as he rang the doorbell, Arima Kana, who seemed to have been waiting at the entrance for a long time, immediately opened the door and welcomed Kitagawa Ryo in.

"Ryo-senpai, the slippers are here."

Today, Kana Arima was wearing a pink and white long-sleeved dress, a white beret, and neatly combed bangs. She bent down obediently to get the slippers for Ryo Kitagawa. When she saw that the scarf she had given her before was wrapped around the other's neck, the smile on her face became brighter.

"Sorry, I was delayed a little on the way."

"It's okay. Mom hasn't finished cooking yet anyway."

"It's Kitagawa, right? Kana, help mom check it out. I'll bring out the last dish."

At this time, Ms. Arima's voice was heard from the direction of the kitchen in the living room. Arima Kana raised her voice slightly, turned around and gave a simple answer, then took the briefcase brought by Kitagawa Ryo, held her hands in her arms, half-turned her body, and walked forward, leading Kitagawa Ryo into the living room and sitting down.

Because the heater was on, the temperature in the room was naturally much higher than outside, and it was very warm. After Beichuan Liang sat down, he naturally untied his scarf and took it off, and immediately felt much refreshed.

At this time, Arima Kana also brought him some brewed hot tea and placed it respectfully on the coffee table in the living room. It seemed that due to the presence of his mother, his little face looked a little tense, completely different from the expression he had at the entrance just now.

"Oh, I finally waited until you were free, Beichuan. It's not easy to invite such a busy person like you to have a meal at home. Don't be polite and eat more."

Beichuan Liang had just taken a sip of tea when he heard Ms. Arima's voice approaching from afar. After so many years, her emotional intelligence seemed to have remained the same. Although her words were well-intentioned, they always made people feel inexplicably uncomfortable.

"I really couldn't get away before. I'm really sorry for making Arima-san wait for so many days."

"But there's no rush to eat. If you finish your work, you'll be more relaxed at the dinner table later."

While saying this slowly, Beichuan Ryo was secretly observing the other person's facial expression, but he didn't expect to find any dissatisfaction. Ms. Arima nodded in agreement when she heard this:

"Beichuan, you are right."

Just when Kitagawa Ryo thought that the other party was about to bring out one, two, three, or four lawyers from the room, Ms. Arima sat down across from him carelessly and stretched out her hand quite bluntly:

"Where's the contract? I'll sign it."

Beichuan Liang frowned when he heard this, but still took out a stack of not-so-thin papers from his briefcase and handed it to Ms. Arima. Unexpectedly, the other party was too lazy to even look at it, and started to sign her names in the designated places quickly.