They all pushed me!

MEM poured herself a glass of juice and sparkling drink, while looking at Kitagawa Rumi who was receiving guests in an orderly manner in front, with a smile on her face, she said in amazement:

"I didn't expect Ruby to be so good at it. It feels like she works harder than when we practice and appear on the show together on weekdays."

"Because it's Ryo's wedding."

Abiko Samejima, who also came as a guest, bit the straw and took a sip of the fruit drink in the cup with an expressionless face. She raised her head and glanced at her friend who was busy all the time but the smile on her face was still as bright as ever, and answered lightly.

"Isn't it because it's Ryo's wedding that you feel surprised?"

MEM啾 held her chin with her hand. She had debuted as an idol group with Kitagawa Rumi for more than half a year. Coupled with the "Tokyo BLADE" incident, she could naturally sense that something was wrong. Although she didn't think about it in that direction, she could see some clues.

"It's just that I always feel that Ruby is a bit..."

"No, I have to go see her. Just think of it as bringing her a glass of water."

MEM shook her head. She, who always cared about her friends, immediately stood up, grabbed a bottle of purified water nearby, and walked towards Kitagawa Rumi, greeting her with a smile on her face:

"Ruby! I've been watching you here since morning without any rest. Are you tired? Drink some water and sit down to rest?"

"Thank you, MEM."

Kitagawa Rumi was slightly stunned, but she quickly reacted and accepted the other party's kindness. She unscrewed the bottle cap, drank some water in small sips, wiped her mouth with a tissue, and put the water back:

"I'm not tired. The wedding is about to start, and most of the guests have arrived. Everyone is very nice and basically no one makes things difficult for me. This job is actually quite fun, and I've met a lot of famous directors, screenwriters, and producers in the industry. Hehe, this is a sure win for me."

Kitagawa Rumi wiped the sweat from her forehead and smiled as she turned the topic back to MEM:

"Speaking of which, we will need our ACE to perform in the warm-up show later. I think you guys should be fine. How's your voice?"

"Ruby, don't worry about this. This isn't her first live performance. Besides, I've heard B Komachi's songs before, so I should be able to get the hang of it pretty quickly."

MEM啾 nodded confidently upon hearing this. In the initial plan for the wedding, the initial warm-up show should have been performed by B Komachi, who was a bridesmaid. However, they had graduated from idol groups four or five years ago, and there was no C Hoshino Ai, who was a bride and could not perform in person. After serious consideration, she chose to give up and gave her own song to ACE, an idol group that is currently very popular and is also affiliated with Kitagawa Ryo's personal agency. Coincidentally, the groom's sister is also a member of the idol group, so there is no problem in all aspects.

"It's almost time. I'm going to take a break, put on some makeup and rest my voice. MEM, tell Abi to get ready as well. We're going to go on stage soon."

After taking a look at the time on her phone, Kitagawa Rumi nodded, and while talking to MEM啾, she hurried to the backstage.

After about another twenty minutes, Natsuko Yokozawa, the wedding host, took the stage first. The experienced host was full of witty remarks and easily heated up the atmosphere in the venue. After a brief introduction, as the first warm-up program of the wedding, ACE, dressed in a gorgeous dress, appeared in the center of the stage to the accompaniment of the song "The Code is B" originally sung by B Komachi.

"I'm so happy that I can finally meet you. I can't wait any longer. I couldn't sleep last night because of the anticipation for today—"

It’s clearly an idol song, but the lyrics are somehow suitable for the current situation.

Kitagawa Rumi held the microphone and lowered her eyes, but only for a moment before she started dancing again with full energy:

"Now is not the time to be nervous. We can't waste a single minute. Okay, let's get started!"

"You too, you too, you too! (Got it! Got it! Got it!)"

"Clap your hands! Welcome! Welcome to the place where love gathers!"

Maybe it's because I've been busy since morning and I'm really tired. I always feel an inexplicable dryness in my throat, and the muscles on my face suddenly stiffened. I almost used all my strength to maintain a smile.

"The one in the middle must be Kitagawa's sister. Although they are not related by blood, she looks and acts just like her brother. She's so attractive that you can't take your eyes off her."

Such discussions could be heard from the audience.

"Someone has said this before, but if you ask me, I think she should be more like her sister-in-law. After all, they are both professional idols - their future is limitless."

Kitagawa Rumi pursed her lips subconsciously and unconsciously tightened the microphone in her hand.

Although they were both singing each other's hit songs, there was not a single bit of the feeling that Hoshino Ai had shown at that time——

But she still sang:

"Look, look, something is about to begin."

"My story with you is about to begin."

"Ah ...

At the entrance of the passage not far from the stage, the bride and groom waiting to appear looked up over there together.

Kitagawa Ryo had a complicated expression, while Hoshino Ai had a bright face and a beautiful smile.

Chapter 59: His and Her Wedding (The Newlyweds Appear and Exchange Rings)

The song ended, and the wedding warm-up program ended smoothly amid the applause of the guests. The three members of ACE bowed and left. The host, Natsuko Yokozawa, returned to the stage and praised ACE's wonderful performance with a smile on her face. Then she immediately stretched out her hand in a certain direction in the distance and raised her voice:

"Then, let's welcome today's well-deserved male protagonist, the groom, Mr. Beichuan Liang, with applause!"

As Yokozawa Natsuko finished her words, the lighting engineer directed a beam of light directly towards where Kitagawa Ryo was without hesitation, and all the lights in the front row were turned off, quickly making him the only focus of the entire audience.

Beichuan Ryo, who was carefully groomed and wearing a specially tailor-made decent groom's suit, caused quite a stir as soon as he appeared. There was no need for the old, middle-aged and young groomsmen to lead the applause. The uncontrollable applause and small cheers rang out.

Kitagawa Ryo walked slowly onto the red carpet holding a bouquet of yellow roses and gerberas. The orange bouquet in his hand made his temperament softer and warmer, and with a naturally raised smile on his lips, Kitagawa Rumi, who was standing in the audience, even subconsciously held her breath, staring at him walking past her shoulder. Her eyes followed him involuntarily and then stuck firmly on his back.

After a while, Kitagawa Ryo crossed the red carpet and walked to the right hand side of the host Yokozawa Natsuko. After being teased by her, he couldn't help but smile, but his eyes were wandering and finally stared straight in that direction.

"It seems that Kitagawa-kun is just like us, and can't wait to see today's heroine appear."

Natsuko Yokozawa, who was quite good at reading the atmosphere, gave up teasing and made fun of her, and her expression became serious, and she quickly moved forward with the process.

Unlike the groom Kitagawa Ryo who appeared alone, when all the guests' attention shifted as the spotlights came on again, the first thing they saw was the petals flying in the air.

This was certainly not an automatically set appearance effect. Soon, flower girl No. 1 Arima Kana, who was walking in front of the bride and outside the red carpet, wearing a light pink flower girl dress, came into everyone's sight.

Although the industry has long heard that Kana Arima and Ryo Kitagawa have a very close relationship, like father and daughter and master and apprentice, and also knew in advance that Kana Arima would serve as a flower girl at this wedding, but when seeing Kana Arima, who is currently dominating the hot search trends with "Homeless Child", happily and seriously scattering flower petals in front, there is still a slight sense of unreality in people's hearts, and even makes people look forward to this bride even more.

And Hoshino Ai's makeup and appearance did not disappoint them. The eye-catching Arima Kana almost instantly became ignored and became a foil for her appearance. Although she still wore a crown-shaped headdress and a pure white wedding dress, it was completely different from what they saw and felt in the opening theme of "It's Not My Fault That I'm Popular!"

The wide and thick skirt enhances the size of the petite Ai Hoshino very well, and combined with the crown-shaped headdress, she easily exudes a considerable aura. Starting at four o'clock in the morning, after three hours of meticulous makeup, her face presents a nearly perfect posture, and what makes it even more beautiful is the happy smile that comes from the inside out.

When Hoshino Ai walked halfway step by step, flower girl number two, Kurokawa Akane, who was following closely behind her, wearing a pure white flower girl dress and gently holding the veil, finally came into the guests' sight, attracting a lot of attention.

Because Kitagawa Ryo himself has been in the LALALAI troupe for quite a long time, his personal account is still certified with the title of LALALAI troupe actor. In addition, due to the relationship with Toshiro Kindaichi, a large number of people from the theater industry who came to attend the wedding today also accounted for.

In the eyes of the older generation of theater directors, stage directors, screenwriters and actors, no matter how much Arima Kana brags now, and no matter how famous the title of "the second Ryo Kitagawa" is, Akane Kurokawa is the real junior of Ryo Kitagawa. After all, Ryo Kitagawa also debuted as a child actor in the LALALAI troupe.

On the one hand, everyone knows that from the time Kurokawa Akane joined the troupe to the time she learned basic skills and performance concepts, she was basically taught and arranged by Ryo Kitagawa, so she has the full reputation of being a senior or junior. On the other hand, Kurokawa Akane herself is undoubtedly a talented young talent, especially after the successful performance of the musical "Matilda" at the beginning of this year, Kurokawa Akane has already had the tendency to take over Ryo Kitagawa's responsibility and become the next top actor of the LALALAI troupe.

But these vague discussions soon disappeared because Hoshino Ai finally walked to the end of the red carpet and came to the left side of the host Yokozawa Natsuko.

Under the gaze of everyone, Kitagawa Ryo also stepped forward and handed the orange bouquet in his hand to Hoshino Ai. He even ignored the host between the two of them and naturally held her free hand.

Fortunately, Natsuko Yokozawa, who was a comedian, had excellent improvisational abilities. She used her funny face to pretend to be sad and made a few more jokes, and successfully ended the segment of the newlyweds' entrance. She nodded silently to signal the two flower girls who followed her on stage that they could start the next step.

"Today, I am very fortunate to be able to witness this happy moment under the gaze of all the guests and the elders of both parties. Let us invite the two love messengers to present wedding rings to the two newlyweds."

As Yokozawa Natsuko was speaking, flower girls Arimaka and Kurokawa Akane each brought up a pair of ring pillows containing their wedding rings from the audience.

Different from traditional ring boxes, the 20cm×20cm ring pillow specially made into a pink heart pattern undoubtedly looks more dreamy, romantic and sweet, and also better highlights the two sparkling wedding rings placed in the center.

"A blood vessel in the ring finger is directly connected to the atrium, so it is also known as the place closest to the heart, so -"

Yokozawa Natsuko was still talking, but Kana Arima, who was standing in front of Kitagawa Ryo and holding up the ring pillow towards the groom, felt an inexplicable twitch in her heart, as if a blood vessel leading directly to her heart had been stimulated.

"Please let the couple exchange rings."

The bridesmaid on the side quickly stepped forward and took the bouquet from Hoshino Ai's hand so that she could free her hands.

Then, the two rings in front of Kana Arima and Akane Kurokawa were taken away one by one by the bride and groom in front of them. Kitagawa Ryo did not kneel on one knee like in a normal wedding, but just bent down slightly, leaned on Hoshino Ai's shoulder, and slowly put the wedding ring on her left ring finger.

This was also a detail that he and Hoshino Ai had discussed before the wedding. There was no need for anyone to lower their stance voluntarily. A wedding should be a two-way effort.

Arima Kana blinked and Kurokawa Akane raised her head.

They watched together everything that was happening so close to them.

Then, Hoshino Ai also lifted up Kitagawa Ryo's left hand, and with the same gentle and slow movements, she put the wedding ring on his left ring finger bit by bit. At this moment, the rings on both of their hands were shining in the sun, emitting a charming glow.

It took them twelve years to put the ring on each other's middle finger (to show they were in love), but it took them only four months to transfer it to each other's ring finger (to show they were married).

Unlike most newlyweds who have not prepared in advance and nervously put their hands flat to exchange rings, Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai have actually rehearsed this part countless times at home, so that what is presented in the photographer's lens at this time is the most perfect angle and posture suitable for taking pictures, and every detail can be captured.

After the rings were exchanged, it was time for the elders from both sides to appear.

But whether it was Kindaichi Toshiro who represented Kitagawa Ryo, or the Saito couple who represented Hoshino Ai, at this moment they all seemed to be under some kind of spell, standing there, just looking at the two people on the stage from afar, without moving for a long time.

Director Hirokazu Koreeda, who was also invited as a guest, looked at the few people and thought of some rumors about Hoshino Ai's mother. He subconsciously thought of the two lines he wrote in the movie "Shoplifters" a few years ago:

“Does the one who gave birth to a child have to be the mother?”

"The family chosen by the child himself might be even... stronger."

Chapter 60: His and Her Wedding (Speech)

In fact, when Kitagawa Ryo was discussing the many details of the wedding with Hoshino Ai at the beginning, he also considered having the bride's parents accompany her when she appears, just like in a normal wedding, and handing her over to the groom halfway down the red carpet. However, after all, two flower girls had already been prepared, and the Saito couple themselves had politely declined this proposal before.

Although they have this qualification both emotionally and legally as guardians over the years, and Hoshino Ai herself is willing to accept such an arrangement, neither Saito Ichigo nor Saito Kyoko ultimately agree.

For Saito Ichito, he only identifies himself as the elder of Hoshino Ai. In fact, he has no grace of raising Hoshino Ai. In fact, the relationship between the two was closer to that of a president and an employee in the early days. Even though he really treated Ai as his own daughter in the following years of getting along, he really felt that he was not qualified to act as a parent at the most important moment in the other's life.

Kyoko Saito had a similar idea. After all, her daily interactions with Hoshino Ai were more like those of sisters of the same generation. It was common for them to go shopping for clothes and talk about cosmetics and fashion trends together. She didn't feel that there was a very obvious generation gap between her and Ai, let alone as a mother. Besides, it always made her sound old.

However, compared to her husband, Saito Kyoko has one more concern, that is, there will definitely be someone standing in the audience, Kitagawa Rumi, who has taken care of her since she was a few years old, accompanying her to school and home, eating and taking a bath, and who is more like a daughter in every way than Hoshino Ai.

She had already thought about it. If Rumi also got married at the same age in the future, she would be able to stand by Rumi's side more calmly and play the role of a mother.

But this does not mean that the Saito couple did not have deep feelings about Hoshino Ai's wedding. Saito Ichito, who took off his sunglasses, had his eyes blurred even before his wife did. He wiped his face vigorously twice with the back of his hand in embarrassment, and only then did he barely calm down.

Kindaichi Toshiro perfectly demonstrated the difference between being a family member of the groom and that of the bride. He had a constant smile on his face from the moment he appeared on the stage until now, and his mouth corners were almost stretched to his ears. He looked at the newlyweds on the stage from afar with satisfaction. If it weren't for the Saito couple next to him who were still trying to calm down, he would have been unable to hold back his vigorous pace and would have sprinted straight over at a 100-meter sprint.

Under the gaze of all the guests, the president who built the Berry Pro agency from scratch in Tokyo and made it bigger and stronger finally gathered his emotions with the help of his wife, and walked onto the red carpet and the main stage with Toshiro Kindaichi, the representative of the male party.

Next came the speeches from relatives of both parties.

Saito Ichigo was not able to completely suppress his heavy nasal sound and faint sobs, so he had to hand it over to Saito Kyoko.

The content of the speech was basically empty clichés and auspicious words. It was difficult for Saito Kyoko to refuse, so she took the microphone and, after briefly welcoming and thanking all the relatives and friends who came to the wedding today, she also expressed her blessings to the newlyweds:

"I also hope that Liang and Ai can stay together with us and everyone's blessings for the rest of their lives, create your happy little home together, grow old together, and have children soon..."

Before she could finish her words, Saito Kyoko suddenly covered her face with her hands in tears and burst into tears. The host Natsuko Yokozawa quickly stepped forward to smooth things over and signaled Kindaichi Toshiro to quickly take over to save the situation.

After thanking the guests as usual, Kindaichi Toshiro turned around and faced the newlyweds Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai, and spoke in a deep aria-like tone:

"On the clock of time, there are only two words - now. We should do what we want to do as soon as we think of it. People's ideas will change. There will be as much hesitation and delay as there are tongues, hands and accidents. So I am really happy to see Liang and Ai can enter the palace of marriage together and become husband and wife at this moment."

"Today, roses are your bed, and the countless inscriptions on the bedside are fragrant. Flowers are your crowns, and the flowers on your clothes are all tulips with leaves. For you, the world and love are still young, so please keep going with our blessings, forever."

As expected of a troupe leader, Kindaichi Toshiro directly quoted a large number of Shakespeare's love poems. Both the tone and the emotions were expressed vividly, which drew applause from the guests.

Standing next to Kana Arima in the audience, Ms. Arima, who was brought out by her daughter to attend the wedding because she had been much more well-behaved these days, said with emotion when she saw this:

"If mom could stand beside you at Kana's wedding one day and see Kana find a young man as good as Kitagawa, I would cry right there."

But immediately, she apologized in a somewhat embarrassed manner:

"Mom has no intention of interfering with Kana. She just hopes that Kana can find her own happiness... Indeed, it's too early to say this. Just think of it as Mom being moved by the scene."

After all, as a wife, she did experience a failed marriage.

"It's okay."

What Ms. Arima didn't expect was that Kana Arima, who had gradually become more powerful at home in recent days, rarely agreed with her.

Arima Kana, wearing a light pink flower girl dress and carefully made up, looked even cuter than usual. She twisted her hands behind her back and answered while looking at the scene on the stage:

"That's what I hope."

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After both sides finished their speeches, the staff brought glasses filled with wine on a tray. Everyone on the stage took a glass and raised it to the guests. Just as the photographer was about to include members of both families in the camera, she saw the host Natsuko Yokozawa making a gesture to her to wait.

When Kitagawa Rumi walked onto the stage with her hands clasped and stood on the left of Kitagawa Ryo, and the whole family was gathered together, this family portrait at the wedding was finally captured.

After the group photo was taken, Toshiro Kindaichi and the Saito couple temporarily left the stage. In order to dilute the solemn and even sad atmosphere, the host Natsuko Yokozawa also shook off two more burdens and smiled as she invited the lively groomsmen and bridesmaids to the stage respectively.

Compared to the all-young girls in the bridesmaids group, the old, middle-aged and young group on Kitagawa Ryo's side attracted a lot of good-natured laughter as soon as they appeared. Amamiya Goro was okay, he was only in his thirties and looked quite young, it didn't seem so out of place for him to stand next to Kitagawa Ryo, plus he himself was not very well-known. But Gotanda Yasushi and Mr. Izaki were both figures in the circle, and many of the guests present knew them. Looking at the two of them in this look, they couldn't help but laugh.

However, thanks to the comedy of the brothers, the atmosphere of the wedding became relaxed again. The bridesmaid representative, former B Komachi member Gao Fenghe, took the opportunity to offer her blessings to her friend with a chuckle:

"If we go back to more than ten years ago, and someone told me that Xiao Ai would be the first one among the four of us to get married, no one would believe it. Just like Xiao Ai herself became the immovable C of our B Komachi without knowing it at that time, maybe she has become someone's bride without knowing it now? Is that right?"

"No, I'm not. If you keep saying that, I won't give you the bouquet later."

Facing the teasing of her friends, Hoshino Ai was a little shy, but she quickly responded with eloquent words, instantly making Gao Fenghe surrender with his hands raised, and said with a smile:

"Of course, I definitely believe in Xiao Ai. After all, she was a C who didn't know what was going on back then, but she was able to lead our B Komachi through all the obstacles and walk all the way to Tokyo Dome. So now Xiao Ai should have no problem being the prettiest and happiest bride - ah, this question should be asked to our groom, what do you think, Kitagawa-kun? How is our Xiao Ai? Is she the prettiest one at today's wedding?"

As Gao Fenghe spoke, he jumped and put the microphone in his hand to Beichuan Liang's mouth.

"of course."

"How beautiful is it?"

Facing Gao Fenghe who seemed to be a bit "persistent", Beichuan Liang also smiled: