They all pushed me!

"If love can behave like this when facing one's own mother, this matter should be easy to resolve."

"…Ryo is such a bummer."

"Because this is something that love must face. If love really wants to get courage from me, the kiss just now is enough. If love wants to escape from reality here, even if I give you ten or a hundred kisses, love will not be willing to face her again, right?"

Beichuan Liang glanced at the time on his phone and sighed softly:

"I have to go home first. Let's talk about the rest after Mrs. Saito has finished her interview with her tomorrow. Ai should go back and rest early, too."

However, before leaving the room and closing the door, Beichuan Ryo spoke to Hoshino Ai very seriously, as if to comfort her or simply to state a fact:

"This was also my first kiss."

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"Hello, I'm Ai's current guardian, Saito Kyoko."

"Hello, hello, I'm Ai's mother, Miyoko. I'm really sorry for taking care of Ai over the years."

The next morning, Kyoko Saito met Hoshino Ai's mother as she wished. Compared with Kyoko Saito, who had the image of an urban beauty, Hoshino Midori looked much older. She was just over 40 years old, but she gave people the feeling of a 50- or 60-year-old woman, with gray and dry hair and rough and yellow skin.

Frankly speaking, if the other person appears in public with such an attitude, it is easy to gain sympathy as a first impression.

She didn't see Hoshino Ai behind Saito Kyoko and looked a little disappointed, but she immediately cheered up:

"I've heard that it was you and your husband who took Ai from the orphanage, took care of her, and made her an idol. This is really... I don't know how to thank her."

Hoshino Miyoko's lips trembled, her tone was sincere, and she even stood up and bowed to Saito Kyoko.

"I also know that I have not fulfilled my responsibilities as a mother to Ai over the years. Maybe this is why she doesn't want to see me now and only wants you to come."

"But how can blood ties be severed so easily?"

After the greetings upon entering the door, Saito Kyoko never spoke again, but Hoshino Miyoko seemed to be enjoying this one-man show. She covered her chest with her hands and showed an extremely sad look:

"You don't know, when I was pregnant with Ai, almost everyone advised me to give up the child, because Ai's father was unwilling to take responsibility and leave alone at that time."

"But I almost had a complete falling out with my family in order to give birth to Ai. At that time, I just felt that even as a mother, I had to give birth to this child."

"I don't have a high level of education, and I have to take care of my newborn baby, so my life has been very hard."

She looked up at Saito Kyoko's exquisite makeup and decent attire, and a hint of hatred flashed across her eyes, but she immediately withstood it:

"I was only in my twenties at that time. If it wasn't for love... I would never have stooped to the point of stealing."

"You mean you committed the theft out of love, right?"

Saito Kyoko asked after careful consideration.

"Of course, there was nothing that could be done at that time."

Hoshino Miyoko wiped her tears and said:

“Although it’s a bit embarrassing to say it, you may not have experienced this.”

"For our family at that time, money was everything. Without money, everything would go wrong. Ai had just started school at that time, and I was afraid that she would be looked down upon by other students in the same school, and that she would be bullied by other students, so I hoped..."

Before she finished her words, Saito Kyoko came closer. She looked closely at the other person's sallow and rough face and interrupted Hoshino Miyoko's words:

"You have a drinking habit."

"The police station also has the case file from that year. You were arrested because you stole a large amount of expensive tobacco and alcohol products and were discovered by the store clerk."

"How do you explain this?"

Hoshino Miyoko showed a look of pain. She stretched out her hands to cover her face, and her voice staggered, as if she was trying hard to endure something:

"So, how could someone like Ms. Saito possibly understand the difficulties I faced back then? As a single mother with no skills to make a living and a daughter, what other suitable job could she have except being a hostess?"

"I stole things in the hope of exchanging them for money to support my family. I didn't dare go to a gold and silver shop, and I didn't know what other valuables there were. I only stole some expensive cigarettes and alcohol in nightclubs."

Kyoko Saito frowned somewhat awkwardly. She finally realized how terrifying the other party was. She didn't know if it was the advice from the weekly editorial department or Hoshino Midori's own talent, but her words and deeds always put herself in a weak position, and at the same time, every sentence of hers was secretly sarcastic.

It can be said that Hoshino Miyoko's complete statement not only removed her image from the identity of a thief, but also directly placed Hoshino Ai and even the Saito couple at a low level on the moral level.

The poor single mother who worked hard to raise her daughter had to choose to steal for the sake of her child. After being imprisoned and released from prison, she did not want her daughter to be accused of stealing and murdering her daughter. She only wanted to see her daughter again when she was old and frail.

This is the entire character that Midori Hoshino has woven for her past.

And Hoshino Ai's choice will determine the final direction of this story.

Did Hoshino Ai, who worked hard to fight the fate and overcome hardships to become a national idol, finally reunite with her biological mother and renew their family relationship; or did Hoshino Ai, who was taken care of by guardians with better family conditions and got to where she is today with their help and push, cruelly abandon her biological mother and their family relationship breaks down.

For "Weekly Entertainment Live", both endings will attract full traffic, so two manuscripts were even prepared.

For Hoshino Miyoko, although the latter can bring her more attention in a short period of time, what she hopes more is still to get entangled with Hoshino Ai again.

Her daughter is now so famous and makes so much money.

Of course, Hoshino Miyoko wanted to go in and share her own share.

And underneath this greedy desire, there is actually a thriving hatred.

"Come to this address tomorrow and Love will meet you in person."

Kyoko Saito quietly took out her cell phone, secretly hung up the voice call that had been going on since she entered the room, and showed Hoshino Midori an address.

"That's great."

Hoshino Midori wrote down the address. She felt that her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for more than ten years, would not make a second choice.

How can blood ties be severed so easily?

If she gave up on herself, the criticism from netizens would ruin her entire acting career and she might even be labeled as a low-quality artist.

She is her biological mother, her only immediate relative in this world.

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"Hmm... I understand. That means after the medical diagnosis, the confirmation and signature of the immediate family members are required."

"Don't worry, the patient's immediate family is quite happy about it."

"Thanks for your help. I'll treat you to dinner next time we go to Miyazaki."

Beichuan Liang hung up the phone and looked at Saito Ichito:

"nailed it."

"I've asked Dr. Goro. He went to medical school in Tokyo and knows two doctor friends who are currently working in the psychiatry department. All we need is a piece of convincing evidence and we can entrust them to issue the relevant certificate."

"I just wonder which mental hospital in Tokyo the other party would like?"

Saito Ichigo was not as confident as Kitagawa Ryo. He frowned and asked:

"If you want your beloved mother to be diagnosed with mental illness, where is the evidence?"

"She'll come to me."

Beichuan Liang looked at the blue sky outside the window, raised the corners of his mouth, and said lightly:

"I have heard Miss Kyoko retell all the conversations between the two of them."

"Combined with the information I collected, I have almost made a profile of this person's personality."

"Miyoko Hoshino will go to Ai's house to see Ai today."

Having said that, Kitagawa Ryo shifted his gaze back to Saito Ichigo's face.

"But this is not actually a meeting between mother and son. They are indeed related by blood, but they haven't seen each other for more than ten years."

"what is that……"

Saito Ichigo obviously didn't figure out the riddle, he scratched the back of his head in confusion.

"It's very simple."

"It's a woman-a meeting with a woman."

Kitagawa Ryo looked at the wallpaper on his phone, which was one of the several photos he and Hoshino Ai took last night.

They made a heart-shaped gesture together like a real couple.

"Hey, why do you think you can live better than me?"

Chapter 41: Paint the Past Red

As an old TV series that has been aired since 1990, "Wonderful Stories of the World" is mainly adapted from Japanese novels, comics and urban legends, telling the audience one wonderful little story after another in the form of short unit dramas.

Among them, the episode that left the deepest impression on Kitagawa Ryo was one called "Grandma".

Miho, a little girl, accompanied her parents to visit her seriously ill and dying grandmother. Her grandmother begged her to exchange bodies for one day so that she could fulfill her last wish and see her lost brother.

Thinking of the happy childhood memories with her grandmother, Miho agreed to the request, and her soul exchanged with her grandmother's and entered the old body.

The grandmother who had regained her life left the hospital, skipping and singing the songs she sang in her youth. But the person she was going to see was not her lost brother, but a person she was in love with when she was young.

She and the man were truly in love decades ago, but due to family obstacles she was unable to be with him until the end and was forced to separate and start their own families.

After fulfilling her obsession, grandma returned to the hospital. Miho, who was trapped in her grandma's body, could no longer bear the pain and just cried desperately.

"Grandma has fulfilled her wish. There is nothing to be afraid of even if she dies."

The grandmother comforted her gently, but in fact, she did not choose to exchange bodies with her granddaughter in the end.

She covets youth and hopes to take revenge on her daughter-in-law, Miho's mother.

Why should her love be broken up and she be forced to marry and spend her whole life with someone she doesn't like, while her daughter-in-law can have a husband who loves her and a filial daughter?

Regardless of age and identity.

This is just a woman's simple jealousy of another woman.

Jealous of her youth, marriage, career... everything.

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Although she had seen various advertisements endorsed by Hoshino Ai in various places such as external screens in buildings and signs at bus stops, when Hoshino Miyoko actually saw her daughter whom she had not seen for more than ten years, she was still a little overwhelmed.

Hoshino Ai, who will be celebrating her 20th birthday and coming-of-age ceremony in a few days, is at the most beautiful age of a woman. Not only is she stunning in appearance, but her eight-year stage career has also transformed her entire temperament, and she no longer looks like the country bumpkin she once was.

It is obviously just a simple home wear in soft colors, but when she wears it, it seems to create a new attitude out of thin air. Her naturally upright posture and the charm revealed in her every move are undoubtedly impressive when you get close to her.

Especially for Midori Hoshino.

Before meeting her daughter, she dressed herself up specially and even dyed her gray hair back to black. However, her hair dressing skills were not up to par. After going out, she found that a lot of her hair roots were still white. The messy black and white mixed together made her look like she was wearing an ill-fitting hat.

While Hoshino Miyoko was looking at Hoshino Ai, Hoshino Ai was also observing her "mother".

She had already locked this person and all the scars he had given her into a cage, sealed it, and sunk it into the deepest well in her heart.

Compared to the face from more than a decade ago that had flashed back in her memory countless times, Hoshino Miyoko's facial features had not changed at all. She seemed to have only aged a little in proportion to the size of her features, and the overly heavy makeup made her look like an apple soaked in preservatives, appearing an unnatural red and white color in the air.

"What's wrong? Mom."

Hoshino Ai took a pair of slippers for Miyoko who was standing outside the door without changing her expression:

"In fact, I have looked for you again in the past few years, but there has been no news. I didn't expect that you would find me in the end."

She stood up and stretched out her hand towards the bright and spacious living room behind her, introducing it with a proud tone:

"Look, I bought this house in full and spent 10 million on decorating it. How is it? Not bad, right?"

Hoshino Miyoko's movement of changing shoes froze visibly after she heard the figure of 10 million, but she immediately pretended to be extremely calm and walked into the house on her own.

"Love has really become a big star."

As Hoshino Miyoko spoke, she moved closer to her daughter, her breath sticking to her daughter's face like a spider web.

Although she could feel that the other person had tried hard to take care of her personal hygiene in the past few days and should not smell any bad breath, but when she took a small step closer, Hoshino Ai took a step back as if she could not bear it.

Among the abnormal characteristics of Hoshino Ai that Kitagawa Ryo has compiled over the past few years, there is this one:

Her hearing and sense of smell are overly sensitive.

For a long time, the pungent smell of cheap perfume, undigested food residues, and strong liquor were the smells that Hoshino Ai could not avoid every day.

Even after all these years, she still felt both physical and psychological discomfort.

Sometimes when Hoshino Ai really couldn't stand the stench, she would run to the bathroom and find the unknown brand of prickly heat powder her mother bought for children.

It was the first thing that Hoshino Ai came into contact with, and it can barely be considered as a cosmetic.

This cheap scent accompanied Hoshino Ai like a talisman until her mother stopped buying baby powder.

"Mom, go look around the house first. You can live here with me from now on. Pick a room you like. We're going to have guests coming over soon, so I need to touch up my makeup first."

Hoshino Ai took a deep breath, trying hard to stay calm, and walked to the sink next to the bathroom while playing the role of a filial daughter.