They all pushed me!

"It's okay, I'm just a little tired today."

To prove this statement, he also showed a normal smile:

"Just take a night's rest and you'll be fine."

"Well, the bath water is ready, and I've taken your clean clothes to the bathroom. If you're tired, take a bath and have a good rest."

Kitagawa Rumi raised her little face and said that she had originally planned to take Kitagawa Ryo's arm and transfer it from Hoshino Ai's shoulder to her own shoulder, but she soon found that the height difference between the two was too great. Rumi, who only reached a little above Kitagawa Ryo's waist, obviously could not help him into the house like Hoshino Ai did.

But Kitagawa Rumi's little brain was very smart at this time. Seeing that she couldn't grab her brother's arm, she immediately squatted down and helped Kitagawa Ryo to untie the shoelaces so that it would be more convenient for him to change shoes.

"Hey, I'm not that fragile. If you don't know me, you might think I've been injured so badly that I can't even walk on my own."

Being held up by Hoshino Ai and Kitagawa Rumi, Kitagawa Ryo spoke with some helplessness. He first took his arms away from Hoshino Ai's shoulders, then lightly kicked off his shoes, put on the slippers that had been prepared, slightly lifted his legs, and stretched his muscles.

"Since you're here, Ai, come in and sit down."

After Beichuan Liang walked into the house, he turned around and said to Hoshino Ai:

"I don't have anything to do. I'm going to take a bath first. If you want anything to drink, go get it yourself. If you don't know, just ask Ruby."

He himself was aware of his condition, and he had no symptoms of muscle strain. He just had some local soreness in his thighs and calves. There was no need for two people to get so nervous and make a fuss.

"Okay, it's been a while since I came to Liang's place."

Hoshino Ai walked into the entrance very naturally. Before Kitagawa Rumi could find the slippers she had hidden in the corner and give them to her, she took out a pair of obviously larger black slippers from the middle of the outermost layer and shouted at Kitagawa Ryo's back:

"I didn't see my slippers, so I'll just wear a cool pair for now."

"understood."

So, when Kitagawa Rumi was still squatting in front of the shoe cabinet and searching hard, Hoshino Ai had already changed her shoes deftly and patted Rumi on the shoulder:

"No need to look for it Ruby, I'll just wear my cool flip flops."

Then, she showed a somewhat disappointed expression:

"But the color and style of Liang's slippers are too monotonous. If I could fit them, I would actually like Ruby's shoes better."

“…Because my shoes were all bought for me by my brother.”

Kitagawa Rumi stood up, glanced at the shoes that Hoshino Ai was wearing, which were obviously one size too big and even felt a bit cumbersome when she walked, and spoke sullenly.

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Ai also held her forehead and sighed heavily:

"Liang is always like this. He has good taste when buying clothes and shoes for others. It was the same when he was with me before. But he always just does things perfunctorily for himself. A few years ago, all the clothes he wore and used were given by the sponsors of the endorsement. Hmm... I'll buy him two pairs of shoes next time."

As she spoke, she leaned against the wall, raised one of her feet, looked at the sole of her foot and nodded:

"Let me see, the shoe size is forty-three. I'll make a note of it."

After doing all this, Hoshino Ai also set her eyes on the little white cat Hotaru lying on the coffee table in the living room:

"Is this the kitten Liang bought? It looks very well behaved and not afraid of strangers."

"Hmm... Hotaru is very cute."

Seeing Hoshino Ai walk into the living room without any awkwardness, sit on the sofa and hug the kitten, Kitagawa Rumi almost felt like she was the guest, so she quickly followed, reached out her hand, touched Hotaru's little head and introduced her.

As if she wanted to prove that she was the mistress of this house, Kitagawa Rumi proudly told Hoshino Ai about how she had taken care of the kittens over the past few days.

For example, I feed it on time every day, teach it to go to the toilet in the litter box, comb its hair and trim its claws with a small comb and nail clippers I bought specially, make some small toys for Ying to play with every day, and also prepare to plant some cat grass...

Just as Kitagawa Rumi was talking endlessly about the deep emotional bond between herself, Hotaru and this family, Hoshino Ai was listening with a smile, stroking Hotaru's back from time to time, but half of her mind had already drifted to the distant future.

"Aunt Kyoko was worried at first whether I could take care of Hotaru by myself, but I did it easily. She even praised me for being so careful and patient yesterday."

"Ruby is indeed very suitable for taking care of children."

Hoshino Ai, who was daydreaming, spoke out an idea that came to her mind without hesitation.

As if she had been silenced by some skill, Kitagawa Rumi, who had just been talking, suddenly stopped talking and cast an almost strange look towards Hoshino Ai:

"……Um?"

"Ah, I mean Ruby is smart and careful. She should be liked by other children in school. She should be the kind of kid who is followed by many other kids, uh, the leader of the kids?"

Hoshino Ai's eyes were wandering, trying to make amends for what she had just said.

Even Ying in her arms noticed the sudden strange atmosphere. She broke free from her hands with a meow and jumped lightly to the side.

"I'm not some kid king. The only friend I have at school is Abiko."

Kitagawa Rumi sniffed, she looked at Hoshino Ai and added:

"Besides, I don't need it. It's enough for me to have my brother with me."

"Ruby still likes to stick with Ryo. I'm a little envious of the good relationship between the siblings."

Hoshino Ai didn't seem to want to go any further on this topic. She turned around and reached out to pick up a glass jar filled with colorful hand-folded paper cranes from the coffee table:

"Is this what Ruby folded for Liang earlier?"

That was the birthday present that Kitagawa Rumi gave to Kitagawa Ryo a year ago. At first, she was a little worried that the new firefly would be playful and would push it over and smash it, so she wanted to put them away together. But after Firefly was adopted, she had been well-behaved and had never caused any trouble, scratched anything, or knocked over any bottles and jars. Kitagawa Rumi put them back generously.

Kitagawa Rumi was never reluctant to introduce them to others. After all, she had folded the paper cranes by herself on the eve of Kitagawa Ryo's birthday, hiding under the quilt with a flashlight and giving them to her brother one by one. Kitagawa Ryo said, "As long as you see them, you will feel that Ruby is by my side." This is the best birthday gift.

"Right."

But now, when Kitagawa Rumi looked at Hoshino Ai's beautiful eyes, she suddenly felt inexplicably unnatural, and felt that her answer seemed like a narrow-minded show-off.

Just like children from remote villages facing children from big cities, they can only humbly exaggerate and cherish the few advantages they have.

I hope to let this little bit expand to the point where it can compete with the whole world.

Hoping it could fill in some gap.

Kitagawa Rumi subconsciously moved closer to the bathroom, as if this action made her feel a little more at ease.

Deep down in everyone's heart, there is actually a part that they lack the most. Some people desire it while others are afraid of it, but it's just because everyone knows that in the end, the part that hurts them the most must be the part that they lack the most.

"——Taking a bath really makes me feel much better. I feel like all my fatigue has been washed away."

Fortunately, the silent atmosphere did not last too long. As the bathroom door reopened, Kitagawa Ryo, who had finished taking a shower, sighed sincerely while wiping his hair with a dry towel.

"I'll go get my brother a hair dryer."

Kitagawa Rumi also found an opportunity and took the initiative to give up the confrontation with Hoshino Ai. She ran back to her room and took out the hair dryer she had used when taking a shower half an hour ago.

"Just sit down, brother."

Then, she stubbornly let Beichuan Liang sit on the sofa, and she turned on the hair dryer, took off her shoes, half-knelt behind him, stretched out her little hand to cooperate with the hair dryer, and helped Beichuan Liang dry his hair which was a little wet because he had just taken a shower.

Having nothing to do, Hoshino Ai took the TV remote control from the coffee table, turned on the TV, and switched channels aimlessly as if she was trying to find a topic to talk about.

"Ai Ye, go back and wash up and rest early. We have to leave for Hokkaido to shoot the location tomorrow, so we need to get up early."

Kitagawa Ryo was indeed a little sleepy. After his sister's comfortable scalp massage, he yawned tiredly and said to Hoshino Ai beside him.

"Well, I see."

After hearing what Kitagawa Ryo said, Hoshino Ai turned off the TV again with a click, but she didn't mean to get up and leave immediately. Instead, she took the initiative to talk to him about the latest plot of "Kamen Rider Polar Fox".

"I didn't expect that the wish that Ukiyo Hidetoshi really wanted to fulfill but couldn't make directly was to meet his real mother. Is this some kind of little fox looking for his mother?"

"I think it's a good development anyway. And the lyrics of the previous character song show that Ukiyo Hidetoshi has reincarnated countless times to achieve this wish. His ability to remain undefeated in the Desire Grand Prix is ​​also related to his rich experience."

"That's a deep obsession, but we haven't created the character of Ukiyo Hidetoshi's mother yet, and we don't know why he can't forget her for so many lifetimes."

Hoshino Ai curled her lips, as if she didn't quite understand the direction of the plot.

"I think it should be a mother who loves him."

Beichuan Liang smiled, and then added:

"A good mother who loves her children."

"Like in Spider?"

Hoshino Ai still shook her head. She tilted her head back slightly and made her own inference:

"If my guess is correct, the reason why Ukiyo Hidetoshi is so persistent in looking for his mother is nothing more than because he once had warm memories from his mother, and then his mother disappeared. Those memories will only be more and more beautified in reincarnation again and again, and finally become such a deep obsession."

“It’s not so much that I want to find my mother, but rather that I’m longing for the answer to the puzzle and the love I once felt from my mother.”

Beichuan Liang lowered his eyes, looking like he was about to doze off, and his tone was a little perfunctory:

"maybe."

Hoshino Ai seemed to want to delve deeper into this topic, and spoke again:

"An imaginary fantasy that you have never had is like duckweed without water. Only when you have had it briefly but have lost it forever will it become an obsession and a barrier in your heart."

"It's not necessarily so absolute. On the contrary, if you have something, at least you can have something to reminisce about. If you don't have it, you can only fall into empty imagination and it is easier to let it go."

Kitagawa Ryo retorted, and he stretched out his hand to indicate that his hair had been blow-dried, and told Rumi to go to bed first.

But Kitagawa Rumi, who was always very obedient, shook her head at this time and insisted on waiting a while.

As if she realized that Kitagawa Rumi didn't go to bed because she was still there, Hoshino Ai also stood up on her own initiative, yawned, and rubbed her eyes:

"Let's see how Takahashi-san handles the follow-up. Anyway, I believe that Liang can act well."

"I'll go back and rest first."

"I send you."

Kitagawa Ryo also stood up on his own initiative and walked Hoshino Ai all the way to the entrance.

Kitagawa Rumi, who was uneasy because of the conversation between the two just now, did not follow. Instead, she subconsciously took out her mobile phone and searched the name "Tendoji Marina" as if possessed by a ghost.

"I know what Liang is thinking, okay?"

Hoshino Ai deliberately looked back, and when she found that Kitagawa Rumi did not follow her, she spoke with a sweet smile.

Then, she nodded seriously, looked directly into the slightly puzzled eyes of Beichuan Liang, and said seriously:

"Please rely on me a lot, Liang. No matter if you are my sister or anything else, just treat me as a family member. It doesn't matter if you rely on me as much as you want."

"It's been a long time coming."

Beichuan Liang shook his head and took a step forward:

"Love."

His mouth held her name and a kiss that seemed like it would never separate from hers.

Chapter 4: Their fate diverged (7k)

Frankly speaking, this was the first time that Kitagawa Rumi had searched for information about her biological mother in her previous life after her reincarnation, so much so that when she awkwardly typed the familiar yet unfamiliar surname 'Tendo Temple' into the input method, she actually felt an inexplicable sense of trance.

She only knew that her parents worked in the central area of ​​Tokyo, but she had never imagined that her father and mother actually ran a large advertising agency. She easily found the name 'Marina Tendouji' in the list of corporate legal persons on the website for searching registered companies.

Scrolling further down, Kitagawa Rumi even found her mother's personal social account. Although most of the reposts, likes and replies were basically interactions with the company, there were also some daily life photos and uploads taken by the other party.

Then, she found many group photos in it, of her father and mother who looked a little older than before but had happy smiles that Kitagawa Rumi had never seen before, and two children who looked about the same age as her, a boy and a girl, each hugging their mother's shoulders and giving their best expressions to the camera.

Kitagawa Rumi's fingers unconsciously slid down and she found a commemorative vlog celebrating her twin babies' eighth birthday in her updates from a few months ago.

It seems that a professional photographer was hired. It first shows a trip to the beach, where they play happily in the clear blue sea. Four people hold hands and jump up together when the waves come. At the end of the first half of the video, the camera mounted on the drone pulls the lens up from the bottom to the top, leaving four clearly visible sets of footprints on the beach at dusk, two large and two small, moving side by side, complementing each other.

The second half of the video shows the birthday celebration indoors. A three-layer cake is pushed into the room by the waiter on a cart. The snow-white walls are covered with all kinds of wall decorations and wallpapers printed with birthday wishes. The children, each wearing a birthday crown like a prince and princess, are clapping and smiling, and blowing out the candles in front of them to the accompaniment of their parents singing Happy Birthday.

"Maybe they are just too busy. Maybe they didn't forget you, they just forgot to think about you."

This was the reason why Kitagawa Rumi became a fan of Kitagawa Ryo, a line from the movie "Home Alone".

“Maybe they just forgot.”

Kitagawa Rumi murmured in a low voice.

In terms of time, she could easily deduce it.

After she and Sarina Tendouji passed away a few years ago, her parents seamlessly took over her younger brother and sister. The timing was so clever that she even wondered if she had died and really left this home before they could make such a natural choice calmly and convey their love to their younger brothers and sisters openly.

After taking a few quick, deep breaths, Kitagawa Rumi held the phone in her right hand, and unconsciously squeezed the pendant against her chest with her left hand to calm herself down.

She is now Kitagawa Rumi Ikuni, and her only family is Kitagawa Ryo.

The affairs of the Tiantong Temple family have nothing to do with her anymore, whether it is her father, mother, or her younger brother and sister whom she has never met. They are very happy, and I am happy too. This should be the best and impeccable ending.

Kitagawa Rumi bit her lips lightly with her pearly teeth, constantly comforting herself.

What could she ask of her mother, who had spent her whole life in agony over the loss of her daughter, knowing full well that she had only visited her sparingly often in her last few years?

Besides, it is normal for parents to love their children.

I am now just a stranger with no blood relationship with her. Do I still have to run to my mother and tell her that I have been reincarnated as a healthy child and want her to truly love me again?