They all pushed me!

If he really loved his brother, there would be no process of collecting the body.

They should have committed treason together a long time ago, and then committed suicide together after failure.

But come to think of it, the characters in the drama really do like to commit suicide.

While thinking about all these random things, Kitagawa Rumi walked to Kindaichi Toshiro's office and knocked on the door politely.

Although she and Toshiro Kindaichi have a close relationship in private, they are in a theater troupe after all, and sometimes they would encounter the other party receiving guests. Therefore, Kitagawa Rumi would always behave very sensibly in front of outsiders.

"Please come in."

"Oh, it's Ruby. What happened today? Come to me."

Toshiro Kindaichi was sitting alone behind his desk, seemingly processing something on his computer. When he saw Kitagawa Rumi coming, he asked with a smile.

"I want to ask Uncle Min for a ticket for Xiao Qian's show."

Seeing that there was no one else in the office, Kitagawa Rumi also relaxed a little, walked quickly to Kindaichi Toshiro's side, and looked at his computer screen curiously:

"Are you working?"

"Well, I'm reviewing a batch of adapted scripts that were just submitted."

Kindaichi Toshiro stood up and walked to the bookshelf on the side:

"You want tickets, right? Let me find them for you. Which row do you want?"

"The first three rows are the best."

Kitagawa Rumi answered as she leaned over to the computer screen and casually glanced at the text on it:

"The church bells have rung, the news of the engagement has spread, the bishop's blessing has been recited, the bride and groom are holding each other's hands, but the poor little mermaid can only look on."

"Her ears could hear no joyful music, her eyes could see no sacred rites, her voice could not utter any sorrowful wail, she thought of the morning of her demise, and of all that she had lost in this world."

"The little mermaid, dressed in silk and gold, can only hold up the bride's wedding gown."

"The little mermaid, whose touch to the ground was like stepping on the edge of a knife, can only dance for a wedding."

The prince smiled at the little mermaid and said:

"'You will rejoice in my happiness, for you are the one who loves me best of all!'"

Chapter 4: Is escape useful?

"what is this?"

Kitagawa Rumi asked subconsciously. She stared at the words in a daze, but her mind couldn't stop associating various real scenes.

"It's rare to see Ruby so interested in drama."

Toshiro Kindaichi also found the ticket. He walked back from the bookshelf with the ticket and used the mouse wheel to scroll to the top of the page until the name of the play appeared.

"The Little Mermaid is the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Ruby must have heard of it before... Oh, I bought a lot of fairy tale picture books and sent them to your house. At that time, Liang would read you bedtime stories every night. But Ruby seemed to be only one or two years old at that time, but she should have some impression of it?"

Toshiro Kindaichi showed a reminiscent look and spoke of the events of the past with great emotion.

Kitagawa Rumi certainly had an impression, and it wasn't just "some impression" as Kindaichi Toshiro said, but it was a precious memory that she kept carefully in her heart.

"But this should be the same as what you said, Uncle Min, it's a fairy tale, right?"

"As for adaptation, The Daughter of the Sea has been adapted into various dramas, operas, and stage plays for a long time. As for why it was brought out again this time, hey, it's probably because it's been popular recently."

Kindaichi Toshiro sat down on his office chair and raised his eyebrows at Kitagawa Rumi:

"It was the casting of the latest movie version of The Little Mermaid. It was the first time that a black actor was chosen to play the role of the Little Mermaid. It caused a lot of heated discussion on the Internet."

"Oh - there is such a thing."

Kitagawa Rumi nodded thoughtfully, remembering the news.

"If Ruby wasn't interested in drama, I would really like to let Ruby play the little mermaid. She is at least a hundred times prettier than that little black fish."

Kindaichi Toshiro smiled and joked, then handed the ticket to Kitagawa Rumi:

"Before I knew it, Ruby has grown into a beautiful girl."

"Every time I see you and Ryo, I feel like time has passed so quickly. I still remember the first time I saw Ryo in the orphanage. I never expected that Ruby would soon debut as an idol, and Ryo would soon become an adult and start his own family..."

"Stop!"

Kitagawa Rumi took the ticket and stomped her feet in dissatisfaction:

"My brother and I are together, and that's enough for the two of us. There's no need to start a family."

"Ruby is still the same as before."

Toshiro Kindaichi laughed heartily, stroking the stubble on his chin. He treated Kitagawa Rumi's words as just a child's remark and didn't take it too seriously.

As the elder representative of Kitagawa Ryo, he and the president of Berry Pro Agency, Saito Ichito, are undoubtedly the two people who know the current progress of Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai best.

It is no exaggeration to say that the two of them have already reached the stage of discussing marriage, and have recently been working on pushing forward the progress of this matter, but they have been considering various factors, and have only gradually revealed it to their fans up to now.

Toshiro Kindaichi almost watched Kitagawa Ryo grow up, and although he has not been able to trick the other party into calling him dad in almost twenty years, he is still quite relieved and happy to be able to participate in the negotiation of one of the most important matters in Kitagawa's life as an elder.

After all, as the general manager of the LALALAI troupe, Hoshino Ai, who has spent half of her career in the troupe, is a woman he trusts very much. He has also witnessed with his own eyes the two of them supporting each other and walking together all the way, from the time when Hoshino Ai first came to Tokyo to receive acting training, to the incident a few years ago when the other's mother came to the door, to the present of the two of them.

The way they get along has gone from strangers to close friends, and finally to where they are today.

It would be better to say that if Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai did not end up together, that would probably make Toshiro Kindaichi feel incomprehensible and even consider whether a supernatural event had occurred.

"Uncle Min, Uncle Min——"

Just as Toshiro Kindaichi was reviewing a series of past events in his mind, he suddenly heard Kitagawa Rumi's shout.

The tone was completely different from before, and he clearly put on a pitiful expression.

"What's wrong? Tell me if you have anything!"

Kindaichi Toshiro immediately patted his chest and took the responsibility. Although it was Kitagawa Ryo who adopted Rumi, Kitagawa Ryo was still a child at that time. In the end, the child was registered under his name, and Kindaichi Toshiro, Kitagawa Susumu's former friend, was made the guardian of Kitagawa Rumi.

For so many years, he has always treated Kitagawa Rumi as his own child. After all, Kitagawa Ryo is really not like a child in some aspects. When he is a little older, it feels like he is talking to a friend of the same age. It is rare for him to ask him for help as a matter of course as Rumi does now.

But adults are supposed to be the ones that children rely on. In fact, Toshiro Kindaichi doesn't like the description of "mature at a young age", especially after seeing a child like Kitagawa Ryo, he doesn't want Rumi to have that kind of personality.

Treating an eight or nine-year-old child as a money-making machine and forcing him to actively collect various evidences and break up with his adoptive parents in public, even after so many years, Toshio Kindaichi found it difficult to imagine Kitagawa Ryo's mental state during that time.

"Well... you can't really call it a request, right?"

Kitagawa Rumi stuck out her tongue a little embarrassedly. Her attitude was quite shy at first, but she immediately became firm:

"Uncle Min hopes that I can be happy, right?"

She suddenly asked such a confusing question.

"Of course, especially now that Liang has found his happiness, I naturally hope that Ruby can also find her own happiness..."

Kindaichi Toshiro nodded and answered without hesitation.

"But my happiness is being with my brother."

Kitagawa Rumi's sudden words interrupted Kindaichi Toshiro's last utterance, causing it to get stuck in his throat, neither going up nor down, and he could only awkwardly utter an incomprehensible "Huh?"

But soon, Kindaichi Toshiro showed a knowing smile:

"I know, I know. After all, we are siblings who have lived together until now. If we are used to living together, it would be difficult for us to adapt and accept the sudden addition of one person."

"But Ruby has to face this fact, and you and Hoshino are very familiar with each other, so it's better than letting Liang suddenly bring back a woman you don't even know and let her become a member of the Kitagawa family."

"And in the end, even if Ryo never plans to start a family, Ruby will have to leave Ryo when she grows up. She can't be a baby in someone else's arms for the rest of her life."

Kitagawa Rumi understood clearly what Toshiro Kindaichi said, and he still treated her as a sister who didn't want her brother, whom she had depended on for many years, to be taken away by someone else.

But that's not actually the case.

I realized it since then, from the time the sasaeng fan incident ended until one day when I saw my brother and sister Ai kissing.

Perhaps at the beginning, I really thought it would be great to become siblings with Liang and become a family, and we have indeed been living together as siblings for twelve years.

But if that was the case, she should have been happy after seeing her brother find someone he liked, and should have felt sincerely that her only relative could be happy...but at that moment, that was not the feeling that came to her heart.

Especially after seeing that his mother in his previous life, Marina Tendoji, had two children again and formed a new happy family.

Although my brother has not shown any intention of neglecting me because of his relationship with Hoshino Ai, he has even been doing various things to ensure my smooth debut.

But if he and Hoshino Ai have a child, a child that is related to him by blood, will the other party still unconditionally fulfill all her wishes like he does now?

At this moment, Kitagawa Rumi even wanted to tell Kindaichi Toshiro her true thoughts, but she immediately swallowed them back.

After all, if he was going to confess everything, he should at least tell Ryo first.

"I still think it's fine now. Sister Ai is Hoshino Ai, don't become Kitagawa..."

Kitagawa Rumi's voice became smaller and smaller. She didn't even finish her words. She just took the ticket and ran out again.

Looking at the embarrassed back of Kitagawa Rumi as she fled in panic, Kindaichi Toshiro shook his head helplessly.

Is Ruby still avoiding the fact that her brother is getting married?

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“Escape is shameful, but it is useful!”

"Yes, that's the one called 'Escape is shameful, but useful'!"

"Oh my, although I've already received the news, I'm still very grateful that you are willing to cooperate with us."

"No, no, your company's Nuance is a new brand in the past two years, but both the design concept and the wedding dress style perfectly meet our requirements for costumes and props."

Hoshino Ai shifted her gaze away from the costume stylist and the store manager who were being polite to each other not far away, and slowly walked forward.

"It's Not My Fault That I'm Not Popular" is a new drama she collaborated with Ryo Kitagawa in this year's autumn season, which will be broadcast on TBS TV's Hot 10 slot.

Because the opening song features a scene where the heroine she plays, Mikuri Moriyama, runs in a wedding dress, the crew came to the bridal shop today.

"Nuance is a brand of light wedding dresses that has only emerged in the past two years and has a good reputation."

Beichuan Liang, who was walking beside Hoshino Ai, seemed to have done his homework in advance, and smiled and introduced Hoshino Ai:

"It is said that in order to create a more comfortable wedding dress experience, the designer decided to change the design of most wedding dresses that were mainly made of hard and uncomfortable heavy materials, abandoning the exaggerated and complicated decorations, removing the traditional gorgeous outlines, and instead using this light and wind-like material."

"It does look very light, no wonder the crew chose this brand."

Hoshino Ai also nodded, moved closer to a wedding dress, and said thoughtfully:

"It feels more like a dress, but after all, she's running in a wedding dress in the opening theme song, and it would be really inconvenient if the skirt was too long."

"Because the story is about marriage first and love later, it was deliberately presented in such a 'sloppy' way to some extent. I remember that the image of love in the opening scene was wearing a wedding dress and sneakers."

“That’s exactly what’s written in the script.”

Hoshino Ai said perfunctorily. Obviously, her attention was now completely focused on the wedding dresses of different styles in front of her.

"Hoshino-san, is there a style you like?"

On the other side, the fashion stylist, who had finished the greetings, also came over and negotiated with Hoshino Ai in a friendly manner.

"Well, not yet. This is my first time in a place like this, and I'm a little dazzled."

"It's okay, Hoshino-san, you can try the ones I recommend first. After all, you can only see the effect when you wear them on yourself."

The female costume designer looked at Hoshino Ai's figure with some envy:

"With someone like Hoshino-san, anything he wears will look good on him."

"It's not that exaggerated. Thank you for your help. I'll go right away."

Hoshino Ai took the paper with the styles listed from the fashion stylist and said hello to Kitagawa Ryo:

"Come here, Ryoya. I asked you to come here today for this. After all, you are the 'male protagonist'."

"Ah."

Kitagawa Ryo watched Hoshino Ai walk into the locker room, and suddenly felt a little dazed for a moment.

【Would you like to go out shopping for new clothes with me? 】

The memory of the first time he met the other party inexplicably emerged in Beichuan Liang's mind.

It was still inside and outside the locker room, but the mood was completely different.

It may be difficult for outsiders to understand. After all, we all know that we are just choosing a wedding dress for the filming of a TV series. In the final analysis, it is just for a performance, a fake performance.

but--

The locker room door was pushed open.

The pure white color tone is full of fresh and bright temperament. The layered princess dress and the hollow lines of the upper body design well set off the graceful body curve. The use of multiple layers of tulle just creates a hazy atmosphere that is almost like a fairy. The bow shoulder straps achieve the icing on the cake. Not to mention the wrinkled gloves, the accordion long dress with no edges, and the simple yet exquisite back hollow. In her wedding dress, Hoshino Ai looks so suitable and stunning.