They all pushed me!

After all, for Tendoji Sarana, she is seriously ill and has not much time left, so she doesn't have any time to care about the so-called "birthday".

But if you really look into it, maybe she did care.

There was a time when I longed for the attention and love from my parents. I carefully wrote "Please protect Mom and Dad from getting sick" on the New Year's prayer card and asked the nurse to hang it on the highest branch.

I tried hard to be a sensible child, suppressed my true thoughts, and even didn't dare to make a wish to my mother on my birthday, saying that I hoped they could come to Miyazaki to celebrate my birthday with me.

What did you say at that time?

"The nurse told me that a child's birthday is the mother's suffering day, so I thought of calling my mother. I am really happy to be her child. My mother will always be the person I love the most."

The result was a bland response from the other party: "Take care of yourself."

"Meow."

As if to remind her that the movie had started, Hotaru gracefully walked to Kitagawa Rumi's side and called out softly, then jumped onto the balcony, lazily basking in the sun, as if she was tired of watching the images being broadcast on TV.

It feels good to be a cat.

Such an inexplicable thought suddenly popped up in Kitagawa Rumi's mind, and she even wanted to considerately add the second half of this sentence:

At least I don't have to worry about being kicked out of my house...

Bah, bah, bah, who will be kicked out of the house?

This is obviously the Beichuan family, the 'Beichuan' family in her name.

Kitagawa Rumi hugged the [Orange Bear] tightly in her arms. As she grew older, the doll that seemed quite large a few years ago has now completed the transition from life-size to small, and can be easily hugged by her.

Sometimes, Kitagawa Rumi even hopes that Liang can be like the little bear she is holding at this moment, which she also calls "Liang", just lying quietly in her arms and never leaving.

"Ruby was cute today too."

"Brother, you should say 'pretty'. Cute is only used to describe children."

"Well, Ruby is very beautiful today. She is a pretty girl."

The Vlog on TV has started playing, and it begins with a conversation between myself and my brother in front of the mirror after I got up early and put on new clothes.

Although we are both twelve years old, compared to the self named 'Tendoji Sarana', this self in this life does have a body that I could only imagine in dreams before.

As if favored by the gods, I was thin and short in my previous life, with a knitted hat almost grown on my body as if it were an organ. There was almost no feminine feature in my body. But after reincarnation, at the same age of twelve, I showed a completely different appearance.

As if to make up for all the regrets of her past life, Kitagawa Rumi is a natural with long hair. She has been growing it for so many years. Her long golden hair is so beautiful and dazzling that people can't take their eyes off it at first sight. It almost reaches her waist and is expertly tied into a side-swallowtail hairstyle.

That was the first hairstyle that her brother personally did for her when her hair just grew long enough to be tied up. It was also the first hairstyle that Kitagawa Rumi learned and it is the hairstyle that she is most comfortable with so far.

Her ruby-red pupils, like those pregnant with stars, sparkled in the mirror. The new name that the Kitagawa couple had given her was indeed a very appropriate name.

Her height, weight, and even her female parts were undoubtedly better developed than in her previous life. At the critical point of her growth, Saito Kyoko took on the role of Kitagawa Rumi's teacher or mother, explaining everything to her in detail so that she would not panic about the rapid changes in her body.

Although Kitagawa Rumi was not panicked at all.

Rather, she was delighted and looking forward to the growth of her body.

Kitagawa Rumi looked at the scenes on TV with joy and recalled the past with Kitagawa Ryo, she relived all the time she had spent with Kitagawa Ryo, ironed them, let them warm up little by little, and then let them heat up in her heart.

On this lively day, whether it was Kyoko Saito, Toshiro Kindaichi and Mr. Izaki, or Abiko Samejima, everyone gave her sincere blessings.

She was well loved.

Kitagawa Rumi confirmed this fact once again.

The birthday cake was baked by Beichuan Liang himself. The cake, with pink and white as the main colors, looks full of girlish romance, with twelve candles neatly inserted on it.

Like a princess from a fairy tale, Kitagawa Rumii, wearing a brand new dress, raised her head slightly and acted coquettishly, letting Kitagawa Ryo put the crown on her head with his own hands.

The paper birthday crown that belonged exclusively to the protagonist was gently put on her by Beichuan Liang.

But for Kitagawa Rumi, it is more precious than a real crown inlaid with gold and diamonds and with an exquisite design countless times more precious.

Everyone, including Hoshino Ai, watched the scene with a smile, clapped their hands, and sang 'Happy birthday to you' together.

In this warm atmosphere, Kitagawa Rumi saw herself in the picture closing her eyes devoutly, and then blowing out all the candles in one breath.

"What did Ruby wish for?"

"If you say it out loud, it won't work."

In response to Hoshino Ai's question, the self on TV just answered with one eye half open.

"You don't want to surpass B Komachi? Do you want to surpass me, a former super popular beautiful girl idol?"

"Something of that magnitude doesn't even warrant spending a precious birthday wish."

"Ruby is really confident."

I remember having a conversation like this with Hoshino Ai, and then we cut the cake and ate it.

Just like before, she still deliberately left cream on the corners of her mouth, deliberately ran in front of her brother, and then he squatted down to wipe it off with a handkerchief, and he gently complained that she had grown up, but some aspects were the same as before.

"If you eat cake, it's really easy to get buttercream all over it."

Hoshino Ai, who was standing next to Kitagawa Ryo and witnessing the scene with a smile on her face, said this.

“I have it on my face, too.”

As she spoke, she used her fingers to scrape off the cream that had accidentally stained her cheek, put it into her mouth without any care, and then deftly extended her tongue to lick off the remaining cream at the corner of her lips.

I don’t know if it’s because she eats it so often, but when watching this scene again, Kitagawa Rumi always had an inexplicable feeling that the other person’s movements were too skillful.

"Happy birthday Ruby."

But at that time, all my attention was attracted by Beichuan Liang in front of me, because after the birthday party, my brother congratulated me again.

"Did you have a good day today?"

"Yeah! I wish every day was my birthday."

Hey, where did your previous awareness that "a birthday is just an ordinary day" go?

My brother seemed to be amused by his own remarks, and the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a smile that would still amaze you no matter how many times you saw it.

Should we say that he deserves to be the first place winner of the "Most Hugable Man" list for five consecutive years?

It was definitely because of this that I made the following statement at that time:

"Brother, can you give me a hug?"

"Just consider it as fulfilling my birthday wish."

Just as Kitagawa Rumi was blushing and was about to continue watching the next scene, the phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated. It was the person she was following who posted a new update.

The only official account she paid special attention to was Ryo Kitagawa Ryo’s.

[Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai team up again! A contract marriage between a clinical psychology graduate student and a serious programmer? A love comedy about two people living together is about to begin! "It's Not Easy to Be a Good Wife" has been scheduled for the TBS TV station's autumn 10th hot slot! ]

[For more information, please visit the official accounts of "It's Not Easy to Run Away" and TBS TV. 】

It looks like it's just a repost by the operator, purely a commercial promotion.

Kitagawa Rumi moved her fingers downwards.

That was a release date promotional poster that the crew had just officially released.

Wearing a pure white wedding dress, Hoshino Ai lowered her head timidly, and the beautiful crown-shaped headdress was put on her head by Kitagawa Ryo himself.

Chapter 7: QAQ

There are still three people at the Beichuan family’s dinner table today.

I can't remember when it started, or maybe it was just a natural progression, but before I knew it, Hoshino Ai appeared at the Kitagawa family's house at mealtime more and more frequently.

However, because she had watched the episode of "Don't Be Fool by Wolf" in which her brother and Hoshino Ai served as guest commentators a few years ago, Kitagawa Rumi had quietly changed her position from opposite her brother to next to him.

She remembered what Hoshino Ai said on the show at that time, saying that sitting side by side while eating was a reflection of a more intimate relationship, because when sitting face to face, one would always pay too much attention to the expressions and movements of the person facing them, which would make one feel a little strange. Moreover, if one sat on the same side, physical contact would inevitably become more frequent, whether it was the arms placed flat on the table or the thighs under the table, they would maintain a close and intimate state.

Although theoretically if you sit opposite each other you might be able to enjoy having the sauce or rice grains on the corners of your mouth gently wiped by a tissue, that is basically an action the older person would do to the younger person. At least Kitagawa Rumi has never seen her brother do such a action to Hoshino Ai. He would simply remind the other person that there is something on the corner of his or her mouth.

Thinking of this, Kitagawa Rumi was chewing the hamburger meat in her mouth with satisfaction. She didn't know if it was because of her good mood, but she felt that her brother's cooking skills had improved recently.

What "It's Not My Fault That I'm Not Popular" is a love comedy about two people living together. She and Kitagawa Ryo have actually lived together for more than ten years.

The crown and the wedding dress are just means of commercial promotion. Only those who will have drastic emotional fluctuations because of such things are the truly hopeless fans who are obsessed with the CP.

Kitagawa Rumi raised her elbow and gently bumped the arm of Kitagawa Ryo beside her. After the other party slightly turned his head and turned his eyes to her, she showed a sweet smile:

"Brother's food today is delicious. I want to have another bowl of rice."

But she immediately said with a little distress:

"But after becoming an idol, it is also important to manage your food intake and body shape."

"It's not that exaggerated actually. If you train hard enough, it doesn't matter if you eat a little more. You can also create a big eater persona."

Ai Hoshino, who was at the other side of the table, immediately showed her experience as an idol senior and joined the conversation with a smile:

"By the way, Liang and I have already discussed this."

When Kitagawa Rumi heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she even swallowed loudly unconsciously.

"After Ruby's idol group is formed, she can be a guest on my show. It's like a joint promotion."

Fortunately, Hoshino Ai did not say any worse truth.

"No, no problem. I'm planning to attract all of Ai-nee and B-Komachi's fans to my side."

Kitagawa Rumi made a very intimidating provocation, and it would have been better if she hadn't gotten stuck on the first word.

Hoshino Ai has not made many moves in movies and TV series in the past two years. Apart from a TV series she and Kitagawa Ryo produce every year, she has devoted most of her time and energy to the management of her personal account, which can be regarded as a transformation that accompanies Mei Pro in the booming Internet wave in recent years.

There is indeed no problem with the Saito couple's business capabilities and market strategic vision. When many people in the industry were waiting to see what kind of predicament this agency, which had nothing to offer except B Komachi, would fall into after B Komachi was disbanded and Hoshino Ai graduated, they seamlessly shifted the agency's business focus to online artists, and took advantage of the rise of live streaming and short videos to perfectly achieve the company's transformation and re-development.

For example, Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai proposed that they hope to let Ruby participate in the recording of the program "B Komachi × B Komachi", which is produced by Berry Pro and broadcast on Hoshino Ai's personal account once every two weeks. It is an online variety show.

Although Hoshino Ai's original purpose in producing this program was just to help her friends, the members of B. Komachi's team, who were laid off, find new jobs, but today, with Hoshino Ai's own popularity rising, coupled with the support of Berry Pro Agency and collaboration with other online artists, "B. Komachi×B. Komachi" has accumulated considerable popularity on the Internet.

"Really? If Ruby says so, I'm even more excited."

Hoshino Ai nodded and responded with a smile. What surprised Kitagawa Rumi was that the other party didn't seem to want to argue with her on this topic anymore. She completely ignored her provocation, picked up the bowl quietly, and seemed to be planning to continue eating.

"I heard that Ruby you found Abiko? Do you want her to debut as an idol with you?"

This time it was Beichuan Ryo who asked.

"Yeah, Abiko is a 'beautiful girl' like me. She could definitely become an idol."

Kitagawa Rumi quickly answered her brother's question, and even deliberately emphasized the word "beautiful girl" as if to emphasize it.

"This is not a question of whether she is a beautiful girl or not. I remember that the girl has been studying painting courses, and she is a little, no, I should say she is quite shy. If she wants to become an idol, is it really okay?"

"The path of being an idol is not as glamorous as Ruby sees it. Even if it is love, it takes a long time to come to the fore. Moreover, the current Internet environment is even worse than it was ten years ago. Has Ruby ever thought about the difficulties she will face and how to solve them?"

"The most basic thing is, can Abiko now speak to other people in public without appearing timid?"

It was rare for Kitagawa Ryo to put on a serious attitude in front of Rumi. Perhaps he valued this debut more than Kitagawa Rumi herself, and he made sure to arrange everything properly from the beginning.

Besides, he had watched Samejima Abiko grow up. She had probably come to their house as a guest many times since she was a child. If she had no experience and was just tricked by her sister into becoming a so-called idol... Kitagawa Ryo could almost imagine the online violence and malice that she might have to go through.

After all, not long ago, there was a terrible incident in the circle where the center of a certain idol group was accused of having a dark face throughout a public performance and not interacting with the audience, and was criticized.

"no problem!"

As if she had thought of the answer to this question in advance, Kitagawa Rumi answered confidently:

"Just use lies to create an illusion and package your personality."

"Abiko and I have already discussed this. Since she doesn't dare to look at other people when she speaks, and can't make facial expressions well, we can use this as a setting."

As she spoke, she stood up from her seat as if she remembered something, ran into her room, and came out with a stack of drawing boards.

"Brother, take a good look. This is probably it."

Under the interested gazes of Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai, Kitagawa Rumi restrained her smile and quickly turned into an expressionless posture and spoke:

"My name is Samejima Abiko, and I'm a member of a newly debuted idol group [no name yet because the author hasn't decided on one yet]."

"Because I'm not good at expressing my feelings with facial expressions, I'm always considered a cold girl. So I came up with this secret weapon that can convey my feelings to everyone!"

Kitagawa Rumi quickly raised the drawing board in her hand and covered her face with it. Drawing on it was a emoticon that looked like the (＞▽＜) expression.

"My hobby is drawing, so by drawing expressions on this board, I can convey my feelings to everyone. Well, this is perfect, and I will definitely be able to communicate with everyone on the stage in the future."

"Of course, I will also work hard to overcome difficulties and let everyone see my smile. It may feel a little strange, but if everyone can tolerate it, I will be very happy!"

While Kitagawa Rumi was introducing herself, she kept changing the expression board covering her face, from surprised (° △ °|||) to speechless (°ー°〃) to shy (*/ω＼*). It seemed that she had already drawn a complete set of expressions.