They all pushed me!

"I hope I can reconcile with my sister."

Beside him, Arima Kana also sincerely recited her wish.

After ending the protracted divorce lawsuit half a year ago, she has become a child from a single-parent family.

Although the role of father has been in a semi-invisible and semi-evasive state in her life so far, when she and her mother are the only ones left at home, Arima Kana still often feels an inexplicable sense of loss and emptiness.

Just like the night after the lawsuit was completely over, when her mother hugged her and cried, "Mom, now Kana is all alone," Arima Kana's first reaction was to wonder if her mother would still be so persistent in pursuing her custody if she wasn't as popular as she is now.

Then, after nearly half a year of thinking and observation, Kana Arima finally confirmed one thing: her mother had always liked only the 'popular Kana Arima'.

Moreover, the prefix modification is more important than the suffix, which can be easily replaced.

Whether it is Kana Arima as a daughter or Kana Arima as an actress, neither of them can find their own position and value in their mother.

So far, from the descriptions of parents and family that she had read in the books, Arimaka could only greedily seek a little bit from a complete outsider.

"I hope to become closer to Ryo-senpai."

She made this wish.

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"Are you feeling unwell?"

Saito Kyoko wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin, and then looked at Kitagawa Rumi beside her in surprise. Her eyes lingered on her slightly pale face and the food in front of her that she hadn't touched. She was slightly startled, and then immediately showed a smile of sympathy and understanding:

"That's right. We've been on the bus for so long today. I think Abizi doesn't look too well. Let's take a rest today. It's already three o'clock in the afternoon."

"Everyone, go to the hotel and have a good rest. The hot springs nearby are also very famous. You can go there to relax together in the evening. We have more time this time. The three of you should adjust your state and officially start shooting the MV tomorrow morning."

Saito Kyoko said as she took out her phone to contact the filming team she had arranged with. She also touched Kitagawa Rumi's face with concern:

"Are you okay? If you're not feeling well, don't force yourself. Ruby's health is the most important thing."

Obviously, she originally applied for the position of Kitagawa Ryo's personal assistant, but her job content inexplicably turned into babysitting. However, although her experiences over the years are far from her original starting point, she has indeed taken care of Kitagawa Rumi for five or six years, and their relationship has long been as close as family.

Otherwise, during this cold war, Kitagawa Rumi would not have chosen to run away from home and go to Saito Kyoko's house to stay temporarily.

In addition to Saito Kyoko, the other two members of the team also cast concerned and worried glances, and MEM even took the initiative to look through his own bag:

"If you have a cold or a stomachache, I have some common medicines here."

"It's okay, just a little tired? Just rest for a night."

Kitagawa Rumi smiled a little reluctantly, and seeing that she was determined, the others didn't say anything more. They just secretly reminded Kurokawa Akane, who lived in the same room with Kitagawa Rumi, to inform them in time if Kitagawa Rumi felt unwell.

So, after such a hasty lunch, the group returned to the hotel they had booked in advance, took their room cards, and went into their respective rooms to wash up and rest.

Because Kurokawa Akane was a friend invited by Kitagawa Rumi and was not very familiar with the others, it was natural for her to live in the same room with Kitagawa Rumi.

"Brother...where is Liang?"

The two people had just walked into the room, and Kitagawa Rumi hadn't even inserted the room card into the corresponding groove on the wall, but she turned directly to Kurokawa Akane and asked.

In the slightly dark room without electricity, I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Akane Kurokawa suddenly felt that the friend standing in front of her, whom she had known for several years and chatted with every night, suddenly became a stranger.

Perhaps it was because of the light and the angle, even Kitagawa Rumi's eyes, which were always bright and dazzling like rubies, now seemed a little gloomy and dark red. She looked straight and darkly at Kurokawa Akane, who had not had time to change her shoes, as if she could not wait any longer and wanted to get the answer to her question immediately.

However, after seeing Kurokawa Akane's reaction that looked a little frightened, Kitagawa Rumi quickly recovered her composure, reached out and inserted the room card into the corresponding position. With a soft "ding" sound, the lights in the room turned on automatically, casting a bright light.

"Xiao Qian can't fool me. She suddenly said she wanted to follow me this time. It must be Liang's order."

Her expression and tone returned to their normal state, as if everything that had just happened was just a false illusion. Kitagawa Rumi turned around and lay down on the brand new bed, revealing a smug attitude as if nothing could be hidden from me.

"We didn't mean to hide it from Ruby. After all, I don't want to see Ruby and Ryo-senpai end up like this."

At this time, Kurokawa Akane also reacted. She sat down beside Kitagawa Rumi's bed with a little worry, and tried hard to calm her down.

"Ryo-senpai has always hoped to reconcile with Ruby, otherwise he wouldn't have come to the troupe to ask for help."

"He should be in Miyazaki Prefecture by now. I was planning to ask you out to have a good talk with Ryo-senpai in the evening after you guys finish shooting today, Ruby."

"I'm free right now."

When hearing that Kitagawa Ryo was currently in Miyazaki Prefecture, Kitagawa Rumi subconsciously raised the corners of her mouth, and even the tone of her voice carried a hint of excitement.

But soon she realized that she was in a cold war with Beichuan Liang, and quickly covered her face with the quilt again, and replied in a muffled voice:

"Did Ryo come here alone?"

"Well, alone."

"That's pretty much it."

Kitagawa Rumi muttered something in her quilt, then opened it a little, revealing only a pair of rosy red eyes, and then asked cautiously:

"Xiao Qian, do you think that if I tell Liang that I won't forgive him unless he and Sister Ai don't get married, will Liang agree?"

"Hey, so Ryo-senpai is getting married?"

Kurokawa Akane tilted her head in confusion, but because she had been able to see Kitagawa Ryo and Hoshino Ai performing together in the troupe in the past few years, she didn't think much of it.

Anyway, as long as it doesn't interfere with Beichuan Liang's usual acting lessons for her, it'll be fine.

For a child of her age, marriage is nothing more than a large-scale house game, and like death, it is something that is a bit empty and a bit curious.

So in response to Kitagawa Rumi's question, Kurokawa Akane showed a rather puzzled attitude:

"Why doesn't Ruby want Ryo-senpai and Hoshino-senpai to get married?"

"Not marrying my sister Buhe Ai."

Kitagawa Rumi carefully corrected Kurokawa Akane's mistake and re-expressed her opinion:

"Until I agree, Liang and - anyone can't get married."

"Why?"

Kurokawa Akane blinked, still looking confused.

Kitagawa Rumi was suddenly at a loss for words. At this moment, under Kurokawa Akane's childish questioning, she suddenly discovered a somewhat sad fact.

She tried her best to get rid of the fact that she was Beichuan Liang's sister.

But in fact, the biggest and most acceptable trump card she currently holds is precisely this fact.

"...No matter what, I am still Ryo, brother's sister, and I don't want to see brother dating someone I hate."

"——Rather, it should be me, as your younger sister, who should decide who my brother loves."

Kitagawa Rumi once again gave a seemingly reasonable explanation with a false tone.

She even felt that she was more like an actor than an idol. She had achieved the effect. Akane Kurokawa was nodding thoughtfully.

But Kitagawa Rumi hasn't been able to deceive herself. She hasn't adapted to this role change yet. She's like an actor who adds or changes lyrics on the stage. Because the applause from the audience is too enthusiastic, she doesn't know what to do next.

"So that's it."

Kurokawa Akane quickly revealed an expression that said, "I completely understand." She took Kitagawa Rumi's hand:

"I'll take you to see Senior Liang. I've already made an appointment with him. As long as Ruby tells him what she wants to say in person, Senior Liang will definitely have a solution."

It was not until she was pulled out of the hotel by Kurokawa Akane and illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun that Kitagawa Rumi came to her senses as if awakened from a dream.

No, it's not like that.

If I meet Kitagawa Ryo this time, I must tell him that I am the reincarnation of Tendouji Sarina.

Tendouji Sarana is the bond between her and Kitagawa Ryo in her previous life.

Kitagawa Rumi is the bond between her and Kitagawa Ryo in this life.

The two bonds should have been firmly held in her hands from the beginning to the end.

Because the male protagonist in both relationships is the same person, the female protagonist in both relationships also retains all her memories intact.

The generosity from the gods should have paved the way for them long ago.

She is not the little mermaid in the story who is unable to speak the truth.

It is I who will miss him until the day I die.

It was me who had been acting in the hope of helping him right after my reincarnation.

She is Tendoji Sarina and also Kitagawa Rumi.

The person he likes is Kitagawa Ryo, the idol he promoted in his previous life, and his non-blood-related brother Kitagawa Ryo, with whom he has lived for twelve years in this life.

Kitagawa Rumi's thoughts became clearer and her steps became lighter.

"But whether it was Kitagawa Rumi or Tendouji Sarina, the feelings that person had for them never included the word love."

Suddenly, she heard voices like those of a child, but when Kitagawa Rumi looked around blankly, she could not find the corresponding person at all. Even Kurokawa Akane, who was holding her hand and taking her to a handmade DIY cake workshop not far from the hotel, seemed to have heard nothing and had no intention of stopping.

The road was still busy with traffic and people, and the only thing that could be seen was a black-feathered crow lying on a nearby electric pole.

"I can't bear to see you in such a state of disgrace."

"Let me tell you, the person you like has a very fatal weakness."

The voice in my ear continued, its tone filled with joy.

"Just like you are afraid of losing him, deep down in his heart, he has also been panicking about losing you... And, he still has a very, very heavy sense of guilt and remorse towards Tendoji Sarana that you can't even imagine."

Perhaps because of the fact that she herself was a reincarnated person, Kitagawa Rumi accepted this supernatural event that was happening to her again more quickly than she had imagined.

If it were in the past, she would definitely tell this matter to her brother whom she trusted the most immediately.

but--

Countless scenes emerged in Kitagawa Rumi's mind, the past that she kept beautifying but didn't want to forget, the reality that she kept avoiding but had to face, and the future that she kept imagining and fabricating, all intertwined into a tangled mess.

Finally, her eyes fixed on the shining black stars.

Chapter 22: Becoming a Bad Boy

At this time, Kitagawa Ryo, who still had no idea what had happened to his sister, was skillfully holding a piping bag filled with whipped cream, concentrating and carefully decorating the surface of the orange-flavored fruit cake in front of him with a sunflower pattern.

In order to express his sincere attitude of wanting to reconcile, Kitagawa Ryo made various careful preparations in advance this time. First, he left Hoshino Ai in Tokyo to prevent Rumi from irritating her again. He also brought his sister's favorite orange bear, which she had been holding and sleeping in for almost ten years, after Arima Kana had mended it and properly cleaned and tidied it, and then brought it over. In addition, he baked the orange-flavored cake that his sister loved to eat in advance, and even drew a little easter egg from her debut single "The Sun and Sunflowers" when making it.

It should be considered foolproof?

After finishing all the work at hand, Beichuan Ryo took off his mask and looked towards the closed door with a rare bit of nervousness and panic in his eyes.

Although it had happened in the past, and it could even be said that it happened frequently, he had to be separated from his sister for a long period of time because he had to go out to film.

But even when he was busiest, the two of them would maintain a high frequency of at least once a day in phone calls and video chats.

Therefore, in fact, this week was the first time that Kitagawa Ryo and Rumi were out of contact in the true sense.

Although when he first chose to adopt Rumi, he did have a mentality of remembrance and even compensation for Tendouji Sarina who died on the same day. But after living under the same roof for so many years, Kitagawa Rumi has long been his closest family member.

And... they might even be the same person.

Thinking of this, Beichuan Liang took a deep breath and calmed himself down as much as possible.

He came this time not only to reconcile with his sister, but also to get to the bottom of the matter.

In Kitagawa Ryo's plan, during the conversation with his sister that would begin soon, he would carefully and casually mention some small details that only he and Tendouji Sarina knew, and then take the opportunity to observe Rumi's facial expressions and reactions, or suddenly...

"crunch-"

The door of the room was suddenly pushed open at this moment. Kitagawa Ryo just heard a voice saying "Xiao Qian, please wait outside for a while", and the next moment, Kitagawa Rumi walked into the room alone.

After not seeing each other for a week, Beichuan Liang only felt that his sister's face was a little pale, but her cheeks were a little unnaturally flushed. As soon as she walked in, her eyes were firmly fixed on him, and her whole mental state showed an almost morbid excitement. Then she waved at him with a smile on her face:

"cold."

The moment Kitagawa Ryo said this, his pupils shrank to the size of a pinhole in shock.

He has realized it.

This didn't mean that she was still angry or upset and deliberately didn't want to call him 'brother', because there was no hint of coldness or alienation in her tone.

On the contrary, in this short call, Beichuan Liang felt an almost sticky nostalgia and a deeper emotion.

All the plans that had been prepared before collapsed at this moment. Beichuan Liang's mind suddenly went blank, and he subconsciously revealed his thoughts:

"Ruby... or Selina?"

"Yes, it's both Ruby and Sarina!"

Kitagawa Rumi can finally express her love to the person in front of her without restraint through her eyes.

The love hidden in the heart is bitter, but the love hidden in the pupils is different.

Looking at everything in front of you through it, the whole world seems to become more beautiful all of a sudden.