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Riki (Shizuka Ishibashi) is just a poor dispatch employee, and her colleagues showed her a way to make money by providing eggs.I flew to the United States with great interest, but the result was not “provided eggs”, but “surrogacy”.Former ballerina Moto Kusabuki (Goro Inagaki) and his wife Yuko (Yuki Uchida) are paying high fees to find a surrogate mother who can give birth to two children.

A 29-year-old poor woman with no money and no dreams.A former top ballerina, she hopes to have children who will inherit her genes.His wife, Yuko, gave up on infertility treatment.Various desires are intertwined through “surrogacy”.

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Episode 1

Dispatched employee Riki Oishi (Shizugawa Ishibashi) is in poverty, earning only 140,000 yen per month.Her colleague at the company, Terushiro Kawabe (Marika Ito), recommended her the “Donate Egg Project.The Japanese branch of the American reproductive medical agency ”plante% is accepting applications and interviews.

However, what the institution provided to Dashi was not donated eggs, but substitute eggs.Former ballerina Moto Kusato (Goro Inagaki) and his wife Yuko (Yuki Uchida) offer high rewards to find a surrogate mother who can give birth to two children.

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Episode 2

Former ballerina Moto Kusato (Goro Inagaki) and his wife, Yuuko (Yuki Uchida), are unable to have children, so Riki (Shizugawa Ishibashi) takes over the commission of a surrogate mother.Just when she couldn't make a decision, she received the news that her aunt Yoshiko (Yasuko Tomita) was critically ill in her hometown of Sapporo.

On the other hand, Yuko is also worried.Because of the power of money, the husband had children with other women.I can only confide my painful heart to my relatives and friends.With the support of his mother Chimiko (Hitomi Kuroki), Kei moves towards realizing the Dai Y plan.Finally, the three decision makers met face to face.

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Episode 3

Riki Oishi (Shizugawa Ishibashi) finally met Moto Kusanagi (Goro Inagaki) and Yuko (Yuki Uchida).Although he told himself that the agency was just a simple business, after knowing Yuko's thoughts, Riji became very confused.

On the other hand, Cao Tongji saw Riji for the first time and was convinced that his choice was right.She is full of expectations that Riki will give birth to a child who will inherit her genes.Because of her resistance to the purchase of her body, Riki meets Oki (On Morizaki), a therapist who specializes in women.

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Episode 4

Moto Kusaka (Goro Inagaki) wants to use a contract to restrict the freedom of Riki (Shizugawa Ishibashi), but Yuko (Yuki Uchida) objects to this.However, after knowing what Key thought about him, he got rid of his hesitation about the plan.

Riki learns that her friend Terusa (Marika Ito) is leaving Tokyo and is determined to go her own way.

In order to legalize Riki's artificial insemination, Moto Kusabuki divorced Yuko, and then naturalized and married Riki. Chimiko (Hitomi Kuroki), who didn't like Yuko at first, was overjoyed when she found out about it and called Yuko..

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Episode 5

Legally, Riki Oishi (Shizugawa Ishibashi) and Moto Sotoko (Goro Inagaki) became a couple. Now that they are rich, Riki returned to his hometown of Hokkaido to visit relatives after 6 years.The family and local villagers were surprised by the well-dressed Riji.

At a cocktail party with colleagues from his former workplace, Riki reunited with Hidaka (Shigeyuki Totsugi), who was unfaithful at the time.Just when Riji was at a loss to deal with Rigao's entanglement, he suddenly received an angry text message from Cao Tongji on his mobile phone.That was sent by Kusanagi without listening to Yuko (Yuki Uchida)'s dissuasion.

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Episode 6

Riki Oishi (Shizugawa Ishibashi) who returned from Hokkaido underwent artificial insemination for the third time and finally became pregnant.But there is no conclusive evidence as to whether the father of the child in her belly is Moto Sotoko (Goro Inagaki).

Oishi Liji felt very regretful about the situation he had caused.Unable to stand the anxiety, I want to confess everything and go to see Yuko (Uchida Yuki) and Ririko (Nakamura Yuko).Chimiko (Hitomi Kuroki), who is happy because of her pregnancy, wants Riki to live in her home and keep her within sight, but Moto Kusabuki is hesitant to force Riki.

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Episode 7

The plan is going bust.Yuko (Uchida Yuki) ran away from home as soon as she learned that Riki (Shizugawa Ishibashi) was pregnant, and Moto (Goro Inagaki) was tortured by uneasiness and loneliness.It was because I loved Yuko that I wanted to be a surrogate mother, but now I have to lose Yuko.

Riki is pregnant with twins.Suffering from severe pregnancy reactions.Unable to rely on anyone, I had to contact Cao Tongji.Chimiko (Hitomi Kuroki), who knows the situation, wants to visit her.

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Episode 8

Riki Oishi (Shizuka Ishibashi), who has been suffering from pregnancy reactions, angrily told Hidaka (Shigeyuki Totsuki) and Oki (On Morisaki) about the pregnancy, telling them that they might be the father of the child.

Yuko (Uchida Yuki) couldn't bear the guilt of hiding the secret, so she told Kusabuki Moto (Inagaki Goro) everything.Key was thrown into intense confusion.I went to see Riji and was forced to make a decision.Riki (Yuko Nakamura) lends a helping hand to Riki who is desperate.

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Episode 9

Riki Oishi (Shizuka Ishibashi) moves into the big house of Ririko (Yuko Nakamura). With the support of Ririko's uncle Takashi (Shigeyuki Ito) and other residents, he gets such comfort for the first time since coming to Tokyo.life, but then Yuko (Uchida Yuki) appeared and made an unexpected proposal.

Riki was very confused. Soon Riki's belly became bigger and bigger, and when she was about to give birth, this time Kusabuki Moto (Inagaki Goro) came here.

The two people began to discuss, what would their surrogacy project be like?

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Episode 10

Riki Oishi (played by Shizuka Ishibashi) suddenly broke her amniotic fluid and gave birth to a boy and a girl by caesarean section.The twins were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.Faced with the children who were finally born, the thoughts of several people who had been promoting surrogacy changed.

Yuko (Uchida Yuuki) asked Riki to sign a guarantee not to see her child.Riki gets angry and refuses.Moto Sotaka (Goro Inagaki) came to visit sincerely and asked Riki what he thought.

Is this just a business?

The swallows never return

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Total 10 Episodes Apr 30, 2024 Japan Plot