Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

"He's willing to use his precious life to protect her, Hanabi." Uesugi Kai said this with utmost seriousness.

Hanabi Hanamaru lowered her head even further, not wanting him to see her slightly reddened eyes, and only managed to utter weak, intermittent sounds:

"Th-thank you, Kai-kun..."

"So there's no need for us to talk about whether we're a good match or not. Our relationship has already been built up over the past twelve years."

"Hanabi should never be insecure in front of him, because he never wants that. He only wants to see a beautiful and happy girl in front of him who can put aside all her worries."

On the stream where they spent their childhood together, Hanabi Hanamoto's soft short hair and two tufts of hair swayed in the summer breeze.

Kai Uesugi turned his head, gazing at her small head whose profile he couldn't quite see, and smiled as he invited her:

"Would you like to join me for the fireworks festival in two days?"

Time remained silent, and Hanamaru Hanabi, with her head bowed, also remained silent.

Summer grasses are slender, and the calamus by the stream emits a verdant light.

"No, no... okay..."

The timid Hanabi Hanabi said this.

Kai Uesugi was stunned by her small reply.

However, before he could ask a question, Hanamaru Hanabi raised her childish face, her rosy eyes shining brightly in the sunlight.

Then, the girl's radiant smile slowly unfolded, tinged with a youthful innocence and captivating charm:

"I want to go to the fireworks festival two days from now with Kai-kun this year."

"Kai-kun, can you go with Hanabi...?"

The answer is, of course, beyond doubt.

“I’d be more than happy to,” Uesugi Kai said with a smile.

###Chapter 207 The Day Before the Fireworks Festival, Perhaps a Little Impatient###

Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

The air conditioner swayed up and down, emitting cool air, while the Japanese-style room was brightly lit by the warm sunlight.

Outside the bright, shiny glass, there are vibrant green orange trees on Cherry Hill.

Hanabi Hanamaru, sitting on a duck-shaped seat, was making changes on her tablet, while Kai Uesugi lay on the tatami mat, propping her head up with her right hand and flipping through the book in front of her.

We spent several hours in this peaceful atmosphere.

Hanabi Hanamaru, who was drawing, suddenly blushed and froze in her hand.

"Kai, Kai-kun...it's a little itchy."

Kai Uesugi wrapped his arms around her slender waist, rested his head on her petite shoulders, and scratched the girl's white belly with both hands.

I want to hug you.

Hanabi Hanabi's face was rubbed against his, her soft, bouncy flesh squeezing and changing with the curves of his face.

"Kai-kun... is he being coquettish...?" the girl asked softly.

“That’s one way to understand it.” Uesugi Kai hugged her.

The smooth, fleshy skin beneath the girl's loose t-shirt had an ice cream-like delicacy in the sweltering summer heat.

The more you touch it, the more comfortable it feels.

Kai Uesugi nuzzled her cheek, gazing at the barefoot, white-haired little girl in her unfinished beach swimsuit on her tablet.

"Can Little Firework wear this kind of outfit too?"

Hanabi Hanabi's purplish-red eyes, squeezed shut by him, looked at the screen. "Is it... Yako-chan's swimsuit?"

"Yes, the most important thing is to show off your soft, white little feet."

"..."

Hanamaru Hanabi's soft, white toes involuntarily tucked inwards. "Kai-kun... they've been feeling this rough lately..."

"Isn't Xiaohuahuo also a girl who secretly watches erotic videos?"

"I didn't see it," Hanabi Hanabi replied firmly in a weak voice.

Kai Uesugi gently nibbled on her ear, "Want some ice cream?"

Hanabi Hanabi's cheeks flushed red and her body went limp from his affectionate actions and words.

Most girls have read shoujo manga to some extent, and have had some fantasies about certain intimate actions in them.

Wall slams, hugs, caresses, sweetness—these are all youthful fantasies unique to young girls.

But when that fantasy actually came true, Hanamaru Hanabi felt very embarrassed and awkward.

"Kai... if Kai-kun wants to eat this... Hanabi will go buy it..."

"Little Fireworks has it on him."

......

"Evening, evening..." Hanamaru Hanabi's voice was almost like the whimper of a small animal, barely audible.

Kai Uesugi sat up, embraced the girl who was limp in his arms, and grasped her small, white hands curled up in a ball:

"Yesterday it was also said to be in the evening, but Hanabi lied to Kai-kun."

"I'm so sorry..."

An apology must be sincere.

"Hanabi... give Kai-kun a shoulder massage..."

"I accept your sincerity, but... could you do Kai-kun another favor, Hanabi?"

"Kai-kun...please speak..."

Uesugi Kai brought his voice close to the girl's blushing earlobe, gently guiding her timid little hand as he spoke slowly:

"Sleeping with Xiaohuahuo every night is both comfortable and uncomfortable. Xiaohuahuo... can you help him?"

"Help...what?"

"Let me teach you first."

In the height of summer, the vegetation is lush and verdant.

Curiosity, shyness, naivety, and youth intertwine in this summer room where only the two of them are.

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Ahead lies the horizon, where seabirds fly by.

Under the dappled sunlight of the blazing afternoon sun, Kai Uesugi handed an ice cream to Hanabi Hanamaru, who was sitting on a newsstand bench.

"Give."

Hanabi Hanamaru, whose pink and tender face was constantly flushed, whispered:

"I'm...I'm sorry..."

"Apologize for what?" Uesugi Kai asked, sitting down beside her.

"I...I couldn't help...Kai-kun." Because she was too shy, Hanabi Hanabi kept stammering.

"I think Xiaohuahuo is blaming herself too much. It's not your fault."

It was the two ladies' fault for coming over to invite them to morning tea.

He knocked twice, and then pushed the door open a moment later.

Then Mrs. Hanamaru saw Hanabi sitting upright, and her little face was so red it looked like it could be pinched to drip water.

A-Zhao, standing beside the girl, remained calm, showing no change whatsoever.

After revealing an undisguised smile, Mrs. Hanamaru said apologetically, "Sorry to bother you."

Then she closed the door, leaving her daughter and prospective son-in-law in an extremely awkward situation.

Finally, Hanabi started drawing again, and Uesugi Kai read his book again, spending a very ordinary morning.

"But...the internet says...it hurts a lot for boys..." Hanabi Hanamaru said with concern, her heart pounding.

"It won't hurt; everything online is a lie."

"Really...?" Hanabi Hanamaru asked, holding an ice cream that had been partially melted by the sun.

"Really." Uesugi Kai understood that she cared too much about her, and she would treat anything that might make her unhappy with great care.

Hanabi Hanabi took a small bite of the ice cream, but even the icy sweetness couldn't cool her feverish face.

She still felt guilty for not fulfilling her promise.

"Today... Kai-kun can take a bath with Hanabi..."

The ice cream in Uesugi Kai's hand had melted into a thin strip in the sun. He turned to look at the sweet-voiced girl beside him.

"Really?"

"real."

Hanabi Hanamaru ate her white ice cream and said in a soft voice, "Kai-kun... is so good to Hanabi. Hanabi didn't tell anyone about the text message before. Hanabi is so stupid... but Kai-kun didn't blame her. He even took care of her when she was sick."

"Hanabi... really likes Kai-kun, and is very grateful to him..."

How much do you like it?

"like very much."

The waves rolled in, and the sound of the ocean surged from the azure sea ahead.

"Hanabi."