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

“We’ve gone off-topic. Let’s get back to the point,” Kai Uesugi said. “From what perspective do you think we can better ‘love’?”

"The emotion of love is profound. To love better, you should think about loving others. To love others, you need to make the person you love feel loved. How do you do that?"

Uesugi Kai thought for a moment, "To love with all your might?"

“You’ve fallen into a misconception, Uesugi,” Totsuka Katsurachi said. “Your all-out love can certainly be felt, but it’s not the maximum you’re talking about. What is the maximum? The important thing is not your all-out effort, but the other person’s feelings.”

Uesugi Kai's hand, which had been constantly stroking the corner of the book, suddenly stopped, and she turned to look at him:

"You mean, loving someone from their perspective is the right way to love?"

"Yes, it's a very simple principle, isn't it? I recently learned a Chinese saying, 'Good intentions can lead to bad results.' You mean well, but it can be bad for others. If you act in accordance with the other person's wishes, then you can make them feel your good intentions to the greatest extent. Love should be similar."

"Of course, I'm just speaking from an outsider's perspective."

“No, you’re absolutely right,” Uesugi Kai said. “Thank you.”

Totsuka Katsura looked him over and noticed something odd about his expression: "Are you and Hanamaru-san having relationship problems? Weren't you two very affectionate yesterday...?"

"No, we don't have a problem, but I think it's my problem."

"..."

Totsuka Katsura was silent for a few seconds, thinking to herself, "Why are all the conversations today so philosophical?"

###Chapter 308 Preparing for the Trip###

The sun was shining brightly, and the green leaves swaying overhead were also glowing with a shimmering green light.

What would you like to eat tonight? I want to go home early so I can buy it.

After typing the last period on her phone screen, Uesugi Kai tapped the send bubble on the right.

He sat on the bench, looked up, stretched his legs forward, and held his phone between his legs.

The emerald green, translucent leaves let in the sunlight that sneaked through the gaps.

He glanced up and his eyes squinted unconsciously.

His phone vibrated, and Hanamaru Hanabi replied to the message. He looked down at his phone screen again.

Kai-kun, please buy some chili peppers. We're out of fresh chili peppers at home, but we still have some other ingredients.

【it is good. 】

After chatting with Hanabi for a long time, Uesugi Kai saw the last happy shark emoji she sent and put his phone away.

I was feeling a bit down, but now I feel much better.

With a smile, Uesugi Kai stood up from the bench, picked up his handbag, and walked out of the school.

After buying chili peppers and bell peppers from Don Quixote, Uesugi Kai remembered that the girls in his family all liked cakes and desserts, so he went to a dessert shop and bought strawberry cakes and cookies.

I carried large and small bags, full of things, before finally returning home.

"I am back."

"I am back."

Uesugi Kai thought no one was home, but Ai suddenly came running out of the house.

"Didn't go to school?"

“She’s gone.” Ai Yi was still wearing her elementary school uniform.

"Then why are you at home?"

"They let us off early today."

"Where's my older sister?" Uesugi Kai was skeptical of the quirky little girl.

"My sister is doing her homework at home."

If her older sister is home, it proves that Ai Yi didn't sneak out.

Moreover, Qian Aiyi is about to enter junior high school, so she will have more homework than Aiyi.

"elder brother."

Aiyi noticed the cake he was carrying and looked at it with great longing.

"I bought this for you guys anyway." Uesugi Kai handed over the bag, and Ai happily took it, then said thank you, brother, and quickly ran back to her room.

Having them stay at home has made them much more energetic.

Uesugi Kai looked around at the clean houses, feeling a pang of guilt towards Hanabi Shinobu.

He felt bad about being idle at home today, so he decided to wash yesterday's clothes.

There are three girls in the family, and Uesugi Kai's clothes make up a small portion of the collection.

When doing laundry, it's inevitable that you'll end up washing some clothes that make you feel embarrassed.

Kai Uesugi wouldn't care about these things, but if Hanabi Hanamaru saw him carrying her personal clothing, she would immediately run over and snatch the items from his hands, then keep pushing him away from the scene of the crime.

Even though they're so close, they still act shy like little girls.

Nothing can be done.

The phone rang suddenly. Uesugi Kai washed the foam off his hands and answered the call with wet hands.

"Hey."

"Uesugi."

He recognized Kitagawa Sakakisa's voice.

"What is it?"

"Ahem, this morning, your precious Hanabi-chan received another gift."

You received a gift?

Kai Uesugi roughly guessed who it was.

"Is it a guy named Sekine Sagara?"

Kitagawa Sakakisa was somewhat surprised: "You knew?"

Kai Uesugi leaned against the washing machine, holding up his phone with his right hand: "I know."

Kitagawa Sakakisa: "How about we team up and teach that guy a lesson?"

"Oh? How are you going to clean it up?"

"Of course, we'll drag them into the dark room."

"Beat him up?"

“That’s right! Rika won’t let me do it, but I’ll let you do it, okay?”

“I can’t possibly go to the school to ambush him. I’m not a yakuza; I’m a civilized liberal arts student at the University of Tokyo.”

"What about Hanabi-chan? You're her fiancé, you know."

Uesugi Kai wasn't in a hurry: "What gift did he give?"

"A box of paints."

"A box of paints?"

"It was during class when Hanabi Sauce ran out of her expensive watercolor paints, and the ones in the classroom weren't of very good quality. Sekine said that he could use his own along with Hanabi Sauce's."

"..." Uesugi Kai said into the phone, "This is what you call a gift? I feel like you're more sensitive than I am."

"It's because that guy's smile isn't pretty!"

From Kitagawa Sakakisa's tone, Uesugi Kai could tell that she really disliked Sekine, to the point that she wanted to call him and ask him to teach that guy a lesson.

"How was the matter handled?"

"Of course, my pair was given to Hanabi-chan. I sneaked over to Hanabi's side when the teacher wasn't around. Sekine just wanted to get close to Hanabi."

Kitagawa Sakakisa is indeed quite clumsy in some ways, for example, she doesn't know her way around.

But she was quite good as a wingman.

She felt much more at ease when Hanabi was by her side.

"Thank you for letting me know."

"What are you thanking me for? I need you to take action, Uesugi! How do you plan to deal with him?"

"Don't worry about that."

"It's a deal then, you have to help me teach him a lesson."

"I know it myself."

Uesugi Kai was speechless; Kitagawa, his best friend, was even more enthusiastic than him.

No, it should be said that she was radical. She would get furious if any boy got close to Hanabi.

But she wouldn't mind if I got close to Hanabi.

Perhaps, she really hates that guy Sekine Sagara?

hang up the phone.

Kai Uesugi finished washing the clothes in his hands. Although he felt bad for impersonating Hanabi's boyfriend, he still wanted to be a good family man.

I can't cook, but I can do housework.

Wash clothes, wring clothes, hang clothes to dry.

Some clothes must be hand-washed, and the whole process takes about an hour.

Uesugi Kai picked up the basin, stepped out onto the balcony, and just as she came downstairs, the entrance door opened.

"I'm back... Kai-kun, are you doing laundry...?" Hanabi Hanabi stood at the door and tilted her head slightly when she saw him holding the basin she usually used for washing clothes.

"Yeah, I just took a shower since I had nothing else to do," Uesugi Kai replied casually, making up an excuse.

"But... when Kai-kun has free time, he usually reads in his bedroom."

Kai Uesugi fell silent. The reason he took the initiative to do the laundry was because he felt guilty towards Hanabi, so he thought of helping with housework to alleviate his guilt.