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

Shark...

Hanabi Hanamaru hesitated for a moment, then immediately realized, "No."

Uesugi Kai gently rubbed her small hand, softly comforting her, "Just once, and you've got both chili and shark, how about that?"

"Kai-kun... only knows how to use things Hanabi likes to coax people..."

The girl spoke with a hint of resentment, then suddenly stood on tiptoe, raised her face, took his hand with one hand, put her other hand on his shoulder, closed her eyes, and lightly touched his lips.

Although it was only a fleeting kiss, the dreamlike feeling of her kiss still lingered on my lips, neither too close nor too far...

After she landed again, the shyness and reserve unique to girls returned to her face.

"Kai-kun...Hanabi doesn't like anyone else...and won't leave your side...so...Hanabi also hopes that Kai-kun won't let her leave his side..."

"Huh? Isn't this just common sense?"

Uesugi Kai didn't say anything more, but simply took her hand and led her towards the park.

Walking down the street, many people could tell they were a couple. The girl was reserved and shy, her hand being pulled by the boy walking in front of her. Just seeing the girl's shy appearance made people smile.

“Many people say they came to stroll in the park, but they all came to see you.” Uesugi Kai stood in front of her, his heart already filled with affection for this girl who would accompany him for the rest of his life.

"Will Kai-kun be jealous...?"

"Do you think I'm like you?"

"Hanabi actually hopes that Kai-kun will be jealous..." Hanabi said weakly.

"Yes, I know Hanabi cares about me a lot, but I'm not the kind of person who would keep you hidden away at home. The cherry blossoms in Ueno Park are beautiful, but it's precisely because people share and describe their beauty that they can create an even more hazy, dreamlike feeling in the hearts of those who haven't seen them. I'm definitely selfish, but I'm not to the point where I'd be annoyed if a passerby glanced at you. On the contrary, I actually hope they look at you more, and that they'll envy me for having such a beautiful wife."

Hearing him say "wife," Hanabi Hanabi instinctively gripped his hand tighter, her face flushing red again: "We're not married yet..."

"Don't you want to?" Uesugi Kai asked with a smile.

"Of course I want to..."

"Then it's okay if I call in advance, right?"

Standing in front of the fountain in Ueno Park, Kai Uesugi wanted to call the girl by her affectionate name again, but she interrupted him.

"Kai-kun, let's not shout anymore." Hanabi Hanamaru nervously clutched her skirt. Usually, she would entwine her two little hands together in this situation, but now that one of her hands was being held by him, she could only clutch her skirt.

This is a small sign that she's embarrassed and shy.

"Are you sorry?"

"Um......"

"Wife," Uesugi Kai called out to her with a smile, but in a calm tone.

"Kai-kun..." Hanabi Hanabi glanced at him, and at that sound, she tightened her grip on her skirt and lowered her face.

"Wife."

Hanabi Hanamaru lowered her face even further, her ears flushed a deep red, making her incredibly adorable.

She's a simple girl; she gets incredibly shy just from being called "wife."

Although she couldn't hear it, Uesugi Kai knew that her heart was pounding, and a sweet blush had unconsciously crept onto her cheeks.

A 17-year-old girl still has fantasies and aspirations about everything.

Kai Uesugi knew she was daydreaming, so he described their future life to her in words: "After we get married, we'll live a simple and ordinary life. We'll have a coffee shop, located in a quiet corner. Although it's not famous, it has a group of loyal customers who come every afternoon. I'll make coffee for them, and you'll serve them light meals. After a busy day, we'll wash the dishes together in the kitchen in the evening, chatting about interesting things. If we're in the mood, we'll go and look at the moon in the night sky together, relying on each other. There won't be any dramatic events, but just a smile exchanged under the moonlight will bring us immense happiness."

Girls are always emotional. When he said that, Hanabi imagined all of this and couldn't help but hug him and burrow into his arms.

Kaiya Uesugi then hugged her and smiled at her, asking, "So, do you want to get married?"

"I want to...I really want to..." She buried herself in his arms, her eyes already moist.

"Can we take a bath together today?"

"it is good."

Uesugi Kai was unaware that she would agree so readily, and tentatively said, "Maybe I'll do something bad."

"Okay... fine." Hanabi Hanabi simply buried her face in his chest.

"Really?"

"Ok!"

The voice was very certain, and she hugged herself tightly. Uesugi Kai thought to herself, "Many young girls are probably deceived by men in this way."

Paint a picture of the future for them, depict small and exquisite happiness. Once you've moved them, all that's left is for them to be blinded by love and act recklessly.

She's really a girl who's easy to please.

During the rest of the time spent strolling in the park, Hanabi still had glistening tears in the corners of her eyes. Some passersby saw this and thought she was deliberately bullying the little girl.

What a fine child, how could he have followed the wrong person?

Kai Uesugi read the meaning in their expressions, which was interestingly different from the strangers who had just thought they were a perfect match.

Her smile makes them seem like a match made in heaven.

Her crying means she's followed the wrong person.

It seems everyone is drawn to pretty girls.

"Alright, alright, I was just saying, there's no need to be so touched."

"But...but..." Hanabi Hanabi followed beside him, wiping away tears as soon as she saw him, "I love Kai-kun so much..."

"I know, I know, I like fireworks too, so don't worry," Uesugi Kai patted the girl's back, comforting her gently. "Would you like something to eat? It's on me."

They had now left Ueno Park and were on the main street.

"I want to eat ramen..."

“Ramen? Hmm, I remember there’s an Ichiran Ramen near Ueno Park.” Uesugi Kai led her a little further.

After passing through the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan and walking further, I did indeed see the Ichiran Ramen sign.

"Hmm, it's just ahead. Is it five times spicy this time too?"

Hanabi Hanabi shook her head behind him.

"ten times?"

He didn't say anything.

"Twenty times?"

She nodded her little head.

Kai Uesugi forced a smile and said, "I'll eat with you."

"Kai-kun, just eat the regular kind."

"It's okay, I want to eat spicy food today too."

"real...?"

"Of course."

As soon as Uesugi Kai finished speaking confidently, he thought to himself, "So be it. I made the girl cry. I'll have to put in more effort to make her happy."

"actually..."

"Actually what?" Uesugi Kai asked, noticing her embarrassed expression.

“Kai-kun…”

She didn't finish her sentence, but Uesugi Kai understood what she meant: "Want me to feed you?"

"Mmm." The girl nodded shyly.

"It's okay, I'll grant your wish."

Kai Uesugi smiled faintly, took her small hand, and the two walked together toward the ramen shop.

A gentle breeze rustled through the street, lightly brushing against the girl's flowing skirt.

###Chapter 323 Hidden Deeds###

Confidence is a good thing; you'll look radiant and full of energy... Once you take the first step with confidence, all that's left is time to reach your desired goal.

"Confident...?"

Sekine Sagara looked at himself in the mirror, scratched his hair in frustration, and then washed his face with cold water to calm himself down.

Since that day, for the past few days, or rather, for half a month, there has been no progress whatsoever.

The family has already started collaborating with the Hanamaru family's hotel. The Sasakawa Hotel is about to be renamed, and the hotel system and renovations have begun a reconstruction plan. It's too late to stop it; my father won't agree to him interfering with the family business.

But without pressure from the other party's family... what leverage do I have now?

Sagara Sekine rested his hands on the marble sink, cold water dripping down his chin, while the air conditioner in the bedroom brought in gusts of cool air.

Frustration and irritability; perhaps I shouldn't have planned it that way.

But upon careful reflection, what's wrong with what I did?

I solved her most troublesome and distressing problem, and all I got in return was the chance to chat with her occasionally as a classmate.

Women are sensitive and have many thoughts. Just as no man dislikes a beautiful girl, no girl dislikes a handsome man.

Whether they want to or not, they will have preferences in their actions and thoughts.

Sekine Sagara believed that his appearance was in no way inferior to the other party's, and that he even had a more refined demeanor. He thought that his family background, manners, and ever-present friendly smile were all superior to the other party's.

As Hanamaru Hanabi's classmate, I understand better what she likes, including her subject matter, style preferences, color preferences, and even many characteristics of design art. We also have more in common.

Knowing these things, as long as you chat with her more often, speak in a way that aligns with her thoughts, and let her know that "this person understands me," won't her affection for you naturally increase?

Once you have something to talk about, you can gradually get to know each other, and then the final step...

But nothing has changed.

He felt a bit agitated. It had been almost half a year since he first started pursuing her, and he felt like he had never put in this much effort before.

I felt inexplicably humiliated.

Annoying, very annoying.