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

"Kai-kun...can't sleep either...?"

Her voice was like a young girl's whisper beside you, quiet, secret, and with a touch of ambiguity.

Kai Uesugi looked at her, and mimicked her by placing her hands around her mouth and whispering:

"I can't sleep."

"Well... Kai-kun, would you like to come over to Hanabi's place?" she called out softly, emphasizing each word.

"It's not a good place to go..." he replied softly.

“Kai-kun has come here secretly before.”

"Going to a girl's room isn't a good idea."

Hanabi Hanabi knew he was joking and whispered, "It's okay... Kai-kun is special!"

"What's so special about it?" Uesugi Kai also laughed, wanting to hear her reply.

"Kai-kun... is Hanabi's most beloved person... so it's perfectly fine for him to come here."

"Say it again," Uesugi Kai said, placing his hands around his mouth.

"Kai-kun... is Hanabi's most beloved person! So it's perfectly fine for him to come here!"

Kai Uesugi smiled at the girl above again, a warm and happy smile.

The moon, sandwiched between the two houses, seemed to reflect the two people leaning against their respective windows, smiling at each other.

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###Chapter 388 The Wedding (1)###

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

On October 10th, the second month of autumn, the weather was sunny.

In autumn, under the influence of high pressure, the weather is clear, the air is less humid and has high light transmittance. During the day, there are no clouds, and at night, the sky is full of stars. Therefore, there has been a saying since ancient times: "the sky is high and the clouds are light".

In Japan, October is also called "Kannazuki".

[In October, there is no moon, and it is customary for gods to gather in the clouds. Only when clouds appear is it said that the gods have the moon.]

Popular belief holds that the Eight Million Gods will gather in Izumo in October, and that there are no gods anywhere else in Japan except for Izumo.

Conversely, the place where clouds emerge in October is called "the place where the gods have the moon".

A wedding ceremony held before the gods is a vow to love each other for life.

Kai Uesugi sat in his room, gazing at himself in the mirror, repeatedly asking himself: Am I excited? Am I looking forward to it? Am I feeling emotional?

He answered himself, "Yes, I have both."

dong dong.

Two knocks sounded, and Noriko Uesugi pushed open the door. Her right hand on the doorknob, she smiled broadly at her son who was looking at her.

"Ah-Zhao, it's time to get ready to leave."

......

At 11:00 a.m., Goto Iwakatsu arrived at the Harajuku Grand Hotel near Meiji Shrine.

He straightened his suit, and after confirming that everything was in order, he walked through the magnificent hotel lobby and found Takahiro Tsubokawa sitting on a simple sofa in the guest lounge.

The lounge was already crowded with people of all ages. Some of them were probably Uesugi Kai or Hanamaru Hanabi's elders. Goto also happened to see several familiar old classmates.

Takahiro Tsubokawa was also dressed in a neat suit, with lily of the valley flowers adorning his chest. Upon seeing Goto, he immediately raised his hand in greeting.

"Oh, you actually came."

"What are you saying! How could I refuse Uesugi's invitation?" Goto said with a smile, sitting down next to Tsubokawa as if they were old friends. "Uesugi invited all his high school classmates?"

"No, it was just a few acquaintances who called."

“It must be colder in Kyoto, right?” Tsubokawa handed him the teapot on the table.

Goto then picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of hot tea to warm himself up. "That's true. But I still really miss my high school days! Uesugi was my wingman, and I would strike up conversations with the girls. It was perfect."

"Scumbag."

"Ahem," Goto coughed twice and put down his teacup. "Nobody's perfect. Besides, I was just chatting. I didn't do anything else..."

"Have you forgotten that you caused Uesugi to be misunderstood among the girls?"

"Of course I know! How could I forget that? But I was framed too. Let me tell you secretly..." Goto Iwakatsu covered his mouth and leaned closer to Tsubokawa Takahiro's ear, "Do you remember that girl in the second row, the one closest to the aisle in high school?"

After thinking for a moment, Tsubokawa said, "Naomi?"

"Yes, it's her."

"What's wrong with her?" Tsubokawa asked, puzzled.

Goto Iwakatsu lowered his voice even further: "She used to like Uesugi."

"what......"

Tsubokawa opened his mouth in surprise at first, then immediately switched to a calm tone: "It's normal, what's so strange about that? Uesugi is quite popular in high school."

"You know, Uesugi has Hanamaru, and Naomi knows she can't compare, so..."

He didn't finish his sentence.

But Tsubokawa roughly understood what Goto meant.

Naomi is the kind of girl who's a bit ambitious and driven by quick success, which is to say, she has a bit of the jealousy that some girls have.

Goto Iwakatsu suddenly smiled and waved his hand: "Never mind, never mind, these are all old stories, let's not talk about them today."

Tsubokawa thought about it carefully, "That's not right. Naomi likes Uesugi, so she should be saying bad things about Hanamaru. Why would she say anything about Uesugi?"

"Who knows, let's not talk about that! Today we're here to celebrate Uesugi's wedding ceremony. Speaking of which, he's definitely the happiest one."

"You seem very excited?" Tsubokawa laughed.

"Of course, he's married now, though it's a bit early. The three of us were best friends in high school, I was just a little envious. What about you, Goto, have you found a girlfriend yet?"

“Me?” Takahiro Tsubokawa sighed and replied, “I messed up the family matchmaking that my parents arranged for me the other day.”

"It was intentional, wasn't it?" Goto Iwakatsu looked at him, holding his teacup.

“Yeah…they’re all spoiled young ladies…they wanted me to pour tea the moment we met, I can’t handle it.” Tsubokawa Takahiro looked up at him. “You’re only talking about me, what about you?”

“Me? You don’t know? I dated three girls in Kyoto! They were all beautiful girls!” Goto Iwakatsu said with considerable pride.

Takahiro Tsubokawa pushed up the frame of his glasses with his middle finger and said dismissively, "Three? All three are divided up."

Goto Iwakatsu stopped drinking his tea and looked at him with some surprise:

How did you know that?

Takahiro Tsubokawa, feigning mystery, picked up a toothpick from the coffee table with his right hand and casually drew two lines in front of him, striking a pose like a magician professor:

"We are all magicians in the same boat. After we turn thirty, we can become great magicians."

"Go to hell! Who's going to sympathize with you?"

Takahiro Tsubokawa kept grinning mischievously.

The lounge is decorated with screens on both sides. Because of the large windows, the natural light is abundant. There are many benches on both sides, where the groom's and bride's relatives and friends sit.

Occasionally you can see some very wealthy people.

After sitting there for about half an hour, Kenichi Uesugi and Hiroki Hanamaru, the two fathers, began to organize their relatives and friends to leave the hotel and take a car to Meiji Shrine to attend the wedding that afternoon.

Stepping out of the hotel, Goto Iwakatsu looked at the row of luxury cars providing pick-up and drop-off services:

"This must cost a lot of money, right?"

“This is a wedding!” Tsubokawa glanced at him.

"Is Uesugi very rich now?"

"almost."

Some of Hanamaru Hiroki's subordinates also attended the wedding, and the police officers kept congratulating him with enthusiastic words like "Congratulations, Superintendent!"

This is a universal principle, with only differences in the etiquette of greetings.

He and Uesugi's father were busy arranging for everyone to get into the car.

"It's really lively," Goto Iwakatsu remarked, gazing at the crowd before him.

"Isn't this great?"

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Meiji Shrine is surrounded by clear air and lush greenery.

The hustle and bustle of the city, the tall buildings and structures are isolated from the surrounding area. The cobblestone path, the surrounding trees, and the falling leaves make it feel like another world.

Kai Uesugi had changed into a black haori and secretly pushed open a door.

Hanabi Hanamaru was sitting in front of a mirror, still dressed in her usual attire.

"Kai-kun...why did you come here?"

Hanabi Hanabi turned her head and saw him. She seemed unusually embarrassed today, her eyes and face avoiding his gaze.

The two changed clothes in two adjacent rooms. Hanabi Hanabi's beautician was stuck in traffic and would be late.

Kai Uesugi looked around the room and quietly asked, "Is nobody here?"

"No, nobody's here..."

Kai Uesugi smiled and walked over to the stool next to the girl, where he sat down.

Inside, there is a screen, a relatively traditional decoration of Meiji Shrine, and occasionally you can hear the clear chirping of birds in the woods outside the window.

"Kai, Kai-kun, what brings you here?"

"miss you."

"We're getting married today...we can see each other every day from now on..." she said softly, her small hands fidgeting with the hem of her dress.

"Nervous?" Uesugi Kai leaned closer to her face, looking at her rosy cheeks and lovely eyes.