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

Kai Uesugi smiled and gently pinched the edge of her nose. "Didn't Hanabi promise Uesugi-kun? What should you call me now?"

"棣...棣君...."

She called out naturally, but was still a little surprised.

"Is this all Kai-kun is asking for?"

Uesugi Kai noticed a hint of expectation in her eyes and smiled as he asked in return:

"Then what do you think Uesugi-kun's request is? Something Uesugi-kun really likes?"

Hanabi Hanamaru shrank her neck, like a little white rabbit that had just retreated to its nest and dared not peek out, and quickly shook her head and said:

"No...no, Hanabi never thought that way."

Her appearance stirred a playful impulse in Uesugi Kai:

"I never expected Hanabi to be such a mischievous girl. What were you thinking about just now? Can you tell me?"

“Uesugi… Kai… Kai-kun knows.” Hanamaru Hanabi hadn’t yet corrected her usual habits and was also embarrassed about that topic.

“Kai-kun doesn’t know that.” Uesugi Kai continued to smile, wanting to hear what strange things Hanabi might say.

"Yes, I know..."

"I don't know."

"I know..."

"I don't know."

"Bad guy."

"Hmm...?" Uesugi Kai didn't expect her to call him a bad guy.

"You big bad guy!" Hanabi Hanamaru raised her voice, trying to sound angry.

But her weak voice, even when she was swearing, didn't sound like she was swearing at all.

"How did I become a big bad guy?"

“Kai…Kai-kun knows!” Hanabi Hanamaru may seem a little silly, but she’s definitely not stupid. “Kai-kun knows all along, yet he still comes to ask Hanabi.”

"He's...he's a big bad guy!"

###Chapter Sixty: Because of love, is it acceptable to go against one's conscience?###

A few soft, white clouds drifted across the clear, azure sky.

Kai Uesugi raced briskly along the path, the whistling wind rushing past his ears and the intense breathing making his lungs draw in oxygen at full speed.

His blood circulation gradually accelerated, and his body became increasingly lighter.

[Constitution Lv6 (0/20)]

Speed ​​Lv5 (1/10)

There are many cherry blossoms in the Kanda River area, and most of them are late-blooming cherry blossoms.

Spring is in full bloom, and cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

This is a view that all the residents here can enjoy in this slightly chilly April.

The umbrella-shaped inflorescences and notched petals fill this quiet residential area with the sweet fragrance of cherry blossoms.

Pedestrians stroll leisurely along the path strewn with petals, their ordinary figures becoming romantically blurred amidst the cherry blossoms falling at a speed of 5 centimeters per second.

Huhuhu~

The sound of orderly, rapid breathing came from afar, growing louder as it approached, and gradually calmed down after passing a few pedestrians.

With his slender figure and handsome appearance, even though his cheeks were a little bluish, it did not diminish his good looks at all.

Kai Uesugi, who had just stopped, looked up at the "7-Eleven" sign above the convenience store, wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel around his neck, and went inside.

Welcome!

The shop assistant spoke very casually to the new customer.

After all, this is the store manager's requirement. Having worked here for so long, it might even have become a conditioned reflex.

"Uesugi-san? Are you dressed like that for a morning run?" At the cashier, clerk Tang Dongyun looked at Uesugi Kai's hooded jacket with some surprise.

Is that strange?

“It’s strange,” Tang Dongyun said, somewhat taken aback. “After all, I’ve never seen you go for a morning run. You always walk in at a leisurely pace. I thought you didn’t like exercise.”

"There's nothing strange about it."

Kai Uesugi casually remarked, looking around at the dazzling array of goods, “There’s an idiom called ‘Yue Fu Chu Yi,’ which means that the same wild goose in the sky can be mistaken by some for a wild duck and by others for a swallow.”

"They all think they are right, each sticking to their own opinion, and neither can convince the other."

Kai Uesugi walked to the beverage section and picked out a bottle of milk.

Tang Dongyun knew that Uesugi Kai was implying that his understanding was incomplete and that he had generalized from limited experience, so he smiled rather embarrassedly.

"Uesugi-kun's Chinese level is truly something I can't help but admire."

Kai Uesugi shook his head: "Don't overthink it, Mr. Tang. I was just giving an example, I didn't mean anything else. I just happened to see this idiom in the library."

"Haha, no, no," Tang Dongyun laughed heartily, "but Uesugi-san's Chinese is really good, and he doesn't have any accent at all. I wonder how he learned it."

"Could you share this with me, a mediocre senior, so I can use it to improve my Japanese?"

Kai Uesugi walked to the dessert section, looked at the various cakes in the warm colors, and calmly said two words:

"talent."

He wasn't lying; this knowledge was indeed innate, and even if asked to summarize it, he couldn't give a clear explanation.

Tang Dongyun was speechless. There was really no way to deal with this kind of thing; some people's efforts were always much easier than others'.

Having gone through higher education in China and then studying in Japan, he has seen many people who are better than him and has a deep understanding of this.

"Check, Mr. Tang."

While he was distracted, Uesugi Kai had already chosen the milk and two desserts, paid, and left.

A faint ray of morning light shone on his face, while the fragrance of flowers and the sunshine enveloped him.

On this street filled with the fragrance of cherry blossoms, Uesugi Kai did a few stretching exercises to relax her body, and then jogged towards home.

I got home and changed my clothes.

Kai Uesugi glanced at the time.

8:20:12

It was time for Hanabi's homework again, so Uesugi Kai took the two small cakes she had just bought to Hanamaru's house next door.

The person who opened the door was not Hanabi Hanamaru, who had rushed over in a panic, but her father, Yuuki Hanamaru.

"..."

Kai Uesugi saw Yuuki Hanamaru standing at the door, dressed in a formal suit and with an unfriendly expression.

He paused for a second, then greeted him:

"Good morning, Uncle."

Hanamaru Yuuki did not respond to his greeting, but instead stared intently into his eyes with a sharp gaze that seemed to see into his very soul:

"Yesterday, you and Hanabi seemed to spend a lot of time alone together. I heard you didn't get home until 11:30 p.m., which is a bit late."

Hanamaru Yuuki narrowed his eyes: "You...you haven't done anything strange, have you?"

"N-nothing." Uesugi Kai opened his mouth, feeling a little uneasy under his gaze.

Lately, he has been feeling a lot of pressure in front of Hanamaru Yuuki, and he wonders if it's because he always gets beaten up by Hanamaru when practicing kendo.

"That's good."

Hanamaru Yuuki's expression returned to normal. "I know you're more mature, so you just need to be careful about how you handle things."

Hanamaru Yuuki walked past him and patted him on the shoulder:

"Although I still dislike you a bit, you brat, there's nothing I can do. Hanabi has liked you since she was little."

"..."

There was a moment of silence, and just as Uesugi Kai was about to speak, he gently shook his head.

"Alright, go inside quickly. Hanabi hasn't gotten up yet, so go sit in the living room for a while."

After saying that, Hanamaru Yuuki's tall figure gradually disappeared around the corner.

I guess I won't get beaten up tonight, right?

For some reason, this thought arose in Uesugi Kai's mind.

After changing her shoes in the entryway, Uesugi Kai entered the living room and saw Hanamaru Mieko busy making breakfast.

Good morning, Auntie.

Hanamaru Mieko looked up when she heard the voice. Her long hair was draped over her shoulders, and her pair of bright purple eyes were very similar to Hanabi's.

The smile on her face carried a mature and gentle quality.

"Welcome, Xiaozhao. Have you had breakfast yet?"

"not yet."

Kai Uesugi only drank a bottle of milk during his morning run. His father was working overtime at his company and hadn't come home yet, and his mother was still sleeping after working the night before. He couldn't really make breakfast himself, since it was too unpalatable.

"Let's eat together then."

Hanamaru Mieko quickly walked to the table in the living room, cleared away the empty bowls and chopsticks, and turned to Uesugi Kai with a smile, saying:

"I don't know what's going on, but Hanabi hasn't gotten up yet. Kozai, go upstairs and call her."

After saying that, she quickly picked up the bowl and chopsticks and went back to the cupboard to continue working, giving Uesugi Kai no chance to refuse.

Go wake up the sleeping fireworks?

Looking at Hanamaru Mieko, who was preparing breakfast in an ordinary manner and showed no signs of anything unusual.