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

Will Hanabi become stupid again?

"It's always been here."

"..."

After a moment of silence and thought, Hanabi Hanabi asked, "Then... will Kai-kun also become stupid?"

"Never."

Looking at Uesugi Kai's smile, Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly felt a little wronged and that it was unfair.

She buried her head in the quilt wrapped around herself and began to think again about why things had turned out this way.

Sunlight streamed past Kai Uesugi's shoulders, illuminating her soft, short hair, making it sparkle and highlighting her rosy cheeks, which were incredibly delicate and smooth.

As Uesugi Kai gazed at her face, he felt a soft, ticklish sensation in his heart.

I really, really want to squeeze it again.

"Hanabi."

"Ah."

Can I pinch your cheek?

Hanabi Hanamaru felt Kai Uesugi's expectant gaze and subconsciously touched her own face.

It felt soft and strange, vague and indistinct.

However, the act of pinching her cheeks reminded her of something.

I think I woke up because some bad guy was pressing me down on the sofa and rubbing my face non-stop while I was sleeping.

Dreams are both illusory and real.

His hazy hands kept moving and moving, making her extremely shy. But he pinned her to the sofa, and she couldn't shrink away much. She could only let him slowly get closer, helplessly waiting for his merciless hands to ravage her.

Fear and shyness combined to wake her up, but the first thing she saw was that bad guy's smile.

Now, that bastard wants to ravage her face again....

"do not want!"

"Is it really not allowed?"

Hanabi Hanamaru kept her head down: "Kai-kun... has become so mean lately... always likes to bully Hanabi."

Hanamaru Mieko's voice suddenly came from the crack in the half-open door:

"Hanabi~ Kai~ You two shouldn't stay too long~, or the ramen won't taste good."

Her voice carried a hint of laughter and playfulness; it was hard to imagine that these were the words of a mother.

But they sound quite happy.

The two glanced through the crack in the door, then turned back to look at each other simultaneously.

Kai Uesugi smiled as he looked into her bright and lively eyes.

Hanabi Hanamaru avoided his gaze, turning her eyes away shyly, her hands still clutching the blankets covering her body.

"Kai... Kai-kun, could you please step out for a moment? Hanabi wants to change her clothes..."

Can I watch you change your clothes?

Hanabi Hanamaru paused, her large, watery eyes looking at him:

"Kai-kun...do you want to see...?"

"think."

"No...no."

Kai Uesugi acted decisively, immediately sitting up in bed and smiling as he looked at the girl curled up in the quilt.

He had never laughed so contentedly as he did today:

"Okay, I'll go out first."

His smile quickly disappeared through the crack in the door beside him.

Hanabi Hanamaru stared at the tightly closed door and waited for a moment.

Only after all the noise outside had completely subsided did he lower his guard and open the quilt that was tightly wrapped around himself.

Click...

The door suddenly opened again.

Hanabi Hanamaru panicked instantly, wrapping herself up again and watching Uesugi Kai warily as he peeked out from under the door.

"棣...棣君?"

Her expression was full of confusion.

"Don't worry, I just want to confirm if you really exist."

Hanabi Hanabi was even more confused: "Kai-kun, what are you talking about?"

“It’s nothing,” Uesugi Kai smiled again, then said, “I’m going down now. Remember to hurry, or the noodles will get cold.”

After a loud bang, there was a steady sound of people going downstairs.

Yes...it really went down...

Hanabi Hanabi stared at the closed door and thought to herself, then opened the quilt that was wrapped around her and saw herself kneeling together, her fleshy, fair thighs exposed.

......

As Kai Uesugi walked down the stairs, a warm feeling still welled up inside her.

He suddenly realized that teasing Hanabi was such a fun and enjoyable thing. What would she become if he took it a step further?

As he imagined her shy and resistant reaction, Uesugi Kai's smile gradually turned into a mischievous grin.

"Xiaozhao, what are you laughing at? Why are you so happy?"

Hanamaru Mieko suddenly appeared at the top of the stairs, her smile causing Uesugi Kai to freeze in surprise.

"Uncle...Auntie."

"Don't be so nervous,"

Hanamaru Mieko smiled and said, like a mother who was happy to have caught a naughty child red-handed, "Could you tell me, Auntie, how far have things progressed between you and Hanabi?"

"You two seemed to have stayed out very late last night."

"..."

"It's just to the point of holding hands," Uesugi Kai said.

In fact, they hardly ever held hands. Even when they were alone at school, they just walked around like usual.

Because they didn't want to attract too much attention at school, they didn't stand out in any particularly special way.

Thinking about it this way, apart from establishing a relationship, it seems that nothing romantic has really happened between us.

Although Uesugi Kai didn't know what exactly the actions between lovers were.

“That’s a bit slow,” Hanamaru Mieko tilted her head in thought, then smiled and said, “How about you and Hanabi get engaged first?”

"..."

Kai Uesugi was so shocked by those two words that he was speechless.

From holding hands to getting engaged, this progress is... way too fast!

That's even more outrageous than having a system.

"Maybe...no, Hanabi is only fifteen..."

"What are you saying? You're only sixteen, not much older than Hanabi,"

Hanamaru Mieko waved her hand, then took out two red boxes from her pocket and handed them to Uesugi Kai. "Here, I picked these out with your mother yesterday."

"With your mother?"

Kai Uesugi stared blankly at the two small red boxes in Mieko Hanamaru's palm, his pupils contracting sharply.

No, it can't be.

You really bought it!?

Unable to believe it, he didn't take it immediately, but instead asked aloud to prove that he had indeed guessed wrong:

"This is... a small cake for Hanabi? The box... the box is a bit small, haha..."

"Stop pretending to be stupid."

Hanamaru Mieko reached out again, wanting Uesugi Kai to take it, "This is your engagement ring. Noriko and I discussed buying it together. Take it quickly."

Chapter Sixty-Three: Childhood Sweethearts Can't Withstand a Sudden Arrival?

The date is Wednesday, April 8th.

Kai Uesugi took a plate of beef rice bowl from the school cafeteria's order counter and sat down opposite Takahiro Tsubokawa.

"Where did Goto run off to?"

"I guess the person he was chatting with went to eat in the back garden." Takahiro Tsubokawa put down his phone and slurped up a mouthful of Inaniwa udon noodles.

"Under that banyan tree?" Uesugi Kai mixed the broth from the rice bowl with the rice.

"The sacred ground for high school couples at Shingoku High School, of course, has nothing to do with me," Takahiro Tsubokawa said calmly and indifferently.

"Don't you want to give it a try?"

"Try what?"

"fall in love."

Tsubokawa Takahiro glanced at Uesugi Kai in surprise, then pushed up his glasses with his middle finger: "These are actually coming from Uesugi's mouth. Have you changed lately?"

"How did things change?" Uesugi Kai said calmly. "I just think you should experience it too."

Have you talked to them?