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

"Could you do me a favor?" Uesugi Kai asked the person on the other end of the phone, looking at Hanamaru Hanabi.

"help?"

"Well, specifically—"

......

......

Kai Uesugi: "That's the situation... Is that alright?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the person on the other end said:

"That's strange, why would you suddenly want to do that? It's so weird..."

"Can you do that? Please... I'll do my best to help you with anything you need in the future."

"Hmm...it's possible...it's not as complicated as you think...but do you really want to do it? Has Hanabi agreed?"

"It's crucial...she doesn't know yet..."

"Alright then, let me think... timing... um, I should be able to let you know tonight, just a moment."

"Okay, thank you, thank you so much."

"fine."

......

beep...

A dial tone indicating the call was disconnected.

As Uesugi Kai hung up the phone and put it away, Hanamaru Hanabi walked over carrying Coco, the fat cat.

"Who were you talking to on the phone just now?"

“A classmate,” Uesugi Kai said to her with a smile.

"Really?" Hanabi Hanamaru noticed something strange about his expression. "It feels like he's hiding something from me."

"Which classmate is it?" Hanamaru Hanabi, who had been staring at Coco, suddenly turned her gaze to him.

“Kiyosuke Takeshi,” Uesugi Kai replied.

"Kiyosuke Takeshi?" Totsuka Katsura, a waitress who had some free time, overheard Uesugi Kai's conversation and came over to ask him, "Uesugi, did he come to ask you to check out the archery club? But to be honest, even if you're just a registered member, you should at least go check it out once a month. The new members who joined the clubs all say that the archery club is a scam because you've never been there!"

Uesugi Kai turned his head and asked Totsuka Katsura, "Did he come to call you to remind me?"

“Yes,” Totsuka Katsura replied matter-of-factly. “You didn’t come this morning, and I couldn’t get through to you on your phone, so he had to ask me to pass on a message to you. But that’s what he told me this morning… When I came over this afternoon, I forgot about it as I was walking.”

"Kiyosuke Takeharu..."

Hanabi Hanabi remembered this person; she was seated among Sugikai's family and friends at the wedding. "But... wasn't that a man? Why was it a woman's voice on the phone just now?"

Kai Uesugi met her gaze.

This conversation, this confrontation of glances...

Totsuka Keichi suddenly paused, feeling as if his wife was catching him cheating.

Isn't Hanamaru Hanayuu Uesugi Kai's sister-in-law?

Perhaps noticing his confusion, Hanabi stroked Coco's back fur, turned her head and smiled at him, saying, "I'm helping my sister catch her love rival. After all, her husband is so handsome, we can't let him get away with not being careful."

"Oh, I see." Totsuka Katsura realized the atmosphere was off. "Then I won't disturb your conversation any longer. I'll go wash the dishes in the kitchen."

He disappeared in a flash as soon as he finished speaking.

"Uesugi, those coffee beans..." Akane Rina had just come out of the kitchen when Totsuka Katsura pulled her back.

"Hey—Totsuka, what are you doing?"

"Shh!"

Totsuka Katsura gestured for her to stay quiet, indicating that she shouldn't go out. "Hana is helping her sister catch her cheating. Don't provoke her; she's fierce."

"Huh? Isn't Hanayu having an affair with Uesugi?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Akane Rina covered her mouth upon seeing Totsuka Katsura's shocked expression.

She added somewhat slowly, "Sorry, just pretend I didn't say that."

......

"Kai-kun~~"

With no one around the coffee shop counter, Hanabi Hanabi smiled at him and asked, "Kai-kun, were you on the phone with another girl just now? Who was it?"

Kai Uesugi winked at Coco in her arms, signaling it to help.

"Meow~"

Unexpectedly, Coco, the fat cat, huddled right into Hanabi Hanabi's arms, as if she couldn't hear anything.

I've been feeding you so much beef all this time for nothing!

"Cough cough."

Kai Uesugi cleared his throat. "I have something to announce to you, Hanabi?"

"What? Kai-kun is unwilling to show the call logs. Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Of course, this is about our relationship."

"Well... Kai-kun, tell me about it."

"Cough cough."

Kai Uesugi straightened up, put his right fist to his mouth, glanced at Hanabi Hanabi in front of him, and said, "I call it—Operation Rediscover Your Romantic Youth."

###Chapter 462 The Rules of the Love Game###

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

Hanabi Hanabi stared blankly for several seconds with an adorable expression, then repeated in a soft, low voice:

"Operation to...Find Your Lost Youthful Romance?"

Hanabi Hanabi repeated the words to herself, then hugged the chubby cat Coco, who was about to shrink back into her arms, and laughed, "Kai-kun, what an adorable comment! Did you think of a new game?"

Kai Uesugi smiled but remained silent.

Hanabi Hanabi urged, "Kai-kun, tell us!"

“No rush,” Uesugi Kai said, shaking his head. “I’ll tell you when we get home.”

"We still have to wait until we get home." Hanabi lowered her gaze and reached out to stroke Coco's head. "Will Kai-kun tell us who he was talking to on the phone earlier?"

“This…” Uesugi Kai hesitated.

Hanabi Hanamaru looked up again, "No way?"

Kai Uesugi grinned and said, "Life needs novelty and surprises every now and then. If you tell everything, it won't be as interesting."

"A surprise? Okay then, let's go home, and I'll hear Kai-kun's explanation when we get home."

After Hanabi finished speaking to him, she teased Coco's paws while turning and walking towards the coffee shop's open-air balcony.

"Meow~"

Kai Uesugi could hear and see a fat cat asking him for help, but he still chose to ignore it.

His gaze remained fixed solely on Hanabi Hanabi, whose steps were always even and graceful...

Her skirt swayed gently, and her footsteps made light sounds on the ground...

Uesugi Kai propped her face up with her right hand, admiring the alluring sight of those slender legs in black stockings as they moved.

My wife's legs... they're always so beautiful...

How about... we start the dating game tomorrow?

......

After work, Hanabi Hanabi, now in a different identity, followed Kai Uesugi. After he parked his bicycle, the two entered Don Quixote together.

"Kai-kun... what would you like to eat today...?"

"Let me think," Uesugi Kai stopped next to the fruit stall, with passersby carrying baskets and bags constantly walking past. "How about shredded pork with garlic sauce?"

"Kai-kun...do you want to eat fish?"

Hanabi Hanamaru clasped her hands together obediently on the hem of her light blue skirt in front of her dress, her voice weak and soft.

Her voice alone, combined with her appearance, is enough to fascinate many people.

“It’s not fish,” Uesugi Kai explained to his wife. “It’s the name of a dish that you often see in Chinese restaurants. It’s shredded meat stir-fried with ingredients like wood ear mushrooms, scallions, ginger, and garlic.”

"Will it... be very spicy?" Hanabi Hanamaru's voice carried a hint of anticipation.

"It's spicy, this is very spicy. You can put as much chili as you want. Wait a minute, let me look up a recipe."

Kai Uesugi took out his phone, tapped his finger above the search bar, and then looked at the recipe that appeared on the screen and said, "Hmm, the first ingredient we need is shredded radish."

"Shredded radish."

Hanabi Hanabi stood on tiptoe and looked around, noticing that the vegetable section was on her right. "Kai-kun, let's go."

When Hanabi Hanamaru subconsciously reached out to take his hand, she found that he had already walked ahead.

His own hand could only hover in the empty air.

"Okay, let's go." Uesugi Kai didn't notice anything and kept walking forward.

Hanabi Hanabi watched his back from behind, and had no choice but to retract her small hand that was floating in mid-air, put it down again, and hold it in front of her skirt.

She followed.

The two arrived at the vegetable section's booth together, passing by scallions, ginger, garlic, and potatoes, and finally saw carrots with their backs to the opposite booth.

It's worth mentioning that ginger, garlic, and scallions are sold individually in Japan, and at a relatively high price.

Uesugi Kai didn't know how they managed to sell those tiny single-clove garlics individually and fill the display case.

If it weren't for my current daily income of 3 yen, I'd probably still have to rely on my wife's savings to survive.