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

Totsuka Katsura leaned close to her ear and explained that Uesugi's wife was studying at Tokyo University of the Arts and had recently transferred there.

After listening, Erina Akane blinked and asked:

"How old is Hanamaru Hanayu again?"

"She and her sister are the same age, twins."

Erina Akane: "Since we're the same age... then tell me—is it possible that Hana is also studying at Tokyo University of the Arts, and that Uesugi went there specifically to find Hana..."

Totsuka Katsura: "That's impossible, after all, her older sister is still there."

Should we do something about this?

“No, not good.” Totsuka Katsura shook her head. “You’re deliberately trying to break up someone’s family.”

“But…” Akane Rina pulled Totsuka Katsura to a corner of the coffee shop and whispered to him, “Don’t you think that what Uesugi is doing is unfaithful to his wife? He’s destroying his own family… The later we find out, the more it will hurt Hanabi.”

“You seemed to have mentioned this to the Tashiro sisters last week, but you still haven’t... taken any action…?” Totsuka Katsura spread her hands.

"Of course... I haven't decided whether I want to do it or not. Tashiro Yuri and Yuno don't care at all, but I can't talk to Kohashi about it, since she seems to admire Uesugi a lot."

Totsuka Katsura: "So... you mean you didn't find any allies before?"

"Yes."

"The point is, it's no use you coming to me. Uesugi is my good brother, I can't betray him."

"You're betraying him by not helping him escape his mistakes! Do you understand?"

Totsuka Katsura frowned and stared for a long time.

Just when Akane Rina thought he had some ideas, he muttered, "It sounds like a line I've heard in a TV drama."

"...So, are you going to help or not?"

“Help,” Totsuka Katsura nodded, “but don’t go too far. Just help Uesugi realize his mistake and turn back from the wrong path.”

"Of course! That's our main purpose."

"So, what are the specific actions?"

"First, we can't let Hanabi-chan know about the relationship between Uesugi and Hana. Second, I think we can talk to Uesugi alone, but we can't make our intentions too obvious; we need to make him feel ashamed... To meet this condition, we can..."

Erina Akane whispered her thoughts into his ear.

Upon hearing this, Totsuka Katsura nodded, finding no problem with it.

"Row."

......

As evening approached and it was almost time to leave work, Uesugi Kai began helping Hanamaru Hanabi tidy up the baking machines in her kitchen.

She usually uses this big machine to bake bread.

The store manager, Willow Wood, has very strict hygiene standards; he insists on wiping the tableware clean before leaving each day.

As a result, Kai Uesugi developed the quirk of keeping the bar area perfectly tidy.

Totsuka Katsura suddenly moved closer to him.

Kai Uesugi stopped what he was doing: "What's wrong?"

Totsuka Katsura smiled and scratched the back of her head sheepishly: "Tomorrow is Saturday, everyone is on holiday, I was thinking... asking you for a favor."

"I'm not going." Uesugi Kai turned around decisively and continued wiping the baking machine.

"Uesugi! Uesugi! I really need your help this time."

After Totsuka Katsura chattered on for half a minute, Uesugi Kai finally nodded reluctantly: "Tell me first."

"I plan to take Li Hai out for a walk and some fun tomorrow."

Uesugi Kai: "You and her are together?"

“No…” Totsuka Katsura immediately deflated and sighed, “You know the situation between our two families. Although she’s been willing to talk to me lately, I still don’t dare to take that step… Do you understand? I’m afraid that if I say those things, we won’t even be family anymore.”

Kai Uesugi raised his hand and wiped the surface of the baking machine: "So, what you mean is?"

"Tomorrow, bring your wife along, and we'll go shopping together in the mall."

"go together?"

"Ah."

"That's strange, why do four people have to go on a date?"

"Shh! Keep your voice down," Totsuka Katsura glanced back, then turned back and said with a smile, "Besides... this isn't really a date, it's just friends getting together and going out to have some fun."

"Um..."

Kai Uesugi let out a long "hmm" sound.

"You agreed?"

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

Uesugi Kai placed the handkerchief into a bucket of clean water beside him.

Today's work is done.

###Chapter 470 What You Can't Have Is Always More Alluring###

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

November 8th, Saturday, the weather was still sunny and the temperature was pleasant.

Today I'm going to keep my promise to Totsuka Katsura.

Kai Uesugi and Hanabi Hanabi went out together and boarded the train at Shirogane-Takanawa Station.

The tram swayed and rocked, and Uesugi Kai moved closer to Hanabi Hanabi beside him, taking the opportunity to ask her:

What is my current favorability rating?

Hanabi Hanabi thought for a moment, then said to him, "-15."

Hearing her say those words in her cute voice, even though it was still negative, it was at least a slight improvement.

Feeling comforted, Uesugi Kai smiled and said, "Wasn't I very nice to you yesterday?"

"Well... it's not that great either, it's just..." Hanabi Hanamaru suddenly stopped talking.

"What is it?" Uesugi Kai leaned over to her.

"Don't tell Kai-kun!"

"So, can I get a hug if my affection level is -15?"

“No,” Hanabi Hanabi said, looking at him. “What are you thinking, Kai-kun? Holding hands requires 70 points of affection, so hugging would obviously require even more.”

She looked at herself, while Uesugi Kai looked at her hands.

Aside from warming her up yesterday and touching her a couple of times, I haven't touched her in the last few days.

I still sleep on the sofa at night. If I want to smell her scent, I have to bring her shark to me and hug her to get a taste of her sweet fragrance.

Kai Uesugi really misses the way she used to snuggle into his arms and rub against him, and how she would shyly act cute.

If you touch her even slightly, she will blush and pull away.

"Hana-chan~"

"Hmm..." Hanabi Hanabi responded weakly.

I like you, I like you the most.

Hanabi Hanamaru turned her face away, no longer looking at him, and murmured softly, "Even if Kai-kun keeps confessing his love, Hanabi won't waver."

"Really?" Uesugi Kai continued to whisper in his ear, "Hana-chan, you have no idea how much I like you. Hana-chan, your face, your hair, your strands, your little hands, I love them all so much, you know? Last night when I was sleeping, I was hugging Shark and dreaming about you."

“Kai-kun…” Hanabi Hanamaru reached out and pushed him away as he leaned closer, interrupting him.

"Shy?"

"I'm not shy at all..."

That's true, but your face has already given you away.

When Hanabi Hanamaru heard his words, she turned her face away, her eyes darting around, and moved her feet further away from him.

The sound of the moving train rang in his ears, and Uesugi Kai looked at his wife, who was a little distance away from him, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

The scenery outside the tram window receded into the distance, and her little skirt swayed gently with the movement of the tram.

She buried half her face in the beige scarf around her neck to hide from him, not wanting him to see her so shy that she had no words to refute her.

At that moment, Uesugi Kai suddenly felt that it was actually quite nice to just watch her from a distance.

Just looking at her fills my heart with a sweet sense of happiness.

My wife is so cute.

......

The train arrived at the station, and Uesugi Kai waited for Hanabi Hanamaru, who stepped off the train a step later than him.

Amidst the bustling crowd, he walked up to her.

The two started walking together towards the tram exit and stepped onto the elevator.

"Can we hold hands now?" Uesugi Kai deliberately lowered his voice so that passersby couldn't hear their conversation.

Hanabi Hanabi's left hand gestured towards him, but then immediately withdrew, clasping it together with her other small hand, and she said in an even softer voice:

"No...no, if we hold hands...the affection points will be useless..."

“This is an exception,” Uesugi Kai still refused to give up.

"No, there are no exceptions..."

Even though he didn't achieve his goal of holding hands, Uesugi Kai didn't feel any failure, because he saw how cute Hanabi was. Just seeing that was enough for him.

"What did you say yesterday?"

"Yesterday... was yesterday... today... is today... is different."