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

Mrs. Hanamaru seemed to have figured something out, and looked at Kai Uesugi:

"Are all men like this?"

"I...don't know." That was all Uesugi Kai could say.

"Never mind," Mrs. Hanamaru yawned and waved her hand. "Go and run some hot water for Hanabi to wash her face and feet. You can sleep here tonight in her room. As for clothes, just wear Hanabi's pink pajamas. She has a lot of sets. Hmm... That's all. See you tomorrow. Goodnight."

After saying that, Mrs. Hanamaru turned off the corridor lights, waved her hand, and walked downstairs.

As Uesugi Kai watched his mother-in-law walk down the stairs, he realized who was the biggest contributor to the relationship between him and Hanabi.

###Chapter 515 The Warmth Bathed in Moonlight###

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

In order not to wake his sleeping father-in-law, Kai Uesugi kept the sound of running hot water in the bathroom to a minimum.

He stared blankly at his reflection in the water, replaying the words his mother-in-law had just spoken to him.

Perhaps, I really wasn't proactive enough?

Should I be more assertive...? Sometimes being assertive can actually lead to better results?

Because Hanabi is a delicate girl, if you don't take the initiative, she will be in an even more difficult position.

Kai Uesugi washed her face with hot water and remained quiet for a short while.

"Here, take this."

Kai Uesugi was startled by his mother-in-law's sudden appearance.

"Were you scared?"

Mrs. Hanamaru, wearing her pajamas, smiled slightly and handed him a freshly opened towel. "I don't keep Hanabi's old towels anymore. She took them with her when she moved to your house. Now you can use this to help her wash her face... No need to remove makeup. Hanabi doesn't like makeup. She usually just applies some powder or something. You can just wipe her face."

“Okay…” Uesugi Kai replied, holding the towel.

"Okay," Mrs. Hanamaru patted her lips and yawned a long time. "I'm really going to fall asleep now. I'm so sleepy that I won't hear anything if there's any noise upstairs."

"As for your father-in-law, he won't be home tonight either. If you have the chance, remember to bring Hanabi-chan along... cough cough, as her mother, I know she sometimes really needs that comfort."

Mrs. Hanamaru gave me a knowing look, then smiled and winked at Kai Uesugi before turning and disappearing through the door of the washroom.

Is my mother-in-law making another blatant suggestion to me?

Uesugi Kai calmed down again and continued to wait for the hot water to fill half of the basin.

"Oh, right, don't make it too long, Hanabi can't take your abuse."

“Auntie…” Uesugi Kai was startled again by Mrs. Hanamaru suddenly peeking out.

"Haha, now you're really asleep, remember what I said."

Kai Uesugi stared at the empty doorway until the footsteps faded away and the door clicked shut, confirming that Mrs. Hanamaru had indeed returned to her room.

So...did she suddenly come to see me tonight because she missed me?

Or is it because of worry?

With this question in mind, Uesugi Kai brought a basin of hot water to Hanabi's room on the second floor.

The moonlight was hazy, and the gauze curtains beside the bed were tinged with a light white.

Uesugi Kai pulled a stool to the bedside and placed the hot water basin that had been on the floor on the stool.

He was worried that the lights would disturb the fireworks, so instead of turning them on, he walked to the window and pulled open the curtain that was half-closed.

Above them was a crescent moon, half-hidden by gray clouds.

Below is my old room.

Childhood sweethearts whose windows face each other.

That's quite rare, isn't it?

In a daze, Uesugi Kai recalled the eve of the wedding, when Hanabi Hanabi smiled at him from the window.

She was clearly smiling happily and blissfully at that time.

But when Uesugi Kai recalled that scene, recalled that cute little face shrouded in moonlight, it was as if something had touched her heart.

My emotions, like ripples on water, lingered in my chest, unable to find peace.

Kai Uesugi put aside his thoughts, turned around, and looked at Hanabi Hanabu, who was sleeping by the bedside.

In fact, just being quietly by her side gives you a sense of peace and reassurance.

Your gaze will involuntarily drift to her sweet sleeping face.

Her nose, her eyebrows, her breath, her full, moist lips that seemed to be half-open, and the innate fragility and petiteness about her all seemed to linger on her small face.

Kai Uesugi wrung out a hot towel from the basin of hot water, came to the bedside, turned her over so she was sleeping on her side, and gently wiped her cheeks.

The towel was steaming, and some of the hair around her face was damp and stuck to her round and cute little face. Uesugi Kai helped her smooth her hair while gently wiping her face.

His fingers accidentally touched her skin, and the softness and warmth immediately spread from his fingertips. During this time, Hanabi lazily hummed in agreement, and Uesugi Kai thought she was about to wake up, but it turned out she just wanted to turn over and hug the blanket.

"I can't even sleep peacefully."

Uesugi Kai deliberately turned on the air conditioner, and only when the machine started humming did he approach the girl sleeping on the bed again.

Seemingly having heard her shout something, Uesugi Kai brought his ear close to her pink lips.

It's not very clear, but if you pay attention, you can still piece together each string.

"Kai-kun... um... you big pervert... you don't... care at all... don't... um... you bad guy..."

The girl's face was slightly flushed, and she murmured almost inaudibly in her sleep.

Towards the end, she even started to feel a little shy.

What did you dream about?

Kai Uesugi was curious, but he didn't dare to wake her up like that.

With no other option, Uesugi Kai had to patiently continue—helping her take off her stockings.

Hanabi Hanabi is wearing a skirt again today; it's just that she's wearing thicker stockings for winter.

Uesugi Kai first laid Hanabi Hanabi flat on the side of the bed, then reached under her skirt and groped along her thigh for a long time before finding the spot he wanted to reach for.

He then grabbed the bottom of her skirt, the edge of her white stockings, and gently pulled them down along her thighs.

Why do people wear stockings so tightly?

Kai Uesugi pulled down little by little with all his might.

Although the light was dim, he could still see her two delicate thighs slowly revealing themselves as if an eggshell were being peeled, white and hazy, yet incredibly fleshy.

Kai Uesugi couldn't help but swallow twice.

Her long, white legs had a delicate, fleshy texture, just the right amount of flesh—any more would be too thick, any less would be too thin—they were at their most pleasing.

It's true that thighs need to have a little bit of flesh to feel real.

Suppressing the urge to touch her, Uesugi Kai grabbed her soft, tender feet. The stockings rolled in circles from her ankles to her heels, then from her heels to her soles, finally slipping away from her toes.

It has no excess fat, only a touch of hazy cherry blossom pink, small and cute, and a soft and comfortable feel in your palm.

It looks nice, but if Hanabi-chan doesn't wake up, then touching it like this is pointless.

Kai Uesugi pulled over a basin and placed her feet together in the warm water.

As his palm touched the girl's soft soles, Uesugi Kai could feel her five pink toes gently squeezing him the instant they entered the water.

Just like that day when she stepped on...

Ahem... Unrealistic desires are unacceptable.

Kai Uesugi gently washed her feet with hot water, stroking her ankles.

It doesn't have a strange smell at all; on the contrary, it has a pleasant fragrance.

Sigh, if he hadn't seen Hanabi Hanabi go to the toilet with his own eyes, he would have thought she smelled wonderful all over.

Uesugi Kai carried the basin downstairs, poured out the still clear water, washed his hands, and then changed to another basin, filling it with hot water again.

Hanabi Hana's feet were still dangling over the edge of the bed; it seemed she was fast asleep and hadn't moved much.

Uesugi Kai came to the bedside again, took off her clothes until she was only left with two pieces of clothing. Uesugi Kai then wrung out some hot water from the towel she had just used to wash her face and began to wipe her body.

Neck, shoulders, collarbone, arms, stomach, waist, legs...

Kai Uesugi wiped every inch of the surface he could reach. To reiterate, he absolutely did not intend to touch it intentionally.

After finishing these tasks, Uesugi Kai went down to the first floor.

To avoid making Hanabi-chan look bad, I tidied myself up a bit, washed my feet, and then grabbed my coat and hurried up the stairs despite the cold stairwell.

Upon entering the fireworks room, a wave of heat hits you.

It makes one marvel at the wonders that technology brings.

Kai Uesugi opened Hanabi Hanabi's wardrobe and found several sets of pajamas inside, but they were all pink shark pajamas.

Auntie...you're going to wear this yourself?

Never mind that for now, I'll just put it on.

After fiddling with her hands for a while, Uesugi Kai put on Hanabi's pink shark pajamas.

Well, it's a bit small, but pajamas are designed to be very loose, so he felt it was just okay on him, at least not uncomfortable.

Is it really okay for a man who is almost 20 years old to wear such a girly pink shark pajamas?

Kai Uesugi stared at himself in the mirror for a long time before realizing that it was just his overthinking.

Nobody's watching!

What's there to be afraid of! I'll wear it, even if it's a dress from a firework display, I'd dare to wear it now!

Kai Uesugi took off another set of pajamas and, by the moonlight, came to Hanabi Hanabi's side again. He bent down, lifted one of Hanabi Hanabi's hands, and was about to help her get dressed when the girl woke up groggily.

Because girls are naturally insecure about not having clothes to wear, and the first thing she saw was a pink shark head in the night, Hanamaru Hanabi immediately closed her eyes, screamed, and slapped the person in front of her.

"abnormal!"