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

"Really not?"

To be honest, Uesugi Kai didn't want to force her at all.

"don't want..."

"Then we're leaving."

"Yeah, let's go. Kai-kun is a bad guy, all he thinks about is sex."

"Don't blame me. It's your women's underwear store. I don't know what kind of perfume the shopkeeper put on it. The smell and the clothes made me have all sorts of fantasies."

"And don't let your mind wander!"

"Oh? Okay, I won't do it again."

Kai Uesugi's phone suddenly rang, and she answered it right in front of Hanabi Hanamaru.

"Hello, Auntie."

"Hey, Kai, that's about it. Play for another half hour and then come back. Remember to pick up some balloons and LED light cords on the way, we're running out."

"Ah? Okay, I understand."

"Who is it?" Hanabi Hanamaru asked in a low voice.

"Your mom is also my mom... Hey, never mind, let's go! Let's go to the night market together, and then we'll go home for Christmas!"

"Yes!" Hanabi Hanabi took his hand and nodded heavily.

......

But he had only taken two steps when Hanamaru Hanabi called out to him.

"what happened?"

"Kai-kun...didn't you want to buy that?"

Uesugi Kai laughed: "Um, what's up?"

"That's right, that's the one I was talking about earlier..." Hanabi Hanamaru wasn't stupid; she quickly realized why he would ask that question. "Kai-kun is definitely asking that on purpose!"

Kai Uesugi stopped teasing her, even though Hanabi-chan looked especially cute when she was a little angry. "Couple underwear, right?"

"Um......"

"Want to buy fireworks?"

"It's Kai-kun who wants to buy it!"

"Yes, that's right. I want to buy it because of Kai-kun H, right?"

Hanabi Hanabi stole a glance at him, then whispered shyly, "Kai-kun...it's good that Kai-kun knows..."

"What if I don't want to buy it now?"

"Then I won't buy it!"

"Hey, no!" Uesugi Kai quickly grabbed her forearm. "I was just joking."

"Kai-kun, Kai-kun, you've gone too far! You keep teasing Hanabi... taking advantage of the fact that Hanabi isn't as smart as you..."

"What are you saying? Hanabi, you're not stupid. Forget it, let's go back."

As Uesugi Kai said this, she wanted to drag Hanabi Hanabi to the lingerie store again, but she felt a little embarrassed.

"what happened?"

"How about Kai-kun goes to buy it by himself?"

"What?"

"Because...if I buy those kinds of clothes, the shop assistants will definitely laugh at Hanabi..."

“That makes sense.” Uesugi Kai thought for a moment. “You wait here for the fireworks, I’ll go buy them.”

It took about five minutes for Uesugi Kai to find the couple's underwear that Hanabi had mentioned before and buy it.

It's quite expensive, 4 yen, supposedly made of very good materials.

Even now, when Uesugi Kai goes out, she can still recall the smiling face of the shop assistant.

I imagine the shop assistants gossiped about it after he left.

There are probably also people talking about Hanabi-chan, probably because they didn't expect her to be so cute, actually...

cough cough.

Sitting on the train home, Uesugi Kai smiled and asked the girl beside him:

Why are you being so nice to me today?

"What...what's so good?"

"Today wasn't good enough. Hanabi has been accommodating me all along."

"It's just a very ordinary situation..."

"No, it's not ordinary, not ordinary at all. In the past, Hanabi would usually refuse outright or avoid me in this situation."

###Chapter 548 Kai-kun's Birthday Party (2)###

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

"No, it's not ordinary, not ordinary at all. In the past, Hanabi would usually refuse outright or avoid me in this situation."

As dusk fell on the train, Uesugi Kai's gaze returned to Hanabi Hanabu's delicate little face.

"Hanabi-chan has been so accommodating to me today, always taking my side... I know Hanabi-chan is very good to me, but there must be a reason for this sudden change."

Hanabi lowered her face, her violet eyes looking at her white-stockinged legs peeking out from under her skirt, and said in her uniquely timid voice:

"Because it's Christmas today... Hanabi just wants to spend more time with Kai-kun, even though he's a bit... even though sometimes he makes Hanabi feel awkward..."

"Fireworks...do you actually hate those things?"

"No... it's not that I hate him, it's just that most of the time Kai-kun is so bad that Hanabi wants to find a hole to crawl into."

"Am I being too demanding?"

"It's really alright..." Hanabi Hanabi looked up at his face, "And it's Kai-kun, so Hanabi is willing too..."

There were only a few people scattered in the carriage, and snow was falling in the dark night sky outside the window.

Hanabi Hanabi's eyes reflected the bright lights inside the carriage, flickering gently.

Their eyes met, and neither of them spoke.

Every time Uesugi Kai looked at her like that, he could see his own reflection in her eyes, as if her eyes were speaking, calling his name, calling out the way she addressed him... Kai-kun...

For some reason, she suddenly felt a little cold. Uesugi Kai reached out and hugged Hanabi Hanabi's petite back from behind. In the empty carriage, they looked together at the flashing city lights outside the train window.

Hanabi Hanamaru did not reject his embrace, and following his hand, she slowly fell into his arms, and then slowly fell onto his lap.

The tram swayed back and forth, the axle making a scraping sound against the rails, while the station attendant's voice, both warm and cold, rang out over the loudspeaker.

I stayed with her, looking in the same direction, and placed my hand on her shoulder.

It was as if she were the only person left in the world.

The hustle and bustle of the world quieted down at this moment. The train was traveling on the road without end, repeating its journey again and again.

"Firework Sauce..."

"Yes, I'm here."

"Really, I've already gotten so much from you."

"Fireworks too..."

Kai Uesugi opened his eyes again, a smile playing on his lips. He reached out and brushed aside the shimmering strands of hair around Hanabi Hanabi's ear, speaking to her delicate head:

"Actually, Hanabi left me for so long just so I would come home later and then she could prepare a birthday party for me, right?"

Hanabi Hanabi braced herself against his legs with both hands, lifting her upper body slightly, her shoulders hunched inward, her face full of delicate beauty and emotion: "Kai-kun, you know everything?"

“Of course,” Kai Uesugi stroked her cheek with one hand. “After all, Hanabi isn’t good at lying, let alone lying to me.”

"..."

"Hanabi doesn't actually need to prepare a birthday party for me, since you haven't forgiven me 100% yet."

"The birthday party was Hanabi's decision, and everyone's decision... Although Kai-kun seems indifferent to everything, he has always cared about everyone, just like when he took the initiative to bring Ai and the others home... He didn't need to care about them at all, he could have just sent them to the orphanage... This shows that he has always been a kind person at heart."

"Why does Hanabi always call me a bad guy?"

“A bad guy is a bad guy, and a kind guy is a kind guy. They are different. Kai-kun himself should know the difference.”

Hanabi Hanabi stammered for a while.

"But... since Kai-kun already guessed what the birthday party would be like, there weren't any surprises in what everyone prepared for him."

"Silly Fireworks... Birthday parties aren't just about surprises. Surprises are nice, but the heartwarming feeling of knowing that someone has prepared something for you is also something worth cherishing."

Uesugi Kai let Hanabi Hanamaru lie back on his lap, while holding her small, delicate hand, their fingers interlaced and palms joined.

"Does Hanabi still remember the birthday party we held for you in England?"

"Hmm...there were many people there...Miss Anna, Mr. Bryce, and Mrs. Margaret...Although Margaret is no longer with us, I heard that she passed away holding her husband's portrait and smiling happily."

Kai Uesugi sighed softly, "Even decades after her lover's death, Mrs. Margaret still remembered the dream they had when they were in love, and they made a promise to buy a high-end house together in the Platinum District."

Hanabi Hanamaru: "In fact, Mrs. Margaret always remembered that she bought so many houses in the Platinum District all by herself through her own efforts."

"Yes, my long-cherished wish has been fulfilled. I feel relieved, but also empty. I often see Mrs. Margaret standing by the lake, gazing at something."

"She's missing someone."

"Hmm, I miss you... Compared to the lady, aren't we very lucky?" Uesugi Kai said with a smile.

After hearing this, Hanabi smiled and rolled over, lying on his lap, looking up at his face:

"At least Kai-kun can still hold Hanabi and listen to her 'ha' voice."

"Hmm...at least I can still feel Hanabi and touch the warmth emanating from her little hands."

Hanabi Hanabi saw him laughing above and laughed too.