Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard

Chapter 373: Just Like This Side of You_2



"Master has gone to Shikoku to visit relatives!"

"He'll know when he comes back."

In conclusion, the senior brothers are still afraid of Sakihara Yishin and choose to avoid him.

...

On the morning of September 1st, the next day, Uesugi Sakura was sitting at home scrolling through his phone.

Online reports about him were a mixed bag.

Some even rumored that he used his good looks to lure young high school girls, frequent adult entertainment venues, and led a scandalous life.

Am I really that kind of person?

Uesugi Sakura chose not to pay attention, as he wasn't in the entertainment industry, wondering why he should care about such nonsense.

He glanced at the silver watch face that Hanabi had given him.

8:44:32

She's been in the shower for half an hour, and still not done?

Uesugi Sakura walked out of the bedroom towards the bathroom, just as Hanamaru Hanabi, wrapped in a bathrobe, also came out.

"Are you tired?" Uesugi Sakura asked with a smile.

"Tired? Of what..."

"The morning run, your back must be sore now."

"Hmm... a bit..."

"Better than yesterday?"

Hanamaru Hanabi weakly said, "It was slightly better just now... but after the shower, it started to hurt again..."

She was talking about her thighs.

"It's normal; intense exercise causes lactic acid buildup from cellular metabolism, which leads to pain... You're just not exercising enough; I've told you before... Why is Hanabi-chan still so lazy?"

Uesugi Sakura stepped forward to support her, her fair and delicate arms were moist and slightly rosy after the bath.

"...Sorry..."

"Forgot?"

"Yeah..."

"Since you apologized, what are you going to do to make it up to me, Hanabi?"

"Have to... give Sakura a kiss..."

Uesugi Sakura held her petite shoulders, pulling the shy girl close, smiling broadly, "I'm ready."

Hanamaru Hanabi hesitated, looking at his handsome cheek, her face turning slightly red.

But after a moment's hesitation, she stood on her tiptoes, her freshly bathed white feet supporting her as she leaned her blushing face against his chest.

Her lips were soft, making one want to wrap an arm around her slender waist and hold her tightly.

But, unfortunately, Hanabi-chan kissed his cheek.

"Why just the cheek?" Uesugi Sakura touched the spot where Hanamaru Hanabi had just kissed, still feeling a lingering sensation.

"Sakura... you didn't say where to kiss..." Hanamaru Hanabi's face was very close, her purple eyes appearing vulnerable and a bit innocent.

"We always kissed on the lips before, does Hanabi not love me anymore?" Uesugi Sakura teased her.

"How could that be... Hanabi loves Sakura very much."

"But Hanabi didn't want to kiss me."

"I didn't, I didn't refuse..."

Hanamaru Hanabi looked most adorable when she was a little aggrieved.

Her twinkling eyes, the delicate outline of her ears, the fine hair strands at her temples, her petite nose, and her soft, occasionally pursed lips.

The more he looked at her, the stronger the urge to hold her tightly and shower her with love.

On top of that, she had a faint girly fragrance that was irresistible to a man.

"Well... can today's apology be a bit different?"

"Hmm..." Hanamaru Hanabi nodded weakly.

Uesugi Sakura looked at her freshly bathed body wrapped in a white towel, observing the fragrant expanse above her chest line, and asked, "How about helping out this morning, little Hanabi?"

"Help...?"

"Uh... help... Sakura." Uesugi Sakura tried to lower his tone.

Hanamaru Hanabi instinctively lowered her head, seemingly seeing something, and panicked with an "Uh!" hurriedly covering her flushed face:

"No way!"

"Don't be shy."

Hanamaru Hanabi shook her head while covering her small face, "No, no, no."

...

Uesugi Sakura sat at the dining table in the living room, stirring the milk in the glass with a spoon, his eyes... having an indescribable emptiness.

"Brother, aren't you going to drink?"

Uesugi Sakura directly pushed the milk towards Aei, whose mouth had a white mustache.

Little Aei was delighted and immediately picked up the glass to drink.

"Eh~"

Chiaei asked concernedly, "Did brother run into some trouble?"

Uesugi Sakura nodded towards his breakfast plate, "Your sister Hanabi is bullying me."

"Bullying?"

"Yeah," Uesugi Sakura said feebly, "she's bullying me."

Aei wiped the milk off the corner of her mouth with her hand, "Then Aei can help brother, bully her back!"

Good sister!

Uesugi Sakura praised her silently, then pressed his index finger to his lips, signaling Aei not to plot too loudly.

Hanamaru Hanabi was making breakfast in the open kitchen with two little girls.

"How does brother want to bully sister Hanabi?" Aei asked after glancing back.

"Brother hasn't thought about it yet, keeping it a secret for now."

"Then it's a secret."

"Yes, a secret."

In fact, Uesugi Sakura had no such intention.

Hanabi had been good enough... helping with laundry, washing dishes, cooking...

She sometimes even mended his clothes with needle and thread.

They're about to get married...

Uesugi Sakura twirled the sparkling engagement ring with his fingers.

The word "marriage" is both exciting and a little frightening.

He feared that after marrying, he might lose his love for Hanabi over time, while she would remain so in love with him, always forgiving his mistakes.

Even if he bullied her, she would still face him with a smile on her soft face.

Her kindness needed no further elaboration.

Thinking about the moment of marriage... happiness with a touch of reluctance.

What am I reluctant about...

Uesugi Sakura played with the engagement ring, looking up directly ahead at Hanamaru Hanabi's petite figure in the kitchen.

...

The doorbell rang.

Hanamaru Hanabi went to open the door.

Shortly later, Kitagawa Sakisa entered the living room.

"Here, Uesugi, this is a gift for you."

"What?"

Uesugi Sakura, who was lying on the sofa, hadn't even had a chance to ask before a beautifully packaged box was placed in his arms.

"This is... Geisha coffee? Oh right! Geisha coffee beans! The most expensive kind, over a million yen for this box, see, I casually gift it to you, aren't I generous?"

"Yes, very generous."

"Mhmm~"

Pleased with the praise, Kitagawa Sakisa even raised her chin.

"Hey, by the way, why do I keep seeing you in the news lately? Something about Kyudo and Sword Dao."

"I recently participated in a Sword Dao competition."

"Huh? Aren't you about to marry Hanabi-chan? How do you still have time for a Sword Dao competition?"

"It'll be over soon, mainly participating to win prize money to buy a house for our marriage."

"A house? Where?"

"Around Minato Ward."

"Minato Ward! Isn't that quite close to my house?" Kitagawa Sakisa exclaimed joyfully.

The area around Shirokane Takanawa Station is all upscale residential districts... indeed, close to Kitagawa Sakisa's home.

"Yes, it's pretty close."

"Great! I can visit Hanabi-chan every day to play!"

Hanamaru Hanabi walked over with tea, coincidentally hearing the conversation between the two.

Kitagawa Sakisa glanced around the living room and asked, "Hanabi, where are your two little girls?"

Hanamaru Hanabi replied, "They went to learn Taekwondo."

"Taekwondo?"

Uesugi Sakura explained, "Yesterday Aei saw online that Taekwondo can help protect oneself, so she insisted on learning it. Hanabi let her, and then Chiaei tagged along, I only found out this morning."

"I see, that's good too."

...

Kitagawa Sakisa had come specifically to hang out with Hanamaru Hanabi, and the two girls were modifying character designs in the living room.

"How about adding a leg ring?"

"A leg ring?"

"Yeah, doesn't Hanabi-chan think bare thighs look less appealing?"

Uesugi Sakura glanced up at them and interrupted Kitagawa Sakisa's suggestion, "I think a pair of fair thighs is more than enough."

Kitagawa Sakisa glared at him, "I'll marry Hanabi-chan instead! Forget about you, man."

"But Hanabi likes boys and not girls."

Kitagawa Sakisa hugged Hanamaru Hanabi forcefully, "I don't care; Hanabi is mine."

Uesugi Sakura shook his head.

Being wise means having self-awareness; clearly, Kitagawa Sakisa wasn't quite wise.


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