CHAPTER 454: CHAPTER 319: THE DREAMLIKE FRAGRANCE_2

Hanamaru Hanabi closed her eyes, letting him nibble on her soft lips; he sensed her nervousness and slowed his movements.

The fragrance flowed from his mouth into his brain, lingering in his mind.

This wonderful contact made him involuntarily apply more pressure, causing Hanamaru Hanabi’s chin to lift slightly.

Uesugi Sakura could feel her shy yet earnest attempt to respond, holding her breath and pressing down harder on her tender little hands...

...

The moon seemed to have halted its glow, casting only the most beautiful moonlight on the two pairs of tightly clasped hands, one large and one small.

This breath of love... truly felt like a sweet dream one couldn’t bear to leave.

...

She was panting, her face flushed, perhaps still recovering from their earlier moment.

Just looking at her like this, it was as if he had witnessed the most wonderful, dreamlike things in the world.

She was his childhood sweetheart, his fiancée, how could he bear to leave her?

"When I woke up today, you hadn’t come home yet, I was really worried."

"Hanabi knows... so Hanabi came back early too..."

"They didn’t force you, did they?"

"No... but they’ve always wanted Hanabi to break off the engagement with Sakura. Sakura’s illness is very peculiar, there’s a great possibility of sudden paralysis... Father wants Hanabi to leave early before getting married, so as not to be burdened by Sakura... He said, love can also be cultivated after marriage..."

Uesugi Sakura didn’t want to refute those words, as he was well aware of their intentions.

They simply wanted him and Hanabi to break off the engagement, any excuse could be used.

They also clearly understood that the breakthrough for this matter was better placed on Hanabi.

Because she was gentle in nature and easy to talk to.

As for himself?

They probably would approach him too.

And they would likely offer certain conditions.

But what kind of conditions could be more important than life’s other half?

"Sakura... don’t worry... Hanabi won’t agree..."

"I certainly know that."

Uesugi Sakura leaned forward and hugged Hanamaru Hanabi; the softer her body was, the more he wanted to protect her in his heart.

"Let’s sleep first."

"Mm." Hanamaru Hanabi softly replied.

Pulling over the thin sheet, he let the girl gently lie in his arms, watching her beautiful face, his heart was suddenly moved for a moment:

"One more kiss?"

"Okay..." Hanamaru Hanabi responded softly.

"I can’t always be the one taking the initiative, can I, Hanabi? Won’t you take the lead for once?"

Hanamaru Hanabi looked at him hesitantly for a moment, finally she lifted her head, and with an embarrassed gentle movement, moved her soft lips toward him.

But she only gave a quick peck before retreating in shyness.

Her taste was wonderful, yet Uesugi Sakura felt it wasn’t enough:

"Why is there no...?"

"Ah...? Should there be...?"

"Otherwise, how can it be called a kiss, a light peck is just a courteous greeting, between lovers, it should go deeper, like I did just now."

"Like Sakura just did..." Hanamaru Hanabi mumbled, her heart recalling the moment he kissed her earlier.

Her heart felt a warm sensation rush to her brain.

Thinking about herself at that moment...

Uesugi Sakura saw Hanamaru Hanabi let out a "hum" and hid herself, then clung her face closely with the shark plush toy.

"Still, let’s not..."

"Don’t be shy, haven’t we kissed countless times?"

"But, that was Sakura, Hanabi just can’t do it."

Uesugi Sakura tried to move the shark away from her face, "Even if you can’t, you have to, in the future we still have to make babies together, how exhausting would it be for me alone."

Hanamaru Hanabi held on tightly, refusing to let him see her face, only releasing muffled sounds through the shark toy:

"No... no babies."

"How can that be, even if I feel for you, but Auntie really wants to hold a grandchild, ah."

"No babies."

"My mom also wants to hold one, and Shin and Hanami also want a younger brother and sister, should I teach you now? It’s very simple."

"Sakura, no, definitely not!"

"Really simple, it comes naturally, it’s an instinct for survival, you know?"

Uesugi Sakura wanted to take away that shark, but it just showed him its white belly, merely telling him:

"Sakura is trying to lie again."

"It’s true, just try it and you’ll know."

"Sakura used to trick Hanabi to try just like this."

"How is it a trick, in fact Hanabi felt it was nice too, like kissing, initially you resisted, but didn’t you come to like it later?"

"No... it’s not..."

"What?"

"Not resisting..."

"Then it’s shyness, which is almost the same."

Uesugi Sakura abandoned taking the shark from her hands, instead, he took another approach, moving his hand under the blanket, touching her belly through her pajamas.

He could hear Hanamaru Hanabi clearly feeling shy for a moment.

"Don’t worry, just rubbing your belly."

The movements on her belly were very gentle, so Hanamaru Hanabi didn’t resist too much.

Seeing her relax and enjoy, the rubbing hand gradually turned into two...

...

Hanamaru Hanabi’s body trembled instantly, tightly hugging the shark toy that hid her flaming cheeks.

"So bad....."

Uesugi Sakura chuckled lightly: "Sometimes bad."

"Sakura, please don’t do this..." Hanamaru Hanabi’s face temperature kept rising under the shark’s tummy, her toes curling inward nervously.

"Just relax, such bashfulness, we’ll keep it for daylight."

Though they got ready to sleep at eleven, it was now twelve, and still not asleep.

The night grew deeper, as did the enchanting moonlight.

"Hanabi."

"Mm....." Hanamaru Hanabi hugged the shark toy, from a peripheral view, she looked like a child.

"Can you curse at me, calling me a bad guy or rogue or something?"

"Bad guy." Hanamaru Hanabi said softly in a timid voice, her face still a bit red, as if his earlier actions still replayed in her mind.

Uesugi Sakura glanced at her and her shark toy: "I thought you’d never say that."

"Why?" She was a bit puzzled.

Uesugi Sakura smiled and said: "Because you’re usually so good to me, always accommodating me, even if I cross the line touching you, you’d only blush and call me bad instead of calling me a pervert."

"Because... it’s Sakura...."

Uesugi Sakura understood what she meant, and because of it, his heart clenched a little, it was because he was Sakura...

Suddenly, there came a strong urge to hug her, he couldn’t describe the feeling inside nor knew how to respond to her care.

Under the clear moonlight, her gaze fixed on him; this kind of tremor, it was truly beyond words!

"... Hanabi thinks, how should I treat you well?"

Perhaps sensing the burden in his words, Hanamaru Hanabi responded gently, "Sakura is already very good to me, thinks about me, brings flowers, buys gifts, and brings spicy cakes to Hanabi."

While saying these things, her voice carried a hint of joy.

These were trivial matters, but she always kept them in mind, making those ordinary things meaningful, enriched with a lover’s flavor.

Uesugi Sakura also gazed at her, at the exquisite-smiling girl in front of him, he could even imagine her on their wedding day.

Pure, beautiful, ethereal...

Marrying such a girl must be blissful.

Suddenly, he had a thought, a wish to provide her a home.

A home with her, with himself; she would hold their newborn children and go on spring outings together, walking under the sakura trees in full bloom, thinking of each other, exchanging calm smiles.

For him, the girl named Hanamaru Hanabi carried too many emotions.

He never imagined that a man like him, who felt indifferent to everything, would have such sensitive feelings for someone.

Uesugi Sakura reached out to hug her, closing his eyes, softly expressing his gratitude: "Hanabi... let’s sleep... it’s late..."

"Sakura... it’s a bit cold...."

"Don’t worry, I’m here."

"Mm..."

Their senses filled with the lily fragrance from her body, resting under the same blanket, Hanamaru Hanabi leaned against his warm chest, gradually closing her eyes.

The moonlight finally settled on the shark plush toy placed quietly by the bedside.