CHAPTER 498: CHAPTER 342: THE START OF THE MORNING

In the morning, Uesugi Sakura felt something vigorously burrowing into his embrace.

Moving like a kitten, affectionately pawing his chest, softly rubbing its head incessantly.

Emitting fragrance, radiating warmth.

Just a bit heavy.

Instinctively, Uesugi Sakura grabbed, unclear of what part of the cat he held, his hand sinking directly into it, filled with tender, smooth flesh.

Then, he heard a familiar languid "mmm..." sound, and the soft thing in his arms shifted slightly.

Most likely, this wasn’t a dream.

A bit more conscious now, Uesugi Sakura opened his eyes, moved his palm away from the flesh, lifted the blanket blocking his view, and saw Hanamaru Hanabi sleeping soundly on his chest.

Her expression was lazy, mouth pouting, cheeks squished into a lump.

The entire little head rose and fell with her breathing.

A girl was just lying so comfortably on his chest, sleeping.

For a fleeting moment, it felt as if his heart was warmed by her soft body.

Uesugi Sakura chuckled, noticing her shoulder exposed to the air, reaching out to pull the cover over her.

"So clingy."

And as he withdrew his hand, seeing her sleep so blissfully, he couldn’t help but pinch her cheek.

Hanamaru Hanabi was wearing his white shirt, the buttons at the top were undone, revealing her collarbone and fair shoulders.

She only wore shorts below, her pale legs exposed under the sun, wrapped around his body.

The girl’s shorts were nestled around his waist area.

So early in the morning, Uesugi Sakura found it hard to suppress his excitement.

He wanted to wake the girl, but after smelling the faint fragrance of her hormones, he suddenly didn’t feel like it anymore.

He chose to close his eyes, silently enjoying her soft warmth.

Perhaps the sunlight was too strong in the room; Hanamaru Hanabi reacted, furrowing her brows and rubbing her eyes with her hand.

She first opened her eyes just a crack, looking up to see Uesugi Sakura’s face.

Sleepiness still resisted in her mind, she forced herself awake, her chin lazily resting on his chest.

Then she slowly said:

"Sakura-kun..."

Uesugi Sakura didn’t understand what she was saying.

The dream had not completely faded, Hanamaru Hanabi’s little head was still unclear about the situation, just weakly speaking:

Uesugi Sakura knew what she meant but could only pretend he hadn’t heard it.

"You seduced me into misbehaving, it’s not my fault."

Coming to her senses somewhat, Hanamaru Hanabi pressed her hands against his chest and sat up.

Her violet eyes slowly opened, glancing at where she felt uncomfortable just moments before.

There wasn’t much on herself, but what she was sitting on...

She finally understood what that was...

Hanamaru Hanabi’s face blushed a deep red in the morning light, her mind went blank, and the two clean feet behind her instinctively retracted.

Uesugi Sakura had to take the opportunity to explain:

"It’s normal."

"You’re so annoying..." she mumbled, shyly lowering her head, "I don’t want... don’t want to sleep with Sakura-kun anymore..."

Uesugi Sakura felt wronged.

She was the one who snuggled onto him to sleep in the middle of the night.

If anything, it certainly was her fault.

"It’s really not my fault."

Hanamaru Hanabi sat on him somewhat angrily, pulling her hands into little fists, and said with pursed lips:

"Hanabi knows...!

Uesugi Sakura looked at the girl sitting on his waist, flipped her over, and pinned her down on the bed.

After a panicked "ah!" from her, they switched positions, with Hanamaru Hanabi lying on the bed, looking embarrassedly at the face closing in from above.

Uesugi Sakura sniffed her white neck, then leaned closer to her ear and said:

"Such a fragrant little Hanabi, I’ll devour you in two months!"

"No! It’s Hanabi who will devour Sakura-kun!" Hanamaru Hanabi turned her face away, closing her eyes as she spoke.

"Oh? You’ve gotten brave?"

Uesugi Sakura was taken aback for a second, then smiled, because even though she spoke spiritedly, her words still carried a faint timidity.

"Still, I can let Hanabi devour anytime; dare you?"

"Sakura-kun... Sakura-kun... can... can try!"

"Alright then, shall I let little Hanabi have a good taste of Sakura-kun now?"

With that, his hand slid down her stomach.

"No, you can’t!" Hanamaru Hanabi hurriedly pushed a shark toy between them.

"Why can’t you again?" Uesugi Sakura grabbed the toy shark with one hand, looking at the girl with her hands hiding her face.

"Just, just can’t..." Hanamaru Hanabi’s voice grew more bashful and timid, the turning face blushing red under the sunlight streaming inside.

Uesugi Sakura continued to gently entice, stroking her cheeks:

"Sakura-kun is really delicious, you can try, Hanabi."

"No! Hanabi... Hanabi will go make breakfast."

Hanamaru Hanabi was extremely shy, pushing Uesugi Sakura off her, and ran barefoot out the door, leaving Uesugi Sakura alone in the bedroom.

The breeze gentle, the morning light warm.

Even though it was a soft morning, Uesugi Sakura nonetheless had to reach for a cold bottle of water by the bed to calm down.

To cool his temper.

He picked up Hanamaru Hanabi’s favorite shark plush, sighing to it:

"Sigh, your owner, teasing me and then not taking responsibility."

...

Having washed up, finally feeling refreshed.

Uesugi Sakura held a glass, having just placed his toothbrush back on the rack, when Chiaei stood at the doorway with a ringing phone in her hand, waiting for him.

"Brother, your call."

"Ah, okay."

Uesugi Sakura quickly finished washing his hands, dried them, and walked over.

Thanking the well-behaved Chiaei, he picked up the phone and glanced at the screen, marked as an unfamiliar number.