CHAPTER 746: CHAPTER 449: THOUGHTS OF RETURNING HOME_2

Just by holding her in this princess carry for a while, she shrank like a little rabbit in his arms, her face and gaze not knowing where to turn.

"Darling~" Uesugi Sakura admired her soft and gentle demeanor and called to her in a soft voice.

"Sakura... what are you going to do?"

"Hmm? Didn’t we agree to play the princess game at home, Your Highness?"

Hanamaru Hanabi instantly covered her face, "Sakura, don’t call me that..."

"Your, High, Ness..."

"Ugh...."

Uesugi Sakura could even sense her little heart pounding erratically from a distance. A young girl is still a young girl, being called a princess makes her so nervous that her heart flutters.

Call it innocence or cuteness, no matter what, she is still his wife now.

"Your Highness, we’re going to take a bath, okay."

"Annoying... don’t call me that..."

"Your Majesty, Your Highness."

"Ugh..."

Uesugi Sakura carried Hanamaru Hanabi to the bedroom, let her sit at the edge of the bed, and then squatted in front of her.

The girl’s white stockings were fine and smooth, with a delicate flesh tone showing through. The round thighs were plump yet not at all bulky, instead, they were even more exquisite and cute.

Uesugi Sakura looked at her beautiful legs hanging at the edge of the bed, tightly closed together, then lifted his head to look at the girl’s exquisite face and eyes, and said with a smile, "Your Highness."

"I... I know..." Hanamaru Hanabi’s eyes carried shyness, yet beneath it lay a faint trace of anticipation.

...

"Sakura..." Hanamaru Hanabi’s voice was shy, as a small hand rested on his head.

"Your Highness, don’t move, just sit still." Uesugi Sakura held both of her delicate ankles in his hands, slid down and grasped her little feet, feeling the soft rebound, warmth, and gentle grip that flowed from his palm back to his heart.

"Then... then what about you, Sakura?"

Hanamaru Hanabi’s face was blushing due to his way of calling, the warm air brushed out with her breath as her feet in white stockings occasionally curled inward.

"Your Highness is truly kind... um... but it’s okay, there’s no need to think about me, everything is for Your Highness."

"Sakura..." In Hanamaru Hanabi’s shy voice, there seemed to be unspoken words she was reluctant to say.

"Alright, Your Highness, I’ll continue."

...

The truth is, after playing the princess game, Hanamaru Hanabi was still that virtuous, shyly dressed in her little skirt, and in the next moment, she hid from him to cook.

"Phew..."

Sometimes, after everything was done, Uesugi Sakura would lie on the bed contemplating life, what is happiness?

What is the pursuit of his life?

If the pursuit is Hanabi, now that he’s married to her... what’s the pursuit after this?

In the past, Uesugi Sakura used to lament that human desires are endless, but now... he feels that managing his current life well every day is enough.

No major troubles, being able to think about what to eat today and tomorrow, and then, at night, holding his beloved wife to sleep.

Isn’t this what the common people see as the ultimate love and happiness?

Uesugi Sakura even feels that his life is close to perfection.

No, in fact, having met Hanabi during this time and marrying her peacefully is already perfect.

Is he tired?

No, not tired, not in the slightest.

As long as he can protect her smile, his heart filled with love will be rekindled.

Uesugi Sakura turned over, looking at the shark plushie beside the pillow, then lifted it overhead, seeing its face, fierce to the point of being amusingly cute, under the light coming in from outside the window.

Hanabi is just that kind of girl... even when she tries to be fierce, she can’t, only becoming cuter.

Speaking of fierce.

Uesugi Sakura recalled that in the dream, Hanamaru Hanabi put down the crimson blade, looking dazed and silly.

She stabbed that jerk Sakura, but certainly didn’t want to face that moment, because shortly after, she knelt down and hugged another Uesugi Sakura, sobbing and crying.

This is definitely not a real memory; Uesugi Sakura felt that in that dream, just like meeting Hanabi the Queen in Hanabi’s kingdom, it was unreal, wrapped in a veil of dreamlike fantasy.

If Hanabi’s kingdom is the sweet dream she hopes to see in her fantasies.

Then the second dream is the nightmare she absolutely doesn’t want to witness.

Black Hanabi probably stems from this nightmare...

To push the most normal little Hanabi to that extent, that non-existent Uesugi Sakura is too terrible.

At this point, Uesugi Sakura heard the sound of cooking coming from the living room, prompting him to walk towards the bed to see her.

However, a sudden phone call interrupted his steps.

Uesugi Sakura sat by the bed, glanced at the phone screen, and answered the call:

"Todaka?"

The other end of the line said, "Yes, Uesugi, it’s me!"

"What’s the matter? Why the sudden call?" Uesugi Sakura heard some excitement in his voice.

"Yesterday, did you notice I was getting closer with Rikai during the barbecue?"

"Was there?" Uesugi Sakura didn’t really notice.

Todaka Keichiro was more excited, "Yes, of course! She even accepted the drink I poured for her."

"..."

Uesugi Sakura felt that he was caught in love-struck thoughts, thinking everything meant she was interested in him.

Suspecting this guy didn’t sleep much last night, tossing and turning, excited the whole night.

Wondering how he knew?

Because he had gone through the same thing.

Uesugi Sakura: "You called just to tell me this?"

Todaka Keichiro: "Of course not, after my father and aunt heard about me reconnecting with Rikai, they urged me to foster a good relationship so they can meet her and not let her be alone outside."

"I called to ask, if I do succeed, what should I pay attention to while dating? Or, how should I pursue a girl."

You didn’t already date once?

And now you’re calling to ask me?

Although Uesugi Sakura could understand his possible confidence drop after being dumped, he tried to think of a way and suggested to him, "Kobashi... probably isn’t resisting you but your family behind you. If you want to get closer to her, try not to bring up your father? Let her first see you as a friend, not a brother from a remarried family."

"Hmm..."

Thoughtful sounds came from the other end.

Uesugi Sakura patiently waited for his response, which came soon.

"Let her first see me as a friend, not a brother from a remarried family?" Todaka Keichiro repeated, contemplating, "Alright, alright, alright! That’s a brilliant idea! As expected from the veteran lover, Uesugi Sakura! The first to marry among the Literature and Arts class! Thanks! I’ll now go think of specific ways to act!"

Uesugi Sakura: "Okay, I’m hanging up then."

"Bye-bye."

"Goodbye."

Looking at the ended call on his phone screen, Uesugi Sakura sighed deeply in his heart.

As Hanabi mentioned, Kobashi actually does have feelings for him, secretly looking with eyes that almost spell "like."

Trying to get Kobashi interested in Todaka might be a way to escape trouble.

No choice, such sayings as "you’re all my wings!" are completely for avoiding equal responsibilities.

Uesugi Sakura only loves Hanabi-chan.

Currently, Uesugi Sakura hopes Hanabi-chan’s condition will heal, but worries that with the disappearance of Black Hanabi, her outlet for emotions, she might harbor another illness.

The disappearance or retention of Black Hanabi is a dilemma.

Forget it... let nature take its course.

The recent stability of Black Hanabi’s emotions suggests she is improving.

At least, she’s not being swayed by emotions.

Uesugi Sakura got up and left the bedroom, arriving at the doorway, observing Hanamaru Hanabi’s busy figure.

Should he... take her on a trip...

Or take her back to China for a visit...?