Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 806 - 479: Hanabi Drunk
Being stroked on the head by one’s wife is an incredibly enjoyable thing.
Especially when your wife is a gentle and lovely young girl.
Uesugi Sakura lay on the girl’s lap, drifting slowly into sleep while enjoying the overwhelming comfort and happiness. He didn’t know how long he had slept, but when he awoke from the dreamy reverie, he found himself still lying on the girl’s lap pillow, her hand still supporting his head.
"Sakura, have you woken up?" Hanamaru Hanabi peered at him and smiled as she spoke.
"What time is it now?" Uesugi Sakura glanced around, noticing the sky outside the window was dark, and raindrops were trickling down the glass, leaving transparent, winding traces.
"It’s 2 o’clock," said Hanamaru Hanabi, "It’s not too late."
"2 o’clock?" Uesugi Sakura left her lap pillow and sat up.
"Aren’t you going to sleep, Sakura?"
From 10 PM, sleeping on the lap pillow, until now, 2 AM.
That makes four hours.
Four hours...
She took care of me all along during those four hours...
Just this length of time, everything that happened during, there’s no need to elaborate further.
You silly... won’t your leg go numb...?
Uesugi Sakura looked at her sweet little face at this moment, truly not knowing what he should say.
"Hanabi..." 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"Mhm."
"You don’t have to be so nice to me..."
"Sakura, don’t worry too much, Hanabi stretched her legs for relaxation during the time and didn’t sit for too long."
"You’re so good to me, it actually makes me feel uneasy... of course, this isn’t a complaint."
Hanamaru Hanabi lowered her gaze, light and gentle, yet with a tender smile she said: "Sakura doesn’t need to overthink, just relax by Hanabi’s side... Hanabi will take good care of him, and if there’s anything needing Hanabi’s help, Hanabi will do her best to make him feel comfortable."
Uesugi Sakura still wanted to say more, but Hanamaru Hanabi had already pulled him in again, saying: "Sakura, come here a moment." After speaking, she rested her head on his chest.
"Since Sakura feels uneasy, Hanabi can also sleep on Sakura for a while, right?" Like a little girl, she leaned her whole body onto his chest, then showed him a sweet smile.
Uesugi Sakura saw her smile, looking so pure and beautiful it was hard to believe.
"Sakura..." she called softly.
"Mhm..."
"Cherishing is a difficult thing to do, and wanting to always remember someone’s goodness is even harder, because regardless of what happens, a person’s emotions are fleeting, just like how a suffering person will escape hardship, and a happy person will eventually be saddened... all emotions cannot withstand the passage of time."
Hanamaru Hanabi’s face rested against his chest, eyes closed, peacefully listening to the rhythm of his heartbeat.
"But Hanabi will never forget Sakura, will always love him, and will never let the feelings for him fade. If Sakura feels tired, or if his mood is not good, he can come to Hanabi anytime... even if he suddenly disappears one day for decades, Hanabi will keep waiting... looking towards the direction he vanished, waiting there... if one day he remembers someone is watching him from behind, he only needs to turn his head occasionally, and he will find Hanabi standing there waiting, always smiling at him."
"..."
After listening to her words, Uesugi Sakura was at a loss for how to respond.
Just as she said, no matter how long or far the road ahead stretches, turning around will always reveal her waiting eternally in place.
He once said some cheesy sweet words to her... but now thinking back, they don’t compare to hers; her sweet words truly penetrate the heart, melting everything she says.
Much, much better than himself.
Unconsciously, Uesugi Sakura placed his hand on her small hand, feeling the indescribable comfort of her skin, its smooth and delicate sensation.
Hanamaru Hanabi lazily blinked her eyes, moving her head gently in his embrace.
Her petite figure and girlish softness meld in such a way that it feels as though he can pull the softness of her closer, pressing into his own body, allowing her tenderness to melt into his heart.
"Sakura... it’s been days since you’ve held Hanabi," she remarked.
"Isn’t it due to the level of affection...?"
"Tonight’s a special case... Sakura, tonight you can hold Hanabi properly."
The girl led him.
His hand slid down to her arm, slightly downward, where his thumb and palm lines could feel her smooth, silky skin, a touch as fluid as milk, without any resistance.
Her tenderness and cuteness seemed to melt entirely into his palm.
The soft, beloved girl lay so unguarded in his arms; her arm and cheek could be touched freely, which was both delightful and greatly tested a man’s endurance.
"Hanabi..."
"Mhm."
"Are you thirsty, should we get something to drink."
"Anything’s fine." Hanamaru Hanabi watched her small hand unwrap his palm, slowly intermingling fingers, giving Uesugi Sakura a comforting, happiness from being softly enveloped by the girl.
Honestly, Uesugi Sakura was very reluctant to let her leave his embrace, even for just a little while.
"Then I’ll... get something from the fridge to drink."
"Okay." Hanamaru Hanabi’s head moved amidst his embrace, her cheeks blushing.
"..."
Although they said that, neither moved.
The girl’s small hand even gripped his hand tighter.
