CHAPTER 518: CHAPTER 351: THE TEMPERATURE THAT FILLS_2

I’ve discovered little Hanabi’s secret.

Uesugi Sakura felt a little happy.

"Brother, Sister Hanabi is back!"

Aei’s voice came from downstairs.

By the time Uesugi Sakura went downstairs, little Aei had already found the croquettes he left on the table.

"Still four of them, Brother didn’t eat any?"

"No." Uesugi Sakura was looking at Hanamaru Hanabi.

"What’s wrong...?" Perhaps understanding his gaze, Hanamaru Hanabi felt a little embarrassed being looked at like that.

Uesugi Sakura brought out his hand from behind his back, "These draft sketches—"

"No way!" Hanamaru Hanabi froze for a second upon seeing the familiar draft paper in his hand, and then realizing what it was, her face instantly flushed with embarrassment, reaching out to grab it back.

Of course, Uesugi Sakura wasn’t going to let her succeed that easily, and immediately hid it behind his back.

"Sakura-kun, give it to Hanabi..."

"First, tell me what it is?"

After sharing the croquettes with Chiaei, Aei curiously asked about the draft paper in Uesugi Sakura’s hand, "What is it?"

"Kids aren’t allowed to know yet." Uesugi Sakura said, looking at Hanamaru Hanabi.

Hanamaru Hanabi kept staring at him, her eyes carrying a hint of brightness.

Then, she ran away.

"Did Brother bully Sister Hanabi?" Aei asked while munching on a croquette, peeking at Uesugi Sakura’s hand.

"No way." Uesugi Sakura intentionally avoided her gaze.

Aei and Chiaei are still elementary school students, they mustn’t be led astray.

"Then why did Sister Hanabi run away?"

"Shyness, I’ll go find her now to make dinner, you guys start cooking the rice first."

"Okay!"

Uesugi Sakura tiptoed back to the bedroom on the second floor.

He gently pressed down the bedroom door handle and peeked inside.

No one.

Or rather, no one in sight.

The girl had wrapped herself up like a ball with a thin blanket on the big bed.

Uesugi Sakura sat at the bedside and spoke to the ball:

"Actually, I didn’t see much."

The ball was silent at first, then came a shy and sulky voice of a girl: "Liar..."

A shark tail protruded at the front of the ball.

Just by looking at the ball, Uesugi Sakura could imagine Hanamaru Hanabi burying her feverish face in the shark’s belly.

Looks like she’s really embarrassed to the extreme.

Uesugi Sakura tried pushing twice, but received no response.

"I quite liked the drawing."

"..."

"Hanabi, I didn’t mean to make fun of you, I know you like me, occasionally drawing those... it’s understandable! After all, I’m so handsome."

...

...

...

Still no response.

Oh no, he’s in trouble.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t know how to coax her out.

Right now, she’s sealed herself into a ball, with no response at all.

Uesugi Sakura spoke again to the girl tight within the ball: "Then I’ll show these drawings to Aei and Chiaei."

"No, you can’t." Came a muffled voice from inside.

"Then have a chat with me."

"..."

The blanket ball moved a little, and soon, a red-faced girl emerged from below.

She only showed her face, her eyes watery, and her gaze dodging downward.

Uesugi Sakura crouched down by the bed, aligning his gaze with hers.

Seeing him getting closer, Hanamaru Hanabi immediately retracted her head back into her nest like a kitten.

"Don’t be afraid."

Uesugi Sakura reached his hand into the blanket, caressing the soft, warm face within.

It was hot, and soft, but as he traced the contours, he got bitten.

It didn’t hurt, and instead, the moist fingertip felt a bit sensual.

Instinctively, he pulled back his hand, immediately, the girl’s shy face peeked out again.

"Sakura, Sakura-kun, don’t make fun of Hanabi..."

"Of course not, it’s not even enough time to think you’re cute." Uesugi Sakura again reached out to touch her face, while Hanamaru Hanabi closed her eyes and rubbed against him like a kitten.

This response may have been instinctual, but Uesugi Sakura truly felt her warmth at that moment.

Then she opened her eyes again, avoiding his gaze, looking at the shark tail below while munching on the words:

"Sakura-kun... how did you find out...?"

"I wanted to tidy up your desk, and I saw it while flipping through stuff."

"Sakura-kun won’t make fun of Hanabi, right?"

"What if I do?"

Hanamaru Hanabi pouted, dejectedly saying: "I won’t talk to Sakura-kun then..."

Uesugi Sakura pinched her chubby cheeks: "You drew me quite sensually, but very handsome, at least I like it."

"How could a guy like it..."

"Little Hanabi, don’t forget, the drawing doesn’t have only me. You liking me, leaning your face against my chest, I like you, liking it when you lean against my chest."

"Really...?" Hanamaru Hanabi seemed skeptical, touched.

"Lying."

"Hate you, Sakura-kun!" The girl withdrew back into her curled up nest.

Uesugi Sakura smiled at the large ball in front of him, "Hating is useless, who told Hanabi to draw such a sensual drawing."

"Hate hate!"

"Hate but still stick to my chest."

"It’s to bite Sakura-kun, you bad guy!"

Uesugi Sakura sat at the bedside, laughing: "Then go ahead and bite, bite all you want."

...

The ball stirred, suddenly a girl wrapped in a thin blanket lunged out, clearly trying to knock him over.

But unfortunately, she lacked the strength, and was scooped up by Uesugi Sakura along with the blanket.

"Hate hate hate...!"

Hanamaru Hanabi struggled hard to break free, only to find her blushing face could only stick to his shoulder, so she closed her eyes and started pounding small fists against his chest.

Unfortunately, still to little effect.

Finally, the girl quieted down, her petite body resting in his embrace.

Only her face remained flushed and burning.

Uesugi Sakura held her, her bones were soft, her body delicate.

Didn’t dare to use too much force, afraid of hurting her.

"Isn’t this the scene little Hanabi wanted now?"

"Hmm..."

This answer was much quieter than before, faint.

"Can you tell me why you suddenly wanted to draw those?"

"The day before yesterday."

"The day before yesterday?"

"The day before yesterday, I thought Sakura-kun looked very dashing..." The girl pressed her face against his chest.

"Specifically when?"

"Not telling..."

"If you don’t tell, there’s no reward."

"What... is the reward..."

"Fifteen days of back massage package."

"Then... then one more hint, Sakura-kun... it was at the shrine..."

"Shrine?"

Uesugi Sakura looked at the girl’s head in his arms, figuring it out, "Oh, the princess day."

"Hmm..." Hanamaru Hanabi listened to his heartbeat, her voice even softer, filled with a girl’s sweetness.

"Which sentence did you like me saying?"

"Sakura-kun, guess..."

"Was it when I held your chin, kissed you, and said a deep, loving confession?"

"No..."

"Really, not that."

Uesugi Sakura thought for a moment, realizing, then lowered his voice, suddenly leaning into her ear and whispering:

"Princess, let’s sneak away for a date."

The flush quickly spread to her entire ear.

Turns out it was this, Uesugi Sakura could hear her little heart’s rhythm in her chest.

"So little Hanabi likes these sorts of things."

"No, no..." Hanamaru Hanabi buried her face.

"I actually like it too."

"Really?"

"This time it’s true... So... beautiful princess, would you allow me to kiss you?"

Hanamaru Hanabi didn’t respond, but from her closing her eyes and placing her right hand on his chest, it was clear she was a little lamb that wouldn’t fight back.

Uesugi Sakura gently held Hanamaru Hanabi close, wrapping an arm around her shoulders.

"Princess, your body is soft, must be eating well normally."

Her petite body exuded warmth, this warmth blurred the consciousness, melting away.

...

...

"Um... Sakura, Sakura-kun... did you win today’s match...?"

"Why ask that now?"

"Just wanted to ask..."

"Don’t be nervous, rest assured, the match is surely fine, I’m waiting to win the prize money to buy a wedding apartment, do you want it a bit bigger?"

"A bit smaller is fine..."

"No need to worry about money or anything."

"Hmm..."

"Then can I hold you a bit longer?"

"Okay..."

...

"Sweet little Hanabi, you smell nice, I want to nibble on you a little."

"Hanabi can’t be eaten..."

"But I just want to eat you."

"Then... Sakura-kun, be gentle... no excessive marks, others will see."

"There are quite a few restrictions... close your eyes first, don’t be too shy."

"Hmm..."