Chapter 546: Chapter 363: The Lawyer’s Call
Every time I see Hanabi’s paintings, I feel a sense of beauty.
The colors are exquisitely beautiful, and the lines are delicately beautiful.
I imagine her fans feel the same way when they see her work.
In recent days, Hanamaru Hanabi has been organizing her experiences as a witch at the Shrine.
Her gestures, actions, and unique characteristics, she has to illustrate them onto the image of Amami Nana Akatsuki.
This is part of her job as a novel illustrator, and it is also her responsibility to her own creations.
Uesugi Sakura walked into the bedroom with a plate of sliced fruit and saw Hanamaru Hanabi sitting upright in front of the computer.
The girl’s face was pink, and she was wearing a shark t-shirt, with her fair and enticing collarbone exposed.
The key point was her white legs exposed to the air.
Slender and smooth... just looking gives one a soft, gentle feeling.
At home, she was dressed so... attractively... Uesugi Sakura couldn’t help but approach her with concern.
"Hana-chan, do you want me to massage your shoulders?"
Hanamaru Hanabi was focused on drawing illustrations on the computer: "No need."
"How about a back rub?"
"Also no need."
"Foot bath? Soaking in hot water is good for your health. I’m serious, it’s not that I want to touch your feet."
"No."
"Then is there anything you need me to do, Hanabi?"
"No, really."
Uesugi Sakura watched her draw from the side, suddenly feeling somewhat neglected.
Her attention was all on the computer, not on him.
Hmm... this feeling is quite subtle.
A bit... like jealousy.
It’s all because of that fox woman in the computer who doesn’t pet cats but tigers.
Because she was drawing her, little Hanabi didn’t have time for him.
Pay some attention to me!
At that moment, Uesugi Sakura seemed to have an urgent hope in his heart.
Hoping that today, little Hanabi could stay with him all day, hoping she would draw circles on his chest out of boredom.
Wanting her warm and sweet embrace.
Just one hug from her, her tenderness and sweetness could make his heart and body melt together.
Uesugi Sakura moved a stool and sat beside her.
"Hanabi~ Hana-chan, could you act a bit spoiled with me?"
"Kai-kun, don’t make a fuss, Hanabi is working, the submission is due tomorrow."
"The submission is tomorrow, spending some time with me shouldn’t be a big deal."
Hearing his words, Hanamaru Hanabi paused her digital pen and turned to look at him.
Uesugi Sakura noticed her amethyst eyes flickering with a brilliant light, incredibly beautiful.
She looked for a while, then reached out her hands and hugged him.
Being hugged by her felt so good, Uesugi Sakura inhaled the fragrance of her hair and was even reluctant to let go.
"Kai-kun... is this okay now....."
"No, this doesn’t count as being spoiled." Uesugi Sakura enjoyed the girl’s soft and tender body, and her slender, beautiful waist.
"Hanabi, Hanabi really can’t act spoiled... "
"It’s not that you can’t, it’s just that you usually don’t notice it. On the day of the firework festival, didn’t you act spoiled with me?" Uesugi Sakura closed his eyes, resting his face against her small head, whispering, "Hanabi is really so cute, I like you so much."
"Kai-kun, since getting up this morning until now, you’ve said this ten times! Now it’s the eleventh time!"
"Yes, I know."
Actually, not long ago, Uesugi Sakura had already noticed.
Recently, he relied more on Hanabi.
When he was young, she relied more on him.
Now that they are about to get married, it’s as if their roles have reversed.
Previously, Uesugi Sakura never thought he would want to rely on someone as weak as her.
Hanamaru Hanabi was a gentle and indecisive girl, how could he depend on her...
Now, Uesugi Sakura understands that he has fallen into her gentle embrace.
Perhaps, this is the result of learning how to cherish.
"Kai-kun, are you feeling better?"
"Hmm... much better."
Today, Uesugi Sakura didn’t want to do anything, he just wanted to sit by her side and watch her, watch her draw, watch her every move, watch her think and comprehend when she encounters difficulties.
Hanabi is real, right in front of him—this is what Uesugi Sakura constantly told himself in his heart.
Just like that, the morning passed by.
While Hanamaru Hanabi was painting, she occasionally sneaked a glance at him. He was acting strangely today, silently watching her, often feeding her fruit.
"These are tangerines sent by my grandfather from Ehime, homegrown, very good."
After eating the tangerine segment he fed her, Hanamaru Hanabi asked in a soft voice:
"What’s wrong with Kai-kun today? Is your illness... alright?"
"No problem," Uesugi Sakura replied while peeling the tangerines, "I’m doing well."
Uesugi Sakura paused, recalling the days she stayed by his side in the hospital room until late at night.
In the dreamlike state between sleep and wakefulness, he seemed to hear a very faint voice praying for his quick recovery.
Uesugi Sakura suddenly remembered something, reminiscing about the Tanabata Festival wish cast into the Sumida River:
"The wish Hanabi made a few days ago... was it... "
Saying this, Uesugi Sakura suddenly smiled and said, "Rest assured, I won’t let you spend the rest of your life alone; we have so many promises between us."
Hanamaru Hanabi looked up at him: "Kai-kun, if you don’t keep your words, Hanabi... Hanabi won’t like you anymore..."
Even when she threatened, her manner was so soft and gentle.
But when you think about it carefully, this is indeed the last thing Uesugi Sakura wants to see.
The phone suddenly rang.
Uesugi Sakura took the phone out of his pocket.
The screen displayed an unknown caller.
He hung up immediately.
Hanamaru Hanabi asked, "Aren’t you going to answer it, Kai-kun?"
"It’s someone I don’t know, probably a scam call." Uesugi Sakura put the phone back in his pants pocket.