Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 770 - 461: Retrieving the Youthful Romance Battle

Chapter 770: Chapter 461: Retrieving the Youthful Romance Battle

In the afternoon, after spending an hour returning to Tokyo, Uesugi Sakura met his father-in-law at the police station entrance.

"Where did you go to play?"

"Sagami Lake, over in Kanagawa."

"Not too far," Hanamaru Hiroki glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi in the driver’s seat, then said to Uesugi Sakura in front of him, "Don’t you plan on learning to drive?"

The implication was, as such a tall man, do you feel comfortable letting your wife drive for you?

"I...haven’t had much time lately."

"No time? What have you been doing lately?"

Uesugi Sakura explained, "Working at the cafe and writing a novel, the first volume is almost finished."

Uesugi Sakura thought his father-in-law would ask about the novel, but surprisingly, he just nodded to indicate he understood:

"Hmm."

Hanamaru Hiroki glanced again at Hanamaru Hanabi in the driver’s seat and said, "You two go ahead and drive the car back, I won’t be needing it today."

"Okay." Uesugi Sakura agreed.

"Why do I feel like you’ve been acting a bit silly lately?" Hanamaru Hiroki looked at Uesugi Sakura, examined his expression, and then voluntarily dropped the topic, "Never mind, it’s how it is for men after marriage. In contrast, you need to cherish the other person more, or else after being together for so long, you might take the goodness for granted."

After saying this, the father-in-law waved to Hanamaru Hanabi inside the car, greeted her, and turned to walk back inside the glass doors of the police station.

The father-in-law was still very busy, and those words seemed to have a deeper meaning...

"Sakura-kun, hurry and get in the car, it’s not work time yet, Hanabi can still take you for a drive in the city."

Uesugi Sakura turned around to look at his wife who was smiling at him from inside the car.

The familiar cheeks, the familiar smile, even the way she smiled at him, was familiar.

Am I demanding too much from her every day... Am I not cherishing her enough?

...

Afternoon.

2:34 PM.

Kobashi Rikai walked over with a small backpack from outside the cafe. The first thing she did upon entering the cafe was bow and greet Uesugi Sakura at the counter:

"Senpai, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon," Uesugi Sakura replied, pointing to the machine behind him, "The milk foam is ready, can you help me with it?"

"Okay!"

Kobashi Rikai took the prepared milk foam and gave it to him.

As Uesugi Sakura slowly poured the milk foam into the coffee cup, he asked, "Kobashi, do you know what being in love feels like?"

"Ah, huh...?"

Kobashi Rikai didn’t expect him to suddenly ask this question. She was in the middle of putting on an apron, and his question made her stop tying the straps at the back.

She raised her head, looking at Uesugi Sakura’s back from the side, and suddenly her face turned red.

Her mind was suddenly filled with all sorts of strange thoughts.

For example... why would he suddenly ask that?

What is the purpose of him suddenly asking that?

Why is Uesugi Sakura specifically asking me this?

...

The flood of thoughts left Kobashi Rikai completely lost for a moment.

As Kobashi remained silent for a long time, Uesugi Sakura thought she didn’t want to answer, focused on perfecting the latte art, and then handed it to Todaka Keichiro who came to fetch the coffee.

"Table 5, for the young lady there."

"Okay, I got it."

After Todaka Keichiro left, Kobashi Rikai’s stammered answer came from behind:

"Being in love... should be wanting to be with someone you like, smiling at each other, looking at their face, and never getting tired of it all day."

"..."

Uesugi Sakura didn’t reply.

Kobashi Rikai, looking at his tall back, suddenly felt timid and quietly asked:

"Uesugi-kun, don’t you think so?"

No, it’s because she got it exactly right.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t know how he should respond.

And... her way of addressing him...

Uesugi-kun...

Uesugi-kun...

Uesugi-kun...

Hearing this way of addressing, there was a faint sense of weakness in her voice...

He couldn’t help but think of that time in the past, a girl wearing a black sailor uniform with a red scarf, carrying a handbag, her black shoes quietly walking beside him.

She would always call him softly, saying Uesugi-kun.

Often, she would help with things she noticed that he didn’t...

When the new school year started and he didn’t have his books... she would help organize them and bring them to him with effort...

Not having his train pass in the morning, she would swipe him through with hers.

On a gym day when he didn’t have water to drink... she would give him her water bottle with only a sip taken out, saying... if Uesugi-kun didn’t mind...

Falling asleep on the desk during winter, she would quietly and secretly put her coat over his back when no one was around...

Her smile, her tears, her shy nature... her gentleness...

Recalling all this, trivial and insignificant as they seem, Uesugi Sakura felt a surge of emotion, almost to the point of tears.

Once people have been together for a long time, some feelings are destined to fade.

But when truly remembered, a flood of reluctance surges in the heart.

Uesugi Sakura looked up again, seeing Hanamaru Hanabi busy serving plates and coffee inside the shop.

After starting college, they had actually spent more time apart, even though they were a couple, they missed many experiences they could have shared during their school years together.

Uesugi Sakura could even remember how she cried during the graduation season at Kamigoe High School, which was not only farewell to classmates and teachers, but also to that three-year youthful time, and a fond memory of the Sakura-kun who had confessed to her back then.