Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard-Chapter 782 - 467: Sometimes, Love is Hidden Between Actions

Chapter 782: Chapter 467: Sometimes, Love is Hidden Between Actions

The large house of the Kyujuu Family is something Uesugi Sakura is already used to.

The pressing issue now is how to gain Hanabi-chan’s fondness. With affection built, she would allow for more intimate actions like holding hands or hugging.

Uesugi Sakura came out of the changing room, hugging his shoulders. It was the month of November, so it was a bit chilly as he emerged.

The indoor heating had just been turned on, and it hadn’t fully warmed up the place yet.

However, the water in the Kyujuu Family’s indoor swimming pool is warm. Uesugi Sakura approached the pool, took a dive, letting the warm water envelop his entire body, and immediately felt much better.

"Ha~ hoo..."

He emerged, taking a deep breath, balancing his body in the water, and then began alternating his arms, swimming back and forth in the pool.

Once, twice, three times...

The continuous exercise made Uesugi Sakura’s body feel increasingly warm.

"Clap...clap..."

Applause rang out as Kitagawa Sakisa, standing poolside, clapped her hands. Smiling at Uesugi Sakura, who had swum back and forth five times, she said: "Not bad! I thought your skills would’ve regressed since it’s been so long since you last swam."

"Whew..."

Uesugi Sakura leaned against the pool edge, wiped the water from his face, and smiled at the girl above: "If I participated in the Olympics, last year’s swimming champion would have to retire."

Kitagawa Sakisa: "So, Mr. Olympic Champion Uesugi Sakura."

"What is it?" Uesugi Sakura accepted the title with ease.

"Could you please kindly teach us how to swim faster?"

"It’s simple: just use strength in your hands and feet." Sakura laughed, "You can have Kyujuu teach you. It’s not proper for men and women to have such close contact, it’s inappropriate."

"You’re lying with your eyes wide open! You just want to be with Hanabi-chan!"

Uesugi Sakura smiled without saying a word.

The truth was, that was exactly his intention.

Little Hanabi had always been a poor swimmer. She used to learn some swimming from Uesugi Sakura just to pass exams, and by now... he figured she’d forgotten most of it.

Seeing her stay by the edge as soon as she got in the water, Sakura gently swam over to her, reached out, and embraced her:

"Need some help?"

Hanamaru Hanabi felt his arm around her waist, and as a flush crept onto her cheeks, she said to him:

"Sakura-kun, your affection score just dropped by 20 points."

"Why did it suddenly drop by 20?" Uesugi Sakura hadn’t realized what had happened yet.

"Because Sakura-kun touched a girl’s waist before the affection score reached 90..."

"But I was just trying to help you swim," Sakura immediately let go.

"Even though Sakura-kun’s intention was good, touching a girl’s waist is still a fact, especially without her consent, it seems like a hooligan making advances... so it’s minus 20."

He didn’t expect his wife to be so strict.

"Alright, whatever Hanabi-chan says, I’ll listen." Uesugi Sakura moved away from her, keeping a safe distance, then looked at the girl holding onto the pool wall, "Would you like me to help you review swimming?"

"Hmm..." Hanamaru Hanabi, who had a bit of aquaphobia, nodded cautiously, "But... Sakura-kun can’t take advantage midway, or the affection score will drop by 50!"

-50?!

Sakura felt a bit conflicted because that’s exactly what he had in mind.

He wanted to use the swimming lesson as an opportunity to touch her belly or little hands.

He hadn’t been able to touch his wife all day; it was tough to bear.

But what could he do?

He made the rules of the romance game, so he had to follow them.

Uesugi Sakura looked at Hanamaru Hanabi in her swimsuit, floating on the water, and kept chanting in his mind: don’t touch, don’t touch, just don’t touch.

He forced a smile:

"Come on, first get a feel for swimming, let go of your hands."

But teaching someone to swim, how can you not touch them? Be it the waist or stomach, those are necessary contact points.

"Sakura-kun... come hold onto Hanabi." Hanamaru Hanabi clasped the edge of the pool, waiting a long while, before finally reminding him since Uesugi Sakura didn’t move.

"But I’m not supposed to touch, right?"

"It’s not... you shouldn’t intentionally touch... but it’s okay to have contact."

"Oh, oh, oh."

Uesugi Sakura quickly moved forward and embraced her waist from behind her.

So soft... so slender.

That’s the immediate feel of it.

With his hand on her waist, he couldn’t resist the urge to slide it up and down.

Damn, what was he thinking?

Uesugi Sakura truly felt grateful for the recent past when he could hold this slender waist every day, ahem...

Hanamaru Hanabi noticed he wasn’t moving at all, just staring blankly ahead, so she asked him: "Sakura-kun... are you secretly thinking of something lewd?"

"Ah... no—absolutely not."

Snapping back to reality, Uesugi Sakura immediately denied it, hurriedly changing the subject: "The sooner the better, let’s quickly go over the swimming basics."

Hanamaru Hanabi looked at his handsome, water-dotted face, leaned closer to his ear, and whispered: "If Sakura-kun wants to, we can later tonight..."

"Really?!" Uesugi Sakura was so excited he almost swept her up and kissed her.

Hanamaru Hanabi became more annoyed, puffing her cheeks: "So Sakura-kun was thinking lewd things after all!"

This...

Uesugi Sakura never expected his wife to lure him in like that, leaving him lost for words: "I... won’t you deduct affection points for this?"

"Lying means a 10-point deduction, so now it’s -60." Hanamaru Hanabi said, puffing her cheeks.

Things weren’t going well; he thought he could boost his affection score through this swimming session, but it backfired.