As Ho Fei-yu entered the vicinity of Hanami Tenkawa's villa, he immediately saw the girl, dressed in a white dress, holding a somewhat plump cat and standing at the door, eagerly waiting.
Today, Hanami Tenkawa did not wear her usual ponytail but had her thick, jet-black hair loose, hanging down her waist like a black waterfall, giving the innocent girl a slightly more mature charm.
"Yu-kun~" Seeing her lover, the anticipation on the girl's face was replaced by joy, and she waved happily at Ho Fei-yu.
"Meow~" The cat in Hanami Tenkawa's arms, Hanew, felt the petting stop. Its eyes, which had been tightly closed in enjoyment, opened. It gave the boy a resentful look and meowed a few times in displeasure.
Although Ho Fei-yu had fed Hanew a Peach Boy Dumpling, allowing him to control it 100%, the girl's continuous companionship day and night and her diligent fulfillment of her duties as a cat servant had made Hanami Tenkawa more important than Ho Fei-yu in Hanew's heart without its realizing it.
However, its actual stinky owner always locked it out whenever he came to engage in two-legged beast intimacy, claiming it was to protect the cat's pure heart. In reality, he was afraid it would interrupt his intimate acts and monopolize the cat servant who doted on it. How hateful!
"Hanami-chan~ By the way, why is Hanew getting so fat?" Ho Fei-yu understood Hanew's meaning and chuckled internally. Suddenly, he felt an urge to tease this fat cat. He walked up to Hanami Tenkawa, lovingly stroked the girl's hair, then looked at Hanew in her arms, saying with ill intent.
"Fat? Oh! It really does look a lot fatter." The girl closed her eyes, enjoying the boy's touch. Hearing Ho Fei-yu's words, Hanami Tenkawa opened her beautiful purple eyes, looked at Hanew in her arms, and exclaimed.
Hanami Tenkawa spent time with Hanew every day, so the gradual change was hard for her to notice due to habit, but it was easily discernible to Ho Fei-yu as an observer.
"Yu-kun, please come inside first. It's hot out here." Hanami Tenkawa reached out and pulled Ho Fei-yu into the house.
"Hehe, how about we go buy a treadmill for Hanew together sometime? We can't let it get any fatter." Ho Fei-yu said while changing his shoes.
"Meow!" Hanew's ears perked up, listening to their conversation. It immediately felt its cat life was ruined. It only wanted to lie flat in life. Exercise? Impossible! It let out a loud meow, broke free from the girl's arms, and, determined to flee the scene of trouble, ran off to lie down on the cat tree.
"Mhm, if Yu-kun has time, let's go together." Hanami Tenkawa thought for a moment. It was true that she couldn't let Hanew keep getting fatter, or it would suffer from many diseases later on.
"Deal." Ho Fei-yu nodded and didn't dwell on the matter, but he glanced at the resting Hanew, as if to say, You little thing, a female cat acting jealous? Watch me handle you.
"You jerk, you just finished teasing Hanew, and now you're teasing me." Ho Fei-yu familiarized himself with the surroundings, walked up to Hanami Tenkawa, embraced her waist from behind, pulling her into his arms. He leaned his head forward, sniffing the fragrance of the girl's long hair, while one of his hands restlessly stroked the soft area, provoking the girl's chide.
"Teasing a cat isn't as fun as teasing Hanami-chan~" Ho Fei-yu sat on the sofa with Hanami Tenkawa nestled against him. Feeling the girl's shyness in his arms, Ho Fei-yu whispered naughtily in Hanami Tenkawa's ear.
"Mmm~" The boy's warm breath in her ear made Hanami Tenkawa's delicate body soften. Her usually supple body seemed boneless now. A soft, gentle sound escaped her lips.
Ho Fei-yu saw that it was still early and didn't engage in intimacy. Just cuddling together felt very comfortable. The girl's body was like cotton, comfortable to hold, and she had a lily-like fragrance. He simply couldn't get enough.
"Yu-kun, are you hungry? I'll make you dinner." After a while, the girl seemed to remember something. She turned her fair, smooth face and looked at Ho Fei-yu.
"I'm full."
"Full? Did Yu-kun already eat?" Hanami Tenkawa asked in confusion.
"No, but I just ate."
"Just now?" The girl's mind short-circuited. Hadn't she been with Ho Fei-yu the whole time? When did he eat?
"Mhm, Your beauty is enough to make a meal~"
"....."
"Where did Yu-kun learn those words?~" A smile appeared on Hanami Tenkawa's face, and her eyes seemed to hold a hint of amusement. She raised her fair, small hand and rubbed Ho Fei-yu's chin, asking curiously.
"I learned them online..." Ho Fei-yu felt a bit embarrassed looking at the girl's undisguised smile. He had thought that some sweet talk from his previous life would be a dimensionality reduction strike against the girls in this world, but he realized that cheesy is cheesy no matter where you are.
"Pffft."
"Has Yu-kun said these things to other girls? Like Shiori-chan..."
"No." Ho Fei-yu shook his head. It was the first time, as he had just thought of it on a whim.
"Then, Yu-kun, could you promise to only say those things to me from now on?" The small hand that was rubbing Ho Fei-yu's chin now rested on his face.
"Mhm." Looking at the girl's earnest, expectant eyes, Ho Fei-yu nodded in agreement.
"Smooch~"
"I'm going to make dinner for Yu-kun~" Hanami Tenkawa tilted her head slightly, kissed Ho Fei-yu's cheek lightly, then stood up and walked towards the kitchen with light steps, leaving only a beautiful view of her back for Ho Fei-yu.
"I'll only say them to you, forever." Ho Fei-yu touched the spot where the girl had just kissed him and murmured to himself.
"All done, Yu-kun, let's eat." About half an hour later, with the girl's call, Ho Fei-yu got up from the sofa and walked towards the kitchen. Meanwhile, on the sofa, Hanew shed tears of humiliation.
"Meow, ugh~" It was sleeping comfortably on the cat tree. The comfortable nest had almost washed away the pain of the impending treadmill, and in its dream, its kind, beautiful mistress was about to pour out its favorite food. Yet, the boring Ho Fei-yu had captured it.
Although being petted by the bad master was a comfortable experience, but! He had violated the cat's privacy! The cat was a lady, but the master, that beast, didn't even spare the cat! Even though the cat tried its best to resist, its legs were spread... If the cat knew Meow-Kwon-Do, Hanew would have loved to punch the bad master's dog head.
"Hanami-chan's cooking is getting better and better. I'll be lucky in the future~" Ho Fei-yu placed all the dishes Hanami Tenkawa had prepared on the table. They looked, smelled, and tasted wonderful. What surprised Ho Fei-yu the most was that there was actually a Dragon Country dish—Mapo Tofu. He looked at the girl's smile, knowing she had made it specially, and couldn't help but tease her.
"Quickly try it, Yu-kun, and see if it's good." Hanami Tenkawa picked up an empty bowl from the table, scooped rice from the rice cooker into it, and handed it to Ho Fei-yu, looking expectant.
"Mhm." Ho Fei-yu picked up his chopsticks and reached into the dish under Hanami Tenkawa's expectant gaze. Unexpectedly, the tofu was too tender. Even with Ho Fei-yu's gentle grip, it broke where he grabbed it.
"Oh dear, I'm so silly, I forgot to get a spoon for Yu-kun." Hanami Tenkawa saw this and immediately turned and rushed to the kitchen. She returned with a white jade-like spoon, handed it to Ho Fei-yu, and scolded herself.
"Delicious!" Ho Fei-yu used the spoon to scoop three pieces of tofu into the bowl. The full white rice grains were dyed a bright red. Ho Fei-yu switched back to his chopsticks and shoveled the tofu mixed with rice into his mouth. Instantly, the tenderness of the tofu, paired with the appropriate spiciness, delivered a satisfying flavor to Ho Fei-yu's tongue. The tofu melted easily in his mouth with a gentle bite, and the spicy aroma slowly spread, a perfect match with the rice. Both the girl's thoughtfulness and the plate of Mapo Tofu were worthy of Ho Fei-yu's loud praise.
"As long as it's delicious~" Hearing Ho Fei-yu's words, Hanami Tenkawa patted her chest. Her face, which had been slightly nervous, now blossomed into a bright smile.
"Hanami-chan, aren't you eating?" Ho Fei-yu was engrossed in the delicious food and ate for a few minutes, only to realize the girl had been watching him the whole time, her bowl completely clean. Ho Fei-yu asked, puzzled.
"Mhm, I'm not hungry, and I'm on a diet recently~" Hanami Tenkawa was happy to hear Ho Fei-yu's concern, but she shook her head and explained, while also looking at her chest, which was not typical for her age.
"Why diet? You're not fat." Ho Fei-yu put down his chopsticks and bowl, looking at Hanami Tenkawa with displeasure. Moreover, that was his treasure, and he couldn't let Hanami-chan reduce it. What about the baby's experience later?
"Really?"
"Really." Ho Fei-yu nodded heavily, as if afraid Hanami Tenkawa wouldn't believe him.
"Alright." It took a full twenty minutes to eat, but it wasn't Ho Fei-yu eating, but Hanami Tenkawa. Although the girl chewed slowly under Ho Fei-yu's supervision, she managed to eat quite a bit.
"Hanami-chan, I have good news for you."
"What is it?" Hanami Tenkawa, leaning against Ho Fei-yu, looked at him curiously.
"I can stay here with you tonight~"
"R-really?"
"Truer than real gold."
"That's wonderful~" Hanami Tenkawa was first disbelieving, then overjoyed. Ever since Ho Fei-yu told her his adoptive mother wouldn't allow him to stay out overnight, he would accompany her in the evenings but would still leave, which made her very sad. However, she endured it, thinking of her future mother-in-law. She didn't expect Ho Fei-yu to be able to stay with her tonight.
"Why can you stay tonight?" Hanami Tenkawa snuggled against Ho Fei-yu's chest and asked curiously.
"Well, I heard my aunt's friend is visiting her and is bringing her two daughters. They are going to stay at our house tonight, and if I went back, there wouldn't be any room, so my aunt allowed me to stay out."
"Oh~ Is that so~" Hanami Tenkawa shifted her head, her tone perfunctory. She was only curious about the reason, but didn't really care. In fact, she was very much looking forward to tonight.
"By the way, Hanami-chan, can you accompany me to watch the figure skating competition next Wednesday?" Ho Fei-yu almost forgot about the important matter. He massaged the flesh on the girl's waist and asked.
"Figure skating competition?"
"Mhm, a figure skating competition. A friend invited me to it. It's at the Saitama Gymnasium. Are you free?"
"Of course, I'm free." Hanami Tenkawa quickly agreed. She had been looking forward to going out with Ho Fei-yu again, and she couldn't possibly decline such a good opportunity.
"Say, Yu-kun, will it just be the two of us?"
"Do you not want it to be just the two of us?" Ho Fei-yu didn't answer but countered with a question.
"I do, but doesn't Yu-kun work at the convenience store? What about Shiori-chan and Yui-chan? Will they be left to work at the store?" Hanami Tenkawa remembered the two girls at the convenience store, especially Shiori Fuyutsuki. The way she looked at Ho Fei-yu was the same way Hanami Tenkawa had looked at him initially. The girl understood completely that she liked Ho Fei-yu.
"They have nothing to do with you, why do you care about them?" Ho Fei-yu asked, puzzled.
"They will in the future. They might become... sisters."
"..."
"Hanami-chan, what did you just say? I didn't quite catch it..." Ho Fei-yu couldn't believe his ears and thought he had misheard. He wanted the girl to say it again.
Hanami Tenkawa blushed and remained silent.
"Yu-kun, call them. Let's all go together, okay?" After a while, Hanami Tenkawa spoke again.
"Why?" Ho Fei-yu was completely bewildered.
"It's not fair. Yu-kun is going out to have fun and leaving them to work." Hanami Tenkawa offered a casual excuse. In reality, she felt sympathy for them. Hanami Tenkawa had noticed the pain in Shiori Fuyutsuki's eyes when she saw Ho Fei-yu and herself being intimate. If she were the one being ignored while Yu-kun was with others, she would also be heartbroken.
Even though their contact had been brief, Hanami Tenkawa thought Shiori Fuyutsuki was a good girl and deeply devoted to Ho Fei-yu. She couldn't bear to see such a girl hurt. Moreover, Ho Fei-yu was simply too skilled; he always satisfied her greatly, but she didn't think Ho Fei-yu looked fully satisfied. Hanami Tenkawa knew it was because Ho Fei-yu was gentle with her and didn't take forcefully, so she wanted to find Ho Fei-yu a few more girlfriends so he could vent his desires fully. And she believed that Ho Fei-yu's heart would always belong to her.