After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

Naturally, his memories of younger times have long been blurred, but since junior high school, no matter if he was in a daze or something else, he has always lived alone and only went home occasionally. Why does it feel like he doesn't know his family as well as his girlfriend now?

"Suddenly I heard about those things about my parents and I feel a little complicated... But besides, they are already married, right? But it's too early for us... Or, uh... If we want to touch them, it's better to wait until they are relaxing in the bathtub." Natsukawa Kanade became a little hesitant.

The main thing is that right now... if it's slippery, your hand might slip to somewhere else, so he said this because he thought it was safer in the bath. However, after hearing this, Mahiru forced out a voice and said, "I, I know..."

His tone was firm as if he had made up his mind.

This made Natsukawa Kanade confused.

Eh? Did he say something weird? This question popped up in Natsukawa Kanade's mind, but before it could generate a wave of shame, she heard Mahiru emphasize, "I need to do some maintenance, please turn around!" So Natsukawa Kanade, who was no match for her, turned around obediently.

Glancing through the mirror, he saw that the ears of the angel lady were bright red and sticking out from between her hair. If he pointed them out, what he had accidentally seen would be exposed, so Natsukawa Kanade pretended that he had seen nothing and stood back to back with her, feeling shy as he cleaned the parts that he had not washed.

Xiachuan Zou knew that girls were different from himself and it took a lot of time to maintain their looks, so he went to take a bath first, but found that the girl, who had already taken good care of herself, was constantly stealing glances at him, leaving Xiachuan Zou at a loss as to what to do.

He didn't quite understand what she was trying to do, but she must be very concerned about what he said just now about touching her in the bathtub... In fact, Mahiru's gaze seemed to be telling something.

But that wasn't a vigilant look at all; it was something more complicated.

Just when Natsukawa Kanade was feeling distressed by the incomprehensible meaning of the sentence, the pair of caramel-colored eyes suddenly looked at him and then shook uneasily.

"Please, where should I sit?"

After hearing the question "Where", Xiachuan Kanade was suddenly stunned, and then blinked inexplicably.

To be precise, this apartment is suitable for one or two people to live in, so the bathtub is very spacious. Even if two people take a bath together, as long as they pay a little attention to the position of their feet, it will at most feel a little narrow. Natsukawa Kanade also expected that Mahiru would take a bath together, so she did not stretch her legs, so there should be extra space.

Despite this, she still asked... This should be attributed to his previous words that amounted to a slip of the tongue.

"This, this side is still empty...you can sit anywhere you want." Xiachuan Zou pointed in front of himself.

Even though he was the one who said those words just now, Natsukawa Kanade couldn't say something like "Then sit on my lap", so he could only leave it to Mahiru to judge for herself.

Then he saw her pursed her lips slightly, put on a stern face, and without even thinking about it, she slowly put her feet into the bathtub.

Only then did Natsukawa Kanade see a piece of snow-white skin without any signs of sunburn, followed by flaxen hair cascading down like a waterfall, reflecting in his eyes.

By the time Natsukawa Kanade reacted and made a "hmm" sound, Mahiru had already sat between his legs.

"..."

Really... is this true? And it was so natural? Xia Chuan Zou suddenly felt that the other party had planned this long ago. And thinking about it carefully, it seemed that today's situation had always been led by Miss Angel...

Indeed, although he said at the beginning that she could sit anywhere, he did not expect that she would actually sit next to him, so he was stunned for a moment. It was unclear whether Mahiru noticed his hesitation or not, as she leaned on him directly as if she had entrusted her entire weight to Natsukawa Kanade.

Her hair was tied up, so the touch of her skin was transmitted directly to Natsukawa Kanade, making him involuntarily excited.

"You said we can sit anywhere, right?" Miss Angel turned around and asked Xiachuan Zou, with a smile on her face that seemed polite but was actually very proud, although her cheeks were a little red.

She is like this, occasionally she likes to do little movements like this, even though she always ends up embarrassing herself, but she just likes to act strong.

However, Natsukawa Kanade's own face and body weren't calm enough to point that out, so he couldn't say anything back, and just answering "Yeah, yeah" was the best he could do.

"Then it's okay." Miss Angel said as if to encourage herself, and then pushed hard with the back of her head.

Although it didn't hurt at all, it made her feel itchy both mentally and physically, so Natsukawa Kanade gently touched her shoulder to try to stop her.

Shiina Mahiru's body suddenly shook violently, and the sound of water splashing began to echo in the narrow bathroom.

"It's better to stay away from it..." Miss Angel's voice was trembling, "No, I'm not annoying... uh... grunt..."

Natsukawa Zou suddenly became interested and found her reaction really interesting.

"Didn't you say you could touch it?" Although he only touched it lightly.

"That's true..." Miss Angel said hesitantly.

Her words and actions had been wrong since the beginning. It was not that Xiachuan Zou was unaware of her feelings, but he still smiled and slowly reached out his hands to hug her body.

Mahiru's body was visibly stiff, so Natsukawa Kanade hugged her gently, hoping that she would just stay still.

"Can you please stop moving, Angel-san?"

Although he knew she would behave herself without him saying anything, Natsukawa Kanade still whispered a gentle reminder in her ear just in case, causing her body to tremble again and finally stop moving obediently...or rather, she ended up curling up in his arms obediently.

Natsukawa Kanade was very happy that she was able to cooperate and calm down, but as a result, it was conceivable that both of them would be too shy to get close to each other.

Although in this situation it would have been impossible for him to touch her without hesitation.

I always feel like I'm more hesitant about close contact than when I was in the swimming pool, but in this state, there's nothing I can do about it.

After all, it is a completely private space, and both parties will only get close to each other after they understand that there are risks. How could Natsukawa Zou not care?

In order to avoid any reaction, Natsukawa Kanade kept a close eye on her while gently tightening his arms and holding her in his arms as usual.

The scent of shampoo, which was stronger than usual, shook his brain for a moment, but it was not enough to relax his rationality. He used this way of touch to relieve the tense and stiff body of Mahiru.

He never touched the torso, but instead wrapped his arms around her entire body, and this hug seemed to be enough to relieve her unnecessary tension.

Mahiru leaned her head on Natsukawa Kanade's arm, and after a moment of silence, she let out a breath.

Then, in the quiet bathroom, the breathing sounds of the two people sounded particularly clear.

The two of them silently listened to the sound of water from the faucet falling on the hot water, creating ripples, while slowly warming each other's bodies from the inside.

Extra, KISS preview (Angel chapter)

"Um... Zou, don't you find it annoying?" They didn't talk to each other at first, but just snuggled together and quietly enjoyed the comfort of soaking in the hot water, but the angel suddenly spoke, "Even I feel that sometimes either the plan fails, or there is a gap between what I want to do and what I expected."

"Uh..." Natsukawa Kanade was a little slow to react, "Oh! Are you talking about this? - You wanted to work hard, but in the end you lost to the shame."

"How could I hate you? After all, I know clearly that this is based on the fact that you like me very much."

"It's better to just know about this kind of thing, why should you say it out loud!" Miss Angel looked very shy.

"..." Xia Chuan Zou just smiled, thinking that she was really cute and always acted awkwardly in some strange ways.

"Really? Now that you know, why not just cooperate with me..." Mahiru murmured, her voice getting lower and lower with shyness at the end, and then she curled up in her arms again.

Natsukawa Kanade was not so dull that she couldn't guess what Mahiru actually wanted to say or expected, but once he indulged his desires and impulses, it would be more than she imagined...so Natsukawa Kanade decided to have some contact with her in moderation.

"Actually, it's because I don't have the confidence to control myself, so if you go too far, I'll be embarrassed." Xiachuan Kanade's expression was very sincere.

"Even though you said that... you seemed very calm just now, right?" Mahiru looked a little doubtful.

"That's not right." Xia Chuan Kanade shook his head and refuted, "How about... come a little closer, and then confirm it yourself?"

If she really put her ear close to listen to his heartbeat, she would definitely hear his unconcealable throbbing, the continuous "bang bang" sound, like muffled thunder.

After hearing what Natsukawa Kanade said, Mahiru hesitated for a moment, then changed her face-to-face position and put her ear against his well-toned chest.

Natsukawa Kanade is currently concealing his expression very well, and the blush on his face can be explained by soaking in hot water, but the only thing that cannot be concealed is the heartbeat, and this thing is not controlled by the brain.

Then, with her heart beating faster than usual, Miss Angel blinked and raised her head.

“That’s so loud…”

"That's why I told you I'm not calm at all." Xiachuan Kanade shrugged slightly.

After all, the situation was that he was taking a shower with his first and only girlfriend with her permission and acceptance, so of course he wanted to touch her, and even wanted to go all the way and strip off the thin fabrics.

The reason why I didn't do that was because I didn't want to hurt Mahiru, and I also had to consider the future. It wouldn't be wise to do it now.

"...I thought you were used to it, so you were so calm."

"How is that possible? I not only want to touch you, but also want to do many other things. I'm just enduring it." Xiachuan Zou shook his head, as if his girlfriend had some misunderstanding about him.

"A lot of things..." Mahiru probably imagined something and her face suddenly turned red.

Xiachuan Zou bared his teeth, then touched her head, and she became obedient again and let him do whatever he wanted.

She won't be shy or reject this kind of touch, Xiachuan Zou thought, while slowly providing a head pat, then gradually and gently stroked the angel's cheek along the outline, and scratched it twice with his fingertips as if mischievously.

Mahiru squinted her eyes contentedly, like a cat, as if she felt very comfortable, and then closed her eyes again, as if she wanted to entrust herself completely to him.

That attitude comes from the trust in Natsukawa Kanade. It's sweet, but also very sexy and attractive.

After biting his lip, Natsukawa Kanade gently lifted her chin with his fingers... but immediately let go.

"what?"

"If I kiss you here, I can already see the result that you will faint." Xiachuan Zou explained.

In fact, he really wanted to kiss her wantonly right now, but if he did it in this state, it would definitely make her dizzy, right? And... the most important thing is that he would also feel very uncomfortable.

Because they were not familiar with deep kissing in the first place, they might indulge in it endlessly to the point where even their rationality might melt and collapse. So, based on the judgment that it was dangerous to both their body and rationality, he chose to stop.

However, after hearing his explanation, Mahiru looked very frustrated.

"……is that so?"

It seems that she is clearly looking forward to something. That obvious attitude makes Natsukawa Kanade unable to help laughing. Then, he is immediately patted lightly on the chest by Mahiru. He has to put away his smile and slowly rub his thumb across those lips, making light circles on them.

If you can't do your job...just charge a little interest?

The smooth and moist lips were only lightly touched by his fingers, and she seemed to be unable to control herself. He could feel that Mahiru's body was trembling slightly, whether underwater or above water.

"Do you feel regretful?" Xiachuan Zou teased.

"Bad intentions..." Miss Angel ignored him.

Perhaps because she felt she was being teased, she entered a subtle sulky mode, and after patting Natsukawa Zou's chest once again, she turned around and sat between Natsukawa Zou's legs again. Natsukawa Zou knew that she was not really sulking, but it would not be good to treat this behavior of concealing shyness as a joke or ignore it, so Natsukawa Zou apologized sincerely and said "I'm sorry", then slowly put his arms around her.

Because he was shy anyway and had an instinctive reaction, Natsukawa Kanade was still a little hesitant at first, but he had to shake off those thoughts at this moment. He gently put his hand around her belly with a slow movement, moving his body closer to her in order to get closer together.

There was almost no cover on the back, so the skin was tightly overlapped and Mahiru's body shook.

Although it was easy to understand why she was shaking, there was nothing that could be done about it. Besides, Natsukawa Kanade also understood that Mahiru was here because she understood her situation.

"So warm."

"……Um."

"Let's stay like this for a while?" Xia Chuan Zuo said softly, implying that he would not do anything bad.

He did hold her gently the whole time, which made her obediently relax her strength and give herself completely to him.

Her acceptance made Xiachuan Kanade feel relieved. He slowly stroked her slender belly, and the person in his arms immediately felt itchy and started to twist her body.

Even without being in the water, the effect is very smooth, feels great, has no excess fat, but at the same time has that feminine softness that feels incredible.

Although she didn't look disgusted, the angel seemed to have complicated feelings about being touched on the abdomen. She subtly tapped Natsukawa Kanade's arm with her fingers in protest, but did not really refuse, and soon it turned into a gentle caress.

Mahiru took a small revenge on Natsukawa Kanade's arm, then she made a "crash" sound and simply leaned all her weight on Natsukawa Kanade, then looked back gently.

"Play."

"Well, what happened?"

"Um...about what happened just now."

"Just now?"

"It's about... the kiss..."

Although it was not logical for Natsukawa Kanade to criticize others, Mahiru didn't seem to be good at speaking directly, so she even sounded a little stuttering.

"What's the matter?"

"After you take a shower, you will do it... is this... what you mean?"

Natsukawa Kanade couldn't help but hug Mahiru tightly for saying such cute words. He buried his face in her shoulder. Mahiru suddenly began to slap Natsukawa Kanade's arm in panic.

"Tu, what happened suddenly?"

"No, I just think what you said is so cute... Well, since we both have the same wish, please be mentally prepared after taking a bath." Natsukawa Kanade rubbed the other's shoulders hard twice.

My girlfriend is so cute! It makes me want to bully her all the time.

"Huh? Uh...you, just pretend I never asked!" Miss Angel was a little scared.

She was of course very clear that once Zou got motivated, she would be defeated, so she began to want to escape, but Natsukawa Zou gently hugged her and prevented her from escaping.

"I do not want."

"Goooo...you're a bully."

"I am indeed bullying someone." Xia Chuan Kanade nodded, "But since I am bullying my own girlfriend, no one can say anything, right?"