After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

Hearing Natsukawa Kanade whispering in a calm voice, Mahiru might not be able to bear it a bit, and while muttering "idiot" under her breath, she pressed hard on his knees with her fingertips as if to vent her anger.

So the two of them started playing and fighting again.

……

Because they felt they would faint if they continued to stick together and make out in the bathroom, they did not make any more physical contact and decided to get out of the bathtub after soaking for a while.

Mahiru still had to do her daily maintenance in the bathroom, so Natsukawa Kanade went out first. He dried his hair in the living room and waited for his girlfriend to come out.

For a moment, Natsukawa Kanade thought about whether she should wait to dry her hair and play a prank with Mahiru, but if she did something that would harm her body before receiving hair care in the bathroom (it’s better not to let your hair dry naturally, as it will easily give you a headache)...she always felt that she would blame her again, so Natsukawa Kanade just blow-dried it immediately.

Natsukawa Kanade originally wanted to wait for her in the bedroom, but if he did that, he would have to greet Mahiru in an "imminent" atmosphere and in a very tense state, so he decided to stay in the living room where they usually spent time together so that he could easily deceive his inner restlessness.

In order to prevent himself from getting too nervous, Natsukawa Kanade turned on the TV to watch some meaningless and unfamiliar programs.

Just then, a voice was heard from the corridor.

Feeling embarrassed to look back, Natsukawa Kanade could only pretend to listen carefully to the program content, and then he noticed the presence of Mahiru standing next to him.

Only then did he raise his head and breathed a sigh of relief.

If Mahiru came over wearing provocative pajamas, Natsukawa Kanade would seriously doubt whether she was testing his rationality, but fortunately Mahiru was wearing a knee-length nightgown with a cardigan.

This nightgown is made by layering tulle material on smooth and shiny fabric. Although it has a sense of transparency, it does not expose the body contour and does not give people a vulgar impression.

Of course, maybe it’s because the angel gives people a feeling of being too holy. Even if it is a revealing style on her, it will probably only reveal a cute scene.

The nightgown itself is a suspender style and has no sleeves, but because a lace cardigan is worn on the outside, it only slightly shows through without directly revealing the skin, giving it a delicate style.

Perhaps Mahiru sensed Natsukawa Kanade's gaze, and she shrank back shyly, but did not try to hide it. Instead, she cast an inquiring look: "Is it, is it strange?"

"No, this one is very cute and suits you very well." Xiachuan Kanade shook her head and explained seriously, "I just thought that this is a little different from what you wear at home."

The home he was talking about was of course not this rental house, but the home where he brought his girlfriend back to meet his parents.

"Hey, it's not appropriate to wear clothes like this in your house, right? Um... right now it's only you watching, so I tried a little harder." Although she said so, Mahiru still sat carefully next to him and leaned her body close to him.

The light touch and the refreshing fragrance, which is slightly stronger than the one I smell in the bathroom but sweet but not greasy, make the body, which should have calmed down, stir again.

Just sitting next to it can have such an effect. If you hug it, the fragrance must be even more fragrant, right?

"Honestly, I'm still wondering what I'd do if you showed up in some awesome pajamas."

"Actually, I have thought about it." Miss Angel nodded.

"Ah?" Xia Chuan Zou was a little dumbfounded.

"But, that... if I'm too motivated, I'm afraid you'll feel disgusted." Mahiru explained.

"How could I possibly feel disgusted?" Xia Chuan Zou complained. If anyone would feel disgusted seeing such a shy and cute girl like this, then that person would definitely be Tie Nantong. "Of course I don't feel disgusted. In fact, I would be very happy if you put it on for me."

"I, I don't know how to wear it." Miss Angel pouted.

"Eh~...I'm not wearing it." Natsukawa Kanade sighed.

"Is that what you want me to wear?"

"Of course I want you to wear it...but what I want more is for you to let me see it when you want to."

"Well……"

"So you don't have to force it now." Seeing that his girlfriend seemed to be in a low mood, Xia Chuan Kanade moved closer to her, hugged her gently, and pecked her forehead gently to comfort her.

Although shy Mahiru is cute, there is no need to force herself to wear it while hesitating. For him, what is more important is that Mahiru chose it voluntarily.

Then he obediently left the topic, and when Mahiru tilted her head to express her confusion, as if she wanted to say something for some reason, he heard her deny in a slightly raised voice: "Nothing happened." Natsukawa Kanade did not ask any further questions, but just gently held her hand.

As usual, just holding Mahiru's hand would make her body stiffen instantly, but Natsukawa Kanade said nothing, just gently wrapped her hand around it, and then her body relaxed and she rested her head on Natsukawa Kanade's shoulder.

Mahiru's snuggling gesture would never put pressure on him, but she was close enough as if to say "I won't leave", and Natsukawa Kanade naturally leaned her weight slightly towards Mahiru.

The two people are very close to each other, but their hearts are closer than people.

Extra: Love Never Fails (End of Angel Chapter)

Perhaps it was because it was getting late and the variety show had also ended, the indifferent voice of the news anchor began to be heard from the TV in the living room.

Natsukawa Kanade was half asleep and half awake. The comfortable warmth coming from beside him made him unable to fully concentrate. As a result, he just kept listening to the news broadcast in a daze. However, he subconsciously changed the way he shook hands with his girlfriend.

Before, he had been wrapping his hands around her, but now he intertwined his fingers with hers, as if he was craving for Mahiru, using his actions to prove that he would not let go.

Perhaps because she had just taken a shower, the angel's slender fingers were completely warm. She did not run away, but let him play with them and even gently squeezed them in response.

"Isn't it time to go to bed?" Xia Chuanzou said softly. Although it always felt like he had bad intentions when he took the initiative to bring it up, it was not a good idea to keep dragging it on like this.

"Well, go to bed then."

After hearing Natsukawa Kanade's question, the angel quietly and gently held his hand again.

Then Xiachuan Zou simply took the initiative to pull her up, and then led her slowly to his bedroom.

There was nothing to see in his room. There was nothing new. Mahiru had visited there many times before. But despite this, she still looked around. Perhaps it was because of her personality. She didn't observe carefully. Maybe it was just because it reminded her of what was going to happen next, so she looked around to relieve her nervousness...

Then the angel fixed his eyes on the table and smiled softly: "The dolls are well decorated."

Saying this, Mahiru pointed to the stuffed cat she had gotten at the amusement park during their Golden Week date.

Because it was a rare long holiday, she cherished it very much. She took the initiative to invite him to travel and went to many places with him. Finally, she became interested and got this doll without much effort.

Although this stuffed doll does not seem to fit in with his room, since Mahiru worked so hard to get it and gave it to him, it would be a shame and pitiful to just put it away, so it has been left in the room ever since.

He originally didn't think that anyone would be willing to enter his room like this, and he didn't care at first, so he just left it there. But now that the person who gave him the doll pointed it out, he felt a little embarrassed.

"It's not a decoration. At most... it will collect dust and smell if it's kept in the cupboard, right? But I definitely won't sleep with it in my arms like you do." Xiachuan Kanade explained to her.

"Woo?!" Miss Angel suddenly let out a cry of grief, "Are you, are you making fun of me?"

"Eh? Why do you say that?" Xia Chuan Kan suddenly froze, but his girlfriend's shy look was also very cute, and he couldn't help but want to tease her again, "It's obviously a very cute behavior, right? Of course I have no reason to make fun of you, and I'm also very happy that you are willing to cherish that so much."

Of course, he was referring to the first birthday he spent with Shiina shortly after they met. At that time, he gave Miss Angel a large teddy bear as a birthday present, and she seemed to like it very much. Later, he heard that she often slept with it in her arms.

As for who to hear it from…who else could it be other than the good sister Makioka-san who cares about her brother?

"Hmm..." Miss Angel seemed a little strange, with a sense of embarrassment, but more of an urge of shame to cover her face with her hands.

She might feel embarrassed if someone said she slept with a doll, even though that person is her boyfriend.

Then Shiina Mahiru's gaze wandered for a long time, as if silently protesting against the sharpness of Natsukawa Kanade's words, but after he praised her frankly several times, the thorny gaze gradually softened, and finally contained only an emotion called shyness.

"Anyway, anyway! I just think... since it's something you gave me, I should cherish it..." Miss Angel explained with a pout, it seemed that she didn't want to be regarded as a child who still loved to act like a spoiled child.

"I find this very useful..." Xia Chuan Kanade nodded, and then suddenly remembered something, "By the way, you didn't bring the bear today, did you?"

He went into the bathroom first, while Mahiru went back to her place to get things she would use for the night. Since I didn't see anything, I couldn't imagine what she brought with her.

"Well, of course, since you are here today." Miss Angel nodded seriously.

"Uh..." Xiachuan Zou was suddenly speechless for a moment, not knowing whether he was the one who replaced Xiong, or whether it was Xiong who had always replaced him?

But the good news is - no matter whether she wants to treat him as a substitute for a pillow or not, he is no longer prepared to be timid, and he naturally plans to touch her as much as he can.

Of course, I mean the kind that is definitely legal.

He even wanted to hug her right now, but because she was next to the cat doll, Natsukawa Kanade's gaze also turned to the cat doll.

Those big, round eyes seemed to contain emotions, but also seemed to be empty. When I wasn't looking at them, I felt like they were always staring at me...

He suddenly began to feel uneasy, as if he was a naive child seeing a couple being intimate. Although he and Mahiru were not in that kind of relationship yet and had not experienced that feeling, he felt that the feelings were very similar. So, Natsukawa Kanade silently took off the coat that was originally hanging on the chair and covered the cat doll with it.

"What's wrong?" Miss Angel looked a little confused.

"How should I put it...When it looks at me like that, I just can't calm down?" Natsukawa Zou explained.

Even though he knew in his heart that it was just a puppet, not even a living thing, and that it would not matter if someone really saw it, but for some reason, he always felt that what was going to happen next... No, it would not be good if what he was about to do to Mahiru was seen.

Of course, Natsukawa Kanade didn't intend to let his rationality get burned out, but despite this, he still hesitated and didn't want to let those pure eyes reflect the intimate moments of lovers.

"..." The angel smiled very gently, as if he had gotten to know him all over again. "I didn't expect that Zou would care about such a thing."

"…" It's hard not to care about this, right? Natsukawa Kanade thought.

"But this aspect of yours is also very cute." Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so Miss Angel certainly wouldn't tease him too much.

But he was still a little unconvinced, "Is it your turn to say this when you need to hug a bear to sleep?"

"Ah! Wasn't that topic just over? Really!" Miss Angel was a little unwilling and her face became puffed up.

However, this feeling of shame and anger did not last long, and was slowly resolved step by step by Xiachuan Zou's attack.

Before he knew it - it would be more appropriate to say it was premeditated, in order to enjoy a more delicate touch, Natsukawa Kanade had already moved closer, first kissed her lightly on the lips, and then he vaguely heard her chuckle as if she felt itchy.

That was a sound that only the two of them could hear, a sound that no one else could hear except the two of them, so Xiachuan Zou wanted to listen to it more, to listen to this kind of voice that was so addictive that it would make people sink into it. So, the kiss that was originally just a touch naturally became a step further, and they were closely connected, deeply craving each other's passion.

This is the first time for her to use such a passionate method. For Shiina Mahiru, Kanade was much gentler in the past. She would only have a brief taste and stop as soon as she touched. It seemed that she was a little too timid. But this time it was very different. There was a kind of... magic that would make her sink deeper and deeper.

My brain has completely stopped thinking, and all I can see is his figure.

She was indeed not used to it, or rather - she had not gotten used to it yet, because after this incident, Xiachuan Zou might never be able to accept that ordinary shallow style again. He would want more from the angel, and that was what he was thinking now.

After discovering that Mahiru had no intention of rejecting him and even began to respond proactively, he realized that at this moment, their relationship had taken a step closer.

Every time her sweet and hoarse voice that seemed to be stuck in her throat leaked out from the corner of her mouth, he would begin to feel an indescribable excitement.

Natsukawa Kanae also knew that he was very naive, or rather, all boys were so naive, always trusting what others said, sometimes listening to the eldest and sometimes listening to the second oldest.

However, as it did so, the heat began to accumulate, as if there was a force pushing him forward and strengthening his momentum to continue.

He could feel that the angel's slender body was no longer as stiff as it was at the beginning, and began to become soft and weak, and finally leaned softly on him. Then, when he thought of such a soft body touching him through the thin clothes, Xia Chuan Zou was helpless and could not help but reach out his hand, wanting to love her and ask for more.

The hand that was originally hugging her tightly began to touch her slender waist through her nightgown, and she began to tremble slightly, which he could only feel when kissing, but in fact, it was more than that.

Then he slowly stroked her waist with his palm. Just by doing this, Mahiru's body bent and twisted slightly, but she didn't look like she was preparing to escape. It was as if she was just looking for a comfortable position to withstand his attack.

Knowing this fact was like adding fuel to the internal heat.

Natsukawa Kanade began to climb to the peak with semi-natural movements as if it was a matter of course.

But before his palm could touch the soft part above, Mahiru shook her body violently and closed her eyes again.

He suddenly came to his senses and realized what he was doing, so he hurriedly tried to withdraw his hand and stop kissing, trying to separate himself from her. However, Mahiru buried her face in his chest and refused to leave, her red face looking like it was about to melt.

Even his hand that wanted to move away was caught up by her slender palm and overlapped with it, as if trying to keep him.

"Well…I'm not going to change what I said when I asked to stay the night."

"..."

The voice that was buried in the chest and sounded a little vague confessed word by word, and this time it was Natsukawa Kanade's turn to tense his body.

This means...right?

He lowered his head slightly and met the eyes of the angel lady who just raised her head to take a sneak peek at him.

Perhaps because they had just kissed, her face, which was as red as fire, showed an expression that was almost pleading.

Those caramel-colored eyes were wet and looked like they would drip sweet drops of water at any moment. They timidly observed his every move...

Xiachuan Zou couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Maybe... No, it's certain that Mahiru will accept what he did.

Even if it meant giving up her only important thing, she would accept it, and Natsukawa Kanade even doubted that she would be happy to give it up.

She trusted Natsukawa Sou so much and loved him deeply.

Natsukawa Kanade also has this kind of confidence. It's not irrelevant, but it can be detected from her daily actions——

At first, he was the one who took the initiative, and then she tried her best to avoid it, and slowly it became the current situation where she takes the initiative from time to time, but he starts to avoid talking about it...

Of course he understood why, but the key was whether he could really respond to Mahiru's trust and love? And just at that moment before... he had clearly been prepared and prepared to sleep with her in his arms, but now it seemed as if he was joking...

All these contradictions and conflicts were churning in his body, and the physical desires that were urging him on and the genuine desire to love her were conflicting with each other, and were about to work together to destroy his rationality.

He only exhaled lightly, but Mahiru's body trembled.