After deciding to give up, I became popular

Because she had given him everything, perhaps she was filled with anticipation and unease about where she was going. After all, women in such situations inevitably had to be passive. If something went wrong with this petite, delicate body, the passive party would be affected afterward.

Yet, she was still so brave, far more decisive than him…

Considering this, Summer River Melody felt that he had arrived at an answer—

“Mahiru—I will love you for the rest of my life.” His expression was calm, but his face was incredibly serious.

“Until death do us part.”

“……” The angel-like adult's eyes instantly became moist.

She was no longer preparing to reply; sometimes, actions speak louder than words—she proactively responded again.

Facing this person who occupied all the space in his heart, the love she wanted to express could not be exhausted even in a day and a night.

In the end, it only turned into two simple words—

“Hold me…”

“My Pleasure, Princess.”

Extra Chapter: Happy Daily Life with Katou (4.5K Version) (Those who have read it can skip it)

Summer quietly arrived on a certain lazy morning.

When Katou Megumi opened her eyes, the curtains were still drawn, and the room seemed a bit dim. She thought it was still early, but when she glanced at her phone, she found that it was already past nine o'clock.

And there was one person missing from her side.

She slowly crawled out of bed. When she lifted the blanket, the girl's smooth, white skin was completely exposed to the air, lustrous and smooth, like white jade.

On the bedside table, her underwear was placed. Katou Megumi gently glanced at the door. The door was slightly ajar. She didn't know where that guy had gone.

Then, she slowly put on her underwear, which was quickly done. Then, she began to put on black thermal tights. After all, the early spring weather was still a bit cold, but just as she had put on half of them, the door was suddenly opened.

Summer River Melody outside the door smiled at her: "You're awake?"

“Yeah…” Katou Megumi nodded, her cheeks slightly red.

It didn't matter if her waking up appearance was seen, but feeling his naked, eager gaze, even though she had experienced it many times, it still made her shy.

Her movements didn't stop. As her white, soft skin was gradually covered by black tights, Summer River Melody leaned against the door frame, looking at this scene with great interest.

“Don't keep looking like that.” Katou Megumi said helplessly.

“I insist.”

Katou Megumi slightly pouted her lips, her small, cute nose twitching slightly, her eyes looking at Summer River Melody's smiling eyes with a bit of resentment.

Since the two of them started dating, the expressions on her face had become more and more diverse, and small emotions would occasionally appear, but in Summer River Melody's eyes, she was still extremely cute.

Naturally, he couldn't get enough of looking at her, until she had completely put on her clothes and got out of bed to come to his side.

“I cooked longan and purple rice porridge.” Summer River Melody said softly. This was specially prepared for her.

“Hmm… isn't there anything else?” Katou Megumi pouted, looking a bit unhappy.

“No.” Summer River Melody shook his head decisively.

“That's good.” Girlfriend-san nodded in satisfaction, "Then I'll go wash up first, wait for me for a while."

“No, give me a kiss first.” Summer River Melody stopped the girl who wanted to go out.

“That won't do, I haven't brushed my teeth yet…” Katou Megumi was a little unwilling, but Summer River Melody didn't care.

“What does it matter? I won't dislike it.” He paused, and then with a confident expression, "Besides, I have been holding back well, not stealing your work, isn't it too much to give me a reward?"

“……” Katou Megumi pursed her lips and sighed, “Really, who asks for rewards for this kind of thing.”

But what he said was right, it was she who asked him to give up the task of cooking, so such a request… is also reasonable.

So she no longer hesitated, obediently raised her small face, and Summer River Melody lowered his head and gently tapped her lips, and then felt that it was not enough, wanting to go further, but she stopped him with her palm.

“You can't continue.” She refused seriously, but also proactively pecked his cheek, “Let's just do this for now, please bear with it a little bit.”

“……” Summer River Melody's eyes were subtle, feeling like he was playing a 'stop it' game, but in the end, he chose to respect his girlfriend's thoughts.

He actually got up a little early, and plus he had just finished exercising, his body was a little sleepy, so he yawned several times in a row, squinted his eyes slightly, and stretched before he woke up a bit.

After sitting on the sofa for a while, his girlfriend came out of the bathroom, but the "further progress" he expected didn't appear. Katou went straight to the kitchen, which made him a little jealous.

He felt the urge to "punish" her, but before that, he decided to take a shower first.

After taking a shower, putting on his clothes, and taking a few steps to the living room, the delicate figure of his girlfriend appeared before his eyes.

Wearing an apron and busying herself in the kitchen, she looked just like his newlywed wife.

In fact, it was almost the same. After deciding to live together, he and Megumi moved to this apartment, which was almost two weeks ago. The two of them had been living a sweet and greasy couple's life. It was no problem to say they were newlyweds because the degree of "greasiness" was really quite excessive.

“What kind of bento are we making today?”

As he spoke, Summer River Melody's hand had already wrapped around his girlfriend's waist, and then he leaned over, burying his head in her hair, gently smelling the sweet fragrance coming from her body.

“There are fried chicken cutlets and fried eggs.” Megumi replied softly, tilting her head slightly to look at him, bright brown eyes twinkling with stars, “Aren't you going to rest a little longer? I saw you yawned several times, and you went to bed very late yesterday…”

However, what answered her was the restless hand around her waist.

“……”

Even the mouth that should have said something else, at this time, had other bad intentions.

“Don't mess around, the knife is very dangerous.”

So she had to tilt her head slightly, making a somewhat resistant appearance, but she didn't expect to cause the other party's pitiful expression.

“Megumi doesn't love me anymore, even though she loved me to death last night…”

“Go wash your hands quickly, we can eat soon.” Katou Megumi interrupted him softly, her usually calm and expressionless face couldn't help but become youthful and shy.

Although she had gotten used to it a lot these days, she would still feel a little shy.

“I just came out of the bathroom.” Summer River Melody complained, and then with a pitiful expression, “I knew you were starting to dislike me, right?”

Katou Megumi: “……”

For some reason, she always felt that after living together, Melody-kun liked to act spoiled more and more, but she didn't hate it, or rather, any appearance was her favorite appearance.

So Katou Megumi shook her head slightly, as a response to him.

“I don't believe it, unless you kiss me again.” He started to push his luck.

“……”

But who told her she was his girlfriend? She could only agree to the demands of her willful boyfriend, right?

So Katou Megumi gently tilted her head, preparing to peck his lips lightly, but unexpectedly, she was immediately caught, and then there was a long drive straight in, and the city was breached.

“Mmm…” Katou Megumi's eyes were a little resentful, always making such sudden attacks that caught her off guard.

“……”

“Ugh…”

“What's wrong?” Summer River Melody blinked, conveying this information to the adorable person in his arms.

“Hand…”

“Oh, it's the hand~” Summer River Melody immediately understood what his girlfriend meant.

She said, the hand should also move.

That's what she meant, right? So he began to seriously display the techniques he had diligently learned these days.

“Mmm…”

After working hard for a long time, he finally heard a faint, delicate voice from Megumi's mouth, accompanied by a slight tremor and smooth touch from the palm of his hand.

As expected of him! Summer River Melody thought.

As expected, he was the one who understood Megumi the most, knowing exactly what she wanted.

The proof was that his girlfriend-san was not angry at all at this moment, but instead put her head against his chest, intermittently saying some delicate sweet words between lovers.

“Melody-kun…”

“What's wrong?”

“Today's bento…”

So Summer River Melody followed the direction of her finger and saw that on the side of the frying pan, the edges of the fried chicken cutlets, which were originally shining golden, had already appeared with a bit of deep dark black, and the fragrant aroma that should have been inviting had now turned into a pungent burnt smell.

“……”

Very good, the problem is big, but there's no use in rushing.

Turning his gaze back to his girlfriend, he found that she had basically calmed down, but her face was still carrying a touching blush, making him unable to take his eyes off her.

Well… since there's no food to eat anyway, why not eat a big meal now?

So he gently bit down again.

The taste, of course, was sweet and lovely.

After that, he also ate to his heart's content, and even the time to go out was delayed for a long time.

……

After finishing today's work, Summer River Melody rushed home without stopping.

Today was a Saturday, and he had agreed with his girlfriend earlier to clean the house together. He casually bought some of her favorite snacks from the store on the street and brought them back.

“I'm back.”

“Welcome home.”

As if they were telepathic, just as he opened the door, he saw his virtuous girlfriend standing pretty at the entrance, making a gesture to welcome him.

“You weren't standing here waiting for me again, were you?” Summer River Melody deliberately put on a stern face, wanting to properly educate this idiot girlfriend.

“I just happened to hear the sound of you unlocking the door.” Megumi blinked at him, and then took the initiative to greet him.

Summer River Melody didn't quite believe it, but he was still defeated by her gentle offensive, unable to pretend to be angry anymore.

“I really should send a message in advance, so I can tell you when I'll be home.” Summer River Melody sighed, but still gently hugged her for a while, and then took her little hand and walked into the house.

“People will laugh at you for having a worrying family status.” Girlfriend-san reminded him.

“What, that kind of thing doesn't matter at all.” Summer River Melody was a little indifferent, and even became proud, “Rather, they are just jealous of me! I am the one who has the most gentle and virtuous girlfriend in the world!”

“That's too exaggerated.” Katou Megumi complained, but in her heart, she felt that this sentence was exactly right when reversed.

After all, she was the lucky woman who had the most handsome and perfect boyfriend in the world.

“It's hot outside, have some water first.”

Carefully wiping the sweat from Summer River Melody's forehead with a handkerchief, Katou Megumi said softly, “Melody should rest a little more, I can do these chores alone…”

“Of course not, didn't we agree? To complete it together, because I am also a part of the family.” Summer River Melody shook his head, firmly disagreeing with her point of view, “It's not okay to always leave the housework to you, don't worry, I won't hold you back, after all, I used to live alone too.”

“I'm not talking about that…” Katou Megumi sighed.

Like the sense of ritual in his words, the theory of family happiness or something, although she could understand it, she definitely couldn't integrate it like Melody, and would even always feel that some things might not be like that.

But no matter what, she was very clear about one thing—they loved each other deeply, and both felt that the love they gave was not worth the love given by the other, which also led to the two of them always arguing in some inexplicable places.

For example, in terms of housework, she believed that this was something she should take care of, how could a husband who had worked outside all day still need to do housework after returning home? But Melody believed that one thing was one thing, and he also had a considerable part of the responsibility in this, and he always refused to give in.

There were many similar things, almost superfluous arguments in the eyes of outsiders, but they were frequently staged here. Fortunately, they loved each other deeply, and after many consultations, they set many, many agreements, and the cohabitation life became more and more smooth.

“Okay, I've rested, let's start.” After changing into home clothes, replenishing a lot of water, and more importantly, absorbing a lot of girlfriend elements, Summer River Melody felt that he could do it again.

“Yeah.” Megumi nodded to the side, and then picked up a basket full of clothes from beside the sofa and handed it to him.