Raise Love-17-"Aria, who do you think I am"

He didn't move.

Aria took the initiative to hand it forward a little more.

"It's cold," she said. "And it's sweet, too."

He liked sweet things.

Unlike many other boys, Ryder had a particular fondness for sweet stuff. Aria learned this by chance.

Ryder looked down at her for a few seconds, then let out a soft snort, a sound that seemed to come from the back of his throat, a bit hoarse.

He took the milk tea.

Slowly inserted the straw, his Adam's apple bobbed as he took a sip.

After moistening his throat, his voice was less hoarse, deep and magnetic. He asked with a half - smile, "Do you know me now?"

Aria: "..."

She lowered her eyes and said softly, "I've always known you."

Her voice was too soft, and Ryder didn't catch it. He asked her, "Aria, who do you say I am?"

Aria answered in a low voice, "Ryder."

"Is that so," he chuckled softly. "Why don't you call me senior anymore?"

Aria obediently changed her words, "Senior Kens."

"..."

Ryder twitched the corner of his mouth. This girl really knew how to annoy him.

After returning to the dormitory last night, he was dragged by Finn Alvarez and the others to play two rounds of games. He didn't go to sleep until after four o'clock in the morning and slept until noon. He put on his slippers and was about to go down to buy a meal.

He didn't expect to see her.

She was chatting and laughing with that boy, and it seemed they were about to exchange Instagram.

He casually glanced at the big and small bags in her hands, and asked, "What are you doing here?"

"Yeah," Aria said. "I went out with my roommates this morning, bought some things, and came to give them to Maya."

"Have you had lunch?"

Aria: "Yes, I have."

"Then go ahead. It's hot outside. Don't you girls all be afraid of getting sunburned?" Ryder seemed to be thinking about something. After a while, he remembered that Maya Brooks seemed to live in Apartment No. 4 and nodded.

He usually didn't live on campus when there was nothing to do at school.

Aria glanced at him, thinking that he seemed to be the one who was more afraid of the sun. She curved her lips and said goodbye to him gently.

Ryder didn't say anything else and just slowly walked towards the cafeteria.

The smile on Aria's lips faded, becoming a straight line. The well - behaved expression from just now disappeared. She waited until he entered the cafeteria and his figure was out of sight before turning around.

That was one good thing about him.

When he left, he never hesitated or thought about looking back. It was as if every decision he made was without regret.

Aria found Maya Brooks' dormitory according to the room number. She knocked on the door three times first. When no one answered, she pushed the door open and entered.

There was no one in the dormitory, and the air - conditioner was running quietly.

She found Maya Brooks' place, stood on tiptoe, and gently lifted a corner of the curtain. Maya Brooks' legs were tightly tangled in the summer - cooling quilt, and her long hair was spread out on the pillow. She was sound asleep.

There was a liquid that looked like drool hanging from the corner of her mouth...

Aria couldn't help twitching the corner of her mouth.

She let out a soft sigh, put the scattered small items aside, and neatly arranged the food she brought for Maya Brooks on the table. Then she walked over and woke her up.

Maya Brooks opened her eyes hazily. "Huh? Baby?"

Aria smiled helplessly. "Come on, get up, you little ancestor. It's already noon. Are you still going to have lunch?"

"Why are you here?" Maya Brooks raised her arm to cover her face and woke up for a while. Then she sat up with the quilt in her arms and looked at Aria lazily.

When she saw the food on the table, she raised her eyebrows, took a shark - clip from the storage box hanging by the wall, tied up her hair, got out of bed, and suddenly hugged Aria. She exclaimed, "Darling, my Ri - Ri is so considerate!"

Aria pretended to push her away in disgust and said with a smile, "Hurry up and wash up. The food will get cold soon."

When Maya Brooks came out after washing up, Aria sat at the table and ate with her. Aria had eaten outside and wasn't very hungry, so she casually picked up some food for her.

"One of my roommates got drunk outside last night and encountered some trouble. By the time I finished dealing with it, it was too late to go back," Maya Brooks said, biting into a chicken wing with a muffled voice. "I sent a message to Ryder. Did he send you back?"

Aria glanced at her and lowered her eyes, smiling. "He did."

"That's good." Maya Brooks felt relieved.

She said, "Don't think that just because Harvard University is in a big city, it's safe. In fact, it's even more chaotic outside at night than in our place. But with Ryder and Finn Alvarez around, there's nothing to worry about."

Aria nodded, poking the rice cake in the carton with her chopsticks, not replying.

She was also at ease. gòйЪ.ōΓg

For Aria, Ryder had followed her countless times, like a bodyguard. Although they didn't communicate much, nothing could compare to the sense of security that person gave her.

Maya Brooks seemed to think of something and suddenly moved closer. "Airy, did you cry yesterday?"

Caught off - guard, Aria let out an "Ah".

She pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

Seeing her like this, Maya Brooks raised her eyebrows. "Don't want to talk about it?"

Aria looked at her and smiled.

"Then I won't ask," Maya Brooks never pried into things Aria didn't want to talk about. "If you're not happy, just tell me. Don't keep it to yourself."

"Don't worry. What could make me unhappy? I just drank a little too much yesterday and was a bit homesick since I just arrived."

Maya Brooks stroked her head.

The orientation ended before four o'clock in the afternoon. Aria received a message in the class group, asking all freshmen to go to a designated classroom in Jinhui Building for a class meeting.

The dormitories in Harvard University were chosen by students themselves, and they only received the class - division documents before the start of school. Unfortunately, although the four girls in Aria's dormitory were in the same major, none of them were in the same class.

The few girls complained all the way while looking for the classroom and only reluctantly stopped when they separated at the door of their respective classes.

Aria looked up to confirm the classroom number. After entering, she found that not many people had come yet. She sat in a seat by the window at the back, propping her chin and looking out of the window.

The window overlooked the path that students had to take to the teaching building. There were a lot of people. She lowered her eyelashes and looked absently.

Military training would start tomorrow.

She heard that it was the veterans from the Military Association who were in charge of the freshmen's military training. Each class had a designated counselor assistant, who was a senior one year above them.

He was the president of the Student Union...

She wondered if he would be in charge of a class...

Aria was in a daze. She didn't know when the class had filled up, nor did she notice the quiet exchanges and discussions around her.

When she came back to her senses and looked up out of boredom, she was stunned.

The boy was wearing a black short - sleeve shirt and nine - point casual pants, sitting casually by the window, looking down at his phone. He turned his head, as if he had calculated the time, and looked at Aria with a lazy smile.

His eyelashes were slightly lowered, and his dark eyes were deep and full of playfulness.

Aria blinked in disbelief.

...No way.

She had just been thinking about it.

When did her thoughts become so effective? She wanted to see him, and she really saw him.

The joy in her heart became uncontrollable in an instant.

Her eyes rolled, but then she saw someone sitting in front of the multimedia. He looked a bit familiar. After thinking for a while, she finally remembered that he was one of the boys from the KTV last night.

...Seemed like his name was Ryan Bennett?

Aria's heart rose again. Did he come with Ryder, or was he in charge of their class?