Raise Love-54-Is there someone you like

He turned his eyes, showing no mercy, with a half - smiling expression, "You're the head of the publicity department. Don't you even know this?"

After saying that, without caring about the reaction of the girl in front of him, he lowered his eyes and continued playing with his phone.

Lila Torres stared at him.

After a long while, with some unknown thought in mind, she suddenly blurted out, "Ryder, do you have someone you like?"

Ryder's finger bones pressed against his temple. He raised his eyes, and under the shadow of his eyelashes, there was a bit more impatience in his lazy eyes.

He didn't say anything.

He didn't even bother to look at her.

Lila Torres stood there for a while, not giving up. Seeing that he didn't react at all, she laughed out of anger.

Why should she keep chasing after him like this?

Before leaving, she left a sentence.

"Ryder, you'll get what's coming to you. Mark my words. When the day comes that you meet the girl you like, she'll be your retribution."

He didn't care, didn't cherish, and had rejected countless girls, breaking the hearts of many.

All of this would come back to him on that day.

He would eventually understand that the more casual he was now, the more timid he would be on that day. He would feel heart - ache, regret, and be completely helpless towards that girl. He might even have to think twice before touching her.

It's just...

What a pity. That girl wasn't her.

Lila Torres stood up straight, her slender figure steady and indifferent. When she reached the corner, she closed her eyes and left expressionlessly.

The few girls who had been whispering earlier saw Lila Torres come and go in the same state, and their whispering voices grew louder.

"See? What did I tell you?"

"This is just normal. I heard that there are always little girls with red - rimmed eyes running out of our president's office. This is par for the course. He's like an unattainable flower on a high mountain, both heartless and hard to pick."

"So what if he's heartless? If I could be heart - broken by such a handsome guy once, I'd be satisfied."

"Hey, you know, Lila Torres is quite tough. Look, she didn't even cry. I don't think I could take it if I were her..."

As Lila Torres passed by them, she threw the breakfast on the table with a "bang" and left the venue expressionlessly.

The few girls pursed their lips and looked at each other.

Maya Brooks at the door saw her extremely bad complexion and let out a snort of laughter, clicking her tongue twice. She didn't need to guess to know what had happened.

Today, Ryder didn't know what had gotten into him. He came early in the morning. Usually, they wouldn't see him until just before the event started. It was like he had a built - in radar.

Those girls would come running up to him.

Eagerly seeking rejection.

She felt happy when she saw someone she disliked in a bad mood. She snorted and took out her phone to send a message in the student - union group, 「I'm in a good mood today. I'll treat you all to milk tea.」

Soon, someone replied.

「? Is the sun rising in the west??」

「Maya, I want taro balls milk tea, a large cup.」

「Oh? Honey pomelo tea, with ice.」

「Longan jelly tea, 50% sugar, large cup with ice~」

...

Maya Brooks didn't even look. She directly sent a link to an Instagram mini - program in the group, 「Order whatever you want yourself. After everyone has ordered, @ me and I'll pay.」

「Woohoo, Maya, I love you!!」

「+1111」

「+10086」

They were all old colleagues who had been together for over a year. The familiar ones weren't polite to her, and those who were less familiar just followed the trend. It wasn't the first time, so everyone clicked on the link one after another.

Within a few minutes, the shopping cart was full.

「Sis, it's all set. Clear the shopping cart!! @Maya Brooks」

The Instagram app ding - donged non - stop. Maya Brooks was leaning against the chair, playing with a balloon and scrolling through the messages. Just as she was about to pay, the notification sound rang again.

She lowered her eyes.

It was a private message, 「Ryder Kensington」: Add two cups of passion - fruit tea.

Maya Brooks twitched the corner of her mouth.

Damn it, two cups. Spoiling him.

**

Aria arrived rather late.

Last night, as Ryder had told her, she went back to the dormitory and took a hot shower first. Her roommates were so excited about not having military training that they got itchy - handed and started playing a murder mystery game.

After the four of them finished one game, over two hours had passed. Then, during the reflection time, they chatted for a while. When they were about to go to bed, they looked at the time and found that it was already past 2 a.m.

Plus, they were so into the game that none of them set an alarm.

Aria woke up the earliest. She fumbled for her phone and squinted at it.

Goodness, it was 8:30.

She hurriedly woke everyone up, and they changed clothes, washed up, and put on makeup in a rush. It was already past 9 o'clock, not even enough time for breakfast.

The few girls went to the cafeteria with long faces, bought breakfast, and had to carry it into the venue. They then looked for their respective classes. Sydney had arrived early. At this time, she was staring at the door, looking for someone. When she saw Aria come in, she quickly waved to her, "Over here!"

Aria saw her and bent over, running towards her.

Today, she was wearing a light - blue dress. The waist - cinching design had a bow tied with a ribbon on the left side of the waist. It was simple and fresh, making her look slender and refreshing.

Even though she tried to lower her height, she still attracted a lot of attention.

She felt many curious eyes on her. Her face turned red with embarrassment. After running to Sydney and sitting down, she buried her face in Sydney's shoulder and couldn't lift her head up.

Her social anxiety kicked in at this moment.

Aria had never liked places with too many people since she was a child. If those people didn't look at her, it was okay. But when they did, she just wanted to run away.

Sydney patted her leg, both amused and annoyed, "Look at you. No one is looking at you anymore. Lift your head up quickly."

"Wait a moment. Just a second." Aria said in a muffled voice.

She was so embarrassed.

Sydney couldn't stop laughing and said that with her like this, how could she ever chase the president.

Aria ignored her. It took her a long time to calm down. She took a deep breath, tidied up her messy strands of hair, and sat up straight.

They were part of the atmosphere - creating group, and each of them had a glow stick.

Sydney didn't know where she got them. She was holding four in her hand and stuffed two into Aria's arms, "Take these. The opening ceremony will be the president's speech later."

"Ah?" Aria quickly took them.

"Yeah." Sydney said. She leaned towards Aria, with a sneaky and gossipy smile, "I tell you, when I came here just now, I heard others talking. They said Lila Torres went to confess to the president again."

Aria's heart tightened.

Her eyelashes trembled, and she became nervous as she looked at Sydney.

"And then?"

Sydney smiled and pinched her fair, soft, and tender face. It was smooth and soft. She smiled with a satisfied expression like a mother looking at her daughter, "Needless to say? Of course, she was rejected!"

"Let me tell you, our president has high standards. She's not as pretty as you. So, don't worry."

"..." Aria rubbed her reddened face, her lips slightly pursed.

She touched her heart, which was beating a little fast.

She let out a sigh of relief.

It was noisy all around. People were chatting, laughing, and doing all sorts of things. The seats of Class Four were on the far right, close to the wall, a bit off - to - the - side. Sydney saw that Aria was still holding the breakfast in her hand, so she reached out and took the glow sticks back.

Aria turned her head to look at her in confusion. Sydney raised her chin, "I'll hold these for you first. Hurry up and eat your breakfast before it starts. It'll be in the way if you keep holding it."

Aria paused, then smiled at her with curved eyes, "Thanks."

"You're welcome." Sydney said with a big smile.