Aria looked up in disbelief: "?"
She subconsciously straightened her long, slender and straight legs.
Really short??
Although her legs couldn't compare to Ryder's long ones, that was because of their different genders. Her height was quite outstanding among girls.
She wasn't completely unable to accept such a statement. After all, there was always someone better.
But what Aria never expected was that such words actually came from Ryder's mouth.
She looked at Ryder with some dissatisfaction.
Girls shouldn't be called not pretty, not be said to be heavy, and definitely not be called having short legs, especially by someone they like!
Ryder glanced at her again, like teasing a cat, "Problem?"
Aria: "..."
Of course there was a problem.
It was so mean. She was a little angry.
Aria puffed up her cheeks and decided to watch the show first. She would talk to Ryder again after she cooled down.
Ryder wasn't in a hurry either. He watched the little girl for a while. Seeing that she ignored him, he leisurely sized her up.
She seemed to have dressed up specially today.
The girl had on light makeup and lip glaze. Her plump and beautiful lips were glistening with a moist pink color. The small cupid's bow was extremely cute, making people want to take a bite.
The faint orchid fragrance that usually wafted around her was now spreading freely. Ryder felt that in just a short while, her scent filled the air around him.
He rubbed the tip of his nose with his finger bones, feeling a bit unaccustomed, yet also thinking it smelled nice.
He casually placed his arm on the back of her chair, and with his fingertips, he idly picked up a strand of her hair. Leaning against the back of the chair, he focused on playing with it while watching the classmates singing and chatting.
Aria felt a bit restless.
She could feel the arm on the back of the chair. Her back was straightened a bit, and she tried to take her hair back.
However, whenever she retrieved a small strand, he would casually pick up another strand on the other side.
Aria: "..."
She was still angry! ωWω.GoNЬ.οrG
The two secretly tugged back and forth for a long time. Until one song ended, the next one started and then ended.
Aria finally couldn't take it anymore.
She pursed her lips, turned her head slightly, and called him softly, "Ryder."
"en?" Ryder raised his eyebrows.
Aria whispered, "Stop messing around."
"You ignored me." Ryder didn't let go. Instead, he seemed to be in the right, looking lazy, innocent, and rather roguish with his eyes and brows.
Somehow, he managed to look a bit pitiful and wronged.
Aria opened her mouth.
How could he be like this?
With him like this, she started to think it was her fault.
Ryder asked, "Mad at me?"
"No." Aria looked at him with her gentle and clear almond - shaped eyes, not caring that the ends of her hair were still hooked by his fingertips.
She said softly and gently, "You can't say that to girls. It really hurts their self - esteem."
Ryder lowered his eyes to look at her and didn't say anything.
Aria bravely touched the hand that was playing with her hair. His fingertips were white and lustrous, the kind of good - looking unique to a well - bred young master. They were a bit cold.
He didn't dodge either, just letting her hold it.
The little girl's soft and tender fingertips were extremely delicate.
Although Ryder was flirtatious and heartless, he had never held a girl's hand before. Since he grew up, he wouldn't even let his mother hold his hand.
According to Finn Alvarez, he was extremely finicky.
A faint, surprised glint appeared in his dark almond - shaped eyes.
The girl's fingers were so soft as if they had no bones. Her small nails were neatly and roundly trimmed, showing a healthy warm pink color, making people want to knead and play with them.
"en?" Ryder looked at her, absent - mindedly responding.
Aria frowned. She felt that he didn't listen to her words. So she became a bit more serious, "Ryder, you can't bully girls."
Ryder lowered his eyes, "en."
Aria pursed her lips and said earnestly, "If you're like this, you'll suffer a lot if you meet a girl you like in the future."
She liked him, but she couldn't be too selfish.
If he really met a girl he liked, not her, she also hoped that everything would go smoothly for him.
He should be as free as the wind, embracing everything he wanted without any obstacles.
The girl he liked?
Ryder raised his eyebrows.
His eyelashes drooped slightly, covering the suddenly gloomy look in his eyes.
Love.
He chuckled softly, the tip of his tongue pressing against the upper palate. His tone was teasing, unable to tell his emotions, "Aria, lecturing me?"
"No." Aria looked at him, shook her head, and her eyes curved into a smile, "I'm correcting your mistakes."
She knew he wasn't the type to play with others' feelings.
"..."
Ryder suddenly hooked his lips, leaned in closer. Aria was caught off - guard and passively felt his breath suddenly spraying near her neck. It was a bit hot.
She couldn't help but stiffen her body.
Then, she heard his low voice, laced with a lazy smile, "I'm not bullying other girls."
So he only bullied her.
Aria blushed and didn't say anything for a long time.
The person next to her laughed softly, his shoulders shaking. Occasionally, a low sound escaped, full of mischief.
It was so ticklish and incredibly sexy when it reached her ears.
He did it on purpose.
But Aria was almost drowning in it.
She lowered her head, her red ear tips hidden in the dim light, only occasionally exposed. She picked out the snacks he liked and pushed them in front of him.
Ryder laughed enough. He wasn't polite when it came to eating the little girl's snacks. Then, from time to time, he would pull the little girl's hair and stuff snacks into her mouth when she was startled.
Aria puffed out her cheeks. She didn't know whether to eat or spit it out.
Ryder leaned back in the chair, crossed his legs, and watched people dancing. As if he had eyes on the side, he leisurely threatened.
"Try spitting it out?"
"..." Aria secretly glanced at him and found that he wasn't even looking at her.
She bit it up and swallowed it.
Noticing the mandarin oranges and pomelos on the table, and seeing that no one was eating them, she quietly took them over and peeled them.
The pulp, with all the veins removed, was placed in the intact peel. She divided it into three parts. One part was for Sydney, who had gone crazy. She only left a small part for herself.
The most beautiful and complete part was arranged neatly. She pretended to be natural and pushed it towards Ryder.
She knew that boys usually didn't notice these small details.
The person beside her even less so.
Seeing him raise his eyebrows at the pulp on the table and then look at her, with no change in his expression, he casually tasted a piece of mandarin orange. Aria let out a soft sigh of relief.
Then, she was content and happily ate her own.
What she didn't know was that every move of hers had fallen into the eyes of someone who thought he wouldn't notice her little actions.
...
Ryder, who was paying attention to her actions, raised his eyebrows.
The little girl's emotions changed so quickly. He often couldn't figure out what she was thinking. He just felt it was amazing.
A girl who seemed so soft and delicate like this was actually very rare in his eyes, and quite annoying.
It was especially challenging to one's patience.
What annoys Ryder the most is when girls cry in a whiny way.
Even once, a girl who had confessed to him stood on the rooftop of the teaching building, whining and insisting on talking to him.