Raise Love-91-Got it, run after flirting?

"Oh, thanks." Ryder stopped talking and picked up a piece of fruit with a fork.

He looked down at his phone. Whatever he saw made his listless and expressionless face suddenly change.

He twitched his lips and let out a snort of laughter.

Sir Kensington: "Ryder!"

"Hmm?" Ryder stopped laughing, looked at his father, and met his eyes with a polite and humble expression. "You have something to say. I'm listening."

He lowered his head and glanced at his phone.

It was a message from the little girl.

Two emojis.

She must have sent them by accident.

A smile spread in his dark eyes. His fingertips moved. Seeing the "[Typing]" indicator on the screen, he could almost imagine the expression on the little girl's face at this moment.

His somewhat irritable mood suddenly improved.

Ryder smiled, lazily tapped the screen to reply to the message, and said to his father, "Have a drink of water. Moisten your throat."

"The company has my brother, and that's enough. I'm a good - for - nothing. I'm useless there. I didn't come back because I was busy. Also, Dad, you're middle - aged. Don't be so hot - tempered. It's not good for your health."

"I'm tired. I'm going upstairs to sleep first."

"Look at him! Look at how he is! You've all spoiled him!" Sir Kensington said angrily.

Elliot Kensington said gently, "Dad, I can manage the company. There's no need for both of us to do things we don't like in the future. Xiaosi is not a child who doesn't understand. Calm down."

"Don't mind him. Let him be angry." Mrs. Kensington said with annoyance.

"Xiaosi, your brother said you drove back. If you're tired, go upstairs and rest. Don't listen to your father's nonsense, okay?"

Ryder didn't move. He lazily glanced at his father.

Sir Kensington: "..."

Elliot Kensington scolded with a smile, "After causing trouble, you know how to act cute? Hurry up and go."

"Oh."

Ryder slowly got up and went upstairs. The voices were cut off outside the bedroom door.

"He makes me so angry!!"

"Dad, the doctor said last time that you'd better not get angry easily during menopause."

"Elliot Kensington, don't mind him. Let him be angry..."

Downstairs, they were arguing.

Ryder raised his eyebrows, closed the door, and leaned against it to reply to the message.

The first one.

[Ryder Kensington]: Alright.

The second one.

[Ryder Kensington]: Isn't this progress a bit too fast?

[Ryder Kensington]:... I don't have any objections, but it still depends on you.

The little girl didn't reply.

Even the constantly flashing "[Typing]" indicator on the top disappeared in a flash.

Ryder threw himself onto the bed, raised his arm, and buried his face in it, laughing so hard that his shoulders shook. He couldn't stop.

Damn.

How could she be so cute?

Since the emojis were sent by accident, Aria didn't dare to reply to Ryder's messages for several days. Just looking at the chat box every day made her nervous.

She couldn't help but wonder what he meant.

That guy would send her things like "." "?" from time to time, without any meaningful words.

It was like he was trying to show his presence.

Aria held back and didn't dare to reply a single word.

Not only that, she was absent - mindedly staring at her phone every day. Not only Mr Winslow and Aunt, but Amara Winslow also noticed something was wrong. He kept teasing her every day, asking if she was thinking about her lover.

Aria was so angry that she didn't want to talk to this younger brother.

This silence lasted until the end of the holiday. On the day they went back, there were still four of them. Fortunately, there was no chance for them to be alone. Aria didn't even dare to talk to Ryder.

He seemed to be very busy these days. The first time Aria saw him, she noticed that his dark circles were much heavier, as if he hadn't had enough rest.

Finn Alvarez wasn't much better.

Maya Brooks was startled and said with a laugh, "Oh, wow, impressive, guys. You two didn't go do something shady together at night these days, did you?"

Ryder sneered, "We went to rob a bank. Now we're about to run away with the money."

"..."

Aria was a bit worried about him.

But after hesitating for a long time, she didn't have the nerve to ask. Unexpectedly, that person went straight to the back seat, leaned against it, and fell asleep. As he slept, his body tilted and his head landed on her shoulder.

Aria was startled and pushed him.

Instead, he took advantage of the situation and simply lay down, his arm moving up and rubbing against her waist.

"Tired." he said in a low voice. "Don't move. Just let me lie down for a while."

How could Aria dare to move?

This person spoke slowly. Like now, the end of his tone was a bit pitiful, and it even sounded like he was acting coquettish.

When she heard it, she immediately felt sorry for him.

She thought it was okay if he leaned on her for a while.

As a result, he leaned on her for the whole journey.

When the car stopped, Aria felt that her legs were numb and she needed to take a moment to recover.

Maya Brooks had something to do at school. The SUV couldn't drive to the school area. Finn Alvarez drove the car back to Ryder's apartment near Harvard University, then leisurely followed Maya Brooks and took a taxi away.

Only Aria was left.

Aria wanted to leave, but as soon as she moved her legs, her waist was hugged. Her face turned red as she tried to move the arm around her waist away.

But the boy was too strong, and she was afraid of waking him up and making him grumpy.

Finn Alvarez peeked into the car and smiled. He thought to himself, I'm really helpful. I'll do my brother a favor today.

He called out to Aria, "Little fairy, he's been really tired these days. He's been so busy that he almost didn't sleep. Why don't you wait here and let him sleep a little longer? Anyway, you don't have anything to do at school."

Ryder was prone to migraines if he was woken up in the middle of his sleep.

While Aria was hesitating, Finn Alvarez quickly pushed Maya Brooks away.

Aria: "..."

The car suddenly became quiet. Aria was a bit stunned. In less than a few minutes, the arm around her waist gradually loosened.

Aria was startled and looked down.

"Are you awake?"

Ryder blocked his eyes, propped himself up with his arm, sat up, and leaned against the side. The orchid fragrance on the girl gradually faded.

When he first woke up, there was a bit of a gloomy atmosphere around him.

Aria looked at the person leaning against the car window, silently waking up. She quietly rubbed her legs, not knowing what to say, feeling a bit awkward.

Until Ryder's eyes, still tinged with a hint of sleep, looked over. He looked at her for a while, and a clear smile appeared in his eyes.

Those eyes were black and bright, like hooks, with threads wrapping around, slowly luring people to sink into him.

Aria tried to control her heartbeat and asked bravely, "Wh - what are you laughing at?"

Laughing?

Trying to seduce you.

Ryder half - closed his eyes, looked at her lazily, and said in a slow tone with a hint of complaint, "Aria, you didn't reply to my messages."

Aria: "..."

How was she supposed to reply to that message...

She looked at him, her face turning red with embarrassment. She wished she could find a place to hide. After a long while, she said in a small voice, "I clicked it by accident."

"I didn't mean to send you that emoji."

"Oh." Ryder moved, changed his position, and leaned closer to her, casually drawling, "Got it. Flirt and run?"

Aria: "..."

She blinked, a bit confused.

There was a lot of information in this sentence. Flirt?

Could she flirt with him?

"I couldn't sleep that night." Ryder said. "You didn't reply to my messages." He pointed to his dark circles.

"See?"