Raise Love-101-I really like you so much

Aria was sulky, and her face wasn't as red as before. Her eyes rolled, and she turned her head to the side, looking a bit unhappy. Suddenly, she stopped. Huh?

She stood on tiptoe.

Ryder raised his eyebrows. "What?"

Aria didn't answer. She broke free from the hand he was holding, reached out, and pinched Ryder's earlobe. She exclaimed in surprise, "Wow!"

"Ryder, your ears are so red!"

Ryder: "..."

The fingers pinching his earlobe were too soft.

The person who had been in control just now had a slight change in expression. He pursed his lips, his face tensed. "Let go. Don't pinch."

"... No, I just want to pinch."

Aria became happy again. So she wasn't the only one who was shy.

Was Ryder also shy because of her closeness?

Did that mean he had never been like this with anyone else, and she was the only one?

Was there really such a wonderful possibility?

She didn't dare to think too much.

The little girl's happiness was so obvious, and her thoughts were simple, all written on her face. Ryder could tell at a glance.

He pulled down her hand, smiled, and said in a low voice, "Yes."

"Aria, it's only you."

What he wanted to say next, Ryder had never said to anyone from childhood to adulthood. He felt a bit embarrassed, even a little shy. But in front of Aria at this moment, he had to say it.

The little girl had just said she liked him.

He was a man. Even if his temper wasn't that good and he was a bit mischievous, he couldn't and wouldn't bear to let the girl he loved suffer even the slightest grievance.

There should never be any misunderstandings between them.

Aria stared at him blankly.

"I have a lot of admirers, but I've never seriously dated anyone before," Ryder had always been a straightforward person, not hiding or lying. "I've never held hands, hugged, or kissed anyone."

"If you can accept that what I've experienced can't even be considered a relationship, then I've never had a first love either."

He paused, and the earlobe that the little girl had pinched was extremely red.

He said in a hoarse voice.

"Aria, I'm clean."

"If you're willing to accept me, then all of this, everything, will be yours, without reservation."

Aria lowered her eyelids, blinked, and her eyes became slightly red.

She quickly wiped them.

She seemed to be asking him as well as telling herself, saying in a very soft voice, "Really?"

"Yeah." She heard her moon, her dream, answer in a low voice.

"Really."

Once someone sighed to Ryder that a person would pay back in the same way they had made mistakes, especially in relationships. One couldn't make mistakes.

Ryder listened casually and didn't pay much attention.

But perhaps his subconscious remembered it for him.

When he had countless admirers, one rumored girlfriend after another, and his reputation was so bad that he was rumored to be a playboy, he would occasionally think of it.

If he had really messed around, and if one day, even with a very slim possibility, he really met the little girl he liked.

What if the little girl thought he was unclean and disliked him?

Now thinking about it, fortunately.

He gently wiped the little girl's tears. "Why are you crying? Little crybaby."

"I'm just, a bit happy."

Aria sniffed and said in a small voice.

She covered her face with her hands. "Ryder, I really like you so much."

For so long.

She had regretted it sometimes, but then she quickly and stubbornly dispelled those thoughts. She was also in pain. She pretended to be generous and told herself that she didn't need a return, and it was okay if she never got a response.

But at this moment, she finally had to admit.

She cared.

She liked him so much. How could she not care?

She liked him so much that she felt like her tears were about to burst out again.

Had God finally seen that she had suffered enough and decided to be so generous, allowing her to get what she wanted without any regrets or grudges?

Ryder smiled.

His eyes were gentle, as if time and the girl in front of him had smoothed out all his edges, leaving only a soft interior.

Why is she so prone to crying?

It's really heart - wrenching.

"The little girl's tears are like pearls, very precious," Ryder sighed. He resignedly wiped her tears, his fingertips moving gently, and his voice was also tender. "Be good. Don't cry."

Aria gave a muffled "hmm".

She actually didn't like crying. She only couldn't hold back her tears when she was wronged.

She was very strong.

When she was a child, because someone doted on her, she used to cry a lot. But when she grew up, she didn't like crying anymore. Except for the time when her mother passed away, when she couldn't help but miss her, it was only the person in front of her.

Ryder was like a switch for her.

In those years, her uncontrollable love and confused unrequited love for him had made her suffer a lot. The pain added up was more than all the hardships she had experienced from childhood to adulthood. gōΠb.ōγg

She used to be a little princess doted on by her parents.

If those pains were left there, like being sealed, untouched, they would lie dormant quietly.

But if one gently touched them, they would bounce back instantly. And when he said nice things to coax her, he was so serious.

So sincere that she could look straight into the bottom of his eyes.

His eyes had once been filled with countless stars, mysterious and deep. But now, what Aria saw was only her small reflection.

"How much is this pearl worth? Is ten million enough?" Ryder smiled and flicked away a crystal - clear teardrop on his fingertip.

It was cool and stinging.

He lowered his eyelids and teased in a low voice, "Airy, I'm a bit poor right now. You're crying out so many pearls all at once. Do you want to make me bankrupt, huh?"

Aria shook her head, pursed her lips, and was amused by him.

Her voice was tinged with a nasal tone. "Don't be silly."

"I'm not being silly. I'm serious." Ryder reached out and pinched the little girl's face, saying lazily, "Don't cry. I feel bad."

"Oh."

Aria's heart softened, soaked in countless joys.

Her long and curly eyelashes fluttered as she looked at him and smiled.

"Then I'll smile for you."

The girl's tears were wiped away. Only the corners of her eyes were still a bit wet and red. Her almond - shaped eyes were bright and moist, astonishingly shiny. The mole under her left eye, washed by tears, became more enchanting and distinct.

Her eyebrows curved, and the smile on her lips was bright and cheerful.

Ryder's breath caught.

He lowered his eyes and just stared quietly for a long time, unable to look away.

He used to think that this girl was still young, well - behaved, and quiet. As she grew up a bit, she became cute and coquettish.

Today he realized that there was more to her.

His little girl was incredibly beautiful even after crying, charming and alluring. In the future, she would surely attract the attention of many people.

This thought made Ryder very unhappy.

She was his.

Damn it. He suddenly felt annoyed.

Maybe he should just hide her away.

They had been standing outside the dormitory building for a while. Although the location was relatively secluded, students who had three or four classes and were returning to the dormitory after meals would still notice them.

It was normal for young couples to talk for a while when saying goodbye downstairs. They weren't the only ones; others did the same.

But Ryder was too eye - catching.

Although Aria had been prepared that she couldn't be an ordinary passer - by when she was with him, she still wasn't quite used to it.

Mainly, it was really uncomfortable to be glanced at by passers - by.