Sydney was in a hurry!
This was the trouble she had caused. That guy was a real pain in the ass and so petty. If this really got out of hand, he might just kill her!
So she leaned over and whispered in Aria's ear, "Afraid he'll be jealous? Then you definitely should find him, honey. Otherwise, if we just wait for the popularity to spread, and he finds out through other means, he'll be even more jealous." gòйЪ.ōΓg
Aria: "..."
That actually made some sense.
When Ryder received the little girl's message, he was lazily leaning against the bed playing games. The message popped up at the top of the phone screen.
Oh, she's making progress.
She actually took the initiative to chat with him.
Aria was a very reserved girl. She wasn't even keen on chatting with him casually, as if she was afraid of disturbing him while he was busy with study and work.
Little did she know that Ryder was always guarding his phone, waiting for her to talk to him. Most of the time, it was he who couldn't help but message her.
This heartless little girl.
He was practically eager to throw himself at her, but she still didn't seem to want him.
Ryder didn't hesitate at all. He raised his eyebrows, and with a flick of his finger, he clicked into the message.
Finn Alvarez immediately cursed, "What the hell are you doing? Dodge, for god's sake! Standing there like you're chanting scriptures?!! Ahhh, I'm dead..."
"Ryder!!!"
"You play by yourself for now. My future girlfriend is being clingy to me."
Finn Alvarez: "..."
You might as well just die, you jerk!
Mr. Ryder didn't have time to show off for long. His relaxed brows furrowed, and the leisurely and lazy expression disappeared from his face.
As he read the message, his face darkened. He lowered his eyes and clicked into the Weibo link Aria sent. A set of nine - square - grid photos came into view.
In the photos, the warm, dim light of the old street lamp fell. The girl had soft black hair, and a bright red rose was pinned behind her right ear, setting off her gentle and beautiful face.
She was standing obediently in front of the green grid fence of the playground, looking at the camera with a shy and sweet smile.
Nine photos, from different angles, with different style filters, but all of them showed off the girl's beauty and charm.
She was beautiful, ethereal. In this complex and dirty world, she alone was clean, spotless, making people not even dare to have improper thoughts.
Ryder was stunned for a moment.
He dared.
The thought of hiding her away came to his mind again.
He wanted to tease her, make her coax him, make her plead with him, act coquettishly to him, and whisper that she only liked him.
But others couldn't.
Not only having thoughts, but even taking a look was not allowed.
He was so jealous.
Ryder, who was fussy and mean - spirited, seemed to suddenly experience all kinds of emotions when he met Aria. From being calm and confident at the beginning, he started to worry, panic, and feel sympathetic towards her.
He desired her more, was prone to getting jealous, and was envious of others secretly looking at her.
Having Kiran getting in his way was annoying enough. Before he could even hide her, someone had made her public.
Especially in the comment section, the most frequent comments were -
「Ahhh, wife! This is my newly - discovered wife!」
「Wuwu, where did this fairy come from? Wife, look at me! Wife, I love you! I'll steal my boyfriend's salary to support you!!!」
「Wife - 」
"..."
Someone's face turned darker and darker.
What made him even angrier was that he had never seen these photos!
He recognized the dress.
It was the long dress Aria had worn on the day of the freshmen's social event.
Ryder gritted his teeth, so angry that he almost laughed. With a sullen face, he got out of bed, picked up his computer, turned it on, and started typing furiously. The force with which he hit the keyboard was as if he wanted to break it.
This series of actions really stunned Finn Alvarez.
He clicked his tongue, confused. "Did that keyboard do something to you? The configuration is quite expensive. It's not easy to replace if it breaks. Tap it gently."
"..."
Ryder ignored him and typed even faster.
Finn Alvarez couldn't help but laugh. "What's wrong? Didn't you just say your future girlfriend was being clingy to you? Did she suddenly stop?"
Ryder was busy. He squinted at him and said in a gloomy tone, "Mind your own business. I'm busy. Don't bother me."
Finn Alvarez was very sensible. "Oh, then you go ahead."
Tsk, he was really annoyed.
It was really rare. The last time he saw him this obviously angry was when he got into a fight before signing the guaranteed - admission agreement two years ago.
Better not mess with him.
Five minutes later, after getting rid of that annoying thing, blacking out the photos, and setting them to a prohibited - sending state, Ryder's gloomy and annoyed expression finally eased a little.
Want to see his little girl? Dream on!
He casually closed the computer, went back to the bed, and picked up his phone again.
Aria had sent a few more messages.
「Aria Winslow」: Ryder, did you see it?
「Aria Winslow」: I don't know how this happened. Can you deal with it?
「Aria Winslow」: A cat making a heart - shape with its paws emoji.jpg
「Aria Winslow」: An emoji of a heart - shaped flower shooting out.jpg
Ryder couldn't help but snort. He used his fingertips to click on the two emojis and look at them for a couple of times. He wondered where this girl got all these cute little emojis from.
His mood improved quite a bit.
「Ryder Kensington」: When were the photos taken?
The reply came quickly from the other side.
「Aria Winslow」: On the day of the social event.
Ryder lowered his eyes.
Hmm, he had guessed it. The clothes were the same.
As if trying to be cute on purpose, she sent another message to explain, 「After it ended, you were called away by others to have a meal.」
"Oh," Ryder clicked to record a voice message, his voice low and casual. "Airy, I'm a bit annoyed. I didn't get to see those photos first, but others did."
"What do you think we should do about it?"
「Aria Winslow」: ... Then, I'll compensate you?
"Okay."
Ryder curled his lips, leisurely and lazily replied with a voice message. "How you compensate me is up to me."
"And no - re - sis - tance."
"..."
Sitting in the classroom, Aria looked at her phone and finally let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ryder had solved the problem.
Then, looking at the chat record, her face uncontrollably turned red. Every time he asked her for compensation, he had something up his sleeve.
He must be thinking about something bad again.
"So, did the president fix it?" Sydney saw that Aria's solemn expression had relaxed and quickly leaned over to ask.
She really hoped that her mistake wouldn't cause any bad consequences.
She would really feel guilty if that happened.
"Yeah." Aria smiled at Sydney, who was looking at her nervously, and comforted her. "Don't worry. It's all sorted out."
Sydney patted her chest and returned to her usual lively self. "That's good. You scared me. Our president is really amazing. He's like a universal problem - solver. He can handle anything."
"Next time something happens, don't be afraid. Just go to him directly."
Aria didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
After the crisis was resolved, Sydney first checked her own account and found that the note about Aria's photos she had posted was gone.
She went to the app's draft box and clicked through all the places, only to find that there was really no trace left. It had disappeared without a trace.
She couldn't help but pout. What a stingy guy.
Deleted it so cleanly.
Humph, fortunately, she was smart enough to keep the negatives of the photos she took of Aria.
Sydney resentfully cursed Ryder a few times in her heart for being a petty, jealous person, then picked up her game and started playing again.
The netizens with their sharp eyes soon noticed that the Weibo reposted by the well - known up - master suddenly disappeared.