Raise Love-111-"Is this considered a love token"

"Oh—" Sydney's eyes lit up as she understood. "You want to give him a birthday present, but you don't know what to give, right?"

Aria nodded.

Sydney: "This is easy. Listen to me. Package yourself as a gift and give it to him. I guarantee it'll be the gift he wants the most."

Aria: "..."

"Oh, right. Wait a sec. I'll share a link with you," Sydney said, remembering something and fiddling with her phone. "Take a look and pick one you like to order. Wear it that day."

Aria: "What?"

"Ah, don't ask me. Just look for yourself."

Aria had to lower her head to look at her phone. She found Sydney's Instagram chat box, and Sydney had sent her several Amazon links.

Sydney winked at her excitedly. Aria opened the first link with a suspicious look.

The next second, her face turned bright red.

Aria: "..."

She quickly pushed the phone away and covered her face, whispering, "Sydney! What kind of links are these you sent me?!"

"Intimate lingerie."

Sydney pulled the phone back. On the screen was a black silk sheer piece, with a barely - visible small camisole hanging inside, a revealing three - point style, along with fluffy black cat ears and a cat tail.

She scrolled through the other links, showing them to Aria. "I searched for these on Taobao specifically after reading some spicy novel scenes. With your figure, any of them will look great."

Aria gritted her teeth. "Sydney!"

"Come on, don't be shy!" Sydney said. "The president will definitely love it. No man can resist this."

"Stop talking. Shut up!!"

Aria snatched the phone back, buried her face on the table, and ignored Sydney. Her ears were bright red.

What kind of shameless girl was this!

Sydney burst out laughing at her cuteness. "Just kidding. Don't be mad," she held back her laughter. "Come on, sweetie. The president is head over heels for you. He'll love whatever you give him."

Just before the Winter Solstice was the weekend. Sydney wanted to go shopping but had no one to accompany her, so she took the opportunity to urge Aria to go with her to buy a gift.

After thinking for a while, Aria agreed. She also sent a message to Maya Brooks, who was almost swamped with work, asking if she wanted anything to be brought back.

The reply was: 「No, I'm almost dead.」

「Baby, I'm so tired wuwu / Tears / Tears / Tears」

Maya Brooks was in charge of the Student Union's Planning Department. All the event planning for the carnival night was their responsibility, and it couldn't be too repetitive with previous years, otherwise it would be boring. She was almost at her wits' end.

Aria had joined the Security Department after the interview. This department was relatively relaxed, only occasionally doing roll - calls, which was quite friendly to a socially - anxious person like her.

She couldn't help with the work, so she just comforted Maya Brooks a few words. She and Sydney shopped for the whole morning but still couldn't find a satisfactory gift.

When passing by a certain boutique, she suddenly saw some wool balls. An idea flashed in her mind... In the end, she only bought two wool balls and a small keychain and went back.

The day of the Winter Solstice arrived soon.

Aria only had the third and fourth classes on Monday, which was English. She had stayed up very late the previous night and forgot to set the alarm clock. When she woke up and looked at the time, it was almost nine o'clock. She was shocked.

She sat up with her dry almond - shaped eyes half - closed, grabbed her phone, and quickly checked the messages.

Sure enough, Ryder had sent her several messages.

Aria angrily grabbed her mesey long hair, sent a message to explain that she had overslept, then quickly got out of bed to wash up and get dressed. After waking up her roommates, she grabbed her bag and rushed downstairs.

Ryder was waiting by the steps outside the apartment.

Aria never expected that she would oversleep on his birthday and make him wait for so long. She felt extremely guilty.

She jogged up to him. Looking down, she saw that he was still holding breakfast for her in his hand. She felt even worse.

Ah, how could she forget to set the alarm clock!

Ryder didn't seem impatient. He even helped her tidy up her disheveled hair, took her backpack, and asked, "Did you stay up late last night?"

"... Yeah." Aria lowered her head and said softly. "I forgot to set the alarm. I'm sorry for making you wait so long."

Normally, she would come down at half past eight. But today it was already past nine.

"What's there to be sorry about?" Ryder raised his brow, ruffled her hair, and said with a bit of amusement. "I didn't wait long."

Liar.

It was clearly a long time.

Your body's aura is cold.

"Breakfast." Ryder handed the food to the little girl. "I bought it again just now. There aren't many types of food left in the cafeteria at this time. Just make do with it?"

"... Yeah." Aria took it and started eating in small bites.

She was thinking about how to give him the gift.

She thought about it all the way. When they arrived at the classroom and sat in their usual seats, she slowly took out the small keychain from her backpack.

"For me?" At this time, there weren't many people in the lecture hall. Ryder hooked the keychain with his finger and held it in front of his eyes, swaying it.

The keychain was in the shape of a young boy holding a basketball. Aria had seen Ryder playing basketball on the basketball court of The Bronx Middle School. He was so handsome that all the girls in the audience were screaming.

He was sweating in the scorching sun, doing a lay - up in three steps, moving nimbly, dodging, jumping, and dunking the ball.

The shrill screams outside the entire basketball court were almost deafening.

Aria thought this keychain was very suitable for him and nodded. "Yeah, I bought it yesterday when I went shopping at the mall with Sydney."

"Is this considered a love token?" Ryder took it without hesitation, held it in his hand, and played with it, raising his eyebrows and smiling.

Aria was stunned. "No."

This was a birthday gift, one of them.

"Oh, whatever. I'll consider it as one." Ryder hooked the ring with his finger and examined it for a while. Then he suddenly leaned closer to Aria. "Airy, why did you buy this for me?"

Aria met his pitch - black, smiling peach - blossom eyes.

Because I once saw you play basketball. That was the most passionate look a young man should have at a vibrant age, confident and high - spirited.

And she was standing in the noisy crowd, watching from afar. She didn't even dare to shout "Come on" loudly, for fear that her "Come on" would be different from others'.

Liking you, I felt like I was in a different world from others. I didn't dare to make noise, didn't dare to say it out loud, and even my breathing was cautious.

I didn't want to go back even when the class bell rang. I dragged my feet slowly, looking back at you every few steps.

Then I was late. I stood at the classroom door and shouted "Report" bravely. The teacher frowned and pointed outside, saying, "Stand outside and listen."

Aria held the test paper and a carbon pen, lying on the window sill. She opened the window, and the wind blew in. It was facing the small playground. She saw groups of boys walking back, chatting and laughing. He was at the front.

The young man casually tied his school uniform around his waist, revealing a loose black T - shirt. He was twirling a basketball leisurely with his fingertips, and there was a smile on his lips.

Aria lay on the window sill in the corridor, propping her chin and watching.

She was on the fourth floor and wasn't worried about being noticed by him suddenly. The carbon pen in her hand was spinning randomly. If by chance he suddenly looked up, she would quickly squat down.

Bending over, she peeked out with a pair of eyes from the window sill, secretly observing. When he lowered his head, she would pat her chest and continue watching.

This happened many times, and she never got tired of it.