Raise Love-117-"Call out your boyfriend again to listen"

Winter suddenly didn't seem so cold anymore.

Even the wind that blew by became hot and passionate along with the two hearts that had finally drawn close, stretching towards a beautiful future.

Ryder held the little girl's hand and walked for a while. When they reached the downstairs of the dormitory, he suddenly turned his head and pinched the little girl's hand with his fingertips.

"Airy."

"Hmm?"

Ryder looked down at her, hooked the corner of his lips, and his pitch - black eyes seemed to want to suck her in. He waited until Aria could barely stand it before saying slowly, "It's nothing. I just have a question."

Aria blinked. "What?"

He grinned, and his fingers intertwined with hers, holding her hand and swinging it as they walked. "I want to ask, am I someone with a girlfriend now?"

"..."

Aria lowered her head in silence.

In fact, she had already compromised a long time ago, but he just didn't notice.

It was when he kept being nice to her, inadvertently making up for many of her regrets, and when she was willing to kiss him to coax him and let him hold her obediently.

He's so slow.

The shadows of the two people on the ground were very close, especially the outline of their hands holding each other, which was extremely clear. No one who saw it would think that the two had no relationship.

They were already like this, having held hands and kissed, and he had also finished the longevity noodles. Why did he deliberately ask her this...

Aria pursed her lips, her face red, and remained silent.

Ryder could be really annoying sometimes. He wouldn't stop until he got an answer. He shook her hand again and drawled, "Hmm?

"Airy, have I finally got out of the single - dog status?"

Aria: "..."

Why did he have to ask such a question!

How was she supposed to answer?

Ryder bent down and leaned closer. "Girlfriend?"

"... Can you shut up!" Aria was so teased that she could hardly lift her head. She was a bit annoyed and glared at him with her almond - shaped eyes. "Ryder, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you?"

"Ooh." Ryder pulled her head into his arms, led her forward, and laughed softly, his chest vibrating. "Got it. So I'm out of the single - dog status."

He called her again, this time in an affirmative sentence, with a lazy and sexy voice, serious and firm. "Girlfriend."

"..."

Aria was silent, being held by him. After a while, she replied in a small voice, "Yeah."

This person was really hers now.

After a few seconds, Aria looked up at him, her eyes shining brightly, so captivating that one couldn't look away. Then she added softly, "Boyfriend."

This soft and shy "boyfriend" successfully made the smile in Ryder's eyes, which hadn't had time to spread, bloom completely without any concealment.

When they stopped at the entrance of Apartment No. 7, he still held the little girl tightly, as if she were a big doll. Aria couldn't break free.

The subtle shyness she felt at first had now turned into helplessness. "Ryder, let go. I need to go back."

"Oh."

He promised readily.

After a while, Aria called him again. "Ryder, people passing by are looking at us. Let me go quickly!"

Ryder, "... Oh."

He bent slightly, his arm domineeringly encircling the little girl's slender and soft waist, burying his face in her fair and delicate neck, hanging on her like a stubborn child and still not letting go.

Not only did he not let go, but he also ground his teeth.

Ryder lowered his eyelids, his eyes dark and gloomy. He kind of wanted to bite. Could he bite his newly - acquired girlfriend?

He thought about it carefully.

There was a risk. He'd wait until she was more used to him. So he settled for the next best thing and leaned down, rubbing his lips against her neck, gently touching it.

Aria's body stiffened instantly, and she opened her eyes wide in surprise.

She was stunned. "Ryder..."

"Yeah." He moved away, reluctantly.

After holding her quietly for a while, Ryder finally let go. He stood up straight, turned her around, and looked down at Aria with furrowed brows. As expected, the little girl's face was already completely red.

He tugged at his lips and chuckled softly.

It was really red.

"Tsk." Ryder unceremoniously poked her face, then pinched it. Feeling it wasn't enough, he suddenly leaned in and kissed her. The little girl was left in a daze.

He laughed. "You're kind of easy to bully."

Aria: "..."

You're the one who's easy to bully!

Ryder raised his eyebrows. "Call me boyfriend again. Let me hear it."

Aria: "......"

"Girl - friend—" He drawled, teasing her, as if demonstrating. "Your turn. It's only fair. Call me and let me hear."

Aria thought he could be really cute sometimes, but sometimes really... annoying.

Even though beauty is in the eye of the beholder, she had to admit that what Finn Alvarez and the others said made some sense.

If she didn't call, he would keep teasing her.

Until Aria couldn't take it anymore and reluctantly called out in a soft and muffled voice. He hooked the corner of his mouth, pretending to be innocent even though he had achieved his goal, answering in a sticky and cloying way, deliberately making her blush with shyness.

The poor little girl was so pushed that she wanted to turn around and run several times.

But he was tall and long - limbed. With a stretch of his arm, he easily pulled her back into his arms, like picking up a kitten.

Aria was exasperated. "Ryder!"

"Yeah," he replied unhurriedly. "I'm here."

"I want to go back."

"Oh, then give me a kiss, or I won't let you go."

He bent down on his own initiative, offering his cheek.

Aria complied. Her soft lips gently touched his cheek.

Ryder's eyes flickered slightly. He chuckled. When the little girl was about to pull back, he suddenly raised his hand to hold the back of her head, lowered his head, and pressed his lips to the corner of her mouth. After pausing for two seconds, he turned his head slightly.

"Girlfriend, a kiss should be like this."

As he finished speaking, when Aria's eyes widened in surprise, he calmly pressed his lips against hers, then covered her eyes with his palm, not letting her see his ears that were red to the tips.

The boy slowly lowered his eyelashes. The girl's eyelashes fluttered continuously under his palm, but she didn't resist at all, being completely obedient.

He clearly felt the little girl's shyness and nervousness. She was under his control, not showing any reluctance or repulsion to his kiss.

So, it was like flipping a magical switch. The emotions in his eyes could no longer be hidden, overflowing with a light of surprise and satisfaction. He restrained himself and gently bit her lip.

The little girl under his palm trembled even more.

Ryder let out a muffled laugh, withdrew the hand covering her eyes, and stepped back half a step. Aria still looked a bit dazed, staring at him blankly.

Being looked at like this, Ryder's eyes darkened even more. His voice became hoarse. He rubbed the little girl's head and said lazily, "I'm giving you a heads - up in advance."

Aria opened her mouth. "... What?"

Ryder raised his eyebrows and snorted matter-of-factly. "Since I'm your boyfriend now, next time I'll exercise my rights as a boyfriend."

He paused.

"Like—, just like what I did just now."

Aria's face instantly turned bright red.

Ryder reached out and pinched the little girl's burning - hot face. With his hands in his pockets, he grinned wickedly, and then added slowly, lazily, and without a hint of embarrassment, "Or, maybe even more...

"Let me try something more?"