"Yo, the rebellious girl who disappeared from our dorm all afternoon has finally deigned to come back?"
Aria returned to the dormitory, her mind blank. The blush on her face hadn't faded yet. Whether it was from climbing the stairs or being teased by Ryder, her fair and delicate little face looked as charming as ever.
Her tender lips were also red.
After her roommate saw her appearance, the "tsk - tsk" sounds just wouldn't stop.
The girl's long hair hung over her shoulders, black, soft, and shiny. The tips of her hair curled slightly in a playful way. Her long and curled eyelashes fluttered gently as she was teased. Her cheeks were blushing with shyness, her almond - shaped eyes were moist, and the small mole at the corner of her eye was the finishing touch.
This girl might be too quiet and easily overlooked on ordinary days, but her facial features were already exquisite enough.
The more one looked at her, the more beautiful she seemed, attracting everyone's attention.
A pearl covered in dust always waits for its destined person to take it home and cherish it.
Sophie murmured with envy and jealousy, "No wonder the president is so clingy. If she were my girlfriend, I'd be clingy as hell too."
Olivia: "Whoever it is, I'm locking myself with Ri - Ri."
"I'll just - Hey, wife!" Oli, who was sitting under the bed making up her homework, pounced on Aria and hugged her. "Ri - Ri, why don't you dump him? I'll steal an electric bike to support you!"
Caught off - guard, Aria was hugged tightly like a bear hanging on her. She swayed a few times, leaning against the door, and quickly caught Oli, afraid she might fall.
"... Stop making trouble, you guys." She smiled a bit shyly, pushed Oli away, walked to her desk, opened her schoolbag, and poured out a bunch of various small desserts and snacks.
"Damn!"
"Ri - Ri, did you rob the cafeteria's western - style pastry shop today??"
"Did the president buy all these for you?"
Aria rubbed the tip of her nose and nodded. "Today is his birthday. He took the cake back to the dorm to share with his roommates. Since there was no time to make another cake, I bought some small desserts for you guys."
Ryder was always a considerate person.
The little girl had put so much thought into celebrating his birthday, making a cake by herself, knitting a scarf, and even agreeing to be his girlfriend. He might play around with his dorm mates, but he couldn't ignore others.
He couldn't let the little girl's roommates think she was the one who was fawning over him, or think that just because he was the president, he was something special.
In fact, he was the one who was fawning over her.
"Wow - oh!"
"Ah, Aria, we love you!!!"
The girls in dormitory 604 were all foodies. Sophie and Olivia quickly jumped off the bed, and together with Oli, the three of them rushed over and started unceremoniously piling the snacks into their arms.
Aria couldn't help but laugh at them. "There's enough for everyone. Don't rush, or you might get hurt later."
"Woo, we can't slow down. The pastry shop in the cafeteria is super expensive, okay? The president is really awesome!!"
"I declare that he has successfully passed the inspection of our 604 'family members'!"
"I never thought that one day, a roommate getting a partner would benefit the whole dorm. Wuwuwu..."
The three of them were hugging the desserts on the bed, being overly emotional, when the dormitory door was knocked again. Aria went to open the door. Two minutes later, she came back in with some cups of milk tea and hot drinks, struggling a bit.
The three of them were on the verge of tears again. "There's more?!!"
Ever since getting the "boyfriend license", Aria could clearly feel that Ryder had become even more persistent in pestering her in various ways.
He often left Aria feeling helpless and amused.
This guy never hid anything. He would even give Aria a heads - up before doing something, especially when he wanted kisses and hugs, as if deliberately teasing her to blush.
Aria was both shy and annoyed, but she had no way to deal with him at all.
However, after his birthday, he seemed to get busy. Besides having meals and occasionally accompanying her, she hardly saw him at other times these days. But he did call her on time.
After all, he was the president of the student union, had classes, and seemed to have his own work. He was already busy, and it was very rare for him to spare so much time to be with her. He was really tired. gòйЪ.ōΓg
She heard that he didn't show up at school very often before.
Aria was a sensible and considerate girl.
She saw all this and felt sorry for him. If Ryder didn't want to, she wouldn't even talk to him on the phone for too long.
After the Winter Solstice, Harvard University soon welcomed the much - anticipated Christmas Eve carnival. To ensure the mystery, the student union didn't reveal a single detail.
Some rumors spread from nowhere. It was said that there would be a mysterious finale show this year, which was guaranteed to set the whole place on fire. There was even a small parenthesis behind it -
(The news is true, from an insider)
This aroused the curiosity of the students even more. They were so intrigued that they felt itchy. Every day, some people would go to the student affairs office to eavesdrop, hoping to hear something.
However, they were caught by Finn Alvarez, who scolded them unceremoniously, and they left in embarrassment.
Finally, in the eager anticipation of the students, Christmas Eve arrived. The campus of Harvard University was filled with an excited atmosphere.
Ryder accompanied Aria to have breakfast. Before they could say much, he was forcefully dragged away by the male students from the student union, looking all mysterious.
Aria watched him leave with a smile, then went to the fruit section of the small supermarket to pick a few nice - looking apples, planning to go back to the dormitory and wrap some Christmas apples.
Today was Thursday. Although it was Christmas Eve, it wasn't a holiday, so classes were held as usual. Aria had three calculus classes in the afternoon. By the time class ended at five o'clock, it was already dark.
Aria was very particular about rituals. She wrapped a bunch of beautiful Christmas apples. After distributing them to the three roommates, she carried a few more to give to Maya Brooks. Finally, she went to the student affairs office.
Just as she stepped onto the fourth floor, she suddenly heard a burst of wild laughter.
Aria paused, looking suspicious. After a while, she stopped in front of the door of the student affairs office. The door had good sound insulation. After the laughter stopped, she could only hear a chaotic buzzing sound inside.
She couldn't make out what they were saying.
Aria wasn't sure if it was a good time to be there. But Ryder said she could come to him anytime. It should be okay, right?
She gently pursed her lips and knocked on the door tentatively.
The chaotic buzzing inside stopped immediately.
"Who is it?"
"Hahaha, someone's here. You three, hurry up. Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter. I'm opening the door, okay?"
"Hide quickly—"
"..." Aria thought they might be doing something shady inside.
Dozens of seconds later, the door was opened.
It was Finn Alvarez who opened the door. He was stunned for a moment, then his gaze shifted down. After seeing Aria holding the Christmas apples in her arms, he raised his eyebrows and smiled.
He stepped aside to let Aria in, and whistled in a teasing way. "Yo, let our ancestor take a look. Who's here?"
Aria paused for a few seconds and then entered the room.
The office of the student affairs office was quite large and spacious, but today it was a bit messy. The speaker had a long wire, messily coiled on the floor, and there were countless crumpled A4 papers.
Oliver Kim was sitting on the ground, leaning against the sofa, sweating profusely. He was wearing headphones, intently watching some video on his phone, muttering curses under his breath.
Ryan Bennett was watching with him.