Raise Love-134-Coquettishly suffered Waterloo

Aria had a little quirk.

She had a low tear - point. Whether watching movies or reading novels, she would immerse herself completely and was particularly prone to crying. It would take her a while to fully snap out of it afterwards.

Among all the bittersweet plots, the one she couldn't bear the most was missing out.

Especially the kind of missing out when they still loved each other.

Aria put her arms around Ryder's neck, rested her chin on his shoulder, and turned her face, smearing her cool tears all over his face.

Ryder couldn't help but chuckle and turned his head to kiss her.

"Stop crying, okay?" he said in a low voice. "You've never cried this sadly for me. I'm going to be jealous, Airy."

Aria sniffled, her voice thick with a nasal tone, soft and pitiful. She asked in a low voice, "Will we get married?"

"Yes, we will."

"Will we be together forever?"

Girls were emotional little creatures. Being a bit sentimental and coquettish occasionally was cute and should be indulged.

"Yes, we will."

Ryder hugged the little girl tightly and told her seriously, "What's shown in the movie is just acting, but we're real. Believe me, as long as I'm still breathing, I'll be by your side forever."

He wasn't a fickle person.

Once he made up his mind about someone, it was for a lifetime.

"Airy, you have to trust me."

The boy slightly lowered his eyelashes, kissed away her tears, gently kissed the corner of her lips, and coaxed in a low voice, "Be more determined. I'll give you a home that only belongs to us."

Ryder didn't like beating around the bush and never made empty promises.

Every promise he made, he would keep.

Aria gave a muffled "mm" sound. The bitterness brought by the movie was gradually replaced by sweetness. The sweet feeling of satisfaction and anticipation slowly filled her heart.

How could she not be determined?

After leaving the cinema, it was already noon. The two went to a private - kitchen restaurant near the mall that was highly recommended in the strategy. Then Ryder took Aria to the arcade.

Aria actually still wanted to go back to the school library to review.

She was about to have the final exam.

But every time she mentioned it, Ryder's face would turn dark, full of dissatisfaction.

She found it really funny and thought that even if she went back, she might not be able to focus on reading.

She had never been to an arcade before.

It was too noisy. The DJ music was so loud that it made her ears and heart buzz.

Aria was held close by Ryder, with his arm around her shoulders, and she wasn't worried about getting separated from him. She tightly held his hand. After getting used to the noise, she looked around curiously, blinking her eyes.

Most of the games were for boys.

Ryder stared at the little girl for a while, lost in thought.

Without even glancing at those games, he walked straight into the elevator and pressed the button for the third floor. Aria didn't know what he wanted to play and didn't ask. She just quietly followed him.

When they reached the third floor, she realized that this floor was full of claw - machines. They were all pink, looking extremely dreamy.

Most girls liked these furry little things.

Aria was no exception.

But she opened her mouth, looked at Ryder for a long time, and then asked, "... Ryder, do you want to play this?"

Ryder glanced at her.

He raised his eyebrows with a half - smile, and said in a lazy tone, "The strategy said that little girls like you all like to play this. Don't you like it?"

"... I do." Aria then realized that he had brought her here because he thought she would like it. She pursed her lips, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Then she looked at Ryder again.

She actually had some doubts about whether he could catch the dolls.

She had heard that there were skills to catching dolls. One had to calculate precisely through various angles and speeds to succeed.

On this floor, apart from adults bringing their children and groups of girlfriends, most of the people playing were young couples.

This guy was so proud and had a strong competitive spirit. Aria was actually a bit worried that he might get frustrated.

But Ryder had already walked up to an unoccupied claw - machine. After looking at it for a few seconds, he told Aria to wait where she was, and without looking back, he went to the front desk and exchanged five hundred tokens.

Aria stared in shock at the large number of tokens in the box in his hand. She blinked and couldn't help asking, "Why did you exchange so many tokens at once?"

"To play." Ryder directly stuffed the tokens into her arms, grabbed the little girl's collar, and led her to the claw - machine. He put in a few tokens and started studying the machine.

He compared it with his phone for a while, then tried to control the joystick. The claw randomly grabbed one of the dolls.

It slowly rose.

Aria stared intently at the doll, holding her breath. Watching it rise little by little into the air, and then...

With a "snap", it dropped.

Aria: "..."

Ryder: "..."

He lowered his eyelids and narrowed his eyes.

This was a man who had hardly experienced any failures since he was born.

It was kind of cute.

Aria pursed her lips, trying to hold back her laughter.

As if sensing her, Ryder turned his head slightly, looking down at the little girl. After a long while, he said, "Airy."

"Hmm?" Aria looked at him with a big smile, her bright almond - shaped eyes filled with bright and happy laughter. Ryder was stunned for a few seconds, lost in her eyes.

He was silent for a long time, then reached out and pinched her face. In a lazy tone, he said, "I'm not omnipotent. You have to allow your man to have the chance to make mistakes."

Even though she was already somewhat prepared for his straightforward remarks, Aria couldn't help blushing at this sudden "your man".

After being dazed for a moment, she smiled at him. Her fair fingers grabbed the sleeve of his coat, and she softly comforted him, "I know. Try again?"

He was so smart.

Surely he could catch a doll.

Ryder lowered his eyes. Seeing the little girl looking at him with clear eyes, still full of admiration and joy, he snorted with a smile and ruffled her hair.

He continued to study the claw - machine.

He unceremoniously put in another handful of tokens.

The doll was caught, then dropped.

Caught in mid - air, then dropped.

Almost at the exit, then dropped.

Drop, drop, drop.

Ryder's face was dark, his eyes gloomy, "..."

Soon, more than a hundred tokens were gone.

So, on December 25, 2020, Ryder, the pride of the heavens and the king of games, who had never failed, suffered a crushing defeat at the claw - machine.

Aria watched the boy with a sullen face grab another handful of tokens and keenly sensed that he seemed a bit annoyed.

She actually wanted to laugh.

Because she knew that although Ryder was always at ease with work and studies, highly efficient, good at socializing, and had a cool and aloof personality, his life wasn't complicated.

On the contrary, it was actually very simple.

He knew the ways of the world but didn't let them corrupt him. Although he was casual about life, he was always serious and enthusiastic.

His pride and occasional childishness were the things she most wanted to cherish and protect.

Her boy was a simple, mature, yet always true - to - himself big boy.

Now this big boy was determined to win against the claw - machine.

After being silent for a long time, Aria thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "Ryder, how about we try another machine? Maybe it's a problem with this one..."