The girl's kiss was sweet and tender, like a long-awaited spring of sweet water.
She cautiously probed, seeking his response, like the last spark needed to start a prairie fire.
Ryder's breath suddenly caught.
When he came to his senses, he immediately took the initiative.
At that moment, Aria felt as if a storm was about to come, and she was soon out of breath within a few breaths.
Ryder's kiss was actually very similar to him, lazy.
Their kisses had always been patient and slow, full of tenderness, yet also strong. He had full control over her, and every transition and turn in the kiss was up to him.
But at this moment, Aria could clearly feel his urgency.
She breathed rapidly, trying to catch her breath.
Her head was tilted back to the extreme, with the back of her head resting against the sofa back through Ryder's hand. Her whole body was burning hot, and when she slid down weakly, she was held by the waist and pressed into the soft sofa.
Only a pitiful, almost inaudible whimper came from her throat.
Ryder lowered his eyes and forcefully rubbed the corners of her red eyes with his fingertips. But his kiss was in no way half-hearted. After an unknown amount of time, they separated, gasping for breath.
He gently bit the little girl's lips in his arms and said hoarsely, "Airy."
"If you dare to ignore me like this again," Aria panted softly, unable to say a complete sentence. She nestled quietly in the boy's arms and listened to him say through gritted teeth, "I'll bite you to death."
"Ooh."
Aria raised her eyebrows.
Although his words were tough, there was an undeniable look of grievance and dissatisfaction in his eyes.
He was like a child who couldn't get the candy he wanted.
She couldn't help but laugh, reached out, and touched the boy's cold and unhappy eyebrows and eyes. It took her a long time to calm her ragged breathing. Her voice was so sweet that it made people's hearts soften and they couldn't get angry.
"I know. I won't do it again."
Ryder bit her lightly again before letting go and leaning back against the sofa. His dark eyes stared at her with a hint of desire.
He let out a low laugh.
"If you dare to lie to me, you're done for, Airy."
In the evening, at the strong request of her roommates, Aria invited Ryder to a sumptuous dinner to thank him for saving their entire dormitory from failing their advanced mathematics exam. Great kindness doesn't need to be expressed in words.
From now on, he was the brother-in-law unanimously approved by all the girls in Room 604.
Those bad men who coveted their Aria but did nothing and wanted to steal the president's girl would have to ask for their opinion as the "bride's family" first!
That night, the document was passed on to the class group, and the entire class of Finance 4 became Ryder's support group, firmly supporting the Porridge couple.
After all, their lives were at stake.
At this moment, whoever could help was like a savior.
After Ryder took Aria's phone and read it, he couldn't stop laughing. You could tell how cocky he was from the way his shoulders were shaking.
His tone was teasing.
"See? Who else can you marry besides me?"
"Yeah, yeah, you're right."
"You're always right."
Aria lay on the table, laughing uncontrollably at his childishness.
The final exams were scheduled after the New Year's Day holiday.
There were a total of five exam subjects, with one subject tested each day, both in the morning and afternoon. The exams wouldn't end until Friday, and there was a generous interval between the exams.
For someone like Aria, who mostly relied on short-term memory to memorize things and forgot them quickly, this was actually very beneficial. After finishing one exam, she could immediately focus on memorizing the content for the next day's exam.
These days, she stayed up until twelve o'clock in the morning every night. With so much to memorize, she couldn't remember it all and forgot quickly. When she looked back, it was as if she hadn't memorized anything at all. Repeating this process made her easily irritable and restless.
Fortunately, Ryder was with Aria when she was memorizing.
Even if they just had a video call and did their own things, when she felt restless and looked up to see his firm and composed profile, her heart seemed to calm down.
So, the poor girls in Room 604 not only had to endure the torture of the exams but also the heavy blow of the little couple showing their affection.
Their gratitude from not long ago quickly faded, and the president's handsome face quickly became hateful. They couldn't help but prick up their ears to eavesdrop on the memorization techniques.
When they came back after the exam the next day, they received milk tea and desserts as a form of consolation and were instantly won over again.
Aria couldn't help but think of the girls who had been cursing that love was a sin the night before.
There was only one thought in her mind—
Ryder, this childish guy, was really scheming.
And the poor brothers in Dormitory 221 were so touched that they almost cried when Aria came to see Ryder and also brought them some food and drinks.
Don't ask, just know that they were moved.
It was true that their brother was a bit of a jerk, but it didn't matter.
He had found a caring, kind, gentle, and broad-minded girlfriend!
After the last advanced mathematics exam, the students rushed out of the teaching building excitedly, unable to hide the smiles on their faces.
They ran towards the school gate with their suitcases as if they were running wild.
The campus of Harvard University quickly became lively and then quickly quieted down. Only a few students from other grades stayed behind to prepare for the CET-4 and CET-6 exams.
With nothing much to do, the long-delayed treat of a meal that Ryder had postponed on the pretext of "the little couple is busy dating" was finally put on the agenda.
After setting a time, several of them drove in a grand manner to a newly opened HaiDiLao in Kyoto in the evening.
Through the in-depth communication during the snowball fight a few days ago, the girls in Room 604 had already become familiar with the poor brothers in Dormitory 221 based on their strength. They were in a state where they didn't distinguish between each other when playing games.
When they met this time, they immediately got together.
Maya Brooks hugged Aria's arm, warily glanced at Ryder, who was wandering not far away, and pulled Aria a little farther away. m.gΟиЪ.ōΓG
Then she asked in a low voice, "Ri-Ri, he didn't bully you, did he?"
Aria looked at Maya Brooks. There was nothing but tension and worry in the girl's eyes, and a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
She squeezed her best friend's hand, lowered her eyes, and said with a gentle smile, "No, don't worry. He's always been very good. He's not as bad as you think. He takes good care of me and even cooks for me."
Maya Brooks glanced back with a look of disbelief. "He can take care of people and cook? Darling, you're not lying to me, are you?"
"How could I?" Aria said, both amused and annoyed. "Why would I lie to you?"
Maya Brooks let out a soft snort and looked Aria up and down. When she saw that she was truly happy and sweet from the bottom of her heart, she finally felt at ease.
"Okay then." Maya Brooks sighed and smiled relaxedly.
She affectionately held Aria's hand. "When I first met you at the beginning of the semester a few years ago, you were sitting quietly and distantly by the bed. But the first time I saw you, I thought you must be very easy to bully."
"After getting to know you, I found that it was indeed the case. You have a good temper and are so soft-hearted. As long as the requests from others aren't too excessive, you don't know how to refuse. It almost drove me crazy!"
Aria thought about it.
Maya Brooks was actually very special herself.
Just like most people's first impression of her was that she was quiet, didn't smile much, and didn't take the initiative to talk to others, giving people a sense of distance and coldness.
It was like a silent refusal.
Only Maya Brooks would think that she was easy to bully at first sight.
"I always worried that if you had a boyfriend in the future, you would be bullied. What if you met a bad guy like I did?"
Speaking of this, Maya Brooks smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Forget it. Ryder is, more or less, not too bad."