Xia Rou still remembered that Cao Yang told her the first night that he would take her for a morning jog the next day and asked her to get up early.
She also ran with him in the morning in her previous life, and she knew how early he said "wake up early"—very early! She set the alarm clock before going to bed, and woke up on time in the morning when the sun was bright.
The morning at this time is actually wonderful. You don't need to see with your eyes, just listen with your ears.
At first, it was quiet. Then I don't know which bird on which tree woke up first, and "chirped" twice, awakening the second and third... Soon, they "chirped" together.
Some are crisp, some are tactful. Twittering, as if saying hello to each other.
Let the early risers listen to it and think it will be a pleasant day.
Xia Rou listened for a while, then turned over in a jerk, washed quickly, changed her clothes, and went downstairs.
Sure enough, Cao Yang was stretched in the courtyard.
"I thought I'd call you if you didn't come down," he said. "Why are your eyes swollen?"
Xia Rou had already applied a cold towel, but it was still a little swollen. It's not hard to see.
"Edema." She said, "Uncle Zheng boiled sugar water, I drank too much before going to bed."
Her eyes were swollen from crying, but Cao Yang didn't expose her.
How long has it been since my mother passed away, and I occasionally think of the little girl crying secretly under the covers. Just thinking about it made him feel pitiful.
"Move your joints." He changed the subject and instructed her, "Morning jogging can no longer be as slow as night jogging, you have to increase your speed."
Xia Rou is happy to see him change the subject, and moves according to what he said. He had taught her these things as early as in the previous life, and she naturally did them very standard.
When she turned around for the last time, she saw a window on the upper floor of the annex open. He Lili opened the window and looked at the two of them in astonishment.
She seemed to shout something, but it was a little far away, and Xia Rou couldn't hear it clearly. Just wanted to listen again, Cao Yang yelled "Let's go" and ran, Xia Rou had to hurry up.
Didn't look back, but felt that He Lili must have been watching them from the window...
Morning jogging is much faster. Cao Yang just wanted to speed up her and improve her physical fitness.
Xia Rou was so exhausted by his training that she almost lay on the ground like a dead dog. Panting heavily, each mouthful of air inhaled into the lungs opened up the alveoli more forcefully, accompanied by burning pain, expanding her vital capacity.
Xia Rou could feel that the night running these days was not in vain, and her physical fitness was much stronger than before.
"Is it okay?" Cao Yang asked.
Xia Rou didn't have the strength to talk to him anymore, she bent over and kicked her knees, and she waved a hand at him, meaning "don't talk to me".
Cao Yang smiled, unscrewed the water and handed it to her. Remind her: "Take a sip."
He wasn't that free. In fact, he ran with her three times, and this was the fourth time. She usually runs by herself.
The little girl looked at Jiao Didi, making people worry about whether she could persevere, but after trying it today, it can be seen that she has not only persisted these days, but also is very serious. Her physical fitness has improved significantly compared to the first few days.
Such self-disciplined and persistent children are always liked. Besides, she is a beautiful little girl.
Cao Yang watched Xia Rou drink water with her neck raised. The neck is slender and white, and the cheeks that were originally pale were pink like peach petals.
Having such a little girl in the family is quite pleasing to the eye, Cao Yang thought.
After stretching, they go back and forth. As she got closer to home, Xia Rou thought of He Lili.
She hesitated for a moment, but still reminded Cao Yang: "Brother Cao Yang."
"Um?"
"There are two rooms on the fourth floor, which are my aunt's room." She said, "There are a lot of things in them. If you don't want people to mess around, you'd better lock them."
Cao Yang turned his head to look at her sharply.
Leaving aside the polite care and compassionate love, at this moment, he is the big brother she is familiar with again. The man who made her feel both fearful and...reliable.
Cao Yang nodded: "Okay, I got it." He didn't say anything more.
When he got home, Cao Xiong was already sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper. Seeing them coming back, he folded up the newspaper, threw it aside, and ordered dinner.
Xia Rou ate a lot more than usual.
Cao Xiong felt satisfied after looking at it, and said: "It's better to run in the morning, you can eat more. Eat more, and your health will be good."
As an unrelated male elder, if he wants to care about Xia Rou, he can only start from the aspects of "eat more" and "be stronger".
I don't know what Cao Yang said to Aunt Fang that morning, but when Xia Rou was reading in the room, she faintly heard the noise of arguing next door. Then there was another sound of slamming the door.
Aunt Fang's room is next door.
The hostess' room and hostess reception room on the fourth floor were originally cleaned by Aunt Fang herself, but from that day on, the rooms that were not originally locked were locked.
When Xia Rou told Cao Yang about that incident, she didn't actually want to make a small report on He Lili. He Lili and Cao Yang, for her, there is no need to think about who is close and who is not. It was also because of this that she didn't want He Lili to rely on Aunt Fang, not to respect Cao Yang's mother, and mess around with her belongings.
Cao Yang just didn't know, if he knew, he would definitely not be happy.
She knew that He Lili would probably hate her for this incident. But He Lili's grudge is irrelevant to her.
At most, she just sympathized with Aunt Fang.
In this life, she and Aunt Fang got much closer than in the previous life, only then did she realize that she is actually a woman who works hard and treats people kindly and sincerely. Probably because of this, he was able to gain a foothold in the Cao family, and his colleagues turned a blind eye to He Lili's various behaviors.
In fact, she is really a good person, but she is obviously dragged down by her daughter.
Xia Rou remembered her sudden resignation in her previous life.
She didn't like Aunt Fang before, so she even felt a little happy that Aunt Fang was gone, and never thought about it much. Thinking back now, it's strange.
Although she is just an employed aunt, she is highly regarded by Mrs. Cao. Madam Cao once entrusted her to take good care of her two young sons before her sick bed.
Therefore, Cao Xing and Cao An got close to her, and Cao Xiong and his two elder sons were willing to give her some face.
He Lili may feel that her mother has a lot of face in the Cao family. She didn't know that what the Cao family was willing to give Aunt Fang was nothing more than a little thin noodles.
Because the Cao family has never been the master who allows others to climb up.
Cao Xiong went out again during the day.
When it was lunch time, Xia Rou went to the restaurant in the main building by herself, and when she walked to the door, she saw that Cao Yang was already sitting in his seat. And He Lili stood in front of him, with her head down, wringing her fingers uneasily.
Xia Rou's footsteps paused.
But Cao Yang had already seen her. He also greeted her: "Xiao Rou, come over for dinner."
Xia Rou moved over there slowly.
I heard Cao Yang say to He Lili: "Understood, I will tell you later. You go back first."
After he said this, he had nothing more to say to He Lili.
Just say "It's time for dinner, let's eat together", can't you
He Lili glanced at the dining table, then at Xia Rou who was walking slowly, feeling bitter. But she knew that when Xia Rou came over and sat down, the only one standing would be even more embarrassing, and let this dead girl who made small reports watch the show in vain.
The relationship she told her about "growing up together" with the Cao brothers was actually all she boasted.
When she came to Cao's house, the youngest, Cao An, was already eight years old, the age at which a boy would go to the house like a monkey. Who would be patient to play with a little girl like her
When she was a little older, with Cao Xiong's protection of her sons, how could it be possible for her, an aunt's daughter, to approach them casually
She and them, to put it bluntly, are just acquaintances, and they can only greet each other when they meet. In fact, this is only a treatment for her mother's face. She was in Cao's house, but she couldn't talk at all.
Seeing Xia Rou approaching, she turned around and left with a "hmm".
No matter how slow Xia Rou walked, there was only a short distance between the door and the dining table. She stood by the dining table for a while, and waited for He Lili to turn around before taking her seat. Don't embarrass her.
She always felt that there was a shadow of her previous life on He Lili, and embarrassing He Lili was like embarrassing herself.
It is impossible for Cao Yang not to notice her slow movements. After a little thought, he understood her intention, and couldn't help but glance at her more.
Without saying much, we had lunch with her.
Holding her job bowl, Xia Rou recalled that in her previous life she often bowed her head in front of Cao Yang to listen to the training.
But most of the time, she was sitting in front of him. And he, either sat behind the desk and stared at her, or leaned against the desk in front of her and smoked silently. Sometimes, he would walk back and forth while smoking a cigarette.
She lowered her head and didn't dare to lift it up. Seeing his black leather shoes walking back and forth in front of her, she knew that she was causing trouble for him again and made him difficult.
But no matter how difficult he was, he finally did what she asked for. Even the last time they met, he lost his temper like that, smoked several cigarettes, and finally promised her that he would settle the matter.
Saved her worth.
Because of her, Xiarou, the only thing of value is her relationship with the Cao family.
If she can't get the Cao family to solve her troubles, she will be a useless woman to some people.
This is a fact that Xia Rou vaguely understood in her previous life, but was still unwilling to face it.
As for the elder brother, he must be very clear. Probably because of this, he always tried his best to do what she asked for.
Slowly, she thought that he was omnipotent. She thought that with him around, she didn't have to be afraid of anything except him.
She didn't wake up until her body fell from a height.
Cao Yang, it turns out that he... is not really omnipotent!
See, he has done so much for her, but in the end he failed to save her life.
But it's not his fault, it's her own fault.
At the moment of the fall, she even saw the face on the height that was getting further and further away, with a horrified expression.
She knew he didn't mean it, it was just an accident.
Because he didn't have the guts to deliberately murder her.
Because both he and she knew that if she died here, Cao Yang, whom she called her eldest brother, would definitely... avenge her!