"After all, my surname is not Cao." Xia Rou looked at Cao Yang and said this slowly.
"Brother... When my mother died, I was very scared. Because I have no relatives." She tried to recall her feelings when Cheng Wan passed away in her previous life, "I was alone in the room, and I sat on the sofa, I don't know what to do, just sit... even the whole morning, I didn't eat any food."
"Then, Uncle Zhou knocked on the door and told me that my uncle wanted me to live in his house. I was... as if I was about to drown, and suddenly I met a boat..."
Although those feelings have been separated for a long time, the imprint is deep. Xia Rou recalled it, and tears burst out suddenly.
"I'm really... really grateful to Uncle. I also thank you, big brother." She choked up slightly, "In the past three years, I have been able to go to school safely and don't have to worry about anything, all because of you."
"But I am an adult."
"I can't stay at your house forever."
She wiped her cheek, but the tears flowed down again quickly. She sniffed and let out a long breath.
"I think one should not be greedy. When my mother left, I was only fifteen, and I couldn't live independently. But now that I am eighteen, I can go directly to school to live, and I will be twenty-one when I graduate. So, I can live independently now."
"Brother..." She looked at Cao Yang and said softly, "Thank you for taking care of me like this. From now on... I can take care of myself, you... don't worry. Ah~."
The last word "ah" has a raised voice, as if coaxing people.
Her figure is made of water, and her voice is as soft as water.
Cao Yang... My heart aches.
His anger has long since disappeared without a trace, leaving only pity in his heart.
Xia Rou... this child... how could it make people feel so distressed!
"Silly girl!" He said helplessly, "Silly girl!"
"Stupid!" He touched her head and sighed.
"I can't say that I regarded you as a family member from the very beginning, that would be too fake and impossible. But now, you have long been a member of this family."
"You think your surname is not Cao, so you shouldn't continue to live here? Silly boy, let me tell you, feelings are born, never born."
"In this world, there are few blood relatives who turn against each other? They all have the same surname."
"But..." Xia Rou wanted to interrupt.
Cao Yang didn't give her a chance. He looked at her and said, "You just want to leave like this. Have you ever thought about my dad?"
"Ah...?" Xia Rou opened her mouth slightly, dazed.
"Actually, at the beginning, I thought about sending you to boarding school. This is the most worry-free for us. But, it's my dad."
"It's my dad who wants to take you home."
"It was also my father who decided to give you an identity."
"Now, when you walk outside, what do people think of you? In the eyes of these people in the provincial capital, you... are 'Xiarou from the Cao family', and this is your identity."
"You have to know that my dad has a special status. There are too many people who want to climb up to him. And he, you know... this family, he has to say."
"If he refuses to give you an identity, even I can't help it. But, he gave it to you."
"That means that he regards you as his own child."
"Aunt Cheng's death has really hit him hard. My mother has passed away for so many years, and I haven't seen anyone who has had such a great influence on him. He has entrusted his feelings for Aunt Cheng to you."
"You just left, never... didn't you think about him?"
"Xiaorou, you decided to leave without authorization. Have you ever thought that my dad will be sad too. He is also a human being, and he also has feelings?"
Xia Rou burst into tears, she lowered her head, covered her face, and wept silently.
Yes, she knew that what Cao Yang said was true.
Cao Xiong is the master of this family. In his previous life, he refused to recognize her, even Cao Yang couldn't help it.
But in this life, he not only fulfilled his promise to Cheng Wan, raising her to adulthood. He was really nice to her.
Since she was very young, she has longed to be Cao Xiong's child, longed to have such a father who regards protecting her child as the most important thing at all times.
In this life, although Cao Xiong did not legally adopt her, he actually filled the void of "father" in her life.
She knew better that this seemingly strong man also had his weaknesses.
She had personally witnessed how he aged rapidly in the ten years after losing Cheng Wan. From an energetic middle-aged man to a gray-haired old man.
She had never heard of any woman he had had feelings for later.
In this family, she could feel Cao Xiong's love and concern for her. These feelings, as Cao Yang said, are not born, but born.
Soft but tough, it connects her with Cao Xiong and this family.
Thus, Xia Rou became Xia Rou of the Cao family.
In this family, she has already taken root without knowing it.
"Don't cry..." Cao Yang patted her head and said.
This child knows how to be grateful in his heart, and also knows how to keep his heart. Cao Yang looked at her and felt a softness in his heart.
He leaned down, put his arms around her, and gently rubbed his chin against the top of her head.
Patting her on the back, he said in a low voice, "Don't cry... good..."
Xia Rou cried for a while, and gradually stopped when her emotions were vented.
After Cao Yang's questioning, she already realized that she had inadvertently got into a dead end again, and she didn't think carefully.
She glanced at the voluntary form she had filled out, and said eagerly, "Then... my voluntary form..."
Speaking of this, Cao Yang became angry again.
"I refilled it for you." He gritted his teeth.
Sure enough... Xia Rou knew that since Cao Yang found out about this, her plan... would definitely come to nothing.
"Then..." she muttered.
Cao Yang became angry.
"Damn girl, play tricks on me!" He cursed, poking her head with his fingers resentfully.
"You also know how to decorate the house quietly first. If I hadn't discovered the card swiping record, would you plan to take care of it yourself without even calling Xiao Yang?"
Xia Rou shrank more and more like a dehydrated little mushroom.
"Let me tell you, Xiarou." Cao Yang sneered, "I'm in a day, so don't think about flying out by yourself."
"Do you think I'm powerful when I'm eighteen? Do you know how chaotic society is? On the 18th/9th, female college students were kidnapped and sold to the mountains to be married to old bachelors!"
"Don't even think about moving out to live alone. The schools that will apply for you are all in the provincial capital, and you don't need to stay. From now on, Xiao Yang will pick you up every day." He said.
Here we go, here we go again!
In his previous life, Cao Yang not only prevented her from enrolling in schools in other places, but also allowed her to study outside the school. She also felt that living at home was more comfortable, and she didn't want to squeeze into a dormitory for four people, so she still went back and forth between Cao's house and school every day.
In this way, after Wang Man married into the Cao family, he bowed his head and saw her every day.
Disgust and dislike, just like this fermenting day by day...
"That can't be done." Xia Rou said with tears in her arms as she hugged the painful head poked by Cao Yang.
"What's wrong?" Cao Yang snorted coldly.
"Going to university without a dormitory is different from middle school?" Xia Rou summoned up her courage to resist Cao Yang's tyranny, "People say that university is the last chance to make friends. Once you enter society, it will be difficult I have made true friends."
"Brother, do you think I won't have one or two good friends in the future?" She begged him pitifully.
Cao Yang paused, thinking that what Xia Rou said made sense.
Even a man, who puts his career first, is not afraid of living in a world of sophistication and intrigue, and still needs a confidant or two.
Girl... He really hopes that Xia Rou can have a few good friends, so that she can be more cheerful and not lonely.
What's more, the schools he reported to her were all in the provincial capital, most of them were in the city center, and the farthest one was only in the new district. If there is anything, he can rush there at any time.
He thought for a few seconds, then agreed: "That's fine, you can live on campus, and come back on weekends."
"Instead of leaving your apartment empty," he said again, "it's better to rent it out. It won't work if no one lives in the house for a long time."
In fact, Cao Yang didn't like the idea of renting out the apartment at all.
And since Cao Xiong has recognized Xia Rou and still loves Xia Rou so much, he will definitely have other arrangements for Xia Rou in the future. Xia Rou doesn't need to worry about that little money at all.
But he was angry at her for wanting to move there to live alone, and he felt that it would be better to rent out the house than to let her have any ideas.
Save her from thinking about it.
That house carried the memories of her and Cheng Wan, and Xia Rou didn't want others to live in it to destroy that memory.
And even if she doesn't leave Cao's house for the time being, it doesn't mean she can live in Cao's house for the rest of her life.
"My mom has a lot of stuff. And... I grew up in that house..." she said.
She carried Cheng Wan out, so Cao Yang couldn't say anything. I had to give up.
He sighed, stretched out his hand to gather her bangs, revealing a smooth and full forehead.
"In the future, if you have anything to do, don't think about it yourself. Tell me well." He said.
Xia Rou blushed slightly.
Indeed, she thought it was wrong. I thought everything would be resolved only if she moved away.
She actually figured it out just now.
This life is different from the previous life. The biggest difference is that she is different.
Yes, she is no longer that annoying, greedy and paranoid girl.
Although she failed to move out, she also won the right to stay for herself. In this way, there is no need to face Wang Man day and night.
In this life, she will no longer cause all kinds of troubles to Cao Yang, and will not always make him worry about the aftermath for her.
She won't be so annoying anymore, will she
When Wang Man entered the door, she was obedient and clever, so that this sister-in-law didn't hate her. Come to think of it, it's not impossible.
If I had known this, I would have discussed it with my elder brother... She was annoyed.
During these days, because of this matter, she has been worrying and suffering alone, she is really stupid.
Xia Rou actually has to admit...
For Cao Yang, of course she can leave the Cao family resolutely.
But... If I can not leave...
She is actually, so happy...