Xia Rou's reluctance to get close to Cao Xiong stems from a "bump into" when she was ten years old.
At the age of ten, boys only know how to run on the field and play game consoles, but girls already seem to understand.
That day Xia Rou didn't go to school because of a cold. After lunch, she drank her medicine and took a nap. When I woke up, I saw the cloudy sky outside the window, with snowflakes floating, and I didn't know what time it was.
She felt a thirst in her throat and went downstairs to drink water on bare feet.
The floor heating in the apartment, the marble floor is warm, and in winter, she never wears shoes or even socks. It walks quietly, like a kitten.
Walking through the living room, I saw Cheng Wan's knitted cardigan dropped to the ground. She picked it up easily. Looking up again, I saw Cao Xiong's black uniform falling on the door of Cheng Wan's bedroom.
Xia Rou was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously walked over to pick it up. Then I heard a strange voice coming from the concealed door...
The ten-year-old girl foolishly opened the door a crack...
The two clothes fell to the floor again, and Xia Rou climbed up the stairs almost using both hands and feet.
Later, Cheng Wan went upstairs to see her and found her lying in bed with flushed face and high temperature. She thought she was seriously ill. She didn't know that her daughter had bumped into her affair with Cao Xiong.
Since then, Xia Rou has been troubled by the image of the man's majestic rhythm and the woman's slender arms wrapped around the man's strong shoulders like vines. Finally, I understand why my mother's bedroom is located downstairs when there are still rooms upstairs.
Since then, when Cao Xiong came to spend the night again, Xia Rou stayed upstairs instead of going downstairs.
Cheng Wan also angered her, and complained to Cao Xiong that her daughter became introverted for some reason.
Cao Xiong knows what Cheng Wan doesn't know.
His eyes and ears were sharp, and he heard a slight movement at that time. After leaving the bedroom, she saw two pieces of clothes on the floor at the door, and asked Cheng Wan who was at home, only to find out that Xia Rou was on sick leave.
Being bumped into by a little girl made Cao Xiong feel embarrassed, so he didn't tell Cheng Wan.
From then on, when the child saw him, he hid behind Cheng Wan, lowered his head and did not speak, and there was nothing he could do.
Xia Rou actually doesn't hate Cao Xiong.
Seven-year-olds already remember things. Her father's ruthless abandonment and her mother's cowardly suicide were branded in her heart.
At that time, it was Cao Xiong who saved his mother. It was also Cao Xiong who settled them later.
She vaguely understood in her heart that it was because of this man that her mother and she could live a stable life. She just didn't know why he did it, and it never occurred to her.
She even once expected Cao Xiong to be her father. That man really gave people a strong sense of security.
He also sometimes stays here.
He was sitting in the living room, smiling at the scene of his mother making tea for him, which also made Xia Rou feel peaceful and happy.
However, these beauties were unveiled after that encounter, and the adult world was forcibly unfolded in front of her.
She finally understood the relationship between her mother and Cao Xiong, and the source of this stable life.
Loss is inevitable, but the real blow comes from the disdain behind the housekeeper's aunt.
In the courtyard of the community, Xia Rou accidentally heard her housekeeper chatting teeth with someone else's aunt.
"The one in our family is someone's mistress."
"That man is a high official."
"Speaking of which, she is also in her thirties, she is not young anymore, she is really good!"
"The younger one, I don't know if it's an illegitimate daughter. I don't look like the official one."
"Hahaha, that's the mistress' child!"
Xia Rou was still young, and she didn't have the courage to rush up to argue when she heard it, so she could only turn around and run away with shame.
Later, she insisted that Cheng Wan dismiss the housekeeper, but did not tell Cheng Wan the reason. Cheng Wan was very helpless, but her daughter insisted, so she listened to her.
Cheng Wan's personality is just like this. When others beat her, she chooses to be obedient. After being ruthlessly abandoned by her husband, Yu Chengwan was really lucky to meet Cao Xiong.
Xia Rou slowly understood that her mother was like a dodder flower, even if she was given sunshine and soil, she would not be able to live alone without a tree to climb.
And she, in every way, is so similar to her mother. So after entering puberty, Xia Rou fell into a kind of fear, lest she would become a woman like Cheng Wan.
The dodder flower that cannot live without others...
Adolescent girls fall into a kind of paranoia, desperately trying to deviate from this form. This kind of paranoia made her stubborn and stubborn, unable to listen to persuasion, and covered in thorns.
Obviously not enough ability, but blindly want to be strong.
Every time I want to earn dignity in front of Cao Yang, but I always fall into a mess, and it's all up to him to deal with the aftermath...
When Xia Rou opened her eyes in the morning light, she thought, how stupid...
Not everyone can be as smart, tough, and decisive as the brothers of the Cao family. In this world, there are stupid people like her, so what should I do
No matter how hard I try and how I catch up, I can't keep up with their footsteps. In their shadow, I live with more and more inferiority complex.
The more inferior you are, the more self-esteem you have. This back and forth has become a vicious circle.
Cao Yang's arrangements for her, those words of persuasion to her, in retrospect, aren't they all really for her? In this world, apart from the Cao family, even her biological father would not plan for her like this.
Others only saw her relationship with the Cao family, and only wanted to use this relationship to seek benefits.
The only ones who really tolerated her and protected her were the brothers of the Cao family!
brother...
sorry…
sorry!
The eldest brother really raised her as a younger sister. Thinking of the news of her death reaching the eldest brother, the eldest brother must be... how outraged! It will be... how sad.
Will avenge her
Although Xia Rou couldn't see it with her own eyes, she knew that Cao Yang... would definitely avenge her!
Xia Rou covered her face, the tears streaming down between her fingers flickered in the morning light and wet the pillow.
sorry…
sorry!
I regret it... I didn't listen to you...
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In this life, on the second day of living in Cao's house, Xia Rou did not feel resentful of being underestimated in her heart like in her previous life, pretending to be uncomfortable and refusing to go to the main building for breakfast.
She got up early, applied cold water to her eyes, looked at the slightly red eye sockets, and felt slightly depressed.
Opening the closet, she put aside the black skirt and chose a plain dress. When she heard the knock on the door, she brushed her bangs in front of the mirror, and walked over to open the door.
Just like in the previous life, it was Aunt Fang who knocked on the door, but her attitude was much better than in the previous life. She looked at the skirt on Xia Rou and saw that the child had listened to her advice. She was very satisfied, and began to like her from pity.
In the eyes of the elders, obedient children are always loved.
"Breakfast is in the main building, go, don't let them wait for you too long." She said, "Do you know where the restaurant is? Can I accompany you there?"
"No, I went there yesterday." Xia Rou said obediently, "You can do your work, I can find it."
When we got to the restaurant, the three men we hadn't seen yesterday all appeared.
"Xiaorou, come and sit here." Cao Yang greeted her when he saw her. The men turned to look at her in unison.
As for Xia Rou, she was stunned when she saw Cao Xiong for the first time. I can't believe that this man is... still so young at this time
In Xia Rou's memory, Cao Xiong is clearly an old man with gray hair who has really reached his twilight years. But Cao Xiong in front of him, although he is in his fifties, but because of the good maintenance, only his temples are a little gray, and he still looks like a middle-aged man full of energy.
Why did he... age so quickly in the ensuing ten years
After Cheng Wan's burial, Cao Xiong saw Xia Rou for the first time. Although it was only a few days later, he was keenly aware that the girl in front of him was different from the girl who passed out at the funeral a few days ago.
Seeing him is not like before, avoiding his gaze, keeping his head down and not speaking.
She hasn't stared at him like this for several years, so much so that he has forgotten that this child's eyes... are so similar to Cheng Wan!
He was in a daze for a moment, as if seeing that delicate and beautiful woman again. When I wanted to take a closer look, I found that those eyes were deeper than Cheng Wan's, but lacked Cheng Wan's tenderness and charm.
There was a sudden indescribable loss in his heart.
"Xia Rou." He forcibly interrupted his emotions and greeted her, "Come and eat."
"Yes." Xia Rou lowered her head and replied meekly. "uncle."
The men all saw it, and a teardrop flickered and fell on the girl's shoe. There was a moment of silence in the restaurant.
It was Cao Xiong's second son, Cao Bin, who broke the silence first.
"Big girl," he said, "remember me?"
How could it not be remembered.
Xia Rou sat down on Cao Yang's lower chair and looked at Cao Bin.
Second brother.
"Brother Cao Bin." She called out in a low voice.
He looked at Cao Xing who was sitting opposite.
third brother.
"Brother Cao Xing." She also called him.
Including Cao Xiong and the fourth brother who has not returned to China, at this table, there are people who really treat her well and are willing to take care of her.
He gave her a stable life and tolerated her childish stubbornness with a smile. After she got engaged regardless of their objections, although they were helpless, they still stood behind her as her mother's family.
But she disappointed them.
Xia Rou pinched her palms, not wanting to cause the atmosphere at the dinner table to sink into a downturn because of herself.
Seeing that she was able to control her emotions, the men secretly breathed a sigh of relief. They all have experience in dealing with grown women, but they feel helpless about how to deal with such a half-grown girl.
Even Cao Xiong was a little at a loss. His sons, he used them for military training, but this way of raising children obviously couldn't be suitable for this little girl with thin shoulders, slender arms, and thin cheeks.
Several people glanced at each other, their hearts connected.
The sudden extra child in the family, on earth... how to raise it