Cao Yang clenched his fist and took a step forward. But Cao Xiong blocked it with one hand.
Xia Rou's voice sounded again. Slowly and calmly.
"Uncle Cao... Although he is not my father, he gave me the protection that a father should give to a child. This is nurturing grace." She said. "And you, gave birth to me and gave me life. This is Shengen."
"Being kind and raising kind, for me, cannot coexist. I can only choose one and live up to the other."
"In our country, we are used to paying attention to the kindness of life above heaven. So, if you put your heart and soul into it, you must accept me back... I will pack up my things and go with you now. From then on, I will never set foot in Cao's house again."
Xia Hongjun suddenly panicked. He wanted to recognize her back because he wanted to get on with the Cao family, not because he wanted her to sever ties with the Cao family!
"How can that be possible!" He said hastily, "The Cao family raised you, how could you be so ruthless!"
"So, do you agree with the one who made me choose Yangen?" Xia Rou asked.
"Naturally, one cannot be ungrateful." Xia Hongjun said.
"Then..." Xia Rou said, "Please disappear from my eyes. From now on, never appear in front of me again."
Xia Hongjun was stunned: "What are you talking about. You have what gave birth to you and raised you, isn't it good? Why can't they coexist?"
Xia Rou stared at him for a while, with a coolness in her dark eyes that made him flustered.
His daughter said slowly: "Because, I can't be the middleman between you and the Cao family."
"I can't... eat the Cao family, use the Cao family, spend the Cao family, let the Cao family raise me, and finally use the Cao family to subsidize you."
"Whether it's the Cao family's money, or power, or connections... Please, don't expect to get a penny from me."
Xia Hongjun was dumbfounded.
At first, when he learned of his daughter's whereabouts, he was a little apprehensive. On the one hand, I feel uneasy, and on the other hand, I am worried that my wife will be unhappy. But I didn't expect my wife's nephew to be more enthusiastic than myself.
It was only later that I found out that the reason for his enthusiasm was that his ex-wife actually climbed a big tree after he left. And his biological daughter is now adopted by that powerful family. That was the family that the Liang family could not please after racking their brains.
His heart skipped a beat.
After losing the first battle to recognize his daughter, Liang Zihuan suddenly changed his attitude and no longer supported him in recognizing his daughter. He didn't know why, but he and the Liang family... had never been on the same mind, nor were they on the same side.
He has his own plans.
In the past half month, he spent money to find someone to collect a lot of information. All the signs showed that Xia Rou lived well in that family, and was indeed very doted on, as if she was her own. This strengthened his determination even more.
He, Liang Zihuan and Wei Snake pretended to listen to his persuasion, but came to see Xia Rou alone.
He thought, after all, this is his own child. He lost his father since he was a child. No matter how stubborn and resentful he is on the surface, he must long for family affection in his heart, and he will definitely want to find his father back. He coaxed her well, coaxed her home first, and then took advantage of her relationship with the Cao family to slowly figure it out.
He never expected that his daughter who had not yet entered the society, this child who was raised by a woman like Cheng Wan who had no idea, had a pair of discerning eyes, and could directly see the plan in his heart.
Xia Hongjun was in a panic.
"Rourou, Rourou...it's not like that..." He racked his brains to think of words.
"Enough!" The man's deep and majestic voice sounded.
Xia Rou stood up and called out in a low voice, "Uncle."
Xia Hongjun knew that the tall and majestic man who walked in was the man he wanted to date with all his heart. He quickly stood up, bowed his waist and said, "Commander Cao... I am..."
Cao Yang took a step forward and pulled Xia Rou behind him.
"I know who you are." Cao Xiong looked at Xia Hongjun and interrupted him, "I talked to you on the phone eleven years ago."
Xia Hongjun was stunned.
"Cheng Wan had a miscarriage at that time, and it was your child..." Cao Xiong said, "I called you and asked you to come to the hospital, but you refused to come."
Xia Hongjun's forehead was sweating...
When Cao Xiong said this, he also vaguely remembered that one night not long after he was newly married, a man called and said that Cheng Wan was in the hospital... Cheng Wan was often sick, and he was already impatient, and he didn't remember saying it What, I hung up the phone soon anyway.
But... miscarriage...
He looked at Xia Rou in surprise: "Your mother is...pregnant?"
After Cao Xiong came in, Xia Rou didn't want to see Xia Hongjun anymore. Her hand was held by Cao Yang, who was blocked by Cao Yang, and she hung her head in silence.
Only then did he raise his head, looked at Xia Hongjun and said, "When you left, mom didn't know she was pregnant... Later, when her belly grew bigger, someone came to collect the house and drive us away. Mom, she..."
She slowly lowered her eyes: "You know her... She felt that she couldn't live anymore... so she ran to the road, thinking of dying, she had a miscarriage... Fortunately, the one we met was Uncle Cao..."
I see.
No wonder Cheng Wan is able to climb up to a man like Cao Xiong at the age of thirty.
Thinking that he once had an unborn child, Xia Hongjun felt a little regretful. However, he is more anxious about how to solve the situation in front of him.
"I'm an asshole!" He choked up, covering his eyes. "I'm sorry for your mother... I... Commander Cao, I know I did something wrong. I want to make up for Xiao Rou now, and I want her to come home with me... I..."
His acting skills are also excellent. However, among the three people in the room, none of them were moved by him.
Xia Rou lowered her eyes.
Cao Yang held her hand tightly.
Cao Xiong looked indifferently at this man who is excellent in singing and writing, and did not intend to give him any chance to embarrass Xia Rou.
He interrupted him and said, "Do you remember what you told me once?"
Xia Hongjun was slightly taken aback. He really couldn't remember what he had said in that long-forgotten phone call eleven years ago.
But Cao Xiong still remembered.
"You said that you and Cheng Wan have already divorced, and you have already paid Xia Rou's child support. Whether you are Cheng Wan or Xia Rou, it has nothing to do with you. Tell them to stop bothering you in the future." Cao Xiong said.
"Since then, Cheng Wan and Xia Rou... have been living with me, and they really have nothing to do with you."
"Although Xiaorou was not born to me, I have raised her for more than ten years, she is no different from my own."
"Since you abandoned them back then, don't think about taking Xiaorou away with a little bit of blood."
"Xiaorou is also eighteen years old. She is not a minor, and she has no right to custody. Or if you want to file a lawsuit with me, that's fine. I'll say hello to the Political and Legal Committee, and let the court make an exception for you. It's also okay. .”
"No, no, Commander Cao! You misunderstood!" Xia Hongjun said hurriedly, "I didn't mean that!"
"It would be even better if you didn't have that intention." Cao Xiong said, "Xiaorou has made it clear just now. She wants you to choose, but I disagree. I have raised her for ten years, so she can't just leave. She is already my child, no one can take her away!"
"As for you, this is my home, I don't welcome you, please leave immediately."
Cao Xiong has lived in the world for a long time, and his words are so loud that no one can refute them.
Xia Hongjun was embarrassed to leave.
Xia Rou kept her eyes down, not wanting to see him in a mess.
His embarrassment is her embarrassment.
Because, her surname is also Xia.
When there were only three of them left in the small hall, Cao Xiong looked at Xia Rou and sighed slightly.
He walked over, touched her head, and said softly, "It's all right."
After a while, he said again: "You are a good boy."
Xia Rou lowered her eyes, held back her tears, and let out a "huh".
Cao Xiong winked at Cao Yang, Cao Yang understood and nodded slightly. Cao Xiong turned around and left, leaving space for Cao Yang to comfort Xia Rou.
He walked to the entrance of the small hall, went up two steps, turned and took another look.
Cao Yang held Xia Rou in his arms.
Xia Rou grabbed his skirt, buried her head on his shoulder, gritted her teeth, and wept silently.
Even though she has gone through two lifetimes, she can already act calm and strong when things happen, but... Severing the bloodline is ultimately too painful.
She didn't make a sound, but her body trembled slightly from crying.
Cao Yang was so distressed that he held her tightly in his arms, kissed the top of her head, and whispered comfort in her ear.
Cao Xiong looked at the two people in the bright sunlight, and suddenly narrowed his eyes.
For the first time, he noticed that Cao Yang's arms around Xia Rou were a little too tight.
He looked at it for a while, turned and left without saying a word...
Xia Rou didn't go downstairs to eat at night. Cao Yang brought the food to her room.
After dinner, Cao Yang was called into the study by Cao Xiong.
"Leave this matter to you, don't make this person annoying again." Cao Xiong said.
"Don't worry." Cao Yang replied.
Even if Cao Xiong didn't speak, he would never let Xia Hongjun harass Xia Rou again. Xia Rou has a family and a family, so she doesn't need Xia to give her another family. What's more, even Xia Rouneng could understand what he was up to.
When he was about to leave, his father suddenly called out: "Yangyang..."
Cao Yang turned his head.
Cao Xiong looked at him silently, took a puff of cigarette, and said, "It's all right, you can go."
Cao Yang nodded, opened the door and left.
Cao Yang went down to the second floor, wanting to see Xia Rou again.
He wanted to knock on the door, but the door was ajar. It was he who forgot to close the door when he delivered the meal.
Faintly heard voices... Cao Yang didn't knock on the door, but gently pushed the door open...
Xia Rou is sitting on the sofa, with her back to him, talking on the phone...
There was a nasal tinge to her voice.
"When will you come back?"
"Well, it's okay..."
"I just miss you..."
"Want to talk to you..."
Cao Yang remembered that Xia Rou said during dinner yesterday that her boyfriend was on a business trip and would not be back until a week later.
In this mood now, she is missing that young man, and hopes that he can be by her side at this time...
Cao Yang held the doorknob, feeling like he was blocked.
Uncomfortably blocked.