If You Are a Dodder Flower

Part 19

Cao Yang thought that some of the conversation just now had been very adult. To someone at Xia Rou's age, she was only supposed to have a vague idea of what they were talking about, possibly not understanding at all.

But he had never imagined that Xia Rou would be able to understand it all entirely.

He couldn't help but find it confusing.

Xia Rou wasn't a very smart child; then who had taught all of this to her?

Was it her mother? Translated by The Novelst

No. Cao Yang had met Cheng Wan a few times before. She was a person who could be seen through with ease. That woman didn't have the ability to teach her daughter to understand how the adult world worked so well.

Maybe it was... his father?

When Cheng Wan was still around, Cao xiong had always stayed in Cheng Wan's apartment.

It wouldn't be a surprise if Cao Xiong had met Xia Rou several times. Maybe he unconsciously instilled something in her?

Considering the relationship between Cao Xiong and Cheng Wan, Xia Rou might have been influenced by them since she was young... That seemed to make much more sense.

Cao Yang would never even have guessed that within the most important ten years of Xia Rou's life, the person who taught her so intimately was Cao Yang himself.

But it was a fact that she understood. Her reaction after comprehending everything was another matter, one which was related to her own personality.

Girls at that young age should have a very thin face. Even if she understood, she should have shown at least a hint of shyness, or had an angry reaction.

But Xia Rou didn't. She sat right opposite him, without shyness nor anger. Her quietness seemed to indicate her disinterest, even though she already knew of it all.

Cao Yang suddenly felt a little regretful for introducing that kind of person to her.

But he wasn't the one who could decide Xia Rou's future. Although his father had entrusted her to him, ultimately he had only been tasked to take care of her living situation.

In the end, when it came to decide Xia Rou's identity, the person with the final say was still Cao Xiong.

However, Cao Xiong hadn't been clear with it yet.

His father had always been a decisive person. Looking at how the matter was being dragged on probably meant that his father was still thinking about it.

Thus, he could only give a vague description of Xia Rou's identity to others.

Xia Rou understood Cao Yang's thoughts very well.

She had already lived in the Cao Family for ten years and had been taught by Cao Yang for ten years. She already had a grasp of the rules and behavior patterns of the people in this class.

'Identity.' It was like a bruise to her, a mishap that made her awkward in her past life.

In the end, Cao Xiong didn't agree to give her an identity. His final decision was only to raise her up then provide her with a generous dowry when she married. That way, he fulfilled his promise to Cheng Wan.

Then, as an adult, she should fend for herself.

After that, the only person she could rely on was actually Cao Yang.

Because only Cao Yang was willing to allow her, admit that she was indeed related to the Cao Family, and acquiesced to her using their relationship to keep a foothold in that circle.