If You Are a Dodder Flower

Part 24

Ever since He Lili had gone to Fen City, she came back once or twice a week. The intercity rail took only 45 minutes between the two cities, so it was actually quite convenient.

She knew Xia Rou had overheard the conversation that day between her and her mother. As she was an unsophisticated person, she could no longer act as friendly as she had before Xia Rou. Translated by The Novelst

When the two met, she would lightly nod her head.

But the chances of the two crossing paths weren't high, since Xia Rou had already moved into the main building.

Xia Rou would sometimes hang out with Cao An. When she noticed, Xia Rou could clearly see the jealousy in He Lili's eyes.

Xia Rou had also seen He Lili take the initiative to engage in a conversation with Cao An before, but Cao An was the most capricious son of the Cao Family. He didn't have the patience to sit through that with He Lili.

Although he had been close with Lady Fang when he was younger, as he grew up, Cao Xiong had the intention to separate them. The affection he had naturally faded with time.

In this house, he would give a little respect to Lady Fang, but he didn't care whether or not He Lili was embarrassed.

Xia Rou felt that He Lili using such an enraged gaze to look at her didn't make any sense at all.

The one who embarrassed her wasn't Xia Rou. And if she hadn't acted so aggressively, or if she had gone out of her way to deliberately express her affection toward Cao An, with his temperament, he wouldn't have acted so awfully, to the point that she was embarrassed.

Many times, someone being treated nicely or badly was not determined by the other party, but by herself.

Hadn't she also been like that in the past?

She didn't care what kind of jealous gaze He Lili directed her way, but she knew all she had to do was wait until Cao Yang returned in May. He Lili and her mother would soon leave the Cao Family.

In the height of spring, in April, she turned sixteen.

She grew a little taller, her breasts a little more rounded. She had a slim waist and long legs. Compared to her pure fifteen-year-old self, the differences slowly became obvious.

Cao An and He Chengzhe celebrated her birthday. She didn't bother Cao Xiong with it. But when she got home, Butler Zhou delivered a present from Cao Xiong.

An exquisitely made wristwatch. Translated by The Novelst

The surface was pink in color, giving off a pearly light. Diamond pieces were embedded around the watch itself. It was refined and delicately beautiful.

Cao Xiong liked to gift women jewelry and accessories. It was probably one of the ways you could tell he was rich and powerful.

Inside Cheng Wan's makeup box was a lot of expensive jewelry. In the end, Xia Rou kept it properly and tucked it away in the bank safety-deposit box.

After she moved into the main building, her bedroom also had a safe. But she was too lazy to go here and there, so the jewelry remained at the bank.

However, in the past when her 16th birthday had come and gone, she hadn't received a single thing from Cao Xiong.

Xia Rou put the watch on her wrist. The pink surface and glittering diamonds suited her well, laying softly on her snowy white wrist.

Everything was changing for the better, she thought. Even Cao Xiong treated her much better when compared to her past.