If You Are a Dodder Flower

Part 41

During her senior year, every single day was a battle.

Though Nan Hua was titled the "Elite School" among public schools, it also practiced elite education that other prestigious schools did. That was why so many powerful families had tried to send their children to Nan Hua using all their connections.

Xia Rou had hired a tutor to teach her over the weekends, feeling she was much better compared to the past.

Cao Yang was afraid she might overdo it, so he arranged it so that she only had one lesson per weekend, so as not to take up both days. So she had her lesson on Saturday and could relax on Sunday.

"Don't go overboard," he said.

Xia Rou mumbled to herself.

"What did you say?" Cao Yang tugged her ponytail backwards.

"Ouch! It hurts!" Xia Rou surrendered immediately, saying weakly, "I didn't say anything..."

"Instead of worrying over you, why not find myself a wife?" Cao Yang gritted his teeth.

"I didn't say anything, you must have heard wrong!" Xia Rou refused to admit to it.

While Cao Yang hadn't used much strength, she pulled her hair out of his grip and quickly ran away.

Ran away...

Away...

Damn little girl!! Translated by The Novelst

The corner of his mouth lifted.

She was clumsy, not great at studying, and didn't have many thoughts.

But she knew how to work hard and was serious and persistent. Though she knew she wasn't the smartest, she believed that her hard work would make up for it.

Like a stupid bird trying hard to flap its wings.

Sometimes it was funny to see her that way, but after laughing at her, he would let out a sigh, feeling an ache in his heart for her.

And sometimes, he couldn't hold back and wanted to stretch out his fingers, and let her blunted fangs hold onto him, and tell her...

You can stop working so hard, can't I just... carry you to the top?

She immersed herself in her studies every day, as though she couldn't feel time ticking onwards. It made Xia Rou feel like time had stopped her at age seventeen.

If time did stop, that would be nice too.

At least, when compared to her twentieth year, when she had to face all those complicated matters after stepping into society, she was much more willing to stay at the age of seventeen, spending all day studying and solving questions. She didn't need to think too much, and every day was simple.

"Why do humans have to grow? How great would it be if I could stay this age forever..." She let this thought out at the dining table.

This girl, grieving over the passing of spring and groaning without being ill... Smiles spread on Cao Xiong and Cao Yang's faces.

"In your dreams! I also want to be twenty forever!" Cao An rolled his eyes. "How are your preparations going for next week?"

....Oi! Can we even talk peacefully like that!

An entire semester passed in just the blink of an eye. After exams were over, Xia Rou went straight home and fell onto her bed to sleep for an entire evening.

She was still groggy at the dinner table.

"Alright, this means you can finally relax, right?" Cao Xing had returned. "I'll bring you to ski next weekend."