If You Are A Dodder Flower Chapter 39 Part2

"How much more work is it to just take a couple more stairs up?!" she asked angrily, turning around to run away.

She left Cao Yang behind her to grit his teeth in frustration.

That lady had long heard about the Cao Family's impressive library, so she had come to the reading room for a tour. In the end, the two were in a great mood and ended up entwined in pa.s.sion…

But he couldn't even chase Xia Rou to explain this to her. Cao Yang was so angry he forcefully let out a few hmmphs!

d.a.m.n little girl! Translated by The Novelst

But… Since this house had a little girl now, in the future… he needed to pay more attention.

Cao Yang was deep in thought.

Yes, he would have to remind his little brothers as well…

Xia Rou returned to her room, and slept until the next day because of the jetlag.

As they gathered for breakfast the next morning, her poker face held through the meal. She didn't meet Cao Yang's gaze from start to finish.

"Such a rare sight," said Cao An, who had always spoken without fear. "What's wrong with you guys?"

Cao Yang and Xia Rou stiffened simultaneously.

"Why don't you keep your mouth shut, aren't you busy eating?" Cao Yang gave him a look of warning.

"I'm done with my meal," said Xia Rou quickly, getting up to leave.

"What's happening?" Cao An stared at Cao Yang. "What did you do?"

Cao Yang put down his chopsticks and began with a black face to explain what had transpired.

Cao An was rolling on the floor in tears of mirth.

"If I said even one bad thing about you, she would glare at me. This is good - great! Big brother, you've finally dealt a heavy blow!" he cackled, arms over his stomach. "That's how it should go! Now she knows you're not a saint. Don't let her keep you on a pedestal! Hmmph hmmph~"

Having a little brother like this was much worse than having Xia Rou.

"Enough! Just let the matter pa.s.s. Don't bring this up in front of Xiao Rou. She's a girl with thin skin, this kind of stuff can't be said," he lit up a cigarette.

"If you don't explain it to her, her imagination might run wild. What if she has remaining trauma over this, what are you going to do? Brother, you… eh?" Cao An looked at Cao Yang's expression. "Bro, are you planning on explaining it yourself?"

Cao Yang gave a cold smile: "If not me, then who? Do you want to do it?"

Cao An felt that this entire day had brightened with this breakfast. When his third brother came back, he needed to tell him right away! Their mighty big brother, after all these years, was finally going to carry out his duty as a big brother!"

He laughed so hard he almost rolled under the table.

Cao Yang really wished he could kick this little brother of his to death…

Xia Rou was in her room when she heard a knock at the door. Cao Yang was there with his hands in his pockets, leaning on the wall as he looked at her.

Xia Rou immediately flushed a bright red.

Cao Yang was speechless as he moved to the sofa in her room.

"Are you planning to ignore me forever?" he lit up another cigarette.

"Nonsense!" Xia Rou snipped. She grabbed a gla.s.s to fill with a shallow pool of water, putting it on the coffee table as an ashtray.

She sat across from him.

"Are you angry at me?" Cao Yang asked. The awkwardness of it all gave way to a little humor.

"No…" Xia Rou's ears were red as she avoided his gaze.

She wasn't angry. In the past she had lived to the age of 25, so she was an adult. Though she didn't have any firsthand experience, she also knew that this was quite normal for other adults.

And most of all, there were still Cao Xing and Cao An, the two perverts, for comparison.

It was just that in the past, Cao Yang had never let her know about this like this before. Even after she became an adult, she dealt with the Cao Yang that furrowed his brows.

The Cao Yang of the past and the Cao Yang of the present were too different - it was just that she had suddenly been hit with this realization and couldn't accept it.

She had been depressed the entire night but had finally managed to convince herself.

But the setbacks of her slow reflection were now before her, so she had become irritated.

She didn't know how to face Cao Yang, which was why she had been avoiding him since the early morning…

Cao Yang blew out some smoke, indicating the seat beside him with a nod: "Xiao Rou, come over here."

Xia Rou hesitated, but in the end obediently took the seat beside him.

Before when she sat next to him Xia Rou would lean on him. But now, she left a strange distance between them.

In the end, the matter had made her feel that Cao Yang… wasn't the "big brother" of her memory.

No matter how closely he resembled him, it wasn't the same.

Cao Yang was very pleased to see the distance she left between them.

"That's right," he said. "You're a big girl now, so you should pay attention and keep the opposite s.e.x at a distance. Even if you're at home… you should pay attention now."

Cao Yang paused in hesitation, but in the end said it all: "Xiao Rou… I know you took me as a brother from the bottom of your heart. I'm not trying to keep you at a distance. I'm just worried that you might get too used to being close with us, and that you might accidentally give other people the wrong idea in the future when you're with them. You're a girl and can suffer disadvantages easily. It's impossible for me to look after you all the time. You need to learn how to protect yourself."

"I-I'm not that easygoing!" Xia Rou said, a little angry. "You guys… are not the same as the rest."

But she couldn't explain how special they were to her… Once again, she was frustrated.

Not the same? Translated by The Novelst

Cao Yang looked at her, the ways her ears were flushed red in anger as she dejectedly lowered her head. Somehow, he was glad to hear the words, "not the same."

Ever since she came to them, Cao Yang could say he had treated her like a real little sister. Now that he was able to hear the words "not the same," from her, he couldn't help but feel glad.

If she was really his biological little sister, how great that would be.

Proofread by: Hannah