If You Are A Dodder Flower Chapter 43 Part1

Neon lights flashed throughout the room, music booming deafeningly in the background.

Xia Rou closed her eyes, shaking her body to work whatever irritable thoughts out.

But it continued to pile up, unable to be shaken out.

After Liang Ziheng move on, she started to secretly observe him. Then she understood how he had come to be at w.a.n.g Man's birthday party - Hu Chen brought him.

Of course, she also saw him using every method he had to flatter Hu Chen, being very attentive.

In the past, she hadn't been familiar with this kind of thing. During her high school years, Cao Yang didn't bring her along to these kinds of occasions. It was only after she had matured a little and revealed her desire to attend, and then he would sometimes bring her along.

That was why she didn't know until now that the Liang Family was connected to those at the top only because of their careful treatment of the Hu Family.

So in the past, when she single-mindedly pursued her goal of marrying into the Liang Family… Not even to mention how Cao Yang and the others had seen that, but how ridiculous had she looked in the eyes of the Hu Family?

All the things that had happened in the past - though there were some memories she wanted to clutch tightly in case they disappeared, there were more that were so embarra.s.sing she hoped to forget them.

However, the memories she wanted to keep close had begun to fade, while the embarra.s.sing moments stuck to her like glue.

Xia Rou covered her face… Suddenly, she felt someone pulling at her arm.

She lowered her hands to look at the young boy that was about her age.

"Xia Rou!" he shouted in her ear. "Want to get a drink?"

Alcohol? Translated by The Novelst

Xia Rou was touched.

But she still remembered that she was only seventeen, so she turned around to look at Cao Yang.

He was looking at her then, his brow furrowed.

That expression overlapped with the past…

Cao Yang hadn't done as Xia Rou had expected by staying by w.a.n.g Man the entire time.

w.a.n.g Man, in reality, just came by to greet and stay a bit, before she had to leave to entertain other guests. After all, she was the guest of honor, so she had to take care of it all.

Cao Yang started to play cards with others, before realizing that there was a boy tugging Xia Rou and whispering in her ear.

He was too close.

Cao Yang unconsciously furrowed his brows.

Not long after, he dragged Xia Rou all the way to where Cao Yang was sitting. He smiled broadly, asking, "Brother Cao Yang, can Xia Rou drink alcohol? She said I have to ask you for permission."

He added: "It's fruit wine, so not too strong."

Xia Rou also looked at him, looking very excited.

At least she knew to ask him first. Cao Yang was pleased inside.

Except for a few exceptions, all the people in the room were the younger generations of the most powerful families in the city. Everyone knew each other well, and even better was that Cao Yang was there.

"Look after her properly. Don't drink too much," he said.

He agreed. The two youngsters ran off with a smile.

In a while, Cao Yang realized he was a little drunk, and he hadn't seen Xia Rou for some time.

He had just finished a round of cards, so he put his hand down to go look for her. He found a few young ones lying on their sides, having drank too much while the older siblings hadn't been paying attention…

Cao Yang: "…"

This bunch of wild kids!

Cao Yang called out to the others, and a few people heard and gathered. When they saw the situation… they were flabbergasted.

Bringing the small ones out to play and letting them drink to this state, in the end the ones to be scolded when they returned was still the older brothers and sisters!

"You little brat!" One of the sisters was angry and pinched her younger brother's ear.

The little brother was still giggling foolishly.

The older siblings were helpless.

Fortunately, the party was almost over, so it wasn't too impolite for them to leave. So they called the waiters for their coats, and summoned their drivers. 

Cao Yang wore his coat and wrapped Xia Rou up.

Xia Rou was so drunk her face was the color of a blooming hibiscus. She couldn't stand properly, so she leaned against Cao Yang as he used both arms to support her.

Cao Yang looked around, wanting to let w.a.n.g Man know he was leaving. She found him instead.

"What happened here?" she laughed.

"A bunch of wild kids happened, that's what. We didn't check up on them for just an instant, and they're already like this," Cao Yang said, also helpless.

"How much did they drink? I specifically prepared fruit wines, the alcohol content is very low," w.a.n.g Man was shocked.

"They're probably not good drinkers yet, they're so young. Normally they're not allowed to drink at home," he explained. "We'll be leaving first."

"Alright, keep in touch," w.a.n.g Man smiled and nodded.

Her gaze followed his figure as he held Xia Rou and left, before returning to entertain another few guests.

When she finally made it to the sofa to rest a while, she was tired.

Her gaze filtered through the presents piled on the sofa. With just a glance, she found that a thin, long box was addressed to her from Cao Yang.

This was because she had put it away by itself in a corner…

What would it be, this kind of long box?

A bracelet?

Curiosity won out. w.a.n.g Man peeked at her surroundings. Her guests were still partying happily, so no one would pay special attention to her…

She sat there, unwrapping the box eagerly.

……

……

A fountain pen?

Well, it was her favorite brand. The price for this model would probably be around ten or twenty thousand.

With their current relationship, and as a birthday present given between the younger generation, this was still quite rare. It fit perfectly with Cao Yang's ident.i.ty.

But… Translated by The Novelst

Inside the box, there was a rectangular card. She took it out and saw in sky-blue ink embellished with the dramatic flourishes of a fountain pen:

【Happy birthday. – Cao Yang】

His writing was nice and powerful.

Just like his personality.

w.a.n.g Man somehow felt a little disappointed.

She had a few run-ins with Cao Yang lately, and she believed he had the same thoughts as her… they were testing the waters.

Proofread by: Hannah