Chapter 60 part2

If You Are a Dodder Flower Chapter 60 part2

Coincidentally, Cao An had come to learn of this matter. After his initial surprise he began to laugh. After he had gotten the laughter out of his system he gave her some serious advice.

“You let a young man wait two years for you? How is that possible?” he said. “I’m telling you to listen. Don’t cry later if you realize he’s cheated on you.”

Xia Rou didn’t want to listen. Translated by The Novelst

She knew in her heart that Cao An could be right. She also knew that keeping Liang Ziheng at a distance like that could also make him uncomfortable.

But she had always expected to be catered to. She felt he wouldn’t dare.

Since there was still Cao Yang behind her, Xia Rou believed Liang Ziheng wouldn’t dare bully her.

But later, that had been proven false. She had been too naive.

That time she had stood outside the door, having just lowered her head in embarrassment before Cao Yang, and then coming home to the shame of her fiance humiliating her in front of other women.

She had swelled with rage!

That was how the accident had come about…

In her new life, Xia Rou had tried to imagine: if… what if she had listened to Cao An’s advice and not been so 'sick,” would she have been able to be with Liang Ziheng like a normal couple. And all the things that should have been done at the right time, would that have… changed the ending of her life at all?

In this life, Xia Rou had imagined before, what if…… what if she had listened to Cao An’s advice, and don’t act so 'sick”, would she be able to be with Liang Ziheng like a normal couple, and to the things that should be done at the right time, then…… would the ending of her life be any different?

However, there were too many ifs in her past life. It didn’t matter: if she had realized then, her life would probably have gone differently.

But her past self was dead.

In this life, when she first met Liang Ziheng, she did have slight thoughts of getting revenge in her heart. But gradually, she began to reflect on herself and on her past. Thinking of the different possibilities, her heart had slowly calmed.

The debts and grudges of her past life were hard to judge objectively. Who was in the right or wrong, or who had done more wrong: they were all meaningless now.

She thought that being able to restart her life was definitely a chance and not just to hold on to her old grudges and resentment.

So slowly, she was able to let it all go.

What settled her heart the most was that she knew that in the other world, after she died, Cao Yang would naturally have taken revenge for her.

So for this life, the enmity that did not yet exist… all she had to do was make sure not to let it happen again.

Liang Ziheng… She didn’t hate him any longer, but she didn’t want to have any connection to him, either. In this life, the two of them should just remain strangers that walk past one another.

She stayed in the dorms for some time until her roommates had finished eating and returned. They found it strange. “Huh, you haven’t left yet?”

“I was packing up. Time really flies,” she said, before lifting her bag and bidding her friends goodbye.

She walked slower than usual down the hallway, but when she left the building she could still see Liang Ziheng standing there.

Xia Rou hesitated for just a moment before ignoring him and walking in big steps past him.

But Liang Ziheng called out, “Xia Rou.” She didn’t answer him and continued walking. But the young man chased her down and grabbed her arm. “Xia Rou!”

Xia Rou had no choice but to turn around and face him directly. She struggled to get her arm out of his grip and he released her immediately, not daring to use any force.

“Xia Rou, we’ve met before,” he said. “I’ve been thinking back, but could it be… that I was careless and made you unhappy?”

The reason he hadn’t yet left and waited in front of the building was to ask this question.

He was smart, and had a good head on his shoulders. Somehow he felt that Xia Rou’s attitude towards him wasn’t right. No matter how hard he thought, the only thing he could imagine was that he had accidentally offended her.

It was the end of October, so not only had the weather begun to chill, the sky darkened earlier as well.

It was already a little dark and the buildings were bathed in a layer of gold.

It was the first time since Xia Rou’s rebirth that she had been able to see Liang Ziheng so closely.

He was really handsome, and furthermore he was smart. Xia Rou thought that if it wasn’t for the fact that he came from a mediocre background and dared to dream such wild dreams of climbing higher… he probably wouldn’t have taken a fancy to her, right?

She was his bridge to the Cao Family. Even Lu Jialan felt that Liang Ziheng becoming engaged with her was quite unfair.

She wasn’t sure why, but the dusky autumn evening made her remember his old gentleness. Between them, they had once kissed very gently, shallowly, holding each other’s hands.

She remembered living alone and falling sick. He was considerate and took care of her through the night, until his own eyes were bloodshot.

Xia Rou also remembered that he had hugged her before, breathing hard, murmuring sweet nothings…

And he had been rejected by her, every single time.

Now that she recalled all of those memories, she finally realized that there had been a hint of resentment simmering within his eyes… but she hadn’t realized at all.

She thought that as long as Cao Yang was there, she didn’t need to be afraid of anything.

Who was in the right? Who was in the wrong?

Who made the most mistakes?

It was all… meaningless now…

The two of them weren’t meant for each other.

Liang Ziheng stared at her eyes, feeling a little surprised.

Her eyes were overflowing with complicated emotions, some even… far too mature for her age.

But as he was thinking, he heard her breathe out a soft sigh. She asked, “Liang Ziheng, are you trying to chase me?”

“But my surname is Xia, not Cao.”

“The things you want, I can’t help you with that.”

He looked at her in shock.

Clearly she was the same age as Lu Jialan, but while Jia Jia still threw tantrums like a little girl, Xia Rou had clearly seen through him already.

“You must have misunderstood,” he said.

Xia Rou lowered her head a little. “Enough…” She preempted the hundreds of sweet excuses that almost came spilling out of his mouth.

“Xia Rou, I think there must be some kind of misunderstanding…” Liang Ziheng wasn’t someone to give up so easily. He was anxious, wanting to explain.

A deep voice sounded, “Xiao Rou!”

They both looked in his direction and saw a man standing in the golden sun, his face obscured.

But his stature was imposing. Translated by The Novelst

Liang Ziheng then heard, “Big brother!” come from the girl beside him, voice tinkling like a silver bottle breaking. Her joy pierced right through the nervous atmosphere.

The girl beside him took brisk steps to run towards the man and grabbed his arm.

He saw the man lower his head and whisper into her ears. Xia Rou turned around to glance at him, remain silent and then shake her head, instead dragging the man’s arm to the exit…

He saw the man glare at him as he turned around. It was cold, with just a hint of warning.

Initially he thought to step forward and greet him, but he paused due to that look.

It wasn’t good timing, thought Liang Ziheng.

The reason he wanted to get close to Xia Rou was to get close to the Cao Family, and he had no intention of offending Cao Yang.

Perhaps next time…

Proofread by: Hannah