Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2413 - 2349: One Step Off, All Steps Differ

Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...

Chen Kaijin tearfully recounted her sacrifices for Deng Qingjiang, from secretly crafting him a warm jacket in his apprentice days to funding his business by sharing her family's client list, only for him to rise to success while betraying her with a young mistress, Ye Wanqing. She bitterly described confronting Ye, who assaulted her and left her injured overnight, exacerbating her illness that Deng dismissed as cancer to sideline her. Chiang Xiao listened coldly, probing further and learning Deng had scammed her savings for a venture in D State, stirring her suspicions of his deeper connections there.

"I've toiled endlessly for him over all these years, and I don't shine with the same youthfulness anymore, yet I never imagined he'd turn this ruthless! Right now, does he give a damn whether I survive or not? I've pleaded with him endlessly to get me into a major hospital for another check-up, but he claims every bit of cash is tied up in investments, leaving him strapped, and begs me to be patient!"

Chen Kaijin found herself swearing at Deng Qingjiang once more.

While she vented her fury, she snatched a glass of water off the table and hurled it savagely toward the bed near the entrance.

"See the dump I'm stuck in these days! Just anyone off the street gets to barge in! Folks with sores crusting their scalps, hitched to wives with feet reeking like rotten eggs, and they have to kick off their shoes for bedtime! You aiming to make me puke my guts out? You plotting to choke the life out of me?"

Chiang Xiao hadn't anticipated Chen Kaijin flipping out like a lunatic, lashing out wildly at innocent bystanders.

Though the guy dozing on the next bed over dodged the splash thanks to the gap between them, the shock jolted him awake, triggering a sudden hacking cough.

The lady sprawled on the floor scrambled up, easing his labored breathing as she turned to Chen Kaijin with a mix of apology and resentment, "Big sis, we got no choice. If I keep my shoes on, it'll soil the bedding..."

"Pfft! What makes you think I'm your sis?" Chen Kaijin spat back, "You look pushing fifty, yet you're calling me sis? That blanket of yours—who can say how filthy it really is! And you're worried about messing it up?"

Chiang Xiao had no desire to hear her keep railing against these folks, so she cut in sharply, "Any idea who Deng Qingjiang headed to D State to do business with?"

Chen Kaijin replied, "Like he'd ever clue me in? Chiang Xiao, please, you gotta assist me in switching hospitals—I'm dying to get out of this hellhole. Remember, I'm your aunt, and don't you two clash with Ye Wanqing? Count on me to sort her out down the line!"

Chiang Xiao let out an involuntary laugh.

Would she really rely on Chen Kaijin's aid against Ye Wanqing?

The current Ye Wanqing isn't that same Ye Wanqing who thrived without a hitch in her previous life; this time around, Chiang Xiao had already crushed her underfoot before she could even flourish.

Deng Qingjiang has changed too, far from the man he used to be.

Reflecting on it, didn't Deng Qingjiang's effortless climb to riches and glory stem from standing on her back?

Or perhaps it was due to using her artwork?

Thus, in this reborn existence, deprived of her paintings for support, Deng Qingjiang's progress crawls at a snail's pace.

She could predict it clearly: ahead lies a barrage of hurdles for him. Lacking those enchanted paintings to pave his way, that elder probably won't hold him in high regard or bring him into the fold deeply.

Should they ultimately fail to break free from destiny's pull and end up intertwined once more, it surely won't mirror the chaos of her former life.

Even should Deng Qingjiang prosper, she'd sabotage him regardless.

Thus, a single blunder alters every path forward.

Destiny remains firmly within her grasp.

Had she not been such a fool back then, even without uncovering the Space, her Magic Brush and artistic talents alone would have secured her a dazzling existence.

Only question is whether she'd encounter Meng Xinian once more.

Recalling those distant exchanges with Meng Xinian, never face-to-face, Chiang Xiao deemed their connection fatefully captivating.

The thought of Meng Xinian filled her with a gentle warmth.

"No need for your assistance against Ye Wanqing." Chiang Xiao gazed at Chen Kaijin, a subtle glint in her eyes.