Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2476 - 2412: A Sinister and Frightening Man
Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
Chiang Xiao couldn't stop cursing inwardly a few times.
Damn everything.
What god had Meng Chaojun crossed in the past? Traitors seemed to swarm around him constantly.
Yet Meng Chaojun remained utterly oblivious and dim-witted, stumbling into schemes over and over without spotting a single hint.
In the end, Chenger's nature was simply too gentle and too hesitant.
Had she spoken up more boldly, even just clashing with Meng Chaojun a little, perhaps the outcome wouldn't have turned so dire.
Her diary even noted that, despite the silence between her and Meng Chaojun, when she wept and proposed divorce, he refused outright.
Had she protected herself better, Duan Qingqing never would've slipped into the Duan household.
Plus, beyond her spouse, didn't she have their child?
How could she overlook her own son amid all those tangled romantic mix-ups?
Her temperament proved her downfall.
Much like her previous life, where she held a strong position but squandered it into catastrophe.
Sure, Meng Chaojun needed a good thrashing.
Still, as Meng Xinian's real mother who'd passed away years ago, Chiang Xiao held back from criticizing her aloud.
After all, she wasn't Nian Chengcheng and couldn't fully grasp the agony Nian Chengcheng endured then.
"Nian Che only showed up at the start and finish, so even though Meng Chaojun despised him, he never truly linked my mom to him,"
Meng Xinian explained.
Chiang Xiao nibbled her bottom lip.
It explained Meng Chaojun's response upon spotting Nian Che earlier that day.
Should he have suspected any connection between Nian Chengcheng and Nian Che, his fury and revulsion at Nian Che would've exploded far more fiercely.
His outburst would've been way sharper.
"The guy from Duan Qingqing's history..." The thought struck Chiang Xiao. She abruptly recalled the hidden truth Du Jinruo once aimed to reveal to Meng Xinian, claiming ties to Duan Qingqing—might it connect here?
Meng Xinian cut in, declaring, "It has to be Nian Che."
"Why would he..."
Why?
"Who can say," Meng Xinian drank more tea and remarked, "Perhaps since the lady he cherished wed Meng Chaojun, he schemed for Meng Chaojun to wed a woman he'd been with, and raise his kid."
Unexpectedly, Duan Qingqing botched it all and lost the baby.
Chiang Xiao drew a sharp breath, realizing his theory held real weight.
If true, Nian Che emerged as sly, repulsive, and downright chilling.
To nurse a grudge across decades, subtly dismantling someone's family and reducing it to ashes.
He'd nearly shattered Meng Xinian's own joy.
In another life, he might've thrived in parental affection, maturing into a bright, kind-hearted fellow instead of this twisted foe.
Should Nian Che prove guilty, she'd ensure he faced justice!
"With his vengeance complete, why return at this point?"
Meng Xinian shook his head, replying, "It's far from finished."
"What?" Chiang Xiao stared in shock.
Nian Chengcheng had died long ago, and Meng Chaojun lay critically ill now; what else could he seek?
Meng Xinian set the teacup aside and fixed her with a firm gaze, then gestured to himself, "Don't forget, I'm still here."
"You? How are you linked to him?"
Perhaps because she lacked that ruthless streak, Chiang Xiao struggled to fathom or seize Nian Che's twisted logic.
But Meng Xinian had tangled with plenty of warped antagonists in the past.