Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2477 - 2413: Can He Bear It?

Meng Xinian found himself at a loss for words.

With a single finger extended, he gave Chiang Xiao's forehead a gentle poke while explaining, "What does he have to do with any of this? My point is, if he truly despises Meng Chaojun and loathes my mother as well, then he might make life difficult for me, their own child."

"So you're thinking he plans to keep seeking vengeance?"

"Exactly. In those days, their separation brought agony and endless complications to both. And now, it's my fate to suffer, right? Or perhaps, upon witnessing Meng Chaojun's dire condition and his grave illness, he returns to taunt him once more, ensuring his end is filled with torment and despair." Meng Xinian uttered this with a chilling smirk.

The twisted thoughts of certain individuals defy comprehension. Ordinary folks could never grasp the roots of their fixations and resentment.

Chiang Xiao stood there, stunned.

She really couldn't wrap her head around it.

Even though Nian Cheng wed a fitting partner at first just to get away from him, that didn't equate to her betraying Nian Che. On the contrary, Nian Che's overwhelming demands might have pushed her to seek an escape route.

Yet could Nian Che truly transform his affection for Nian Cheng into pure malice?

At this moment, she even questioned Nian Che's reasons for going to Nian Cheng's tomb all those years ago.

"Could it be that disfiguring himself at your mother's gravesite back then only fueled his rage further?" she wondered aloud.

"Possibly, yeah, that could be it." Meng Xinian inhaled deeply.

He softly stroked Chiang Xiao's cheek.

Fortunately, she was by his side.

Thanks to Chiang Xiao, a sense of warmth and feeling now filled his heart, banishing the isolation he once knew. Somehow, his resolve had toughened up.

Thus, upon discovering the secrets of yesteryear, he wouldn't crumble in utter despair.

Still, he yearned for his mother with a pang of sorrow, but since she'd passed so long ago and he was just a child then, the pain remained endurable.

That said, thoughts of Meng Chaojun crept into his mind unbidden.

He had no certainty about how Meng Chaojun might react to reading this diary.

Chiang Xiao pondered the same concern right after.

"What if Dad discovers the real story from the past—will the blow prove too much for him?"

In the end, be it from Old Meng's tales, Meng Chaojun's actions, or the diary's initial entries, one thing shone through: Meng Chaojun had genuinely adored Nian Cheng in those times.

It had been real devotion, the kind that left him in agony believing she'd chosen another.

The two of them had shared a period of shared suffering.

Unlike what came later with Duan Qingqing.

The instant Meng Chaojun uncovered Duan Qingqing's betrayal, he swiftly chose to end the marriage. Yet the diary noted that Nian Cheng had suggested divorce herself years before, only for Meng Chaojun to reject it outright.

His love for Nian Cheng had been sincere in those days.

Should he find out it was merely a mix-up, deliberately orchestrated by outsiders, would he cope?

He could come to think that he himself pushed Nian Cheng toward her demise.

Afterward, Nian Cheng had obviously fallen into depression.

"He'll have to face it, no choice." Meng Xinian replied steadily.

Chiang Xiao felt a jolt of surprise.

What exactly was he implying?

Was he planning to present the diary to Meng Chaojun and reveal everything?

"Brother Xinian," Chiang Xiao voiced uncertainly, "His condition is quite critical at the moment..."

What if the revelation overwhelms him, stirs up profound remorse, triggers some mishap, or makes him abandon his care altogether?