Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2503 - 2439: I’m Your Dad

Nian Che flashed a smile once more.

"Looks like you're somewhat annoyed that I hid my identity during our previous hospital encounter? Fine, I'll follow your lead and introduce myself. My family name is Nian, given name Che, English name Kevin, and I'm Xinian's uncle."

"My mother has no blood brothers," Meng Xinian replied icily. "No point in faking family bonds; just tell us your intent straight away."

"I've referred to your grandfather as my father for years, and your mother as my sister. Accepted or not by you, that's the reality. Take a seat—the meal is nearly ready. We'll dine together and then chat properly, alright?"

Meng Xinian drew the chair across from him by the entrance, "Wife, sit down."

Chiang Xiao followed the directive and settled in, after which Meng Xinian pulled the adjacent chair to take his own spot.

An empty chair stood between Nian Mutong and Chiang Xiao, with yet another vacant one separating her from Nian Che.

Suddenly, she experienced greater comfort beside Chiang Xiao compared to Nian Che, her demeanor betraying obvious discomfort.

She couldn't pinpoint the exact age when she began shadowing Nian Che, but closeness to him always eluded her, for no clear reason.

Out of nowhere, Nian Che had directed her to come back to the homeland and reside with the Meng family, leaving her baffled by his motives.

Currently, Nian Che stirred an even deeper sense of disquiet in her.

"Uncle, what is it you truly wish to express?" Nian Mutong mustered her resolve to question.

Pressure weighed on her from every angle.

Nian Che shot her a quick look.

"While the dishes are being prepared, let me speak up," he declared abruptly. "Tongtong, you ought not to address me as uncle; you should call me father—I'm your real father."

A sharp clatter rang out.

Nian Mutong had been anxiously twisting the jade bracelet around her wrist, and this revelation stunned her into yanking it off instinctively with too much force. The bracelet tumbled to the floor, splintering into numerous shards.

What a loss for that premium ice jade bracelet of such fine appearance.

"Un-cle?" In that instant, Nian Mutong paid no mind to the bracelet, gazing at Nian Che in stunned disbelief, wholly unable to fathom it.

What... what could this signify?

She struggled to grasp the meaning of his words.

Meng Xinian creased his brow, ready to declare that this affair didn't concern him, when Chiang Xiao clasped his hand discreetly under the table.

Now that they were present, it made sense to hear his explanation.

She had a gut feeling that assembling everyone right now to delve into Nian Mutong's heritage surely tied back to Meng Xinian in some way.

So, no need to hurry; they should simply heed his words.

Meng Xinian held a grave expression and remained quiet.

"Didn't I state it already? I am your birth father." Nian Che regarded her with eyes laced in reminiscence. "If you'd glimpsed my youthful appearance, you'd recognize our striking similarity. But you can verify with Nian Lao Tai, correct, Nian Lao Tai Tai?"

Nian Che directed his gaze toward Nian Lao Tai, his countenance brimming with resentment and derision.

The connection between him and Nian Lao Tai amounted to nothing substantial. As the illegitimate son stemming from Nian Lao Tai's husband's extramarital dalliance with a lover, she served as the official spouse, while Nian Tang was his half-brother.

Yet, in a bitter irony, his actual father possessed considerable charm, but Nian Tang inherited none of those appealing traits.

Among the full Nian Family, he and Nian Chengcheng boasted the finest features, consistently forming the standout duo.

Nian Chengcheng's father—his own uncle and adoptive parent—often remarked that he was the most striking man in the Nian Family, and Chengcheng the fairest among its women.