Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2510 - 2446: She Was Underestimated

Still, giving it a shot is worthwhile.

Meng Xinian might appear dim-witted. Truth be told, does it really matter if she hands over the Talisman Diagram or handles it on her own?

Yet, since this represented his gesture to her, she believed it ought to come from him.

"Ding Haijing, head back for now." Chiang Xiao uttered, pulling Chen Zhu along toward the study room.

Ding Haijing cast a look at Meng Xinian.

"Is there an issue with her taking this action?"

He sensed something daunting in Chiang Xiao, like she was gearing up for a major move.

Meng Xinian shook his head, replying, "No big deal. You can return first."

Once Ding Haijing had departed, he secured the courtyard door and trailed them into the study.

Upon stepping inside, the faint sound of Chen Zhu's muffled sobs reached his ears.

That noise caused him to hesitate for a moment.

Why is this woman weeping? What's so tear-worthy?

He despised the sound of crying, particularly from irritating individuals.

As he shoved the door wider, Chen Zhu fixed her gaze on him and abruptly yelled, "You Mengs are the absolute worst! A grim fate awaits you all. Tying the knot with this girl will reveal your suffering. She'll pull you straight into the grave."

Chiang Xiao couldn't help but find those words amusing.

At the same time, a wave of deep sorrow washed over her. Indeed, staying by her side meant facing ruin and demise, right?

Endless troubles kept arising, just like with this woman—the very one who had brought her into the world!

She genuinely believed that being with her would lead to a deadly downfall.

Tired of her ramblings, Chiang Xiao swiftly retrieved the Illusionary Talisman Diagram and struck Chen Zhu's acupoint.

It was the identical spot she had targeted on Gao Wei before.

Chen Zhu let out a sharp cry, then abruptly sensed her body going slack as she crumpled down.

She slumped weakly onto the floor, staring at Chiang Xiao with sheer terror.

"You... what have you done? Why am I completely powerless? Chiang Xiao, how could you treat me like this?"

"Little."

Meng Xinian seized the Talisman Diagram from Chiang Xiao's grasp.

"Allow me to take care of it."

However, in reality, they remained uncertain about activating the Illusionary Talisman Diagram; it lingered in the testing phase.

"I should just end you right here, inter you in the ground, so you never emerge to bother me again. Sound good? Care to pick your method of death?"

Chiang Xiao thought it ridiculous, recalling how Gao Wei had passed out from sheer fright back then, yet Chen Zhu, this outwardly delicate lady, though frightened, stubbornly held onto consciousness.

This indicated that Chen Zhu's bravery wasn't as feeble as her looks suggested, and her endurance far surpassed what they'd assumed.

Reflecting on it, if she were truly so fragile, how had she managed all those bold acts solo in the past and fled Siyang Village, pretending to search for Ah Liu?

Furthermore, with such frail spirit, how had she thrived through the years amid all that hardship?

The fellow who wronged her long ago is gone, Kuang Kanzhi is distant, and now Nian Che stands beside her, yet she continues to fare splendidly.

By all reason, a formerly stunning and matchless beauty who suddenly scars and mars her own face ought to plunge into hopelessness, but observing her now, with layers of powder caked on her features, she still mingles with fellows, flirts, and schemes for matrimony.

The deeper Chiang Xiao pondered, the clearer it became that she had sorely misjudged Chen Zhu in the past.