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

"I’ve toiled endlessly for him over all these years, and I don’t glow with the same youthfulness anymore, yet I never imagined he could be this ruthless! Does he even bother about whether I survive or not these days? I’ve pleaded with him endlessly to get me into a major hospital for another check-up, but he keeps claiming every bit of cash is tied up in investments, leaving him strapped, and he wants me to be patient!"

Once more, Chen Kaijin found herself hurling curses at Deng Qingjiang.

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

"Just see the kind of dump I’m stuck in right now! All sorts of nobodies can barge right in! Folks with crusty sores on their scalps, hitched to brides with the foulest foot odor imaginable, and they have to kick off their shoes for bedtime! Are you aiming to revolt me to my grave? Are you plotting to choke me out?"

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

The fellow dozing on the neighboring bed escaped the splash since some space separated them, yet the sudden shock made him jolt awake and hack violently.

The lady sprawled on the ground rose quickly, easing his coughing fit as she turned to Chen Kaijin with a mix of apology and resentment, "Sister, we have no choice. If I keep my shoes on, it’ll soil the bedding..."

"Pfft! Who’s your sister?" Chen Kaijin spat back, "You look to be pushing fifty, yet you call me sister? That blanket of yours—who can tell how filthy it really is! And you worry about staining it?"

Chiang Xiao had no desire to hear her keep railing against these folks, so she cut in, "Do you have any idea who Deng Qingjiang met up with in D State for his dealings?"

Chen Kaijin replied, "As if he’d ever clue me in? Chiang Xiao, please assist me in switching hospitals—I truly can’t endure this spot. Remember, I’m your aunt after all, and since you clash with Ye Wanqing, I’ll back you up against her down the line!"

A soft laugh escaped Chiang Xiao’s lips.

Would she really require Chen Kaijin’s aid in handling Ye Wanqing?

The current Ye Wanqing wasn’t like the one who’d advanced unchecked in her previous existence; this time around, Chiang Xiao had crushed her before she could even flourish.

Deng Qingjiang had changed too, far from the man he once was.

Reflecting on it, hadn’t Deng Qingjiang’s ascent to riches and glory hinged on using her as his launchpad?

Or perhaps it stemmed from exploiting her artwork?

Thus, in this reborn life, deprived of her artwork’s boost, Deng Qingjiang’s progress dragged on at a snail’s pace.

She could already predict the hurdles awaiting him ahead. Lacking her enchanted artwork as a boost, that elder might overlook or sideline him entirely.

Even should destiny pull them into the same web once more, it wouldn’t mirror the chaos of her prior life.

Should Deng Qingjiang thrive regardless, she’d sabotage his path all the same.

A single error alters every following move.

Her destiny remained firmly within her grasp.

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

Though uncertain if she’d encounter Meng Xinian once more.

Recalling her past exchanges with Meng Xinian—without ever crossing paths—struck Chiang Xiao as a twist of fate full of wonder.

Thoughts of Meng Xinian filled her with a gentle warmth.

"I don’t require your assistance against Ye Wanqing." Chiang Xiao gazed at Chen Kaijin, a subtle glint in her eyes.