Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2428 - 2364: Worried About Her
Previously on Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s...
Chiang Xiao had no intention of heading to the living room.
She'd just embarrassed herself, so what was the point in returning?
Meng Xinian could handle the conversation on his own. They'd manage to keep busy regardless.
After waiting in the room for a long time, Meng Xinian finally came back, his skin a little wet, radiating a subtle charm.
Whenever he stepped out after a bath, Chiang Xiao experienced a strong impulse to rush into his embrace.
That explained her concern when the woman from the Long family lingered near their dorm in those days.
All she wanted was to stop other women from gazing at his allure and letting their imaginations run wild.
The instant Meng Xinian stepped in, he shut the door and then took the initiative to strip off his shirt.
He'd merely placed a single layer of gauze over it.
Chiang Xiao moved closer to him, her heart racing as she spotted the roughly ten-centimeter strip of gauze across his chest.
"How did this happen?"
She inquired, her hand extending to carefully lift the gauze. With one quick look, she let out a sharp intake of breath.
The gauze spanned ten centimeters, yet the wound itself measured around eight, a severe slash where the flesh had flipped outward, blood still trickling slowly.
It appeared to be a fresh injury from earlier today.
"Tell me exactly what went down? Who did this to you?"
Chiang Xiao's voice took on a threatening edge by the end of her question.
He kept ending up injured, always coming back hurt!
Little wonder he'd brushed off Ding Haijing's invitation to spar so swiftly just before.
As it happened, he'd returned carrying this very wound.
"I ran into a guy, trailed him briefly, and grabbed him," Meng Xinian explained casually, "He pulled out a knife, and since a passerby showed up out of nowhere, I couldn't dodge it—didn't want to endanger others."
"It's no small thing for anyone to land a cut like that on your chest, is it?"
Even with some mishap and a bystander nearby, that shouldn't have resulted in a slash to his chest.
This was a critical area he normally guarded fiercely.
Unless the attacker was far from ordinary.
As they spoke, Chiang Xiao retrieved some medicine from the space, gently cleaned the wound, sprinkled on healing powder, and then secured fresh gauze before binding it with a bandage.
Meng Xinian let out a soft murmur.
"That intruder made it all the way to the edge of the Enclosed Camp."
Managing to approach their Enclosed Camp showed the person was no ordinary individual.
And none of their guards had even detected it.
Had he not noticed, the infiltrator would have slipped inside without issue.
"So how did a passerby even appear there?"
Chiang Xiao paused in surprise for a second.
Were there really people wandering near the Enclosed Camp?
Meng Xinian answered, "There's been talk lately in that area." He let out a sigh before adding, "Word is, someone discovered a gem in the river close by, drawing crowds from Anbu Town to scour the waters for more stones."
The moment Chiang Xiao heard this, a sense of unease washed over her.
"That rumor was spread on purpose, wasn't it?"
By drawing folks to the river, it created a chance to slip into the Enclosed Camp. And if spotted by accident, they could just act like locals hunting for gems.
Meng Xinian gave a nod. "That's my suspicion as well."
"Did you manage to apprehend that guy?"
"Yes, I did. I had Dai Gang escort him back to the camp. They'll question him properly."
Chiang Xiao eyed him closely. "That doesn't add up. You nabbed such a shady character and didn't stick around to help with the questioning? In such a rush to hurry home?"
Unable to hold back, Meng Xinian lightly tweaked her nose.
"I was concerned about you."
How could he voice it so directly?
"I believe that guy's connected to Second Master. If they're plotting something there, it could spell trouble for you..."
He feared Second Master might have designs on Chiang Xiao too.
Someone capable of wounding him like this left him genuinely worried if Guan Tiezhu and his group could defend her—since he'd never witnessed their abilities up close.