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 softly poked Chiang Xiao's forehead while explaining, "Who said this involves him? My point is, if he truly despises Meng Chaojun and my mother too, then he might not spare their child—me—from hardship."

"So you're suggesting he'll keep seeking vengeance?"

"Exactly. In those days, their separation brought agony and endless complications to both. Now, it's my fate to face it, right? Or perhaps, upon witnessing Meng Chaojun's dire condition and his grave illness, he'll return to taunt him once more, ensuring a torturous and wretched end." Meng Xinian uttered with a chilling smirk.

The twisted thoughts of certain individuals defy comprehension. Ordinary folks can't grasp the roots of their fixations and resentment.

Chiang Xiao stood stunned.

She really failed to comprehend it.

Even though Nian Cheng wed a fitting partner at first to flee from him, that didn't equate to her betraying Nian Che. Rather, the intense strain he imposed might have driven her to seek an escape route.

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

At this moment, she's beginning to question Nian Che's motives for going to Nian Cheng's tomb in the past.

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

"Possibly, yeah, it could be." Meng Xinian drew in a long breath.

He softly stroked Chiang Xiao's cheek.

Gratefully, she was by his side.

Thanks to Chiang Xiao, warmth and feelings now filled his heart, banishing the sense of utter isolation. Somehow, his resolve had toughened.

Thus, upon uncovering those historical events, he avoided crumbling in despair.

Although he yearned for his mother and ached with sorrow over her fate, she'd departed long ago, and he'd been just a child then, so the pain remained endurable.

Still, thoughts of Meng Chaojun crept into his mind unbidden.

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

Chiang Xiao considered the same matter shortly after.

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

In the end, be it Old Meng's stories, Meng Chaojun's actions, or the diary's initial entries, everything showed that Meng Chaojun had genuinely adored Nian Cheng in those times.

It was profound love, explaining his deep suffering upon believing she'd taken another.

Each of them suffered through a time of reciprocal anguish.

This stood in stark contrast to the subsequent Duan Qingqing.

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

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

Should he realize it stemmed from a fabricated misunderstanding by outsiders, will he cope?

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

Eventually, Nian Cheng had evidently fallen into depression.

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

Chiang Xiao felt startled.

What was he implying?

Did he plan 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 overwhelming remorse, triggers an incident, or makes him abandon his care altogether?