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

Nian Che let out another smile.

"Looks like you're still annoyed that I kept my identity hidden during our last meeting at the hospital? Fine, I'll do as you wish and tell you about myself. My family name is Nian, my personal name is Che, in English I'm known as Kevin, and I'm the uncle of Xinian."

"My mother never had any blood brothers," Meng Xinian replied in a chilly tone. "No point in pretending we're relatives—get straight to what you want."

"I've referred to your grandfather as my dad and your mom as my sibling all along. Acknowledge it or not, that's the reality. Take a seat; the meal is almost prepared. We'll dine first and chat thoroughly afterward, okay?"

Meng Xinian drew out the chair across from him by the entrance, "Darling, have a seat."

Chiang Xiao followed his direction and settled in, after which Meng Xinian finally grabbed the chair beside her and took his place.

An unoccupied spot separated Nian Mutong from Chiang Xiao, with yet another gap between her and Nian Che.

Suddenly, she sensed greater comfort being beside Chiang Xiao instead of Nian Che, appearing quite restless.

She wasn't sure exactly when she began trailing after Nian Che, yet she always struggled to warm up to him for reasons unknown.

Nian Che had surprisingly instructed her to come back home and reside with the Meng Family, leaving her puzzled about his intentions.

At present, Nian Che was stirring up even deeper unease within her.

"Uncle, what is it you really want to tell me?" Nian Mutong gathered her bravery to inquire.

Pressure weighed on her from both directions.

Nian Che cast a look her way.

"While we wait for the food to arrive, allow me to share this," he declared abruptly. "Tongtong, it's not uncle you should call me, but dad—I'm your real father."

A sharp clatter echoed.

Nian Mutong was anxiously toying with the jade bracelet on her arm, and this revelation stunned her so much that she yanked it off without thinking. Her pull was too strong, sending the bracelet crashing down and breaking into multiple fragments.

Such a shame for that fine ice jade bracelet of superior quality.

"Un-cle?" Right then, Nian Mutong paid no mind to the broken piece, staring at Nian Che in disbelief, completely unable to accept it.

What, just what is the meaning of this?

She found herself unable to comprehend the words reaching her ears.

Meng Xinian's brows knitted together, ready to declare that this had no bearing on him, when Chiang Xiao clasped his hand beneath the table.

Having arrived already, it was better to hear out his words.

She naturally suspected that gathering everyone now to address Nian Mutong's origins surely linked back to Meng Xinian somehow.

Therefore, no hurry—simply heed what he says.

Meng Xinian maintained a grim expression and held his tongue.

"Haven't I already explained? I'm your birth father." Nian Che gazed at her, a trace of fond reminiscence in his eyes. "If you'd glimpsed my younger self, you'd see the striking similarity. Yet you could verify with Nian Lao Tai, isn't that so, Nian Lao Tai Tai?"

Nian Che turned toward Nian Lao Tai, his features twisted with resentment and mockery.

The bond between him and Nian Lao Tai was virtually nil. As the illegitimate offspring from Nian Lao Tai's spouse's extramarital liaison with another woman, Nian Lao Tai held the position of official spouse, while Nian Tang stood as his half-sibling.

Yet, in a twist of fate, though his true father possessed great charm, Nian Tang failed to receive any of those fine traits.

Throughout the whole Nian Family, he and Nian Chengcheng alone boasted the finest appearances, forever standing as the premier duo.

This was a point often made by Nian Chengcheng's dad—his uncle and adoptive parent—that of all the males in the Nian Family, he shone as the handsomest, and Chengcheng as the loveliest among the females.