Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2517 - 2453: True or False

Right after she uttered those words, she committed that blunder.

Still, it's hard to fault her entirely, since Chen Zhu's earlier revelation was utterly astounding.

"Brother Xinian, from what Chen Zhu just implied, did she mean she was... by a fugitive, and then claimed her daughter had died? She also mentioned she couldn't voice it, or else folks would learn she was... by that fugitive..."

Chiang Xiao was piecing together the details from Chen Zhu's statement.

If Chen Zhu's account holds any truth, then what's truly happening with her?

Regardless of how Chiang Xiao ponders the situation, it remains utterly baffling. "Perhaps she bore a different daughter prior to me?"

And that child passed away?

Meng Xinian shook his head.

"That doesn't make sense, and it's simply not feasible." With a heavy sigh, he continued, "How much older could she possibly have been than you? Her pregnancy with you was known throughout the village; how could she have concealed a previous one? Furthermore, if that were the reality, wouldn't your grandparents be aware?"

Yet Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao never breathed a word of it, and considering their conduct over the years plus all the events following their encounter with Chen Zhu, it's plain they're keeping no secrets.

The elderly pair are nothing but straightforward folk. Concealing such a massive truth would prevent them from acting so casually; there'd surely be moments they'd appear dubious.

But none ever occurred.

This indicates they honestly knew nothing beyond Chiang Xiao's connection to Chen Zhu, particularly not something as major as another child's birth.

"But that's precisely her assertion." Chiang Xiao nibbled her bottom lip.

"It's her claim, yet Little, you mustn't overlook that she recently ingested the Illusionary Talisman Diagram, and its precise impacts are still unknown to us."

"The earlier details she shared must be accurate," Chiang Xiao insisted. "She exited the hospital alongside a man, then headed to the Kong Family in search of Kuang Kanzhi, encountered Nian Che, and he pledged to arrange for someone to repair her face—we all recognize that as fact."

"True, those elements seem reliable. Might it be that since they're fresh happenings, they're sharp in her memory, prompting her honesty? Whereas incidents from eighteen or nineteen years past have jumbled her recollections?"

Chiang Xiao gnawed her lower lip and shot him a sharp glare.

"Why does it seem you're eager for me to be completely unlinked to her?"

Meng Xinian felt deeply unjustly treated.

He drew Chiang Xiao back into his embrace, released a sigh, and murmured, "Little, I realize you desperately want no ties to her, but we can't fully credit her words right now. Reflect on it: how could she have carried another before you? No one in Siyang Village ever hinted at it. Moreover, before your arrival, nobody mentioned her vanishing briefly or any odd occurrences; they all just recalled how she was the renowned beauty of Peace Town, coveted by young men from all around, correct? She had no chance for another—it's illogical."

"So why did she declare the daughter had died?"

"That's exactly why we must uncover the actual effects of this Illusionary Talisman Diagram. Was she blending truth with fabrication? If we confirm that consuming it forces her to speak truthfully, then we can analyze her statements to reveal their real significance, agreed? What I'm getting at is, don't hurry."

Meng Xinian gently ran his fingers through her hair and added, "Witnessing you so rattled truly aches my heart."