Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s-Chapter 1538 - 1540: I Love You

After Xiao Fang and her daughter left, Chiang Xiao held a cup of Spiritual Spring Water, zoning out on the sofa.

The words spoken by Xiao Fang replayed over and over in her ears.

If her maternal grandparents knew about Chiang Qingzhu’s agonizing experiences, they would be heartbroken even if they didn’t collapse from the shock.

Knowing that Chiang Qingzhu had been living in the Kong Family’s home for over a decade without any acknowledged status, bearing the scorn of being called a home wrecker, they would definitely demand her return to her family.

So, what should she do?

Yes, it’s true, she sympathizes with Chiang Qingzhu’s ordeal, and she is also filled with fury, wanting to kill those men, but what good would that do?

The events have already happened, and so much time has passed, even the men Xiao Fang mentioned are mostly dead from that era.

Could she really go dig up their corpses to seek revenge?

As pitiable as Chiang Qingzhu’s situation is, part of it was her own doing. Her pitiable state doesn’t change the fact that she was the one who first abandoned her family and daughter.

Besides, with everyone sympathizing with Chiang Qingzhu, who would sympathize with her?

If Chiang Qingzhu weren’t of such a nature, if she were a normal woman, she wouldn’t have clung to the Kong Family and refused to leave for so many years.

Bringing such a person back home, Chiang Xiao could foresee that she would never have peace for the rest of her life.

At that time, Deng Qingjiang and the others would also be able to tightly grip onto her and use her as their own weakness.

Without getting into it, Chiang Xiao felt that she simply could not bring herself to be close to that biological mother, in fact, she felt quite averse.

She drifted off into her thoughts while sipping the Spiritual Spring Water.

It was around six o’clock when Meng Xinian’s phone call startled her awake.

"Little, are you at home?"

"Yeah."

Meng Xinian immediately detected that her mood was worse than at noon, his heart tightened, "Did something happen again?"

Before Chiang Xiao could answer, he continued, "Wait, first go put some rice on to cook, then come back and talk. Don’t hang up, I’ll wait here for you."

"Oh." Chiang Xiao mechanically followed his instructions, washing the rice to cook, then running back to continue the phone conversation.

"Is the rice in? Water added? Did you turn on the stove?"

Chiang Xiao couldn’t help but laugh, regaining some spirits, "Brother Xinian, I haven’t turned stupid."

"I’ve always thought my little girl is a bit silly," said Meng Xinian.

Chiang Xiao humphed lightly: "Then you’re even sillier for liking a silly girl."

"Embarrassed, aren’t you? When did I ever say I liked you?" Meng Xinian retorted seriously.

Suddenly, Chiang Xiao grunted: "What did you say?"

From the other end came Meng Xinian’s deep voice laced with laughter, "My dear Kitten, it’s not that I like you, I love you. My love for you feels like it spans two lifetimes."

It was as if fireworks suddenly burst in her mind, leaving Chiang Xiao feeling lost in time.

Meng Xinian had never said such things to her before.

She had never imagined that hearing the three words "I love you" from him would elicit such a strong reaction.

She thought that after almost five years between them, their emotions would no longer peak or trough, but she was wrong.

Him saying "I love you" still made her heart skip a beat, then pound rapidly out of control.

Her face flushed all at once, her hand covering it, feeling the heat.

"What about you?"

Meng Xinian waited for her answer.