Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 452: Chapter 452: It Hurts, That’s Right

She hadn’t asked where her teacher lived in those days, so she had no idea where to start looking for him.

Moreover, Chiang Xiao hadn’t planned to enter her teacher’s life ahead of time and affect his original life trajectory.

Her teacher would one day be a leading figure in the art world, and she was unwilling to influence him beforehand. If her presence changed his future, it would surely be her fault. Also, at that time, she had given all her paintings to Deng Qingjiang as a so-called act of repayment, repeatedly refusing the teacher’s offers to enter her in competitions and to help her hold exhibitions. Later, when he discovered that the Autumn Scenery Painting credited to Ye Wanqiu was created by her and strongly demanded that she seek justice, she refused because of Deng Qingjiang’s pleading and completely angered her teacher, nearly severing their mentor-mentee relationship. She really felt somewhat shamefaced about seeing him now.

Still, seeing such a distorted version of the painting now, Chiang Xiao also felt it was quite a pity.

It might have indeed been the painting her teacher had copied, at least she hadn’t heard of anyone else who could replicate the Autumn Scenery Painting so well thereafter.

Because it concerned her secret, Chiang Xiao didn’t think too much about it and simply briefed Meng Xinian on the knowledge of Autumn Scenery Painting.

Which resulted in him catching her in another slip-up.

”Meng Xinian, are you always looking for my mistakes?” She couldn’t help but give him a sideways glance.

Meng Xinian chuckled, ”You know this is a mistake? Then why don’t you tell me what kind of mistake it is? Where is the error?”

This girl had so many secrets that he was almost incapable of keeping himself hypnotized.

He had already promised not to question her anymore and wait until they were married to hear her confessions, but now he started to doubt whether he could hold out that long.

And does this girl think everyone else is a fool?

Can’t she be a bit more discreet?

Chiang Xiao: ”...”

What mistake is he talking about? She didn’t even know how to begin to explain.

Strangely enough, she felt she was quite good at keeping things concealed from others. Even with her painting, she had carefully planned to show her progress to her family bit by bit, and it was even less likely for others to see her work. But why was it that she seemed unable to keep anything from Meng Xinian?

In his presence, she always found it incredibly easy to be herself.

Even from the start, she had sent him a landscape painting she made without much thought.

Now that she thought about it, Chiang Xiao felt she had been crazy. Why did she want to send him a painting? Knowing full well how clever he was, yet she kept presenting him with her mistakes.

And her handwriting... In reality, if she had truly wanted to chase after Hu Xibing to get that letter back, she could have caught up with him.

But why did she give up so easily?

Wasn’t it because deep down, she was already thinking, ”If he sees, then he sees!”?

But why?

Why did she trust him so much?

”You said you wouldn’t ask me yet.” At this point, she could only play dumb.

Meng Xinian looked at her somewhat speechlessly, and before he could hold back, he knocked on her forehead again, this time with real force.

”Ow!” Chiang Xiao covered her forehead, glaring at him fiercely through gritted teeth.

Meng Xinian felt a faint worry and unease rising in his heart. Seeing her like this, he put on a stern face and said in a deep voice, ”Good, it’s supposed to hurt! The pain will help you remember your mistakes! Can’t you be a little more careful?”

Chiang Xiao was taken aback.

Meng Xinian was speaking like this; could it be that he had already sensed something?