Meng Yan's Transformation

Chapter 603 Zhan Mengyan Forgot Her Mission

Zhan Mengyan smiled knowingly, looking at Zhang Defu sitting beside her. It turned out that Zhang Xiaojuan had seen through Zhang Defu's little secret long ago. She knew Zhang Defu's obsession with comic books, so she used this little magic book to defuse a storm. The surrounding air became relaxed, and laughter echoed in the room.

The best cure, it turns out, is simply a heart that understands you.

Zhan Mengyan left to read comic books with Zhang Defu. Zhan Yingying was seething with anger, but she couldn't let it out in the main house of the Zhang family. There was cut fruit and hot tea on the octagonal table, and Zhang Defu was sitting next to her, speaking gently.

Zhan Yingying's gaze kept drifting to the corner of the kang (a heated brick bed)—Zhan Mengyan and Zhang Defu were sitting side by side, looking at a stack of colorful comic books, their eyes glued to the pages, occasionally exchanging a few words in hushed tones, completely immersed in the world of pictures of all sizes.

This was supposed to be a routine visit, but Zhan Yingying had brought her younger sister, Zhan Mengyan, along, thinking that having more people would ease the tension of meeting the other party's family. She had hoped that her sister would sit beside her the whole time, so that the sisters could look out for each other, whisper secrets, or help each other out in case of awkward silences. But for some reason, Zhan Mengyan got caught up in Zhang Defu's younger brother, Zhang Defu, and became engrossed in the old comic books. She quickly found common ground with Zhang Defu, leaving her, the older sister, out in the cold.

Zhan Yingying was left to deal with Zhang Defu's concern and inquiries alone. At first, the conversation was relatively natural, but gradually, she felt Zhang Defu sitting closer and closer, his words becoming increasingly intimate. Zhan Yingying felt uncomfortable and wanted to subtly give her younger sister, Zhan Mengyan, a look, or find an excuse to call her over. However, Zhan Mengyan's attention was fixed on the comic book "Wu Song Fights the Tiger," completely oblivious to his hints. Zhan Yingying felt a surge of resentment: "That girl, so heartless! She's only thinking about herself, leaving me all alone here. If you were here, how could Zhang Defu be so close, saying such embarrassing things?" Hearing Zhang Defu excitedly recounting a scene from the comic book to Zhan Mengyan, the warmth of his voice made Zhan Yingying feel the air around her even thicker. A sense of grievance and embarrassment quietly arose within her. She thought that if her younger sister Mengyan could spare even a little attention for her, perhaps the situation wouldn't be so delicate. However, her sister Zhan Mengyan was simply immersed in sharing the joy of her new friend, unaware that her older sister was forced to face an increasingly intense and overwhelming amount of attention because of her "absence." Zhan Yingying sighed inwardly, her gaze searching for her sister Zhan Mengyan.

"Little Defu, let Yingying see what treasure you've got?"

As Zhan Yingying spoke, she looked at the two of them again.

Zhan Mengyan looked up and saw the resentful look in her sister Zhan Yingying's eyes. She suddenly remembered her "mission" at the Zhang family—to protect her sister. So she led Zhang Defu to sit between Zhan Yingying and Zhang Defu, and sat down next to Zhan Yingying herself.

"Sister Yingying, you also like to read comic books?"

As Zhang Defu spoke, he looked at Zhan Yingying with excitement.

"This 'Nezha Conquers the Dragon King' is my favorite comic book."

When Zhan Yingying spoke, she deliberately showed an excited and surprised expression.

So Zhang Defu began to tell Zhan Yingying and Zhan Mengyan his story incessantly.

Just as Zhang Defu was getting into his speech, Zhang Xiaojuan walked in untimely, bringing in dishes.

Zhang Defu suddenly looked up and met Zhang Xiaojuan's gaze, feeling like a child who had made a mistake.

"I... let's eat first, and I'll tell you after we eat."