Chapter 42: Chapter 42: Strong Initiative

Mei Mengzhen took her brother, who was eager to see what the commotion was about, to the bathroom for a thorough wash. His face, smeared by thick smoke and streaked with tears, was already unrecognizable. After she had cleaned him up, she found time to put down her backpack and ask him what he had been up to all day.

Mei Mengchen, seeing that his sister finally had some time to talk to him, was very happy and began to recount everything that had happened from beginning to end.

The day's schedule wasn't much different from when she used to take care of him, except that because Mei Mengzhen left for school early, her brother had to get up early too. Mei Mengzhen didn't see the necessity in it. "Chenchen, how about you sleep in a bit longer tomorrow? There is no need for you to get up so early—just wake up as usual. Your sister will make breakfast for you and...," well, the dining table was gone now, "put it on the coffee table, and you can eat sitting on the little stool, okay?"