Elder Zhang Meng scoffed loudly. "Suffers? That girl enjoys attention. She lives off scandal. Every headline with her name is another humiliation for us. And now because of her, yet another bastard of this family will be dragged into the spotlight!"
The word landed again.
Zhang Fu's restraint snapped.
"You're wrong, Grandaunt Meng," he shot back. "My sister is not a shame. She is the pride of this family. You have no idea what she has achieved. If you keep belittling her, you are the ones embarrassing the Zhang name."
And with that, he turned and strode out of the hall without asking permission.
Gasps followed.
Storming out was a direct challenge to authority.
Elder Zhang Jufang's face turned livid. "Unbelievable! Such insolence!"
But Zhang Tengfei did not look offended.
He looked thoughtful.
And faintly proud.
