"Clearly, you’re just exploiting your employee. His hand is injured, yet you still let him drive." Ye Mingmei repeated the assistant’s excuse without a change in expression, smiling as she looked at Yu Xiuzhun.

"Hmm, his hand is injured, so I’ll be your driver." Yu Xiuzhun’s eyes flickered, and he sat in the driver’s seat, reaching out to fasten Ye Mingmei’s seatbelt.

He started the car and drove toward the Ye Family Villa.

His driving speed was very slow, very steady.

Yu Xiuzhun liked racing, his obsession with speed was extreme.

It was the first time Ye Mingmei had seen him drive so slowly, her eyeballs almost fell to the ground.

Several times she wanted to speak but swallowed her words.

He was driving slowly, which she welcomed; otherwise, she would have reminded him.

"We’re almost there. You can drop me off here, and I’ll walk back myself." As they neared the Ye Family Villa, Ye Mingmei hurriedly spoke, gesturing to pull over.

"Am I that unsightly to see?" Yu Xiuzhun tightened his grip on the steering wheel, glancing sideways at her.

"No, think about it. You’ve already clarified with the media that the photos were doctored. If someone sees you dropping me off at home again, how would you explain it?"

Ye Mingmei explained matter-of-factly.

She would never admit that in her heart, Yu Xiuzhun was indeed unsightly to see.

If her mother saw him, the problem would be even worse.

"I remember the headline that day didn’t just say the photos were doctored. I also made a point of saying I was pursuing you, so why is there a problem with me taking you home?" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Yu Xiuzhun slowed the car down but didn’t stop.

"But you aren’t pursuing me at all, you only threaten me. And even if you were pursuing me, I wouldn’t agree..." Ye Mingmei was met with a glare from Yu Xiuzhun, and her voice grew softer, barely audible toward the end.

"Stop, stop! Don’t drive any further, or I’ll jump out!"

"Swish—"

The moment the words "jump out" left her lips, Yu Xiuzhun slammed on the brakes, and the car came to a stable stop by the roadside.

"Ye Mingmei, is there water in your brain? If you want to die, just let me know, I’ll strangle you right now!"

She dared to say she’d jump out while pregnant; Yu Xiuzhun was nearly angered to death by her!

"...Why did you keep driving forward? I was just saying, not actually going to jump, why are you in such a rush?" After speaking, Ye Mingmei pushed open the car door, quickly got out, and ran toward the Ye Family’s front gate with a large bag of herbal medicine.

Yu Xiuzhun sat in the driver’s seat dumbfounded, watching her running figure, his nervous hands gripping the steering wheel tightly.

His fingertips pressed into it.

His peripheral vision caught sight of the bag of medicine in her hand, and his eyes flickered.

Only when Ye Mingmei completely disappeared from view did he turn the car around and drive away.

...

Inside the villa.

"Sis..."

Ye Mingmei ran into the living room in one breath and noticed Qin Youxuan sitting upright on the sofa, her steps suddenly halting.

Upon another look, she realized Su Yiru was also there.

The smile on Ye Mingmei’s face instantly vanished.

Her whole being suddenly became as uneasy as a child who had done something wrong, obediently lowering her head.

"Mom, have you finished your clothing design?"

"Is it that you were never planning to tell me what’s been happening all this time until I finished my design? Colluding with the house servants to deceive me?"

Su Yiru tossed the newspapers in her hand onto the table, looking at Ye Mingmei with disappointment.

The newspapers showed the photos Yu Xiuzhun had given to the media, along with the clarification reports he had made later.