Little Tingye reached out and hugged Ye Mingmei’s neck, gently comforting her.

He waved his little hand at Da Bai, who let out a howl and darted away.

With the snow wolf out of sight, some color finally returned to Ye Mingmei’s face.

"Where’s your mommy?"

"Making milk for the baby!" The mention of Qin Youxuan made the little guy’s eyes light up.

He excitedly gave Ye Mingmei directions.

Ye Mingmei had just carried him to the living room when she bumped into Qin Youxuan coming out with the milk bottle.

"Sis."

"You’re here, come inside and have a seat first."

Qin Youxuan took little Tingye from her hands, and before she could speak, the little guy eagerly grabbed the bottle, ran to the sofa, found a comfortable spot to sit, and happily drank his milk.

"The little guy is getting more and more clever." Ye Mingmei couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of him being such a little foodie.

"I think he’s becoming more of a headache; I can’t handle him alone anymore." Qin Youxuan complained helplessly, and mentioning the mischievous little Tingye was truly something she could go on about for days.

"How come you have time to come by today? I heard from Ru that you’ve been unwell lately and barely leave the house except to go to work."

Noticing the slightly pale complexion of Ye Mingmei, Qin Youxuan asked with concern.

"I’m fine. I was just a bit scared when I saw Tingye and Da Bai together in the yard just now." Ye Mingmei said embarrassedly, scratching her head, "But I have been sleeping a lot lately, often feeling like I can’t get up once I fall asleep."

"Are you working too hard?"

"No, my senior takes good care of me and never gives me tough tasks. If you don’t believe me, at least you should trust my senior." Ye Mingmei teased. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"That’s true."

On this point, Qin Youxuan agreed; if Jin Chenye wanted to take care of someone, he could pamper them beyond belief.

"Then what’s up with you, suddenly sleeping so much?"

"Maybe I’ve had a poor appetite lately, which in turn affected my sleep." Ye Mingmei pouted, not caring much.

"Poor appetite, drowsiness..." Qin Youxuan’s brow twitched, her eyes slightly darkened as she looked at Ye Mingmei, suddenly leaning in closer.

"Sis, what are you doing?"

Ye Mingmei was startled and instinctively leaned back against the sofa.

"No, I want to ask you, did you have your period this month?" Qin Youxuan grabbed her hand, her tone becoming tense.

"Or let me ask you this way, when you’re with Yu Xiuzhun, do you use protection?"

Qin Youxuan had been there before; Ye Mingmei’s reactions were similar to her own when she was pregnant.

"Why are you suddenly asking me this..."

Ye Mingmei’s face flushed slightly, and she shyly lowered her head, extracting her hand from Qin Youxuan’s palm, "Sis, you’re overthinking. I’m not pregnant."

"This isn’t something to joke about!" Qin Youxuan’s tone grew slightly stern, "I’ll have the driver prepare the car and take you to the hospital, or I have pregnancy test strips in my room..."

"I’m serious, my period just ended not long ago, and I’ve also been to the hospital for a check-up." Ye Mingmei lifted her head and reached out to hold the anxious Qin Youxuan, a trace of desolation flickering in her expression.

"What were the results of the check-up?"

"It’s just a stomach issue, not what you’re thinking." Ye Mingmei let go, resting her hands on her knees and lowering her gaze, "The doctor said it’s due to stress affecting my stomach, which is why I’ve lost my appetite, and my drowsiness is probably related to that too. Taking some medication for a while should help."