Ye Family Villa.

Su Yiru learned that Ye Mingmei was returning and waited outside the gate early in the morning.

Seeing the car driving into the villa, she hurried to greet it.

"Mom, why did you come out?" Ye Mingmei pushed open the car door, saw Su Yiru waiting outside, and quickly got out.

She instructed the driver to take her suitcase into the house first.

"You said you wanted to come back suddenly and didn’t let me pick you up. How could I not worry?" Su Yiru stepped forward, holding Ye Mingmei’s hand, and tapped her forehead with her finger.

"You’re already an adult, yet still so wilful. It’s safest with Youxuan, but you just had to insist on coming back."

"I missed you. I wasn’t at ease with you being home alone, so I hurried back to keep you company. Now you’re upset." Ye Mingmei hooked her arm around Su Yiru’s, leaning coquettishly into her embrace.

"I can’t argue with you, but I missed you too. It’s good you came back. Yu Xiuzhun has been gone for so long; I doubt he’ll show up again." Su Yiru patted Ye Mingmei’s hand, leading her toward the living room.

She didn’t notice Ye Mingmei’s face turning pale all of a sudden.

Upon hearing Yu Xiuzhun’s name, she immediately recalled that recent phone call and bit her lip anxiously.

"Mingmei, what are you thinking about? I’ve called you several times with no response!" Su Yiru waved her hand in front of Ye Mingmei’s face, frowning.

"...It’s nothing. I’m just a bit tired. What did you just say, Mom?"

"I asked what you’d like to eat later. I’ll have the kitchen prepare it. If you’re tired, you should rest first. There’s still time before dinner, and I’ll come to get you when it’s ready."

Su Yiru, seeing her tired expression, compassionately led her back to her room.

She urged Ye Mingmei to lie down and rest, covering her with the blanket before leaving.

Ye Mingmei was indeed exhausted. She had been feeling drowsy lately, and soon fell into a deep sleep just after lying down.

...

Colombia.

A certain harbor.

"Mr. Yu, here’s today’s financial report from the Yu Group. It’s just been verified, and as you suspected, the entire group is nearly just an empty shell."

The assistant respectfully stood by Yu Xiuzhun, handing over the documents he held.

"A bunch of worthless fools, only caring about immediate gains, busy fighting for power without knowing how they’ll meet their end!" Yu Xiuzhun took the file from the assistant’s hands, glancing over it as he spoke coldly.

The tall figure stood against the wind, his black trench coat fluttering, outlining a chilling silhouette.

On his handsome face was a layer of frost; the thought of everything in the Yu clan being destroyed by his hands cast a sinister gleam in his eyes.

A hint of unwillingness lingered.

Recalling that earlier phone call, the gleam in his eyes quickly dimmed.

"Prepare the yacht. I need to go back." Yu Xiuzhun’s grip on the document tightened slightly as he turned, his thin lips parting, articulating each word deliberately.

"Mr. Yu, the Yu family is a muddy mess now, and the new family head is persistently looking for you, wanting to ensure no future troubles. Going back now is too dangerous..."

The assistant was about to dissuade him but halted awkwardly under Yu Xiuzhun’s cold and fierce gaze.

"I’ll arrange it immediately."

"I need to depart at once." Looking at the vast, turbulent sea, Yu Xiuzhun, thinking of the pregnant Ye Mingmei, couldn’t afford to wait any longer.

"But there’s a transaction scheduled for tomorrow in the northern region of Colombia. If Mr. Yu doesn’t attend, it could cause issues." The assistant reminded him, not without concern.