She smiled at the butler, picked up the chopsticks, and started eating noodles.

After a few bites, she suddenly remembered something, lifted her head, "I went to the hospital to get some medication recently and just realized I forgot to take it on time."

"Miss, are you referring to the Chinese medicine you brought back last time?"

"No, it’s the new one I just brought back." Ye Mingmei put down her chopsticks, went into the room, tore the label off a small medicine pack, and then brought it out.

She handed it to the butler.

"I’ll boil it for you now, Miss. You can drink it before bed." The butler glanced at it, then left with the medicine pack.

In the dining room, only Ye Mingmei was left, quietly sitting in her place, leisurely eating noodles.

After eating her fill, she didn’t hurry to get up, sitting in the chair and gently rubbing her stomach.

She hadn’t been eating well for some time, and wondered if starting to make up for it now would have any effects.

She waited a long time, until the butler finished preparing the medicine. Ye Mingmei resisted the nausea and drank it all in one go before putting down the bowl and returning to her room.

She prevented herself from overthinking, lying in bed and forcing herself to sleep.

Time slipped by silently.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

Ye Mingmei’s phone hadn’t rung again, and Yu Xiuzhun hadn’t contacted her.

If it weren’t for the previous call records, she might have thought it was just her imagination.

Ye Mingmei got up early in the morning, changed into a dress she had prepared long ago, and sat in front of the dressing table. She didn’t apply makeup but pat on some toner and applied a little lip balm to make herself look a bit healthier.

After doing all this, she slowly rose from the chair.

She walked to the door, changed her slippers, and grabbed her bag to leave.

"Miss, breakfast is ready. Would you like to eat now?" The butler asked respectfully as he saw Ye Mingmei walking into the living room.

Seeing the clothes Ye Mingmei was wearing, he was slightly surprised.

"No need, I have something to do and need to go out first. If my mother asks, just say I’ve gone to the company." Ye Mingmei’s eyes flickered as she spoke indifferently. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

At the door, she reached out to touch her stomach, then turned back.

She walked to the dining table, picked up the milk, and suppressed her nausea, drinking a glass before leaving again.

Without calling a driver, Ye Mingmei went to the garage, took the car, and quickly drove away from the villa.

She drove aimlessly down the avenue, not noticing anything unusual, and then headed toward the northwest dock.

The surroundings became more and more open, the scenery along the way was beautiful and quiet, yet exuded an indescribable desolation.

The wind blew in through the window, lifting her long hair.

Ye Mingmei tightened her grip on the steering wheel and pressed the accelerator, driving the car faster toward the dock.

"Shush——"

The car stopped at the entrance of the dock.

The sea breeze blew from afar, carrying the unique salty dampness of the ocean.

Ye Mingmei wrapped her coat tighter around herself, turned off the engine, pushed open the car door, and got out from the driver’s seat.

The port in the early morning should be the busiest time.

But it was very quiet here, with only a few cargo ships loading and unloading nearby.

A bit further away, a few large cruise ships were anchored; it was hard to see if there were people on them due to the distance.

Ye Mingmei clutched her phone in her hand, her gaze moving repeatedly among the large cruise ships, searching around but not seeing any familiar figures.

Standing disappointedly in place.