"Mom, why are you here? Did you come to pick up Meimei from school?" Meimei looked up happily, hugging Ye Mingmei’s leg and refusing to let go.

"Yes, Mommy came to pick you up from school." Ye Mingmei looked down at her daughter’s delicate face and saw the bright sparkle in her eyes, a pang in her heart.

She had never realized just how much her daughter wanted her to pick her up from school.

She wasn’t really a competent mom.

"From now on, Mommy will pick you up every day. Do you like that?" Ye Mingmei squatted down, wrapped her arms around Meimei’s soft little body, and held her tightly.

"I like it! I like it! Adults shouldn’t break their promises!" Meimei clapped her hands joyfully, but then noticed Tingye and Jiang Nan beside her, recalling her "skipping class" today, she quietly lowered her head.

"Mommy, Meimei wasn’t well-behaved today."

"My Meimei is very well-behaved. It’s Mommy’s fault. I will make sure to spend more time with you and not let you be wronged anymore. Let’s go home first." Ye Mingmei picked up Meimei and walked towards the nanny car at the school gate.

Tingye and Jiang Nan were quite sensible, climbing into the car voluntarily without waiting for Ye Mingmei’s call.

"Buzz buzz——"

Ye Mingmei had just gotten into the car with Meimei in her arms when her phone rang.

She froze for a few seconds, looking at the caller ID, before answering the call.

"Hey, senior..."

"I remember you said you had things to deal with next month and couldn’t host me, but I just received the collaboration project negotiation list with your name on it. I just wanted to confirm if it’s a mistake."

Jin Chenye’s voice, as always, was gentle and soothing, like a breeze in spring.

"..."

Ye Mingmei paused, then realized it was probably Su Yiru who had acted without her consent, including her name.

The words to explain stuck on her lips, when she glanced at Meimei in her arms, then held back.

After hesitating for a few seconds, she spoke.

"It’s not a mistake, Meimei misses you too. I was thinking that if I am responsible for the project, I could take advantage and bring my daughter to work. You wouldn’t mind, right, senior?"

"Of course not. I miss the little girl too, it’s a good chance to see her." Jin Chenye laughed.

The hearty laughter seemed to scatter the clouds like sunlight.

Ye Mingmei bit her lip, "Senior, there’s something I want to ask for your help with."

"What is it?"

"Let’s talk about it when you’re here next month." Ye Mingmei hesitated, exchanged a few pleasantries with Jin Chenye before hanging up.

She looked down at Meimei who was quietly playing with her fingers in her lap, her teacher’s words echoed in her ears again.

Find a dad for Meimei...

Is this the only way for her?

-

Texas.

Experiment building.

In the large ward on the top floor, it’s so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

On the white bed, a handsome silhouette lay quietly sleeping.

The finely chiseled features were captivating, even lacking color, they were mesmerizing.

The door to the ward opened from the outside, and Diwu Zexuan strolled in.

He glanced at the unresponsive person on the bed but was taken aback as the person suddenly opened his eyes, gaze sharp.

"So alert on my turf, what, worried I’ll save you just to poison you afterward?" Diwu Zexuan sneered coldly, carrying a medicine box forward, placing it heavily on the table.

He cast a sideways glance at Yu Xiuzhun.

"Want to ask me to let you see your daughter?"