Inside the villa, Gu Xiuyu entered Ye Ziyu's room. She was wrapped in a quilt, only half of her cheek exposed. Even in her sleep, her brow was furrowed in discomfort.
Seeing she showed no signs of waking, he left the room and went to the kitchen. The brown sugar hadn't arrived yet. Gu Xiuyu took an egg from the refrigerator, preparing to make Ye Ziyu a simple poached egg to warm her stomach.
As he entered the kitchen, he recalled the surveillance footage he had seen on the yacht. He put down the egg he had taken out, turned around, and went back upstairs.
At the end of the corridor, Gu Xiuyu looked at the damaged lock. He bent down to pick up the cleaver on the ground, stood up, and entered the room.
Inside, there was only an empty table. The room itself didn't contain much; the lock was intended to secure important items within it.
After a quick look around, Gu Xiuyu tossed the picked-up lock onto the table.
As he exited the room, Gu Xiuyu saw Ye Ziyu coming out.
"Awake?"
Ye Ziyu turned and walked downstairs.
The clothes she had been wearing were replaced with ones Gu Xiuyu had prepared for her. xxs壹贰
They descended the stairs, one after the other, and Ye Ziyu curled up on the sofa, tucking her legs in.
"Does your stomach still hurt?" Gu Xiuyu sat beside her, reaching out to place a hand on her shoulder, but Ye Ziyu dodged it. His hand fell empty, and he placed it on his lap with a sigh. "Are you hungry? I was just about to make you a poached egg."
"I need sanitary pads," Ye Ziyu said, looking up.
He couldn't go out, so naturally, he couldn't buy such things.
Gu Xiuyu looked at her and said, "Someone will bring them later, please bear with it for a while."
"Bear with it?" Ye Ziyu snorted coldly. "Do you think I can bear it?"
Gu Xiuyu remained silent.
Ye Ziyu glared at him and pointed a finger out the window. "Let me out."
"It won't be long now, they'll be here soon," Gu Xiuyu appeased her.
No matter how long it took, Ye Ziyu wanted to leave *now*. Taking advantage of her current state, she deliberately made things difficult. "Don't you understand? I want it now."
They were at an impasse, a stalemate. Neither would back down, nor could they.
"I'll go make you a poached egg," Gu Xiuyu retreated to the kitchen.
Could he evade this for a moment, but for a lifetime?
Ye Ziyu watched his busy figure in the kitchen. She picked up the remote and deliberately turned on the television. The noisy sound pierced her eardrums, making it impossible to stay.
Through the glass door, the sound was somewhat muffled, but still very loud.
Gu Xiuyu watched Ye Ziyu sitting calmly on the sofa, unsure how to persuade her. Talking nicely didn't work, and he was reluctant to resort to force.
He turned down the heat on the stove and took out his phone to text Ye Shaoting.
It wasn't completely dark outside yet, and the search teams on the coast hadn't left. Sending someone over now would be asking for trouble.
Gu Xiuyu was fully aware of all the concerns, but he had no choice as Ye Ziyu insisted. He had to send someone with the items as quickly as possible.
At Gu Xiuyu's request, Ye Shaoting expedited the delivery.
...
At sea.
After fruitless searches, Di Mingjue personally boarded the yacht to search.
"Mr. Di, it's getting late, we need to head back for now," Xie Mingxia walked from the deck to the control panel.
The sea at night could be rough, posing a risk if the yacht remained anchored. For everyone's safety, they had to leave before the dock's closing time.
Having found no useful information, Di Mingjue was unwilling to leave.
"Leave the yacht. Find a way to return on another yacht."
"Mr. Di, it's not that we're not looking for Miss Ye diligently. It's just that no vessels are allowed on this sea at night," Xie Mingxia explained helplessly.