Ge Li blushed more after hearing Mrs. Ni’s words, and she shook her head quickly, “Madam, I don’t really mean it. I just want to look after you well, and I hope you and Mr. Ye will be healthy and reverse the case of Ni’s Family successfully.”
Mrs. Ni appreciated her more when hearing what she said. She held Ge Li’s hands and smiled amiably, “You have been working for Chen as a chef for many years, and you always work hard without any complaint. I know you are the one who loves Chen deeply. While Xia Nuan did nothing for him except for giving him three children. You don’t need to worry about that. When our family returns to innocence and glory, Xia Nuan will be driven away.”
As Mrs. Ni said this, she looked as if she could not reconcile herself to the present situation.
Ge Li thought about it and said, “Madam, don’t force it to happen. After all, Mr. Ye really loves her. She is not that bad except for her poor background.”
“She is a member of Yuezhao Organization. Regardless of whether she is the daughter of Mrs. Baili, she once joined Yuezhao Organization, and made Chen sign four hundred concerts and controlled by Yuezhao Organization. These were all caused by her! This kind of woman can’t match Chen. I also heard that she has an affair with Ye Enchen, the son of Chen’s foster mother. Is it true, Ge Li?”
Ge Li felt too embarrassed to say it, “Maybe she was forced to do it.”
“Such a shameless woman has a dirty mind and a dirty body. Ni’s Family has always been noble in blood. Chen is disgraced because of her.”
Mrs. Ni grew more and more angry, nipping the beads in her hand.
Ge Li gave her a shoulder massage, “Madam, what we need to do now is to reverse the case instead of caring about these. As for Xia Nuan, let’s deal with her later.”
Mrs. Ni agreed, “You are far-sighted, unlike Xia Nuan, who only knows about seducing men to her bed. I hate women like her. Ni’s Family is noble both in status and in blood. How can we tolerate her disgraceful behavior?”
“You’re right, but let’s leave it aside temporarily, and don’t mention it in the presence of Mr. Ye, or it will break our peaceful life.”
Mrs. Ni thought about it for a little while and agreed with Ge Li. Now Ye Sichen was in deep love with Xia Nuan. If she showed hatred to Xia Nuan, Ye Sichen would distrust her.
“Let’s look for Ni Yuan. Perhaps Ni Yuan knows the truth. He has been missing for many years. He vanished without trace. There must be some reasons for that. Ask Chen to come here and we go to visit your father together.”
Ge Li took the order from Mrs. Ni and left.
Xia Nuan had fallen into sleep. Ye Sichen stared at her, touched her cheek gently, and smiled softly.
Then he got up unwillingly, put on coat, and went out.
Ge Li was right standing outside, waiting for him.
“Ge Li, what’s the matter?” Ye Sichen asked her.
She lowered her head, and said lightly, “Mr. Ye, Mrs. Ni wants you to see my father with her.”
Ye Sichen followed Ge Li to Mrs. Ni’s bedroom. Mrs. Ni told him that she wanted to go to the refugee camp in Country S to make a sacrifice to Ni Feng.
Ni Feng was buried in the basement under the refugee camp, where Meng Zuo remained guarding.
“But we just go so rashly? It will catch the attention of others. Why not let me do it by myself?”
“No. Tomorrow is the anniversary of your father’s death. I must go. And, we must go together no matter how dangerous it will be.” Mrs. Ni insisted.
“Well, I’ll prepare for it.”
Ye Sichen turned around, but Mrs. Ni stopped him, “Only you, Ge Li and me. Xia Nuan should stay at home, caring for children. It’s unnecessary for her to take the risk.”
Ye Sichen thought about it and said, “You’re right. I didn’t plan to take her.”
Mrs. Ni smiled, “Then you just go and prepare for it.”
When Xia Nuan woke up, Ye Sichen had left with Mrs. Ni. Mi Ke’er told her where he was going, “He has gone to Country S to make a sacrifice to Ni Feng. He said he will come back soon, and asked us not to worry about him.”
“He must do something. I can’t stop him, but I think he will be careful.”
Xia Nuan got up and held Mi Ke’er’s hands, “You look so languid. I’m free now. Let’s go for a walk together.”
As she said, she put on her clothes and left the house on the island. She took Mi Ke’er to the beach, where children were playing. They looked at the children, smiling happily.
Looking at the three children, Mi Ke’er touched her belly subconsciously, and felt her heart was touched by something.
If Lacy really died, the baby would be a kind of extension of his life, and also a solace to Mi Ke’er.
“Mi Ke’er, have you named the baby?”
“Not yet. I’ll name it after it is born.”
“But I have got a good name.” Xia Nuan said, “How about Nian Xi?” (Nian Xi meant “Miss Lacy Forever”)
“Is it deliberate? I don’t want my baby’s name with any connection with Lacy.” Mi Ke’er said haughtily, but in fact she liked this name very much.
“Well, let’s name it Ai Ke, because I know wherever Lacy is, he will love you. Maybe he didn’t come to you for some reasons, but he will never forget you.” (Ai Ke meant “Love Mi Ke’er Forever”)
Xia Nuan’s words mitigated Mi Ke’er’s sadness. She just stared at the vast sea in front of her, but her mind flowed a thousand miles away.
On the other side, a fishing boat was coming slowly.
Xia Nuan looked toward it, and a flash of vigilance could be found in her eyes. She hurriedly called the three children who were collecting seashells on the beach, and said, “Mi Ke’er, we should go home first. Then ask Di Luoke to find out where the fishing boat is coming from.”
“Look, it was leaving! I think it was just an ordinary fishing boat. There are some fishermen nearby. We don’t need to worry about it. After all, people all over the world believe that Mr. Ye is dead. Nobody will doubt it.” Said Mi Ke’er.
Xia Nuan followed Mi Ke’er’s view, finding that the fishing boat was far away as she said.
She was relieved.
“Mom, Ansheng said he feels sleepy.” Wuyou took Ansheng to Xia Nuan.
Xia Nuan saw that Ansheng was rubbing his eyes and felt sleepy.
“Mom, I’m sleepy.” He said, begging for a hug.
Xia Nuan bent down to take Ansheng into her arms, and kissed on his forehead. She said to Mi Ke’er, “Let’s go home. It gets darker. You also need a rest.”
Mi Ke’er smiled, “You go first. I want to stay here alone.”
“Get back earlier. We’ll wait for you for supper.”
Mi Ke’er nodded, “Ok. I will.”
Taking Ansheng in her arms, Xia Nuan took children to the house. The gentle breeze from the sea made her feel a little chill.
Then she went faster.
But Mi Ke’er didn’t feel cold at all. The sea breeze blew her and made her skirt fly freely.
The wind also blew her hair untidily.
She touched her raised belly, smiling tenderly.
After hushing Ansheng to sleep, it was time for supper. Ansheng was too small to eat so much at night, so Xia Nuan did not wake him up, but led Wuyou and Nianci to the dining room.
Di Luoke stayed to protect them. When he saw Xia Nuan taking children down, he put the paper aside, and started to set the table.
“Madam, where is Doctor Mi Ke’er?”
“Oh, hasn’t she returned yet?” Xia Nuan was a little worried. She let go of Wuyou and Nianci, and then walked outside.
“Madam, you just stay here. I’ll go to find her back.”
Di Luoke said, and went out quickly.
However, he came back alone. Seeing this, Xia Nuan felt anxious, “You didn’t find her?”
“I’ve searched around the beach, but nobody was there. Did she come back?”
Xia Nuan heard that, and turned to Mi Ke’er’s bedroom. She opened the door, finding it empty. There was no Mi Ke’er at all.
Xia Nuan went downstairs to look for her with Di Luoke, but they still didn’t find her. Xia Nuan kept dialing Mi Ke’er’s phone, but it could not be connected. When she redialed, the phone was turned off.
“Madam, what’s this?”
Di Luoke walked to the shore, stopped, bent down, and pointed at something brought by the waves to the shore.
Xia Nuan ran to have a look at it. It was a lady watch. Mi Ke’er always wore it, but now it was on the shore. Xia Nuan took the watch, and her look grew more serious.
“Could she commit suicide?” Di Luoke gave the worst speculation.
Xia Nuan shook her head, “No, she won’t do it even for her baby. I think she must be kidnapped by someone.”
Xia Nuan and Di Luoke decided to drive the cruise ship to search Mi Ke’er. But how could they find her over the vast sea?
“While we were going for a walk on the beach, we saw a fishing boat driving towards us. But later it left quickly. Perhaps the people on the fishing boat were pirates? They kidnapped Mi Ke’er?”
“It’s very possible!”
“Then what should we do? We should bring her back safe and sound! She is pregnant with baby!” Xia Nuan felt desperate.
“Madam, now what we can do is just to look for her blindly.” Di Luoke asked her what direction the fishing boat came from.
Xia Nuan thought about it for a little while, “Perhaps, it came from the south.”
“Then we’ll follow the south. But, Madam, you can’t go with me. You should stay at home looking after children. Just leave it to me.”
Xia Nuan thought about children, and had to return home.
But there was no news after Di Luoke left. Xia Nuan was anxiously waiting for the good news from Di Luoke, and hoped that Ye Sichen would return, so that he could send more people to find the whereabouts of Mi Ke’er.
Under the refugee camp of Country S, Ye Sichen and Mrs. Ni were in the catacomb of Ni Feng.
Meng Zuo’s hoarse voice was echoing in the soundless tomb. His eyes were mixed with sorrow and esteem.
“Mr. Ye, actually you were entrusted to Ye Qiao by your father, the Old Mr. Ni, who had been kind to Ye Qiao. In order to repay his kindness, Ye Qiao adopted you at risk. You were just about five years old at that time.”
Ye Sichen frowned and asked Meng Zuo, “Uncle Zuo, I should have remembered things at the age of five, but I just didn’t know anything. Why?”
Mrs. Ni was tearful, and answered instead of Meng Zuo, “That’s because you’ve experienced the killing of your father. You were suffering from the mental irritation, and woke up from nightmare every night. In order to mitigate your suffering, I asked Zuo to take you a kind of medicine which can help you forget the nightmare.”
