The Devil who devoured Snow White

Chapter 156 - About Time

"Oww!" She quickly placed her hand on her forehead and rubbed it lightly. She looked at him with a pout. "You don't have to flick my forehead!"

He smirked and refuted, "I just did." He turned away and began walking towards the exit. 

She huffed and watched him walk away. "One day, you'll fall so hard for a girl so you better invite me on your wedding day!"

He paused from walking. A chuckle was heard from him. "Then I guess you'll have to wait forever. There will be no wedding happening."

"You can't say that for sure," Lu Mengjie stated. "Everyone can love."

On the other hand, Bai Jingye was not going to have such an argument with her, knowing that she was someone who believed in love but… "love may be something everyone has, but not everyone uses it."

Those were the last words he said before he finally left her in the room, not giving her a chance to retort at all.

Lu Mengjie could only sigh. It was not that he was wrong with what he said. He was right and she couldn't argue with him about it at all. She turned away and walked towards the crib.

The moment her son saw her, his lips stretched out into a big smile, flashing her a toothless smile.

Her eyes softened at the sight of her son. At the same time, it was too early to notice the resemblance he had with his parents. It suddenly made her recall the words Yong Liwei once said to her.

"I'm not the father."

And yet, Han Yizhou's words were quite the opposite, "I am the father."

What happened during the time she was kidnapped? How did she escape? How did she lose her memories? These have always been the questions since she woke up from her coma. Unanswered questions.

Lu Mengjie did not have a choice but to wait for things to trigger her memories. Right at that moment, all she could do was wait patiently and see how the situation would unfold with the decisions she would make.

…

It was just like any other normal day inside the mansion. Lu Mengjie kept in contact with her brother but she lost contact with Han Yizhou, once again. She didn't have to think of a reason behind it. She knew well that it was all because of Yong Liwei.

"Where are you taking the young master?" Steward Fang blocked Bella Qin from leaving the house.

"Outside. We're going out for a stroll," she replied in her defense.

"You can take him to the garden."

The woman rolled her eyes. "He needs to make friends. I'm just going to take him to the playground. It's not like I'm going to kidnap him or something."

"What's happening here?"

Steward Fang and Bella qin both turned towards the owner of the voice. Bai Jingye approached them with Lu Mengjie clinging to his arm.

"Sir, Madam, this woman is trying to take the young master outside," reported Steward Fang.

Lu Mengjie raised a brow. "I don't see anything wrong with that."

"Nine, you go with them," Bai Jingye ordered to the guard who followed behind them.

Steward Fang wanted to argue back but he held back. He couldn't possibly do that, not when their positions were higher than him.

In the end, Bella Qin was able to successfully take the baby out of the house. Instead of heading directly to the children's park, Nine drove her to somewhere else instead.

Meanwhile, Lu Mengjie went to the café she would always visit. Of course she didn't go alone, this time, Bai Jingye was with her except for… he sat at a different table than hers since he knew that she would be meeting up with her brother and Shi Enxi.

"Finally," Xia Liqin said with a bored look after Shi Enxi told them that the man that has been threatening her family has finally been caught by Lu Mello. "It's about time you know."

Chen Gao, the man who almost killed one of the Lu twins, was also after Shi Enxi and her brother. It was the one reason why she flew to Japan to hide, especially when she was pregnant. Now that he has been caught, she would need to personally interrogate him.

"How about I tell my husband not to give you the money for this week?" Shi Enxi flashed him a menacing smile before she took a sip from her drink.

Xia Liqin frowned and retorted, "you should stay true to your words."

"I never agreed in the first place, it was Mello who did. And besides, what are you going to do if we don't pay you? Blackmail us?" She smirked mischievously. "Blackmail us with what?"

"I-I…" He stammered as he tried to think of something to use against her but he couldn't. He would only be courting death if he tried to go against her. A schemy woman like Shi Enxi was scary to go against with. "I'm going to report you to the police!"

"Sure, sure. Go ahead. I'm looking forward to that."

The man pursed his lips knowing that he wouldn't be able to do that too. "At least pay by half…" he whimpered. His imaginary dog ears were down as he sulked.

Shi Enxi ignored him and instead, she turned her gaze to her niece who had been quiet the whole time. "I'll have to leave tomorrow."

"You're already leaving?" She was saddened by the news. Lu Mengjie was not even given a chance to spend time with her after the day she introduced her husband. 

"Don't worry, Jiejie. I'll be staying here with you." Xia Liqin was still pouting as he rested his chin on his palm. At the same time, he thought of finding ways to help his sister. He was not going to allow the Bai family to play dirty with his precious sister anymore. She was alone in that family and she needed someone to rely on.

"You don't have to…" Lu Mengjie muttered. "Don't you have work?