The Devil who devoured Snow White

Chapter 161 - Going Back

After hearing everything from her husband's assistant, the call ended shortly. Lu Mengjie was quiet for a few seconds. She was blankly staring at the window. 

She was only told about how Han Yizhou tried saving a woman who tried to kill herself. Niu Jiachen was careful enough not to give the whole details to her.

Now, she had more reason to go back to the mainland. She has to stay by his side and take care of him as his wife.

Bai Jingye was planning to go back as well. She could use that opportunity to go with him.

A sigh escaped her lips. She covered her face with her hands as her mind was in chaos. Her son and now, her husband. She had so many things to clean up that she couldn't help but be stressed out. But at the same time… she felt more like she was growing more as an adult. Her immature side was somehow learning how things were happening in her life. All she knew was that she needed to make careful decisions since she already saw where her recklessness brought her.

She fell on her back on the bed and stared at the ceiling as she thought about what Niu Jiachen told her. It was not like she could blame Han Yizhou for saving someone. The only question she had in mind right now was… how important was that woman that he was willing to risk his life?

For a moment, she couldn't help but fear crept up in her chest. She didn't want to think of the worst but she couldn't stop her mind from thinking about it. She was anxious, she wanted to panic but she tried her best to hold back. She had to calm herself down or else, she might end up deciding something she would regret.

She looked at her phone for a while, staring at her wallpaper which was the photo of her son's smiling face. The picture helped her calm down. It was an unfortunate thing for a parent to be separated from their children but it was her only choice to keep him safe.

She contacted her brother shortly after calming down. She wanted to keep an eye on the people around her son. Others have already warned her about Wrath. She may have ignored their words back then, but this time, she wanted to keep those warnings in mind. She was surrounded by enemies and she needed to be careful.

Lu Mengjie decided to be quiet about the day she would leave Japan. The only person who knew about her schedule was her brother. The day Bai Jingye left, she waited for the opportunity to leave the house and meet her brother. She didn't have to bring anything with her except for her phone and her wallet. The rest of her things, including the clothes that were all bought for her. None of it really belonged to her so when she left the house, no one knew that it was her last day in that place.

A private jet was already prepared for the half-siblings, thanks to the younger brother. He made sure that his sister would have a comfortable ride.

"Are you sure that you want to announce your arrival?" Xia Liqin asked, looking at the woman sitting in front of her.

"Our arrival," she corrected. "I'm coming back as Lu Mengjie."

"Are you planning to tell dad about your son and… husband?" His face became sour at the mention of the word 'husband'. He still didn't want to admit that Han Yizhou became her husband.

"Not yet but I'm going to tell him all at the right time." Lu Mengjie knew that her father, Lu Xian Yu, would be shocked if she told him that she was now a married woman and a mother. It was easy to tell her mother, knowing that she was an open-minded person but it was harder when it came to her protective father.

The last time she saw her father was during the time when Han Yizhou picked her from home. Her husband promised Lu Xian Yu that he would return his daughter before curfew but what happened? It was way out of her curfew time.

Xia Liqin ended up sighing. "I can already see dad aiming his gun on that guy's head." 

His sister rolled her eyes at his exaggeration. She knew that the possibility of that happening was low. She was already an adult. It was only a matter of time before she would start her own family. "Dad will have to think twice before doing that."

Speaking of their father, she recalled what their mother told her. Their father was worried sick for her. It was as if his fatherly instinct was kicking in. He may have felt that his daughter got in trouble.

Now that she was going back, she wanted to make up with her parents as well. She has not been a good daughter for them. She filled them with worry every time she left them without even saying goodbyes. She hasn't told them about the real deal about her harem too. Maybe it was about time for her to confess? 

Lu Mengjie knew that their knowledge about her 'harem' was only a misunderstanding. She was not keeping men but instead, she built an organization of her own where she could help and gather those who were abandoned by society and those who were stolen from their families. Back then, she did not bother correcting whatever thoughts others have about her 'harem'. She wanted that misunderstanding to at least misguide them from the truth behind it.

"How about your matters with the Bai family, do you plan on telling dad about what happened to you?" Her brother's question brought her back, out of her thoughts.

"You know our dad, Qinqing. We can't tell him about this. Instead of solving the problem, he might just end up making it worse." Just like what he did to Bai Xiuying. Back then, they may have thought that keeping her quiet would solve the problem but years later, during the long run, someone was planning for revenge for the Lu family's demise.