The Devil who devoured Snow White

Chapter 220 - The Wall Between Them

Ever since Wei Sianqi left the penthouse, Lu Mengjie and Han Yizhou were all the ones who were left in the place. They were not always together, especially this weekend, Han Yizhou was away, out of the city to do business in another city.

Lu Mengjie was alone in the place, she was in front of the laptop, reading a few documents. "Bai Keran's really careful huh."

"I apologize, young miss. I wasn't able to find any useful information about him."

"That's fine, Kuro. He may be clean right now but I'm sure that he's keeping something dirty. It seems like we have no choice but to hack into his computer." But to do that, she would need to get access first and she knew that she wouldn't be able to do it without help. She needed someone to sneak into the old man's study just so she could get Kuro through his computer.

Her phone's ringtone was suddenly heard, catching her attention. She reached out to the phone and checked the caller ID. 'Yiyi' was written on it.

Lu Mengjie tapped on the phone's screen and answered it. As the call went through, she suddenly heard Tian Ruyi's excited voice. "Mengmeng! You wouldn't believe this!"

As Tian Ruyi began telling her what happened earlier, she was surprised to learn that Si Hongqi was actually working with Bai Zichen.

"It's better if we have a talk with them. When are you available?"

"Are you sure that we can trust Bai Zichen?" Lu Mengjie was still hesitant to believe that the man was actually working against Bai Keran. She was only able to meet him once and she didn't have a good impression of him. According to Bai JIngye, his older brother was one of Bai Keran's most trusted pawns. She had experienced getting betrayed and she didn't want to be stabbed in the back again. It was all thanks to Si Guanlin and Yong Liwei that she was having trust issues now.

"Si Hongqi said we can trust him."

Si Hongqi, huh? Should she trust him too? What if it was a trap? What if he was betraying her too? What if he was using her too? 

"I… I'll call you back, Yiyi."

"Is there anything wrong?" Tian Ruyi could hear how Lu Mengjie's voice changed in the line so she couldn't help but wonder and worry about it.

"No, nothing is wrong. I'm just busy right now," she said as an excuse.

Tian Ruyi was quiet for a second before she suddenly remembered, "Si Hongqi told me that you shouldn't trust Yong Liwei."

It was Si Hongqi who warned her back then too. If only she listened. "I know."

The other woman was surprised upon hearing her response. "You knew?" Shouldn't she be defending her husband instead?

"It's a long story. I'll end the call now. I'll talk with you some other time." Without waiting for her reply, she ended the call. She placed the phone back on the side before she stared at the laptop's screen for a few seconds.

She had never felt so alone in her life. She placed the laptop on the coffee table before she brought her knees together and hugged them. She buried her face and them as she tried her best to compose herself. All she wanted to do at that moment was cry, to let out the heaviness she was feeling in her chest.

"You'll be alright," she whispered to herself in comfort. She may be feeling at her lowest at that moment but that didn't mean that she was going to let it overtake her. She closed her eyes as she touched her necklace. "I'll be fine. You'll be fine, Mengjie. Hold on." 

It was alright to cry at that moment until she finally leaned back and wiped her tears. She stood up from the sofa and stretched her arms to the air as she tried to clear her mind. She sat back on the sofa and took her laptop. She decided to trust Si Hongqi. It may be risky but she had already decided to take his side. He was the person who could help her get into Bai Keran's computer.

While she was busy with her laptop the whole afternoon, she suddenly heard some footsteps. She moved her gaze towards where it came from.

"I'm back." Han Yizhou entered the living room. He took off his coat and hung it on the rack.

Her face brightened up when she saw him. She placed the laptop aside and hurriedly went to greet him back with a kiss. "You're early! Aren't you supposed to come back tomorrow?

"Our son will be arriving tonight, I can't miss it now can I?"

She chuckled softly as she wrapped her arms around her neck. "Ah, finally. I will not be alone in this place whenever you're out for work."

Ever since he came back, Han Yizhou had been trying to come back from his work as early as he could just so he could spend more time with her.

"Do you think he'll recognize me?"

"He's a baby, do you think he will recognize you?" She returned the question to him.

He chuckled a bit. "I guess we'll have to find out." He still had a hard time believing that Little Peanut was really his son but that didn't mean he was doubting his wife. He just never thought that he would end up experiencing such a miracle in his life. He leaned down and captured her lips as he began kissing her with passion.

For the past few days, Lu Mengjie had been trying to avoid getting intimate with him, and just like those days, she ended the kiss shortly and pulled away. "You must be hungry, I'll order something for us." She turned away and went to grab her phone from the sofa.

Han Yizhou wasn't blind. He could see that she was putting a small distance from him but he couldn't blame her. It was Yong Liwei's fault. They shared the same body, the same face so it was only expected for Lu Mengjie to react that way. Once again, he tolerated the pain inside him. It was hard but he decided to turn a blind eye to it. He didn't have the right to change her mind about Yong Liwei.

'You should talk to her.' Han Yizhou thought, talking to his alter but all he received back was his other self's silence.