The Devil who devoured Snow White

"Is that so?" His menacing smile returned to normal. "Then I guess I have nothing to worry about." He patted Bai Jingye's shoulder but for some reason, his hand felt like a huge rock. Every pat was heavy.

"By the way, can I have a look at your child? I heard that you gave birth yesterday." Finally, Si Hongqi tore his gaze from him.

"Oh, sure." She smiled at him. "You can check on Huasheng (Peanut)."

"Huasheng?" He blinked a few times in confusion. "Don't tell me that you named him… after a food?"

Even Bai Jingye was looking at her in disbelief. How could she name her son after a food?

"Of course not!" She laughed lightly upon seeing their reaction. "It's just a nickname. He looked like a peanut when I first saw him on the monitor. I've been craving for peanuts while he was inside my tummy so I decided to give him this nickname. Cute, right? His real name is Ha-" She paused the instant she was about to say the child's real father's surname. "Xiumin. His name is Xiumin, meaning handsome jade-like stone. I'm sure that he'll grow up to have the most beautiful face in the world." After all, his father has a beauty that was out of this world and his mother was the fairest among women. It was only normal for the child to inherit his parent's beauty unless… he was not their real son of course.

Both the men sighed in relief when they heard that she gave the baby a decent name. 

Bai Jingye hasn't seen the baby as well so when Si Hongqi went to check the baby, he followed him from behind, acting as a protective father of course.

Inside the crib, the infant was seen sleeping. This time, Little Peanut's complexion wasn't reddish anymore, after all, a newborn's face may look quite puffy due to fluid accumulation and the rough trip through the birth canal. His appearance often changed significantly as the baby got rid of the extra fluid and the trauma of delivery eased out. His skin was fair, just like his mother. His face was angelic, sleeping so peacefully as if he was having a sweet dream. All babies were born cute but for some reason, the newborn inside the incubator looked like a doll. It was too early to tell who he resembled most but at that moment, one thing was for sure. This beautiful infant belonged to Lu Mengjie.

"Ah, mixing two beautiful genes can be scary… in a good way." Si Hongqi chuckled, his eyes remained on the child. "He looks so precious."

"Right? From now on, you will be his uncle."

Uncle… He only smiled at the mention of the world. "I can't believe I'm having a nephew at this age then."

On the other hand, Bai Jingye pulled out his phone just to take photos of the baby to send it later to the real father.

"I seriously never thought that I'll be seeing you here. I came to Japan for business and yet who would have thought that I'll actually find you here?"

"Well, it is a small world. One way or the other, we'll end up seeing each other again."

"That's quite true. Anyway, I should take my leave now. I have a flight to catch."

"You're leaving already?" Her shoulders sank.

"Yes. I told you, I only came here for business. If I knew that I'll be meeting you here, I would have changed my schedule but… you know that I can't. I have an older brother to handle."

"Ah…" She did remember Si Guanlin, So Hongqi's older brother. Despite being brothers, they were the real rivals. Two forces were fighting inside the Si family. There was a point in the past where Si Guanlin tried to kidnap her just so he could use her against his brother but she was someone who was not easy to handle, especially when she was already expecting such schemes from him. 

"Well then, take care on your way. I hope we can see each other soon."

The moment Si Hongqi left the room, Bai Jingye finally opened his mouth. "Your phone, why is it with my mother?"

"You already know why. She wanted to make sure that I won't contact Yizhou." She sighed heavily.

"Seriously…" He took something inside the paper bag he brought with him earlier. It was a phone box. "Don't get caught using this."

Lu Mengjie's eyes sparkled in delight as she watched him take out the phone from the box.

"You can contact him using this." He finally handed the phone to her.

"Ah! You're the best! Thank you, Jingye!"

He only sighed in return.

Just then, a knock was heard, signaling someone's arrival. 

Lu Mengjie quickly hid the phone under her pillow before she gave her permission. "Come in."

The door was pushed open and there entered a woman wearing a nurse's attire. Her mature beauty was familiar. Too familiar. She was none other than Gluttony.

This time, the woman didn't even try to wear a full disguise. Her dark, wavy bob hairstyle was reaching only just above her shoulders. She had the same polite smile on her lips as she announced, "I have brought your food for lunch, ma'am."

A memory flashed before Lu Mengjie's eyes once again:

A group of men cornered her in an alley. They were all trained men, wearing the same attire, black suits.

"Ma'am, please come with us, we don't want to hurt you."

Lu Mengjie scoffed. Did they think that she was going to go along with them peacefully just because they were Si Guanlin's men? Think again!

"Hang on, I'm still trying to think whether I don't give a shit or I don't give a fuck," she replied, an insulting smile plastered on her face.

The leader of the group tried to keep his cool. "You should peacefully obey us or else we won't have a choice but to force you."

She rolled her eyes. "Duh. I'm already resisting aren't I? Do I have to start talking like an idiot for you to understand me?" She motioned her finger to come at her. "Come on, I'm itching to beat the shit out of you guys."