The Devil who devoured Snow White

Instead of being offended by the insult she threw at him, a laugh was heard from Si Guanlin. "You're still the same even without your memories, Mengmeng. Are you not curious to find out who I am?"

"Why should I be curious? I don't think you're someone worth remembering."

"Oh come on, don't be like that. We've been friends since childhood." He placed a hand on his chest and acted all hurt. 

Xue Lihua was glaring at Lu Mengjie. If looks could kill, she would have killed her already.

"You've hurt my fee-"

Han Yizhou slammed the door shut, not caring if he flung it right on Si Guanlin's face.

"OW!!" The man's groan was heard from outside.

"The croach is out. Come, Wei Sianqi should be done cooking by now." He held her by his wife by her waist and led her back to the dining room.

Surprisingly, the food Lu Mengjie made for Han Yizhou disappeared from the table.

"Come, come let's eat." Wei Sianqi invited with a wide grin, acting as if she had nothing to do with it which caused Lu Mengjie to sigh. She was not going to ask where it went since she already knew the answer to that.

Lu Mengjie never expected to meet Si Guanlin in this way, he was so shameless when he showed his face to her after what he did to her. She had to gather a few of her men to investigate him. She was not going to put her guard down anymore.

"You should have one of my men accompany you whenever you go out, Mengjie," Han Yizhou advised.

Even if Lu Mengjie wanted to decline his offer, she knew that it would only put her in danger. She couldn't take Si Guanlin by herself, not when he was a crafty person.

"We need to help Bai Jingye, Yizhou." She had planned to visit the places Bai Jingye's father would usually visit but now that she thought of it, it would be better to have someone do that job for her at least in that way, she could avoid putting herself in danger. She may have learned how to defend herself but she was not skilled as her father when it came to martial arts. She was taught by her teacher, Pride, to always think before attacking the enemy. Make use of her surroundings, anything could be used as a killing item. If the enemy was smarter than her, then all she could do was to be patient and wait for an opening against that person. Never let the enemy manipulate her. Knowing what she could do and couldn't do was not a weakness, but should be used as her strength, in that way she knew what her limitations were. 

When it came to physical strength, Lu Mengjie knew that she was at a disadvantage but she had someone who could probably go against Si Guanlin. Her husband. Pride, Envy, or even Sloth and maybe, even Gluttony. She has people who were on her side, willing to help her against Si Guanlin.

After spending her breakfast with her husband and Wei Sianqi, Lu Mengjie decided to tell her plans on how to kick Bai Keran out of the family. They were inside Han Yizhou's study.

"These are the list of places that Bai Kai usually visits. We need to know the people he meets. Tian Ruyi will take care of Bai Zichen and as for Bai Jingye's mother, I'm sure that she would always side with her sons," she explained. "I'm still gathering the information we could use against Bai Keran."

Han Yizhou patiently listened until she was done explaining the situation to him. "You can always use my men to spy for you."

"That's what I'm worried about. I've known Si Guanlin since childhood. He was one of the people I trusted. I even gave him a position in the organization I built. Wrath has almost 200 people in his division. Some are loyal to him and others to me… that's why he has started eliminating those who are on my side."

Sloth had been updating her about the missing members report. They knew that those members were not missing, but instead, they were secretly killed. What was worse was that… Si Guanlin has been targeting members from other divisions so that his plans wouldn't be too obvious but maybe… he already knew that the other division leaders had always been wary of him. He had been eliminating her members ever since she got kidnapped. Aside from that, he had been growing his forces this whole time.

"What if he had planted spies inside your people?" She asked as she looked at him with worry. It was hard for her to trust anyone now that she had experienced being betrayed by the people around her. 

Han Yizhou sighed. She was not entirely wrong but… "You don't have to worry about that. I will only assign to you my most trusted men."

"How long has Si Guanlin been working with you?" Lu Mengjie couldn't help but ask.

"Ever since Chen Yuyan came back from Azure," he replied. "He was one of those who helped me build everything." And yet, it was always Yong Liwei who reminded him not to trust Si Guanlin. "He was a member of the group Chen Yuyan built back then. Arachnid. He was her… lover. He was her fiance."

Lu Mengjie was baffled at the sudden revelation. She never heard that Si Guanlin had a lover. He never shared anything with her but… Did Si Hongqi know about this? No, he couldn't have as well since he once told her that Chen Yuyan was Han Yizhou's lover but what if he was lying? Her heart trembled at the thought. No, not him too. She would lose her sanity if he betrayed her as well. How would she be able to bring herself to trust someone again if her childhood friends, her lifelong friends that she cared about a lot, betrayed her?