The Devil who devoured Snow White

Lu Mengjie had once heard those words from him. It was during the time when he first confessed to her.

"Every second was damn worth it." Those were the exact words he told her.

She never imagined that the man she once loathed would end up being the one who stayed by her side and protected her the most?

Even though Yong Liwei was not a good person, he wasn't a complete jerk as well. However, he knew what he wanted, even if his methods weren't always correct. His priorities were clear. It always has been.

He caressed her cheek with the pad of his thumb. "So never feel that you're unworthy, Mengjie… You're the woman I love. I'll always want you, you'll always be worth my time."

Yong Liwei's words struck her like a bolt of lightning and at that moment, the sound of a familiar, soothing voice whispered in her ear, "In the darkest days, when you feel inadequate, unwanted, and unworthy, remember whose daughter you are, my angel. If there appears to be no other option, make your own decisions. Make love your highest principle, and you'll be okay, I promise."

She instinctively turned to look at her side and saw no one. She was so sure that she heard her father just now. She knew Xia Sinian's voice all too well especially when she had been replaying the videos he gave her. The only thing that bothered her was… her father never said those words in any of those videos so where did she hear it?

"Mengjie?" Her husband's low voice snapped her out of her thoughts.

When Lu Mengjie turned to face him again, In her eyes, Yong Liwei saw an odd glow. It was as though she had just remembered something important. Her eyes grew warm as she flashed a genuine, lovely smile at him. It was one of her smiles that he loved seeing whenever she was spending her time with Han Yizhou.

"Thank you, Liwei." She pulled away from his embrace and instead, she held both his hands. "No wonder you've been single for so long, you were waiting for me!"

He lifted a brow. "Just so you know, you are not my first girlfriend."

In an instant, her face went dark. She pouted. "Did you love her like you loved me now though?" 

"No." He had never loved the women in his past. They were just his tools, including the woman he once had a relationship with. Love was something he never gave them. "You are the only woman I loved."

Her face brightened up. "Then that alone is enough!"

Yong Liwei's gaze softened. He became more and more, hopelessly in love with her with each passing day. He was about to lean in for a kiss when...

"UWAAAAA!!!"

Loud cries were heard, interrupting the couple's moment.

He sighed helplessly. "He just loves to ruin the best moment, doesn't he?"

Lu Mengjie chuckled softly. "Don't say that, he just wants to be included in our sweet moment."

"Right." He shook his head in beguilement. He pecked her lips before he slid off the bed. "I'll take care of him. You should get yourself ready."

"Ready for what?" She blinked a few times in bewilderment.

"We were interrupted when we spent our family night out so today, we'll make up for it," Yong Liwei replied, his sexy bareback facing her. "Let's go out for a picnic."

"..." She stared at him in surprise as she watched him carry their son in his arms. Last night he was all grumpy when she got on the bed. She was not in the mood to argue with him over his trivial jealousy, that's why she had ignored him and directly went to sleep instead.

He sure was moody, worse than a woman with a period. She just couldn't understand him at all. One moment he was grumpy with their son, the next he was treating him properly like how a proper father should.

She shook her head in disbelief and sighed. She got off and began making up the bed. "Do you need help in changing his diapers?"

"No need, I know what to expect this time." He saw how she handled their son last night and seeing it once was enough for him. 

"I'm going to make breakfast for us. What do you want?"

"You don't have to. The housekeeper should have prepared one for us already." He had already specifically instructed housekeeper Shu to prepare breakfast every morning. Yong Liwei didn't want his wife to enter the kitchen and create some kind of otherworldly food.

After tending to Little Peanut, they went to the dining room and had their breakfast together. While eating, Lu Mengjie spoke up, "Since we're going for a picnic, what food do you want me to prepare?"

"I'll prepare the food. You can just pack the things needed to be brought." He deadpanned.

She paused from eating as she looked at him with a knot between her brows. "Why do I have the feeling that you won't let me into the kitchen?"

"I'm in charge of the kitchen from this day on. You are not to cook without my permission," he stated rather calmly without even looking at her.

"What?!  Why am I not allowed to enter the kitchen?!"

Giggles were heard from Little Peanut, his mouth a mess from the dumpling that he was trying to stuff in his mouth.

"See? Even our son agrees," he said as an excuse, avoiding her question.

She scoffed. "You don't know how to speak the baby language."

Yong Liwei turned to Little Peanut and asked, "Do you want to try your mother's cooking?"

Little Peanut blinked. Once. Twice. 

"Da!" He began reaching out the dumpling he was holding to him. 

The side of his lips curled up. He reached out and gently patted his son's head. "Good boy." He finally turned to his wife and smirked. "See? He prefers me to be in charge of the kitchen."

"That's not he said! What's wrong with my cooking?" She huffed.

"Nothing is wrong with your cooking, love. The food you make tastes so delicious that it can send a person to heaven but the kitchen is dangerous. You can get hurt if you're not careful enough. I don't want to see a cut on your pretty fingers."

"...." This man… was he insulting her or complimenting her?