The Devil who devoured Snow White

"Not yet?" He slightly turned his head just to glance sharply at her.

She wanted to hide from him. If only she could dig a hole at that moment and hide there. "M-Mengmeng didn't want to… s-she said that she… uh… doesn't want to go back... Not unless she regains…" she paused just to gulp down the saliva. "S-she remembers the rest of her memories…" She was stumbling with her words. She wanted to cry, even her voice was shaking!

The man became quiet again for quite a while. When Tian Ruyi realized that he has nothing else to say, she quickly took the chance to leave the room. She heaved out a heavy sigh in relief. Just what kind of man did Lu Mengjie associate herself with? She forgot to ask his name. Maybe that was for the best. She didn't want to relate herself to that man.

She walked towards the elevator and pressed a button. While she was waiting, she took out her phone and called Bai Jingye instead. She should let him know about what was happening.

The moment the call went through, she pressed the phone against her ear and opened her mouth, and spoke, "Jingye, when are you coming back?"

"I don't know. Mother has been pestering me for a while," his tired yet sensual voice was heard on the other side. "Also, grandfather's been keeping an eye on me ever since I came back in the mainland."

"Ah…" Xu Chen can really be troublesome. Not to mention, Bai Keran was the main problem in his life. She suddenly felt sorry for him. "I think you should come back here. We won't be able to deceive him if you keep on busying yourself with work. Let Zhao Lei handle it in the meantime," she suggested.

A long, heavy sigh was heard on the other line. There was silence for a few seconds. "Alright… I guess it's about time we tell them that I got her pregnant."

"You should," she said in approval. It would be better if they began getting their plans started. It has been months since they were trying to hide from that old snake after all. "Oh yeah, speaking of that, I almost forgot to tell you, we met her lover…"

"W… what?" Surprise was evident in his voice. "Her… lover?"

"I'm not so sure if he is but he acts like he is so I presumed," she replied truthfully. 

"You presumed…" For some reason, he didn't sound that blue anymore. "Did you at least get his name?"

"No… I wasn't able to get his name…" she trailed off then continued in her defense, "he was so scary Jingye! Huhuhu! I thought I was going to be killed by him earlier!" She complained, pursing her lips together.

It became quiet on Bai Jingye's side once again. Tian Ruyi couldn't tell what he was thinking about or what his reaction was but… she went on with her instincts, "don't tell me… you're jealous?"

"I'm not jealous. I don't have feelings for her," he quickly denied.

"Oh really now?" The sides of her lips curled up; she couldn't stop herself from grinning. "My, oh, my, has Bai Jingye finally found his first love?"

"…"

She giggled, obviously enjoying. She never saw him blush or get embarrassed. He has great control of his facial expressions. 

Ding! The sound coming from the elevator. The door slid open. She went inside and pressed the close button and the basement button after.

"Is he the father?" Bai Jingye asked, trying to change the topic which he was unsuccessful.

"I don't know. Mengmeng fainted when she first saw him yesterday. He said that she woke up earlier and recognized him. I wasn't able to ask her since by the time I came back, she was unconscious again. To be honest, I don't know if he really is her lover or whether he is the father of her child she is carrying. I can't confirm it since Mengmeng is sleeping and I wasn't there when she woke up," she replied gloomily.

"You shouldn't leave her with him."

She knitted her brows together as she grimaced at the thought of being in the same room as that man. "Do you want me to die?"

"Tian Ruyi. You need to keep an eye on him."

"No way. You do it yourself!"

"We can't confirm his relationship with Lu Mengjie, not until she will tell us about him. I will be there within this week."

"Eh? Didn't you just say earlier that you don't know?" Despite asking the question, there was a tinge of teasing in her tone of voice. She chuckled lightly and continued, "you should come as soon as possible if you don't want her to be taken away by another man. You should use the opportunity of getting close to her while she doesn't have her memories back. You don't have to worry if she's married, she can just divorce him so you need to be kinder, gentler to her okay? I'm going to help you make her fall for you!"

She paused and noticed that it became too quiet on the other line. When she checked her phone's screen, the call had already ended.

She giggled happily and kept her phone back in her bag. It was fun to tease Bai Jingye like this. He may have the same quiet personality as that other man but unlike him, her childhood friend was easier to get along with.

Ding! The door slid open upon arriving at the basement parking lot. She walked out of the elevator cart and headed straight to her car.