The Devil who devoured Snow White

Arriving at Yong Liwei's hotel room…

Lu Mengjie couldn't help but look around. It was a luxurious place just like the last time she followed him into a hotel room. No. It was more like his own suite. The sight of the high ceiling and the modern types of furniture around was enough to get her attention. The only difference was that nothing was going to happen between them now unlike back then… she thought.

"Make yourself at home," the man said as he directly went to the kitchen. "Choose whatever movie you want."

"Don't worry, I will," she replied with a grin as she directly went to the sofa and sat there.

Their date this time was different than last time. This time, they were going to have a home date to which she preferred. She suggested it earlier to which he complied. She was not the type of person who loved to steal other's attention. Never was. As much as possible, she wanted things to be simple instead of being extravagant. Besides, they were hitting two birds with one stone if they were going to avoid others from recognizing her.

Maybe it was really the right time for her to go back to Japan before the people who knew her would discover her whereabouts? For now, she wanted to ease her mind and enjoy her official first date with the father of the child she was carrying.

She took off her face mask then her wig, placing them on the side of the couch. She took off her glasses and set them on the table in front of her. She fixed her long hair, combing it neatly with her fingers and once she was satisfied, she reached out for the remote. She turned on the tv screen and directly went to Jetflix to choose the movie to watch.

Hmm… she was not in the mood to watch any romantic movies and she was sure that Yong Liwei would just become bored. If she wanted to watch something that would keep them awake the whole period. Action? Thriller? Anything as long it was interesting.

By the time Yong Liwei arrived, she was able to decide on what movie to watch. She turned to him and saw that he was carrying a tray with a bowl of biscuits and glasses filled with orange juice. It was just some simple snacks that they could share while enjoying the show that they were about to watch.

"Have you chosen what to watch?" He asked, glancing at her.

"Yup!" She grinned widely at him. "So you better turn off the lights and close the curtains!" She exclaimed, excitement evident in her voice.

He smiled helplessly. He set the tray on the coffee table that was in front of her before he obeyed what she told him. He turned off the lights and covered the windows with the curtains. The room was now dark with their only source of light coming from the tv screen. They were able to create a perfect atmosphere like that of a dark Cinema.

"What did you choose?" He inquired by the time he went back and sat beside her.

She took the pillow and hugged it. "Something exciting." She pressed a button on the remote just so she could play the movie.

Despite hearing what she said, he actually doubted that. It was either he chose something that would excite them both just so she could tease him or it was something boring. Romance for example. There may be romance movies that were interesting but most of them were just common plots. Although, it was Lu Mengjie he was talking about so it might just be something that was something unexpected.

As the movie began, everything looked normal to the point where Yong Liwei thought it was just a common romance story. There was even a sex scene which made the couple's eyes locked on the screen until everything turned upside down when a jumpscare scene appeared. It so happened that the movie that Lu Mengjie chose was horror.

"I saw that coming," Lu Mengjie said with a huff. She looked so disappointed at how it was not 'scary enough' for her. "The music gave it away, right Liwei?"

She heard no response from the man which caused her to look his way. She saw him sitting straight, his back straight as a board. His eyes were latched on the tv screen as he watched the horror unfold in front of him. What caught her attention was not the movie anymore but it was the full eyes that the man had. Even if the room was dark, thanks to the light that was coming from the tv screen, she somehow noticed the paleness in his face.

Could he actually be…

"Liwei?" She reached out and poked his arm.

"FCK!!" 

Lu Mengjie's mouth dropped. It was all too fast. In the blink of an eye, Yong Liwei jumped out of the sofa and distanced himself far away from her. He was looking at her with horror.

Never in her life did she thought that she would be able to see him become this uneasy.

When Yong Liwei noticed that it was her who actually touched him, he snapped out of his trance and gulped awkwardly. "I-I…" he cleared his throat to gain back his composure. "I'll be getting us some drinks."

She raised a brow at him and instead, she cast her eyes on the glasses that were kept untouched on the coffee table.

When Yong Liwei saw the drinks, he gulped once again. It was pretty obvious. He was tensed and... scared?

She returned her gaze at him and smiled mischievously. She carefully asked, "don't tell me that you're actually afraid?"

"A... Afraid?" He knitted his brows together and quickly denied, "I'm not scared."

"Then why do you look like you are?" She asked back, this time, giving him her full attention as she crossed her arms.

"I am not. You must be imagining things," he refuted.