The Devil who devoured Snow White

The moment Lu Mengjie arrived back at the mansion, she saw steward Fang's furious face. He was standing at the entrance with his arms crossed.

Ah… Goyun must have made a call to him from the police department.

"Ms. Meng!" He raised his voice. "I heard that you've sent Goyun to jail!"

"He harassed me." Lu Mengjie replied in her defense, her face was void of emotions as she crossed her arms together.

"H-harassed you?" Steward Fang's eyes widened in shock.

"The staff at the cafe witnessed this. Goyun has been treating Madam Bai with disrespect," said Nine, backing her up. "He went too far earlier. He tried to punch her."

This time, the old man didn't know what to say. He was supposed to help Goyun but with their statements, how could he do that now? What should he tell Bai Keran? Every time the servants tried to mistreat Lu Mengjie, she would not sit still anymore. She would threaten the servants by mentioning Bai Jingye's name.

"Should I give grandpa a call?" Lu Mengjie knew that the old man would definitely pretend to take her side.

"Look, Xiao Min, your mother's home." 

Their attention was caught by a woman's pleasing voice which caused Lu Mengjie to tear her gaze from the steward and look at Bella Qin who was carrying Little Peanut in her arms.

The moment Little Peanut saw her, he was reaching out a hand, wanting to be carried by his mother.

The mother's face instantly brightened up the moment she saw her son. She walked past the old servant and approached the nanny and her son.

"Huansheng, mommy's home." She took her son from the other woman and carefully carried him in her arms. She gently grabbed his soft, small hand, leaning down to his level just to kiss his forehead.

A coo was heard from Little Peanut, followed by a smile on his lips. Lu Mengjie turned to the other woman and said, "I hope my son didn't cause you any trouble, Ms. Bella."

"Not at all. Xiao Min is such a sweetheart," Bella Qin replied. "Now that you are here, I will have to take my leave for today." Her schedule as a nanny was very flexible. She only needed to be there whenever Lu Mengjie was out. Although for the first week of her work, she has been teaching her on how to properly take care of a baby. She was a great help for a new mother like Lu Mengjie.

"Take care on your way home, Ms. Bella."

Just as Bella Qin was about to leave through the door, she saw the arrival of a black Maybach car by the entrance. The driver went out and there came out a tall man in a black tailored suit. Bai Jingye. Since she was standing by the entrance, she was the first person he saw.

"You…" he mumbled. What was she doing here?

The side of her lips curled up into a small smile. Without even greeting him, she took a step forward, followed by another, and left him there.

"Mr. Bai, welcome back," steward Fang greeted when he saw the man enter the house.

Lu Mengjie turned to look at him. She has already noticed that whenever Han Yizhou was in the country, Bai Jingye would be there too. It suddenly made her wonder... What kind of agenda do these two men have?

Bai Jingye's eyes landed on the baby she was carrying and just like him, Little Peanut ended up staring at him the moment he saw him. 

"You're back," said Lu Mengjie with a smile. "How's your trip?"

"Good." He was about to approach them but what made him stop was the child's loud cries.

"UWAAAA!!!"

Lu Mengjie's attention was drawn back to her son. She began rocking him gently. "There, there. What's wrong, Huansheng? Are you hungry?"

The baby continued to weep without shedding a tear.

"Is it your diapers?"

The moment she turned away from Bai Jingye, Little Peanut stopped and instead cuddled against her warmth which only brought confusion to his mother. She ended up staring at her son who stared back at her.

"You're giving mommy a hard time you know." She sighed. She turned back to Bai Jingye and smiled as she asked, "have you had your din-"

Another cry cut her off although it was not as loud as earlier but the moment Lu Mengjie turned her gaze back at her son, he stopped.

"Ugh… you're as demanding as your father." She grunted. "Anyway, do excuse me, Jingye. I think I will have to change his diapers." Without waiting for him to say anything, the mother went to her room to tend to her baby's needs.

On the other hand, Bai Jingye was quietly standing on his ground. Why did it feel like her son didn't like him at all?

…

Later that night, while everyone was asleep, Lu Mengjie woke up from a terrible dream. Although it was a dream she couldn't remember the moment she snapped her eyes open. Despite having no recollection of her dream, her body remembered. It was trembling from the fear that crept inside her body. Cold sweat trickled down her forehead. She had to turn on the lamp beside the bed to look around the room, her eyes automatically landing on the crib where her son was sleeping.

Everything looked normal, there was nothing out of the blue. What did she just dream about?

She ran her fingers through her hair and sighed heavily. She reached out to get her phone. Would it be alright for her to call Han Yizhou? She wanted to hear his voice. She never felt so scared after waking up from a dream… It was just like that night when she woke and first saw Han Yizhou at the hospital in Switzerland. 

Surely, Han Yizhou won't mind if she called him, right?

And so, she tapped on his contact, dialing. It rang for almost a minute. Maybe he was asleep? She was about to cut the call but before she could even tap on the screen, the call went through?

"Hello?" It was a woman who answered.