The Devil who devoured Snow White

Lu Mengjie was shocked when she heard a woman's voice from the other line. It made her check the caller ID just in case she tapped on someone else's contact. But that was impossible. She was using her new phone and the only names in it were the people she was close with. She was only using her old phone whenever Bai Keran contacted her.

'Darling' was written on the screen. That's right. She didn't make a mistake. 

"Can I talk to Yizhou?" Lu Mengjie tried her best to remain calm.

"Yizhou?" The woman asked, confusion evident in her voice.

Ah… not Han Yizhou. He was known by others as Yong Liwei.

"I mean Yong Liwei," she corrected.

The woman in the other line was quiet for a few moments which only caused Lu Mengjie to worry. She didn't want to doubt but at the same time, she knew that Yong Liwei didn't like her. He was so against her relationship with Han Yizhou… he might end up doing something to break them apart.

"Liwei is currently in the bathroom. He is not availa-"

"What are you doing with my phone?" The man's deep and yet icy voice was heard from the background.

The call suddenly ended which only made matters worse inside her head. 

That Yong Liwei… he really was testing her patience!

She kicked off her blanket and got off the bed. It was a good thing that Han Yizhou told her the hotel he was staying at. Since Bai Jingye was back, she didn't have to worry about someone watching over her son. She changed her sleeping attire into casual clothes. She wore a long-sleeved shirt and high waist jeans. Before leaving, she headed directly to Bai Jingye's study. Without knocking, she barged into the room.

It may already be late but the workaholic Bai Jingye was still awake, facing his laptop. He raised his head to look at her in wonder. "What's wrong?"

"Give me your car keys. I'm going to Yizhou's place," she impatiently said as she stomped her way towards his desk.

He raised a brow in confusion. "It's already late."

"Do I look like I don't know that already?" She asked with a sarcastic tone. She reached out her hand to him, waiting for him to give her the keys. 

He sighed heavily. He opened his drawer and took out his car keys before handing them to her. "I'm not going to babysit your son."

"Don't worry, he's sleeping."

"What if he'll wake up?"

She paused and thought about it. If he would wake up in the middle of the night, it was either he was hungry or he needed to have his diapers changed. Knowing Bai Jingye, it was obvious enough that the guy didn't know how to change a baby's diapers.

She took out her phone from her sling bag. Should she message Madam Bella? It was already late, she would only be troubling her if she was asleep. Aside from that, she knew that Bella Qin didn't like being woken up when she was in the middle of her rest. She would always wake up grumpy… Well, everyone does.

"Give me your nanny's contact. I'll call her," said Bai Jingye, noticing the hesitation on her face.

If he was going to be the one who would give her a call, then it should be fine, right? At least her grumpiness wouldn't be directed to her. And so, Lu Mengjie didn't waste time on giving Bella Qin's contact to him. After she did, she left in a hurry.

No one stopped her, especially when everyone was asleep. The only person who halted her from leaving was the guard who was guarding the gate.

"Mrs. Bai, where are you going?" The man asked.

"My son is sick. I'm going out to buy medicine," she lied.

"But you could have just-"

"I am in a hurry right now and everyone is sleeping." She was getting more impatient as seconds ticked. 

"But your husband-"

"My husband is with my son so open the gate now!" She ordered with an authoritative tone in her voice.

The man was hesitant to follow but seeing the panicked look on Lu Mengjie's face, he couldn't help but believe her lie instead.

…

Meanwhile, Bai Jingye was staring at his phone for a while, he was staring at Bella Qin's contact. He remembered her. Based on the last time they met, he knew what kind of person she was and he didn't like her. He had no choice. She was Little Peanut's nanny and Lu Mengjie was currently away.

He tapped his phone's screen to call her. Bai Jingye patiently waited until his call went through.

The first thing he heard was a low groan, followed by a cuss, "fuck."

"Bella Qin."

It became quiet for a few seconds on the other side.

"Hello?"

She came back to her senses and finally replied, "who is this?" The crankiness in her voice was evident.

"Bai Jingye."

"You…" There was another pause so Bai Jingye decided to tell her the reason why he called her while the situation was still sinking in her. "Mengjie went out to meet Han Yizhou so I will need you to be here to take care of their son."

"IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?!!" 

"Yes. In the middle of the night."

"That girl… I can't believe she's still running after a man at this time of the night! Does she even sleep?" She heaved out a deep sigh. It seems like she will has to give that girl a good scolding.

"I'll be there." Without waiting for his reply, she ended the call.

"..." Bai Jingye lowered his phone and kept it down. He shut his laptop and stood up. He needed to check on Lu Mengjie's son, making sure that he was still asleep.

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