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4.8% The Devil who devoured Snow White / Chapter 16: All dogs are adorable! [EDITED]

Chapter 16: All dogs are adorable! [EDITED]

Tian Ruyi was willing to help her against the people who were trying to destroy her. "Of course, with me as your ally, obviously Jingye here will be a help to you too."

Them? Her greatest allies?

She was right. She needed their help. She was already planning to look for her family. With their aid, it would be easier, Mengmeng hoped. The question was… should she take the risk of trusting them?

"Well? Is my offer tempting enough for you?" Tian Ruyi asked with a sickeningly sweet smile plastered on her lips. She was like a businesswoman who was trying to convince the other party to become her partner.

"It is tempting but I don't have anything to give you back."

"You don't have to repay me with anything right now. Just remember, when you get your memories back, we are your friends. We were the ones who helped you."

This woman… could she perhaps… "Do you know who I am?"

"No, I don't," replied Tian Ruyi without hesitation which only made it harder for Mengmeng to read her thoughts again.

Was she telling the truth or was she lying? Either way, she would definitely find out about it later. For now, she was willing to give her a chance. She was going to take the risk of trusting her.

"Fine."

Tian Ruyi's eyes sparkled in delight when she heard Mengmeng's reply. She clapped once and grinned as she exclaimed, "You'll accept me as your friend?"

"Yes. Let's be friends." She had no choice. She needed to make friends instead of having more enemies.

"Great!" She offered her hand to her for a handshake. "From now on, you can call me Yiyi and I'll call you Mengmeng!"

Mengmeng was about to accept her handshake but when she heard the nickname the other woman gave her, she stopped upon the memory that filled her mind

(Flashback).

"Little miss Mengmeng, meet my son, Han Xukun." 

A man was seen sitting in a throne-like seat that was located in the middle of the corner room. Beside him stood the same boy she saw earlier. The crybaby boy.

"Oh I know him. I made him cry earlier," the little girl replied, crossing her arms proudly. Mengmeng pouted upon remembering how rude the boy was earlier. She didn't like him at all.

The room became quiet and shocked looks were seen on the faces of the people present inside.

The boy, Han Xukun's face, went red in embarrassment. He quickly denied, "Cry?! Cry your face! I did not cry!"

Mengmeng frowned as she retorted, "Yes you did. Do you want me to make you cry again?"

"Y-you… you!" The boy was having such a hard time defending himself that he ended up turning to his father for help. "Dad, please kick her out of here! Let the dogs run after her! Feed her to them!"

Instead of getting scared, the girl's eyes sparkled in excitement that she ended up squealing happily. "You have dogs?! Can Mengmeng meet them?!"

"Y-young miss…. I-it's better if you don't meet them…" a servant whispered to her.

"Why? All dogs are adorable!"

"It looks like our children are getting along," Han Xukun's father said with a smile. He looked at the man standing beside Mengmeng and continued, "How about this? I'll give you the privilege card in return, your daughter will have to marry my son in the future."

(End of Flashback)

"Err… do you want me to call you with another name instead?" Mengmeng was brought back from remembering a scene of her past thanks to Tian Ruyi's voice.

"Should I call you Xiao Meng?" The woman sitting before her asked, smiling a bit.

"I… just remembered something," she said. She looked at her with a glint of hope in her eyes. The side of her lips curling up into a smile.

That was a start, right? Slowly, for sure, her memories would come back.

When she blurted out that she remembered something, Bai Jingye, who has been quiet since earlier, paused from turning a page. Even with the earphones on, he seemed to become distracted as if he just heard what she said. Just like him, Tian Ruyi was surprised.

"You… remember who you are?"

"Not exactly. It was just a memory of me as a child."

Disappointment filled Tian Ruyi's eyes. She glanced at the man beside her who still looked like he was reading but she knew better that he wasn't. He was listening to their conversation the whole time.

"Can you call me by that nickname again?" Mengmeng asked. She was hoping that she would remember more if someone called her that way.

"Well… if you say so…" Tian Ruyi hesitated. Did she trigger her memories when she called her that way? For her to remember even a part of her past meant that the nickname 'Mengmeng' was an important name for her.

"Mengmeng?" 

To her disappointment, she wasn't able to remember anything anymore.

"Nothing…" Mengmeng mumbled, quite sadly.

"I guess it will only work once huh?" Tian Ruyi sighed, disappointed just like her. She took a glance at the man beside her before she returned her gaze at her.

"Maybe…" It was just a snippet of her past with that strangely handsome boy. It was a memory where it seemed like their fathers arranged their engagement.

What was his name again?

Ah… Han Xukun. His name was Han Xukun, right?


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Shall we play a guessing game from here onwards? *winks* Guess who the ML is! I will be introducing more men and I'm not going to make it easy! :3 Although, I guess my old readers who followed me until this book might know who to cross out so better ask them for tips~

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Chapter 17: Pawns [EDITED]

Mengmeng decided to keep the name to herself. She didn't tell her two companions about the name she remembered. She feared that 'Han Xukun' might be the name of the father of the child she was carrying.

That should be a great thing, right? But then… she couldn't help but think… What if she didn't have a good relationship with him? If she told them the name of that man, they might send her off to him at once.

What kind of man was Han Xukun? 

The kid in her memory was cold… what if he grew up to be an abusive person? If that was the case, going back to her old life would only be a terrible idea! This life was better than being beaten up, right? But… What if he wasn't a bad person? 

She wouldn't know, not until her memories returned. She probably should stay low. Instead of that man, she should focus on looking for her family.

"Since we're going to work together from now on, I will give you an important piece of advice." Tian Ruyi couldn't hide the look of despair in her eyes. "We have one common enemy right now. We need to be careful once we arrive in Japan," she added confidentially.

"E-enemy?" Mengmeng stammered, blinking in surprise. If there was someone she would consider a threat at that moment, it was none other than Bai Jingye's mother and brother. "Are they Bai Jingye's parents and brother?" She asked carefully, curiously as well.

A scoff escaped Tian Ruyi's lips. "They're just his pawns. The mastermind behind them is the real threat."

The mastermind?

"Bai Keran," she confessed with a dark look on her face. "I advise you not to trust him so easily." 

Mengmeng furrowed her brows in confusion. " Why? Grandpa Bai has helped me a lot."

"Did you really think that he will help someone like you without plotting something behind?"

"But I saved him… shouldn't that be enough reason?" No matter how much she tried to think about it, Bai Keran never treated her cruelly. He helped her. If there was someone she could trust the most, it was probably him.

"Even if that's the case, you shouldn't believe everything he said to you." She took her bag and pulled out a small amber bottle, showing it to her. "He gave Jingye this medicine for you to take once we reach Japan. Do you know what kind of medicine this is?"

"Since it's a medicine he gave, it should be good, right?"

"All kinds of medicine always have their own adverse effects. This bottle has powdered rosemary inside. It may help you with your memories if you take proper amounts but… will it be good for the child you are carrying?" She asked, sharply staring at her.

"Don't tell me that's…" Mengmeng paused, she was rather hesitant about continuing. Deep inside, she was rather hoping that it was not that kind of medicine.

Tian Ruyi didn't wait for her as she continued, "Rosemary is also usually used by women who wanted to have abortion. In large amounts, it increases the menstrual flow that causes the miscarriage."

Abortion… If that herbal medicine was given by grandpa Bai then did he know about her pregnancy?

"Do you still think that Bai Keran is a simple old man who only wants to repay you with kindness for saving his life? If you regain your memories in exchange for losing your child, wouldn't it make you miserable?"

"That can't be. It might just be a coincidence. He doesn't know that I'm pregnant."

"Are you sure about that?" She placed the bottle on the table. "You were unconscious for two months after the accident, right? It was Bai Keran who paid for your hospital bills. If not you, then to whom will the doctor report your condition to?"

Mengmeng clenched her fists tightly as she lowered her head, her eyes locked on the small amber bottle. It was hard to believe the facts that were served in front of her. She thought that he was the only person on her side who was willing to protect her until her memories returned.

"Then why did he make me marry Bai Jingye? Why did he lie about me being his adoptive granddaughter and a fiancé of his grandson?"

Wasn't it all because she saved him?

Tian Ruyi sighed. "That's because Bai Jingye is the only person who wants to escape his reins. Everyone in the Bai family is his pawns. Jingye didn't want to be one."


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