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7.8% The Devil who devoured Snow White / Chapter 26: He is not my lover [EDITED]

Chapter 26: He is not my lover [EDITED]

While they were heading to the next city, Lu Mengjie couldn't help but think of the pretty boy she met earlier. He was insisting that he knew her. He called himself Lust, she also remembered him saying something about 'brother Sloth'…?

Lust? Sloth? Weren't those two names part of the seven sins? Could it be some sort of alias? If that was the case then 'Bai Xue' could be an alias too!

Snow White and the seven dwarfs… seven…

Lu Mengjie's eyes lit up upon realizing something. The seven dwarves were replaced by seven sins!

What… kind of nonsense was this? Was it some kind of organization or something that was based on Snow White and the seven dwarves? It was so childish. Who would even think of giving such names?

She kept on thinking more about it, trying to make sense out of it. She really wanted to get more details from the boy who addressed himself as Lust. Maybe it could trigger the mind to remember some part of her memories if she further spent time with him.

What kind of organization did he belong to? Was it a criminal syndicate? Business? Or... something horrible? Using the seven deadly sins as aliases... She was sure that those people, that boy, could be a part of something dark. If he really knew her, did that mean she was a part of that too?

All these speculations... she wouldn't know if she wouldn't ask him.

"I should have gotten his contacts…" she mumbled, regretfully.

Tian Ruyi turned to her and said, "Basel is just the neighboring city, we'll come back to meet him, Mengmeng."

Upon arriving at Basel, the group stayed at an apartment that had three rooms. It was going to be the place where they would have to remain until Lu Mengjie's due date arrived.

Since the couple has already escaped their stalker. They knew that Bai Keran would not be able to complain or ask them about their whereabouts since he was supposed to be clueless on where they were.

For the following days, Lu Mengjie didn't leave the apartment but it wasn't the same for Bai Jingye. He had to return to Japan and go back to the Mainland for work so Tian Ruyi was left to take care of her. Even if Bai Keran would wonder why he returned, his grandson could easily make up an excuse.

"My first impression of him was not really good. He was such an asshole you know," said Lu Mengjie. She was sitting at a teakwood bar stool while she watched the other woman peel the apples at the counter.

"He only did those things to make you hate him," Tian Ruyi said with a chuckle.

Lu Mengjie rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I almost hated him for being a jerk."

"He's a good person though. He may not look like it but he actually values the friendship he has with others. It's just… after what he had been through, he doesn't trust anyone so easily so if you prove to him that he can trust you, he will turn to an angel and treat you kindly. That's the kind of guy he is."

"Then do you like him?" Lu Mengjie inquired upon remembering what Bai Jingye told her about his fake relationship with Tian Ruyi.

"He's totally not my type at all. Let me be honest, okay? My relationship with him is not real. He is not my lover. He's like a brother to me and having feelings for him will be disgusting!" She was expecting Lu Mengjie to be surprised about the revelation but when she saw how calm she was, she couldn't help but ask, "Did he tell you about this already?"

"Yeah… that day when I was in the hospital."

"See? Even he doesn't have feelings for me! I'm totally going to reject him if he begins having such weird romantic feelings!" She scrunched her nose in disgust when she thought of dating that guy.

"Really? You don't like him that way? Not even a little bit?" Unlike before where Lu Mengjie wanted to try to work her relationship with Bai Jingye, she has long changed her mind. They were not married and she didn't want to think of falling for him especially when she was pregnant with another man's child. It would only complicate things for them both.

"Not even a little bit," Tian Ruyi replied confidently. "Why? Are you going to make a move on him?" She paused from slicing the apples just to look at her, wiggling her brows as she gazed at her teasingly.

Lu Mengjie waved her hand in front as she quickly denied, "No way! Of course not! I'm pregnant and I might be a married woman already, you know."

"That's true…" She heaved out a sigh as she mumbled, "Although it'll be nice to see Jingye dating someone already. He's always so busy with work."

"He... never dated?" She asked, wide-eyed in shock upon hearing her friend's revelation.

Tian Ruyi placed the plate with sliced apples in front of her before she replied, "I told you, that guy has some serious trust issues. He avoids everyone the same."


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Chapter 27: We're not interested [EDITED]

Trust issues... That was one thing for sure. Bai Jingye only trusted her when she went too far on faking her miscarriage. In that way, she proved that she was someone he could trust.

"If he doesn't trust anyone so easily, why hasn't he fell in love with you yet?" It was just a question she asked out of curiosity. She found it hard to believe that a man and woman could remain friends for years without feelings growing between them.

"I told you, we're not interested. We know each other so much that it's getting annoying, really. We've been together since childhood, we don't want to spend the rest of our lives with each other. He's like a brother to me and I'm sure that I'm like a sister to him. A good sister."

"You really can't say that for sure. You're only saying that because he hasn't fallen in love with someone else. Who knows, you might end up realizing your real feelings if you see him getting lovey-dovey with another girl."

Tian Ruyi rolled her eyes as she continued to reject her words. "Why do you insist that we 'secretly' love each other? Men and women can be friends too. Just friends. If you still doubt us, then I can't do anything about it."

"So you really don't have feelings for him." Lu Mengjie sighed in disappointment.

"I swear."

At least in this way, Lu Mengjie won't have to fear for her life anymore, after all, a woman's jealousy was dangerous. 

"Anyway, how did you meet him?" She asked yet another question that first popped out of her mind when she took a slice of apple.

"We studied in the same school during elementary. He was also my first friend."

As Lu Mengjie continued to learn more about Tian Ruyi, she soon discovered that she was actually the adoptive daughter of the famous retired actor, Tian Wen. After he lost his wife and daughter in an accident, he tried to commit suicide but failed since a seven-year-old beggar called for someone to rescue him. She was the last person he saw before he fainted but during that moment, he saw his wife and daughter through her, begging him to live.

After recovering, the first thing he did was to look for the beggar girl. He adopted her and raised her like his own daughter. As she grew up, Tian Ruyi never forgot where she came from. That was why she has always worked hard not to disappoint her adoptive father.

"Life has always been hard for me, even after I was adopted. My dad's family made things hard for me especially when they found out that I was going to inherit everything from him. People can be really greedy, some couldn't be content with what they already have." She smiled bitterly. "I don't care about the riches that I will inherit from my father but even if I say this, it doesn't mean that I won't need it. You will not be able to survive in this world without money. I learned this from childhood."

Tian Ruyi recalled the days when she begged for food for her dying sister but at that time, no one was kind enough to spare some for them. They had to rummage through the garbage just to look for food. It was the cruelness of this world that killed her sister. She knew that she was next but a miracle happened in her life. If not for Tian Wen, she would have long died because of starvation. That's why as she grew up, she didn't forget how to be kind to others. She didn't want to be blinded by the greediness around her. She was able to hone her survival skills in a way where she had set a rule for herself: she was not going to attack anyone unless they would strike her first.

"Be kind to those who are kind to you," she said. "Look at where it got me." She smiled proudly at her. She was an internet celebrity, an influencer with over three million fans on social networking platforms. "You need to learn how to survive and you won't be able to do that on your own. That's why as much as possible, I want to gain as many friends as I can."

"Is that why you asked me to be your ally?"

"Yes," Tian Ruyi answered honestly. "Jingye told me the possibility of you being a member of the Lu family. If I am given an opportunity to gain a friend from that family, I will not waste it."

Lu Mengjie placed her hand on her chest as she pouted and acted as if she was in pain. "So you befriended me all because of my background? I'm hurt."

A soft laugh escaped her lips. "Of course not!" She exclaimed in her defense. "I will still help you as long as I make sure that you will not be a threat to me."

"Good point." She couldn't really blame her, in fact, she agreed with her view on life.

"I have an old soul, I'm great at giving advice especially when it comes to love," she said, puffing out her chest proudly.

"Well they do say that the greatest relationship advice comes from single people," Lu Mengjie teased, a snicker playing on her lips.

Tian Ruyi's face instantly went red upon hearing what she said. "T-that's not true!"

"Then, are you in a relationship?"

"Uh…"

"Well?"

"No…"

"Will your advice for love be based on your experience?"

Tian Ruyi hesitated. She shyly looked away as she replied again, "No…"

"See?" Her smirk grew wider which made Tian Ruyi purse her lips and looked at Lu Mengjie with an embarrassed blush plastered on her cheeks.


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