The Devil who devoured Snow White

322  Confrontation

Lu Mengjie and Cecilia watched as Eleven and his group were overpowered by the mercenaries that Cian hired. "That's enough!" Cecilia shouted as she began approaching the group of men. Everyone turned to her, puzzled. "Ms. Cecil, you shouldn't be here." One of the mercenaries hurried to her side to protect her. "And why shouldn't I be?" She raised a brow. She cast her eyes towards Eleven then back to the mercenary who approached her. "Why are you attacking my bodyguards?"

"Bodyguards? These suspicious men are your bodyguards?" Cecilia nodded her head once. "If not then who else will they be? I'm in charge of hiring more men to guard up this place. If something were to happen, shouldn't I have my men ready to get me out of danger?" She crossed her arms as she huffed. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Eleven was quick to understand the situation. He secretly signaled his men to play along before he opened his mouth and spoke. "I apologize for the inconvenience, ma'am. We also thought that they were trying to sneak into the place when we saw them."

This time, the group of mercenaries lowered their defense.

"If I didn't go here on time, my money would have gone to waste. I'll have to hire men to clean up the bodies." She sighed heavily. "Anyway, my brother's looking for you. He has something to order for your group."

The mercenaries fell for her words and left afterward. When Cecilia made sure that everything was cleared, she opened her mouth and said, "you can come out now."

Lu Mengjie went out of her hiding place and walked towards them with a chuckle. "See? I told you my plan will work."

"We should get going. It won't be long before they realize I deceived them."

And so, the two women got in the car and were escorted by Eleven's men.

While they were on their way, Eleven received a message from someone. His face turned pale upon reading it. He was sitting by the passenger seat while the two ladies were in the backseat.

"We have to hurry to YX Hospital!" He shouted to the driver.

"What happened?" Lu Mengjie asked worriedly.

"While the boss was on his way back, he was attacked by an unknown group. He was brought to the hospital," Eleven informed her, stating what he has read on the report he has received.

Both Cecilia and Lu Mengjie were surprised when they heard what he said. Cecilia knew that Bai Jingye was supposed to be there with them since together with Yong Liwei, he helped in coming up with the plan of rescuing Lu Mengjie. "How's he doing?" Lu Mengjie worriedly asked.

Elven shook his head. "It says here that he's in the middle of surgery."

"Then we need to hurry and go there."

…

Arriving at the hospital, they learned from Bai Zichen what happened. Bai Jingye's death shocked everyone.

Xu Chen, Bai Jingye's mother was still unconscious while Tian Ruyi was quietly sitting on the chair beside the bed. Her eyes were red and puffy, her face pale.

When Tian Ruyi heard that Lu Mengjie and the others arrived, she didn't go out to meet them. She was not in the mood to do so.

"Xiao Ruyi…" Lu Mengjie's voice was heard from behind.

Bai Zichen had allowed her to go inside to check on both his mother and Tian Ruyi.

It was silent in the room and a heavy atmosphere filled every corner.

Just like her, Lu Mengjie's eyes were red from all the tears that spilled earlier when she heard the news of her friend. It was heart-breaking. She had never thought that she would end up losing another person she cared for, a person she had never thought would end up her friend. Despite all the pain she felt, she knew that the person who must be having the hardest time was Tian Ruyi, after all, she knew how close she was to the man.

Taking a few steps closer, she stood beside the chair that the other woman was sitting at. She didn't open her mouth since she knew that no words would be enough to ease her friend's pain. Instead of saying anything, she faced her and leaned down to her level to hug her.

Tian Ruyi remained unmoved. The light in her eyes had long disappeared.

Seconds ticked by as Lu Mengjie tightened her embrace around her and as she did, Tian Ruyi's eyes began to water again. She clenched his fist tightly as she fought the urge to hug the person who caused her best friend's death.

"Don't touch me!" She finally shouted as she pushed her friend away. She raised her head and shot her with a glare.

Lu Mengjie was surprised by her sudden outburst. "Xiao Ruyi?"

"Don't call me that!" She stood up from her seat.

Bai Zichen hurriedly went to their side. "Tian Ruyi, calm down." As he reached out to hold her hand, Tian Ruyi shoved it off. She turned away and went out of the room.

Lu Mengjie hurriedly went to follow her out. "Ruyi! Wait!" She was puzzled. Why was she suddenly acting this way?

"Ruyi! Tian Ruyi!"

Tian Ruyi finally came to a stop. She turned her heels and faced the other woman. "It's your fault!" She shouted furiously. "If it's not for you, he would still be alive!"

Her words were like daggers that stabbed Lu Mengjie as she stood in worry. She was stunned. She couldn't blame her if she was accused of his death. Tian Ruyi needed someone to blame and she ended up being that person.

Lu Mengjie lowered her head as tears flowed down her cheeks as she remained silent, allowing her dear friend to continue blaming her.

"If it wasn't for you, he would not put his life in danger!" She stomped her way back to her. Tian Ruyi raised her hand and was about to slap the other woman but in the end, she wavered when she caught the look on Lu Mengjie's face. She was denying it at all. She was not even trying to save herself from the accusations she was making against her. Her body trembled as tears continued to escape from her eyes.

"W-why? Why?" Tian Ruyi's lips quivered as she lowered her hand. "He… he didn't deserve to die…"

After all the hardships he has been through, it was not fair for him to die this way. Lu Mengjie finally lifted her watery gaze to her. Slowly, she reached out to hold her hand. She knew that there were no words that could comfort her at that moment. All she could do was lean forward and give her another hug despite knowing how her dear friend was probably hating her now. "I-I'm sorry, Ruyi…"

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