The Devil who devoured Snow White

"Si Guanlin. Wrath is Si Guanlin," Lu Mengjie answered, looking at them gloomily. 

Sloth and Pride, even Envy already warned her so many times about it but she never listened. She somehow wanted to believe that he still had goodness in him. He may be Si Hongqi's greatest enemy but he was still his brother. It was such a tragic thing to think that two siblings were fighting each other and for what? All because of the power that the Si family holds? It was a worldly power that could destroy family relationships. They were both blinded by the desire to overcome the other. If she was in their position, she would just rather let her brothers inherit what belonged to her. She rather has a peaceful relationship with them than hates them because of their desire for wealth and power.

Would you rather have wealth, fame, and power than love? 

Lu Mengjie knew that not everyone was blessed with such things. She knew that there were people who were having a hard time earning money for their families. The poor and the rich may be separated by wealth but only if the wealthy have more compassion. More love. No one would live poor. No one would sell their lives for the sake of their families. No one would have to be separated from their loved ones.

Her eyes were opened at such a young age. Her father was right, the world was cruel. Living in a world where love rules were impossible, not when there were people blinded by their selfish desires. The rich would end up becoming richer. The poor would become poorer… not unless one day, someone would finally decide to change this. This was the reason why Lu Mengjie decided to build her own organization. 

To help those she wanted to help, she would need fame, wealth, and power or else her dreams would only end up becoming nothing but just dreams. If she won't work hard and step forward, having such goals would be useless. The world is already a cruel reality so why should she add to it? So why not become kind and find the good in others instead. These were all the lessons Xia Sinian taught her when he left the 16 recordings. They were all words of wisdom that she wanted to apply in her life.

Despite having such desires, she knew that she was not perfect. Take her relationship with Bai Keran for example. She already knew that he was only doing what he did because of his love for his daughter but it was wrong to use the other family members as his pawns. Even if there was a tiny bit of goodness in him, she was not going to forgive him if he really was the person behind her accident. 

But what if he was not? What if it was really Wrath? Would she still forgive him?

Lu Mengjie was put in a dilemma when she had this thought enter her mind.

"It's him, right?" Xia Liqin's voice brought her back to reality. The man clenched his fists tightly. He just had a video call with him. He tried to get information out of him but the guy was so troublesome. So stubborn.

Shi Enxi remained silent. She looked at the food and picked up her chopsticks. "Weren't you in a hurry to leave?" She asked before she continued to eat the food she ordered.

A sigh ended up escaping Lu Mengjie's lips. "Yes. I still have to go back home. I'm pretty sure people are now looking for me." Yes, especially that old butler.

A soft piano piece was suddenly heard, catching their attention. The music came from Lu Mengjie's phone so she took it out and checked who was calling her.

Bai Keran.

Thinking of the devil. Steward Fang must have called him earlier.

"If you'll excuse me for a moment. Please be quiet," stated Lu Mengjie before she answered the call and placed her phone against her ear. "Hello?"

"Xiao Meng, where are you?" The old man's worried voice was heard. "I heard from Steward Fang that you weren't at home. You didn't bring anyone with you. I heard that you met with strange people yesterday."

Did Goyun tell Steward Fang about it? Well, that was to be expected.

"Ah yes. They are claiming to be my family but I couldn't believe them all at once if they have no proof." There was no point hiding it. It was already time to face him head-on.

Bai Keran became quiet in the other line. It was as if he was trying to think of what to say next. "That's right. Don't believe anyone so easily, okay? You are my adopted granddaughter. You are now a member of the Bai family. Knowing this, they might just want to take advantage of our family. Never trust anyone so fast, okay?"

"That's what I thought."

"Let me know if they continue to bother you. It's better if you stay at home in the meantime so you should come back now, Xiao Meng."

"I will, grandpa. It's just, I remembered that my wedding anniversary with Jingye is coming close so I was planning on surprising him with something," she reasoned out.

When Han Yizhou heard her words, a small knit formed in between his brows. He obviously didn't like to hear about her fake marriage with Bai Jingye.

"Ah… is that so? But do you have to leave so early? With no one with you? What if you are in danger?"

"Come on grandpa, don't overthink too much," she chuckled a bit. "I have to be early to make a reservation."

As she continued to have the conversation with Bai Keran, Xia Liqin had a deep frown on his face. Things were running crazy in his mind. It was not just about Wrath, this time, it was also about Bai Keran. On the other hand, Shi Enxi was just quietly enjoying the food. She seemed unbothered by Lu Mengjie's problems. She already knew that her niece could handle whatever problems that would come her way. Besides, she has other things to take care of.