The Devil who devoured Snow White

323  I lived in a madhouse

Tian Ruyi remained still as she was hugged by Lu Mengjie. This time she didn't push her away. It was hard to do so especially when the woman in front of her was not even trying to defend herself from the accusations she was making.

Seconds turned to minutes as the two women stood in the middle of the hall. The patients and staff that passed by all ended up turning their way. From the eyes of others, all they could see were two women, mourning.

Slowly, Tian Ruyi lifted her hand, gently placing it on Lu Mengjie's back as she finally returned the hug. She wanted to blame her so badly. Si Guanlin's words rang continuously in her ears. Without Bai Jingye by her side, her brain was in chaos.

"It's your fault…" She whispered.

Lu Mengjie stayed still despite hearing her words. "He died because of you…" Tian Ruyi continued.

The other woman couldn't suppress her tears from falling as those words entered her ears. She felt her chest tighten. As she opened her mouth to say something, she felt a lump in her throat, obstructing the words from coming out. She tightened her embrace as she stretched her lips into a thin line.

"Even if you apologize, I'm never going to forgive you." Tian Ruyi's eyes were blank as the light in them refused to be lit. "Madam! There you are!"

A familiar voice interrupted them.

Lu Mengjie finally released Tian Ruyi just so she could look at the man who addressed her. He was none other than Scorpion. His polo shirt was tainted with blood. It was not his blood but someone else.

"We've brought the Boss to the emergency room! His life is in danger!" n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Horror filled Lu Mengjie's eyes upon hearing the news. Yong Liwei had fought Cian earlier, she was suddenly reminded of what happened. Her husband took the stab for her when Cian tried to attack her.

As much as she wanted to run to where Yong Liwei was, she felt her feet nailed to the ground.

"You should go to him." Tian Ruyi's voice was heard. When Lu Mengjie turned to her, she felt a pang in her chest when she saw how expressionless she was. Despite how red her eyes were from all the tears she spilled, the look in Tian Ruyi's eyes was distant and for some reason, tired.

As Tian Ruyi was about to take a step away to leave, Lu Mengjie instantly grabbed her hand causing the other woman's brow to twitch.

She shook her head vigorously. Something was telling her that if she let go of Tian Ruyi's hand now, seeing her again would become hard. Lu Mengjie felt that if she let go, she would forever lose her. "Please."

"Your husband will want you to be there for him. You should go to him."

Lu Mengjie was so torn at that moment. As much as she wanted to make up with Tian Ruyi, she wanted to go to her husband's side.

"Just go, Mengjie." Tian Ruyi insisted as she finally slipped her hand off from her hold. "I don't need you. Your husband does."

"B-but Ruyi—" "Don't make me hate you more than this."

Tian Ruyi's words struck Lu Mengjie in her chest. She looked at her one last time before she walked past by the other woman.

Lu Mengjie was like a rock, her feet were glued to the ground. Even if she wanted to stop her friend from leaving, she couldn't bring herself to do it anymore.

"Madam…" Scorpion who watched what happened may not understand what just went on but he felt the tension between the two women.

Lowering her head, Lu Mengjie clenched her fists tightly as her tears began to stream down her cheeks, dripping to the ground from her chin. That was it. Not only did she lose Bai Jingye, but she also lost her friendship with Tian Ruyi.

…

Because of the severity of the damage he received from Cian, Yong Liwei was in a dangerous situation while he was being operated on by the surgeons. It was a good thing that despite having a rare blood type, there was a stock in the hospital's blood bank.

After what happened back then, Han Qinshan had donated his blood only for the purpose of giving it to his son just in case he got into another dangerous situation. Along with his father, his half-brother had donated as well.

While Yong Liwei was unconscious, Lu Mengjie went home to check on her son and her family.

After hearing what happened it was only normal for Lu Xian Yu to be enraged. Sadly, things had already been settled by Xia Liqin and Yong Liwei. Thanks to her younger brother, the news about her captivity didn't reach the public's ears. Everything was hidden from the media.

"You should get some rest, Xiao Meng. I'll have my men keep an eye on Yong Liwei," Lu Xian Yu said as he watched his daughter carry her son.

"I have to go back, dad. Liwei might wake up anytime soon," she softly replied while feeding her son with baby food.

Her father ended up sighing heavily. "It won't hurt him even if he wakes up without you by his side," he muttered to himself. He couldn't help but somehow feel a bit frustrated that Yong Liwei didn't ask for his help when it was his daughter that was in danger. Aside from that, Lu Mengjie may look fine from the outside but he couldn't help but worry about how traumatized she must have been.

When she arrived earlier, he noticed how puffy and red her eyes were. She must have cried a lot.

"That bastard…" He mumbled. Yong Liwei promised that he wouldn't hurt his daughter and yet, just by being unconscious in the hospital, he was already hurting him.

It was then that Lu Xian Yu felt a pat on his shoulder. "I lived in a madhouse ran by tiny monsters I made myself. I survived raising her, I'm sure that she can conquer the world on her own."

"Well, you had a great deal of trouble doing that," he chuckled in reply. "But I think you enjoyed it."

Li Bingbing turned to her husband and raised an unamused brow. "Look, you loved cleaning up others' mess. She inherited that part from you, so now she ended up being a mother raising a tiny devil of her own," she stated as she watched Lu Mengjie clean Little Peanut from the mess he made while eating.