The Devil who devoured Snow White

Chapter 332  We will see him soon

Lu Mengjie made up her mind to spill the beans after she noticed that both Si Hongqi and Tian Ruyi were staring at her and waited for her to proceed. "Bai Jingye's alive." Nôv(el)B\\jnn

As soon as she finished speaking those words, the room fell into complete silence. The amazement on the faces of her friends grew gradually over time.

"W-What did you say?" The sound of Tian Ruyi's voice was weak and shaking. It was unclear to her whether or not she had correctly heard the words she said.

She extended her hand and took a firm grip on her hand once more. "Xiao Ruyi, Jingye is still living. I am so sorry that I did not tell you at once..."

As she stared at her in utter shock, the woman couldn't help but shed a few tears. "W-Where… where is he?" She removed her hand from her hold and stood up from the chair she had been sitting in. "Mengjie, if he is still alive, where is he?!!"

Tian Ruyi had a strong desire to see him for herself, which was why, despite the fact that a part of her knew Lu Mengjie was telling the truth, another part of her couldn't help but have doubts about what she was saying.

Si Hongqi also got to his feet and extended his hand to take hold of her hand. "Ruyi, calm down."

"If he's alive then I have to see him!"

There was no helping it. She should have expected such a reaction from her friend. Lu Mengjie got up from her seat and looked at the other woman. "Alright, I'll bring you to him but you have to calm down first, Xiao Ruyi."

In the end, Tian Ruyi followed Lu Mengjie to her car without a second thought. All that mattered to her was to see her best friend alive. Other than them, Si Hongqi came along and sat in the driver's seat since the girls both went to the back. He began driving to the address Lu Mengjie told him. "Are... are we really going to see him?" Tian Ruyi asked once again. She had attended Bai Jingye's funeral so it was hard for her to believe that he really was still alive.

Lu Mengjie was patient enough with her. She gently stroked the back of her hand with her thumb. "I'm not going to lie about something like this Xiao Ruyi. He's really alive."

Tian Ruyi bowed her head and then clenched her grip a bit firmly around Lu Mengjie's hand. "I'm sorry for not telling you… With all that happened and with Si Guanlin keeping an eye on you, I had no choice but to keep it from everyone."

She gave a little shake of her head before wiping the corner of her eyes with her fingers to wipe away the tears that were on the verge of falling. Since Lu Mengjie's actions were taken with Bai Jingye's protection in mind, Tian Ruyi was not going to hold it against her for what she did. That was the aspect that she placed the utmost importance on. She turned her attention back to the other woman. "You did the right thing… if you have told me at once… I could have put Jingye in danger…"

The slightest smile crossed Lu Mengjie's face. She was relieved that she had not become angry with her. "We'll see him soon."

...

Receiving a message from Lu Mengjie, Bai Jingye had expected her arrival along with Tian Ruyi and Si Hongqi. He was relieved to learn that his childhood friend was safe from Si Guanlin.

When they got to Bella Qin's place, the moment the door to his room opened, Tian Ruyi burst in, her eyes darting all over the room until they finally settled on him. She had her hand over her mouth as she looked at him, tears welling up in her eyes. She was able to approach him despite the weakness she felt coming on in her knees, though she wobbled as she did so. Earlier, she had a hard time wrapping her head around the fact that he was still alive, that was until she finally saw him. "J-Jingye..."

Was her eyes deceiving her? No, it wasn't,  right? The pupils in Bai Jingye's eyes became more relaxed, and a tiniest smile formed on the corner of his mouth. "Miss me?"

"You bastard…" She muttered as she finally stood in front of him and lightly hit his arm. "Never do that again!"

Bai Jingye's brows flinched when she hit his arm. "Ow… I'm still injured, you know."

When she heard his words, she displayed an instantaneous expression of concern all over her face. "I-I didn't hit you hard…"

"You still hit me," he retorted.

"Do you… want to go to the hospital?" Instead of responding to her, he smiled at her while opening his arms to embrace her.

His gesture caused Tian Ruyi's lips to quiver slightly. As she finally bent down to give him a hug, she didn't even realize that she was crying. She buried her face on his shoulder, her tears drenching that part of his shirt.

Uneasiness crept up inside of Si Hongqi as he watched Tian Ruyi embrace Bai Jingye while he was seated in the wheelchair. At the same time, he was observing the scene. He was aware that he shouldn't have these feelings, but the closeness that Tian Ruyi had with her childhood friend was something that he lacked with her.

"Don't be jealous. They're just friends," said Lu Mengjie who was standing beside him.

"I'm not  je-" He paused before he turned his gaze to her. When he saw the smirk on her lips, he frowned. "I'm not."

"If you say so." Despite what she said, she kept the smirk on her face as she turned her attention back to Tian Ruyi and Bai Jingye.

Was he really jealous? Si Hongqi couldn't help but question himself and as soon as he did, he quickly brushed off that thought. "I'm not jealous."