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.
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.
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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