Ten Years of Yearning. My Love, Let Me Protect You.

The man was having none of that. He glanced at the row of switches beside the door. 

Then, Sheng Ruming walked towards her and Luo Lixi's hand was dragged back as well as her whole body by his great force.

While he was dragging her, he also turned off all the lights of the room to avoid being seen by others. As if the man would do something immoral and it could only be hidden by darkness.

"Ahhh, Ruming. Why did you turn off the lights?! Hey!" Luo Lixi blinked her eyes as she was dragged by him. The lady's face twisted in confusion.

Then the unsentimental lady saw the man who was glaring at her in the dark and the next second she was pinned on the nearby wall by his large silhouette. 

Sheng Ruming took a deep breath. Some lights entered the room through the glass windows and made his dark orbs shine in the darkness. 

"You are my private secretary yet you are only coming now to report to me. It's your first day of work yet no sincerity. Should I fire you?" 

Sheng Ruming gritted his teeth when he spoke all of them in a go. He was only able to think about this to tell her. 

Also, Sheng Ruming felt a large burden was removed from his chest when he finally got her.

When the man focused on her, he was greeted by her confusing eyes which turned him more frustrated.

Sheng Ruming inched towards her face and whispered. "Answer me…" The woman detected the gloomy mood of his.

Luo Lixi remained motionless when he was uttering those words which had no real meanings behind them. 

'I am sure you want to hear something else…' She hooked up one corner of her lips and stared back at his black eyes.

"You can try to fire me. It's not like, I am your real secretary. Moreover, it's only temporary. Also…" This time the lady directly whispered in his ear, "I haven't signed any employee contract, let alone with a name that is fake."

Sheng Ruming moved his head behind, only to see her smug expression. Today, her complexion had a rosy touch which made him want to put his hands on her face and rub her cheeks. 

Sheng Ruming went down and forcefully gave her cheek a vigorous peck.

'I want to…'

"Ruming, let me go. If someone sees us like this..." The rest of her speech did not reach the man's brain. 

Sheng Ruming stared at her and became irritated again. 'Why do you keep worrying about this useless matter?! You should worry about our future…' 

Luo Lixi was forced to stop talking when he locked her lips with his. She felt the surging emotions of his in that deep kiss. She stopped struggling and slowly moved her hands around his waist.

The man didn't let Luo Lixi have any chance of talking as the kiss became more domineering and violent. When Sheng Ruming saw her closing her eyes and responding to him passionately, he felt a sudden urge to bed her right there right then.

'Damn! Why isn't there any bed here? I will buy one and put it in that room…' 

Luckily, God has given us a thing like mind. Or, it would have given birth to a catastrophe if everyone could hear other's thoughts.

Sheng Ruming's impulse of the whole day could finally come true, to hug her tightly and remind her there was still him she needed to remember. Her easy adaptability to every situation made him worried sometimes. 

Sheng Ruming was in deep thought and didn't know Luo Lixi had opened her eyes a long time ago and became curious seeing his face which was lost in other thoughts. Nonetheless, she let him kiss her breathless in the office room.

"Mmm..." Luo Lixi couldn't concentrate on the kiss as her mind was in turmoil. 'What is he thinking?' 

The lady put a stop to her random thoughts rather than thinking about the man who wanted a little bit of her attention.

Sheng Ruming felt the force that was hugging him slip away. The man looked down only to see her frown.

Sheng Ruming could guess at once what was going on in her mind. He gently bit on her lower lip and softly nuzzled it. Then backed away but didn't move away from her body rather hugged her tightly.

After her lips got their freedom, Luo Lixi tried to catch her breath. She raised her hand to slowly wipe her wet lips. "Ruming, I knew you wanted to make me your personal secretary for this reason. My gut feeling was true, I just knew it!"

Luo Lixi pouted and spoke like it was expected.

Then she creased her eyebrows and was going to say more but the man put his forefinger on top of her lips.

"So what! Don't you like it?"

"You will become poor if you spend your time harassing your office staff rather than working!" Luo Lixi moved her head and placed her right hand on his waist and tried to pinch him. 

"Huh! Aren't you my fake employee?" As a proper and skillful businessman, Sheng Ruming knew when is the right time for a counter-attack.

Luo Lixi felt speechless when the man said that. She didn't have anything else to say and kept quiet.

Sheng Ruming bent down and put his head against hers and mumbled " No one will see. Even if they, so what? In my company, I can do whatever I want." 

Then he put a soft kiss at the corner of her lips and murmured, "Moreover, no one would enter my room without knocking, except you, my dear fake secretary. Also, your sneaky actions would do nothing well, you know..."

Her hands were seized by Sheng Ruming and placed on the wall above her head. 

The atmosphere turned oddly ambiguous for some great things to happen but Luo Lixi yawned loudly, in front of his face. 

Pui~ Pui~

The imaginary red bubbles of love were burst in that instant. He let go of her hands and backed away from her but her whole body plopped on him.

"Ruming, I am so tired." Sheng Ruming caught her and she remained in that position, not moving at all.

'Is it because of work? After all, she had been working in her family's company until that happened…'

His thoughts were cut off when Luo Lixi started to speak, "Ruming, don't you want to see the file I have worked so hard to finish today…" She glanced sideways and asked.

"Of course." 

"I have made it better but my working efficiency has dropped a lot. Also, I miss my... grandfather. The working place kept reminding me of his face."

Sheng Ruming closed his eyes when he heard that. "Don't worry. You have me."

Luo Lixi remained silent for a few seconds and then straightened her body. Afterwards, she asked, "Can't you get an early appointment with that surgeon?"

The woman asked softly. Sheng Ruming turned around and walked towards his desk without answering. 

Luo Lixi felt sad when he did that. Sometimes, she had the urge to run away.

The man took the file which was placed by her on the table. He started to read the content of the file and started to think about something.

Luo Lixi turned around as her mood became bad. Without uttering anything further, she walked towards the door in large steps and went away.

Sheng Ruming clenched the file tightly. His heart ached when he thought of going back.Then he whispered, "I will…"

In the nearly dark room, only the man remained behind. He gazed out and saw her desk from afar.

There wasn't any sign of happiness on her face as well as any sign of human emotions, just like the time when she was in coma. It was clear, she wasn't happy.

Sheng Ruming walked towards the door. Then he turned on all the lights, including the ones which weren't necessary. 

Afterwards, he went back to his seat and started to read the fill again. This time, with more concentration…

*** ***

Luo Lixi felt like she couldn't focus on any work anymore after she faced his silence. She glanced around the big office area and frowned.

Now there weren't any more people,  except her. Luo Lixi raised her hand and checked the time. "Ah, it's 7 pm already. Does he want to make me stay here today?!" 

Luo Lixi turned towards his office room. Then, two pairs of black eyes met each other from a large distance. 

Luo Lixi blinked and turned away. After a few seconds, she again looked at his office room and saw he was staring at her through the glass wall.

She slowly raised her hand and waved at him. At that, Sheng Ruming moved and turned his sight away. 

Her face fell when she saw him taking an unknown fill and started to work on it.

In dismay, Luo Lixi picked her phone and messaged him, "Are you trying to make me overwork on the first day? My CEO, this poor lady is hungry as well as exhausted. Let's go back… "

Sheng Ruming moved his sight from the file when he got a notification. When he had finished reading, he hurriedly raised his hand and checked the time, 'Damn! It's too late!