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

'How cute! A sweet strawberry of mine.' Sheng Ruming thought as he saw her fuming red face. Even in that tense atmosphere, he felt like smiling.

"Miss Luo, you…" Aunt Zhu spoke out anxiously and clutched Luo Lixi's hand.

Hua Xiamin had already steadied himself. The earlier uneasiness was nowhere to be found. When he saw Sheng Ruming, he knitted his eyebrows in confusion.

'Who is he? Why do I find him familiar?' When Sheng Ruming saw the butler looking at him, he gave a mocking glance.

"Are you deaf? Haven't you heard what she told you?" Sheng Ruming spoke out viciously. His tone was much harsher than Luo Lixi.

Hua Xiamin did as he was told to. He really walked towards the wall and faced it. Then he raised his hands above his head and stood straight.

At those noises, the man on the bed finally opened his eyes. At first he blinked his eyes slowly then he raised his right hand towards Luo Lixi.

"Grandfather…" Luo Lixi stood very close to the bed and took the hand. At the skin contact, she felt the burning heat.

"Xixi, it's really you. Come nearer, let me see you." Luo Qintian whispered in his weak and hoarse voice. 

Luo Lixi tried to force down the tears that threatened to fall. She moved her face a little closer. The old man raised his man and patted her head.

"Grandfather is sick. Why didn't you admit him in a hospital?" Luo Lixi shouted at Hua Xiamin.

"Don't blame him. I didn't want to. What will I do with a long life?" 

Luo Lixi finally broke down in tears. She covered her mouth and silently sobbed. "How can you say that?! Do you really want to make me an orphan?" She sniffed and asked. 

"Silly child. It's nothing. Help me to sit up." When the man went to sit up, Luo Lixi and Aunt Zhu helped him and she went to sit beside him. 

The old man tightly clutched his granddaughter's hand and sighed again and again. "I thought… There isn't any unfortunate person like me, who has to see his young family members dead body again and again when he is old enough to die."

"I am alive. Also in one piece." Luo Lixi smiled. Under the room light, small tear drops glittered at the corner of her eyes. 

Sheng  Ruming felt bad that he couldn't go ahead and comfort her. He remained standing where he was and would turn at Luo Lixi from time to time.

Luo Qintian wanted to say something but then  he turned at Sheng Ruming and asked, "Who is he?"

"Grandfather… he's my friend." Luo Qintian didn't ask more and looked at Hua Xiamin.

"What is he doing there?" 

"I told him to stand at that position." Hua Xiamin's two hands had started to tremble a little.

Luo Qintian didn't ask much when Luo Lixi grabbed his bony fingers. He turned at the other people, "Except Xixi, others should leave the room." 

Aunt Zhu bowed and walked out. Hua Xiamin wanted as well but Was stopped at the door. Sheng Ruming didn't move from his place at all.

"They can't leave, grandfather." Luo Lixi replied firmly. 

"Close the door." At Luo Qintian's command, Zhao Yichen closed the door. 

Sheng Ruming grabbed the man and dragged him before Luo Lixi. Luo Qintian silently stared at the two men standing before him.

"I heard you jumped down from a bridge." Luo Qintian asked Luo Lixi. The latter hurriedly shook her head.

"I didn't! Rather… it was Lixiang…" Luo Qintian seemed unfazed when he heard that but deep down a storm had started in his mind.

"That day, he called me to go out without notifying anyone…" Luo Lixi didn't hesitate and continued, "He told me he would show me something I would like. So, I went there… Later, he threw me from the bridge."

"I guessed he had a hand in your missing but this was out of my expectation." Luo Qintian took deep breaths. His temperature rose and his slightly red eyes turned redder.

"Grandfather, calm down." She patted his back and murmured. "Even…"

"Even what?" Luo Qintian asked eagerly. 

"He was also there when Lixiang did that." When Luo Qintian heard that, he abruptly grabbed a hard object from his bedside table and fiercely threw at Hua Xiamin.

"AUDACIOUS! HOW DARE YOU?!" The green jade lion hit Hua Xiamin's face and fell on the floor. It left a wound as fresh blood oozed out from Hua Xiamin's forehead.

"I have been feeding scorpions all along!" Luo Qintian stood up and grabbed his wooden stick. Then he furiously hit Hua Xiamin. 

"I had the thought that someone definitely had disclosed the information of my will to that brat. It turns out to be you!" He swung the wooden stick again and this time it made a loud noise and Hua Xiamin fell on the floor.

It seemed as if anger gave Luo Qintian more power to beat the hell out of Hua Xiamin. 

"Grandfather, please stop. Don't worsen your health for him?" Luo Lixi hurriedly walked towards him and grabbed  his gander. The old man struggled to catch his breath and dropped on the bed. 

"My inhaler…" When she heard that she immediately went to take the medicine box. Next, she helped him and soon the old man calmed down.

"Give me my phone."

"Ah, here." Luo Qintian called someone. "Come to my mansion. You have to bring back a criminal with you this time." 

Hua Xiamin's whole body froze. He felt his limbs turning cold. "Master…"

"DON'T CALL ME WITH THAT MOUTH OF YOURS!" Luo Qintian threw his phone at the man kneeling on the ground. The phone slightly scratched Hua Xiamin's cheek and fell down.

"It's fortunate that you are safe and came back or everything of mine would have become his. For my shares and property he did that! I won't let him stay at my place anymore!"