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

"Bring me one more cup of wine! Hiccup!" Ji Yanli shouted for the waiter to bring another bottle for her. She was already drunk just from ten cups of wine.

Wang Haixiao covered his face in shame and then glanced around. "Even in a roadside stall like this, you prefer wine, sigh! Look at you! luckily, no one is looking at our table." 

He saw nobody was listening to him as the other two people were busy stuffing their mouths with baby octopuses.

"Ah! You two gluttons! Ashh!" He felt like he had come with animals. 

One was already drunk dead while the others were eating like monkeys!

One of them gulped down hard and said cheerfully, "Don't mind her. We came to eat. You should enjoy your time. Set your priorities straight, man~" 

He handed Wang Haixiao a little cup of liquor and urged him to go on.

When the waiter came with a bottle of wine, he signaled that man to go away in silence. Ji Yanli was too drunk to notice

"Just look at her. We are drinking plain liquor while this woman only drinks wine, ah! Life!" 

The man clutched his heart as if he was in pain. He eyed the expensive bottle which was emptied by Ji Yanli and felt the world's unfairness more vividly!

"I am… hic! Listening everything, hic! You trash!" Ji Yanli lifted her head and spat through gritted teeth. 

"That's why I spoke for you to hear, Miss! Wealthy! Missy!" The three men started to laugh at her. 

"Tsk Tsk! Look at you three, feeling so happy. Heh! I shall tell uncle Sheng that you all want more work. After all, young blood is full of energy!" 

The woman took a prawn clumsily and disheled it and then swiftly threw it in her mouth. 

She enjoyed the petrified gazes of the brats sitting next to her.

"No, Yanli! I mean big sister Ji! Don't kill us! We are your brothers in life and death!" They had desperate looks as if they were dying.

"Shoo! Shoo! Hehe! Hic!" She continued to eat seafood clumsily while the other three men lost their appetite.

When they finished, it was already past 11pm. 

"Where are you going?" The other two men took their things and dashed out from there. "Escaping after you are done?! Just come tomorrow at the company!" Wang Haixiao felt like he was betrayed by his young lover!

When the waiter came to clean the table, he reluctantly paid the bill.

"Hey, are you sober?" He turned around and asked when Ji Yanli began to look around.

"Um? Hmm…" She nodded as if pecking on invisible food. 

"I doubt…" Wang Haixiao saw her rosy face and felt he would suffer some calamity  in a moment. 

Some boys from a table nearby were even whispering something while pointing at them. It was to him clear that they were leering at the drunk lady.

"Hey, cover your neck!" He picked her scarf from her bag and put it around her neck.

"It's hot." Ji Yanli mumbled as she felt heavy-headed.

As Wang Haixiao glanced around, he noticed people were still coming to dine.

"Let's go." 

"No. I… want to stay here tonight!" Ji Yanli put her head on top of her palms and stared at the ocean. 

"People are coming. We have to leave this table for others." He stood up and tugged at her sleeve but she slapped away his hand.

"I will buy this table then." Ji Yanli straightened her back and waved at a man, "Waiter, come here."

"Yes, do you need something else?"

"Umm." Ji Yanli took her bag and pulled out several notes of money. Then she slapped them on the table loudly and spoke tyrannically, "I want this table for the whole night…" 

The waiter awkwardly turned at Wang Haixiao. 

"Ah, sir. She's drunk…"

"What are you looking at him for? I want this table for the whole night! Or... Isn't this enough?" She thought and then again pulled out another stash of money and put them on the table. 

"I want this table for the whole night!!!" She screamed and the other people immediately turned at their direction. 

"Shhh! Don't make trouble!" Wang Haixiao felt the embarrassment in the air and covered her mouth.

"Umm!" Ji Yanli glared at him. 

Wang Haixiao took all the money from the table and put them in her bag. "Keep your own money to yourself!" Then he dragged her towards his car.

"Wang Haixiao, you bastard! I want to spend the night here!" Ji Yanli screamed as she was shoved into the car. 

"We will come another day. Now, be good!" 

"No, today means today!" Ji Yanli immediately went out when Wang Haixiao was going to the other seat.

"You…" Ji Yanli started to run at the sea  when he was coming to get her. 

But soon, she was caught and then shoved into the car again. 

Ji Yanli started to struggle but soon was overpowered by the man's strong hands. 

Wang Haixiao took out a rope from somewhere and bound her hands together tightly.

"Haixiao, you sheet!"

"Ouch!" Wang Haixiao's head bumped against the car's roof and caused him pain. It felt like a déjà vu. 

He stared at the struggling woman and tightened her hand's binding further.

"Don't shout." Wang Haixiao hurriedly put the safety belt around her and ran to the driver's seat.

"I said…! Blah Blah!! Blah Blah Blah!!!" Ji Yanli continued to spurt nonsense. Wang Haixiao put on earplugs and started to drive the car, trying to forget her existence.

After babbling for so long, Ji Yanli felt thirsty. "Hey, Haixiao! Gimme some… water! Ugh!" She wiggled to free her hands but failed. 

"Haixiao!" Ji Yanli called out several times but the man didn't give her any response.

'I feel so dizzy! So uncomfortable! Ji Yanli felt like there was something stuffed in her chest . 

Earlier she ate a lot but on a regular day she wasn't used to it.