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

The woman blushed when she was called as a little girl.  She had a flower pot in her hands as she didn't have any intention to place it down.

"Oh! Our shop owner got married two days ago. Now she has gone back to her city for a few days."

"... What?! Marriage, what the?" Mu Jiang's face changed into several expressions as he asked.

The young woman nodded and said again, as if to make Mu Jiang believe in her, "She will go on her honeymoon later. So, if you have something important, you can tell me."

Mu Jiang stared at her, his expression blank. He took the pot from the girl and turned around. He looked at the yellowish flowers as if his heart was being poked by something sharp. 

'Ah! My first crush! Wuah, mommy!' He cried inwardly yet the people saw only his miserable expression.

"Ah, mister. You didn't pay for the flower pot!" The young woman said as she saw Mu Jiang was walking away, appearing clearly out of his mind.

Another girl turned her face around when she heard him. She asked her in urgency, "Who? Who has the guts?"

The young woman pointed at Mu Jiang's back. As the man crossed the road, he turned at the shop for the last time.

"Ah, he?" The girl was relieved when she saw it was Mu Jiang.

"Shouldn't we chase after him? He didn't pay…"

"Forget about it. He's one of our biggest clients. Even if he takes ten flower pots without paying, we won't incur any loss." She patted on the woman's back and beckoned, "Now, come and get to work. People are waiting in a line."

"Alright." The young women glanced at the figure who had vanished from her sight.

*** ***

"Brother! Where are you?! Ahhh!"  Yan Luhan irritably looked at his cousin who came back with a pot.

"Why have you brought this thing in my office?!" Yan Luhan frowned as he looked at the thing in Mu Jiang's hands.

The miserable man who was heartbroken, put the thing on the table.  Then he took a chair and sat down, plopping his whole body downwards.

"Heh! What happened? Why are you showing such a long face? By the way, my phone… " 

Mu Jiang placed the newly bought phone on the desk. When he saw this, he knitted his brows and asked, "Which brand is this? How come I don't know?"

Mu Jiang slowly turned his face towards him and murmured, "At least I have bought something for you. While here I am, nobody cares for me! Also…" He put his hand on his lips,  covering his lips and whispering, "I lost my first crush!"

Yan Luhan stopped his hand as he was checking a file. Swiftly, he closed it and let the file drop on the desk. With a lot of interest, he asked, "Crush? You have a crush? Why didn't I know?!"

Mu Jiang's eyes turned bloodshot when he saw Yan Luhan smirking. 

"Brother~ don't tease me? Ah!" Mu Jiang's eyes became wet in a second.

Yan Luhan could help slapping his head at the shameful expression he was giving.

"Stop crying like a crybaby! People will think I am bullying you!" The Yan Luhan lowered his head and asked, "Who's the woman? If she's poor, bribe her family and snatch her. If her family is rich…" 

Yan Luhan dragged his tone as the other man was glancing at him,"... I will give them some offers and let you marry her."

"..."

"What do you say? In the world, everything can be solved with money."

Mu Jiang stared at the cocky face of Yan Luhan. As if it wasn't enough for him until he could flaunt his wealth.

"Who is the woman?" At Yan Luhan's question, Mu Jiang sniffed hard and wiped his wet eyes.

"The flower shop owner…" Even before his voice could fade away, he heard Yan Luhan's twisting face. 

Mu Jiang's forehead was flicked hardly by Yan Luhan. The latter asked in mockery, "If your aunt knows you are crying for a woman who is a decade older than you, do you know what will happen?"

"What? I will just get a slap or two." Mu Jiang's current appearance was too much for ordinary people to handle. The man had an overly fair skin, thin physical build and a baby face. 

Nowadays, people like this kind of person the most. Moreover, Mu Jiang is very easy to get along with, thus many office workers especially ladies liked him the most.

"I liked her. On the first day, when my sight fell on her, I felt as if thousands of flowers were blooming at the surrounding place."

Mu Jiang stood up and stared to say dramatically. "The beautiful smile of her, those precious, small hands of her, which can turn useless flowers into some mesmerising flower bouquet… such woman." He patted his chest along nd said, "Can only become mine."

"Tsk! Why did you say you lost her?" 

Mu Jiang's enthusiastic expression immediately died down when he was asked this question. He dropped on the chair, his eyes looking extremely lifeless, "She is  married now… Ah!"

"Huh? Really?" By asking this, Yan Luhan successfully added salt to his wounds. He patted his back hardly quite a few times and said, "You are saved. God has saved you from a love tribulation!"

Yan Luhan smirked then concentrated on his work, "Now, stop wasting time or your salary will be deducted."

"I understand." Mu Jiang slowly stood up and turned around to exit the room.

Then, a voice came from behind, "That phone is A&P's new mobile model which is yet to launch in the market. Keep it if you like…"

Even before Yan Luhan could finish, Mu Jiang sobered up from his heartbroken depression.

'Did I hear him currently?!' Mu Jiang cupped his face in disbelief, 'I am dead!' He thought crazily, 'I can't let him find out that I already sold out that sample, ahhhh!'

The man turned around and saw his cousin became busy with his work again. "Thanks, Luhan."

Afterwards, he hurriedly walked out and as soon the door closed behind him, the man took a deep breath and started to madly dashed towards the direction of the company's elevator.

"Ah! Is that Mr. Mu?!"

"Seems so. Why is he running like a wild man?"

"No idea…"

*** ***

Mu Jiang ran back to the mobile phone store at a lightning speed. He even ignored the green light and ran amid several driving cars. Even though he didn't due,  he received a lot of curses from them.

As he got nearer to the shop, he bolted right in it.

"Welcome~"

The seller looked up and his wrinkled face cracked when he saw Mu Jiang's face which was out of breath. He didn't need to be told by others why this man came back.

"Sir, do you have anything more to see or buy?" 

Mu Jiang raised his eyes when he saw the seller. He greeted his teeth when he saw the man's cold face. 'This sly fox! He got such an expensive phone from me so easily! Damn!'

Mu Jiang got up to the man and took out the 10k he was given earlier. He mashed the money on the glass surface and shouted, "Give back my phone. Here is your money."

The seller shook his head. "I can't give you back. I have already sold the phone to another man."

"What did you say? Say that again!!!" Mu Jiang jumped up and crossed the display of the phone. Then he grabbed the man by the collar of his shirt and shouted, "Do you want to die? Huh!"

"Save me! This man is trying to kill me!" The man dramatically shouted as if his throat was being choked by Mu Jiang.

Right then three police officers came into the shop. One officer then checked the screenshot in his phone and then looked over at the two men who were busy clutching each other's collar.

"Find you! Arrest him!"  As he instructed, the other two people went ahead and separated the two men. Then they handcuffed Mu Jiang's hands and dragged him away.

"Why are you arresting me?!"

"You will soon know…" Thus under the gaze of many people Mu Jiang was dragged to the police car…

*** ***

Yan Luhan finished his work and put the file away. When he stood up, he abruptly remembered a crucial thing. 

"Didn't I tell him to find out Ruomin's whereabouts?... Forget it." He picked his phone and turned it from side to side.

"What cheap thing is this?! Sigh! This man…" Yan Luhan just wanted to spend his cousin's money for fun. He didn't think that man would give him a random phone from the roadside. He called someone and in a second it was answered.

"Boss Yan."

"Hmm, have you found out?"

"Yes..."

After a minute, Yan Luhan put down his phone. He placed his hand on his temple and sighed, "Sister, your courage is increasing day by day! The huge gut of yours!"

While Yan Luhan was thinking this, a phone call came. He received the call and answered right away, "Your daughter didn't go to her university. She lied and fled to another country."