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

Both Su Mengsi and Wei Airan's faces lit up in joy, "... but I will have to ask for my Xiao Ming for his opinion."

The other two women's joy turned into bubbles and burst into nothingness. Su Mengsi got up and sat beside Wei Airan.

"Airan, your son is too busy. He doesn't even have time to choose a lady of his liking. In the past, he has already rejected all those ladies..." Su Mengsi tried to put reasonings into Wei Airan's brain for the nth time.

"I am sure if you just pick a lady and pressure him to get married, he will agree." Then she glanced at her daughter and said, "You know my Ruomin. She's such a good child and doesn't lack anything."

Su Mengsi grabbed Wei Airan's hands and asked expectantly, "What do you think? It will be best for our children to get together and also will be beneficial for our two companies…"

Wei Airan smiled wryly and removed Mengsi's hands from hers. "I will talk about this with Ruming first." Then, she turned her eyes away. She didn't deny nor did she refuse.

Yan Ruomin glanced at the two middle aged women. 'All people are useless! Humph!'

In spite, she turned her head and the beta fishes in the aquarium entered her eyes. Inwardly, she harrumphed in anger but asked Wei Airan while in her most gentlest voice, "Aunt, you have so many beautiful fishes. Can you give Minmin some?"

Both the older women felt like their hearts would melt down because of her cuteness. When Yan Ruomin turned around and looked at her doe-like eyes, Wei Airan couldn't say 'no'.

"Alright. But I will give you only two. These are my treasures. I adore them a lot."

Yan Ruomin smiled broadly and nodded hurriedly, like a chick who was pecking on food.

"Two will do. I also like these."

Later, when they left the Sheng Villa, Yan Ruomin took two fishes she handpicked. 

"What will you do with these two?" 

In reply, she just smiled. When they returned to Yan's, Su Mengsi got her answer.

"Use more oils. Fry this until the colour turns a beautiful red…" 

Su Mengsi saw from the doorframe of the kitchen, her daughter instructing a servant to cut Wei Airan's lovely treasures. In the end, Yan Ruomin dragged Su Mengsi with her to taste the fishes and… she liked it a lot…

*** ***

  "Did the call connect?" Wang Haixiao asked. He was worried about Sheng Ruming the most.

Ji Yanli shook her head and said in annoyance. "I have been trying for more than ten minutes but his line is still busy now." 

Ji Yanli tapped on the table and stared at her phone. She was smiling sweetly but to Wang Haixiao, it was a smile before a storm…

"He doesn't call us on his own. The call says he's busy. His mother called us to ask if he has come back or not…" Ji Yanli glanced at her fingernails and below on them. 

"All of these indicate one thing…" She raised her forefinger and whispered, "The damn man has cheated on us."

"..."

"He has come back but didn't tell us." Ji Yanli banged on the table so hard that her palm got red. "How can he do such a horrible thing to us?! To his friend?!" Her face was so twisted that Wang Haixiao didn't want to look anymore.

Right then, the room opened and several people came inside. When they saw Ji Yanli's angry face, they immediately apologised.

"Ah, ah, we are sorry. We apologise!" The man leading the other people hurriedly walked towards the angry woman and said sorry.

One of the following men checked the watch and saw there was five minutes left for the appointed time to come.

He came beside the leading man and whispered, "We aren't late. Rather they came early."

"Ah, ahha, ahahaha!" The leading man chuckled wryly and glanced at the two people. Wang Haixiao hid his face in embarrassment while Ji Yanli only squinted her eyes. 

"It's okay. We came a while ago." It took only two seconds for Ji Yanli to change her expression and gain the professional smile of her.

Wang Haixiao also stood up and went to welcome. Soon, all the people forgot the awkward moment and began to discuss the thing they came to do.

… …

Madam Wang exited the company and walked to her car in anger. When she entered, there was another person in the passenger seat but the driver's seat was empty.

"What did she say? Where is he?" Luo Tiankong asked. His voice was full of impatience and anxiety.

"She didn't tell. Just gave me a bunch of crap. It'll be hard to handle her now." Madam Wang turned at him and asked in annoyance, "You didn't get any clue? What about Hua Xiamin?"

"I didn't get any information about either of them… sorry! I disappointed you." 

"Luo Qintian has concealed their whereabouts too well. If possible, try to buy one of his guards or do something so that they won't have any other choice except telling."

"I understand" The man opened the car door and left the car. Then, she was left in the car, all alone. The woman gripped her phone tightly and glanced at the 'Luo Corporation'. After a while, she also left.

… …

"I saw the woman entering a car and after five minutes, two people came out. They left one after another."

A man who was casually walking on the street which was in front of the Luo Corporation, reported to Xiao Huang.

"Have you checked the car owner? Also, the two people?" 

The man talked with so much happiness that people might mistook him as speaking with his girlfriend.

"Yes. I have taken their photos and have already sent them to you. Please check."

"Alright." Xiao Huang stood up and left the room he was staying in. Afterwards, he went to Sheng Ruming's suite and looked around.