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

Sheng Ruming didn't answer. He chose to directly hug Luo Lixi and bury his head in her neck, letting the breath blow down on her flushed skin and making her quiver.

"You… it's not a place or time to… hug."

Luo Lixi was taken aback for a moment. From the moment she left his place, her heart was tense because she wasn't sure as to what she was feeling right then but now it relaxed Instantly.

Even for the man's hundred thousand wrongdoings, Luo Lixi could turn a blind eye and pretend that nothing had happened.

Luo Lixi stood there, stunned for a long time before letting out a long breath and hugging the man back. The warmth of the man's body greatly stimulated her senses and made her have dirty thoughts for a second.

Sheng Ruming looked down and saw the top of her head. His lips lightly kissed Luo Lixi's hair and then, appearing as if he had just received salvation when Luo Lixi laughed aloud.

"What? Being affectionate so abruptly. There I was thinking I have made a mistake by signing that piece of contract abroad."

Hearing her spiteful words which were directed to poke his heart, he slowly closed his bloodshot eyes. 

"Turning back even if you regret it for a hundred lifetimes of yours!"

Luo Lixi sneered and then fiercely kissed his cheek. Sheng Ruming didn't want to be outdone by the woman and give her two in return which only made her giggle in the end.

… 

In the end, both of them didn't return so soon and wandered around the deserted place. Many of the surrounding villas were yet to get purchased by others. So, it was too quiet for residents like them to walk around.

When Luo Lixi returned to the room, she paused realising that the bedsheet was changed by the servants. Her face turned red as she entered the bathroom.

Sheng Ruming followed her in and saw her facing the wall while covering her face as if she didn't want to show her embarrassing sight to another person.

Sheng Ruming got in without making any noise and tried to scare her abruptly, "Boo!"

The man wanted her to be scared and then kiss her to comfort her fragile heart. But in return he only regretted it.

"AHHH!!!" In reflex, Luo Lixi turned around and pushed him hard even without opening her eyes.

Coincidentally, there was a high commode right behind him and its lid was open. 

Sheng Ruming slipped on the wet surface of the washroom and Luo Lixi's push made him fall into the toilet, leaving his arse stuck in the hole of that toilet lid. 

Luckily, there was no brown stain on the toilet lid and it was brand new stuff or else… the man would have died out of anger.

His butt got stuck between the seat cover. When he wanted to get up, however, he failed. Sheng Ruming felt very humiliated for no reason. After all, nobody had seen him in his vulnerable state before. 

On top of that, the woman didn't offer any help.

"Ah… umm. Cough!" Luo Lixi's lips curved into a mischievous smile by watching his vain struggle. 'Serves you right for bullying me, humph!' 

Her inner mind was gloating, but no expression came out of her face, but the smile was flattened in a flash. 

In the end, Sheng Ruming spread his arms and pitifully called out, "Honey, save your man. Or else… "

Luo Lixi was very serious as she shook her head, "No no. I can't. It must be the wish of God for you to get stuck…" 

While saying, she retreated and kept a proper distance so that he couldn't catch her and drag her to him.

Sheng Ruming pursed his lips and wanted to get out but his attempts were futile. Forgetting his pride, he begged her, "Help me."

Luo Lixi refused, "Stay like that for a few minutes!"

"Why?" His arms fell listlessly as he shot her an aggrieved look. "If I got the smell of the toilet all over me, tonight you will have to endure it. After all, I will stay with you!"

Luo Lixi folded her arms in front of her chest and leaned back on the wall behind her. Her face was very melancholy as she muttered whole looking towards him but her eyes looked past him and gazed upon the horizon(her imagination), "When I was little, my kindergarten teacher told us about a toilet story… "

"..."

"If a man slips while intending to scare his girlfriend, the girl ghost staying in that washroom becomes impressed and comes out to marry him… " Her lips were curled up into mockery while her right leg was shaking vaguely in excitement.

Sheng Ruming stared at her silently and sneered. Placing his hand on his thing and putting his chin on his palm, "Which mentally disabled teacher would tell such a story to children?! Educating kids about marriage and girlfriend-boyfriend things from childhood?"

Luo Lixi's smile cracked. She pretended not to hear and asked, "Say, do you want to marry a female ghost?"

Sheng Ruming stared at her face which was eagerly waiting for his answer, "Marry a ghost? Ghost bride? Ghost my foot!"

"Yeap. If you want to marry a ghost, I will help you to get up. If not I won't! You can stay here for the rest of your night!"

Sheng Ruming remained silent. Luo Lixi asked again, "Tell me your choice. Or else, you can stay here and kiss your ghost lover."

She didn't spare any effort and thoroughly provoked the man.

"... I agree!" Sheng Ruming spoke out when Luo Lixi was going to exit the washroom. 

"Marrying a ghost is much better than you! At least I won't be treated like this. Leaving one's lover stuck in the toilet!"

"..."

Luo Lixi mocked him and in the end, got out from the washroom. After a while, a servant came in. She was sent by Luo Lixi.