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

After he was done, he thought shamelessly as he sat beside her body and rubbed her cheeks, "Well, I offered you but you refused. I will take you to have lunch in the best restaurant later."

Sheng Ruming's smile was cheeky as he stared down at her. After one hour, Luo Lixi opened her eyes and with caution, she glanced around. Then, he saw the man beside her, rubbing her cheek and neck. 

A realisation struck her, he was clearly taking advantage of her while she was in sleep. But she did not mention it, rather she became happy!

"Ah, everything is clear now!" Luo Lixi exclaimed as she hurriedly sat up. She smiled brightly and hugged him tightly. 

"Clear? What is wrong, Lixi?" Sheng Ruming asked with doubt. 

Luo Lixi rubbed her face on his neck as she whispered, "Nothing. Just that my eyes were a little hazy. Must be because of the alcohol."

"Oh!" Sheng Ruming hugged her back and mumbled, "Well, are you ready to go now?"

"..." Luo Lixi stiffened as finally, she remembered the important matter. "Oh no! I forgot!"

"... here is the dress." Sheng Ruming picked up the shopping bags which were placed beside his legs and handed them to Luo Lixi. The man was well prepared!

Luo Lixi snatched them and ran to the washroom. Sheng Ruming snorted and yelled behind her, "I have already seen everything. Why are you going there to change? I won't eat you. Come back here and change! I will help you too~"

"Shut up!" Her voice rang out aloud.

Boom~ 

With a loud noise, the washroom door was closed on his face. Luo Lixi even mocked him by showing him her tongue. After the woman left, Sheng Ruming folded his arms on his chest and burst into laughter. "Hurry up~"

…

After several hours, Luo Lixi finally got ready. First, they went to the hospital to meet with Luo Qintian and then they set out for Ming city. 

It would take several hours for the car to cross the long way between the two major cities and thus Luo Lixi nestled between Sheng Ruming's arms. 

Both of them got a lot of free time together and the man was very happy about this matter. He didn't remove his hands off her body and glued with her for four hours straight. 

Luo Lixi was also glued to him. She catered to his demands. Like those soft kisses, gentle smooches… She gave one and received two! 

When they finally reached the Sheng Villa, Sheng Ruming got out first and gave her his hand. Luo Lixi received his hand as she heard him saying proudly, "Wife, welcome to your new home!" 

Luo Lixi chuckled and replied, "Thanks for welcoming me, hubby~" 

Aunt Lin was standing at the entrance. She was given 5he privilege to welcome them first hand. When she saw the two people smiling and talking without any care, she was taken aback. 

The smile on Sheng Ruming's face was too dazzling. The two maids who were standing behind Aunt Lin peeked at the couple. They giggled in low voices and murmured among each other.

Maid1 giggled, "Look, that is our new madam. The one for whom the young master rejected Miss Yan!"

Maid2 replied in a smile, "It's good as long as our young madam isn't from the Yan family. Didn't you read the news?!"

Maid1 turned reserved, "Who won't know?!"

Maid2 smirked, "Right!"

Aunt Lin spoke out in a commanding voice, "Don't speak nonsense. Follow me to receive them."

Maid1 replied hurriedly, "Yes!"

Maid2 answered politely, "Yes~"

…

Right after Aunt Lin walked ahead, followed by the two maids. When they arrived, Luo Lixi stopped talking and turned to her.

"Young Master, young madam, welcome." Aunt Lin smiled politely and bowed. The two maids behind her followed suit. 

Luo Lixi nodded her head and replied, "Hello."

Aunt Lin lifted her head and explained, "Madam has sent me to bring you two inside. Even though the villa is quite far away from the entrance, I am sure you will enjoy the stroll."

Luo Lixi nodded. She replied politely, "We are troubling you."

Sheng Ruming looked at the exchange between the two people. He nudged at her hand and muttered out, "You can call her grandma Lin. Just like your grandma Zhu, she is similar to me."

"Oh!" Luo Lixi hurriedly turned towards Aunt Lin and greeted her seriously, "Grandma Lin, I am Luo Lixi. You can call me Luo Lixi from now on."

Aunt Lin shook her head in denial, "It's too much for me to call you by your name. You are our young master's wife now. It's normal for me to call you young madam."

"But…" Luo Lixi wanted to convince the old woman but then, Sheng Ruming grabbed her waist and whispered, "Do you want to walk the whole way to the villa or shall we go there by car?"

Luo Lixi pondered for a second and then suggested, "Grandma Lin is here, it won't look good if we go via car now. Also, I was sitting for a long time. It's way better if we walk to the villa."

Sheng Ruming chuckled and then grabbed her by the arm. Then he dragged her inside as he remarked, "Why are we still here then? Let's go."

Sheng Ruming took the lead and brought Luo Lixi inside. Aunt Lin and the other two maids followed them closely. Luo Lixi glanced around the place and couldn't help exclaiming, "So many flowers?!"

Wherever Luo Lixi dropped her eyes, she only saw flowers and flowers. When her eyes saw the villa in the distance, she noticed a big water fountain. 

Aunt Lin came beside her and explained with a smile, "Madam Wei loves flowers. So she has decorated the whole place with her favourite ones."

"Hmm. I can see." Luo Lixi chuckled and took a deep breath. The scent of various flowers entered her nose. She felt refreshed after the hour-long journey. 

When her eyes fell in one corner, Luo Lixi froze. Some long trees which were bending or standing straight looked out of place. Also, they were big and thick. It was apparent they are somewhat old. She asked to confirm her doubt, "Those are peach trees?" 

This time, the maid1 who was standing behind Aunt Lin replied before everyone. She sounded very excited as she pointed at those trees, "Yes, young madam. Also, those were planted by our young master nearly 9 years ago. When he just came back from Ming city, he…"

Sheng Ruming suddenly grabbed Luo Lixi's arm tightly and then turned towards the maid. He snapped out suddenly, "She just asked you if those were peach trees or not! Why are you telling her useless information?!"

The Maid turned silent and hastily apologized. Her face turned pale as she bowed, "I am sorry, young master. It's my fault."

Sheng Ruming didn't answer and dragged Luo Lixi with him. His face became cold as he walked straight without looking anywhere. 

When Luo Lixi saw his face, she noticed his eyes were trembling. She tried to contain her laughter from bursting out. The hand which was being grabbed tightly felt a little pain and thus she tugged at his sleeve. 

"What?" Sheng Ruming abruptly stopped and turned to her. His expression wasn't quite right. 

Luo Lixi's sight was on his face for a second and then her eyes fell on his grip. She groaned in a low voice, "Pain."

Sheng Ruming followed her sight and then loosened his grip. This time, he grabbed her waist and hugged her tightly. Luo Lixi flinched out and exclaimed in a low voice for him to hear, "Ruming, there are other people besides us!"

Sheng Ruming felt irritated by her reaction. He turned towards the other people and motioned towards them with his free right hand, "You all leave."

"Yes." Aunt Lin bowed.

"Yes!" Maid1 replied excitedly. Her eyes alternated between the couple.

"Yes~" Maid2's lips twisted because of the unrestrained behaviour of the young man. 

The people left in a hurry. 

Luo Lixi sighed and turned towards him. She giggled without restraint and teased him, "Hubby, did you plant them for me? Were you waiting for me to come here one day?"

Sheng Ruming was speechless by her gloating face. He couldn't ignore the sunny smile on her face and directly leaned in. Luo Lixi's smiling face froze as she was kissed so suddenly. 

The man didn't care about if anyone was looking at them or not. He placed his right hand behind her head and deepened the kiss. In a mere moment, Luo Lixi's sweet tongue was captured and got sucked hard by the provoked man. 

Luo Lixi was captured by his strong arms and kissed heavily. In that situation, rather than enjoying the kiss, Luo Lixi was whining inside and outside. 

'There are people! People… damn, Ruming! It's broad daylight! At least let's get inside first!' Her mind cried out. Even though she felt breathless and powerless, at that awkward moment, she had the urge to bite off his tongue for acting so unrestrained and shameless!