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

After Luo Lixi was stuffed by his overwhelming love, they finished their breakfast. Then, at the dining table, while being seated, she waited for him to go to the company yet he didn't show any intentions to leave. She stared at him in the eyes and asked, "Don't you have work today? It's already past 11 o'clock!" 

While speaking, she slapped on his palm which was busy feeling her bareback.

"No, I won't go today. Rather, I will accompany you to a place... a place you will… like..." As he whispered seductively by her ear, Sheng Ruming gently tapped on her lower lips and forced open her pink lips. 

She understood his intentions and obediently slid out the tongue and showed him the burn. For a moment, Sheng Ruming had the urge to capture the pink tongue with his lips and feel the sweet taste of hers. 

But when the man saw it, forget about having a taste of hers, rather his heart clenched in pain. Just the sight of the dark colour on the pink organ made him extremely sad. His mind instantly labelled her tongue as greatly wounded.

The maids were competent and thoughtfully brought the first aid box to him. 

Sheng Ruming gently applied ointment on the 'Greatly wounded' tongue of hers. Luo Lixi was speechless by his snail-like speed. He was very careful when he touched the soft thing and whispered, "It hurts, right?"

"..." She didn't answer because her mouth was wide open and the tongue was being treated by his soft touches. 

"…I can assure you. You will love the place when we go there." Sheng Ruming mumbled.

Luo Lixi disdainfully gazed at him but didn't say anything. After he was done, he stared at her face which had turned into a suspicious colour. 

When he noticed the maids who were standing by the wall, he finally understood what was the cause of her shyness. 

"Don't think too much. In the future, you will have to get used to it." Sheng Ruming said in a deadpan expression. Luo Lixi nodded quietly. She couldn't say anything else as the oddly chilling bitterness had conquered her all senses!

...

After a few minutes, at the building's entrance. 

Both Luo Lixi and Sheng Ruming were standing at the entrance, waiting for Xiao Huang to bring the car from the parking lot.

"Can you give me some space?" Luo Lixi whispered as she tugged at his palm. 

"No, I won't!" The man replied with a straight face as he tightened his hold around her waist. 

Luo Lixi pursed her lips and stayed quiet. She felt second-hand embarrassment when many people turned towards her and threw strange glances. 

"Why are you wearing black glasses? It looks weird on you!" Luo Lixi grumbled. Currently, Sheng Ruming looked like a kidnapper who was up to no good. 

"My eyes…" Sheng Ruming took off the glasses for a moment and then showed her. Luo Lixi's lips twisted as she asked.

"Didn't you sleep last night?" 

"No. You tell me to leave our bedroom. So I worked all night and finished my work today and… got red eyes." 

"I feel like… I made a sin?" 

At her question, Sheng Ruming smirked and stared down at her face as he asked, "Want to compensate for my wounded heart?"

"Cough! You can't even do that even if I tell you to… I wonder why is Xiao Huang taking so long?!" Luo Lixi murmured with impatience and changed the subject without moving an eyelid.

"Ouch!" Luo Lixi cried out when Sheng Ruming pinched the waist at her prickly words. But even after several minutes, Xiao Huang didn't come.

"Did he get lost?" Luo Lixi commented sarcastically. 

"Maybe..." Sheng Ruming gave a curt reply. 

"You!" Luo Lixi turned to Sheng Ruming and whispered madly, "Are you making fun of me?! Why would you…"

Whosh~

Right that moment, a black car drove in front of them. Luo Lixi paused at her complaints at the sight of the familiar-looking car and followed the car's driving path. Soon the black car stopped in front of them and Xiao Huang came out of it.

"Boss, madam." Xiao Huang greeted both of them enthusiastically. Then, he turned to Sheng Ruming and said with utter solemnity, "As per your instruction, the car has been delivered from abroad today…"

When Luo Lixi heard him, her eyes lit up in surprise. She turned to Sheng Ruming and asked excitedly, "Is it the modified black car of yours? The one I used while I was your fake secretary?"

"Hmm…" Sheng Ruming responded as he received the car key from Xiao Huang. Then he handed it to Luo Lixi and said, "Didn't you like it? I brought it here for you. In the future, you will need it..."

"Oh… thank you, honey~" Luo Lixi said with a broad smile. Then, she left his hold and rushed up to the car. As she caressed the car's surface, she mumbled with longing eyes, "I missed you so much…"

"..." Sheng Ruming was taken aback by her huge reaction. He turned to Xiao Huang and then pointed towards himself, ''Huang, ain't I attractive enough?!"

"No doubt!" Xiao Huang replied coldly. Looking at his reaction, Sheng Ruming doubted his masculinity and handsomeness for a moment. Then he walked up to Luo Lixi who was in the midst of unlocking the door. 

"Lixi, later, you will drive and we will go somewhere." Luo Lixi happily answered. Even though her voice sounded stiff because of the burn on her tongue, looking at her smiling face, Sheng Ruming was also pleased. 

 …

After a while, the modified black car, which was extremely expensive yet looked very ordinary, sped up and left for its destination. Xiao Huang stood at his place as he was left behind but two more cars left to follow the pair. 

The chief sighed as he turned around. Then he saw the two maids exiting the building sneakily. He walked up to them and upon seeing him, the maids were shocked and froze. 

Xiao Huang ignored their guilty faces and said sternly, "Madam Wei has instructed you two to go to the Sheng Villa today."

One of them hesitated as she lifted her face and asked, "What about the work here? We will have to make lunch for young madam…"

"The CEO is with her. Also, I don't think she won't return so soon." Xiao Huang replied as he gazed atop their heads. 

"Then… we will go to the Sheng villa now." One of the maids said. After Xiao Huang nodded, they hurriedly left for Sheng Villa. 

…

"Are we going to your company?" Luo Lixi asked curiously because, on the right side, there was the entrance of the Sheng Industry and Corporation. 

"No. Somewhere else." Sheng Ruming murmured and then pointed ahead for her to drive. Luo Lixi nodded and drove with a delighted mood. 

Back then, Luo Lixi loved the modified car and felt it was a pity to leave it abroad. Now that she's got it again, she would never let it slip from her grasp!

...

After driving for merely some minutes, Sheng Ruming told her to stop before a black, box-sized building.

Both of them stepped out of the car while Luo Lixi glanced around curiously. She noticed that it would only take five minutes for her to go to the Sheng Industry and Corporation from this area. 

A lady rushed out from the building as soon as she saw Luo Lixi. When she noticed Sheng Ruming beside her, she paused in her steps and began to walk gracefully. 

The lady stopped right in front of him and bowed, "CEO Sheng, it's been a while."

"Hmm." The man nodded. 

When Luo Lixi saw her, she chuckled and asked, "Lili, you are here?"

Yang Meili, the former deskmate of Luo Lixi when she was the fake secretary of Sheng Ruming in the foreign branch, smiled shyly as she replied, "Yes, madam. I came back with the CEO's car… the one you've come here just now."

"Oh! Thanks then, Lili." Luo Lixi smiled again. 

At the side, the man felt a weird feeling when he saw her smiling at others. Sheng Ruming had the urge to bring her back to their room and ask her only to smile in front of him!

Right at this time, another figure came out from the box-shaped building and stopped right in front of Luo Lixi. 

"Miss Luo!" Pan Er Jiu called out happily. 

"Er Jiu? You are here too?" Luo Lixi was surprised and then asked, "Shouldn't you be in the Luo Corporation?"

Pan Er Jiu turned her eyes on Sheng Ruming for a second. Then hurriedly shifted it to Luo Lixi as she said, "Miss Luo…"

"Not miss. Madam Luo or Madam Sheng now." Sheng Ruming cut off Pan Er Jiu's words in the middle and benevolently reminded her. "She is no longer a Miss, she's married."

"..." Luo Lixi turned to him in silence as she thought helplessly, 'This man…'