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

"Argh!" Yan Luhan stood up in annoyance as he walked up to her. Now, Sheng Ruming's both sides became empty. 

When Yan Luhan tried to take her away, she refused to budget even a little.

"Sister, you are drunk. Let me send you to your room." He tried to drag her away but she clutched the table tightly. If he forcefully dragged her, the table would come with them.

"What do you want me to do then?" Yan Luhan spoke in annoyance. 'From next time, I won't place any strong alcohol here.' His sight fell on the middle-sized glass on the table. It can contain a considered amount of drink. That's why she became drunk so fast.

"What I Hic!...want? I...Hic!" Yan Ruomin turned towards Sheng Ruming as she had a longing expression. Ji Yanli removed his hands from her as she slowly walked towards Yan Ruomin. Ji Yanli thought she should help her, so she stood up to hold her. But Yan Ruomin's face changed colour as she shoved Ji Yanli away while she walked before Sheng Ruming. She had a must see the expression on her face as she didn't break her sight from the handsome man even for a second.

When Ji Yanli was pushed, she lost her balance. Wang Haixiao sprinted to catch her but Yan Luhan was beside her and fast enough to catch her by her waist. Her sweet body odour entered in his nose as he held her very close to him. His rough palm clutched the narrow waist tightly as he felt the soft waist in his arm. 

Cling~

Earlier, when she was pushed, a crystal clear glass dropped to the ground and broke with a loud cling sound. Glass fragments flew all around the place.

"Be careful!" Wang Haixiao told them but when he saw the man was hugging the irritating woman tightly, his mood became off. He didn't like the scene before him. Sheng Ruming saw everything in a relaxed manner.

"Ah! Thanks. I nearly fell." Ji Yanli told Yan Luhan in a fluster when she saw his face from so close. She thought it was very strange to be held so close by a man.

"Sorry. She is drunk now. I will take her away." Yan Luhan apologized while he took away his hand back. Ji Yanli stood straight on the spot as she adjusted herself.

"I will help her. Wait for…" She was ashamed to meet his gaze now so she hurriedly walked to the side. Wang Haixiao noticed her embarrassed face as he sat down on a stool nearby.

Yan Ruomin wanted to go towards Sheng Ruming but the low table between them stopped her advance. She kicked the table in annoyance but was hurt instead.

"Owh! This damn table." She gazed down and saw the toenail of her right foot had broken, also the heel. A piece of broken glass was pierced in her big toe. Blood was dripping down from the side. But she just ignored it as alcohol made her muddle-headed. She returned her sight to the man before her.

Sheng Ruming was observing everything while he remained nonchalant. Wang Haixiao took out his hand and started to record everything sneakily. Even when Sheng Ruming turned his head towards him, he didn't stop.

"Sheng Ruming, do you remember who I am?! I am...hic!" In an intoxicated voice, she asked the man but he remained quiet. When she tried to get near him, she tripped in front. But rather than stand up, she started to laugh. 

Ji Yanli hurriedly went behind her to help her to stand up. When the drunkard woman saw her beautiful face, she remembered that Sheng Ruming treated her differently. Her red face immediately turned ferocious. 

Yan Luhan frowned when he saw her ugly expression. Shaking his head in defeat, he walked ahead to grasp her hand when suddenly Yan Ruomin raised her hand and slapped Ji Yanli hard.

Ji Yanli turned stunned momentarily. She gazed at the woman in disbelief. Never in her life had she been treated like that. She could only beat people not the other way. But Yan Luhan and the others were present so she didn't lose her temper but rather slowly asked.

"Why did you slap me?" 

"My wish! Your face seemed...hic! perfect for a slap." Yan Ruomin snorted while she hiccuped as she had a disdainful look. 

Ji Yanli wickedly smiled as she slowly retracted her hands. In that instant Yan Ruomin dropped on the floor on her butt.

"Ahhh! You bitch! Why did you?!" She screamed in anger. Luckily any glass piece didn't pierce her round butt though.

"Ops, sorry!" After saying Ji Yanli went beside Sheng Ruming and sat down beside him. She clearly knew why she got the slap.

'If she was alone, I would have shown her what is the price for her wishful slap. Well, there will be opportunities in the future.' Ji Yanli smiled in her mind as she saw the woman in the pathetic state.

Yan Ruomin saw it as a provocation so she wanted to curse her but was dragged away by Yan Luhan. He sent his sister to her room and shoved her on the bed. 

"You…" He wanted to scold her but there was nothing a drunkard would understand. Afterwards, he locked the door of her room from outside. 

"Stay inside and think carefully about what you did today." He walked away after speaking in an angry tone. Earlier he saw the blood but thought it was a minor injury due to her broken nail so he forgot about it.

Yan Ruomin threw away her heels and ran up to the door as she tried to open it. "Open the door! Luhan, I said open the door or I will tell mother! She won't let you go…" Her screams got trapped in the closed room. Yan Luhan instructed the servants around, not to open the door until he told them. So nobody went to check on her.