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

After Luo Lixi received Sheng Ruming call, the latter wanted to tell her to come back hurriedly. But Luo Lixi told him, "Ruming, Sarah is currently alone here. Also she has fallen asleep. I can\'t leave her alone."

"Then… I am coming. Wait for me." Sheng Ruming stood up and went out. After he reached the door of the 19th floor\'s penthouse. Luo Lixi opened the door and both of them walked towards the living room.

"Her mother has gone out for some work. Now she is alone here. How can I leave her alone?" Luo Lixi sounded concerned as she was telling him. When Sheng Ruming reached into the living room, he saw a mess. Toys and plates were scattered on the floor and the girl was sleeping beside those while drool was flowing out of her little mouth.

Sheng Ruming shot her a look as if saying what have you done. Luo Lixi hurriedly turned her sight away. 

"Lixi, it\'s other people\'s home. At least be mindful of what you do." Sheng Ruming didn\'t like the messy appearance. Luo Lixi looked ashamed as she stared at the floor even though she didn\'t know why she was feeling like that. 

"Did you eat all the things?"

"Nah. I\'ve shared with her." Sheng Ruming crouched down and brought all the plates to the kitchen. Luo Lixi closely followed him behind. She thought he would leave them beside the sink yet he took the dishwasher and washed the plates without uttering a single sound.

"You… you don\'t need to do it. I… "

"What I? You will do. You are a patient and I can\'t let another person clean up the mess my woman has made." Luo Lixi smiled sheepishly as he finally finished washing them. 

"Ruming, I have finally realised that you are good at household work as well as in cooking. You are perfect husband material." Sheng Ruming took a tissue and wipped his wet hands.

When he heard her, he drew closer to her and whispered, "You should be grateful that your hubby can make money as well as do the household chores. So you will greatly benefit if you marry me?"

"That\'s… without any doubt." Luo Lixi nodded without hesitation. She could also cook but only the egg dishes were good enough to eat. She didn\'t need to do anything as many people were at her beck and call at the Luo Villa. 

Sheng Ruming was greatly pleased by her answer. He wanted to take her away but then the awkwardly sleeping Sarah\'s body came into his sight.

"She will catch a cold." Sheng Ruming murmured as he went ahead and took Sarah in his arms. Then he went into a room which seemed to be a bedroom. He tucked her under the blanket and went out.

"Let\'s go." Sheng Ruming took Luo Lixi\'s left hand and dragged her towards the exit.

"Hey! She is along there. How can I leave her?" Luo Lixi turned back as she gazed at that room.

"You are not her nanny or mother. She is sleeping now and if her mother has left her alone then she is accustomed to this." Sheng Ruming picked her phone from the ground and turned off the TV as well. Afterwards both of them walked out of the penthouse.

Luo Lixi was reluctant but Sheng Ruming dragged her straight to their own penthouse. When Luo Lixi\'s sight fell on the table full of food, her stomach suddenly clenched while she gave a wry smile to him. 

Sheng Ruming had actually made all of her favourite dishes yet she didn\'t have an ounce of interest to eat.

Sheng Ruming went ahead and helped her into her seat. Luo Lixi hesitantly glanced at the table and gulped down hard.

"Will he kill me if I say I am full and can\'t eat anything now?\' Luo Lixi nervously turned her head towards the man who had sat beside her. He had no intention to let her eat by herself. He took a pair of chopsticks and held a piece of meat before her lips. She opened her lips with much difficulty and took it between her teeth. She continued to munch on that even after many seconds had passed. When Sheng Ruming saw her dread expression, he snickered inside. 

\'Serves you right.\' He acted as if he didn\'t understand anything and fed her everything from every dish. When Luo Lixi felt she would vomit if another thing was forced into her, she gripped his arm and pleaded with her eyes. 

"What?"

"... I can\'t!"

"I don\'t understand what you are saying. Explain clearly."

"I can\'t… eat more or my tummy would burst out." Sheng Ruming\'s hand floated in the air while it was gripping the chopsticks. A piece of tomato was stuck between the sticks. He stared at her for some seconds and after that he took the chopsticks before his own lips and bit down on it. 

"Hey! Use a clean pair. I have just eaten from it. It is dirty." Luo Lixi wanted to snatch the pair from him but Sheng Ruming didn\'t let her.

"It\'s not dirty. Rather it has another taste... the taste of you." Luo Lixi slapped on his arm when he uttered those sentences with a lewd expression. Sheng Ruming smiled when she glared at him.

"It is true. Accompany me until I finish my lunch." Luo Lixi nodded as he started to eat seriously this time. In the meantime,  she also passed him a glass of water. 

After he was done, he told her to wait on the sofa and he brought all the leftovers to the kitchen. Luo Lixi did as he had told her and went there. She took her phone and logged into a social media app. She began to scroll down on it and then Sheng Ruming came beside her and sat down.

Both of them spent the afternoon together. Later Luo Lixi laid on the sofa while her head was placed on his thighs. He played with her smooth and silky hair as he read a  book. Both of them were satisfied by their company.

When they had finished their dinner at eight pm, Sheng Ruming brought her to their balcony. There was a swing chair at a corner. Sheng Ruming brought it in the middle of the balcony and sat down on it. Then he took Luo Lixi in his arms and made her sit on his thighs. Both of them quietly stared at the bright moon while Sheng Ruming hugged her waist tightly as his head was placed on her shoulder; beside her ear.

\'It feels so good to stay beside the one you love. I hope everything will go well and I can keep the promise I have made to him.\' Luo Lixi rubbed her cheek at his and stared straight. She was greatly troubled as to what she would do about Luo Lixiang\'s matter but she knew clearly she wouldn\'t forgive him even if her grandfather told her to. She held Sheng Ruming\'s hands and grabbed them tightly.

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Two days had passed by.

In the early morning, Sheng Ruming woke up first and took a quick shower. After he was done, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast which was very simple- four boiled eggs, four pieces of bread slices and two cups of milk. 

Then he went to wake up Luo Lixi from her sleep. It was already 7 am. Sheng Ruming went into their bedroom and dragged the curtains into a corner.

"Lixi, wake up, honey." Sheng Ruming watched the sleeping beauty who didn\'t wake up even after he had tried several times. At last, he threw her blanket away and Luo Lixi groaned in protest.

Then Sheng Ruming sat on the bed. His face had a mischievous smirk as his hands slowly traced her body from her ankles to her lips, making her tremble in the process. 

He rubbed her lips gently but even then the woman was nonchalant and slept like a dead fish. He went down and began to kiss her lips. Sucking them, teasing them with his tongue as he tucked at her lips. Luo Lixi woke up from her sleep and glanced at him in her hazy state. Her sleep schedule was totally messed up after she had awakened from her two-month of coma. nbsp;

Luo Lixi reached out her left hand towards him but his hands reached for her shoulder as he lifted her up and placed her on his thighs. He showered her with a lot of kisses on her face, neck, shoulder and cleavage. Sometimes he would suck hard on her skin so it would turn into a bright shade of red. 

Luo Lixi had already woken up from her sleep but remained still in his embrace like a lazy cat. She loved his warm embrace the most. It was more comfy than the soft bed.  When he stopped giving her fluttery kisses all over her places, she reached out for his head and gave him a deep and passionate kiss. Both of their bodies became hot while their minds craved for each other\'s touch.

"Good morning, Ruming. When will you go to the branch office?" Luo Lixi asked him as she pinched his cheek. She didn\'t want him to leave her behind but neither could she ask him not to go. 

Now, every day he would wake her up with a lot of kisses and she enjoyed it very much. Her groggy mind would become clear in an instant because of it. Sheng Ruming also knew she liked to be awakened by his kisses so he gave her what she wanted.