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

Knock~ Knock~

"Come in." Sun Xumei replied as she sat straight on the bed from her half-lying position. Then, Luo Lixi came into the room, with a little tray that had many little desserts on several plates. 

Those were made by the renowned chef of the Long city for Wang Haixiao and Zhao Yichen. That's how much the old lady spoiled the little kids of other families. 

But now that Luo Lixi had come, Madam Tang would ask the chef to make sweets for her dear granddaughter from now on. Bunny shape, heart shape, sheep shape etc were on the way~

"Ma, I have brought tasty desserts for you~" Luo Lixi grinned broadly as she glanced at her mother. Inwardly she was crying in despair, "Heavy~ Heavy~ Heavy~" 

"Ah, Xixi, be careful." Sun Xumei chuckled heartily when she saw the careful girl who was walking very slowly as if scared that she would drop everything. 

Xiao Chi also smiled as she closely followed Luo Lixi. After a few breaths, Luo Lixi succeeded in reaching the bedside and put the things on the bed. 

"Phew~" Luo Lixi made a cute sound as she wiped her little head. Even though it didn't sweat, she felt like she had sweated a ton while carrying such a huge burden. 

But what to do?! Her grandma was mad and told her to carry those things if she wanted to feed her Mama. She didn't mind and carried them willingly. In the process, she didn't notice that both Bin Manman and her grandma turned green in envy. 

They also wanted a cute daughter who loves them but all they got were sons who weren't cute at all!

…

"Sister, you can go back." Luo Lixi clapped her hands to ward off nonexistent dust and then said to Xiao Chi. 

"Ah, I will go." Xiao Chi stopped smiling and then left as she closed the door carefully while leaving. 

Sun Xumei picked up the little one and brought her beside her. Then, she asked curiously while kissing her cheeks, "Smooch~ Smooch~ My baby has worked hard for mother. Good girl~" 

Luo Lixi smiled back awkwardly and suddenly her whole body froze. At some point, her right hand unknowingly fell on the big belly of Sun Xumei and just now, she felt a movement. 

Sun Xumei laughed out aloud while some tears fell from her eyes. She hugged Luo Lixi with a huge smile and patted her arm, "Don't be scared! The little baby said hello to you just now. Hahaha!"

Luo Lixi lifted her face and glanced at her mother disdainfully. 

"Haha… huh… What's wrong?" Sun Xumei huffed and puffed as she tried to catch her breath and asked upon noticing the little girl's weird eyes. 

"Didn't you say you bought him? How did he enter your belly then?" 

"…" Sun Xumei.

Luo Lixi's voice was extremely sarcastic and in Sun Xumei's eyes, those words sounded adorably frightening. Sun Xumei's face blushed in pink when she thought of another meaning of the question. 

'How did the baby enter? Ah…' Sun Xumei hid her face with her two palms and laughed like a fool. Such words from an innocent soul were being understood with double meaning. 

"…" Luo Lixi was stumped when she saw this reaction of her mother. When Sun Xumei saw her staring, she finally composed herself. 

"Cough! Cough! Xixi, you've worked hard. Let me feed you first~" Sun Xumei murmured with pink cheeks and went ahead to pick up a little plate. 

"No no! Aunty Wang has already fed me. These are for you." Luo Lixi explained but then she picked up the pink dessert from the tray and ran away to the attached room of her father's bedroom. 

"Aunty Wang? Wang Yue…" Sun Xumei murmured coldly as she glanced towards the attached room. 

For some reason, her heart started to become restless. Like the time of her marriage, when Luo Baiyun suddenly took her side and went against his father just before the cancellation of the completed ceremony. 

…

Soon, the night came.

In the big hall room of the Luo Mansion. 

Several pairs of boots made loud noises against the floor and many men entered the mansion. Luo Qintian walked ahead while Luo Baiyun and Housekeeper Wu followed him closely. 

Madam Tang walked ahead and greeted him first, "Husband, welcome home."

"Hmm." As usual, Luo Qintian replied curtly as he glanced at his wife. 

At that time, Luo Qintian had a moustache on top of his lips, some white hairs among his dark black hairs and a pair of eyes that were brimming with vitality. Not like those eyes when he was confined in bed. 

Luo Lixi thought so as she looked down on the first floor. She clutched the railings and stared down without moving her eyes. 

Luo Qintian felt someone's stare on him and instinctively he looked ahead. When hers and his eyes met, Luo Lixi smiled slightly. 

"Grandfather…" A stifled sound escaped her lips while Luo Lixi looked at the man without batting her eyelids. Luo Qintian's face didn't change when he saw her and removed his gaze away upon noticing it was an unknown child. 

"Come with me to study." Luo Qintian glanced at Luo Baiyun and started to walk towards the second floor. 

With a cold face, Luo Baiyun followed him up. When his eyes fell on Luo Lixi who was standing in a dangerous area, his eyes froze.

The railings had gaps between and those were enough for a disaster to happen. A little ahead and Luo Lixi's little body would fall on the first floor. The man forgot other matters and bypassed his father at lightning speed. 

Luo Qintian halted in his position when Luo Baiyun rushed ahead. Then, with doubtful eyes, he saw his son rushing towards that girl and picking her up. 

Only then Luo Qintian was able to see the features of Luo Lixi. He turned around and stared at his wife coldly. 

The old lady who was guilty because she forgot to tell her own husband about their grandchild coughed and spoke out, "Not my fault. He didn't tell me either. I knew… a few months before…"

Luo Qintian smiled with suppressed anger and then looked towards Luo Baiyun. The latter had already picked up Luo Lixi and asked worriedly, "What are you doing here alone? What if you plunge on the first floor and turn into a ghost?!" 

"…" Her father sounded so extreme and serious that she became quiet. 

Luo Baiyun comforted his heart as he speculated, 'Luckily, I have arrived before any accidents… As expected, this place isn't safe for her…'

Eventually, Luo Qintian arrived beside them and stared at Luo Baiyun and her. 

Luo Lixi blinked and smiled again. Luo Baiyun turned around and shrugged, "Father, the office time is over. We shouldn't mix work and personal life…"

"You can't come to study?!" Luo Qintian's eyes narrowed dangerously when he asked that. 

"Yes, you guessed it right." Luo Baiyun's eyes also turned equally frigid as he looked straight into his father's eyes. 

It was extremely disrespectful and Luo Lixi knew that her grandfather would be extremely furious if it crossed 1 min. 

"Baba~" Luo Lixi called out cutely as she grabbed Luo Baiyun's face and turned him towards her. 

Luo Baiyun couldn't bear to show that disgusting expression to his child and instantly the face turned normal. 

"What?" Luo Baiyun asked as he glanced at her. 

"I… I missed you~" After saying in a low and cute voice, Luo Lixi hid her face in the creek of his neck. She was so embarrassed for making such a voice that she felt like dying. 

"Missed?… I missed you too… By the way, did you want to eat chocolates and hence missed me?" Luo Baiyun asked with a smile as he patted Luo Lixi's back. 

"…" Luo Qintian who was provoked and ignored by his son. 

"…" Luo Lixi who was clueless as to why chocolate entered the conversation. When she straightened up and looked at her father in confusion, the latter said nonchalantly. 

"Don't you always miss me when your mother forbids you to eat sweets? I will give some later." Luo Baiyun assured her as he spoke. 

But looking at that face which was screaming, 'Don't worry~ I have everything under control~' Luo Lixi lost her voice. 

"Humph! Talk all you want. No, I should just fire you and you will have all the free time in the world to talk!" Luo Qintian spoke hoarsely and turned around to leave after giving Luo Lixi a meaningful glance. 

Madam Tang motioned to Luo Baiyun to follow. The man sighed and said to Luo Lixi, "Xixi, I will have to go or in the future, we will have to live in the streets…"

"Useless!" Luo Qintian grumbled before leaving. The man went straight to the study and closed the door with a loud bang!

"…" Luo Lixi didn't say anything. She had transformed into a block of wood and didn't want to waste energy by attempting useless things.