Chapter 99 - Playing Matchmaker

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Turning his head around, Neil found that Edith was in the living room. At one glance, he was able to see that she has been sitting alone in the dark. A look of surprise appeared on his face.

Was she waiting for him?

Neil watched her stood up and walked over towards him. She stopped in front of him and he was able to see her face under the dimmed light. "Why are you not asleep yet?"

Hearing his tone of voice, Edith realized that Neil was in a bad mood. Suddenly, she hesitated and wonder if she should leave him alone. 

"Mrs. Mo asked me to wait for you," Edith said. "Earlier, Mrs. Mo took Hazel to stay at their place next door. She heard that you went to a business dinner and was worried that you are going to come home drunk. "

He continued to listen to her report and watched as she crossed her arms on her chest. and suddenly, his eyes wandered elsewhere. He was reminded of that dream from last night again and Neil quickly looked away in embarrassment. 

"Aren't you supposed to worry if I came home drunk?" Neil swallowed his saliva in his attempt to calm down. But that dream from last night appeared on his mind again. "Teacher Qian, what if I do something to you? After all, according to what you say, there were only two of us here."

"I don't want to brag, but I can protect myself against you, President Mo," Edith said. 

Neil stared at the woman in front of him and his lips stretched into a lazy smile. He opened his mouth to say something but stopped himself when Edith spoke again.

"Besides," Edith said. "President Mo, you are still sober. I don't think that you are that kind of person who would take advantage of others like that at your current condition." 

Edith had seen him when he was drunker than this and knew that he was someone who was able to control himself well. A few days ago, he have looked after her when she was drunk and he had not taken any advantage of her.

She liked him, but Edith would be disappointed if Neil Mo turned out to be someone she did not expect him to be.

Her words turned Neil surprised and suddenly, Neil did not know what he should say. "You trust me that much? Teacher Qian, should I remind you that men are animals. Moreover, I did have a bit of a drink."

Edith stared at him for a while and suddenly, her lips curved into an amused smile. "I trust that my impression towards you would not be wrong, President Mo. However, if you turned into an animal, then I will have no choice but to take you down." She raised a brow as if challenging him. "You can try."

Somehow, Neil had a feeling that this woman in front of him was telling him the truth. Though Neil knew that he can fight well, he believed that Edith will have her way to take him down. He was reminded of the way she had gripped his wrist tightly the other day and knew that Edith was quite strong.

Wasn't she's a kindergarten teacher? Why would she be that strong?

His eyes narrowed when he saw the expectation in her eyes.

Didn't this person say that she liked him? Why do her eyes look as if she could not wait to exchange blows with him? It seemed as if she was looking forward to beating him and demonstrate her strength.

The person who kissed him and confessed to him a few nights ago must be an impostor!

Suddenly Neil realized that there were many sides of Edith Qian that he did not know about.

He looked away and cleared his throat. "Next time, you don't have to wait for me." He walked past her and headed towards the stairs. 

"President Mo, I have prepared something for you to eat," Edith said. "You should eat them before you go to bed. Your stomach will feel better that way."

Neil turned around and shifted his gaze towards the kitchen. After a few seconds of silence, Neil changed his direction and headed over to the kitchen.

Her lips tilted up slightly. She trailed after him towards the kitchen to help him reheat the food. When she was done, Edith placed that bowl of noodle soup on the table along with some medicine that he might need to ease his headache later.

"President Mo, enjoy your meal," Edith said. "I will head upstairs first,"

"Wait a minute," Neil spoke as she stepped away. He watched the puzzled look on her face and continued, "I don't think that I can finish these noodles by myself. Teacher Qian, you should have half of them."

"Alright." She nodded.

Her eyes brightened up as she wondered if he wanted her to accompany him to eat. 

Earlier that morning, she had this feeling as if Neil Mo was trying to avoid her. But seeing that he had acted differently this time, Edith started to wonder that perhaps she was mistaken.

Edith grabbed a clean bowl and divided the noodles into two portions. Then, she pushed a bowl towards Neil and sneakily watched as he slurped his noodles.

The ambiance around them was quiet as none of them choose to speak, but the atmosphere was very warming.

Suddenly, Edith got a little excited at the thought that the two of them would often share midnight snacks. She bit at her lips, thinking if she could consider this as their date.

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Meanwhile, next door…

Lucas Mo watched as his wife paced back and forth and wonder what was going on with her. After a few minutes of watching her walking around restlessly, Lucas put down the documents in his hand and tugged at his wife's wrist, forcing her to sit down beside him.

"What are you trying to do?" Sophie stared at her husband and blinked. "The doctor said you cannot be agitated or too excited. Besides, Hazel is still here." Her voice grew smaller as she glanced towards the small girl on the bed.

"You tell me what you are trying to do?" Lucas frowned and wondered what was going on in his wife's head. "You keep pacing back and forth and it was giving me a headache. Just what are you worrying about?"

The two of them did not dare to speak up loudly lest they accidentally woke up the little girl.

Sophie watched her husband and wonder if she should confide in him his plan to set up their son with the kindergarten teacher. The two grownups stayed under one roof and she had let Edith wait for her son and look after him. Sophie did not believe that nothing was going to happen now that she had created an opportunity for them.

"Husband, you tell me… What do you think of Teacher Qian?"

Lucas thought over her question and answered, "She seemed like a good girl. She can adapt to any situation well."

A smile appeared on her lips, knowing that her husband had a good impression of the girl.

Lucas immediately caught the smile on his wife's face and knew what she was planning to do. "Are you trying to play matchmaker again? Didn't we agree that we will let our sons choose whoever they are going to marry?"

"Let me tell you this, Hazel liked Teacher Qian very much and wanted to call her auntie. Moreover, our son did not seem like he dislikes Teacher Qian," Sophie said. "What's wrong with playing a matchmaker? Anyway, our son, Neil just needed a little bit of a push. If they could get together, then, that's great. If they cannot get together, then we'll just have to forget about it." 

Hearing his wife's idea and knew that he could not say a word to stop her, Lucas could only heave a long sigh.

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