Chapter 109 - Stubborn Edith

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The sky had turned dark long ago. As Edith laid on the comfortable bed, the only thing she could hear was the sound of the clock ticking and a low rumble coming from her stomach.

A sob escaped her and Edith turned in her bed, trying to find a comfortable position to sleep. 

She had thought that once she had fallen asleep, she would probably forget about her hunger. But, no matter how much she tossed and turned, Edith was unable to fall asleep. Her tummy kept on making noises, begging her to eat something.

After considering this matter for a while, Edith decided to go and grab something to eat. There were a loaf of bread in the kitchen and some slices of cheese in the refrigerator.

Just imagining that simple cheese sandwich made her stomach grumble again.

The door opened to a slit and Edith peeked out to study her surrounding. Once she was sure that there was no one around, Edith tiptoed and walk down the stairs. The surroundings were dark and quiet. Fortunately, Edith was able to adjust her eyesight in the dark and walk around. 

Her steps halted and her expression froze once as she saw a silhouette near the refrigerator.

Suddenly, the kitchen was brightly lightened. Edith squinted to adjust her eyesight. When she looked again, Edith found Neil Mo in the kitchen. He was dressed in his dark cotton pants and a gray shirt. His body was half leaning to the wall and his eyes were staring at her with a languid gaze.

Edith felt her hair stood. She wanted to turn around and leave, but her legs were suddenly glued to the ground. It was the feeling as if she was caught doing something bad.

"P-president Mo!" Edith stood up straight. "What are you doing here?"

Neil lifted the glass in his hand, silently answering her question with his gesture. The corner of his lips raised a little bit upon seeing the way she flustered.

"Then, why were you sitting around in the dark?" Edith asked.

"Saving electricity," Neil said. He tilted his head to a side and raised a brow. "What is it? Are you going to call me a ghost again?"

An anxious laugh escaped her. Edith mentally muttered a few cursing words.

This guy was so petty! Why would he remember the things that she had spoken about a long time ago?

"Then, Teacher Qian, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be sleeping at this time?"

His question snapped her out of her trance. Edith let out a dry cough and answered, "I was going to get some drink as well. The weather was a bit hot and dry today."

She was planning to make herself some supper, but Edith did not expect that Neil would be guarding the kitchen at this time.

"Oh…" Neil dragged his tone. "I thought you are here to scour for something to eat."

"Of course not." Edith gritted her teeth as she walked over to the kitchen counter, picked up a glass, and poured herself some water. 

Forget it. At this time, she can only try to suppress her hunger with water. Perhaps she should wake up early and have a heavy breakfast in the morning. 

Her gaze paused at the loaf of bread on the kitchen counter and Edith could only swallow her saliva. Edith chugged the water, rinsed the glass, and walked out of the kitchen in frustration.

Just as she walked past the man who was watching her intently, her stomach started to grumble loudly.

Her movement halted. Edith did not know whether she wanted to laugh or cry at this embarrassing situation.

She took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and glanced at Neil, trying to peek at his reaction.

Fortunately for him, he was not laughing at her situation. However, Edith could not miss that amused look in his eyes.

The two of them stared at each other just like that before Neil looked away and sigh. 

Neil put down the glass on the table and turned to pull the woman towards the bar counter. He forced her to take a seat and lowered his body to her eye level. "Sit here for a while. I'll come back soon."

Edith stared at the man in a daze, wondering what he was planning to do. Her expression grew befuddled as she watched him walked over to the microwave and pressed a few buttons.

Two minutes later, Neil returned to her side with a plate of seafood fried rice.

"You're hungry, right?" Neil said as he passed her the cutlery. "Take a few bites. Then, you can go back to sleep. It's not good to go to bed hungry."

Neil had seen the way Edith eat before and knew that the amount of dinner she had for dinner was not enough for her. However, she was too stubborn to order something else, despite him reminding her that it was fine to do so.

Therefore, just before they left, Neil had asked the chef to prepare a portion of seafood fried rice for takeaway. 

He knew that she was going to get hungry soon and came down to the kitchen to look for something to eat. However, he did not think that she would continue to be stubborn. Edith was willing to suppress her hunger with just a glass of water. 

Since she was not willing to give in, Neil could only force her to sit down and have something to eat.

Edith shifted her gaze to the food and suddenly there was a tug in her heart. 

Was he waiting for her in the kitchen because he knew that she would come into the kitchen to look for something to eat?

Edith lowered her gaze. Her hand moved and she took a spoonful of the fried rice. 

Her eyes widened at the taste. The prawn and crab meats tasted very fresh. The rice was fragrant and light. Edith thought that this was one of the tastiest fried rice she had ever had.

"President Mo, did you make this?" Edith looked at him with excitement in her eyes.

"I don't know how to cook," Neil said and chuckled.

"Then, where did this fried rice come from?"

"I knew you would be hungry at night. So, I ordered takeaway from that private kitchen."

It was then that Edith recalled seeing Neil carrying a paper bag as they left the premises. She did not expect that he had ordered takeaway.

Her movement of chewing the food in her mouth slowed down. Edith swallowed and look at the man in front of her again. She wanted to say something but as their gaze met for a few seconds longer, Edith hesitated.

This man… it couldn't be that he knew that she would be hungry and therefore ordered for takeaway?

Her heart jumped around in excitement at that thought.

President Mo! If you continue to be this nice to me, I might fall for you to a point of no return!

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