Chapter 117 - Piggyback Ride

Heat crept up to Edith's face as their bodies were sticking close to each other. Because he has been running to catch up with her, Edith could smell the scent of his body wash mixed with his sweat as she leaned close to him. This scent was very pleasing.

Slowly, she retracted her arms that were put around his shoulder and moved back to create a small distance between them as she thought that the pose was rather inappropriate. She did not want to get accused of taking advantage of him.

"What are you doing?" Neil turned his head slightly. "Do you want more injury than a sprained ankle? Hold on tight. Don't blame me if you fall."

"Oh!" His stern tone turned her obedient. Her arms returned to wrap around his broad shoulder, holding on to his body tight.

A slight smile curled on his lips when he felt her soft body pressed on his back. However, that smile quickly disappeared and a deep frown replaced his expression as Neil caught himself thinking inappropriately.

It was not as if he did not notice the way he would sometimes think of this woman.

Ever since that kiss and confession, his gaze would subconsciously trail after her, wanting to know what she was up to and wanting her gaze to continue to look at him.

After all, she did say that she liked him.

When he realized his thought, Neil was shocked. He did not know what was going on with him, or why was he having such thoughts. He was annoyed with himself and had wanted to keep his distance. But the woman kept on appearing beside him and Neil started to think that Edith was an interesting person.

It was as if that kiss and confession had awakened something inside of him. After that night, he had started to view Edith more than just his niece's teacher and caretaker. 

"President Mo, are you sure this is alright?" Edith spoke after they have walked a few distances away. "I am… quite heavy, right?"

Neil adjusted the person behind him and stood straight. "You are quite heavy. But I can still manage."

His answer caused her to lower her head again. This time in anger.

President Mo! You should never agree with me. Even though I'm heavy, you should say that I'm very light! This was why you are still single!

Of course, Edith only dared to scold him in her heart and not say those words out loud.

At this time, the man was still carrying her and Edith was afraid that if she said something that would upset him, this man might drop her off due to anger.

The silence between them was slowly driving Edith crazy and uncomfortable. She can act shamelessly at a time, but now that she was sticking closely at Neil like this, the shamelessness disappeared and turned to shyness.

She was still a young, innocent girl and she wanted to be reserve around the man she liked. She had to at least protect her image, right?

However, being too close until she was able to feel his body temperature and smelling his scent was slowly turning her head dizzy.

"President Mo, it is quite farther to get back to your place," Edith spoke as the silence became unbearable. "Why don't you put me down? I can walk very slowly."

Neil sneered. "Are you saying that I'm too weak?"

His tone scared her and Edith lowered her gaze again. "I didn't say that."

"Then don't ask me to put you down."

"Oh." Edith nodded. 

As they walked along, they finally reached an area where people were walking around. A few passersby turned their heads at them and started whispering as they hid their smiles. 

Edith tilted her head down to hid her face. "President Mo?"

Neil shivered slightly when he heard her whisper into his ears. Because she was trying to hide her face, at the crook of his neck, Neil could feel her slow and steady breath against his neck and ear. The spot started to grow itchy, but he had no way to scratch them as he was still carrying someone.

"What?" 

His voice grew heavier, but Edith thought that it was only because he was tired after carrying her for a certain distance.

"People are watching. You… aren't you embarrassed?"

Neil snickered. "Why? Are you embarrassed?"

He did not think that someone brave enough to kiss and confess at him would be embarrassed to be carried on a piggyback ride in front of others.

"I'm not," Edith spoke quickly. "I am only worried about you. After all, you are President Mo. What if people saw us and started to spread some gossips about you. I… I would feel guilty about it."

"I don't know them and they probably did not know I am. Why would I be embarrassed by what strangers thought about me?" Neil said. "Teacher Qian, if I let what others thought about me influence me in what I do, do you think I can still be in my position?"

"President Mo, you are," Edith paused as she searched for a proper word, "a very nice person." 

A chuckle escaped him. "So you should know not to call me Iceblock Mo again."

Hearing that nickname turned Edith speechless. 

This man was too petty!

"Teacher Qian, please don't talk too much."

Her voice was so close to his ears. The fact that Edith was talking in a soft, almost whispering voice was not helping in his condition. Neil thought that his body was starting to heat up. The spot on his neck, his ear, and on his back was getting itchier. He was losing his concentration.

Edith pouted slightly and chose to be obedient.

The silence between them continued and the passersby saw that a tall man was giving his girlfriend a piggyback ride and thought that this scene was quite pleasing. The two were not talking, but it gave them a sense of harmony.

They were getting near to the convenience store when a thought crossed Edith's mind. "President Mo!"

"Teacher Qian, didn't I tell you not to stay quiet?"

"I know. But President Mo, we need to make a quick stop."

Neil frowned with a slight annoyance that the woman chose to continue and torture him. "What is it?"

"We need to revisit the store. We cannot go back empty-handed. After all, your mother is still waiting for her sanitary pad."

Neil halted when he heard her words. "What happened to the one you bought earlier?"

"The plastic bag fell when that boy snatched my purse. I was busy chasing after him and had not a chance to pick them up," Edith said. Her eyes scanned the area and found that the things that were originally scattered on the sidewalk were no longer there. Someone must have picked them up and take them away.. "I think they got stolen as well."

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