Chapter 130 - On Board

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At this moment, Edith was silently regretting her decision to follow her grandfather to the sea. When she suggested the idea, she did not think that they will have to wake up very early.

The sky was still dark and the temperature was too cold.

All she wanted was to continue sleeping on her bed with the warmth of a blanket.

This was definitely not a good idea.

Edith closed her eyes and leaned her head on the pole lazily, trying to get some sleep while standing up while waiting for her grandfather and a few of his friends to get ready. 

A bright light suddenly shone over, irritating her. A few cursing words escaped her lips and Edith had the thought to beat the person who was disturbing her sleep to death. 

The lack of sleep has definitely turned her cranky.

Edith raised a hand to block the light and the light suddenly died. Her eyes narrowed as she turned to where the light came from.

The sound of a vehicle door open and close could be heard.

Edith adjusted her vision in the dark and was surprised upon seeing both Neil and Hazel walking over to them.

"Teacher Qian!" The little girl called out excitedly as she approached. The look on Hazel's face showed that she wanted to run to Edith's side, but the little girl still held on to her uncle's hand tightly. 

Once she was closer, Hazel released her grip from her uncle and held on to her teacher's hand tightly.

Edith tilted her head down in a daze and met with Hazel's excited gaze. The little girl was wearing a thick coat to stay warm. 

The sounds of footsteps approached and Neil Mo's handsome face appeared before her. For a few seconds, Edith was convinced that she was still asleep on her bed and Neil had appeared in her dream.

"Teacher Qian, good morning," Neil smiled. 

Hearing his voice snapped her back into reality. It was then that she recalled inviting the uncle and niece to join her to experience deep sea fishing. Edith was prepared that the two were not going to show up, but clearly, she had thought wrong.

"President Mo, why are you… here?" 

Neil replied with a soft hum. "Didn't you said your grandfather invited me and Hazel to go fishing?"

Edith glanced at the adorable girl beside her again. Her brain finally woke up and Edith stood up straight. "President Mo! Good morning!"

Neil grinned as he watched the silly woman in front of him. He saw the way she was leaning on the lamp pole with her eyes closed earlier. He could see from the look on her face that she was having a hard time waking up.

How can she sleep while standing up? This woman was indeed a silly woman.

The temperature in Z Town was slightly hotter than L City, however, this woman was still dressed thickly in her coat.

"Teacher Qian, good morning!" Little Hazel greeted. Her expression was lively and excited. "I slept early and woke up early today. Teacher Qian, I have never been on a boat to fish. I'm a little excited today."

Edith laughed at the little girl's enthusiasm and patted on the little girl's head. "Are you cold?"

"Not cold. Grandmother put on a thick coat on me."

Edith turned around when she heard footsteps behind her. She adjusted her expression quickly and called, "Grandpa."

"Get ready, we are leaving in a few minutes," Mike spoke to his granddaughter. He raised his head and smiled amiably, meeting Neil's gaze. "Mr. Mo, good morning."

"Great grandfather, good morning," Hazel greeted.

Mike turned to the little girl and his expression turned gentler. "Hello. Little girl, you made it. You are so good at waking up early in the morning." He glanced at his granddaughter and shook his head slightly. "Unlike my granddaughter."

"Grandpa!" Edith stared back at him, warning him not to talk nonsense in front of the two guests around.

"Mr. Mo, let's go. We will depart soon. Let me introduce you to the others," Mike said. A thought crossed his mind and he continued, "Have you been on a boat before? Right. If you started to feel a bit unwell, just tell me. We have medicine to help with seasickness."

"Thank you." Neil followed after Mike and was introduced to his friends and fishing partners, George Bei and James Li. After a briefing, they all went on board and departed from the jetty.

The little girl quickly won the grandfathers' affection with her adorable face. For a while, Edith was speechless upon seeing how the bunch of elder men vying for Hazel's attention. Every one of them wanted to show that they know more about fishing and the little girl excitedly play along, pleasing the bunch of old people with her compliments and sweet words.

Edith heaved a sigh as she watched how her grandfather excitedly showed the little girl how to fish.

Though she did not know much about fishing, she at least knew that her grandfather knew what he was talking about. Looking at his enthusiasm while talking about this hobby, Edith wondered whether she had been thinking too much.

Perhaps her grandfather was telling her the truth about his fishing trip and was just too embarrassed about the fishes he caught that he decided to send a few photos he found on the internet to assure her that he was doing fine.

At the thought that her grandfather wanted to do whatever he can to assure her that he was doing fine, Edith let out another sigh.

"What's with the sighing?"

Edith turned towards the direction of the voice and saw Neil with a teasing smile on his face. The man stretched his hand and handed her a hot mug of coffee.

The smell of coffee woke her up a little bit. Edith grabbed the mug with both hands and felt the temperature warming her hands. "Thank you." She took a few sips and felt the warmth spread through her body.

"Finally wake up?"

Edith nodded, but then stopped herself when she caught the man's playful tone. Sure enough, when she looked at Neil again, the man had a teasing smile on his face.

Neil let out a chuckle upon seeing her expression. At this time, Edith was wearing a thick coat with a hoodie covering her head. Though the surrounding was still dark, Neil was able to see the tinge of pink on her cheek. It gave off the feeling of wanting to pinch them. 

Edith narrowed her eyes as she stared at the man in anger. Just then, the wind died down and she could feel the boat gradually slowing down.

"We're arriving at the location in a few seconds," Uncle Li shouted.

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