Chapter 138 - So, What If He Was Not As Adorable As Hazel?

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Not long after Edith and Hazel entered their tent, a vehicle was seen parked just beside Neil's SUV. A while later, both Sophie and Lucas walked over to their location.

Hazel walked out of the tent in her swimsuit and run over to her grandparents in excitement.

"Chairman Mo, Mrs. Mo, Hello," Edith greeted. 

"Teacher Qian, don't be so polite. We only come to look around," Sophie said. "Hazel said the last time, you took her to a beautiful beach so we were curious." Sophie looked around and smiled. "This place is really beautiful."

"It is," Lucas admitted. "Even prettier than our backyard."

Mo's villa was located near the beach and had a beautiful sea view. Lucas had visited a few of their neighbor's villas and thought that this beach that Edith had taken them to is the prettiest in town.

"Is it safe here?" Lucas asked.

"Chairman Mo, this area is very safe and very suitable for camping. The water is not too deep. An uncle who owns the land nearby had provided some amenities for the campers. We only needed to pay a small fee to use them."

"This weather is indeed good for camping," Sophie said. 

Lucas nodded. "It will not rain later, right?"

"I have checked the weather. It won't rain," Neil said.

Sophie turned to Auntie May who came along with them and instructed her to serve some food. Soon, a variety of food and snacks were served on the picnic blanket.

"I thought that you might be hungry after playing in the water later. That's why I prepared a little something," Sophie said.

"Grandmother, grandfather, you are staying for a while right," Hazel said. "You said you're coming to have a picnic with me."

Sophie laughed and patted at the little girl dotingly. "Right. Grandfather and grandmother will stay for a while to keep you company." She looked at the cute swimsuit on Hazel and nodded approvingly. "Are you going to play in the water?"

"Un." Hazel nodded. "Teacher Qian said that she was going to set up a trap later. If we are lucky, we might catch some crab in the morning." Hazel started to drool as she was reminded of the last time her teacher had cooked some crab.

Hazel was looking forward to eating some crab, but she could not help but wonder about the size of the crabs. Earlier, she had seen a few small crabs on the sand and thought that it would be too pitiful if they caught some to be cooked.

"Go ahead," Lucas spoke. "We will be sitting over here to look around. Once you get tired after playing in the water, come back and have some snacks."

Lucas watched as the little girl run off to the water with her teacher and turned to his son. "Aren't you going?"

"I'm in charge of cooking dinner."

Lucas and Sophie turned to their son with a skeptical look on their face. 

Neil let out a helpless sigh upon seeing his parents' reaction. "As long as I don't burn anything, it should be fine right?" 

The two elders watched as their son set up a small portable grill and Sophie immediately asked the auntie to help with the preparation.

Meanwhile, the two girls run were playing around in the water. Once in a while, Hazel's excited scream could be heard as the waves came and splashed over her. 

After letting Hazel get used to the seawater, Edith tried to teach Hazel how to swim. The little girl stood at the side and watched as her teacher demonstrated a few strokes.

Soon, Edith led the girl into the sea and Hazel laughed excitedly. Hazel held on to Edith's hands tightly and was afraid to let go.

Neil watched these scenes from a distance away and smiled upon hearing his niece's laughing happily. Now that the two have entered the water, it looked like they were not going to come out anytime soon. 

"Why don't you go along and join them?" Sophie said. "Anyway, Auntie May and I are here to look after your food. We'll make sure we will not burn anything."

Neil glanced at a plate of grilled fish that he had successfully cooked and nodded. Anyway, as long as he has some proof that he did cook something, that should be enough, right?

After washing his hands from the residue of food, Neil walked over to the girls. Hazel turned around when she heard the movement and turned around. A bright smile appeared on her lips when she saw her uncle.

"Uncle, Teacher Qian is teaching me to swim," Hazel reported. "After a lot of practice, I should be able to swim well."

Meanwhile, Edith almost staggered backward when she saw the man suddenly appeared in front of her. Just now, she was too preoccupied with teaching Hazel to swim that she did not look up and notice Neil's presence. 

Therefore, to see him standing in front of her at this moment was a great shock. Moreover… he was currently shirtless with only blue and white swimming trunks.

Edith has been living with Neil for more than a month, but this was the first time she had seen his body, and it was at such a close distance. She had always thought that Neil was someone who spent most of his time in the office room, therefore, she was not expecting that he would have such a good… body. 

Though Neil did not have an obvious six-pack that most women would talk about, his abs still looked good. It made her wanted to walk over and touch them.

As the shameful thought came to her mind, Edith lowered her head. She did not want to get caught staring. It would be embarrassing. She needed to show some restrain and be on her best behavior before her confession.

Of course, Edith did not know that the man in front of her had long noticed her expression.

Although Neil had his gaze on his niece, he was watching the silly woman's movement with the corner of his eyes.

His lips tilted into a smirk, knowing that this trick had worked. The silly woman liked what she had seen.

So, what if he was not as adorable as Hazel? At this time, it was better to tempt her with his body. Perhaps, by giving her this chance to peek, Edith would be tempted to stay around.

"Uncle, can you swim?"

Neil shot a glance at his niece and chuckled. "Of course I do. Knowing how to swim is very beneficial. I learned how to swim from an early age."

"Then, you should have a race and see who can swim the fastest."

Neil raised a brow. "Why do you always try to make us compete?"

At this time, Neil turned his head to the woman beside him. His mouth opened as if he wanted to say something, but froze at the sight before him.

Earlier, this silly woman was wearing her oversized T-shirt on her body when she entered the water, but now that she had entered the water, the shirt was sticking close to her body, showing off her figure.

His gaze trailed down and stopped at a spot. The memories of how that softness felt against his body resurfaced and Neil felt his throat tightened.

He muttered a silent cursing and turned his head back to his niece."You stay here and continue to learn from Teacher Qian." He forced a smile. I'm going to swim around for a while."

With a splash, Neil entered the water and swam away to cool down. 

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