Chapter 142 - President Mo, You Talk Too Much

Various thoughts came into her mind all at once.

Just a moment ago, Edith was happy beyond words when the person she had fancied had taken the initiative to kiss her. His kiss was gentle at first and later turned fierce. Thousands of colorful fireworks suddenly appeared. His kiss made her breathless, senseless and hot. It turned her giddy. 

The moment Neil said that he liked her, Edith had thought that perhaps, she had a good dream. She was planning to confess to him after they returned from this trip, but this man had said the words before her.

Then, he asked a question that shook something inside of her.

Edith knew that Neil wanted her to stay and continue to look after Hazel. Her relationship with Hazel was good, and she loved the little girl dearly. She was always worried about the little girl and would not mind staying longer with her. 

The only reason she did not give Neil her answer was because she was still looking for that opportunity to escape. Edith realized that after living together with Neil for almost two months, she started to bore a romantic feeling towards him. She wanted to confess to him about her feeling and was preparing for a way out so that she would not embarrass herself later.

Neil's question right after puzzled her and Edith started to wonder if the only reason he had kissed her and say the words that shook her was that he wanted her to stay around for Hazel.

"No." Neil's expression turned anxious when he heard what Edith had thought about him. He looked at her with a serious look on his face and said, "I did not kiss you nor say that I like you because I wanted you to stay around and look after Hazel. Edith Qian, I really like you. If you want to say it like that, then it should be that I like you enough that I wanted you to stay by my side."

Her breath stuck in her throat and a wave of emotion shot from the core of her body to her brain, making her dizzy.

Edith was not expecting that Neil would say something like that. 

His brow furrowed as Neil tried to think of the right words to convince her that he did not do any of those things to make her stay and look after Hazel.

"I like you," Neil repeated. "You could say that after living together for a while, I was starting to get used to your presence around me. Just the thought of not being able to see you again when I was at home made me feel at loss. I like the feeling of seeing you the moment I step into the house. I like having dinner together and was looking forward to it every day. I like having a conversation about Hazel or anything at all when we were sharing a midnight snack."

The woman in front of him continued to stare back at him with a dazed expression.

Neil thought of the words he said and thought that perhaps he did not make it clear enough for her. He was someone who had never had to spare his time to sweet talk even in his previous relationship. 

When he needed to coax a woman, all he needed to do was to spend his money on expensive brands. But if he had done the same trick on this silly woman, Neil knew that she will only throw those expensive things right on his face before she beat him up. Neil could almost imagine the scene vividly. Just the thought of how painful her punches will be scared him a little bit.

"I like you well enough that I wanted to tease you whenever you were around." His eyes continued to lock with hers, not allowing her to look away. "I like you well enough that there are times that I just wanted to kiss you. In fact… right now... I think I want to kiss you again."

Her eyes widened and Edith raised a hand to block his mouth. She could not allow him to kiss her again. She needed to think straight and his kisses would only turn her head blank.

"President Mo." Edith licked her lips. "You talk too much."

He was usually a man of a few words. When did he start to talk so much?

Neil held her wrist and removed her hand that was covering his mouth. "I can continue to talk until you are convinced that I am not doing this to trick you into staying for Hazel. I can talk until you believe my words. I like you."

Her face turned scarlet. He had said the words multiple times in just one night. Initially, Edith was surprised. But after hearing it again a few times, the words sunk into her brain and she was embarrassed.

Edith raised both hands to cover her face and hide away from him.

"Why… are you covering your face like this?" He put his hand on her wrist to remove her hands away. "Edith?"

"I'm embarrassed!" Edith muffled under her hands. "Give me a few seconds to process everything."

His deep chuckle reverberated, but Neil continued to stay in his position. His eyes were watching her every movement, waiting for her to calm down and finally look at him again.

Slowly, her fingers parted and her eyes were visible for a few seconds before she closed them again.

Edith took a few deep breaths to calm down. Neil's gentle smile just a few seconds ago made her heart leaped. She wanted to scream out loud and tone down her excitement, but it was still in the middle of the night. If she started to scream, the other campers would come over and she did not want to explain what was going on.

"What should I do?"

Her voice was a whisper, but because of their proximity, Neil was able to hear it very well. He did not speak a word and waited for her to look at him again.

He did not have to wait for so long to see her fingers parted again. This time, Edith slowly shifted her hands down from her eyes and stopped just around her nose. Neil was unable to see her lips, but he could tell from the look on her eyes that she was smiling.

"You like me."

Edith thought that his words and tone did not sound like a question, but a statement.

Why was this man so sure?

"Since we both liked each other, why don't... we start dating?"

Edith thought that she would perhaps suffer from a heart attack. Everything that has been going on today was too much for her to process.

But as she continued to look into his eyes, Edith felt something bloomed in her heart into something sweet. Her answer came to her mind and suddenly, her quivering heart was at peace.

Edith moved her hands away from her face and looked at the man in front of her properly. A smile tilted at her lips.. "Alright."

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