Chapter 144 - Her Boyfriend

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After Hazel woke up, Edith brought the girl to and checked on the crab trap they set up last evening. Seeing the fierce crabs caught inside the trap, Hazel was both excited and frightened at the same time. 

Then, Edith and Neil accompanied the little girl to play around in the water for a little while. 

Now that the two of them were in a relationship, Neil no longer headed off to swim around alone and instead stayed by the two girl's side.

Hazel was the most excited to be accompanied by the two grownups to play.

Since Edith did not want Hazel to know about them at the early stage, Neil could only sneakily touch her hand and stole a few kisses whenever the little girl was not looking.

Seeing the way this man was behaving, Edith was speechless. 

Those people who called him an ice block would be very surprised if they take a look at Neil at this moment as the man no longer had a cold look on his face.

But that slight smile on his face was driving her crazy. His sneaky touches and kisses almost gave her a heart attack due to worry that the little girl might see something.

Once they had their breakfast, packed up everything, and cleaned up the area, the three of them finally left the camping site. 

Hazel looked at the site with longing and turned to look at both her uncle and teacher. "Can we come over again?"

Edith patted at the little girl's hair. "Of course we can. Later, when your uncle was not busy with his works, you can ask him to bring you here again."

The little girl's gaze stopped at Edith. "Then, Teacher Qian, will you come along?"

"As long as you want me around, of course, I will come along."

A bright smile appeared on her face. Hearing Edith's words, Hazel knew that there was a big chance for her teacher to stay around with them a bit longer. Now, all she had to do was to wait for her uncle to give her good news.

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When Edith entered the house, her grandfather was nowhere to be seen. She took out her phone and sent a text to him that she was at home. Recalling that she had brought home a bag of wet clothes after playing in the water, Edith decided to settle with her laundry first before she took a rest.

Exhausted, Edith then went into her room and slammed her body on the mattress. Her eyes were looking up the ceiling and the scene of what happened in the night came to her mind.

Now that Neil was not around her, Edith thought that it was a good chance for her to calm down and process the information in her head. 

Her gaze turned calmer as she continued to stare into space.

Although she was still in disbelief at how everything had happened, she had finally accepted that what happened last night was not a dream. She was now in a romantic relationship with Neil Mo.

The sudden chime from her phone broke her off her thoughts. A smile tilted on her lips upon seeing a text message from her boyfriend, urging her to rest well before he will come over and pick her up tomorrow morning and head back to L City together. 

Her boyfriend.

Just the thought alone made her giggle.

She was preparing herself that Neil was going to reject her confession later, but who would have thought that he would be the first to confess. Whenever Edith thought of the way Neil had kissed her senselessly that night, her cheek would turn red.

She really did not think that the cold man was really good at kissing.

Edith raised her hand to touch her lips. The taste of his lips still lingered. The kisses from last night turned her lips swollen.

Fortunately, Hazel was not aware of it and her grandfather was not at home to see it. Or else, with her grandfather's background as a detective, Edith knew that she could not escape his interrogation.

After going through too much excitement, Edith finally fell asleep. 

When she opened her eyes again, it was way past lunch hour. Her grandfather was sitting in the living room, watching some documentaries.

The old man turned his head and raised his brow. "You're awake?"

"Un." Edith nodded. "Grandpa, when did you get home?"

"In the afternoon," Mike answered. "How was camping? Seeing how you have slept all afternoon, I guess she must have enjoyed playing around a lot?"

Edith lowered her head and nodded. She could not let her grandfather see her expression at this time, or he might figure out something."

"Are you hungry? I bought lunch for you. There is that egg tart that you liked as well."

Her eyes brightened at the mention of her favorite pastry. Edith walked over to her grandfather and kissed his cheek. "Grandfather, you are so good to me."

Mike chuckled. "You are my granddaughter. If I'm not good to you, then who should I be good at?" He watched as her granddaughter sat down around the dining table and took a bite at the egg tart. "You are going back to the city tomorrow?"

Edith hummed. "President Mo and Hazel will come over and pick me up after breakfast. Then we'll go back together."

Mike stared at her for a few seconds longer. "The family really treated you good."

Her movement paused briefly and Edith continued to chew on her egg tart. "Hazel liked me and I spent a lot of time with her. Previously, Mrs. Mo had come over to meet me and asked me to look after her granddaughter."

Mike's expression grew softer when he thought of that little girl. Knowing that the girl had lost her parents at such a young age, Mike found that his heart would ache for her. Hazel's cheery and bubbly attitude would always remind him of Edith before she lost her mother.

"That little girl is too pitiful. You have to look after the girl well and protect her," Mike reminded.

A soft sigh escaped her as she understood his meaning."Grandpa, I know."

Just as she finished her meal, the phone on the table chimed. Her eyes widened, seeing Neil's name on the screen. 

Edith tried her best to conceal the look on her face and took a deep breath to calm down. Then went back into her bedroom with her phone tightly in her hand. Once the door was closed, Edith slid a finger on the screen and pressed the phone to her ear.

"Hello?" Edith greeted. "Sorry. I was chatting with my grandfather earlier."

Neil's deep chuckle greeted her. "Edith, I miss you."

Her cheek turned a shade pink at his words. Her lips tilted up into a sheepish smile. 

"Come out," Neil said.. "I'm waiting for you outside. Come out, alright?" 

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