Chapter 159 - Recharging

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The living room was dimly brightened by the light from the kitchen when Neil entered the house. His gaze swept around the room and he immediately found his girlfriend sitting on the sofa, looking back at him with a smile on her face. 

"You're home."

"Why are you not sleeping yet?"

Both of them spoke at the same time.

Edith laughed and stood up to approach him. "I couldn't sleep anyway, so I waited for you. You should be tired. Go have a shower and rest early." A frown appeared on her face. "Have you eaten?"

She seemed to remember that Sophie had mentioned that this man would sometimes skip his meal. Since he went to a business party, Edith was worried that this man would forget to have a proper meal when he was socializing and discussing business.

"I can whip up something quick for you if you haven't."

Neil stared at her for a while and slowly nodded. 

"How's a bowl of noodle? Are you okay with that?"

Neil nodded again and watched as the woman turned around to head over to the kitchen. Just then, he stretched his hand and grabbed her shoulder. He turned her body around to face him and held her in his embrace. 

A giggle escaped her. "What are you doing?"

"Recharging," Neil said. 

"Darling, are you drunk? No. You don't seem drunk."

"I don't drink that much," Neil admitted. "Edith, just let me hug you for a while, alright?"

Edith let him buried his face in her hair before her hands moved to return his embrace. Her hand on his back moved slowly, gently soothing him. If she did not notice it by now, she would be an idiot. Her boyfriend came home in a bad mood and this was what she can do to pacify him.

After a couple of minutes, Neil released her and planted a kiss on her forehead. "I'm hungry."

Edith let out a helpless smile and turned around to the kitchen. She took out a few ingredients in the refrigerator, took out a pot, and began to make him a bowl of noodles.

Neil sat down at the bar counter and watched as she cooked. His lips tilted up into a smile as he continued to watch her prepare the noodles silently. Neil thought that he was getting used to watching this scene and was enjoying how peaceful it was. Suddenly, he felt a lot better.

He had indeed returned home in a bad mood. Neil was not someone who would frequently go to a business party as he did not like the crowd and how some people would come and pester him. In the past, he always let Adam attend these occasions for the company. Now that Adam was no longer around, Neil had no choice but to show up and give a face to their business partners.

However, he had run into Amanda Shen and the thought of what happened in the past disgusted him. Earlier that day, Assistant Shawn had informed him that his friend, Jamie Xu was going to return soon. 

As Neil continued to look at the woman who was concentrating on her cooking, Neil was suddenly worried about what will happen if Edith ran into his friend later. After all, Jamie was really good with words and that was how Amanda was attracted to that person.

Neil snapped out of his thought when a hot bowl of noodles appeared in front of him. Edith handed him his chopsticks and urged him to eat. The delicious aroma of the noodle wafted to his nose and Neil suddenly found that he was hungry. He took a bite of the chicken noodles and ate slowly.

When he looked up again, Edith had slipped into the stool across him. She propped her chin with both hands and stared at him with her bright eyes. Neil swallowed at the way she was staring at him.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Admiring your looks." Edith pointed at the bowl. "Don't mind me. Go on and eat more."

Neil felt the corner of his lips twitched. How was he supposed to eat with the way she was staring intently at him? 

His gaze shifted between the person in front of him and the bowl of noodles. "Would you like some?"

"Darling, don't tempt me. I'm trying to restrain myself from eating past dinner time."

His brow shot up. "Why?"

Previously, he had caught her eating noodles in the kitchen past midnight a few times and knew that she loved eating them.

Edith let out a long sigh. "Mister, I am now in a relationship. Therefore, I need to keep my body fit and watch my weight. The world is full of temptation. What am I supposed to do if my boyfriend runs away with someone else?"

Her dramatic tone and expression made him laugh. "What nonsense are you sprouting?" 

Edith went back to stare at him and smiled, knowing that his mood had slightly turned better.

"Then what about me?" Neil asked.

"What about you?"

"You let me have this bowl of noodle past midnight. What if I get fat instead?"

"Then, mission accomplished!" Edith spoke happily. She watched the puzzled look on his face and continued, "You are too good looking. Of course, if you gained a little bit of weight, the girls would stop looking at you. Right. But you are still very rich and those girls will still look at you even if you're a little fat. Darling, trying to keep you away from others will be very difficult."

"Can't you just beat them with your martial arts skills?" Neil decided to play along. 

Her eyes sparkled. "That's true. Darling, you're a genius!"

His eyes narrowed, but Neil could not help but laugh at her words. "Edith Qian, sometimes I wonder what was inside your head."

Edith stared at him for a few seconds and spoke, "Feeling better yet?"

The smile on his face froze as he finally understood that Edith was only trying to cheer him up by speaking nonsense.

"Why are you in a bad mood?" Her tone turned gentle. "You ran into something difficult? Although I might not understand your business, I can always listen if you need someone to talk to."

"It's not that." He let out a sigh. "I ran into some people I don't wish to run into."

Edith tilted her head sideways and made a wild guess. "Your ex-girlfriend?"

Neil was surprised, but then, his head moved to nod. "Hmm."

"Is she pretty?"

A chuckle escaped him. Amanda was indeed very pretty, but these days, he would only felt disgusted whenever he saw her.

"No." Neil shook his head. "You're prettier."

Just then, Neil felt her lips touching his in brief seconds. He looked at the woman in front of him with a dazed expression as he was not expecting the kiss to come.

"A reward." Edith smiled happily.. "For giving me the correct answer."

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