Chapter 171 - Drunken Edith

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The three old men were surprised when Edith and Aaron returned with another person. They quickly adjusted their expression when they recognized his face.

"We ran into President Mo outside," Aaron speak. "Since we're all here to have a meal, I thought it would be better to invite him as well. Anyway, we are all considered people from the same town."

"Neil," Mike greeted.

"Grandpa, you are familiar with President Mo?" Aaron was surprised by the way the elder man had addressed Neil. 

President Mo was someone from high class and it was not easy to be an acquaintance to him.

"Hmm… The last time he came to Z Town, we had the chance to go fishing together. That's right." Mike shifted his gaze to look around. "That little princess did not come along with you?"

Neil coughed. "No. I came here alone. My niece is at home with her nanny, doing her homework."

Noticing the slight change in Mike's expression, Neil wondered if he should bring along that little girl to have a meal together. He knew that Edith's grandfather liked his niece and they get along very well during the fishing trip. 

"Come on. Don't just stand around. Have a seat," Aaron said. "The food should be here soon."

Neil followed Edith and sat beside her. Seeing that his seat was taken, Aaron froze before he touched the tip of his nose and moved to sit at the other side. 

Noticing Aaron's reaction, Neil's lips tilted slightly upwards.

"We have already ordered our food. If you would like to add anything, just tell to the waiter," Mike said. "Don't be shy. Today, my granddaughter is treating us to a feast."

Neil glanced at the woman beside him and smiled. "Then, I won't be polite."

The waiter came into the room and Neil added two more dishes to their order. Once the waiter had left, Neil turned to Mike and asked, "Grandpa, why did the three of you came to L City this time?"

"It's nothing." Mike coughed. "We just came to L City for an official matter." 

A frown appeared on his face. "Grandpa, if it was something that I can help you with, you have to tell me. I might not know much, but I do know a few people that could help with anything."

MH Group was the top property and developers' company in L City. In fact, most of the property in L City was under MH Group. Years ago, MH Group purchased a large land and develop that small town into the city they knew. As the president of MH Group, Neil had his own connection with certain people and was able to pull some strings in L City.

"You don't have to worry." Mike glanced at his friends. "We came to L City to help the authorities with some investigation. Before the three of us retired, we were with the police. Coincidentally, there was a case in L City that they needed our advice. So, we decided to come over and help."

"If you have anything that you need my help with, you can find me," Neil repeated. "You can find Edith and she will know how to find me."

At this time, the waiter walked in and started to serve the food. As the aroma of the food wafted to their nose, none of them realized that the way Neil addressed Edith had changed. The three old men started to laugh happily upon seeing their favorite wine being served.

The atmosphere in the room turned livelier as they chatted happily. None of them brought up the matter about the murder case and instead started to reminiscing Edith and Aaron's childhood stories.

Of course, while the others were happily telling the stories, Neil could only put on a polite smile on his face as his gaze turned darker. Though he was interested to listen to his girlfriend's childhood stories, it was not a pleasing experience to hear that there was always that one man in every part of the story.

Neil raised the cup in his hand and took a sip as he silently observed the man sat across him. 

His eyes narrowed slightly upon noticing the way Aaron was staring at his girlfriend.

If it was up to him, Neil would really like to announce to everyone present that the two of them were dating. However, Edith wanted to wait and he did not want to do something without consulting her opinion. At this time, he could only suppress his feelings.

His gaze shifted toward the person beside him. Edith was happily drinking as she chatted happily with the grandpas.

Seeing her reddened face, Neil rubbed the space between his brow. 

Who was it that made a promise to him that she will not take a sip? He had reminded her not to drink, but it looked like she had forgotten his reminder. It looks like he will have to punish this girl for not listening to his words well.

Neil observed the situation and reached for his phone to send an important text to someone.

Once the meal ended, everyone started to ponder over the same problem.

The three elders looked at each other and wonder if they should stay a night in the city. From the look on Edith's face, the three elder men were sure that this girl would be having a problem getting home. 

"Grandpa, don't worry. I am not that drunk. I can get home safely." Edith tried to convince the elders though she was holding on to the wall to support herself. "Someone will take me home safely. Right." She took a deep breath and turned around. "I forgot to settle the bills."

Neil reached to grab the woman before she fell. "Don't worry about the bills. It has already been settled."

Seeing his voice, Edith tilted her head up and stared at the man with her eyes unblinking. No one knew what was going on through her mind at the moment.

Fearing that his friend would create a problem, Aaron went forward to take her away from Neil, but at this time, Lily Zhao showed up at the scene, calling out her name.

"Edith Qian!"

The group turned around and Grandpa Qian's expression grew softer upon recognizing her granddaughter's best friend. 

Edith looked at her friend and hugged her arms. "Lily, why are you here?"

"Lily, are you here to pick up Edith?" Mike asked.

Lily glanced at Neil and nodded. "Edith texted me earlier and said that she was going to crash at my place for a night. Grandpa Qian, you are heading back to Z Town tonight right? Don't worry. I will look out for Edith."

Mike glanced at his granddaughter and heaved a long sigh. Seeing that there will be someone looking after his granddaughter, Mike finally urged the others to leave.

Once Aaron's vehicle disappeared from their sight, Lily turned to Neil and forced a smile. "President Mo."

Neil nodded. "Thank you for your help. I owe you a favor."

"It's fine." Lily waved her hand and transferred the drunk Edith to Neil.

An hour ago, she received a text message from Neil, asking her to come over to the restaurant to help him with Edith. She was not expecting that she would see her friend in her drunken state.

As Lily recalled her friend's behavior when she was drunk, Lily started to pray for Edith and hoped that she would not be digging a grave for herself.

"Can you walk?" Neil asked as he leaned over to Edith.

Edith leaned on his arms and nuzzled her head on his shoulder. "Darling, I can't walk. Give me a piggyback ride!"

Lily sucked in a deep breath at her friend's bravery! She was surprised to hear Edith addressing President Mo as darling. Then, she was brazen enough to ask for a piggyback ride!

Her expression froze when she saw the doting look on Neil's face. She was so sure that Neil would flip at Edith's request, but she was wrong.

Neil took a deep breath and carried his girlfriend in his arms in a princess carry. The drunk person then rested her head on his chest before she closed her eyes.

Lily watched as the two leave and prayed that her friend would not cause more trouble later.

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