Chapter 176 - The Trip To Capital City

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The flight to Capital City arrived in less than an hour. When the four of them arrived, Assistant Shawn immediately found the driver, and they were taken to The Orchid, a five stars hotel under Zhang Group Worldwide.

Edith walked around and could not help but admire the ambiance of the hotel. Zhang Group Worldwide was well known for its luxury hotels. Their branch in Capital City was often visited by famous people from all over the world. Edith naturally had heard about this hotel brand as the world-class conventions and events would often be held at this hotel

There are rumors that the pastries in the Capital City branch are the best. The pastry chef, Chef Qin Zhan was said to be a mysterious guy as he would often reject any interviews. However, anyone who tasted his craft would soon fell in love with the delicateness of his pastries and they could no longer find anything better than Chef Qin Zhan's craft.

Edith snapped out from her trance when she felt Neil's arms snaked around her waist. Turning around, Edith found that the man was looking at her with a smile.

"Come on," Neil spoke. "The room is ready."

It was at this time that Edith began to worry about their sleeping arrangement.

Fortunately, Neil was considerate enough to book a two-bedroom suite. After settling into one of the bedrooms with Hazel, Edith walked into the living area and the three of them made a plan to go out.

"Let's just play somewhere close by," Neil said as he handed over a brochure. "I still have to attend a function this evening."

Edith studied the brochure and took note of the place they could visit. Then, she went over to Hazel's side. "Hazel, where do you think we should go?"

The little girl stared at the brochure for a long time and frowned. There were a few places that she wanted to go to, and she could not make her decision which place she wanted to go to the most. 

"You haven't decided yet?" Edith asked. "Do you need me to help?"

"No. I think I have made my decision," Hazel spoke with a serious expression on her face. She lifted her hand to point at the brochure and stopped herself at the last moment. Her eyes caught something she thought was interesting and Hazel pointed to another picture. "Here. I want to go here."

Edith looked at the picture and frowned. Her expression changed seconds later and Edith patted at her hair. "The Science and Technology Center. Are you sure?"

"Un." Hazel nodded. "Auntie Edith, I wanted to go here."

"Alright. Let's go to the Science Center then." Edith laughed. "I thought you were going to choose a petting zoo."

There was a slight crease forming at the space between her brow as Hazel was reconsidering her decision. The petting zoo was indeed her first choice. Hazel loved small animals and had a collection of plush toys of various animals. However, she changed her mind when she saw the picture of the robots that almost resembled the model that Alex liked to play with.

After accompanying Alex with building those models, Hazel began to show interest in robots. Hazel thought that building and assembling something was interesting. 

Seeing the hesitation on Hazel's face, Edith pulled the little girl into her embrace and whispered, "We can always ask your uncle to bring us here again. Let's go to the petting zoo next time."

Hazel's face brightened up upon hearing the suggestion. She looked at her uncle with her usual adorable look and blinked. "Uncle, let's go to the Science and Technology Center today. Next time, can you take us here again? I wanted to play in other places as well."

It was not the school break and Neil could only bring them to Capital City to play around for the weekend. Fortunately, the trip from L City to Capital City took less than two hours. They departed on the earliest flight that morning and was planning to head back in the evening tomorrow.

Though time might be limited, it would be enough for them to play around.

"Alright." Neil quickly agreed. "But first…" He paused and pointed at his cheek. "You have to give me a kiss."

The little girl climbed up the sofa, wrapped her arms around her uncle's neck, and planted a long, wet kiss on his cheek. "Uncle, you're the best!"

Neil laughed as he looked at the little girl. Though his cheek felt a little cold after Hazel had kissed him, he was very reluctant to wipe them away. 

The first time he took Hazel to live with him, their relationship was very awkward. They were related, but he did not know how to speak or interact with each other. During the first month, his mother had to help them get along. They were finally able to speak, but the way Neil would speak to Hazel was almost the same as the way he would talk to Assistant Shawn. Hazel would not take the initiative to talk to him and would prefer to answer by nodding or shaking her head.

Slowly, with the help of the people around them, their relationship started to improve and got better after Edith had come to live with them. Look at them now. They have been living together for more than half a year, and their relationship only grew close and better.

Neil pecked at Hazel's cheek in return before he let her go away to get ready to go out. He lifted his head and saw that Edith was watching him. Neil raised a brow and his lips curved into a cheeky smile. "What is it? You want to kiss me here too?" He pointed at his cheek.

Edith turned around to find Hazel and heard the person behind her laughing happily. 

"Edith, come here." 

She turned to look at him and watched as he patted the spot beside him. After a brief consideration, Edith walked over and sat at the end of the sofa. "What is it?"

Neil looked at the person who deliberately sat a distance away from him and sighed before he inched closer. "Would you accompany me to attend a social function tonight?"

Edith looked at him in surprise. Clearly, she was not expecting Neil to ask her to come along. "Is Hazel coming too?"

"No." Neil shook his head. "Assistant Shawn will look after Hazel while we're away." He raised his brow and continued, "Why do you think I wanted to bring Assistant Shawn along?"

Edith thought that Assistant Shawn would definitely cry if he heard his boss's words.

"What kind of social event?" A thought came to her mind and a frown appeared. "But, I don't have anything appropriate to wear."

"You don't have to worry about everything else. If you agree to come with me, I will arrange everything. All you have to do is to show up together with me." Neil stretched his hand to play with her hair. "This social function is not anything complicated. Just a gathering with a few friends. You just need to stay by my side. I will just show my face and then we can leave." He stared into her eyes and continued, "Edith, I really hope that I could introduce you to others as my girlfriend."

Edith had wanted to decline. She had never been to a social function and was sure that she would be bored if she went with him. However, Neil's gaze told her that he really wished that she would agree. 

They were dating. Neil had worked hard in understanding her preferences. It would be ridiculous if she did not try to work hard to understand his world. If she wanted to continue being by his side for a long time, she will need to get used to attending such a gathering.

Two people in a relationship had to work together to be able to stand by each other side by side. It would not be fair if one person did all the job. In the end, the relationship would soon turn suffocating for the couple.

"Alright." Edith leaned in to kiss his cheek.. "I'll go with you."

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