Chapter 240 - Playland Date

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Neil had planned that after the movie, he was going to bring both Edith and Hazel to a good western-style restaurant near their house. He had read reviews on this restaurant and knew that the place offered good food, a good portion at a reasonable price.

He then changed his mind when he saw the way Hazel was looking at him and decided to take Lily and Ethan's offer to join them for dinner. However, Neil did not think that the couple would take him to a large indoor playland.

A frown appeared on his face as Neil looked around. The place was splashed with colors. There were slides all around and small, colorful plastic balls all around their feet. The kids run around and the sound of their laughter and screaming echoed all around.

Fortunately, at this time, the place was not that crowded, but Neil was not very happy. The place was a little chaotic and Neil was shocked at the scene.

He had never been to such a place and was doubting whether this playland would offer something for dinner.

After Edith's confession, Neil had wanted to bring her somewhere romantic, but who would have thought that he would be having his dinner at a playland!

His gaze moved towards Hazel who was playing at a corner with Alex. The two of them walked around the jungle gym and Neil's gaze darkened as he saw that the boy was holding on to his niece's hand tightly. The little boy seemed to like holding on to Hazel's hands whenever Neil was looking.

At this time, Hazel looked up and there was a bright smile on her face.

Seeing the expression on her face, Neil decided not to say anything. Hazel looked so happy and he did not want to ruin this moment for her.

Previously, Edith had mentioned to him a few things about Hazel's situation in the kindergarten. The little girl was someone who did not have a lot of friends at school.

As the new term began, all of her friends had left the school and Hazel had to stay with new classmates. It was hard for Hazel to make a new friend as the other kids all known each other from last year.

Alex was one of the few people that Hazel was willing to talk with after her parents' death and Neil decided to let the little boy go.

Neil shifted his gaze to Edith and saw the smile on her face. He knew that if he had tried to separate Hazel and Alex, Edith will laugh at him again and call him for being overprotective. 

He sat down quietly beside Edith and waited for the waiter to come back with their meal.

"President Mo, how is it? This is the first time you had a meal at a place like this right?" Lily smiled.

"I did not think that a place like this would be serving a meal," Neil said. He glanced at the counter again and wonder if the kitchen would be able to produce anything palatable.

"Don't worry." Ethan laughed. "The food at this place is pretty good. After having Alex, having a meal at this kind of place has become something regular." 

"Most parents come over at this place to let their kids run loose while they sit down and talk. Then, everyone leaves this place happily. Well, most of the time." Lily flashed a smile. 

Now that Edith was dating Neil, Lily did not think that this iceblock was as scary as he used to be. At least, Neil was not as scary as long as Edith was by his side.

"Once we've become parents, going to a fancy restaurant was no longer possible with Alex around," Lily continued. "This place is not so bad."

Neil nodded and thought that the couple's words made sense. Of course, later when he had kids, Neil's visit to the playland became frequent.

As the thought came to her mind, Lily turned her head to Edith and wonder what she had done to melt this giant iceblock.

The waiter soon arrived with their food order and Neil let out a breath in relief upon seeing that his meal looked very normal. The kids' meal however was too adorable to eat.

Ethan called the two kids and Alex ran back to his parents as he continued to hold on to Hazel's hand.

Hazel flashed a wide smile when she saw the bunny-shaped rice on the plate. For a few seconds, Hazel seemed very hesitant to eat them. 

"What's wrong? You don't like them?" Neil asked when he noticed that Hazel has not touched her food.

The little girl shook her head. "That's not it. The bunny is too adorable. I can't bear to eat them."

"Then, what if I help you to snap a picture for you before you eat?" Edith suggested. 

Hazel looked at Edith with an expectant gaze and waited for her to snap a picture. Seeing that the bunny was kept in a form of a photograph, Hazel began to eat her meal.

A while later, a tiny hand hovered in front of Hazel's plate to pick out a few carrots. Just before Neil was about to voice his complaints, Edith had tugged at his hands and shook her head at him. Meanwhile, Hazel saw that the food she did not like had disappeared in front of her meal and smiled happily.

After the meal ended, Hazel walked over to Edith and whispered something. 

"I'm taking Hazel to the restroom," Edith spoke to Neil. 

"Wait, let me come with you," Lily spoke when she saw the two girls turned around to leave. "God. This pregnancy made me visit the restroom frequently."

Then, the three of them headed over to the restroom with Edith holding on to Hazel's hands tightly. 

Edith waited at the door as she watched Hazel entered the cubicle and Lily walked into the cubicle next door. 

A while later, someone pushed the restroom's door from the outside. A familiar face walked in and the woman stared at Edith in surprise.

Edith immediately recognized the woman and recalled the last time she had met her at Neil's parents' house during the Chinese New Year celebration. If she was not mistaken, Neil's maternal aunt, Ruby, had wanted to introduce this woman to Neil.

Of course, once they heard that Neil was engaged to Edith, they decided not to mention the matter out loud.

"Miss Qian, right?" The woman greeted. "Do you remember me? I'm Hailee Ye. We met previously at Z Town."

Edith flashed back an amiable smile. "Hello, Miss Ye."

Hazel walked out of the cubicle and Edith walked over to help her wash her hands.

A chuckle was heard and when Edith turned around, Hailee flashed her a disdain smile. "I've heard a little thing about Mo's family's situation from Auntie Ruby. I did not think that Miss Qian was someone who was capable to treat someone else's child as your own just to marry into rich."

Edith's expression changed.. She looked at Hazel and was glad that the little girl was not affected by Hailee's words.

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