Chapter 256 - Full Moon Banquet

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It was the weekend and in the morning, Hazel walked down the stairs in her pink cotton dress and a gray bunny sling bag. Seeing that both her uncle and auntie has not come down yet, Hazel walked into the pantry and pulled a drawer. She reached her hand inside and grabbed a handful of candies. 

Once she saw that her bag was filled with her supplies, Hazel shut the drawer carefully and went into the living room to watch her cartoons.

Meanwhile, in the master bedroom, Neil stood up straight as he watched Edith tying up his tie for him.

"There's going to be a lot of people at the banquet. Just stay closer with me, alright?" Neil reminded her again.

Edith lifted her gaze to meet his. "Darling, are you afraid that I will get lost?"

"The hall is pretty big. Of course, I'm worried," Neil said helplessly. "I'm afraid that some irrelevant people will find and harass me without you by my side, alright, my future Mrs. Mo?" He watched as Edith raised a brow and continued, "Chairman Chen has this habit of trying to set up people. Her only son finally got married and had a child. Now, Chairman Chen was bored and is busy acting as a matchmaker for everyone. I just didn't want to run into a troublesome situation."

Patting her hands on his chest, Edith then took a step back to look at the tie. Satisfied with how it looked like, Edith then grabbed his jacket and handed it over to Neil. "Then, should I stay around you and acted as your bodyguard?" As the words escaped her mouth, Edith began to imagine how it would be like to stay around Neil as his bodyguard.

It would be an interesting scene. 

Neil let out a chuckle. A thought crossed his mind and his eyes darkened. "Baby, are you into role-playing now?"

Edith stared at him in puzzled but soon understood what he was trying to imply when she met his scorching gaze. "Stop playing around. President Mo, we shouldn't show up late at this banquet."

He watched as Edith turned around to grab her purse and admired the contour of her body from behind. The dress that the stylist had prepared for her was highlighting her curves in the right place without looking vulgar. 

Or perhaps, knowing that the woman in front of him was his made his thoughts run wild. He was very familiar with her body that even if Edith was dressed in her usual big T-shirt, he would be able to imagine what was underneath the clothing and it would turn him on.

Neil took a deep breath to control his thoughts. He watched as Edith walked over to the door and followed after. 

Just as Edith reached the door, she suddenly turned around and flashed him a playful smile. "But darling, if you want to continue with role-playing after we return, then I'm up to it."

Neil felt his breathing hitched and his throat tightened as he heard her words. When he was finally able to react, Edith had already left the room to find Hazel. He stood at the top of the stairs and watched as his girls dressed in a matching pink outfit and heaved a sigh.

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As they arrived at the banquet hall, Neil walked over into the building with Edith and Hazel by his side. The hall was full of people as the Chen had invited their family and friends to join the full moon celebration.

Neil walked over to the man who stood beside the door and stretched his hand for a handshake. "Ryan Chen, congratulations. You're a father." A slight frown appeared on his face as he thought of the situation.

He had to admit that he was a little jealous.

Not too long ago, Chairman Chen was still having a big headache when her only son had refused to get married and wanted to focus on his career. Suddenly, that man was now married and had a child.

"Thank you." Ryan accepted the gift from Neil and handed it over to the person beside him.

Neil glanced at the atmosphere in the hall and shifted his gaze back to the man in front of him. "Where's your mother?"

"My mother and sisters were still looking at the baby," Ryan spoke helplessly. "They should come out soon."

It was his mother and sisters' idea to have a grand banquet. But on the day itself, they had disappeared to god-knows-where and left him to greet their guests that he was not familiar with.

Ryan glanced at the woman beside Neil and nodded politely. "Is this Mrs. Mo?"

"This is my fiancee, Edith Qian." Neil wrapped his arms around Edith's waist and pulled her forward. "When it's time for our wedding, you definitely have to make time and attend."

Edith glanced at Neil and noticed that recently, this man seemed to enjoy introducing her as his fiancee. The smug look on his face was too apparent and Edith became helpless. But Neil seemed genuinely happy about it and looking at the look on his face made her smile.

The two men had a brief chat before Ryan Chen ushered them inside and told them to enjoy the banquet. 

As soon as they walked in, a few people walked over to Neil and started to discuss a few things about business and market trends. Edith glanced at Hazel and tugged at Neil's shirt to inform him that she was going to take Hazel to walk around.

"I have my phone with me," Edith said. "Don't worry. We'll just stay on that corner."

Neil glanced at a corner where there were a few pink, gold, and white balloons around and nodded. His conversation with the bunch of men would be a boring topic for both Edith and Hazel.

It would not be good for him to ask them to stay by his side. As long as they stayed at a place where he can see them, Neil would not stop them. 

Noticing the little girl's bored expression, Edith brought her over to a corner where a few kids were playing around.

A small activity corner was prepared for the smaller guest. At the side, there was a table full of assorted candies and other sweet treats.

Edith pulled a chair to sit with Hazel and accompanied the little girl to draw as they waited for the banquet to begin. 

Just then, a shadow loomed over. 

Edith looked up and stood up immediately when she saw the familiar face in front of her. "General Attorney Leng," Edith greeted.

"Miss Qian," the man smiled amiably at Edith.. "I didn't expect to see you here."

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