Chapter 286 - When Did You Get Married?

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Edith stared at the man in front of her before she shifted her gaze back towards the piling documents on his table. Before she could say a word, Neil had pinched her chin and pulled her to face him. 

"Surely, I should be allowed to have a short break on the weekend." His lips curled into a playful smile. "Mrs. Mo, it couldn't be that you wanted me to come to work even on weekend, right?"

"What are you thinking about? I'm just worried that you would force yourself to work overtime just so you can spend your time with me." Her hands stretched out to cup his face and her thumb traced at under his eyes. "I don't want you to be tired."

"It's fine. Working hard for the sake of a beautiful woman who is waiting for me at home felt good."

Edith giggled. "I fed you some candy and now your mouth became a little sweet. Maybe I should feed you more."

"I won't get tired easily." His fingers which were rested on her chin shifted to her cheek and Neil gave her a gentle pinch. "By now, you should know that I have good stamina."

The teasing look in his gaze was too much and soon, Edith found that her face was a little hot.

Neil laughed happily upon seeing her reaction. "My parents will be staying over in the city for a while. They would love to spend their time with Hazel. Let's go somewhere just the two of us, alright?"

Edith stared at her husband's face for a while and nodded slowly. "Where are you planning to go?"

"Is there any place you wanted to visit?"

Edith thought about the question for a while and answered, "Didn't you say you have good stamina? Let's go on mountain climbing. I heard that there's a nice place with an amazing view in A City. I always wanted to visit the mountainside but never had the chance to go."

She had given it a proper thought and decided with that scenic spot. Anyway, the place was not very far from L City. At this time, Edith was still worried about Hazel and didn't have the heart to leave the little girl for a long time after what had happened previously.

Since they are going somewhere close, the two of them could still rush over to return to L City if there is an emergency.

"Alright. I'll arrange for something." Neil pecked at her forehead. "After the wedding, let's have a proper honeymoon abroad. I'll take a long break and we can prepare for it."

Edith nodded and quickly agreed. She actually did not mind going on a honeymoon locally or abroad. As long as she was with Neil, then, everything should be fine, right?

After talking for a while, Neil glanced at the time and noted that he should head out to meet the prosecutor soon.

"I'm going out to meet someone," Neil said. "Why don't you come along with me?"

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Neil found a parking spot and quickly pulled over. Once the car stopped, he turned to Edith and saw that she was a little agitated. He reached to touch her hands and gave them a little squeeze.

"Are you sure it's fine to bring me along?"

"Of course it is," Neil said. "We are all working together to expose that man. If you come along and meet those people that I'm working with, you will be more at ease. This matter is somewhat related to you and I don't wish to hide things from you."

Edith listened to his words and nodded. 

The couple alighted from the vehicle and held hands as they walked over to the cafe. 

"What did Grandpa think about this?"

"Grandpa said that he will continue his investigation on his end and I have to continue my investigation from another angle. Once everything is collected, we are planning to release all evidence to the public. We're not going to give that man a chance to retreat to a safer place."

From his conversation with Austin earlier, Neil found out that the Qi family was keeping their eyes on General Attorney Leng and they were trying to investigate the power behind that man.

Those who were working with someone like General Attorney Leng shouldn't be good people and they are planning to remove those people from Capital City. Such people who would only bring harm to the public should not be given too much power. 

When the couple entered the cafe, a waiter walked over to greet them before they were ushered to the next floor.

The second floor of the cafe was empty, except for a table in the middle of the room. 

Neil led Edith to the table and pulled a chair for her to sit down. 

Seeing the way Neil was acting, Charles Tang put his arms on his chest and leaned back to his seat, acting as if he was watching something very interesting.

Edith watched the strange exchange between Neil and Charles and decided not to say a word.

Charles had made it no secret that he was not a fan of Neil and Neil did not want to waste much time talking to someone like Charles Tang. 

The silent atmosphere continued even after the waiter had returned with their order of drinks. For a while, Edith had this feeling as if she was going on a date with Neil, but a stranger happened to be joining their table as well.

As they continued to wait in silence, a woman with a baseball cap walked over and sat beside Charles the moment she arrived. 

Jennifer took off her cap and glanced at Edith with a curious gaze. "President Mo," she flashed a smile. "Who is this?"

"This is my wife, Edith Qian."

"I thought you are still single. When did you get married? Why don't I know anything about it?" Charles asked.

"We just got our certificate yesterday," Neil said. "Oh right." He paused to pull out two small boxes from his bag and pushed them across the table.

"What is this?" Charles asked.

"Wedding candies," Neil said.

Charles leaned forward and grabbed the box of candies. He inspected the contents and lifted his head with a shocked expression on his face. He had thought that Neil was joking. Charles was not expecting that the box indeed contained wedding candies.

"President Mo, you and your brother are indeed the same. Every time I had a meeting with Adam, he would always bring his wife with him." A soft smile appeared on her lips as Jennifer thought of the couple, Adam and Claire.

Neil smiled at her words. "I didn't bring my wife to join this meeting without any reason. Regarding the Attorney General, my wife had her resentment towards that man as well." 

Jennifer glanced at Edith and raised a brow as she looked at Neil. "How so?"

"When my wife was eight years old, her mother passed away." Neil paused to look at their expression.. "Recently, we found evidence that her mother was killed by that person."

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