Chapter 97 - Strange Dream

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Neil entered the elevator to his office and his assistant trailed after him. Seeing that his boss has stayed mum, Assistant Shawn could only stand up straight and make his presence unnoticed.

After spending his time around President Mo for a few years, Assistant Shawn was able to tell that his boss was not in a good mood from the moment he arrived in the office.

Unfortunately, a few of those brainless staff had chosen to gossip about what happened last Saturday in the lobby.

Now, the President's mood has worsened, he was the one who had to face their President and prayed that President Mo was not going to make him his punching bag.

The air around them turned cold and subconsciously, Assistant Shawn rubbed at his arms in his attempt to stay warm.

"Assistant Shawn."

The assistant jolted upon hearing his name. He tilted his head up and saw that his boss was staring back at his reflection on the elevator. "Yes, President Mo?"

Neil shifted his gaze and turned to look at Assistant Shawn through the reflection. "Do you think that the air turned cold and stiff whenever I was around?"

Assistant Shawn stared back at his boss in shock, wondering if this was a trick question. He had the feeling that if he answered with the truth, he would surely be sent away to manage the group's project overseas!

"President Mo, what do you mean?" Assistant Shawn asked, hesitant.

Neil turned around slowly. "I heard that some people had given me an interesting nickname."

"What nickname?" Assistant Shawn felt cold sweat wetting his back. Suddenly, he had a sense of foreboding.

"Iceblock Mo."

Assistant Shawn gasped and cursed the person who told President Mo about this nickname.

In fact, Lily and Edith were not the only people who knew about this nickname. There were a few associates who had dealings with MH Group who had called Neil Mo as Iceblock Mo behind his back. Gradually, this nickname spread to the staff and they would call their President Iceblock Mo whenever he walked past them.

It was all because he was very stingy with a smile.

"President Mo, where did you hear about this?"

Neil studied his assistant and his brow tilted up slightly. From his expression, Neil was able to discern that Assistant Shawn was familiar with this nickname. It seemed that this nickname had spread out among the staff.

"A drunkard called me Iceblock Mo sometimes ago." His eyes flashed as he thought about that woman who had called him Iceblock Mo right in front of his face. Gradually, his expression changed again when he thought that he needed to avoid that woman for a while.

Assistant Shawn frowned. He wondered which person was drunk enough and dared to do something like this.

Neil tapped his finger on his chin and looked at his assistant again. The moment their gaze met, Neil flashed him a smile, causing the assistant to shiver in fear.

President Mo! What with that smile?

Assistant Shawn was scared witless. He silently prayed that the elevator to arrive on their floor quickly or he might die in suffocation uf he spent more time with his boss. "P-president Mo, do you need me to find that person?"

"Forget it," Neil chuckled. As the elevator arrived at his level, the two of them walked out and headed straight into Neil's office. As they approached the secretary's desk, Neil instructed them to prepare a strong coffee and entered his office.

"President Mo, are you not feeling well?" Assistant Shawn asked. He was aware that their President had a habit to drink strong coffee whenever he had a headache or when he was too tired.

"No, I'm fine," Neil spoke as he looked at the pile of documents on his table. "I didn't sleep well. My parents came over to the city to accompany Hazel after that incident."

Neil quickly looked away, turned on his desktop, and sat down on his leather chair.

It was true that he did not have a good sleep last night. However, the reason had nothing to do with his parents' sudden decision to stay in L City for a few weeks to accompany his niece.

If he wanted to blame anyone, Neil will definitely blame that drunkard who had unknowingly created chaos in his mind.

Her light kiss and drunk confession replayed on his mind before he slept. Then, while he was sleeping, he had a strange dream. Edith had appeared in this dream and the two of them were doing something that adults do.

When he woke up, his chest was heaving up and down. His face reddened and his body grew hot and excited. There was a wet spot on his pajama and Neil was so ashamed whenever he thought of that dream.

His throat tightened whenever he recalled the way her soft mount felt in his hand.

Previously, he had felt the way that softness brushed against his body while they were teaming with Hazel to win that Princess Race. On the night where she was drunk, Neil was able to feel that softness again as they were briefly pressed against his chest when he pecked him on the lips.

Anyway, he was able to tell that she had a pair of big—

Neil closed his eyes and took a deep breath to calm down before his mind would continue to wander into that strange area again.

Because of that dream, Neil then decided to keep his distance from Edith. Whenever he saw her, the scene from that dream would appear and he was embarrassed.

"President Mo, are you alright?"

Assistant Shawn called when he noticed that the man had been burying his head in his hands for a long time.

"I'm fine." Neil cleared his throat and turned to his desktop. His hand moved to touch the mouse and in a few seconds, a few documents popped up on the screen. As he stared at the numbers on the screen, Neil felt a bit calmer.

"Then, can I begin to report your schedule now?" Assistant Shawn asked.

Neil nodded. "Go ahead." His eyes continued to stare at the documents on his computer as he listened to his assistant report. His fingers on the keyboard stopped abruptly when his ears caught an important thing in Assistant Shawn's report.

"Did you say that Joshua Fu invited me to his club tonight?"

"Yes." Assistant Shawn nodded. "President Mo, do you want me to reject this invitation?"

It was not the first time that General Manager Fu had invited Neil to his club. However, Neil would always decline his invitation. Now that Hazel was living with him, Neil had more reason not to go to the gathering.

"No. Tell him that I will come over to their gathering tonight."

Assistant Shawn looked at his boss in surprise. "President Mo?"

"I have some proposal to discuss with General Manager Fu," Neil said. "My parents are around to accompany Hazel. You don't need to worry about this."

Anyway, Neil would really like to avoid that person for a few more days or he'll be embarrassed to see her again.

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