Chapter 125 - Absent-Minded

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After they left the fishing equipment store, Edith walked towards the entrance to meet up with Driver Tang with her mind occupied with her grandfather.

Her grandfather would not be that silly to save pictures of someone else's catch just to show her that he can fish right? She was not going to scold him even if he could not catch anything from his fishing trip. 

Edith could not stop thinking why her grandfather would do something so pointless to download a few pictures from a blog and send those photos to her just to tell her that he was having a good time.

But what if her grandfather sent those photos just to provide them as evidence?

As the thought crossed her mind, Edith suddenly wondered if her grandfather really went out to the sea to fish as he had said.

But… if he was not going fishing with Grandpa Bei and Uncle Li, then what was her grandfather up to?

Edith snapped out of her trance when the little girl beside her gave a small tug on her hand. She looked at Hazel and saw the excited look on Hazel's face.

"Teacher Qian, my uncle is here." Hazel continued to shake her hands and turned her head in another direction. The girl seemed like she was going to run towards the other side, but was afraid of letting loose of their hands.

Edith finally followed Hazel's gaze and was surprised to see that Neil was waiting for them at the vehicle instead of Driver Tang. She walked over with Hazel and looked at him inquiringly. "President Mo! Why are you here? What about Driver Tang?"

"I heard from Driver Tang that you and Hazel stopped by at the mall. Since I have a meeting somewhere near, it would be better if we head home together," Neil said. He cocked his head and asked, "Why are you looking distracted?"

Edith flashed a smile and shook her head. "It's nothing. I just had something in my mind."

Neil stared at her for a while longer and finally looked away when he saw that she was alright. Neil turned to Hazel and patted at her hair softly. "Did you have fun?"

"Un." Hazel nodded. "I ate a strawberry shortcake earlier. It was delicious. Uncle, are you here to pick us up?"

Neil replied with a soft hum. "Didn't you say that you like it when I come to pick you up? I especially come to pick you up because you liked it."

Little Hazel giggled happily. "Un. I like it."

Seeing the little girl's cute face made him smiled. "Then let's go home." He led them towards his SUV and helped Hazel to get into the car. His gaze stopped at the paper bag in Edith's hand and Neil raised a brow. "You bought something?"

"Just a little something for my grandfather," Edith said.

Neil stared at the bag and took note of the logo on it. 

The three of them boarded the vehicle and Neil drove off. Edith took out her phone and texted her friend, Aaron to check on her grandfather. A breath of relief escaped her when Aaron informed her that her grandfather had indeed just come back from his fishing trip with his father early that morning.

Everything was just as what her grandfather had told her.

Perhaps, she was just thinking too much.

Her grandfather was a proud person and only downloaded those photos because he did not want to be embarrassed in front of his granddaughter.

The vehicle stopped and Edith snapped out of her thought. She looked out the window and was surprised to see that they were not at home. Suddenly, the door swung open and Edith stared at Neil with a dazed expression.

"Where are we?"

A lopsided smile curved on his lips. "Teacher Qian, you have been absent-minded for the whole time. I think you won't even realize it if you were kidnapped and taken somewhere."

Edith lowered her head seemingly embarrassed. It was true that she was thinking too much about her grandfather that she had not noticed that Neil had taken a different route and headed elsewhere instead.

"Come on, we're having dinner here," Neil said. He shifted his body to let the woman step out.

"Why are we having dinner outside?" Edith glanced at the wristwatch. "It's still early. It won't be too late if we head home. I can whip something up real quick."

"Looking at the dazed expression on your face, I am worried that you might accidentally burn down my kitchen."

Edith froze for a few seconds. 

In the beginning, Neil Mo was someone who would prefer not to say much. He would only open his mouth to speak to her regarding Hazel or any important matters. Now that President Mo would spare a few more words to talk to her, Edith thought that this man would sometimes say things that would make her speechless.

This man could be mean with his words. For a moment, Edith wondered how was it possible for her to like someone like him.

Her eyes turned to stare at him again and Edith recalled that initially, it was his good look that blinded her.

"I am not that careless," Edith muttered, but her voice was still clear enough for Neil to hear.

"I am not willing to take the chance."

Her eyes flickered at him and Edith shot him an angry look. She then started to imagine what would it feel like to pinch his face to vent her anger. Fortunately, he was her boss and she could not afford to offend him. 

Moreover… she still wanted to make a good impression before she was going to confess to him. If she offended him now, there was a huge chance that he was going to reject her brutally.

A blush of pink appeared on her cheek as she thought of that impending confession.

Just then, an image flashed into her brain and Edith could see herself pinching his cheeks, stretching his face, and forcing his lips to curl into a smile. The image in her head seemed so real that she could almost feel the way his cheek would feel in her hands. It felt as if she had once done these things...

Damn!

Suddenly, Edith was scared of her imagination. Obediently, she slid out of the vehicle and helped Hazel to get off. Her gaze lowered as she was afraid of looking into Neil's.

Seeing the excited look on Hazel's face, Edith followed her gaze and realized that they were standing in front of an Italian restaurant.

The memories of their last visit to the fancy restaurant came to her mind and Edith was worried about the prices of food in this place. 

It looked like she won't be able to have her dinner in peace. Later, she will have to sneakily enter the kitchen at midnight and whip something quick to eat. 

Fortunately, she had bought a few cups of instant noodles previously.

Her expression brightened up slightly at the thought of food waiting for her back home.

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