Chapter 180 - The Crowd Was Waiting For A Good Show

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Of course, Edith's words infuriated Autumn Feng to another level.

But at the thought that her boyfriend has not eaten anything ever since they stepped into the building, Edith chose to ignore that woman and walked away with the plate in her hand.

She could still remember that Sophie had once told her how Neil was once hospitalized due to a bad gastric problem. She was worried that her boyfriend was going to suffer later for skipping his meal.

Seeing that the caretaker tried to run, Autumn tried to grab her arms. However, Autumn soon found that all she could grab was the empty air. With Edith swiftly moving away, Autumn had almost stumbled in her high heels. Just before she was about to fall flat on her face, Autumn felt someone held her on her waist, stopping her before she could fall.

Turning around, Autumn found that Edith was looking at her with a smile on her face. 

The two women stood face to face and the crowd who noticed this little commotion turned their heads in the hope to see an exciting scene.

"Miss Feng, you should be careful," Edith said before she slowly released her arm around Autumn. She took a step back as she balanced the plate of food in her other hand. "Or else, you might sprain your ankle."

Autumn blinked, dumbfounded. It was not until Edith and Clara were far enough that she finally registered what was going on.

No matter how upset she was at the moment, Autumn knew that she should not do anything brash as the crowd was still watching her, waiting for a good show. It was hard enough for her to use her connection to come over at this social gathering. She could not do anything that would put her friends in shame, or else she definitely would lose her chance to come again. 

Clara rushed over to catch up with Edith and gave her two thumbs up. "That was awesome!"

Edith laughed at her comment.

An embarrassed smile curled on Clara's lips. "I hope you would not take Miss Feng's words to heart."

"Miss Feng was just someone who was unrelated to me. I won't take her words to heart," Edith said.

Edith was someone who grew up without her parents. Because of that, she often heard a lot of hurtful words from the people around her. That was also the reason she had often fought verbally and physically with others. As she grew up, Edith decided that she was not going to get hurt by those unkind words again.

Seeing that Edith was not affected by Autumn's words, Clara was more at ease.

The two girls walked over to the corner where the boys were still catching up. Just as Edith reached Neil's side, the man had already taken the plate off her hand before he went to check on her.

"What's wrong?" Edith blinked. Her look showed her confusion at her boyfriend's strange behavior. When their gaze met, Edith quickly noticed Neil's darkened expression.

Although he was far away, Neil has been keeping his eyes on his girlfriend. He had seen how Autumn Feng approached his girlfriend and their exchange. He was the way the two women stood close to each other and he was upset at what Autumn was about to do to Edith.

"Are you alright?" Neil asked.

Edith flashed him a smile. "I'm alright." Her hands caressed his arms up and down to soothe his mood. Seconds later, the frown on his face gradually disappeared.

"You brought you some food, " Edith said, trying to shift his attention. "Don't just drink. Have something to eat as well."

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Edith, Neil finally let out a sigh. However, the next second, Neil wrapped his arms around her waist and refused to let her go for a second as if fearing that something bad would happen to her later. 

Edith was not expecting her boyfriend to be this overprotective.

Neil's friends looked at each other in disbelief. The majority of them were single and therefore, watching how Neil Mo, an iceblock, acting affectionately with his girlfriend was too much.

After spending more than an hour with his friends, Neil finally pulled Edith to leave. Anyway, he could always use Hazel as his excuse to leave the party early.

"What did Miss Feng say to you?" Neil asked the moment they entered the car.

Neil had a little bit of drink with his friends and therefore, Edith was assigned the task to drive back to their hotel. After checking at the navigation system, Edith turned to her boyfriend and smiled. "What do you think?"

The last time she had visited his office, Edith had overheard gossips that Miss Feng was after him and he had caught a whiff of jealousy coming from his girlfriend.

Neil had worked with Autumn for a few years and had heard how displeasing her words can be. At the thought that Autumn said a few words to his girlfriend, Neil was worried.

"Did she said something that upset you?"

Edith studied her boyfriend's expression for a while before she turned to start driving back to their hotel. "She said that I am not worthy of you."

"Don't listen to her," Neil said quickly.

A chuckle escaped her. She glanced at Neil and then, back at the road. "I know. I won't let her words affect me." 

"Edith Qian, you are good enough for me."

Her lips curled into a smile and Edith chose to keep silent and focus on her driving.

When they arrived at the hotel, it was an hour before midnight and Hazel was already sleeping in the room. 

Edith entered the bedroom she shared with Hazel as Neil spoke with Assistant Shawn in the living area. 

A soft smile appeared on her lips upon seeing Hazel's peaceful sleeping face. 

Edith stretched her hand to caress the little girl's soft face and tuck her into bed. Then, she took out her pajama and walked into the bathroom to remove her makeup and wash up.

After half an hour, Edith walked out in her usual oversized T-shirt and pants. Her hand was holding a towel as she dried her hair. Edith sat down at the vanity table and reached for the hairdryer.

Just as she was about to turn it on, Edith turned to look at the sleeping girl on the bed and paused. She stood up again and walked out of the room with a towel in one hand, and her phone in the other.

The living room was quiet when she came out. Edith glanced at the door across her and figured that Neil might have already gone to bed at this time.

Edith sat down and leaned on the armrest of the wing chair. Her hand moved as she continued to dry her hair while browsing some news on her phone.

"Why don't you dry your hair properly?"

Edith looked up from her phone and found that Neil was staring at her with a hint of displeasure.

"What if you catch a cold?"

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