Chapter 239 - Double Date

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His heart jumped and Neil felt as if blood rushed into his head all at once. His lips curled into a wide smile and Neil thought that he was too happy to hear those words that he was unable to stop smiling.

Neil looked into Edith's gaze and found that he was could not look away. With no other way to tell her how those simple words made him feel, Neil then leaned to capture her lips into a gentle kiss.

Because of the words Edith had said, the two of them ended up staying a few more minutes in the bedroom and fooled around until Hazel came knocking on their door to remind them about the movie they were going to watch.

Neil took a deep breath and shot Edith a look when he saw her laugh. Once he found a parking spot, Neil carried Hazel in his arms and dashed to the cinema.

Fortunately, they arrived at the cinema on time. With only five minutes left before the movie start, Neil queued behind the counter and grabbed some popcorn for them. Surprisingly, the three of them met a familiar face as they waited for their turn to enter the cinema.

"Hazel!" Alex released his hand from his dad and ran over to his friend. His eyes brightened as he gave Hazel a look over. "Why are you here?"

Hazel glanced at both her uncle and Auntie Edith. "We're going to watch a movie. Alex, are you here to watch a movie too?"

"That's right." Alex turned to his parents and waved. "Mummy, Daddy, look who I found?"

Ethan looked at his son in displeased. "Alex He, what did I tell you about running around in a crowded place such as this?"

Alex glanced at Hazel before he ran over to his mother with an aggrieved expression. He was scolded in front of his friend and the feeling was not that good. Alex peeked at Hazel and was relieved that she was not laughing at him.

Lily saw the look on her son's face and shot a look at her husband. Hazel was the only girl that his son was close to and Lily wanted her son to look good. Though she would sometimes joke with Edith that she wanted Hazel to be her daughter-in-law, it was no telling that her words could come true. 

In a few seconds, Lily composed herself and looked at both Edith and Neil. "This is a nice surprise. I didn't think that we will run into you here."

"Hazel said there's a new movie she wanted to watch," Edith said.

Lily glanced at the queue and a thought came to her mind. "Are you guys entering this hall too?" She saw Edith nodded and her eyes brightened up. "Really? Where are you guys seated?"

Neil took out his ticket and saw that the six of them were seated in one straight line. 

"We're on the same line. This is great!' Lily said enthusiastically. She leaned to Edith and whispered. "God, this is our first double date, huh?"

Her face turned a shade pink. "What double date?" Edith poked at Lily's waist and the two friends began to chat happily with each other.

Seeing this situation, Neil let out a long sigh. He wanted to go out on a date and bring out Hazel to play with just the three of them. Unexpectedly, there were a few additional people.

With Lily's presence, Neil could imagine that the two best friends would stay close to chat, and soon, his girlfriend would forget his existence. Suddenly, Neil was regretting his decision to pick those seats. He had thought that he wanted to experience enjoying a movie like a normal family, but it looked like his plan was not going too smooth.

However, looking at both Edith and Hazel's happy face, Neil decided not to say anything. 

With a popcorn barrel in his hand, Neil walked in with the others and went to their seat. Before Edith went to enter the row, Neil pulled at her hand to let Hazel walked in first.

In this way, Lily and Ethan were seated together, then Alex and Hazel in the middle and Edith and Neil at the other end.

Neil looked at the arrangement and decided to make do with it. Although he was not very happy to see that Hazel and Alex were seated next to each other, at least he can sit with his girlfriend.

The movie started and Neil kept his gaze on the screen for ten minutes before he looked away. It was a children's show and Neil was not interested in it.

Surprisingly, the woman beside him was watching the movie with full concentration. It would not be an exaggeration to say that both Edith and Hazel had the same expression on their face as they watched the movie.

The corner of his lips started to twitched. Perhaps, his girlfriend has spent a lot of time around kids that she was starting to enjoy movies like this. Neil tried to watch the movie again and lost interest after five minutes.

He leaned towards Edith and intertwined their hands together. Edith tore her gaze away from the screen and looked at him. 

"What's wrong?" Edith asked. Her expression changed and a smile curled on her lips, knowing that Neil was not enjoying the movie. 

"You like the movie?"

"This movie is pretty good," Edith whispered back. 

Neil pursed his lips and decided to let her concentrate on the movie again. He had thought that he could at least enjoy a little bit of his girlfriend's attention while Hazel was focusing on the movie, but noticing that the cinema hall was full of other parents and kids, Neil decided that he should behave himself. 

A resigned sigh escaped him, but a while later, Neil felt something heavy on his shoulder and found that Edith was leaning on him. She pecked at his shoulder and moved to snuggle into a comfortable position. Tacitly, Neil put his arms around her and pulled her close.

Although he was not enjoying the movie, Neil thought that snuggling with his girlfriend in the cinema was not that bad.

The movie ended after two hours and a half. It was closer to dinner time as left the cinema.

Lily glanced at her son who was busy discussing the movie with Hazel and looked at Edith with a smile. "Are you heading back now?" She shifted her gaze to Neil and continued, "We are going to a restaurant for dinner. Would you like to join us? The place we're going to had a small playground. Alex and Hazel can play around while we eat."

"That's right. Come and join us. The more the merrier," Ethan joined in.

Hazel heard the invitation and looked up at her uncle with a gaze full of expectation.

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