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Chapter 58: Disturbance

MH Group.

As Neil Mo stepped out of his office with his assistant, Manager Autumn Feng, who was trying to strike a conversation with the secretaries turned around and smiled.

"President Mo," Autumn greeted enthusiastically.

A deep frown appeared on Neil's face when he saw the way Autumn's hair was swaying around.

Although he had never cared about the way his employee was dressed, Neil found that the way this manager was behaving was too annoying. It was not hard for him to figure out that Autumn Feng was trying to seduce him with the way she dressed, but after trying so long to attract his attention, shouldn't she know when it was time to give up? Since he had never reciprocated her move, she should know that he was not interested.

Meanwhile, the group of secretaries shot an annoyed look towards Autumn as they were worried that their boss would misunderstand that they spent their time gossiping during office hours.

There were a lot of sensitive documents around President Mo's floor and as President Mo's secretary, they had to deal with a lot of important matters. Therefore getting caught gossiping would not be a good thing for them.

Neil glanced at Autumn and his with indifference, but the woman was still smiling brightly at him.

"Manager Feng, how can I help you?" Assistant Shawn stepped forward and stopped Autumn from taking another step towards their employer.

Autumn shot a disapproving gaze towards Assistant Shawn, and the look on her face was quickly replaced with a smile when she turned to Neil again.

"President Mo, I heard that you are going to attend the banquet to welcome Mister Han to MH City." The smile on her face stretched up. "You should know that I am very fluent in Korean. If you don't mind, I can accompany you to this banquet."

"Manager Feng, is the Business Development Department is very idle recently?" Neil said, causing the girl's face to change slightly. "You are so free that you are willing to work extra hours and accompany me to a banquet?"

"President Mo, I only wanted to help you."

"Then, you should focus on your job and don't make any mistake." Neil narrowed his eyes dangerously. "The last time you submitted a report to me, there were too many mistakes that even a rookie would not make. Manager Feng, don't make the others think that the company only hired you because of your father."

Autumn gritted her teeth as she watched both Neil and Assistant Shawn walked away. Her ears caught the snickering from the secretaries and she turned around angrily. However, the secretaries swiftly lowered their heads to look at the documents.

Autumn Feng was not content with how Neil had treated her.

She had known Neil for almost ten years when they were still teenagers. Her father was one of the directors in MH Group and the two had a lot of chances to meet. Autumn had always known that as compared to his younger brother, Neil was a bit cold to everyone else. He was someone who would not talk to other girls unless if it was for an important matter. But despite his cold attitude to people, Autumn had always known that Neil was a capable man.

She worked hard to enter MH Group and rose to a managerial position at her age.

However, why was it that now they have grown up, and she had come to work at MH Group, Neil would not spare another glance at her?

Neil Mo entered the elevator and glanced at his assistant. "Next time, don't let anyone unrelated to come to this floor."

Assistant Shawn nodded. "Yes, sir."

The elevator finally stopped at the ground floor and walked out. As they walked into the lobby, the two men stopped once they noticed the little commotion. There was a little bit of shouting, and the crowds were gathering to look at whatever was going on.

Assistant Shawn frowned before he took out his phone to call the guards and instructed them to do their job properly. A deep sigh escaped him. They just got rid of one troublesome person, but now, another person was trying to make trouble at the company.

It was the time where the employees clock off work and there was a lot of passerby around the area. No matter what reason it was for someone to cause a commotion, it would not be a good thing if someone recorded this and posted it on the internet.

"Let me go!" A voice belonged to a male shouted out loud. "I will not go out until I see President Mo!"

Assistant Shawn's expression changed upon hearing the man's words. He glanced at Neil's face and was relieved upon finding that the man did not show a hint of anger.

"President Mo, I will go over and see what is going on," Assistant Shawn spoke. He watched his boss nodded curtly and went over to the crowd to see the commotion. However, his steps halted upon hearing the man's shouting again.

"I was wrongfully accused! President Mo! You cannot do this to me! I have worked for this company for years. You cannot fire me just like this," the man continued to shout.

Assistant Shawn glanced at his boss and found that his expression did not change much. He hurriedly walked into the crowd to check at what was going on and his face changed once he recognized Edward Xiao.

Recently, the company found that he had embezzled a sum of money and with enough evidence, the man had to leave his job.

Although Manager Xiao had voiced out that he was not guilty, the evidence pointed out that he was indeed guilty. No matter how many times they checked, everything was pointing towards Edward Xiao.

Assistant Shawn glanced at a guard who stood at the side and frowned. "What are you doing? Why would you allow someone to make a mess here?"

The guards immediately stepped forward to hold the man and drag him out of the building. Earlier, they have recognised Manager Xiao and did not want to treat him harshly. However, now that Assistant Shawn had arrived at the scene, the guards had no other choice but to prevent Manager Xiao from creating more disturbance.

"The next time you see him, don't let him enter the building," Assistant Shawn reminded the guards. Then, he went to President Mo's side.

"President Mo, it was Edward Xiao, the manager who was responsible for the misappropriation of salary for the construction worker," Assistant Shawn reported. "The guards have taken him away now."

Neil stared at the direction where Manager Xiao was taken, and his eyes narrowed.

Recently, there were too many incident happening at the company.


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Chapter 59: Late Night Supper

After the banquet ended, Assistant Shawn drove Neil back to his condo. The sky has long turned dark, and the surroundings were quiet as at this time, many of the people in the city had entered the dreamland.

When Neil entered the house, he was surprised to see that the living area was brightly lit and there was a delicious smell coming from the kitchen. Neil walked quietly towards the kitchen and found Edith.

The woman was slurping her noodle eagerly with one leg on a chair and her arm resting on the knee. Her hands moved swiftly and once in a while, she would sigh as she chewed.

As if she could sense that someone was watching her, Edith lifted her gaze and the chopstick in her hand paused midair. The noodle in her mouth fell back in the bowl and Edith started to cough loudly as the spicy soup got into her throat.

Edith put her legs down, grabbed the glass of water on the table, and drank quickly. Her throat felt better, although slightly burning from the spicy soup. She took a deep breath and looked at the man before her.

"President Mo, you're back."

Neil snapped out of his trance when he heard her voice. His lips tilted slightly as he recalled the way Edith had reacted when she saw him a few seconds earlier. "Sorry. I did not mean to startle you."

Edith wiped her mouth with a paper towel and tried to calm down. At this time, her head was whirling with various thoughts. She did not think that Neil would return home at this time.

She was counting that she would hear it when he entered the house, but Neil had walked in silently and appeared like a ghost.

Neil shifted his gaze away lest Edith would be embarrassed. He looked around the area and could not find his niece. "Hazel?"

"She went to bed a few hours ago," Edith reported. Seeing that Neil was not commenting on the way she ate, Edith planned to pretend that the incident did not happen.

"Why are you not asleep?"

"I was studying for my class. I got hungry and decided to make something to eat." She stared into her half-eaten bowl of noodles and found that she no longer has the appetite.

Neil followed her gaze and saw that there Edith had not finished her meal. "You should continue and finish your noodles."

Edith sat down on the chair and poked at the noodles. But with Neil's presence around, Edith thought that everything was awkward. Nevertheless, Edith picked up a strand of noodles and chewed it slowly. Her gaze followed Neil's movement as he walked over to the living area, took off his coat, and sat down on the sofa.

Slowly, Neil raised his hands and massaged his painful head.

Previously, when her brother, Adam Mo was still alive, he would often attend any banquet of any form of entertainment for the company. Now that he was no longer around, Neil had to take the job and attend those gatherings.

Because he was not good at socializing as his brother, Neil thought that this gathering was somewhat strenuous. Every time he came back from those gatherings, he would often felt uncomfortable.

"Here, drink this."

Neil looked up and saw that Edith was holding a mug in her hand. The sweet smell of honey wafted to his nose.

"I made you some honey water." She confirmed his suspicion. "It might help."

"Thank you." He took the mug from her and took a few sips. The warm liquid went to his stomach and he felt slightly better and he emptied the mug.

"Have you eaten? If you haven't, I can help you to prepare something." Edith said. "Your stomach might feel a little better after eating something."

Living with her grandfather, she would often look after him when he came back home after having too many drinks with his team. Usually, her grandfather would request her to make him some noodles.

"President Mo, you don't have to be too courteous. You paid me a high salary to look after your niece. Just making you a bowl of noodle would not be too difficult," Edith said when she noticed his hesitation. "Since we are living together, we should look after each other. Besides, I still have to attend the class tomorrow. I wouldn't be at ease if I have to leave Hazel when you were unwell."

Hearing her words, Neil could no longer find a reason to decline her offer. "Alright. Please, help me prepare something to eat."

Edith walked into the kitchen, took out the ingredients, and in ten minutes, a bowl of piping hot noodles were served. Neil took a seat at the kitchen counter and found that the smell of the noodles was making him hungry. He picked up the spoon and took a sip at the soup.

Noticing that she was looking at him, Neil lifted his head. "It's good." He moved his gaze towards the bowl in front of her and said, "You should eat too."

Edith picked up her chopstick again and picked at a strand of noodle and chewed slowly.

"Why are you eating slowly? That is not how you eat your noodles just now."

Hearing his words, Edith accidentally slurped on the noodle too quickly and she started to cough again. She thumped her fist on her chest and looked at Neil begrudgingly.

Edith knew that Neil had seen the way she was eating her noodle earlier and thought that he was not going to say a word about it.

Another cough escaped her when she noticed the slight smile on the corner of his lips.

What is this? Was he teasing her? The iceblock President Mo was teasing her!?

Edith whispered a few cursing words, but after pondering for a while, she decided not to care about his words.

So what if she had seen the way she ate her noodles? If he started to complain about her manners, then she can only be mindful of her manners for as long as she was staying at his condo.

"The noodles were a bit soggy and cold. It doesn't taste good to eat it quickly," Edith came up with an excuse to ease the awkwardness.

Neil saw that Edith was not lifting her head to look at him and decided not to say anything more about this matter.

There was a long silence between them as they continued to eat their noodles.

"About the trip to the aquarium," Neil spoke and broke the silence. "My assistant had booked tickets for us."

"Oh." Edith nodded before she lowered her head again. "Right." She cleared her throat a few times and spoke, "President Mo, since you're here, there is something that I need to tell you."

Neil raised a brow and waited for her to continue.

"Early next month, the kindergarten will be holding a parent and child activity day," Edith spoke. "President Mo, it would be good if you could free your time and come over. Hazel would be happy to see you."


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Extra chapter, to make up for the last time that I missed.

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