A Lifetime With You - Chapter 48

Because of her fever, Hazel Mo took a few days off to stay at home for a few more days to recuperate, while her uncle, Neil Mo chose to work from home to look after her.

After staying with her uncle for a few days, Hazel had thought that her uncle was even more strict than her mother.

Her uncle had made her finished her meal and would stay by her side as she ate her medicine. Although Hazel did not like the taste of the medicine, she had no choice but to finish them under her uncle’s strict observation. With the fierce look on her uncle’s face, Hazel did not dare to trick him and throw away the medicine.

As she was feeling unwell and week, Hazel found that she was missing her mother even more.

At least, her mother would always give her sweets after she had obediently eaten the bitter medicine.

Moreover, she was not allowed to move around too much and was asked to stay in bed to get enough rest.

In short, Hazel had thought that spending her time with her uncle while recuperating at home was torturous and she could not wait to return to school.

On the day that she was to return to school, Hazel had urged her uncle to send her earlier, and thus, she became the first to arrive.

Hazel arrived at the kindergarten, there was a joyful expression on her face. She greeted the teachers at the entrance as well as the old guard. Then, she walked happily inside.

“Teacher Qian!” Hazel greeted happily when she saw her at the door. She ran towards her teacher and stopped as she arrived. “Teacher Qian, good morning.”

“Good morning, Hazel,” Edith bent down to get on the little girl’s height. “How are you feeling? Much better?”

“En,” Hazel nodded enthusiastically. “My fever is all gone a few days ago, but my uncle wanted me to rest at home for a few more days.”

Edith smiled upon seeing the way Hazel had pouted her lips.

“Well, your uncle is right,” Edith said. “It is important for you to stay at home until you are well enough. Or else, you might accidentally pass your fever to your friends.”

Hazel stared at her teacher with a grieved expression. “Teacher Qian, I miss you.”

Edith laughed upon hearing her words. She patted her on her hair and said, “I miss you too. Now that you are well enough, we can play together with everyone else, alright?”

Hazel’s expression brightened up immediately and there was a smile on her face.

After exchanging a few more words with Hazel, Edith then stood up and smiled towards the iceblock who was staring at her the moment he had arrived.

It has been a few days since the last time they met and Neil had offered her a job as Hazel’s caretaker. Seeing the way he was looking at her, Edith knew that he was waiting for her answer.

“President Mo, good morning.”

Neil replied to her with a nod, and his gaze did not move away from her. He was still anticipating a positive answer from her and hoped that now that it has been a few days, Edith had made her decision about his offer.

“Teacher Qian, have you consider my offer?” Neil spoke as he stepped forward.

“Yes,” Edith nodded and saw a glint of surprise in the man’s eyes. “President Mo, I will accept your offer. However, I do have a few conditions that I need to discuss with you before I can agree.”

“Of course.” Neil quickly agreed. At this time, he was relieved that Edith was willing to look after his niece. Although Neil had not said a word to Hazel regarding this matter, he knew that the little girl will be happy that she was able to spend more time with her favorite teacher.

“Well then, let’s discuss the matter later,” Edith suggested.

Neil took out a card from his pocket and handed it over to Edith. “Teacher Qian, if it is convenient for you, you can look after me at the office after your work is over. I will talk to my assistant about this.”

Edith stared at the card and shoved it into her pocket. “Then, I will come over to the office later.”

When Neil Mo arrived at his office, his assistant, Shawn Zhong immediately reported to him of his schedule of the day. He was in the middle of reporting when Neil suddenly lifted a hand to stop him.

“President Mo?” Assistant Shawn threw him a questioning glance.

“Clear my schedule for this evening,” Neil spoke. “Hazel’s teacher, Miss Edith Qian will be coming over to discuss a contract. Assistant Shawn, when she arrived, you should bring her to my office immediately.”

“Yes, President Mo,” Assistant Shawn nodded. He tapped something into his tablet and paused. He raised his head again with a perplexed expression. “Hazel’s classroom teacher is coming over?”

“I decided to hire her as Hazel’s caretaker and we will discuss a few terms and conditions before she can start,” Neil said. “You know how it is with Hazel. I wanted Hazel to be with someone she can get comfortable with and her teacher seemed to fit this position.”

Assistant Shawn thought for a while and nodded before he continued to tap his fingers on the tablet.

As Neil Mo’s assistant, he was aware of the President and his niece’s situation. Previously, he had met Hazel’s classroom teacher when he was assigned to pick up Hazel from the kindergarten. Assistant Shawn had thought that the teacher had a pleasant attitude and Hazel seemed to like her very much.

He had seen Hazel as she grew up and was worried about her when President Mo announced that he was going to look after the little girl.

At the thought that Hazel would be under her teacher’s care, Assistant Shawn let out a breath in relief, knowing that the little girl will be in a good hand.

The two of them continued to discuss a few important matters when the intercom on his table beeped and his secretary announced that Director Lance Feng was there to see him.

Neil gave his permission to enter and both Neil and Assistant Shawn turned their head to the door.

“President Mo,” Director Feng greeted. He glanced at the assistant and nodded towards him before he walked forward with documents in his hand.

“You have something to report?” Neil raised a brow at the elderly man.

“President Mo, the report you ask is here,” Director Feng handed the file to Neil and watched as the President browsed through the report with a calm expression. However, President Mo’s calm expression only made him anxious.

Neil closed the documents in his hands and looked at Director Feng. “Since you have the result of the investigation, just do things according to the procedure.”

Director Feng looked at him cautiously. “President Mo, you mean?”

Neil’s expression darkened. “Manager Xiao needed to leave the company for embezzling the company’s money. Director Feng, since you already have enough evidence, you should call the police.”