"Hazel!" Alex He ran towards her as he saw her in the field. "You're here. Come on over. The games are going to start soon. You haven't chosen the one you wanted to participate in, right?"
The expression on Neil's face changed upon seeing a boy holding his niece's hand. Before he knew it, the boy had pulled his Hazel away and entered the crowd of children. Fortunately, his height allowed him to locate where his niece went to, but it was still stifling to see that someone had snatched his adorable Hazel.
Noticing the cold air around him, Assistant Shawn who has been trailing after his boss was starting to feel agitated.
At this time, several parents were wanting to get close to Neil, but upon seeing his expression, they dare not to get close and initiate a conversation.
"What are you standing here for?"
A voice snapped the two of them off their trance. Both Neil and Assistant Shawn turned around simultaneously and saw that Edith stood beside them with a puzzled expression.
Edith shifted her gaze towards the direction where the two men were looking earlier and walked over to Neil. "President Mo, you need to go to Hazel and pick a game or two that you two wanted to participate in."
Neil did not move forward despite hearing her words. "The boy just now. Who was he?"
Edith looked at the students and quickly located Hazel and Alex. The little boy and Hazel stood side by side as they stared at the board where the games for parents and children were listed.
"That's Alex He," Edith said. "President Mo, you have met him a few times. Last time, you came to his house to pick up both Hazel and me, don't you remember?"
A slight frown appeared on his face as he tried to recall this scene. It was then that he remembered seeing the boy a few times. It was no wonder that this boy seemed very familiar.
"Alex He," Neil repeated the name. His eyes narrowed and Neil picked up his pace and walked over to his niece.
As he was approaching, the parents pulled their kids away to make way for him until he reached Hazel and Alex's side.
"Hazel," Neil called out her name and the two children turned around.
"Uncle, Teacher Qian said I should choose and join some games. If we win, we will get a prize," Hazel said. She shifted her gaze back towards the board. "Which one do you think we should choose?"
Neil did not turn to look at the list of games, but instead, his gaze met with the short boy beside his niece. The little boy looked at him with unafraid eyes and finally straightened up his posture.
"You're Hazel's uncle," the boy spoke. "Hello, Mister Mo. My name is Alex He, Hazel's classmate."
Neil nodded at him. His gaze then fell towards the boy's hand which was still holding Hazel's tightly. Before he could react, Hazel had tugged at his hand, gaining his attention.
"Uncle, which one do you think we should choose?" Hazel blinked her eyes at him.
Seeing the adorable look on his niece's face, the annoying feeling he had towards the little boy beside her faded away slowly. Neil turned to look at the list of games and spoke, "You choose. I'll just go with whichever games you pick."
A tiny crease appeared on Hazel's face as she was seriously considering the games she was going to pick. After listening to the teacher's recommendation, Hazel finally picked two games and Alex had chosen another two before the two kids separated as Alex had chosen different activities to participate in with his parents.
Edith stood at the side and a flicker of light appeared in her eyes as she saw the games that Hazel had chosen. Her gaze shifted towards Assistant Shawn who stood close to Neil and suddenly, her lips tilted up to an amused smile.
Assistant Shawn noticed the strange look on Edith's face and raised a brow. Her expression right at the moment was as if she was suppressing a smile that was about to burst. He did not know what was on the teacher's mind, but her expression somehow made his hair stood.
Of course, what Assistant Shawn did not know was that one of the games that Little Miss Hazel had chosen was meant for both parents to join in. Edith was expecting that both Neil and Assistant Shawn will team up together in this game and thus, her imagination had run wild.
The teacher who was assigned at the game's registration handed Hazel two cards and pointed towards a corner of the field where the games she had chosen would be held.
Holding hands, both Hazel and Neil walked over to the direction and waited. At this time, another game had begun. Both Neil and Hazel stood at the side as they watched the other parents and child teamed up together in a chariot race. The child sat on the blanket and the parent had to pull at the corner of the blanket and run towards the finishing line.
Little Hazel watched this game and silently regretting that she had not chosen this game earlier. From her observation, Hazel thought that this game looked fun.
The chariot game ended and a boy from the next class won the race. The teacher announced that the next game will be starting soon and the parents and students who had chosen to participate should gather around quickly.
Hazel pulled at her uncle's hand towards where they should be gathering.
Seeing the tall man in suit and tie, the parents around them started to greet President Mo and tried to initiate a conversation.
His brow furrowed as some of them started to gather around and started to mention some of their business and collaboration ideas.
"I'm sorry," Neil spoke as one of the men around him was eagerly trying to explain his business. "But I'm here to accompany my niece in her kindergarten activity. If you want to discuss a business proposal, you can talk to my assistant and arrange an appointment with him."
Once his words fell, the others shifted their gaze to Assistant Shawn and suddenly, they started to surround the assistant and tried to get his contact to arrange an appointment with President Mo.
Meanwhile, Neil stood silently as he was listening to the teacher in charge explaining the rules of this game.
Soon chairs, small cones, balloons, and other stuff were scattered on the ground. A teacher came over and passed a black cloth to the parents. The teacher explained that in this trust game, the parent and child will take their turn to play. One of them will be blindfolded and one of them will have to instruct another to safely pass through the obstacle towards the end.
Neil stared at the black cloth in his hand and turned to Hazel. "Do you want to start first?"