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While attending his brother's funeral, Neil Mo noticed the little girl, sitting quietly alone with both hands hugging her knees tightly.

The little girl had only lost both her parents. But in a room was full of people, no one seemed to pay attention to her.

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"Grandma, I don't want to live away from my daddy and mommy... I know that I won't get to see them again... What if I miss them?" her words were a bit incoherent as she forced back her sobs.

Seeing the little girl, he felt something tugged on his heart.

"Hazel," Neil spoke after a while. "If you don't want to live in the countryside with grandma, then would you like to live with me?"
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After losing his younger brother in an accident, the President of the MH group, Neil Mo, decided to look after his five years old niece. Who knew that looking after a child could be difficult than securing a business deal!

Noticing that his niece was particularly close to her kindergarten teacher, Neil then offered her a job as a babysitter.

"But, President Mo, what do you mean by living together?"

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Cover illustration: Kirinlukis
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Author Note: This story is written to participate in WPC, with 'single parent' as the theme. The story is slow-paced at the beginning, but if you read carefully, there will be hints on what will happen after. The middle part will get a bit fluffier, and there's going to be some action as well.

Shared universe with:
1. Loving You Too Much
2. True Love and Other Lies
3. You're My Only Star
4. The Dragon Beside Me
5. Love So Sweet
6. Commander Qi's Runaway Wife
7. The Wedding Planner's Romance

A Lifetime With You

Following Sophie's words, Alex then walked into the garden to find Hazel.

The garden in Mo's residence was very spacious. In the past, there was a lot of space for Alex and Hazel to run around. But after many years, Edith had planted many flowers and trees around the place.

Though the scenery was beautiful... but Alex had wished that the camellia bushes were not obstructing him to find Hazel.

Fortunately, it did not take him too long to find Hazel.

At this time, Hazel was sitting on the swing under that big, shady tree. The sunlight peeked through the leaves and finally landed on her face. Because of the festivity season, Hazel was wearing a light pink modern cheongsam dress with red flowers embroidery. The swing was swaying a little bit and her long ponytails followed the movement.

A Deal