Chapter 334 - Rumors

As soon as Hazel was slid into the passenger's seat, her phone started to chime. Hazel pulled out her phone and saw several messages from Crystal, demanding to know her relationship with Alex.

After clarifying to her that Alex is her childhood friend, another text came in, and this time it was her other roommate, Michelle Zhuang. Her movement halted when she saw that Michelle had posted a link in their roommate's group. Hazel clicked on the link and found news on her.

Apparently, the story about the basketball captain had come to confess to her had spread in the forum.

Moreover, someone had taken a few pictures of Alex and her and spread some rumors that the two are a couple. It was said that Alex was the reason she had rejected other's pursuit.

It seemed that the other students had too much time in their hands that they could spend their time gossiping all the time.

However... something tugged at her heart upon seeing the post.

Hazel knew that their relationship was not as what others had speculated. The two of them had grown up with each other and they definitely did not see each other that way.

Suddenly, she was worried that Alex was going to see the post.  Wouldn't he feel uncomfortable?

Seeing that Alex had returned and slid into the driver's seat, Hazel quickly told her roommates not to spread useless gossips, and turned off the chat.

Alex started the engine and turned around. Then, he handed her a bag of drinks and snacks. "It will be a while before we reach L City. You can have something to snack on if you're hungry."

"Thank you," Hazel peeked into the bag and saw the snacks and drinks that she liked. She saw a brand of milk that she liked and drink it slowly.

The vehicle started to move and just as Alex entered the main road, he glanced at the girl beside him who was tapping her fingers on the phone. A faint smile curled on her lips told him that she was texting someone she liked.

The event he had witnessed earlier came to his mind and Alex started to worry again. The two of them had known each other for years, but he had never heard anything about Hazel's being in a relationship.

When the two of them went to the same school, he could still found out about her circle of friends or rumors circulating her, but after Hazel had entered university, Alex had lost his chance to find out about the people around her.

What if Hazel had someone she liked?

His grip on the steering wheel tightened as the thought came to his mind.

"Alex, green light."

Hearing her voice, Alex snapped out of his trance and started to drive again.

"You're alright?"

"Yeah." He flashed a smile at her before he focused back on his driving. "Sorry. I was just thinking about which route should I take."

"Just take whichever route is safer. We're not in a hurry." Hazel put down the phone she was holding. "I just texted Auntie Edith and tell her that we're on our way. She told me to remind you to drive safely.

"Mmhmm… You were texting Auntie Edith just now?"

"Uh-huh. She wanted me to let her know when we leave B City."

His heart calmed down a little bit upon knowing that the person Hazel was texting earlier was Auntie Edith. Hazel's relationship with Auntie Edith was very close. At times, they looked like mother and daughter. At times, they looked like sisters.

Of course, Alex knew well that for Hazel, Auntie Edith was one of the most important people in her life.

There was a brief silence between them before Alex spoke again. "How was your study?"

"It's alright," Hazel said. "Next year, I will start to go on an internship before I can graduate."

"Have you applied to any company yet?"

Hazel shook her head. "I have a few places I'd like to apply to, but I am still trying to decide."

"If you need any help, then let me know. I may know a few people who can help you get a place."

"Alright."

A few years ago, Alex was surprised when Hazel had told him that she was going to study engineering. He had always thought that Hazel was going to take over MH Group someday and learn something that was related to their business. However, Hazel had told everyone that she was interested in building robots.

Her uncle had promised that he would support her in anything that she wanted to do. 

Just that, Alex had not expected that after he had influenced her to build those Gundam when they were very young, Hazel would choose to study something related to building robots. Alex knew that Hazel still liked to assemble those models and nowadays, her model collections had grown larger than his.

Fortunately, Hazel was good at her study and would always top her class, or else, he might feel a little guilty about leading her towards this path.

After a slow crawl, Alex finally entered the highway and the journey became a little smoother. If nothing goes wrong, it should take them around four, five hours to arrive in L City.

"You have a month's break for this winter vacation, right?" Alex spoke after a while. He glanced at Hazel and saw her nodded. "A week after the new year, my class is planning a reunion. Do you want to come with me? You can be my plus one."

Hazel pondered over his words and was about to decline when she heard Alex continued.

"A few of people you know will be there too," Alex said. "In the past, weren't you close to Megan Xiao?"

Hazel thought about her friend from kindergarten and recalled the last time she saw her, Megan was departing to C Country to further her study. In the beginning, the two would still contact each other on media social. But after a few years, the two were busy with their study that they both lost contact with each other.

"Megan has returned to L City?"

Alex nodded. "I heard from Tyler that she's getting married. This time, she returned to L City to introduce her fiance to her family."

"Megan is getting married," Hazel repeated the words. Her expression showed that she was still in disbelief. It felt as if she had just graduated high school. But now, someone she knew was going to build a family. 

Hazel could still remember Megan who always looked after her in class when they were in kindergarten. After her parents passed away and she had chosen to isolate herself from others, Megan had stayed around and continued to talk to her even when she did not reply. Megan was always good to her.

But they were all still kids, ah! How can one of them get married and started a family It was unthinkable.

"I'll go with you," Hazel quickly agreed. "I haven't seen Megan for years."

"Then, later, I will text you the date and come and pick you up?"

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