Chapter 343 - Why Are You So Slow

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Alex was momentarily stunned when Hazel had suddenly held his hand. In the past, the two of them would always hold hands like this as they walked around. However, as they grew up, they no longer hold hands. 

Now that they were back in the garden with their hands intertwining, Alex thought that they had returned to their childhood.

Alex did not say anything as Hazel continued to hold his hand. However, the smile on his face was a little transparent. Anyone who saw it would know how happy he was at the moment.

When the two entered the house, the chattering voice suddenly grew quieter.

Everyone had their attention towards their intertwining hands, each of them was trying to guess whether the two had made a progress while they were out there in the garden.

However, before their mind started to run wild, Hazel released her hands from Alex and walked over to her grandmother to deliver her maternal grandmother's New Year greetings. As if noticing that people were watching her, Hazel then looked up and coincidentally met with Lily's gaze.

"Auntie Lily, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

From Hazel's reaction, everyone seemed to understand nothing had happened while the two of them were outside. Most of them let out a sigh of frustration, but one person seemed a little happy that the two had not made any progress.

Lily glanced at her son and smiled at Hazel. "Nothing. I just saw your cheongsam dress and thought that it is very pretty."

Hazel's smiled at the compliment. "Mmm… Auntie Edith bought this for me."

After exchanging a few words with Hazel, Lily shot her son a disappointing gaze. She had thought that after spending a long time outside with just the two of them, her son would definitely take his chance to confess.

When Alex was younger, he did not have a lot of friends. At some point, Lily was worried that her son will have a problem bringing home a daughter-in-law for her. However, once Lily was aware that Alex had feelings for Hazel, her opinion began to change. She saw how well Alex had treated Hazel and thought that perhaps her son was not that hopeless…

It turned out that her son was indeed hopeless…

He had already waited for years. When was he going to tell Hazel the truth?

Alex shot his mother a helpless look before he turned to sit on the sofa. His eyes might be watching the television, but his attention was on Hazel. 

Hazel has always been good at interacting with older people. It did not take her a long time to make his parents like her.

Watching as Hazel interacted with everyone else, Alex felt a tinge of jealousy spreading. He really wanted to keep this astounding girl to his side where she would pay attention to no one but him.

As the thought came to his mind, Alex lowered his head and his hand clenched into a fist at the side. He really needed to gather up his courage again and find a way to tell her how he feels.

Even if there would be a chance where Hazel might not reciprocate his feelings, he still wanted to let her know.

The He family spent almost two hours at Mo's residence before they left. Once they arrived at home, Ethan went to his study while Ellie went to her room to rest.

Seeing that Alex had entered the house after carrying some stuff from the car, Lily waved her hand at him and asked him to follow her. Lily gestured her son to take a sit before she turned around to pour some drinks for both of them.

"Alex, why are you so slow?"

A sigh escaped him as he heard his mother's question. He could come out with a lot of reasons why his mother had wanted to talk to him privately, however, Alex was not expecting that his mother was going to ask him about Hazel.

"Didn't you see how pretty Hazel is in that dress today?" Lily continued to provoke. "What if some other guy comes over and takes her away? My son, if you don't hurry, someone is going to snatch the girl you like. I really like Hazel as my daughter-in-law."

"Mom, you don't have to worry. I know what I am going to do. I've waited for seven years for the chance to pursue Hazel. I am not going to back down easily," Alex said.

Alex was always close to his mother. Naturally, his mother knew about his deal with Hazel's uncle.

The first time Alex had mentioned the deal to his mother, Alex was a little surprised that his mother would take that scary uncle's side. He had always thought that his mother would be on his side. 

His mother had told him that being in a relationship earlier might be sweet, but, once he turned to an adult, he would be more mature and have a clearer mind. Even if the two get into an argument, the two of them will know to be rational.

Alex thought about his mother's words for days and thought that his mother should be right.

Anyway, he had already promised Hazel's uncle that he would only pursue Hazel once he was qualified enough. Therefore, he can only wait.

"Mom, you know that I always liked Hazel," Alex said. "But I didn't know what Hazel think of me. Before I tell her that I liked her, I wanted to at least give her some hints so that she will be prepared." His head dropped. "I don't want to scare her. Don't worry." He lifted his head and flashed an assuring smile. "I have my plan."

Lily stared at her son and sighed helplessly, wondering when did her son turn into a foolish? 

She opened her mouth to say more, but once she saw the determined look on Alex's face, Lily decided not to say anything. Since Alex already had his plan, as his mother, she could only support him.

The mother and son spoke for a while in the kitchen before Alex went back to his room.

He lay down on his bed and took out his phone. Seeing that there were a few notifications on the phone, Alex decided to check on his messages. His movement halted when he saw a message from Hazel.

"Alex, I forgot to ask. You will pick me up before we head to that reunion dinner, right?"

His lips tilted up as he thought of attending that reunion dinner with Hazel. 

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