Chapter 373 - A Little Unhappy

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Alex noticed that the person beside him has been keeping her silent the moment they entered the vehicle. Seeing the way she acted, Alex was worried, but he did not know what went wrong.

Hazel was still fine when they were at his office. He had even thought that Hazel had mentioned him as her boyfriend. Could he be mistaken?

A soft sigh escaped him. Alex thought that sometimes, a woman's mind was a little too hard to understand. He had known Hazel for years, but there would still be a time when he could not figure out what she was thinking about.

Alex tried to think of the reason for the sudden mood change in Hazel. The last person she had talked to was Carina.

His face darkened at the thought that Hazel became unhappy after chatting with that woman. Alex made a note to talk to Daniel and let him choose a new lawyer to aid the company matters.

After twenty minutes of driving, Alex parked his vehicle and turned to Hazel. "We're here."

Hazel snapped out of her trance and looked out the window. Noticing that the car had pulled over at the lakeside garden, Hazel swiftly turned to look at Alex. "Why are we here?"

"To have dinner. I heard that there's a pretty good seafood restaurant nearby," Alex said. "We may have to walk a little bit."

"Oh." Hazel nodded at his explanation. She got of the vehicle and looked around the surroundings. The fresh air and the green scenery immediately make her feel more at ease. Hazel turned around when Alex tugged at her hand. She looked at him and cocked her head to one side. "What's wrong?"

"Hazel…" His voice sounded as if he was aggrieved. "Are you angry?"

A look of surprise flashed on her face. "Why would you think that I'm angry?"

"Then, why aren't you speaking to me?" Alex asked. "Did Miss Lin said something that upset you?"

Hazel thought of the conversation with Carina earlier and lowered her head. 

"What did she said to you?" Alex continued to ask when Hazel did not answer. 

Initially, she had tried to avoid Alex's gaze because she was a little embarrassed after referring to him as her boyfriend in front of others. Hazel did not think that Alex would misunderstand her.

She had finally calmed down and adjusted her thoughts, but hearing Carina's name again, Hazel became unhappy.

That woman was annoying and a little brainless for a lawyer. That woman had tried to show off her relationship with Alex and once Hazel saw that she had tried to get closer to him, she instinctively moved to Alex just to annoy her. So what if she was being petty?

"Stop thinking too much. I am not angry." Hazel flashed him a smile. 

His lips pursed into a thin line. Though he was not convinced, Alex thought that if he pried too much into it, Hazel would really get mad at him. "If you said you're not angry, then you're not angry."

A laugh escaped her and her mood lightened up a little. Hazel recalled that when they were both kids, Alex would often say something like this to coax her.

Hazel let out a helpless sigh when she saw that the frown on his face had disappeared. "Let's go. Didn't you say that there's a pretty good seafood restaurant around here?"

Alex held on her hands and led her to walk around the park. After a brief silence, he spoke again. "Earlier… I heard it."

Hazel looked at him inquiringly. "What did you hear?"

His steps halted and Alex turned so that they were facing each other. His expression showed that he was a little hesitant, while the look in his eyes showed his hopefulness.

"You called me your boyfriend in front of others… right?"

Her heart skipped a beat. As he had not asked anything, Hazel had thought that Alex had not noticed the word she said. There was a brief silence before Hazel nodded softly. "Un."

His eyes flashed with joy. His lips slowly turned into a smile. Alex had thought that Hazel would avoid this matter and tell him that everything was just his imagination.

"You said that you were going to wait until it has been a month before you can give me an answer," Alex said. 

"Well, I changed my mind." Hazel narrowed her eyes at him. "There are just too many people set their eyes on you and I'm worried that you might be tempted by them. What? You're not happy? If you're not happy then, we'll just pretend that I didn't say anything."

There was a touch of blush on her cheek. Hazel was shy but had still chosen to act tough.

Alex knew well that Hazel was embarrassed but, seeing the cold look on her face reminded him of her scary uncle. Suddenly, he was a little scared of teasing her.

"No. I'm happy. I'm very happy." He gave her hand a little tug and wrapped his arms around her. The smile on his face widened. Alex tightened his embrace and spoke again, "You said it. You cannot change your mind."

"That would have to depend on your performance," Hazel said. Initially, she wanted to struggle out of his embrace but feeling his tight embrace, Hazel decided to stay still. and let him hug her.

"I won't let you change your mind."

Though Hazel was unable to look at his expression, she could imagine that silly grin on his face. A faint smile curled on her lips. Hazel rested her on his chest and was a little surprised to hear the loud beating of his heart. As she closed her eyes, the familiar scent of Alex entered her nose. 

"Alex He..."

"Hmm?"

"I'm a little unhappy."

Alex released her from his embrace to look at her face. "What's wrong?"

"If we were born in the same year, then, the two of us could attend the same university," Hazel said. "I suddenly feel like I have missed the four years you were away to study."

There was a glint of amusement in his eyes. "Why do you suddenly think of this?"

"Miss Lin said that there were a lot of girls who tried to get close to you in university," Alex said. " I just thought that I don't know anything about the university's Alex."

His lips curled into a helpless smile. "If you wanted to know, then, I can tell you anything. Don't listen to Miss Lin's words. I am not that close to her, whether a few years ago or now." Alex raised his hand and could not stop pinching at his girlfriend's cheek.

Mmm... His girlfriend. Alex thought that he really liked the sound of that.

"It doesn't matter if we have lost a few years," Alex continued.. "All I know is that, in the future, you will always have me and I will always have you."

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