Chapter 387 - A Secret

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After the lunch was over, Alex followed Hazel upstairs and the two ended up in her bedroom. 

Once he entered the room, Alex could not stop looking around. This was the first time he had entered her room and Alex was fascinated to look at everything around him. 

Hazel's room was neater than what he had imagined. The moment he walked in, Hazel's sweet scent filled his nostrils and Alex thought that he might get drunk by inhaling them too much.

There was a lot of pink stuff around. A few plush toys of various animals were arranged neatly on the sofa beside the bookcase. At the side of the room was a tall, glass case with assembled Gundam model arranged neatly.

Alex walked over to the glass case and his gaze stopped at the model at the center of the case. He recognized the model as the one he had gifted to her on her birthday a long time ago. The pink model that his mother had helped him to buy.

At that time, he did not have too much money in his hand and he had talked to his mother to use the money in his bank. 

As the thought came to his mind, Alex was a little stunned. How old was he when he had persuaded his mother into buying a gift for Hazel? At that time, the pink model was rare and expensive, but the moment he saw it, Alex was sure that Hazel was going to like it.

Suddenly, he wondered if he started to like Hazel from that early age.

"What are you looking at?"

Alex turned around and saw Hazel was staring at him inquiringly. "Just admiring the models you assembled."

A soft laugh escaped her as Hazel turned to look at the glass case. "Mmm… I did not expect that I would collect this much." She poked him on the arms and said, "Isn't this is all due to your influence?"

Alex pulled her closer to hug her from behind. Then, he kissed her on the cheek. Before he could enjoy having the girl in his embrace, Hazel wriggled out and looked at him with a playful smile on her face. 

"Let me tell you a secret."

His brow raised. "What is it?"

"The only reason I was interested to listen to you talking about assembling this model was because of Auntie Edith," Hazel said. "Once I heard you said that Auntie Edith is good at assembling the model, I thought… I should give it a try."

There was a complicated look on Alex's face.

"What's wrong?" Hazel tilted her head to one side.

Alex heaved a soft sigh. "And I thought you were genuinely interested."

Hazel laughed when she saw the disappointed look on his face. She patted her hand on his chest and said, "Don't be disappointed. After working on a few models, I think this hobby is quite enjoyable. See… I assembled a few of them after you taught me how to do it once."

Alex stared at her for a long time. After a while, the corner of her lips turned up. "But this is also good. If it was not because Auntie Edith you would not take the initiative to talk to me. Then, we wouldn't be this close." He turned her around to face him and pushed a few strands of hair behind her ears.

Seeing the way Hazel was staring at him, Alex then leaned closer and gave her a soft kiss.

Hazel closed her eyes and put her hands on his shoulders as he continued to kiss her. Once she was satisfied with the kisses she received, Hazel pulled away and stared at Alex with a playful smile on her face.

Before she came into her room, both Great-Grandpa and Auntie Edith had returned to their room to rest. Knowing that there would not be any surprise visit to her room, Hazel was not too shy to be alone with Alex. 

After staying in his arms for a while, the smile on her face gradually disappeared. Hazel ran her fingertips on his cheek and asked, "Alex, are you not sad that Great-Grandpa seemed to forget you?"

Alex wrapped his arms around her body and pulled her closer. "It would be a lie to say that I'm not. Are you afraid that Great-Grandpa would forget you soon?"

Hazel did not answer and instead, lowered her head and buried her face in his chest.

Although Hazel did not have any blood relation with her Great-Grandpa, the old man had treated her as his own kin. When she was little, her Great-Grandpa had always played with her and taught her self-defense skills. Seeing that his health had deteriorated every time she came home, Hazel felt sad. 

Moreover… her grandparents were getting older. Hazel became helpless at thought of how she might not have a long time with them. Her parents had left her early and soon, people she cared about will no longer be around.

Alex lowered his head and kissed her on top of her head. 

With her parents' death anniversary approaching in a few days, Alex could understand that there were too many things in her mind and her mood was a little off. 

However, at this time he could not find a word to ease her mind. The only thing Alex could do was to hug her tightly and channel his strength to her. At this time, Alex made a silent promise to accompany Hazel until they were both old. 

After spending his time at the house for a long time, Alex decided to head home to avoid rush hour. 

When he reached home, his mother was in the living room, arranging a few stuff. Alex walked over to his mother and sat next to her.

"You're back." Lily smiled. She turned her head to the door and raised a brow when she looked at Alex again. "You didn't bring back my daughter-in-law?"

"Mom."

Lily started to laugh. Recently, she found that teasing her son was too interesting. This was the first time that Alex had a girlfriend. Although her boy would always put on a serious look on his face, he could be a little timid when she started to tease him with Hazel.

"How long will you be staying in L City this time?" Lily asked.

"I'll head back to B City on Sunday," Alex answered. "On the day after tomorrow, I will accompany Hazel to visit her parents."

"Mmm... You go ahead and accompany her. She will need a lot of support. As her boyfriend, it is natural that you should accompany her."

"Un. I know."

Lily let out a sigh. Then, she turned to her son and smiled.. "Since you are going to be in L City for a few days, tell Hazel to come over and have a meal with us, alright."

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