Chapter 332 - Growing Up Together

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Alex He could still remember the first time he saw Hazel.

On that day, Headmistress Fu had come over to their class and announced that the little girl was going to join their class. Hazel Mo was supposed to enter another class for those who were a year younger than him. However, Headmistress Fu had said that Hazel's comprehension would allow her to enter another class.

Because Hazel was younger than everyone else, their classroom teacher, Auntie Edith, had reminded everyone to look after this little sister.

His first impression towards Hazel was that she seemed like a good, obedient kid. He saw her in class and admitted that she was a very smart girl

From the moment Hazel entered the class, the others started to gather around her. The female classmates wanted to act as her big sister, while the boys were attracted to her look.

Alex admitted that Hazel was a cute girl. She always had a dazzling smile on her face whenever he saw her at school.

She would often show up in class with a twin tail. Most of the time, she would always have bunny-shaped hair clips or a hairband on her hair. The little girl looked so fluffy giving the others an urge to pinch at her cheek.

Anyway… Alex decided not to mind the new girl in his class. He was aware that the two of them were in two different worlds and a girl like Hazel would not talk to him. After all, most of the girls in his class would not care to play with him. He was used to it.

After a few months, Alex noticed that Hazel has stopped going to school. Auntie Edith had only said that something was going on in her house and she was unable to show up at school.

A few days before Hazel had returned to school, Auntie Edith had told everyone that Hazel had lost her parents in an accident. She had reminded everyone to treat Hazel gently and as an elder brother and sister, no one should bully her and instead, everyone should treat her nicely.

On the day Hazel returned to the kindergarten, Alex noticed that there was something different about her.

When she returned, Alex could no longer see the dazzling smile on her face. The talkative girl had suddenly become quiet.

The new Hazel would choose to sit alone in the corner, minding her own business. At this time, the only classmate she would talk to was Megan Xiao. When Hazel returned, Auntie Edith would often look after her and the two became very close.

He had once run into Hazel at the mall. At that time, he was surprised to see the girl was with Auntie Edith and a scary uncle. It was later that he learned that after Hazel's parents had passed away, Hazel has been living with that scary uncle.

Alex had thought that perhaps, Hazel's personality change had something to do with that scary uncle. If he had to live with someone scary as that uncle, Alex was sure that he too would turn into a timid boy.

When they see each other at school again, Hazel had asked why did he like to play with his robot by himself.

It was at this time that Alex had mentioned his hobby to build Gundam robots. Surprisingly, Hazel had shown her interest in his hobby.

For a few seconds, Alex was stunned. There were not a lot of people who would think of his hobby as interesting. Building and assembling them would require too much time and patience. Most kids around their age did not have the patience to sit still in one place and focus on building them. Or else, things would not be great.

When Hazel had shown her interest, Alex was excited.

It was the first time that someone had asked him about building them. Even though Hazel did not know too much about Gundam, Alex had patiently explained to her what he knew.

At that time, he did not pay attention too much to Hazel. Alex only knew that there was someone who would enjoy his hobby and there would be someone who he can talk to.

Later, whenever Auntie Edith came over to his house to meet with his mother, she would often bring Hazel over as well. Whenever Hazel come over, he would often take her over to his playroom and the two would build those models together.

In just a few months, Hazel became very good at assembling the model and there were times when Alex would worry that she would soon be better than him. When he thought that it would be difficult to find someone who shared the same interest with him, Alex decided not to mind about this matter too much.

After spending their time together, the two became closer and Alex started to pay attention to her. Slowly, Hazel began to talk and smile a lot, although it was not as much as it used to be.

Alex then realized that he liked seeing the smile on her face and would get distressed whenever he saw the tears on her face. If he could, he would like to see her with a smile on her face all the time.

Across the University entrance, a tall man was seen standing under the big, weeping willow tree. From his standing posture and the way he would have glanced at his wristwatch before he turned to look at the entrance, the passerby quickly thought that he was here to wait for someone. From his soft gaze and warm smile, as he continued to stare at the entrance, the passerby assumed that this man was waiting for someone important. For example… a lover.

The girls who walked past by would glance at him before they lowered their heads with a shy look on their faces. They wanted to take a chance to talk to him, but the moment they saw the look on his face, none of them dare to get closer.

A few minutes earlier, there was one brave student who had dared to approach him and asked for his contact number. But of course, that student was rejected. No one could hear the words that the man had said, but everyone around understood that they would not stand a chance.

Alex He took a deep breath when he noticed that those girls were staring at him again. At this time, there was nothing that he wanted other than for Hazel Mo to walk through the gate as quickly as she can.

It was not that he minded waiting for her, but at this time, Alex thought that he really wanted to see her face. It has been a while since they saw each other and he kind of... missed her.

Just then, his eyes caught the sight of the girl in a white blouse and dusty pink pleated skirt. As she walked, the skirt would sway around, attracting the attention of the people around her. 

His lips turned up into a smile the moment he saw the person he was waiting for.

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