Chapter 344 - Stumbled Into A Secret

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"You're going out?" Neil asked when he saw Hazel walked down the stairs. A frown appeared when he saw that Hazel had put on a nice dress and wore light make-up. 

"Mmm… I'm going with Alex to his classmate's reunion."

Neil was about to ask why does she want to go to Alex's reunion when his wife spoke.

"Please say hi to Megan for me," Edith said. She sensed that her husband was looking at her and explained. "Megan is one of my students and she had a good relationship with Hazel until high school. She used to come here a lot."

Neil tried to recall his niece's friends and thought of a face.

At this time, Hazel's phone chimed and a bright smile curled on her lips. "Alex is here. I better get going."

Edith nodded. "Go ahead. Don't make others wait. Have fun, Hazel." Once the door shut behind Hazel, Edith turned to her husband again. "Why are you unhappy?"

Neil heaved a sigh. "It feels as if a pig is eyeing to steal the cabbage I raised. I just don't feel good about it."

Leaning forward, Edith pinched him on both cheeks and kissed his chin. "Well, you still have another cabbage. Sooner or later, Hailey will grow up and someone will want to marry her."

His expression grew ugly at the thought that his daughter might marry someone. In the past, Neil always thought that it was good to have daughters. Girls are more adorable and sweet as compared to boys.

But now, he was starting to think that it will be better if he had boys. At least he can teach his sons to steal other people's cabbages.

"Just what are you thinking about?" Edith cocked her head and laughed.

Neil reached to touch his wife's stomach "I hope this time we'll have sons."

Edith stared at her husband helplessly. It was not hard to guess what he was thinking. "This is not something that I can decide, alright?"

Meanwhile, Alex alighted from his AUDI when he saw someone at the entrance. The corner of his lips tilted up and his throat bobbed up and down when he saw Hazel walking over to him. At this time, Hazel was wearing a dark blue skater dress with glitters on the skirt. Her hair was down with soft curls. 

Alex snapped out of his trance and helped her with the door. "Hazel."

Hearing her name, Hazel paused and turned to Alex before she slid into the car. Her head tilted to a side when Alex did not speak.

"You look beautiful."

A smile bloomed on her lips. "Thank you." Hazel took a step back and gave Alex a look over. "You don't look too bad yourself. It's rare to see you dressed up formally like this." She lifted her head to meet his gaze. "It suits you."

His heart was beating erratically. Alex lowered his head and smiled shyly. "Come on. Let's get going."

Once Hazel was seated in the passenger's seat. Alex went to the driver's seat and started driving. The two of them chatted about the people who might show up to the reunion until they arrived at The Orchid, a luxury hotel under Zhang Group Worldwide.

Alex handed the car key to the valet and Hazel habitually held his arms before they walked into the building.

It did not take them a long time to find the restaurant. The voices gradually quietened down as the two of them walked in. 

"Alex He!" One of the boys stood up and shouted his name.

Suddenly, the voices grew again and everyone was commenting that they have not seen him in such a long time. Some were complimenting that he had grown up to be such a handsome guy.

Once they recognized Alex, some of them who were acquaintances with Hazel began to recognize her. Almost everyone in Alex's class knew that he was very close to a junior and have seen both Alex and Hazel together in school. 

Seeing that the boys wanted to chat with Alex, Hazel immediately searched for familiar faces among the girls. Her eyes brightened when she saw Megan walking over. After exchanging a few words with Alex, Hazel left his side and joined Megan.

"I haven't seen you for years!" Megan exclaimed. She gave Hazel a look over and smiled. "God! You don't look much different than the last time I see you. Still very pretty." 

"I heard from Alex that you're getting married," Hazel said. "Megan, congratulations!"

A bright smile appeared on Megan's face. "Thank you. I'll give you my invitation cards later. Hazel, you definitely have to come. It will be held in summer."

"I'll try my best to be there," Hazel gave her a non-committal answer as she was unsure of her schedule. Unlike Alex and his batch who have started to enter the workforce, Hazel still had another year before she can graduate.

"Come on, I'm sure you recognized some of our friends here," Megan said as she brought Hazel to the table. Then, she started to introduce the girls. "You should remember Cindy Bai. She went to the same kindergarten with us."

Hazel flashed Cindy a polite smile. 

When they were in kindergarten, Cindy had said something that made her sad. Although Cindy had apologized to her, Hazel could not forget the words she said. As they grew up, Hazel would run into Cindy a few times. However, each time, Cindy would flash a polite smile at her before she lowered her gaze and walk away.

Cindy greeted Hazel politely before she continued to chat with her friends.

Megan watched their interaction and sighed. Then, the two sat down at an empty spot and started to chat. Hazel asked Megan about her life abroad and Megan told her stories about how she and her fiance met.

"I can't believe that you are still with Alex," Megan said.

"Well, Auntie Edith and his mother are good friends. We met each other all the time," Hazel said. 

Years ago, Megan and everyone else were surprised when they heard that their kindergarten teacher had married Hazel's uncle.

Megan's expression changed a little bit. "That is not what I meant."

Hazel cocked her head.

"Aren't you and Alex… a couple?"

Hazel stared at her friend with her eyes wide. "Megan… we are not like that." She grew flustered. "Alex and I… we're very good friends."

Megan raised a brow. She glanced at where the boys were gathered and caught the way Alex was looking at Hazel when he thought that no one was looking. Then, she looked at Hazel again and her lips tilted into a helpless smile. 

It looked like she had stumbled into a secret.

Megan thought that the way Alex was looking at Hazel was the same as the way her fiance was looking at her. It was full of love and affection. It was obvious that Alex did not think of Hazel as mere good friends.

Looking at Hazel's clueless face, Megan decided not to say anything. 

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