Chapter 347 - Roommates' Test

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Neil walked into the room and his steps halted when he saw his wife walked out of the bathroom. Her cheek was slightly reddened and the tip of her hair was a little wet. He closed the door behind him and walked over to her slowly. Seeing that Edith had reached for the hairdryer, Neil gestured her to sit down and helped her to dry her hair.

Once he was done, Neil put the hairdryer on the table and bent to kiss a spot on her nape. Edith coiled as she was feeling ticklish then, she turned around and pecked at his nose. 

"What are you doing?"

"Baby… you smell nice."

"There is still a month before the first trimester ended," Edith reminded him.

"I know." Neil lifted her off the chair and placed her on top of her laps. Holding her tightly, Neil then buried his nose in her nape. Smelling the familiar scent, his heart became a little calmer.

"Darling…"

"Hmm?"

"Do you want me to help you?"

His movement paused. Neil bit at her ears as if punishing her. "Don't tempt me. Just stay like this for a while. I'll be fine."

Seeing the dark look on his face, Edith began to laugh happily. The husband and wife continued to stay in each other's embrace while enjoying the silence.

After a while, Neil broke the silence. "Why do I feel like there is something wrong with Hazel? Just now, I found her sitting in the library with her mind elsewhere. I had to call her a few times before she can respond. This is not the first time this had happened. Recently, she's been staring into space a lot."

"Hazel is fine. It's just that she has been a lot of thinking."

"Thinking about what?"

"Don't ask. When she's ready to tell, she will speak to you."

Neil raised a brow. "You know what is in her mind, don't you?"

Edith replied with a smile and pecked at his chin. "I know. But I promised Hazel that I won't speak about it to anyone."

…

Hazel continued to stay in the library and stared into space after her uncle had left.

There was a book in her hand, but she has been stuck on the same page for more than an hour. No matter how many times she tried to read her book, Hazel found that she could not get past the first sentences.

Her mind was too preoccupied with some matter, or rather, Alex's confession.

Auntie Edith said that she should know the answer in her heart, but Hazel was still a little confused.

She liked Alex as a friend and found that he was someone that she can be comfortable with. Among her friends, Alex was the person that she trusted the most. She can tell him anything without worrying that he will judge her.

However, Hazel was not sure if she wanted to be more than a friend with him. Being in a romantic relationship could change a lot of things for them.

Whenever they quarreled as friends, they could always apologize and then, returned to being friends. However, what would happen they were in a relationship? If they broke up, then, she would lose Alex as her friend as well.

She really did not want to lose him as a friend. Hazel wanted to continue being friends with Alex, but her feelings were telling her that the answer will only make her lose him as a friend. Alex would be too embarrassed that he will start to avoid her, wouldn't he?

Suddenly, Hazel was a little angry that Alex had told her those things. If he did not say anything, then she can continue being by his side without feeling awkward…

Hazel put down the book in her hand and heaved a long sigh. She picked up her phone to look at the time and was surprised to see that it was already late. Just how long has she been sitting in the library? 

The phone on her hand vibrated and Hazel noticed that her roommates' group was actively chatting about their New Year. There was around one week left until their vacation ended but everyone was a little sad that they will have to return to the university. Everyone knew what will be waiting for them as soon as they returned—lots of tests and assignments. Just thinking about them would make them feel dizzy. They were enjoying the festivity and good food a little too much and were reluctant about returning.

Seeing that Hazel had shown up in the group, the girls started to ask her about her vacation.

Hazel was typing something when a thought came to her mind. After a brief hesitation, Hazel then tapped the send button.

The chat group became quiet for a long time that Hazel began to think that there was something wrong with her internet connection. 

"Hazel Mo! Did someone confess to you again? Who is it?" Michelle asked.

"Why do I feel that this time, it was a little different?" Eira asked.

"That's right. Hazel has been confessed to many times. When did she ever want to discuss it with us? The Hazel Mo we know would ruthlessly reject that person straight away," Crystal typed.

Hazel stared at the incoming messages speechlessly.

What do they mean many times? There were perhaps one or two of them.

"Honey, there were more than one or two. I, as your classmate, had watched several boys who wanted to get close to you. However, you treated them as an invisible man," Crystal typed.

Hazel cocked her head. When did she treat anyone as an invisible man? Why can't she remember any of this?

"Let's not talk about this. I'm more curious about this new boy. Hazel Mo, tell us! Which boy confessed to you? Which faculty did he come from?" Eira asked.

Hazel hesitated as her friends continued to urge her. Then, she began to tell them about what happened with Alex.

"Your childhood friend? It was that guy from that time, wasn't it?" Crystal asked. 

"That handsome guy?" Michelle quipped. 

"He's actually looked better face to face," Crystal said and suddenly, the others were complaining that they were not around when Alex had shown up to pick her up.

"It was not very hard to figure out whether you're attracted to this person. Let me give you a few tests," Michelle said. "Do you trust him? Are you really comfortable being around him?"

It didn't take her a long time to answer this question. Hazel was really comfortable being around Alex. She can tell him anything and would trust him with anything he said.

"Do you often find yourself thinking about him?" Michelle asked again.

At this time, of course, she often found herself thinking about Alex. After all, she was still trying to figure out her feelings.

"That's not what I meant. Before he confessed to you, do you often think about him?"

Hazel thought about it again. She would constantly worried about him and think about him a lot. What was wrong with thinking about her best friend?

"Then... how would it make you feel if you see him being in a relationship with another girl?"

Alex has never been in a relationship with another girl.

Michelle blew a sigh. "Just imagine. When he is in a relationship with another person, then you would not be the first person he would look for whenever something happened. A happy occasion, or a sad occasion, he would share everything with another person first."

Hazel tried to imagine this scene and suddenly felt as if something stabbing at her heart. She could not bear to imagine that Alex would do everything without her.

But does this really meant that she liked him?

"Maybe you do like him a little bit subconsciously," Crystal said. "If you are still in doubt, then how about giving him a chance? They say, if you don't take a chance, you will never know. Perhaps, the two of you are meant to be together."

"That's right.. Even if this relationship did not work out, at least you would not regret that you have given it a try."

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