Chapter 383 - Brother-In-Law

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A few days later, the school gossip forum exploded when Hazel finally came forward to clarify her family background. Everyone was shocked! No one expected that Hazel would be the heiress of MH Group that was famous in L City. 

Hazel was someone from a wealthy family. There was no reason for her to find another rich man to support her life! 

From the beginning, Hazel had mentioned that her parents had both passed away. Perhaps, it was because of that that everyone around her had not paid too much attention to her background.

It has been years since Hazel's parents passed away and none of them would remember anything that happened a long time ago. No one expected that Adam Mo and Claire Fan to be her parents.

Of course, some people had refused to believe in that story and thought that Hazel was bluffing. However, Eira then stepped out and verified the story. Zhang's family and Mo's family have been friends for years and had a few project collaborations. Eira had no reason to lie. 

Once the bystanders read the story about Hazel's childhood, everyone started to feel sympathize with her.

How old was Hazel when her parents passed away in that tragedy? She was very young! They could not imagine what it would feel to suddenly lose both parents at the same time. From a young age, Hazel had lost the people she could depend on.

It was not easy for Hazel to grow up to be the person she was now.

The students began to change their opinion on Hazel and a few of Hazel's classmates spoke up for her. Although Hazel was from a wealthy family, she was always humble and never showed off.  She had good upbringings and her classmates had a good impression of Hazel.

More positive stories about Hazel came out and the students started to call out the original posters for posting such disgusting news.

A day later, the school received another shocking news. A student named Vivian Xia was exposed to the original posters that had slandered Hazel.

Vivian was quick to deny the accusation. However, a lawyer from a reputable firm personally showed up and notified her that Hazel had filed a lawsuit against her for slandering! This incident happened in the cafeteria during lunch hour where there were too many students around.

No matter how Vivian wanted to hide, she could not do so. Some of the students had pulled out their phones and recorded this situation. In just a few minutes, everyone in the university, including the professors and staff were talking about this matter.

Vivian began to shout that she was set up and that she had nothing to do with this incident. However, someone had posted the evidence on the forum that pointed to Vivian as the person who spread such dirty gossip. 

The students were once again in shock. Initially, they were still wondering if the lawyer had found the wrong person, but with the evidence, no one wanted to say anything.

No one would guess that a demure person such as Vivian would do such a thing. Both Vivian and Hazel had no previous grievance. To think that Vivian would pull such a stunt because of a man she barely knew… The students began to look down on Vivian. 

Some people who were not on good terms with Vivian began to expose her lifestyle and scandal. It was shocking to see that Vivian was not as demure as they had thought. It was clear that the person who wanted to date for money was not Hazel. 

Even if the university wanted to stop the students from talking, this matter was already bought to the police's attention. Moreover, with Zhang's family watching over the situation, the university could only let Vivian defend herself.

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In one of the famous restaurants in B City, four women and one man sat around the table. 

Hazel watched as her friends started to eat the food on the table and nibbled at her food softly. A while later, a spoonful of crab meat appeared on her bowl. Hazel looked up and saw that Alex was looking at her with a smile on his place.

"Eat more," Alex said.

"Oh." Hazel nodded. She clipped the crab meat with her chopstick and put them into her mouth. Soon, the sweet and fresh taste of the crab meat filled her mouth.

"Brother-in-law, seeing the way you treated Hazel makes me feel relieved. It's good that Hazel is happy with you."

Hazel began to choke on her food. She grabbed the drinking water on the table and took a few mouthfuls to calm down. Then, she stared at Eira with a shocked expression. "What brother-in-law?" Her voice was a whisper.

Eira Zhang, can you speak properly?

Contrary to Hazel's reaction, there was a wide smile on Alex's face.

Eira saw the shy look on Hazel's face and decided to tease her further. "Hazel, we are sisters. Naturally, we should call your man as our brother-in-law."

Hazel felt heat crept to her face. First, brother-in-law, and then… her man? Hazel thought that she could not get used to this.

"That's true." Michelle nodded. "I heard that the two of you have been together for years. Sooner or later, you will be married. It's not too early to call him as our brother-in-law."

Hazel turned to Michelle speechlessly.

She might know Alex for years, but the two of them only got together recently, alright!

"Brother-in-law, thank you for your treat tonight," Crystal decided to join in the fun.

Alex stretched his hand to Hazel and gave her a gentle squeeze. Then, he looked at her roommates again and smiled. "Thank you for looking after Hazel the past few years. If you need any help, please don't hesitate to find me."

Seeing that Hazel's relationship with her friends was good, Alex was at ease. He had watched the way her friends had stood up to protect his Hazel when someone wanted to bully her and he began to have good impressions on Hazel's roommates.

The group began to chat amiably as they eat. By the time their meal ended, Hazel's face was red as she had to listen to her friends' teasing.

Alex sent the girls to the dormitory and the girls quickly ran away to escape after thanking Alex for his treat, leaving the lovers behind.

Hazel looked at her roommates retreating and pouted. She turned to Alex and spoke, "Alex, I wanted to file a complaint."

"What's wrong?"

"You joined the girls and bullied me!"

Alex laughed when he heard her words. "Then, what do you want me to do? How do you plan to punish me?"

Hazel gritted her teeth and turned around. "I'm not talking to you."

"Alright. Don't get angry." Alex tugged at her hand and pulled Hazel into his embrace. "I'm just very happy."

Hazel stopped struggling and buried her face into his chest. His scent began to fill her nostrils and Hazel began to relax. "What are you happy about?"

"That you choose to trust me with your trouble." Alex smiled. "I'm happy that your friends called me brother-in-law."

"Why are you happy about such a thing?"

"Guess?"

Hazel lifted her head and met his dark gaze. Hazel swallowed when she saw something that she could not decipher in his eyes. "I-I don't want to guess."

Alex let out a long breath. "Hazel Mo, I really, really like you."

Her heartbeat accelerated. Meeting his gaze and having her holding her so close to him while listening to those words made her head a little jumbled up.

Hazel bit at her lips as she continued to look into his eyes as if searching for something.. A couple of minutes passed and soon, Hazel stood on tiptoe and pressed her lips against his.

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