Chapter 386 - Alex He, My Boyfriend

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A few days before her parents' death anniversary, Alex picked her up and they both headed back to L City together. On the trip back, the two spent their time chatting about various things before Hazel finally dozed off in the passenger's seat.

Because she was planning to head back to L City, Hazel has been busy catching up with her assignments before she could ask for a few days off from her professor. This morning, she had to get up really early as they wanted to arrive at L City quickly. As soon as she sat in the car, Hazel could no longer fight her drowsiness.

When she woke up again, the vehicle had entered L City. 

Hazel rubbed at her eyes and swiftly turned her head to one side to check if she had drooled in Alex's presence. Seeing that there were no such thing, Hazel turned to Alex again and the two exchanged a glance briefly.

"You're awake."

"Hmm…" Hazel pursed her lips. "Sorry. I fell asleep. Are you tired?"

A chuckle escaped him. Alex stretched his hand and patted at her hair. "It's alright. You should get a rest. You haven't been sleeping well this past few days to finish your assignment."

"But I still feel bad to let you drive me back to L City," Hazel said with a sigh. 

"Then, how about giving me compensation?"

Hazel narrowed her eyes at him. "I'm sure it wouldn't be anything good."

Alex burst into a laugh. Then, he pointed a finger to his cheek. "How about a kiss here?"

Hazel poked at his cheek and said, "Concentrate on the road first. I don't want to be a distraction and cause an accident."

Her parents got into a car crash and passed away. Of course, Hazel would look seriously on this matter. She had reminded Alex a few times to take a rest whenever he felt tired and told him to always be vigilant on the road.

Alex heaved a soft sigh when he heard her words. Then, he held on to the steering tightly and focused on the road.

"Alex," Hazel called after a brief silence between them. 

"Hmm?"

"Two days later… do you want to come with me and visit my parents?"

Alex glanced at her face and saw the serious look on her face. A warm smile curled on his lips. "I'd like to."

Hazel let out a long breath. Earlier, she was a little worried that Alex was going to reject her. The two of them have been friends for a long time, but this was the first time that she had asked him to come with her to visit her parents.

"Then, you can come over and pick me up. We'll head over together with my uncle."

Hearing her mentioned her scary uncle, Alex started to tremble. He could almost imagine the cold air emitting from that man's body when he showed up with Hazel.

"Auntie Edith won't be going?" Alex asked. At least, with Auntie Edith's presence, the atmosphere would not be as scary.

"Auntie Edith is pregnant with twins and the doctor asked her to take a lot of rest. My uncle would not let her come with us," Hazel said.

Alex took a deep breath and assured himself that he should not be scared of Hazel's uncle. Although the man could petrify anyone with his cold gaze, he is still Hazel's uncle. If he wanted to be with Hazel, he would have to get used to that man's presence.

Moreover, he had done as the man had asked him to do. He had patiently waited until he was old enough before he pursued Hazel and at this moment, the two had a very good relationship. Hazel's uncle cannot do anything to prevent him to go after Hazel anymore.

A while later, Alex pulled over his vehicle and parked in front of the house. He helped Hazel with the door and helped to pick up her luggage.

When they entered the house, Edith walked out and greeted them with a warm smile on her face.

"Auntie Edith!" Hazel walked over to hug her. However, once she saw her auntie's bulging stomach, Hazel had to stop herself. "Oh my!" Hazel lifted her head to look at her auntie again. "I haven't seen them in a few months and they're getting bigger. No wonder my uncle is too worried."

Edith laughed. "Alright. Come over and give me a hug."

Hazel wrapped her arms around her auntie's shoulder and kissed her cheek. "Auntie Edith, I missed you so much."

Edith pulled away and turned to Alex. "How's the drive?"

"Auntie Edith," Alex greeted. "It was fine. The road is clear."

"That's good." Edith nodded. She glanced at the clock and spoke, "It's almost lunch hour. Alex, would you like to stay and have a meal with us?"

Alex hesitated.

The corner of her lips turned up when she saw his hesitation. "Hayden and Hayley are both at school and Hazel's uncle is at work. There's a new project that they are working on and he won't be coming back for lunch."

A glint flashed in his eyes when Alex heard that the man would not show up. "Then, I'll tell my mother that I'll be having my lunch here."

Seeing that her Auntie had turned to head over to the kitchen, Hazel walked over to go with her. "Auntie Edith, what are you making? Let me help you."

"It's fine." Edith waved her hand. "There's a lot of help in the kitchen. Your uncle hired a few more helpers after we entered the second trimester."

Hazel peeked into the kitchen and noticed a few new faces around.

"Go ahead and accompany Alex. He's a guest. Don't leave him alone."

"Oh." Hazel nodded obediently before she turned around to find Alex again. Entering the living area, Hazel found that Alex was chatting with her Great-Grandpa. Her lips turned up and Hazel went over to the old man. 

"My little princess. You're back."

Hazel let out a little giggle before she hugged the old man. "Great-Grandpa, I miss you." Her tears threatened to come down upon noticing that the man had turned thinner than the last time she saw him. Hazel sniffled before she forced a smile. "Great-Grandpa, what did you two talk about?"

"Nothing much." Mike turned to Alex again and frowned. "I just thought that this boy looked a little familiar. He said that we've met before."

Hazel was a little stunned. 

Auntie Edith and Auntie Lily were best friends and Alex had met with her Great-Grandfather a few times while they were growing up. She did not think that her Great-Grandpa would have forgotten about Alex.

"Little Princess, did you return to bring back your boyfriend?"

Hazel quickly composed herself and smiled. "Hmm... Great-Grandpa, the last time, you told me to find a boyfriend quickly. I found one and brought him home to let you see. Great-Grandpa, this is Alex He, my boyfriend. What do you think?"

Mike squinted his eyes as he continued to observe Alex. A few seconds later, he started to nod his head, giving his approval.. "Not bad."

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