Chapter 403 - My Girlfriend Could Not Tolerate Alcohol

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In a few days, Alex brought Hazel to accompany him to a banquet.

Hazel had shown up at his apartment in the afternoon to tidy up the new unit. Then, in the evening, Hazel walked out of her apartment in a rose gold tulle evening dress. The skirt glittered under the light and Alex finds a hard time trying to look away from her.

"What are you staring at me for?" Hazel nudged at his waist. 

Alex let out a cough and finally snapped out of his trance. A warm smile curled on his lips. "You're beautiful."

Her cheek turned a shade pink with the way Alex was staring at her. Hazel gave him a look over and said, "Well, you look handsome as well." She bit at lips to suppress her smile and tugged at his hand. "Let's go. Or we'll be late."

He offered his hand and soon, the couple walked together to the elevator and headed to the hotel.

There were a lot of people around the hall when they arrived. Since she was not familiar with the people in the room, Hazel stuck closely to Alex as he proudly introduced her as his girlfriend to everyone they met.

It was the first time for her to join Alex in a banquet. Seeing the way he was talking to the people made her see him in a new light. He was dressed handsomely in suit and tie and the way he spoke was full of charisma.

For a while, Hazel was in a daze as she watched him. When they were a child, Alex was someone who would not speak to others except for people he was close with. Afterward, the two had spent a lot of time together and Hazel rarely see him with anyone else.

Looking at Alex at this moment, Hazel had suddenly realized that the Alex she knew had really grown up.

"Are you hungry?" Alex said as he turned to her.

Hazel flashed a smile and shook her head. "I'm still alright."

Alex hesitated as he recalled that it has been a few hours since they had their lunch. Fearing that his girlfriend might be suppressing her hunger to accompany him, Alex decided to excuse himself from the others and head over to the buffet table. 

"Are you not going to discuss your business matter?"

"I'm hungry. Let's go and get something to eat first."

Hearing his words, Hazel had no reason to reject him. The two walked over to the buffet table and chose a few dishes to pad their stomach. This banquet was held to give the young businessmen to mingle and build their network. Therefore, the foods prepared were light snacks and finger food.

As the two were having their meal at a corner, an elder man walked over to them and told Alex that he had someone important he wanted to introduce him to. Once Alex heard the name of the man, his eyes brightened up. Although he wanted to leave, he was still worried about his girlfriend.

Hazel would notice his hesitation and saw the look on his face. He wanted to meet that person. She poked him on the arms and smiled. "Go ahead and meet that person. I'll be right here."

A deep frown appeared on his face. After a few seconds, Alex heaved a soft sigh. "Alright. Stay here and don't go anywhere else."

Hazel narrowed her eyes at him. "Un. I know. I'm not a child."

After pecking at her cheek, Alex left Hazel at the corner as she ate her food silently. The hotel had prepared a crab in filo pastry dish and it was amazing that Hazel was having a hard time stopping eating them.

Suddenly, someone stood in front of her and blocked the light. Hazel looked up and was surprised to see a familiar face. Although Hazel could not remember his name, she still remembered that the man is a basketball captain in their university.

Instantly, Hazel was on her guard.

"Miss Mo." A faint smile curled on his lips as he greeted Hazel. "I did not expect that I would run into you at this place." Kevin Xu seemed to notice the girl's perplexed look and decided to explain. "I came here with my brother. He said I should look around and build my networking."

"Then, I hope that you will have a good time here."

Kevin did not miss Hazel's hostility towards him and he was used to it. After all, Hazel had never given him the chance to get close to her from the very beginning.

Ever since it was revealed that Hazel is the heiress of the MH Group, Kevin has been trying to approach her but had never got the chance to do so. Now that he saw her alone at the banquet, of course, he was going to take this opportunity to talk to her again.

"Don't be scared. I am not here to harm you," Kevin said. "Miss Mo, I came over to apologize for my rudeness the last time we saw each other."

Hazel lowered her gaze. Actually, she had long forgotten about what happened. The incident happened a few months ago and the misunderstanding he had for her was clarified. 

At this time, a waiter walked over holding a tray. Kevin took one glass of wine in each hand and passed one to Hazel. "Miss Mo, I hope you can accept my apology and have a drink with me."

Hazel stared at the glass and hesitated. 

"Please. I hope that we can forget everything between us. I promise that I will not disturb you again after this."

Seeing his insistent, Hazel stretched her hand to grab the glass. However, before she was able to reach for it, another hand had appeared and grabbed the glass from Kevin.

His gaze darkened and Kevin was about to curse until he saw the man's face.

"Apologies." Alex flashed a smile that did not reach his eyes. "But my girlfriend could not tolerate alcohol."

Hazel raised a brow, knowing that Alex was telling lies for her.

"Instead, why don't I help her to drink this wine?" Alex continued. Before Kevin was able to say a word, Alex had downed the glass quickly. Then, he looked at Kevin again. "I hope you will accept my sincerity."

Kevin noticed the hostility in Alex's gaze and decided not to fight back. Although he was frustrated that Alex had shown up and ruined his plan, Kevin knew that he will not be able to fight against Alex. Moreover… He would be dead meat if his brother knew that he came to create trouble. 

His gaze shifted towards the empty glass in Alex's hand and Kevin shivered before he swiftly escaped the area.

It was only when Kevin had disappeared into the crowd that Alex began to relax. He glanced at his girlfriend and the hostility in his face swiftly disappeared. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Hazel stared at his face and frowned as she recalled the way Alex had downed the wine. "But you. How could you drink a glass of wine just like that? Alex He, what if you got sick?"

His expression softened when he saw her worry. "I saw that you were uncomfortable when he approached you. I could not leave him alone with you." Alex stretched his hand to pinch her cheek. "Don't worry.. I'll be fine."

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