'You were too young to steal my girl!'
"What? I just want to pack up my things. And I have to tell Hazel about it. You're the one who's being
jealous!"
"How many days are you staying in Iceland?"
"The notice says it's a week. I'll be back in a week."
"A week? It's a long time. How am I supposed to live without you for a week?"
Emmett complained on purpose.
Elaine blushed right away. After making sure that nobody was around, she said in a high-pitched voice,
"Just as usual!"
"It's too long. I can take four days."
Elaine felt helpless.
'Four days? It was not up to me.'
It turned out that it was up to Emmett.
The time was cut from one week to four days because of the order of some important person behind
the scenes.
"It's not up to me. It's up to the university."
Elaine explained in a serious tone.
Emmett grinned, "Then if I miss you, I'll fly over."
"Don't! You can't just go there. People will gossip."
"I don't care what others will say. I just care about my heart. I'll go there if I miss you."
Emmett was a domineering man.
"It's just one week. It'll pass by before you know it. You don't need to go there."
"One week is long enough! I'll miss your body."
Elaine felt embarrassed.
'Did Bad-bear Smith want me so much? It was embarrassing that he said that on the phone.'
"I don't want to continue the conversation. I'm going to class. I'd better go now!"
Then, Elaine hung up the phone.
'She just hung up on me? It was the first time the girl was so decisive!'
'I hadn't finished yet! This damn girl!'
...
She was the first person who dared to hang up on Emmett!
Sitting up right away, Emmett glared at the phone. Then, he picked up the milk-tea and took a sip.
Emmett closed his eyes, trying to savor the taste of it. After two seconds, he opened his eyes and
coughed.
"It's sweet as hell! I can't stand the taste! What's so delicious about it? And that girl drinks it every day!"
Then, he thought of Elaine's silly, happy face. His mind drifted away, and he took another sip of the
milk-tea.
Touching her chest, Elaine ran to the classroom with rosy cheeks and a pounding heart.
'It was embarrassing. Bad-bear Smith just said on the phone that he would miss my body.'
'Why did I feel like a little naked rabbit caught by Bad-bear Smith? And he would put me under him and
do what he liked to me....'
The news that the freshmen of the School of Arts would be headed to Iceland for their artistic creations
spread throughout Irvine University.
Many students were envious of the freshmen, especially the students of the School of Arts who were
older than the freshmen. They wished that they entered the university a year later so that they could go
to Iceland.
Elaine rushed to her villa dormitory while calling Hazel.
'Thank God, you finally picked up the phone.'
"What's the matter, Elaine?"
Hazel was at Bradley's apartment. Sitting at the dining table and eating the fried eggs, she looked at
the busy man in the kitchen.
'Delicious food and a handsome guy. I was so happy.'
"Hazel! What's wrong with you? Where are you? I've called you several times! I'm going to Iceland!
Come back now! I'll leave in the afternoon!"
When Elaine was anxious, she would be incoherent.
Someday in the future, Franklin said that Elaine's brain was always in a disordered state and she
couldn't be treated like a normal person.
"What island? Which amusement park?"
As Hazel spoke, she was eating the eggs with a fork.
"It's a foreign country! The Iceland in Northern Europe! I'm going abroad!"
Elaine was yelling under the tree. She was so angry.
...
Hazel was startled. She dropped the fork on the table and her eyes widened.
"What did you say? Northern Europe? You are going abroad?"
"Yes. The university sent us there for our artistic creations. Come back now, or you won't be able to see
me before I leave."
"Okay, I'll go back now."
Hanging up the phone, Hazel stood up and shouted at Bradley,
"Handsome guy! I'll go now!"
"What? The food will be ready in a minute. I won't be able to eat it up by myself. What a waste."
Waving the slice in his hand, Bradley turned his head to look at Hazel.
"I can't have this meal. My best friend is going abroad. I have to go back and see her off. I'm leaving!"
Hearing this, Bradley frowned. Then, he turned off the fire, took off the apron, wiped his hands, and
walked out,
"Let's go. I'll drive you back. It's not easy to hail a taxi here."
Hazel didn't refuse. She grinned and said,
"That'll be great, bro. You're helpful."
The corner of Bradley's mouth twitched.
'I was not your bro.'
Despite the hangover, Hazel felt energetic after one night's sleep. After all, she was young.
Walking out of Bradley's apartment, Hazel and Bradley ran into a neighbor, who was an old woman.
Seeing Hazel, the woman felt interested. Carrying a basket of vegetables, she chuckled and asked,
"Bradley, are you going out?"
"Yes, Ma'am."
Bradley answered with a smile.
Then, the woman asked,
"This is your girlfriend? Not bad. What a beautiful girl!"
...
Bradley got shocked.
'Girlfriend? (⊙_⊙)'
While being shocked, Bradley also blushed.
...
But Hazel didn't mind. She nudged Bradley and said with a grin,
"Why didn't you answer her? Ma'am, I just knew him. If Mr. Hughes has some secrets, please tell me!"
Hearing this, Bradley felt embarrassed and frowned.
'What were they talking about?'
Taking a deep breath, the woman grinned, "You just knew him? Alright. Girl, Bradley is a brilliant young
guy! You have to cherish him!"
If the woman's hands were empty, she would have patted Hazel's hand.
Bradley was walking ahead of Hazel, looking sulky. Hazel caught up with him and grabbed his arm,
"What's wrong? Are you angry? Why are you keeping a straight face? It looks not cute. Did I do
something that offended you?"
However, Hazel thought to herself, 'Mr. Hughes looked so innocent and cute when being angry....'
"Why did you tell her that you were my girlfriend when you are not? Don't you know that these old
people enjoy gossiping?"
Hazel laughed, "I won't come here anyway. Let them gossip. They don't know who I am."
(⊙_⊙) What Hazel said left Bradley dumbfounded.
'I still had to live here after you'd gone. I could hear the gossip.'
Finding Hazel troublesome, Bradley decided that he would never see this woman again after driving
her to Irving University!
When Elaine was about to reach her high-class dormitory, four people were in her way.
...
The tall figures scared Elaine.
Swaying a little, she gasped.
"You coward! Do you think that you can run into a pervert on campus?"
Putting one hand in his pocket, Franklin laughed.
When he looked at Elaine in a distance, he found that she was small and looked like a middle school
student.
Now, being near to her, Franklin found that she had an energetic, naïve and pure face.
...
'What an adorable girl!'
Michael said to Franklin, "You do have the characters of being a pervert. You have the motive, the
strength, and the look. She fears you for a reason!"
Hearing this, the four gifted scholars of Irvine University except Franklin laughed out loud under the
tree.
Franklin was pissed off.
Waving his hand, Patrick looked at Elaine and said,
"Elaine, I heard that you were going to Iceland, right? Are you leaving this afternoon?"
Elaine recovered herself and nodded,
"Yes, that's right. We're leaving in the afternoon."
As Elaine spoke, she shifted her gaze from Patrick to Mark.
Mark ... was gazing at her, and it was an intense gaze!
Elaine felt her cheeks burning hot, and she was afraid to meet Mark's eyes.
Patrick smiled and said,
"Hearing the news, Mark was in no mood to do anything. He was late for the important summit meeting
because of bringing breakfast to someone who skipped it. He was the first to leave the meeting
because of you. And he hurried here to see you off."
As Patrick spoke, he nudged Mark, who was standing beside him.
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