Standing Next To You
Chapter 103: Be a Couple

Chapter 103: Be a Couple

A/n: This Chapter is now fixed. Thank you for waiting.

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The remaining lackeys looked at each other, sharing the same thoughts as the brave one.

"...Boss, may we ask why you’ve been spending so much time around Fei Chuan if you’re not interested in him?" the brave lackey asked.

"I need something from him," Bei Sangyun replied with a sigh, which reminded her of her current problem.

"What do you need from him, boss? Perhaps we can help."

"You can’t help me."

Bei Sangyun’s response left the lackeys in silence.

It seemed they were unable to assist their boss today, and they felt increasingly useless.

Ever since their boss ordered them not to touch Fei Chuan, forbade them from joining her at lunch, and stopped hanging out with her, they believed their position as her lackeys was in jeopardy.

What if they were no longer needed? Would their boss discard them?

The lackeys’ disappointed expressions and despondent moods were evident, and Bei Sangyun took notice.

She usually didn’t care about what others thought or their feelings. But Fei Chuan’s words from earlier echoed in her mind:

’....You never consider other people’s feelings, so you don’t bother to care about these things...’

So I’m not really disappointed.’

He claimed he wasn’t disappointed, but his expression and actions suggested otherwise.

Bei Sangyun sighed.

"Truthfully, I want to be closer to Fei Chuan. But I don’t know how."

The lackeys’ eyes lit up. It was the first time their boss had opened up.

"That’s nothing to worry about, boss. We can help you with that!"

"That’s right. We might not look like it, but we’re pretty good at getting close to people. If boss is willing to listen to us, we can offer some suggestions!"

They became enthusiastic, their energy restored.

Bei Sangyun raised an eyebrow. Maybe it was worth hearing out the good ideas they had to offer, so she entertained them.

"Well, I’ll consider it."

"How close do you want to be with him? There are different types of closeness, depending on how you want the other person to view you."

The lackeys’ opening remarks seemed sensible, prompting Bei Sangyun to respond seriously.

"I want to be close enough that we can share food together. To be exact, I want him to touch my food."

"...Touch your food?"

"Mhm. He can hold my food while I take a bite of it. Something like that. But that won’t be possible unless he is my lackey. But that person will never be someone’s lackey. I also don’t want him to be. Our relationship should be equal. It would be great if I could have his trust too..."

As they listened to Bei Sangyun, the lackeys’ smiles turned stiff.

Hold her food while she takes a bite out of it? Wasn’t that akin to feeding each other? To have an equal relationship with trust...

It sounded a lot like a romantic relationship.

Could it be that their boss wanted Fei Chuan to be her boyfriend?

The lackeys exchanged shocked glances by this realization.

"...Boss...you mean to say you want to be close with Fei Chuan in a way where you’re equals, have trust, and even... feed each other?" a brave lackey inquired, seeking confirmation.

Could it be that they had just misunderstood?

But Bei Sangyun’s response confirmed their unsettling thoughts.

She nodded. "That’s right. Actually, it was him feeding me. But I don’t mind returning the favor to him."

Since Fei Chuan have to ’bless’ her food with his magical touch, she wouldn’t mind if he asked the same. But she wondered if Fei Chuan would ever want her to touch his food. He might throw it away instead while suspecting she put poison on it.

"...Boss, are you sure you’re not asking him to be your boyfriend?"

"What?!" Bei Sangyun was taken aback by that question. It was quite sudden.

"I don’t mean to offend you, boss, but that kind of relationship is only possible if you’re in a very intimate relationship. Like a couple."

....

At the cafeteria, Bei Sangyun absentmindedly stirred her soup.

Her gaze was fixed on the farthest corner of the cafeteria where Fei Chuan sat, eating alone. Today, she hadn’t approached him or joined him at the table.

Since she had upset him, she had decided to give him space as she contemplated the ridiculous suggestion from her lackeys.

Earlier...

"It’s impossible," Bei Sangyun had asserted. "There’s no way Fei Chuan will agree to become my boyfriend, nor will I consider him as one."

"But all the things you said could be true if you two were a couple. Of course, I’m not in favor of the two of you becoming a couple, boss. You’re way out of his league."

Bei Sangyun hadn’t ever considered Fei Chuan as not being good enough.

Once Fei Chuan got the position of the family head, no one would dare to underestimate him.

With the vast Fei and Chuan conglomerate under his control, he had become the most sought-after business partner, and every businessman sought to be part of his projects.

In their industry, only Bei Sangyun had managed to keep up with his rapid expansion of his own empire.

Unfortunately, she had lost the race due to health issues and her body’s collapse.

Had Fei Chuan not lost interest in expanding his empire, had he chosen to continue his treatments and lived a full life, he might have dominated not just the national but also the international business industry.

He was already a legend in his thirties, and in his fifties, he might have revolutionized the entire business world and left an indelible mark on history if he had continued to persevere.

"I told you not to speak ill of him like that," Bei Sangyun warned. "Besides, we’ll never get along, so let’s skip that."

...

Although Bei Sangyun had indeed discouraged the idea, she couldn’t help but think about her followers’ suggestions.

"Boss, look at that couple," one of her lackeys pointed to the pair sitting two rows away.

The two students were sharing food. The girl was busy tying her hair as the boy in front of her fed her some fries.

"They’ve been dating since the start of the semester. Look at how lovey-dovey they are."

Bei Sangyun’s gaze fixated on the boy’s fingertips holding the fries as they entered the girl’s mouth. The young couple giggled, lost in their own world.

Bei Sangyun blinked. She wondered what those fries tasted like. It would be great if Fei Chuan would feed her like that.