Standing Next To You
Chapter 111: Should get a ’thank you’ gift

Chapter 111: Should get a ’thank you’ gift

The lackey appeared with a tray of soup. He kept glancing at Bei Sangyun’s face. Bei Sangyun signaled to the lackey to leave them alone.

Fei Chuan was an introvert. He would only speak casually when there were only the two of them. As soon as the lackey left, she pushed the tray toward Fei Chuan.

"How about you get a taste first?"

Fei Chuan pushed the tray back to her. "Don’t let me be your poison tester."

Bei Sangyun: "...."

That’s too bad. Her trick didn’t work today either. She disappointingly took the soup back and started eating.

She had been trying various tricks to get Fei Chuan to taste her food, but he had been on guard and kept rejecting everything she handed to him.

It’s not like she could force him. She could only come up with another trick next time.

She just had to be patient.

"...Pfft." A small laugh escaped Fei Chuan’s lips.

Bei Sangyun looked up and stared at him, dumbfounded. The usually gloomy teenager Fei Chuan was actually laughing?

"...What’s so funny?" She couldn’t help but ask.

Fei Chuan put his chin on top of his palm and watched her with amusement in his eyes. "Nothing really. It’s just the sight of you that makes me smile."

Bei Sangyun: ?

...Was that a compliment? But why did it feel like an insult?

"Ah. As I thought, this really works well." Fei Chuan vaguely said. The smile in his eyes lessened his gloomy appearance.

Bei Sangyun couldn’t make sense of what he was saying. But seeing him in a happy mood also put her in a good mood. It wasn’t actually that bad. It was better than seeing the gloomy boy with a deep frown on his face. This made her appetite increase.

Perhaps... their relationship as friends could work?

....

With Fei Chuan in a good mood, he became less irritable, which was a good thing for Bei Sangyun.

In the past, whenever he caught her staring at him, he would bare his fangs as if she had offended him. But Fei Chuan met her gaze with a smile in his eyes instead.

When she casually replied with offending remarks - a habit she couldn’t get rid of after returning - the man didn’t become upset or reply in the same offensive manner as he usually did.

Instead, he smiled and said something like, "Because you look good today, I’ll let it pass."

Bei Sangyun thought Fei Chuan was exercising patience for her, which was a response to her request last time. This must be the ’chance’ he was giving her.

Bei Sangyun was a bit moved. The teenager Fei Chuan was very different from the petty and pathetic adult Fei Chuan who would repay every grudge in the most ugly way.

This made her reflect on herself. Since the current Fei Chuan wanted to give her a chance, she should also try to change her ugly habits.

According to her psychiatrist before, people could start changing by changing what they say.

Maybe she could start saying good complimenting words?

The class bell rang, signaling the end of the school day.

Bei Sangyun turned to Fei Chuan and smiled in the friendliest way she could. "I didn’t expect you to be so mature and have such a big heart at this age. It’s really unbelievable. You have grown up, Fei Chuan."

Fei Chuan: ?

Bei Sangyun said sincere ’good words’ before she left. That felt not bad. She was in a good mood until she arrived at the place where Butler Xin told her to meet up.

Butler Xin was stunned seeing her face. "...You... What happened to you?"

"What?"

Seeing her clueless face, Butler Xin was even more shocked. "...Did you walk around the school and come here looking like that?"

"...Looking like what?" Bei Sangyun had a bad premonition.

Butler Xin handed her the clothes he brought. "Go to the restroom and change. You’ll see then."

Bei Sangyun went to the bathroom while having many thoughts in her head.

When she saw herself in the mirror, all the nonsense about ’good words’ disappeared in a flash. Her eyes turned furious.

"Fei Chuan, you’ll regret this!"

Butler Xin, who was standing outside the restroom, heard his master’s scream. His calm face broke, and hearty laughter escaped his lips.

Who was gutsy enough to draw panda eyes and fangs on his master’s face? He should give that person a ’thank you’ gift.

****

Bei Sangyun had changed into new clothes. Her face was a bit red from all the scrubbing.

That bastard had used a permanent marker, and she couldn’t wash it off with water. Butler Xin had to buy an oil-based cleanser to remove it.

While scrubbing her face, Bei Sangyun was cursing Fei Chuan inside.

His displays of patience were making sense now. That’s why that bastard had been laughing since he saw her at the cafeteria. What’s more, the whole school had seen her, yet no one even mentioned this to her.

(A/n: The lackey in the background who tried many times to tell her raised his hand)

No wonder Fei Chuan was in a good mood; he was enjoying this!

He was still that unlikable, petty, spiteful bastard.

"Master, you have to smile. You can’t chase them away with that murderous look you’re having," Butler Xin advised Bei Sangyun.

Bei Sangyun directed her murderous look at him. "Will you be able to smile after you learned you made a fool of yourself the whole day?"

Butler Xin: "...." He should shut up. Nothing good would come from angering her.

"....At least hide your scowl," Butler Xin softly muttered.

Bei Sangyun and Butler Xin led a group of Lin family’s guards to the airport’s private terminal. According to Butler Yang’s information, the Simons family went to Q City upon arriving in the country. They visited their main family, which was located in Q City, before venturing to the Capital City.

And the Lin family was the one hosting their stay in the Capital.

A group of guards were the first to come out of the private plane. Then a man with full grey hair and a well-built body came down. He was wearing a stylish overcoat and appeared to be in his fifties, even though he was actually in his early seventies.

Mr. Nicholas Simon, Old Master Lin’s important friend and business partner.

"You must be Bei Sangyun, Old Lin’s fourth granddaughter, right?" Mr. Simon smiled heartily.