Standing Next To You
Chapter 146: The tyrant is an illegitimate daughter

Chapter 146: The tyrant is an illegitimate daughter

As usual, Bei Sangyun ignored their stares and proceeded to her seat. A tall man with a gloomy appearance followed behind her.

Sophia’s eyes lit up. She was finally here!

Excusing herself from the boys, she approached Bei Sangyun’s seat with a drink in her hand.

"Sangyun, you arrive so late. I’ve been waiting for you."

Bei Sangyun merely gave her a glance and didn’t bother to engage. Her grandma was now in a safe place, and there was no need to pretend around the Simons.

Sophia felt the sting of being ignored. Her friendly smile turned stiff.

Look at her arrogant disposition; it really made her grit her teeth in anger!

Sophia took a deep breath, maintaining her awkward smile.

"You look perfectly fine. Since you completely recovered long ago, why didn’t you visit me once? Are you still feeling guilty? It’s not your fault that I got badly injured."

Sophia’s voice carried, reaching the onlookers who were watching their spectacle. Those unfamiliar with French asked their classmates to translate in real-time.

Injured? Feeling guilty?

As they listened, the spectators felt that a drama was unfolding. They watched on excitedly.

"I don’t blame you for letting us climb that mountain with only the three of us. But not seeing you during my recovery made me sad. I wonder if you didn’t visit because you were still dwelling on what happened on the mountain?" Sophia continued with a sad face.

Bei Sangyun gave Sophia a swift glance. Was she trying to make her look like the bad guy in front of everyone? It was a pity; her effort would go to waste. Everyone in the school already knew she was the ’bad guy.’

Bei Sangyun smiled in amusement. "Why not say it straight instead of going around the matter? There might be some idiot who won’t get what you’re trying to say."

Sophia was startled. She didn’t expect Bei Sangyun to act so boldly and rip off her mask in public. "W-what are you saying? I’m just asking why you didn’t visit me. I didn’t expect you’d take it the wrong way."

Bei Sangyun found Sophia’s attempt to call the kettle black amusing. Unfortunately, she had no interest in playing this game.

"I didn’t visit you because I didn’t want to. As for what happened on the mountain, I’m not a bit sorry about it. Now that you’ve got your answer, fuck off."

Sophia was flabbergasted. Did Bei Sangyun just ask her to get lost?

Lin Sunji and the others who were listening were also stunned. The tyrant was truly ruthless!

However, aside from being surprised by Bei Sangyun’s arrogance, they felt that this kind of attitude was within their expectations.

It was only Sophia who did not expect that Bei Sangyun would ruthlessly tear off the polite mask she had been wearing until now.

Lin Sunji quickly recovered, seeing this was a great chance to align with the Simons and turn Bei Sangyun into their common enemy. She quickly intruded.

"Sangyun, Sophia is our esteemed guest. Don’t show such a disgusting attitude to our family’s guest. You are bringing our family down." Lin Sunji then turned to Sophia, "I apologize for her rude behavior. I will make sure her rudeness towards you will be reported to our grandfather."

Sophia’s friendly facade immediately vanished. She narrowed her eyes at Bei Sangyun. "You don’t have to apologize for her. I see now that this is her true nature. I have never been belittled like this, especially by someone who is an illegitimate daughter picked up from somewhere."

Sophia’s words shocked the translators.

Illegitimate daughter?

The tyrant was an illegitimate child picked up somewhere?

This news caused their brains to lag. They did not expect that the tyrant they admired and feared actually had such low status in the Lin family! How could it be!

As their classmates who translated the words for them froze in shock, other students pulled their arms, urging them to translate what Sophia had said.

The translators swallowed with difficulty, "S-she said... she said the tyrant is an illegitimate child."

"What?!"

The news was too hard to believe.

Most of the people in the class came from affluent and wealthy families. Although they had less prestige than the Lin family, like other families in high society, children with illegitimate status or those born from outside political marriages had the lowest standing in the family. They were considered a stain, a home-wrecker, and someone they detested.

To think the person they respectfully admired and feared had such a stain on her status?

Murmurs of disbelief and exclamations filled the room. It couldn’t be true! They refused to believe it!

Bei Sangyun, although a tyrant, possessed a charm and nobility that ran deep in her bones!

Lin Sunji heard the ruckus around her and couldn’t help but smile.

Finally! Bei Sangyun’s illegitimate origin had been exposed in public!

This stain, Lin Sunji had been itching to reveal for a long time. Seeing Bei Sangyun acting so high and mighty in the school, Lin Sunji had been wanting to pull her down and reveal Bei Sangyun’s disgusting origin.

But despite her urge, she refrained from such reckless actions due to her mother’s advice. After all, if grandfather learned that she was the reason why everyone learned that the Lin family had such a stain, and it brought down the family’s prestige because of the rumors, she would be badly reprimanded and might even risk her heir status.

Now, with an outsider - a Simon - easily revealing the truth, everyone in the school would know, and her grandfather wouldn’t linked it to her!

Fei Chuan frowned. Judging by people’s reactions, he feared this rumor would quickly spread. Once everyone learned of Bei Sangyun’s origin, they might shun her, no longer looking at her with the same awe as before. He glanced at Bei Sangyun’s side profile with concern.

Sophia heard the commotion and smiled. The effect she desired had been achieved. However, her joy was short-lived because the person in front of her seemed unaffected and unbothered by the chaos around her.

Bei Sangyun put her chin on her palm and casually replied, "Is that so? Then too bad. Because you’ll have to lose against this illegitimate daughter you despise."

Bei Sangyun’s answer caused everyone to gasp in shock. The tyrant had admitted it!

Sophia, angered by Bei Sangyun’s casual attitude, tightened her grip on her drink. The response she expected did not come, making her snap. "You are just a person born with low origins. How dare you be so arrogant? I am from the Simons. You should be kneeling at my feet!"

Bei Sangyun yawned, "You’re not even a queen from a royal family. Why would I kneel to you?"

"This wench!" Bei Sangyun’s casual attitude of not taking her seriously fueled Sophia’s anger.

Without thinking, she threw the drink in her hand at Bei Sangyun’s face, but then a tall shadow suddenly blocked Bei Sangyun.

Splash.

The room was filled with the enticing aroma of milk tea.

Fei Chuan enveloped Bei Sangyun’s head against his chest, his long hair wet and dripping with the contents of the spilled drink. Stains marked his collar where the milk tea had splashed.

Stunned, Bei Sangyun looked up at Fei Chuan, who had shielded her from the unexpected drenching.

Fei Chuan’s hair clung to his face as he met Bei Sangyun’s dumbfounded eyes. Droplets adorned her cheek, and before he realized his actions, he instinctively wiped the droplet away with his finger.