Standing Next To You-Chapter 249: Not a victim and a bully

"Fei Chuan, you don’t have to use it."

"It’s okay. The paint is dry now and the smell is gone. I can use it."

"You mentioned this chair stands out too much. Why not use the one you used yesterday?" Bei Sangyun persuaded Fei Chuan.

He had expressed dislike for the chair’s paint, so why was he using it now?

"I’ve been using this chair since the first day of the semester. I’m already used to it," Fei Chuan reasoned.

"Then I’ll repaint it with its original color. I’ll do the same for your locker."

"No, leave it be. I like the color of my locker."

Bei Sangyun looked at him doubtfully.

Fei Chuan coughed embarrassedly, "...Just leave it, okay."

"Don’t force yourself. It’s easy to repaint."

"No, I really like it. I can see it from afar and easily spot if my locker has any dirt in it. It’s more convenient."

Bei Sangyun stared at him for a moment before finally letting it go. "Okay. But if you change your mind, let me know. I’ll repaint it."

A subtle curve appeared on the corner of his lips, "Mhmm."

Bei Sangyun’s lips curved as well. The two stared at each other for a while, lost in their own world.

...

Ever since their conversation, Bei Sangyun stuck to Fei Chuan more closely than before.

She knew the time when he would arrive at school and chose to arrive at the same time as him. Thanks to the up-to-date news in the forum, Bei Sangyun was aware of Fei Chuan’s whereabouts and could easily orchestrate ’coincidences,’ such as happening to meet him in the school’s pathways and walking to the classroom with him.

She also brought him food and drinks. Amidst the piled-up, unopened chocolate boxes and pastries cooked and bought by the female students, only Bei Sangyun’s pack of cookies and drinks managed to find their way into Fei Chuan’s stomach.

During class, when Bei Sangyun was bored, she would stare at Fei Chuan’s handsome side profile, appreciating his good looks.

Sometimes, the intensity became too much for Fei Chuan to endure, and he would hold both sides of her head and turn it to look at the other side.

Bei Sangyun: "...."

At lunch, Bei Sangyun returned to her usual seat across from Fei Chuan, much to Lin Sunji’s relief and Zhong Cheng’s disappointment.

She did her thing again like it was a ritual. She exchanged plates with Fei Chuan after he took the first bite. Fei Chuan didn’t mind and even helped her by putting the dishes he had taken the first bite from onto her plate.

From afar, their intimate actions resembled those of newly married couples.

The female students who had been waiting for a chance to approach Fei Chuan were dumbfounded seeing this scene.

W-what’s going on? Why are they seeing pink bubbles and hearts around those two?

Someone recorded their interactions and posted it on the forum and in Fei Chuan’s fanbase.

Soon, the video and photos of them in the cafeteria spread, and the shippers of the tyrant and the target who had not been active for a while suddenly emerged like a tsunami.

[Waaa~ Are they dating? Are they now official?]

[I knew it! I knew they would end up together! My ship is now officially sailing!]

[I told you guys. There is indeed something special with Fei Chuan or else the tyrant wouldn’t be guarding him since the beginning. The tyrant had found his charm first. And now they are together!]

No one referred to Fei Chuan as ’the target’ anymore. He was every female student’s male god and a competent, handsome man in the eyes of male students.

[I am so happy that I believed my gut and finally waited until I see my ship sail.]

[It is very obvious from the start. How come everyone just knew about it? These two only have eyes for each other! Especially at the homecoming dance.]

[I think only the tyrant can deserve the male god. The male god is the only one who can exist in the same space as her.]

Many fans of the couple agreed and expressed their own opinions and ’proofs’. Previously, the scene of Bei Sangyun taking over Fei Chuan’s plate and replacing it with hers happened frequently in the cafeteria. However, most students only saw it as the tyrant finding a new way to bully the target.

Only the shippers of the couple could discern something beyond ’bullying’.

But now that Fei Chuan’s gloomy and timid facade had disappeared, and upon closer inspection of the scene, they found that the atmosphere was indeed different from that of a victim and a bully. It looked more like a couple feeding each other.

[I am registered in the male god’s fanbase and always saw his frowning face and glaring gaze. This is the first time I saw him being at peace and gentle.]

[Yeah, he was totally different whenever he was with the tyrant.]

[My boss and brother-in-law looked so good together.]

[I am registered in that group as the 161st male god’s wife. I think I should rename my username. If the tyrant learns that male god Fei Chuan has 326 wives and counting, I can imagine her hunting us all down. You guys better change it too before the tyrant finds out.]

The last mentioned comment had many replies, and most of them were horrified and agreed to the user’s suggestion.

After this post, the fans in Fei Chuan’s fanbase changed their usernames to ’tyrant-malegod’s babies number 1, number 2, number 3, and so on.

Of course, not everyone was happy with the change. However, since it was the tyrant, they didn’t dare voice out their feelings and had no choice but to change their own username.

The girls who were always following Fei Chuan everywhere stopped approaching him and no longer ambushed him. They were afraid of Bei Sangyun’s presence and could only watch their male god from afar.

Whenever Bei Sangyun turned in their direction, the group scattered like headless chickens.

The number of photos in the forum also reduced significantly. It was evident that Bei Sangyun was an effective repellent to Fei Chuan’s admirers.

Although the love letters and gifts did not stop coming to Fei Chuan’s desk, he finally had some peace.

He should have told this to Bei Sangyun from the start. He could tolerate Bei Sangyun, but not the others.

.....

The news that the two were ’dating’ and that Bei Sangyun was guarding her boyfriend so tightly spread throughout the whole school.

Jang Shin and his friends were playing basketball in the gym. They took a break and drank water. Suddenly, one of his friends exclaimed in shock as he looked at his phone.

"What? They’re together?! Already?"

The person beside the student who exclaimed glanced at his phone, "Ah~ that? You’re not updated with the news in the forum, are you? Many people have been shipping them for quite some time now. I also thought there was something between them."

"What? How can you think like that? The tyrant is way too above Fei Chuan, especially before his transformation."

Jang Shin, who had just finished drinking, suddenly turned his attention to them. "What are you guys talking about?"