Standing Next To You-Chapter 259: Our children

"Grandma Bei gave them to me. They’re mine." She was about to take one when she remembered something important. "Ah, right. You have to take the first bite."

Fei Chuan muttered, "...No need. It should be fine."

"I’ve already told you, I can only taste them when you touch them," Bei Sangyun reminded him. She knew he wasn’t taking her seriously.

"It’ll be fine," Fei Chuan insisted.

"I won’t taste anything even if I eat them," Bei Sangyun said, picking up a cookie and offering it to him.

Fei Chuan bit his lip and finally confessed, his ears still red. "...I helped Grandma bake them. You’ll be able to taste them."

Bei Sangyun asked in surprise, "Really?"

Fei Chuan faced her and nodded embarrassingly. "...Yeah."

Fei Chuan was always curious about why Bei Sangyun insisted on letting him have the first bite of everything she ate. Despite her repeated explanation, he couldn’t quite grasp the logic behind it. However, since it had become a regular occurrence, he had learned to accept her reasoning as fact.

"It might actually work. Give it a try," he encouraged.

Bei Sangyun glanced at the cookie. Fei Chuan had baked it for her?

A surge of warmth and sweetness flooded her heart. Taking a bite, she savored the rich, velvety sweetness of the chocolate chips as they burst in her mouth. The sweetness seemed to spread beyond the cookie, making it ten times more delightful.

Bei Sangyun’s eyes turned into crescents. "...This is the most delicious cookie I’ve ever tasted."

Fei Chuan knew she was probably exaggerating, but the corner of his lips couldn’t help but curl up.

Then, when he remembered the reason why he baked the cookies, his smile disappeared.

"Right, I won’t be able to accompany you at lunch."

Bei Sangyun, who was savoring the cookie, paused. "You’re busy?"

"Mhm. Work."

Bei Sangyun nodded understandingly. Like her, Fei Chuan also had some secrets.

But compared to her, who had the knowledge and experience of the future, Fei Chuan must have had it rough. He started by himself without the support of anyone but still managed to rise as the echelon of the businessmen in the future.

Bei Sangyun patted his back encouragingly. "You sure work hard. I have to keep up."

Fei Chuan: "?"

"If you need anything else, just tell me. Whether it is connections, money, or resources, I can help," Bei Sangyun offered solemnly.

Seeing her serious face while saying she could help him with anything, Fei Chuan felt incredulous. "Do you think the Lin family can help me?"

"Who said the Lin family will help you? I, Bei Sangyun, am the one offering my help. Although my name doesn’t matter much right now, in the future, many people will have to give way just by mentioning my name."

Fei Chuan: "..." Where is this insane confidence coming from?

"Anyway, just remember you have me when times are rough."

Bei Sangyun had no idea how Fei Chuan managed to get the entire Fei family under his hands. But he must have gone through a lot.

After they graduated high school, they went their separate ways. Fei Chuan went abroad for college, and she remained in the country, working hard to prove herself.

And she sometimes heard some rumors about the Fei family back then.

Fei Chuan glanced at Bei Sangyun. He knew those words were only for encouragement or probably said in the heat of the moment, but his heart could not help but be moved.

He was fighting a lonely battle without anyone supporting him. Although the Fei family existed, he was no different from orphans. His mother died, severing his connection with the Chuan family. His father was alive and well, but he was no different than a stepfather now that he had his own family.

It felt good to hear that someone would be there for him when times got rough.

A light smile appeared on Fei Chuan’s lips. "Then can I run to you when I badly need money?"

"Of course," Bei Sangyun confidently replied.

"What if it is a huge sum and it will empty your savings?"

"That won’t happen. I can make money and provide you with a wealthy life for the rest of our lives."

Fei Chuan was amused by Bei Sangyun’s answer. She replied as if she could really provide for him.

"I am very expensive," he added with a smile.

"I know. That’s why I have to work harder."

"I don’t want to live in the Lin mansion."

"The Lin’s have nothing to do with our wealth. We will live in the Bei mansion. And we will have the Bei empire," Bei Sangyun had already envisioned their future.

"Bei?"

"I think Bei sounds better than Fei mansion or Chuan mansion, right?"

Fei Chuan looked at her incredulously. "....Don’t tell me you will also name your children Bei?"

Bei Sangyun thought about it honestly. She struggled for a while and finally made a decision. "If it’s a girl, it’s Bei. If it’s a boy, it’s either Fei or Chuan."

Fei Chuan: "...."

He was only asking about her children, not him or theirs!

Bei Sangyun clapped her hands as if she remembered something important. "Grandma Bei and Grandma Pei will live with us. So the mansion should be big and near the ocean. Ah, Grandma wants to farm, so we should have a big plot of land. Does Grandma Pei have other hobbies that I should consider?"

Fei Chuan: "...."

Bei Sangyun had never thought of the future positively like this. It was so fascinating and addicting that she couldn’t stop herself once she envisioned the future she wanted to see.

On the other hand, Fei Chuan was speechless.

Was Bei Sangyun truly considering them living together in the future? And with children...?

An image of a big mansion near the ocean and a farm land behind appeared in his mind. In the mansion’s yard, three kids with names Bei, Fei, and Chuan were playing together.

Grandma Bei and Grandma Pei arrived after fishing and farming together. Then two teenagers came out of the house. The kids ran to them and called them ’Mom’ and ’Dad’.

Fei Chuan blinked. His face suddenly turned crimson. "...I am too young to have children!"

Bei Sangyun: "?"