Standing Next To You-Chapter 58: Not Cunning Yet?

It was just for a moment, but as their gazes met, Bei Sangyun felt as if time paused—then went back to the previous lifetime.

Adult Fei Chuan had also walked alongside her once and had come this close to her.

It was a long-forgotten memory...

The orchestra played a romantic song, and the piano and violin harmonized beautifully. Under the luxurious chandeliers, couples danced slowly.

She had originally intended to watch from afar, but then that arrogant man approached her and said some irritating words that impulsively made her agree to a dance.

Standing less than a meter apart, the man leaned in and whispered insulting words with his annoying smirk. In her anger, she faced him and met his gaze closely.

At that moment, she realized that this arrogant and annoying man had a pair of beautiful eyes. She had thought back then that it was a waste on him....

Fei Chuan hadn’t expected Bei Sangyun to look up. He was stunned and quickly turned his head, walking away.

Bei Sangyun recovered. It should have been an unpleasant memory, but it didn’t leave her with any unpleasant aftertaste.

She quickened her pace and arrived next to him.

She was in a good mood. She slept beside her grandma and woke up in good spirits. Her morning started good and meeting an acquaintance on the road made her feel even more pleasant. So, she greeted him, which was out of character for her.

"Hey, Fei Chuan, good morning."

Fei Chuan frowned and quickened his pace, but Bei Sangyun matched his pace.

"Do you usually walk to school?" Bei Sangyun asked with a pleasant smile. It was very rare for her to initiate a conversation.

Fei Chuan didn’t answer. With a tight expression, he resumed walking.

Bei Sangyun just smiled. The weather was good today. She wasn’t bothered by this man’s attitude. She took a deep breath of fresh air. "I should have done this a long time ago."

She should have walked out of that car and walked alongside other students. She had cared too much about her acquired identity back then and had suppressed her desires.

Fortunately, she could now do the things she couldn’t do before, like slacking off and lazing around.

Fei Chuan remained silent, but inwardly, he was perplexed. Although he wasn’t looking at her, he could sense that she was in a good mood.

Throughout the entire school year, he had never seen her this happy or carefree.

Was today something special?

Bei Sangyun also remained silent. The little smile still hung on her lips as she appreciated the falling leaves and the sunlight filtering through the trees.

Walking in silence with someone beside her didn’t seem too bad.

*****

When both Fei Chuan and Bei Sangyun arrived in the room at the same time, the school’s forum started another gossip session about the school tyrant and her target seen walking together from school.

The title was exaggerated, but many students believed it.

[The tyrant is walking her target like a pet!]

Many comments appeared below the post, with the topic of discussion mainly focusing on Bei Sangyun’s tyranny.

[CherryLwa: My friend said the tyrant passed by her in the school walkway. I didn’t believe it because there’s no way the tyrant would walk from the school gate. But it’s actually true!] freёnovelkiss.com

[PattiePat: To think she would join us normal students in our humble daily routine just to show off her pet. Truly a tyrant.]

[Sleepykitten: The Boss is really amazing! She managed to get the attention of the whole school again in one morning!]

[Ang3l_bby: I hope this won’t happen again. I am a junior, and I don’t want to get noticed by the tyrant.]

Many idle individuals expressed their opinions, and this post soon caught the attention of everyone, including Class 3-1A.

When the two arrived in the room, the whole class, who had been busy gossiping, suddenly fell silent.

Fei Chuan was accustomed to the classroom’s strange atmosphere whenever he arrived, as was Bei Sangyun.

The two walked to their seats, seemingly unaffected by the strange atmosphere.

Bei Sangyun’s lackeys exchanged glances, then approached Bei Sangyun’s seat with fawning smiles.

"Boss, good morning! Did you have breakfast? Our bread shuttle is ready to serve you!"

Fei Chuan, who had just taken out his notebook, paused.

This ’bread shuttle’ was none other than him, except that he never brought them any bread and endured their insults instead.

Bei Sangyun touched her stomach. She had drunk a glass of milk before she left, which was usually her breakfast that provided her energy for the whole morning. But perhaps after the walk, she got hungry.

She met the students’ gazes. "Bread shuttle?"

"Yeah, Boss,"

The student who answered her turned toward the other lackey. "Fetch those guys from Class 3-1B."

The lackey immediately left the room. Not five minutes had passed, and he returned with two male students behind him. They looked familiar.

"Boss! We’re here to serve you!" The two students lined up and yelled at the top of their lungs.

Their shouts were so loud that Bei Sangyun, who had been lost in thought about whether she was going to eat or not, was startled by them.

These two students were from the group that had bullied Fei Chuan with chicken soup before.

Bei Sangyun’s eyebrow twitched. What were these students lining up for? They were not in the mafia.

"I don’t need you guys to serve me. Go back to your room."

"Boss, we can’t go back after we heard that you’re hungry. Please tell us what you want, Boss."

"Boss, these two run fast. They can get to the canteen in a few minutes," the head of the lackeys tried to convince Bei Sangyun. These two brothers from Class 3-1B had bribed him yesterday to join their group.

After losing face in front of the whole school and offending the big boss, their only way forward now was to latch onto that big boss and integrate into their group. As the saying goes, turn disaster into a blessing!

Bei Sangyun: ’...’

When did she say she was hungry?

However, at that moment, her stomach rumbled.

The sound was very indistinct, it was very faint that the lackeys who were fussing around didn’t hear it.

However, aside from Bei Sangyun herself, Fei Chuan, who was sitting beside her, heard it as well. His hand that was holding the notebook paused.

Bei Sangyun touched her stomach again. There was no doubt about it. Her body was hungry. Since she was hungry, perhaps she would have an appetite to eat now?

She glanced at the two students who were still waiting for her answer with expectant eyes.

"Fine. Go buy something in the canteen," Bei Sangyun threw her student card at them. "Since you’re already buying, get something for yourselves as well."

This school used not only money but also academic points. Although most of the wealthy students here didn’t need to use their points on their student cards since they had enough money to spare, for the poorer students and scholars, academic points were very helpful as they could be used as currency within the school. Of course, only those who met certain requirements could accumulate enough academic points.

As the number one rank in the whole school year, Bei Sangyun was naturally wealthy in academic points, but because she had the wealthy status of the Lin family behind her, she rarely used them.

The two students immediately left, and as they had claimed, they were indeed fast runners because they returned shortly after.

They brought bread with different flavors and juices of different flavors as well. It was because they didn’t know which one Bei Sangyun would like, so they bought plenty.

It didn’t matter what flavor it was; it was all the same to her. So Bei Sangyun randomly picked one, and the two students then distributed the bread to the other lackeys.

After the bread was distributed, she suddenly remembered something.

"Hey," Bei Sangyun called out to the two students from Class 3-1B.

The two, who were about to leave, turned back and waited for her words with anticipation. Were they about to be offered a place in their group as a reward for their service?

They couldn’t help but be excited. However, Bei Sangyun’s next words dashed their hopes.

"What about him?" Bei Sangyun motioned toward Fei Chuan.

Fei Chuan, who had been minding his own business, paused. He glanced coldly at Bei Sangyun.

He knew it. This morning was too peaceful for him, and he was getting suspicious. As expected, the tyrant had plans for him.

Bei Sangyun didn’t notice his cold glare and continued, "You guys should also buy one for him as a sincere apology."

The two turned stiff. They glanced at Fei Chuan and saw that his expression had darkened.

Uh-oh. He didn’t look like he would accept their apology, even if they offered him bread.

"The class is about to start. What are you waiting for?"

The two had no choice but to buy bread for Fei Chuan.

"Ah, right. If there’s chocolate bread, buy it, and get milk instead of juice," Bei Sangyun added before the two reluctantly left.

The atmosphere on her left side grew colder. She turned to Fei Chuan, who was emitting that chilling aura.

"I don’t need your food," he said coldly before turning away from her and pulling his sleeves down to cover his thin wrists.

As expected, this woman knew how to get under his skin. She had just openly mocked him for being thin and unhealthy.

His warning from yesterday had fallen on deaf ears. But what had he expected? This woman never took his words seriously, after all.

Bei Sangyun: "..."

Had she offended him somehow again?

Bei Sangyun leaned on her chair, deep in thought. Didn’t he like getting back at those people and ordering them around?

The adult Fei Chuan would have done just that. Anyone who offended him would suffer under his thumb, and he would work them like a slave.

Perhaps the teenage Fei Chuan wasn’t quite as cunning yet.