Standing Next To You-Chapter 195: A Box of Gratefulness

Most of the students in Class 3-1A received a hundred points for their mid-term literature project.

Many teams received praise, but the title of the best team went to the twins who portrayed a story of fighting inside their mother’s womb, a project led by Zhong Cheng. Everyone envied Zhong Cheng and his partner for defeating both ideal students, the tyrant, and Lin Sunji. However, this matter quickly died down as the preparations for the homecoming dance were just around the corner.

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"Everyone is practicing at the gym. Do you want to come?" Fei Chuan suddenly appeared behind Bei Sangyun, startling her.

Bei Sangyun immediately put down her phone and turned to him with a flustered face, "Where?"

Fei Chuan glanced suspiciously at her, then repeated what he said.

"Oh. The practice..." Bei Sangyun mumbled. She hid her phone inside her bag and stood up stiffly, "Alright. Let’s join them."

The two followed the crowd and went to the gym.

The instructors were already waiting for them with the other three classes. The music began playing, and the couples went to their positions.

Fei Chuan lightly placed his hand on Bei Sangyun’s back while his other hand held hers. As he started to move, he noticed that Bei Sangyun, who was usually lively at this time, was silent and stiff.

He glanced at her solemn face. Usually, this naughty girl would lead the dance and tease him at every chance she could get, but right now, she was obedient and quiet like a well-behaved young lady.

This was very unlike her.

"Are you not feeling well?" Fei Chuan asked. He noticed that she seemed to annoy him less than before. Which was very strange.

Bei Sangyun’s expression became even more solemn, and her movements stiffened. She answered awkwardly, "I’m fine."

Fei Chuan frowned. The hand that was holding her back suddenly reached out to her forehead.

Fei Chuan then compared his temperature to hers. She didn’t have a fever. Then what’s the problem?

He checked again. This time, her forehead was a bit warm.

He glanced at her, a bit surprised. "You have a slight fever."

Bei Sangyun, whose face was red and had a fast-beating heart, nodded hesitantly.

She must be sick. Her heart was beating erratically, and her face was so hot. Did she overwork herself these days?

Well, she had sleepless nights and wasn’t eating well. But it wasn’t because of her lack of appetite or her loss of taste.

She just had a lot on her mind.

It started after the performance.

That night, Bei Sangyun couldn’t sleep. She wasn’t able to sleep well in the Lin mansion because she always dreamt of the unpleasant past. But this time, she wasn’t able to sleep because of what Fei Chuan said.

He said he loved her.

Loved...

Loved...

...Her.

He loved her!

These words kept swirling in her head.

Bei Sangyun had suspected it once, but she did not dare to think about it deeply. Whenever that thought crossed her mind as she wondered why he was so good to her after her death and accompanied her for many years, she stopped herself from figuring it out. freewebnoveℓ.com

Why?

Because she did not have an idea what kind of ’love’ he had for her, what expectations he had, or what she should do about it. After all, she was a person who had never been in love. Her past life only focused on surviving, gaining power, and seeking revenge.

There were times she entertained men because she was bored, but she felt all of them were uninteresting. She did not have any romantic inclinations at all.

When she completely lost her taste, and her health started to deteriorate, her temper became worse, and ’dating’ was out of her vocabulary. She never thought or brooded over the topic of ’love’.

So facing Fei Chuan’s ’confession,’ Bei Sangyun was at a loss. When he asked her what ’he’ was to her or if she felt the same way, Bei Sangyun could not answer.

Because she genuinely never thought about it. She could only give the sincerest answer that was carved out from the bottom of her heart at that time.

What she knew was that Fei Chuan was important to her. His existence brought comfort, warmth, and emotions that she was greedy for.

However, when that life ended, and she was brought back in time, Bei Sangyun buried all those feelings at the depth of her heart. She had to save her grandma, face the Lin family, gain her freedom from Lin Ginxian, and solve her misunderstanding with Fei Chuan.

As for those emotions ’he’ left on her, Bei Sangyun put them in a box and guarded them. Branded it with ’gratefulness’. This box was only to be opened when she was ready.

But Fei Chuan threw a bomb at her and forced her to open it. Now, all these emotions were all over the place. They were messing with her mind, making her flustered, and like a headless chicken, she did not know what to do.

But life had to continue, and she had to meet Fei Chuan every day.

Fei Chuan seemed to have recovered his usual self. He never asked that question again, nor mentioned anything about the performance. He attended school peacefully and would frown at her from time to time like usual.

But Bei Sangyun could not be the same. Although she acted calmly, her heart would beat fast whenever he approached. When his eyes landed on her, Bei Sangyun felt that all her cells were alive. Her senses were fully awake, and she was extremely sensitive to his every movement.

Like now, the palm on her forehead had sent her heart jumping and running a marathon. Her blood was pumping crazily towards her head, and she felt upset in her stomach.

She was sick. Really sick.

Fei Chuan took his hand off her forehead. "You should call your lackey to bring you to the clinic."

Bei Sangyun nodded.

Fei Chuan watched her leave. The frown on his face deepened. She was really obedient today. Could the fever have burned her brain and made her sluggish?

As Bei Sangyun was about to approach her number one lackey, Zhong Cheng, Fei Chuan moved and caught up with her.

"He is still practicing. So I’ll send you. I have nothing to do anyway."

Bei Sangyun hesitated. The cause of her illness was this man. If she were left alone with him, her illness might get worse.

"No need. I can go there by myself." Bei Sangyun believed that she would be able to think rationally if Fei Chuan wasn’t nearby.

It was a pity that she had to reject his offer. If not for this strange illness, Bei Sangyun would like to stick close to Fei Chuan. After all, the place next to him was the most comfortable.

But...she had to fix this problem first.

Or else, she wouldn’t be able to sit next to Fei Chuan.

Bei Sangyun left the gym and walked towards the clinic while in deep thought.

Ten meters behind her, Fei Chuan followed. When Bei Sangyun successfully entered the clinic, he finally left.