Standing Next To You-Chapter 197: Impossible

Zhong Cheng was stunned. He caught the word quickly.

’Nothing between us...’

His eyes widened. "Boss, you and brother-in-law are not dating?!"

Bei Sangyun frowned. If Fei Chuan heard this – based on the man’s attitude – he wouldn’t like it and might distance himself from her. Although she needed some space to think alone, she did not want to be separated from him for too long.

So she warned Zhong Cheng. "Don’t speak nonsense. We are not going out."

Zhong Cheng looked at Bei Sangyun’s solemn face. The boss seemed to be serious.

But if they were not dating yet, why were they so intimate?

He couldn’t help but ask her again, "Are you sure, boss, there’s nothing going on between you two? Based on what I see, everyone thinks you two are acting like a couple."

"A couple?" Bei Sangyun laughed. "That man hated me in the beginning. Even though he has gradually become tolerant of me, he still dislikes me. Can’t you see his face always frowning whenever he’s with me? There’s nothing about us that looks like a couple."

"No, boss. From another perspective, you two look like a couple," Zhong Cheng insisted. After talking with the tyrant for some time now, his fear gradually lessened, and he could now speak smoothly. He could even say ’no’ to her.

"You two always eat lunch together. Only couples use each other’s utensils or freely share each other’s food. You two are always together, and I even caught you once holding hands! So how can you two not be a couple?"

Bei Sangyun turned silent.

Now that Zhong Cheng laid it out one by one, it made sense. People would easily misunderstand their relationship.

She and Fei Chuan indeed had an intimate relationship that should be unique to a couple. However, she was only taking his food and using his utensils for her own survival and pleasure. And as for holding hands, it was a part of their routine to let him get used to her touch.

"...We did things like that. But because we have a situation. We are not a couple."

Zhong Cheng felt sad that the brother-in-law he was cheering on was actually just passing by. He thought the boss had hooked Fei Chuan, but it didn’t seem like it. If Fei Chuan was not the brother-in-law, then would the boss’s marriage go smoothly in the future? There was that incident after all...

Zhong Cheng began to worry about Bei Sangyun’s love life. "Then how long are you guys going to stick together? If you two acted ambiguously because of the situation, then how long will this situation last?"

Should he start looking for the prospective brother-in-law? He needed to prepare and gain the approval of the future brother-in-law to make his life easier.

But unlike Zhong Cheng, who was already thinking miles ahead, Bei Sangyun was stumped.

She hadn’t entertained the thought of being separated from Fei Chuan. Her well-being and comfort were tied to him; it was impossible to get separated from him. But, as Zhong Cheng said, this situation wouldn’t last long because she and Fei Chuan had nothing to begin with.

Bei Sangyun suddenly felt a pang of anxiety and breathlessness. Now that she had tasted what it was like to feel warm, feel full, and live comfortably, she did not want to go back to the time when everything was tasteless and uninteresting.

Zhong Cheng didn’t hear an answer for a long time, so he glanced at Bei Sangyun. Her face did not look good.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Zhong Cheng.

"Boss, you clearly like Fei Chuan. Those symptoms only appear for those who are infatuated and in love. Since you clearly have feelings for him, why don’t you two become a couple? No one will disapprove of you two. Most of the students in the school suspect that you two are going out anyway. How about making it real?"

Zhong Cheng was excited and began to persuade Bei Sangyun. If the two become a couple, then Fei Chuan would become the official brother-in-law. He wouldn’t have to look for other people nor work diligently to gain his approval.

Fei Chuan seemed scary, but compared to other men out there, Zhong Cheng’s life would be easier if Fei Chuan was his second boss. After all, everyone was classmates, and Fei Chuan wouldn’t purposely make his life difficult. They already had a connection, as Fei Chuan was the one who made him come to the clinic to look after Bei Sangyun.

Bei Sangyun held her head. "I am not sure if I really ’love’ him as you said. But being a couple with him doesn’t sound bad." The thought of being Fei Chuan’s girlfriend had crossed her mind some time ago. She did not dislike the idea, but....

"However, Fei Chuan dislikes me. He had a bad impression of me. He will never let me be his girlfriend." This was the harsh truth.

To be honest, Bei Sangyun did not even know why Fei Chuan in the past conveyed his love to her when they didn’t have a good relationship from the beginning. The Fei Chuan right now was young. He must not have the thoughts of the adult Fei Chuan, nor have the same feelings he had back then toward her.

The situation was very different now. It was impossible to become a couple.

"Boss, what are you saying?!" Zhong Cheng stood up and said eagerly, "How is it impossible! In my eyes, you two are already a couple!"

"Didn’t you hear me? The problem is not on me. Fei Chuan won’t agree to be my boyfriend."

"Are you thinking like that because of the bullying in the past?"

Seeing Bei Sangyun nod, Zhong Cheng continued. "Then there’s nothing more to worry about. If Fei Chuan really hated you, he wouldn’t let you share the same table with him at the cafeteria or let you use his utensils. From what I can see, he tolerates you a lot. Can you tolerate someone you hate in that sense?"

Bei Sangyun thought of Richard snatching her food, stealing her table, using her utensils, and teasing her. Just thinking about it made her face ugly and disgusted.

"No," Bei Sangyun answered firmly.

"Then Fei Chuan doesn’t hate you, boss! Perhaps he also has some feelings for you."

"...I’m not sure about that." She couldn’t imagine Fei Chuan liking her.

"Then how about you chase him? Isn’t the existence of a suitor someone who wants others to fall for them?" Zhong Cheng suggested with excited eyes.

"If you express your sincerity and feelings well, his heart will surely soften. I am pretty sure he’ll be moved if you chase him."

Bei Sangyun turned silent. She bit her lips as she pondered for a long time.

In the end, she sighed. "Can we postpone this matter for later? Right now, my mind is a mess."

Her mind was in a total mess. These symptoms of the so-called love. The past Fei Chuan’s words that she hadn’t been able to decipher and now this.

It was the first time she encountered this situation, so she was having a hard time coming up with an answer. It would be easier if this were all about politics or schemes for power. She was better at finding answers for those than for this complicated and complex aspect of life called ’love’.

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