Standing Next To You-Chapter 316: Does he want to keep it a secret?

A car was parked several blocks away from the school gate. Some vehicles and students passed by, rendering the unmoving car on the side appear conspicuous.

Inside the parked car, Driver Chen glanced at the rearview mirror and saw his Young Miss, Bei Sangyun, looking around, trying to catch sight of a certain figure.

He checked his watch. They had been waiting here for an hour, but the boy hadn’t yet shown up.

Young Miss’s timing was always accurate. Whenever they waited like this before, it would only take five to ten minutes for them to see the boy walking on the sidewalk. Young Miss would then get out of the car and pretend that she was also walking, coincidentally catching up with him.

But today was taking a lot longer than usual.

Could it be that the boy had an emergency today?

"Young Miss..." Driver Chen was about to remind Bei Sangyun that the bell had just rung and the first class had already started when Bei Sangyun’s eyes suddenly lit up.

"He’s here!" She opened the door and left hurriedly.

The boy they had been waiting for finally arrived.

Driver Chen watched Bei Sangyun run towards the boy excitedly. She was smiling brightly and hopped around like a bunny. Even from this distance, anyone could tell that she was happy around him.

The Young Miss always had this cold and aloof look on her face, and she always exuded an unapproachable aura that was hard for Driver Chen to break through.

But ever since she met this boy, a lot of things had changed. The Young Miss, who was always silent and spoke only a few words, began to engage in conversations with him. Sometimes, she even asked him to cooperate with things like parking the car at the side and waiting.

She had become more lively, and the cold, dull look on her face had softened a lot. Her bright expression was now befitting of a young girl her age.

She even had a boyfriend of her own choosing—something that Driver Chen thought would never happen.

Driver Chen smiled. Ah, it’s good to be young.

On the sidewalk, Bei Sangyun caught up with Fei Chuan.

"Boyfriend, good morning!"

Fei Chuan, who was busy fighting his inner self and trying to erase the dream from his memory, did not notice Bei Sangyun’s presence.

Bei Sangyun was ignored. She pouted. Fei Chuan seemed so immersed in his thoughts that he didn’t even notice her arrival.

She took large steps and stopped in front of Fei Chuan.

"Boyfriend, aren’t you going to greet me?"

A pair of shoes suddenly appeared in Fei Chuan’s vision. He paused and looked up at Bei Sangyun in surprise.

When did she get here?

"You’re finally looking at me." Bei Sangyun smiled and tilted her head, trying to act cute. "What are you thinking about so deeply that you didn’t even notice me?"

Fei Chuan fell silent.

What was he thinking about?

’The mature ’you’ and R-18 scenes--’

Fei Chuan’s whole face suddenly flushed.

He couldn’t answer that.

He resumed walking and answered stiffly, "...Nothing."

"How can it be nothing? You were so engrossed in your thoughts that you didn’t even hear me. Could it be you were thinking about me?"

Fei Chuan’s steps faltered.

Bei Sangyun noticed his flustered look. Her smile deepened, "Wasn’t our sweet night talk enough? Do I have to run through your mind too? Ah, that’s why I didn’t get a wink of sleep yesterday."

Bei Sangyun stared at Fei Chuan, her eyes gleaming with tease, "Could it be you also dreamed about me?"

Fei Chuan: "!"

Bei Sangyun watched him closely. Fei Chuan’s pale skin suddenly turned red—his exposed neck, ears, and cheeks flushed—as if he had just gotten out of a steaming pot.

Bei Sangyun blinked in surprise. She was just teasing him, but did he really...?

Fei Chuan couldn’t handle her teasing. He walked faster, intending to leave Bei Sangyun behind.

Bei Sangyun glanced at his back, still taken aback by the fact that Fei Chuan had dreamed about her.

Her whole face lit up. She couldn’t hide her grin as she trotted behind him.

"Wait for me, boyfriend. Is this how you treat your girlfriend? Where is my greeting and my morning kiss?" Although Bei Sangyun was complaining, she was happy inside.

Fei Chuan finally slowed down. He matched his pace with hers. He did not dare to look at her while trying to pretend to be cool. "...No morning kiss."

Bei Sangyun wanted to push for a morning kiss, but seeing him trying his best to act cool, she restrained herself from continuing to tease him.

She was afraid Fei Chuan would explode. Look at his red face—her dear boyfriend was having a hard time. He might run away if she pushed too much.

She compromised kindly, "Alright. I’ll let that morning kiss go. But holding hands is fine, right?" Bei Sangyun reached out her hand. "We are in a relationship after all."

Fei Chuan looked at her outstretched hand and hesitated.

Bei Sangyun stared at him. Although she extended her hand confidently, she was a bit nervous inside. Would Fei Chuan hold her hand?

Although she had said yesterday she wanted to hold hands, hug, and kiss, it was just her opinion. Fei Chuan had not explicitly agreed. Even though they kissed, she hadn’t heard any verbal confirmation from him.

It was funny that she had to be this nervous even though they were in a relationship. She couldn’t help it. It was Fei Chuan, after all. Sometimes what he had in mind was very different from what others normally think.

Fei Chuan looked up at her and met her eyes.

Bei Sangyun smiled at him.

Fei Chuan glanced around. Because class had already started, there was no one on the sidewalk except for them.

He finally held her hand and muttered in soft voice, "...Only when there are no people around."

Bei Sangyun paused for a moment. Did it mean Fei Chuan wanted to keep their relationship a secret?

She glanced at their intertwined hands. Fei Chuan’s hand was big and slender, his fingers were long and bony yet exuding strength and security.

She looked at his handsome profile. He was trying to act unaffected, but the stiffness in his brow was so obvious. He was very aware of their intertwined hands, just like her.

She smiled, "Alright."

She already got a kiss yesterday, had taken a bite of his cheek, and now she could hold his hand whenever they were alone. She was already satisfied.

Her Fei Chuan was still shy. Although it was a pity she couldn’t boast about it, she was fine with it. Her Fei Chuan needed time.

When they arrived at the room, Fei Chuan let go of her hand.

Bei Sangyun pouted but didn’t complain.

Both of them arrived late. However, because she was the school’s tyrant and Fei Chuan was the new number one ranker, the teacher didn’t scold them.

Fei Chuan even received praise from the teacher for perfecting the exam and was held up as an example for everyone to emulate.

Since Fei Chuan hadn’t attended school for two days when the ranking was the hottest topic, the teacher hadn’t been able to deliver their admiration speech for him.

Now that he was here, they could finally give him the praise he deserved.

Bei Sangyun, who hadn’t done anything noteworthy, was always praised. The teacher spouted a lot of insincere compliments that didn’t make sense. In other words, she got praised for no reason.

When the teacher finally left, the entire class of 3-1 suddenly turned their attention to Fei Chuan. They had been waiting for this day and couldn’t wait to ask Fei Chuan a lot of questions.

"Fei Chuan, how did you get so smart? Or have you always been this smart?"

"Were you hiding your abilities all this time?"

"Gosh, if you had revealed your abilities earlier, no one would have called you a loser!"

"If you’re a loser, then everyone else is dirt!"

"What are you saying? Fei Chuan is a genius! Not only that, he’s so handsome! Our school is blessed to have him!"

Fei Chuan’s seat was crowded. He was surrounded by noise and people. He never liked being the center of attention, precisely because of situations like this.

He frowned and was about to snap when a loud ’bang!’ beside him caused everyone to halt.