Standing Next To You-Chapter 154: Not So Lonely Anymore

Bei Sangyun sharply opened her eyes and sat up straight, sweat forming on her forehead.

Realizing it was only a dream, she sighed in relief and held her aching temple.

She went to the kitchen and drank a cold glass of water.

She had a nightmare again.

She dreamed of the past.

Bei Sangyun went to the balcony, attempting to cool her head from the unpleasant memories.

The cold wind ruffled her hair as she gazed at the city lights below.

It wasn’t that night that traumatized her. It was the events afterward that badly hurt her and taught her a painful reality.

She had successfully escaped that night, fighting for her dignity as if her life depended on it. She could endure many things, but being humiliated and trampling on her dignity that way was something she couldn’t bear.

At that time, she thought would rather die trying to escape than give up.

After a prolonged struggle, she managed to escape the room with torn clothes and bleeding wounds.

She feared that the twins might return for her, so she did not go back to her room. The only place she thought was safe from those twins was her father’s study.

In the mansion, the only person she could trust and who would be on her side was her father. Despite Lin Ginxian’s cold bearing and strict way of educating her, she believed that as his daughter, he would protect her.

Naively thinking that they were on the same side, Bei Sangyun waited for the morning. She tended to her wounds herself, emerging only when she was sure all the servants were awake.

She didn’t feel safe anywhere. After hastily changing her clothes, she immediately looked for Lin Ginxian.

However, Lin Ginxian found her first.

As she was about to run to him, intending to narrate the frightening events she had experienced and seek his comfort and protection, Lin Ginxian yelled with a thunderous expression.

"Bei Sangyun! Do you want me to die of shame? How dare you seduce the young master of the Simon family!"

Bei Sangyun’s steps halted, her face turning pale. She remembered what that scoundrel said that night.

So, this was their plan. They would blame everything on her and twist the story the other way around!

Bei Sangyun looked at her father, feeling wronged.

"Did he say that? He is lying, Father. They planned this so they could blame it on me. Yesterday night—"

"I don’t want to hear your excuses," Lin Ginxian coldly said. "How many times did I tell you that your actions and decisions reflect on me? What matters is that everyone knows you seduced him. Not only did you sneak into his place and drugged his food, but you even dared to physically beat Mr. Simon’s grandson. Do you know how angry they are?! They are all blaming me for not raising you properly!"

Bei Sangyun’s mind buzzed.

Drugged?

"I didn’t drug him—"

"They found the drug in your closet this morning, Young Miss," Butler Xin reported.

Bei Sangyun: !

"Bring this wild child downstairs!" Lin Ginxian coldly ordered.

"I did not do it! It’s their scheme, Father! Please believe me!" Bei Sangyun pleaded with Lin Ginxian, hoping he would protect her.

She was afraid of meeting Richard again. The frightening events still haunted her, and she did not want to face that bastard. He disgusted her.

"The evidence all points to you. I am very disappointed. This should have been a great opportunity to befriend the Simons, but you made a disaster out of it. I shouldn’t have put hope in a brat like you. Although you have my blood, half of your blood is from that lowly woman. It must be hereditary."

Bei Sangyun felt that her world froze at Lin Ginxian’s words. A giant cruel hand suddenly appeared and crushed her heart.

Ever since she arrived in this mansion, she consistently received insults and harassment from her cousins.

But she endured.

When they called her a person with low origins, a bastard, a half-ling, a wild child, and more, she endured it. novelbuddy.cσ๓

But hearing such words from her own father had an effect that hurt a hundred times more.

Bei Sangyun was pushed by the butlers as she trotted in a daze.

She did not know how she arrived in the living room.

Mr. Simon was angry and venting to Old Master Lin. Richard acted wronged, but when he gazed at her, those perverted green eyes held a haughty smile. Beside him, Sophia was concealing her laughter.

Her aunts and uncles’ reactions were more severe, as if they would tear her apart if not for their so-called manners.

They told her she made them lose face for the Lin family. How she was scheming when she was young, what kind of slut she was, and many more insulting words were thrown at her.

Their angry and blame-filled voices blurred in her ears. Their eyes held disgust, lips held mocking smiles, surrounding her.

They were like in slow motion, suffocating her, choking her.

No one even asked for her story. No one asked if she was okay. No one was on her side.

This place was indeed... hellish and lonely.

A sharp sound rang in her ears, like the flat line of a heart monitor. Her head ached, and at that moment, all she could think was running away from that place.

After that day, Bei Sangyun’s illness relapsed again. And it lasted for a whole month.

....

Bei Sangyun unconsciously put two fingers on her lips. Realizing her action, she chuckled.

Right. This was a habit of hers—to smoke as she reminisced the unpleasant past events.

Bei Sangyun put down her hand. She wouldn’t start smoking in this life. Because this life would be different from the past. She would live a healthy lifestyle with her grandma.

Bei Sangyun did not want to go back to sleep anymore. She left the room and glanced at the room opposite hers.

He must be sleeping, right?

Bei Sangyun walked to his door. She raised her hand and placed it on the door’s surface as if touching his door would be the same as touching a part of him.

Bei Sangyun remembered their dinner earlier. She did not expect that Fei Chuan would be accommodating. Although he still had that frowning face and an expression of not wanting to be with her, he accompanied her throughout.

Taking advantage of his rare kindness, Bei Sangyun placed all the dishes near him and let him pass them to her. Even when she grabbed his used chopsticks and replaced them with her own, the man just allowed her.

Bei Sangyun found it amusing. Because Fei Chuan clearly disliked the idea that she was using his chopsticks, but he let her be.

And when she held his hand more than the three-second rule, the man only frowned but did not pull away immediately. Only when Bei Sangyun kneaded his hand playfully did Fei Chuan withdraw his hand in disgust.

Seeing that expression of his made her laugh.

Bei Sangyun shook her head with a smile. How could she not guess it? The man must be worrying about her regarding the Lin family. So he was more patient to her this time.

The unpleasantness and turbulence in her heart brought by the nightmare disappeared in an instant.

A warm current entered her chest and slowly picked up the broken pieces of her heart.

Leaning on the door, Bei Sangyun found comfort just knowing that he was on the other side of it.

It was like when that man leaned on her grave and accompanied her in those gloomy years.

Thanks to him, she didn’t feel that lonely anymore.