Standing Next To You-Chapter 182: Plan Succeeded

A/n: This Chapter is fixed. Thank you for waiting.

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Xiao Mei also knew that her daughter admired Richard in her heart. Otherwise, her daughter wouldn’t willingly sleep with Richard.

Xiao Mei and her husband had many plans for Lin Xiaoni. Lin Xiaoni was their only child, and they wished for her to marry into a great family. They didn’t have much hope for the battle of the heir. Lin Xiaoni wasn’t as smart as her cousins. They could only hope to ride on the best-suited candidate and find the best husband for Lin Xiaoni.

The Simon family was a good candidate. So, Xiao Mei was willing to overlook this if the Simon family agreed to take responsibility. Her husband agreed with her, and they pushed the Simon family to take responsibility for Lin Xiaoni.

Richard wasn’t willing. Lin Xiaoni could pass as a fling, but he never wanted her as his fiancée. He already had plans for that position. He was determined to give the fiancée position to Bei Sangyun.

However, as he was about to disagree once more, Mr. Simon, who had been quiet all this time, suddenly spoke.

"Our family will take responsibility for this matter. My grandson has been drugged, but I can’t tolerate his actions and let him run away from his responsibilities. Since it has already happened, there’s nothing we can do to undo it."

Richard paled, "Grandpa! I don’t agree-!"

"Shut up! Haven’t you done enough to embarrass me? You create trouble after trouble. Didn’t you take my warning seriously?"

"It’s not my fault. I have been drugged." Richard felt wronged. He emphasized to his grandpa that he was the victim.

But Mr. Simon was determined. "Do you want to stay in prison then? If you don’t want to take responsibility for your actions, then I think it’s time to consider cultivating another heir. Many people are waiting for you abroad. Perhaps I should hand you over." Mr. Simon’s words were laced with threats.

Richard staggered. Was his grandpa serious?!

If his grandfather not going to support him, then he would surely be sent to jail!

Mr. Simon took advantage of his silence and faced Old Master Lin, "Old Lin, as you have said, I should not shield my grandson. I won’t tolerate his actions anymore. I don’t want this incident to make a shift in our relationship. Since we are going to be family, I hope you forgive me this time."

Mr. Simon appeared sincere and bowed humbly, "Please forgive my grandson. As for the incident regarding your third granddaughter, I will make sure to compensate her for the trouble we caused her."

Old Master Lin stared at the lowered head of his good old friend. He harrumphed.

He could see through his old friend’s intentions. Mr. Simon chose to make this stand because he did not want his grandson to marry Bei Sangyun, the illegitimate daughter. Since there was another better candidate that appeared willingly at their doors, he decided to latch onto it.

Lin Xiaoni had the support of the Xiao and Lin family, her background was clean unlike Bei Sangyun. So, of course, he naturally chose her as his granddaughter-in-law.

His old friend was still crafty.

Xiao Mei and Lin Xiao’s faces brightened up when they heard Mr. Simon’s response. At least the Simon family was willing to take their daughter as the future Madame.

Everyone’s heads turned to Old Master Lin, waiting for his answer.

Old Master Lin sighed. Since his old friend had publicly announced his decision to take Lin Xiaoni as Richard’s fiancée, the previous deal was naturally off.

Lin Xiaoni lost her innocence to Richard while Bei Sangyun had only been attempted. Lin Xiaoni’s situation was more urgent. It seemed that he wasn’t able to secure a husband with good family for Bei Sangyun. What a pity.

"Since this is the decision of both parties, I can only agree. This incident brought shame to both of our families. For the sake of our family members, what happened today should never be mentioned outside. This matter will be investigated, and the perpetrator will face severe punishment for this."

Old Lin looked at everyone’s faces, trying to discern their expressions. Everyone lowered their heads.

Li Mei stepped closer to her daughter to shield her from Old Master Lin’s prying eyes.

The involved parties—Lin Xiaoni, Richard, Lin Xiaoni’s parents, Old Master Lin, and Mr. Simon—stayed inside the room while the rest were dismissed.

When Li Mei and Lin Sunji left the room, Li Mei bombarded her daughter with multiple questions at once. "How did you pull this off? And why did you choose to target Lin Xiaoni instead of Bei Sangyun? And why use Richard? You should have used another man, someone with low status, instead of someone like the Simon family."

Li Mei was curious about her daughter’s motives and the purpose behind using this method. Richard was a valuable asset. Although the show was indeed compelling, and this incident might become Lin Xiaoni’s weakness, it still helped Lin Xiaoni cut through troubles and secure a position as the future Madame of the Simon family. Wasn’t it just helping Lin Xiaoni?

Lin Sunji lowered her eyes, "You must not have heard about it, Mother. But Bei Sangyun almost became Richard’s fiance. If Lin Xiaoni hadn’t slept with him, that lowly woman would have become the future Madame of the Simon family. Bei Sangyun doesn’t deserve a good marriage partner. She deserved to rot with an old perverted man."

Li Mei was stunned. She indeed did not know that. Although she had spies within the old man’s entourage, she hadn’t received the news. How come her daughter learned it earlier than her?

"So I kept quiet and watched as Lin Xiaoni entered Richard’s room. However, I don’t want Lin Xiaoni to succeed just like that. She must enter the Simon family in humiliation so that this incident will become a weakness of hers." Lin Sunji continued.

Li Mei nodded. That was a good choice indeed. Manipulating Lin Xiaoni in the dark but also not letting the latter get all the benefits.

Li Mei patted Lin Sunji’s shoulder proudly, "Good job. You have grown up. This is wise of you. Your mother is proud."

Lin Sunji heard her mother’s compliment, and her tight expression relaxed. Her mother rarely praised her. The doubts in her heart slowly loosened. Actually, there were matters that she hadn’t told her mother.

Like how Lin Xiaoni came to find her and blamed her for everything that was happening. Lin Xiaoni knew she was the one who spilled Bei Sangyun’s information to Sophia. She blamed her for letting Bei Sangyun become Richard’s fiance and even put Richard’s departure into her account.

That’s where she learned that Bei Sangyun was going to become Richard’s fiance. Fortunately, she was able to act quickly and gave the desperate Lin Xiaoni the right answer to the situation.

Lin Sunji lowered her eyes. Well, the other details don’t matter. It was not that important anyway. As long as she stopped Bei Sangyun from gaining a good political marriage, that’s all that matters.

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Bei Sangyun was busy on her laptop when Butler Xin called.

Butler Xin’s overjoyed voice sounded on the phone. "Master, we succeeded. I can’t believe you managed to do it with only a drug and a simple bait. I honestly thought it wouldn’t work." Butler Xin’s voice had a hint of amazement.

When Bei Sangyun asked him to find someone who could mix the drug into Richard’s medicine, he figured out her plan. But her absurd instruction of letting Lin Sunji overhead a conversation made Butler Xin doubt if it would work and if that was enough. There were many loopholes in her plan.

What if Lin Xiaoni did not look for Lin Sunji that day? Or what if Lin Sunji did not take the bait?

But all his worries were for nothing. It happened exactly the way his master wanted.

Bei Sangyun put her phone on loudspeaker and continued to observe the stock exchange of various companies on the screen. She replied nonchalantly, "You have little faith in me."

Unlike what Butler Xin thought, Bei Sangyun wouldn’t execute a plan with just that.

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Earlier that day, after the news of Richard being beaten up by Bei Sangyun’s people spread to the school, Lin Xiaoni came to find Bei Sangyun. Lin Xiaoni deliberately waited for her after the class ended.

Lin Xiaoni’s face was full of anger as she confronted Bei Sangyun. "Why did you beat up Richard?! Who are you to beat him! I won’t forgive you." frёewebnoѵēl.com

Bei Sangyun was pleasantly surprised to meet Lin Xiaoni.

After the incident in the warehouse, Bei Sangyun knew this matter would definitely reach the head of the Simon family and that old man. The past might repeat again.

In the past, after barely avoiding getting harassed by Richard, the despicable twin framed her and told everyone that she snuck into Richard’s room and drugged him. Bei Sangyun strongly denied it. Fortunately, at that time, she was getting favored by the old man.

With the help of Lin Ginxian, they managed to convince the old man to investigate. Richard was taken into a test, and no drug was found in his system. However, at that time, the rumors that she and Richard shared an intimate relationship in the mansion had already spread.

The old man used this opportunity to make the Simon family take responsibility for Bei Sangyun. Although nothing happened, this incident had made a huge impact on Bei Sangyun’s reputation. She wouldn’t be able to get married peacefully in the future.

Of course, Bei Sangyun did not agree. She did not want to keep a rapist as her fiance. However, her pleas this time fell on deaf ears.