Standing Next To You-Chapter 199: I Have Made My Decision

Yesterday, Bei Sangyun finally sought Zhong Cheng again. She pulled him to the clinic, where their discussion began.

Zhong Cheng cooperated well and even took the initiative, "Boss, have you made up your mind?"

Bei Sangyun’s gaze paused for a bit.

It had been so long since she felt this confused and flustered. She had never been the type of person to hesitate or play cautiously. Ever since she changed the Lin family to Bei, she had never encountered significant troubles that made her doubt herself or question her own thoughts and feelings.

This matter was very important, and she could not treat it like how she treated other troublesome matters. After all, this concerned the past ’Fei Chuan’ and the present Fei Chuan. So she observed him carefully while thinking about what ’liking’ means.

Because she was too confused about her own feelings, she called Grandma Bei....

....

It was night in Country C, but in Country Z, it was morning.

After the two asked how they were doing and what they had eaten, Bei Sangyun asked Grandma Bei.

"Grandma, have you ever liked someone before?"

"Of course, I have. Otherwise, would I have your mother and then have you?" Grandma Bei joked. Then, as if sensing something, she teased Bei Sangyun, "Why? Does my granddaughter have a boy she likes?"

Bei Sangyun coughed and looked away, "It’s not about me, but a friend of mine."

Grandma Bei seemed excited and asked her to go on.

"This friend of mine has a bad relationship with this person. They have been at odds with each other and never liked each other. The two of them can’t coexist under the same sky," Bei Sangyun started.

She recounted how they had a misunderstanding in the past, which led to more misunderstandings. Then, they gradually came to hate each other. She emphasized how they often met just to quarrel and bring each other down.

"...Then that friend of mine died alone, sad, and in pain. At first, she thought the man kept coming to visit her grave to brag and anger her to death. But he visited her diligently, always bringing a flower, cleaning her grave, and telling her interesting stories until the man grew old and weak...."

On the other side of the phone, Grandma Bei’s expression became strange. She thought ’this friend of mine’ was referring to her granddaughter. But after mentioning ’death,’ she became confused and even more so when Bei Sangyun mentioned that this friend of hers could still see events after her death.

Bei Sangyun did not notice her odd words, as her mind was filled with the past.

"....Until the man died." There was an unspoken reminisce in Bei Sangyun’s complicated gaze. "But before he died, he said he loved her. Why did he say he loved her? What does he mean by that?"

Bei Sangyun expressed her confusion and doubt.

Grandma Bei was also confused about the identity of ’this friend of hers,’ but seeing her granddaughter being too concerned about this matter, she gave her honest opinion.

"Yun’er, a bad impression or a good impression changes over time. The two must have hated each other because of continuous misunderstandings. But without those misunderstandings, do you think their relationship would have been different?"

Bei Sangyun lowered her eyes.

What if she and Fei Chuan did not have a bad start? Both of them were smart children and could understand each other. They would have become childhood friends.

What if when she met him again in high school, she was not distressed and desperate at that time? Then, she would have befriended him again, and no bullying would have happened.

And when they met as adults again, they would have gone out for a drink and reminisced about the past. They would have been companions in life—not in death.

Bei Sangyun smiled lightly, "They will become good friends."

"Indeed. And good feelings can lead to deeper emotions. Your friend died, and when she died, the misunderstandings from the past disappeared as well. Over time, the man must have seen through the veil of misunderstandings and began to see the ’real’ person behind it. I can’t say much because I don’t know both of them, but for him to accompany your friend until his end showed that he liked that person a lot. His feelings toward her are deep and could not disappear with the passage of time."

Bei Sangyun listened, her heart clenched.

She did not expect to leave such a significant mark on Fei Chuan’s heart.

It made her feel complicated. She was both happy and sad.

"But what about her? What do you think she feels about him?" Bei Sangyun asked.

Grandma Bei smiled, "You said she was grateful and wants to treat him well. I think her heart was moved, and she began liking him all those years."

Bei Sangyun turned silent. After some time, she asked again,

"...Grandma, what does ’in love’ mean?"

Grandma Bei was happy that her granddaughter was asking her such a question. She felt that her granddaughter had matured a lot and seemed like an adult sometimes. Now that she was asking these kinds of questions, she felt that Bei Sangyun was really just a child.

"There are many types of love. But if you are talking about a boy, then it must be that you can’t stop thinking about him...."

Grandma Bei talked a lot and even gave many tips to Bei Sangyun. Their call lasted for hours. freewebnøvel.coɱ

When the call finally ended, Bei Sangyun looked up at the dark sky, deep in thought. After talking with Grandma Bei, most of her doubts were cleared.

As Zhong Cheng and Grandma Bei said, these ’symptoms’ she was experiencing were indeed because she liked Fei Chuan.

She couldn’t comprehend why Fei Chuan of the past ’loved’ her. But one thing was clear — she wanted to be with him. She did not want to be just a classmate to him; she wanted to be someone he cared about, like he did all those years.

As her grandma said, she wanted to share her joys and sorrows with him. She wanted to spend every day with Fei Chuan. She did not know what ’love’ meant, but perhaps she could explore it as she continued to spend her days with Fei Chuan.

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At Zhong Cheng’s question, Bei Sangyun’s gaze became determined and firm.

"I have made up my mind. There’s no one except him that I want to spend the rest of my days with. I want him."

Not only does she want Fei Chuan, but she also needs him. Isn’t this already a good enough reason?

Zhong Cheng’s eyes lit up. He made a fist.

"Don’t worry, Boss. I’ll help you! I don’t look like it, but I have experience chasing girls! Leave it to me!"

So, Zhong Cheng made a plan and even created a PowerPoint presentation.

He bought eyeglasses and wore them as he presented his operation titled ’Chasing after Fei Chuan’.

Inside the clinic, Zhong Cheng passed the tablet to Bei Sangyun and let her scroll through it.

"Our first step: Confessing!"

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Additional scene:

The doctor watched the two speechlessly who kept coming to his clinic and began their discussion.

The doctor: This is a clinic! Not a meeting room!

Unfortunately, he could not tell this big student to leave. He could only sigh and let the people come and go.