Standing Next To You-Chapter 363: Fei Min

Fei Chuan watched in confusion as Bei Sangyun hurriedly left the room. He looked at the clothes in his hands, then glanced at the basin with the soaked towel. Had Bei Sangyun wiped him down? No wonder he didn’t feel as hot anymore. His fever had gone down a little. After sleeping, his head hurt less—wait, sleeping?!

How long had he slept?

He glanced at the digital clock and was stunned to find that he had been sleeping for four hours! Had Bei Sangyun watched over him and kept wiping him down all that time?

Fei Chuan felt guilty and embarrassed. It was Bei Sangyun’s first visit to his place, yet all he had done was sleep.

He couldn’t entertain or serve her, and that made him feel even worse.

Despite his shame, a warmth and sweetness filled his heart knowing Bei Sangyun had stayed with him all this time. Being taken care of by her wasn’t so bad.

He obediently followed Bei Sangyun’s instructions, wiping his underarm and changing into new clothes. After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Bei Sangyun came in.

She held a tray of fruits. "How are you feeling?"

"...Better." Fei Chuan glanced at her, his face flushing. "About earlier... thank you for taking care of me. You must be bored. If you are, feel free to tour around."

Bei Sangyun fed him a slice of apple. "Are you trying to get rid of me?"

Fei Chuan shook his head, a frown forming between his brows. "Of course not. I’m just afraid you might get bored. And staying too close to me might make you sick too."

"If I get sick, you can just take care of me."

Fei Chuan paused, then solemnly nodded. "I’ll definitely take care of you if you get sick. But I’d prefer if you didn’t get sick at all."

He had spent most of his childhood being sick and didn’t want Bei Sangyun to experience the pain and discomfort.

Bei Sangyun’s eyes brightened at his words. "That’s a promise. But don’t worry. I’ll take care of my health so that we can have more time."

"Time?" Time for what?

Bei Sangyun just smiled at his question and fed him another apple.

"Also, I’m going to stay here tonight. I already spoke with Grandma Pei about it," Bei Sangyun added.

"What?!" Fei Chuan held her hand to stop the incoming apple from reaching his lips. "You... you can’t sleep here!"

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Bei Sangyun blinked innocently. "I’ll stay in the guest room. But I will check on you from time to time to monitor your fever."

Fei Chuan let go of her hand and took a deep breath. Actually, that wasn’t the main issue here. He looked at her solemnly.

"I understand you want to take care of me. But, you have a reputation to uphold. If your family learns that you spent the night outside, specifically in your boyfriend’s house, they will think the worst."

If such a scandal got out, Bei Sangyun would receive a lot of backlash. Especially in high society, she would be cursed at and blamed. They won’t care about the reason or the truth of the matter, they only want someone to chew out.

Bei Sangyun’s eyes lit up. "Can you repeat that?"

"...That they will think the worst."

"No, before that."

Fei Chuan was puzzled why Bei Sangyun wanted him to repeat himself. Nevertheless, he complied, "...That you have a reputation to uphold?"

"No, after that."

Fei Chuan blinked. "If your family learns you spent the night in my house—"

"Yes. Repeat it the way you said it earlier," Bei Sangyun urged.

Fei Chuan: ?

Fei Chuan hesitated, trying to recall exactly. "If your family learns that you spent a night outside, specifically at your boyfriend’s house, they will think the worst."

Bei Sangyun grinned. "Uh-huh. Just as I thought. It sounds better coming from you. Can you say it again?"

Fei Chuan repeated slowly, feeling a bit amused now, "If your family learned that you spent a night—"

He paused and suddenly understood which word caused Bei Sangyun to act this way. He mumbled the remaining words, "...at your boyfriend’s house...."

Bei Sangyun nodded with a huge grin, urging him to repeat it loudly.

Fei Chuan: "...."

Here, he was worrying about the consequences of her actions. Yet she seemed to not mind it. No, to be precise, her thoughts were on another matter.

Fei Chuan sighed. Well, Bei Sangyun was always like this. What’s the point of arguing with her?

And what was so fun about this? He really couldn’t understand—

"You are so sweet. ’Your girlfriend’ is happy," Bei Sangyun winked.

Fei Chuan: "...."

Ah. He understood now.

He coughed to cover the fluttering of his heart. "...Still, I can’t let you spend the night here. Driver Wang will take you home later."

Bei Sangyun insisted, pouting and acting cute, but Fei Chuan did not agree.

Since Fei Chuan was sick, Bei Sangyun couldn’t force her way, so she agreed with the condition that she would only go home once he showed a bit of improvement.

Thus, Bei Sangyun stayed in Fei Chuan’s bedroom until the nightfall.

****

The wide garden of the Fei mansion was lavishly decorated with flowers and various lights.

Even at night, the surroundings were very bright. The famous orchestra that the Fei family invited began playing. The guests admired the music as they started making connections through conversations.

The star of the night, Fei Hua Jiang, was surrounded by adults, while the other family members of his generation gathered around Fei Min.

"How is your networking abroad?"

"Did you manage to meet anyone from the James family?"

Fei Min was bombarded with questions from his cousins, but he didn’t mind. Before he left, he had boasted that he would capture the James family’s attention and establish a connection with them before returning home.

Forging a bond with the James family would greatly assist his older brother, Fei Hua Jiang. As the younger sibling, it was up to him to create that link for his remarkable brother. Then everyone in the family would recognize his own achievements, just as they did his older brother’s.

"It’s incredibly hard just to catch a glimpse of one of the main family members. You wouldn’t believe how much an invitation to their party costs. Money’s no issue, but that invitation couldn’t be bought simply by money," Fei Min boasted, as if he were part of the world-renowned family.

"So, did you manage to see them?"

Fei Min smirked. "What do you take me for? Of course, I secured an invitation to an event happening two months from now. I’m close to Henry James. Heard of him?