Standing Next To You-Chapter 204: What color suits her?

However, this block of wood did not appreciate it, "No need for that. We are only together for one dance."

"Didn’t you hear what the instructor said? Our partner for the dance is our partner for the rest of the event. You are my escort."

When the homecoming dance was first announced, Fei Chuan was not paying particular attention to it because he expected to have no one to choose him as his partner. Actually, he did not even have the intention to attend.

Fei Chuan frowned. So he and Bei Sangyun had to stick to each other again?

"If you don’t have any stylists with you, I can recommend one. I have a lot of people, so I can send them to you for help."

Bei Sangyun still remembered how Fei Chuan looked at the last homecoming. He wore a basic black business suit that was commonly seen, not artistic or fashionable at all. With his gloomy appearance back then, he became even more inconspicuous. And since he was walking like a lame man at that time, he became even more ridiculous in the eyes of everyone.

Fei Chuan looked at her with contempt, "I don’t need your stylist or your people. I can handle myself. You should worry for yourself."

He felt that Bei Sangyun was looking down on him for being ’too poor’. He was not favored in the Fei family, but he could manage himself.

Bei Sangyun also felt that she misspoke. Fei Chuan had arrogance and pride instilled in his bones.

"Alright. Then just tell me which color you prefer. Everyone is doing it, so if you don’t want to stand out, you should do it too."

Fei Chuan thought about it. He glanced at Bei Sangyun, and many colors flashed in his mind.

What color suits her?

When she wore her pink coat on the first day of school, she looked good in it. However, with her temperament, pink was too childish for her. Red was good too. She was fiery and feisty. He imagined her in a red dress and blinked. No, it was too flashy. Bei Sangyun would surely stand out. He did not want them to stand out too much.

Various colors flashed in his mind, imagining Bei Sangyun wearing different dresses. It was hard to choose because most colors suited her.

This was too difficult.

"Let me think about it," Fei Chuan answered after a long time.

Bei Sangyun did not hurry him. Unlike the other students in their class who already had their dresses made a month ago, Bei Sangyun did not have the intention to have a custom-made one. As long as it matched Fei Chuan, anything would suffice.

"Alright," Bei Sangyun replied with a smile. She then reached out her hand, "Now our three-second rule."

Fei Chuan: "..."

He thought Bei Sangyun had forgotten all about this.

****

The next day, Fei Chuan arrived at the room with dark circles under his eyes. He waited until Bei Sangyun arrived.

The moment his seatmate sat down, she asked enthusiastically, "Have you thought about it?"

Fei Chuan nodded, "Deep Sapphire blue."

Bei Sangyun was stunned.

Seeing the baffled look on her face, Fei Chuan thought she did not like it. "If you don’t like it, then you can choose other colors. I don’t care anyway."

He had thought about what color suited her the most all night and even made some research. He thought about it carefully.

But if she did not like it, then forget it.

Bei Sangyun recovered. She smiled and teased him, "Do I look pretty in that color? Is that why you chose it?"

Fei Chuan did not answer and took out his laptop to work. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Bei Sangyun just smiled, and on rare occasions, she did not force the answer out of him. She looked at the front in a daze.

Sometimes, she wondered if the present Fei Chuan was reborn alongside her. If he also had the memories of the past...

....

[In the Previous Timeline]

After that short dance they shared that night, the man, for the first time, made contact with her. He sent a letter with a box of expensive branded jewelry.

Bei Sangyun was in her office when she received it. She thought it was just another gift sent by one of her suitors.

She did not lack in money, gifts, or jewelry. She was about to tell Butler Xin to send it back to the sender when she caught the familiar handwriting on the note.

It had been years, but she had never forgotten the person’s handwriting who made her anxious throughout her whole high school years. The person she thought might snatch the first place from her and the source of many of her insecurities - Fei Chuan.

Bei Sangyun picked it up. His neat and handsome handwriting never changed. Every stroke was still powerful and overbearing.

[I happened to see this necklace and thought it suits you. This is a gift for the not-so-good dance. Make sure to practice your dance. So that when I dance with you again, you won’t step on my feet.]

Bei Sangyun raised her brow. When did she ever step on his feet?

She picked up the box and opened it. A beautiful necklace with a delicate silver chain and intricate links held a deep sapphire blue gem. The moment her eyes laid on it, Bei Sangyun immediately liked it.

She picked up the necklace and hooked it behind her neck. She took the compact mirror on her drawer and checked it. The color matches her fair skin well.

This necklace was really good. Not too expensive and not too cheap. Just enough for her taste. This gift... she can accept it.

She then wrote a reply that she would accept the necklace since it is for the fee for dancing with her. And as for the dance next time, she simply wrote, ’Never’.

Bei Sangyun wore the necklace for a long time. And whenever people saw it, they complimented how the necklace matched her well. Some brave people asked her if her lover gave it to her, and Bei Sangyun just gave them a plain arrogant answer.

"Just from one of my suitors."

.....

Bei Sangyun lowered her eyes as those memories came to her and became even clearer.

She absentmindedly touched her collarbone where the necklace was supposed to be.

That beautiful deep sapphire blue gem necklace.

It was a pity that she lost that necklace.

There was an incident when she momentarily lost her mind. When she woke up after her ’episode,’ she found that a lot of her things were missing, including her treasured necklace.

She did not know how the necklace disappeared. But she could no longer find it. She bought another one from the same shop, but it somehow felt different on her skin, so she stopped wearing it.

"On that day..." Fei Chuan, who had his head lowered to his laptop, spoke, catching her attention back to reality.

Bei Sangyun glanced at him, listening.

Fei Chuan turned his head to her, "...I’ll fetch you. So there’s no need to ask your driver."

Bei Sangyun blinked. Then she realized he was talking about the upcoming homecoming dance. Her expression brightened, and she smiled teasingly, "Sure, my handsome escort."