Standing Next To You-Chapter 314: Emoticon and Emojis

Bei Sangyun watched the door close. Lin Fei had left, but the bitter aftertaste of seeing him again lingered.

"’Let’s not meet again’... that’s what you said, right?" she muttered.

There was no point in repeating the past. She did not want to see his ending.

Bei Sangyun pushed down the melancholy in her heart. She was about to go upstairs when her eyes caught something on the table. She looked back and saw a box of fried chicken—something that could be bought from a fast food chain—sitting there.

That wasn’t there earlier. Butler Xin must have put it there when he and Lin Fei came to the lounge.

The members of the Lin family were brought up with excellent food and a well-balanced diet. This fried chicken, full of MSG*, was like toxic junk food in their eyes.

No one would eat it here except Lin Fei... and her.

Bei Sangyun chuckled out of respite.

Lin Fei was still the same.

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With Lin Fei’s arrival, Bei Sangyun’s mood plummeted. Her thoughts were consumed by the gloom of the past.

She plopped onto the bed. Because she wasn’t in a great mood compared to when she arrived, she postponed her story time with Maid Ye Zhai and intended to rest.

Maid Ye Zhai was understanding and congratulated her again. They intended to talk another time.

Bei Sangyun stared at the ceiling. She suddenly missed Fei Chuan.

Whenever she was with Fei Chuan, she forgot all about the past. It was as if she had never lived such a life and was just a normal person.

There were no complicated thoughts, burdens of the tragic past, or heavy feelings. She was comfortable and happy. It was as if her soul was given rest.

Bei Sangyun closed her eyes and reminisced about their moments together. The beautiful field of flowers, the sweet scent in the breeze and the faint smell of grass, the sound of the waterfall and the rustling leaves, and the clear blue sky.

Most importantly, the person sitting beside her- Fei Chuan. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

She recalled his deep look, his embarrassed face as he said such confusing words. His flushed face and his aggressive kiss.

Bei Sangyun opened her eyes wide and touched her lips in a daze. Her heart started to beat fast as she recalled their kiss.

It wasn’t the first time they kissed, but each time gave a different feeling. She recalled when she teased Fei Chuan to get a bite on his cheek. His flustered face was so adorable.

Bei Sangyun chuckled. All the gloominess in her heart disappeared.

Right, no one should ruin this day. This was the day that she and Fei Chuan got together. It was a memorable day that would be celebrated for years to come.

Bei Sangyun took out her phone and pressed Fei Chuan’s number.

The day hadn’t ended yet. She wanted to spend the remaining time with Fei Chuan.

As soon as Fei Chuan answered, Bei Sangyun sat up straight and greeted him lively.

"Boyfriend!"

Fei Chuan: "...."

Compared to Bei Sangyun’s enthusiasm, the other line gave no response.

"Boyfriend? Honey? My dearest? Are you there? Hello?"

"...I’m here." Fei Chuan’s deep voice sounded, a bit hesitant.

Bei Sangyun smiled. Her eyes were bright. "Did you get home safe and sound?"

"...Yes."

"What are you doing now?"

"...Washing up."

Bei Sangyun paused, then hurriedly ended the call and made a video call.

Fei Chuan, who had wet hair and was wearing a robe, was stunned by the sudden video call. He immediately rejected it and called Bei Sangyun back.

"What’s that for?"

"I want to see you washing up."

Fei Chuan: "...."

"I was just kidding." Bei Sangyun chuckled. In that short moment of silence, she could imagine Fei Chuan’s dark face.

"How’s your cheek? I bit it quite hard. Is it aching?"

At the mention of the earlier events, Fei Chuan, who had just cooled down in the shower, turned red. "D-don’t do that kind of thing again. Especially in public."

"So I can do it privately? Got it."

Fei Chuan: "...." There was no use in talking sense into Bei Sangyun.

"Why did you call?" Fei Chuan changed the subject. He did not want to put himself in another embarrassing situation.

He put the phone on loudspeaker and dried his hair with a towel.

"I missed you."

The hand holding the towel paused. He threw the towel to the side and picked up the phone again. He turned off the loudspeaker and put the phone near his ear.

"Someone ruined my mood earlier. But then I thought of you and my mood got all better. I want to hear my boyfriend’s voice and spend the rest of the night with him."

Bei Sangyun wasn’t even here, yet somehow it felt like she was beside him, whispering in his ears.

Fei Chuan’s ears burned red. Bei Sangyun could really say such shameless words without a beat. Wasn’t she embarrassed at all?

But the problem wasn’t that.

Her voice on the phone was less cold. It even sounded sweet and soft in his ears. When she delivered such shameless words with such a voice, the effect was deadly.

Fei Chuan swallowed, "...We just saw each other earlier."

"Not enough. I have to keep you here by my side in order for me to not miss you." Bei Sangyun paused. Then suddenly changed her words, "Actually, that won’t work either. Even when I am with you, sometimes I think it isn’t enough. Maybe if we hug and kiss enough, I’ll know--"

Beep. Beep. Beep.

The call suddenly ended while Bei Sangyun was talking midway. She looked down at her phone in surprise.

Did Fei Chuan just cut her off?

Fei Chuan indeed pressed the end call button ’accidentally.’

It was just too much.

Her sweet voice seemed to provoke something in his chest, and he couldn’t hold it. He had to cut her off for the sake of his heart’s health.

Fei Chuan patted his loudly pounding heart.

He stood up and went back to the restroom to wash his face. He had to cool down. He couldn’t think of---

Too late.

The scene of their kiss at the picnic and her nibbling his cheeks under the streetlight surfaced in his mind. It was like he was experiencing it again.

Those warm and moist lips, her warm breath--

Fei Chuan’s body turned hot. He ran to the shower room, and the sound of water began again.

On the other side, Bei Sangyun scratched her head.

Was she teasing him too much?

How bad was it that he had to cut the call?

Agh. It was really hard to stop herself from teasing Fei Chuan.

She had promised herself not to tease him too much. But it was too addicting and it turned into a habit until it unknowingly became one of the joys in her life.

Bei Sangyun tried to call him again, but the phone only rang.

She began to feel bad. She must have teased him too much. She should apologize.

It was only an hour later that she received a notification from Fei Chuan.

[My Boyfriend: Sorry about that.]

[My Boyfriend: I just had an emergency.]

The sparkles in Bei Sangyun’s eyes returned.

She wanted to call him again, but after thinking about it twice, she messaged him back.

[Tyrant: It’s okay. I thought I did something wrong again.（＞人＜;）]

Fei Chuan, who was now clothed and sitting on the bed, stared at the emoticon at the end of Bei Sangyun’s recent message.

He was a bit surprised.

Bei Sangyun looked emotionless and cold on the outside. Although she had changed a lot recently and had been noisy around him, that aspect of her remained whenever she was with others.

And he knew her as someone straightforward and bold--sometimes she was even more manly than him.

So suddenly seeing her using cute emoticons like this was unexpected and somehow... cute.

His gaze turned soft as he typed.

[My Boyfriend: Not your fault.]

Fei Chuan paused and coughed to cover his own lie. Fortunately, he was texting; if he were in front of Bei Sangyun, she would immediately notice the abnormality in him.

[My Boyfriend: I just had to take care of something.]

[Tyrant: I see. o(*￣▽￣*)ブ ]

The corner of Fei Chuan’s lips raised. The emoticon was really cute. Did Bei Sangyun like these kinds of things?

Does his phone have something like that too?

He searched for a second and found simple emoticons like the ones Bei Sangyun was sending. He thought for a moment and went to the app store and bought a bunch of emojis.

As a hacker, Fei Chuan spent a lot of time on the internet. Although he did not partake in any kind of activity there aside from his job, he saw a lot of netizens using adorable and flashy emojis.

Fei Chuan bought everything he saw and sent them to Bei Sangyun.

He clicked too fast and didn’t notice that the first emoji package he sent was for couples. Thus the screen was suddenly filled with kissing emojis and hearts.

Fei Chuan: !

He panicked and tried to unsend it. However, Bei Sangyun had already read it. She was fast too. She saved some and even replied with a giant lips emoji with hearts flying.

Fei Chuan: "...."

[Tyrant: My boyfriend is so sweet~ I will treasure this. jpg.] A miniature white bear biting a brown bear’s cheek with hearts all over was attached to the message.

Fei Chuan: "...."

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A/n: MSG-Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer often added to restaurant foods, canned vegetables, soups, deli meats, and other foods. Food from fast food has lots of it~