Standing Next To You-Chapter 360: The Fei Family

The next day, Fei Chuan fell ill. When Bei Sangyun heard his sickly voice on the phone, she immediately suspected he had caught a cold.

However, the stubborn man denied it, insisting it was just his morning voice. Concerned, Bei Sangyun quickly called Grandma Pei to inquire, and indeed, Fei Chuan was so ill that he had a fever.

Bei Sangyun was worried. So she quickly dumped all the work to Butler Xin, who complained about the sudden responsibility. He wouldn’t have minded if the reason for her sudden delegation had been more meaningful. But it was all because of that stinky boy!

Despite his attempts to persuade her otherwise, Bei Sangyun left for the Fei mansion.

’Taking care of a sick boyfriend to earn affection’ was one of the tasks on the list Zhong Cheng had provided her. This was a chance to prove herself as a caring girlfriend.

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The Fei mansion was bustling with activity.

Today, the strongest contender for the heir of the Fei family was returning to the country after a long time abroad. It was said that his training overseas had been completed and he was ready to take on some authority in the Fei family’s businesses.

Thus, this welcome party was also his first event stepping into society as an adult.

For such an important occasion, the Fei family spared no expense on decorations and food. The servants of the mansion and hired workers had been busy since the morning.

For this event, the HeadMaster summoned every member of the Fei family to return to the mansion. With the news of the First Young Master’s return, many families related to them in some way and various business figures looking to gain favor invited themselves to the occasion.

The adults who returned to the Fei mansion gathered in the HeadMaster’s office to discuss business, while the younger generation assembled in the living room.

Unlike the Lin family, there was no strict competition in the Fei family. Perhaps because the first branch had the strongest influence, the other branches gave up early on fighting and instead supported the First Young Master as the heir. Thus, there was a bit of harmony between the branches.

The only thing that almost threatened the first branch’s authority and influence was the existence of a genius child a decade ago. But after that child was kicked out, the first branch resumed their dominance and remained strong.

With only one person steadfastly leading the competition, the relationships of the younger generation were not as complicated as those in the Lin family.

In their circle, there was only one person who was high in the hierarchy, the person everyone expected to be the heir—Fei Hua Jiang. And there was only one outcast that everyone disliked—that was Fei Chuan.

"That darn brat isn’t here. What is his excuse this time?" The only woman in the younger generation, Fei Mengqi, complained as she played with her nails.

"He is sick. His nanny came to inform Grandfather earlier," replied Fei Yuxuan, the eldest cousin who had a gentle bearing.

"I heard First Brother will arrive together with Fei Min. With Fei Min around, do you think that excuse would work? Only Grandpa is tolerant enough to overlook that brat’s lies." Fei Mengqi stopped playing with her nails and looked at Fei Lin. "Hey, is your brother really sick?"

Fei Lin smiled. "...I did not see him with my own eyes, so I don’t know."

"Tsk. You are his brother. You ought to know. If he is lying, you should have dragged him here. How dare he not show up to First Brother’s welcome party."

Fei Lin went silent. He lowered his eyes as a cold glint passed through them. Although his mother had remarried his father and he was accepted as a legitimate child in the Fei family, his cousins still looked down on him.

But he quickly hid the anger in his heart. He raised his head and smiled. "You know very well that Fei Chuan is very stubborn. He would not listen to me even though I am his big brother."

"Tsk. You are useless. You can’t even tame that bastard. Wait until Brother Fei Min comes; he will teach you how to put that bastard in his place."

Fei Lin just smiled. Well, he could endure his cousins’ attitudes as long as he wasn’t the most hated in this mansion.

He suddenly remembered something. "Ah, right. I heard some interesting news from a friend of mine. I heard that Fei Chuan has a girlfriend at school."

Both Fei Mengqi and Fei Yuxuan were stunned. That stubborn, gloomy guy has a girlfriend?

Ah, yes. He was no longer gloomy. However, he remained cold and aloof. They couldn’t imagine Fei Chuan having a girlfriend.

"That must be a rumor," Fei Yuxuan commented. Fei Mengqi agreed with him.

"Well, I thought so too. But some of my schoolmates, who have siblings currently studying at Tian Shen High, said that Fei Chuan does indeed have a girlfriend. They even said the whole school congratulated them. It’s not just a rumor."

Fei Mengqi’s eyes widened. "Really? Who has such weird taste to date that bastard?"

"Do you remember the rumor about the Lin family having an illegitimate child given the right to compete for the heir position? That scandal caused quite a stir back then."

Fei Yuxuan’s eyes lit up as he recognized the person Fei Lin was talking about. He was there at the party when that kid caused a ruckus. "Ah. The Third Young Miss of the Lin family."

He still remembered the scene of that child fighting wildly with the other kids from the Lin family. It was really chaotic back then.

"Yes. That girl."

Fei Mengqi had also heard rumors about the wild child from the Lin family. Her eyes lit up.

"Oh? An illegitimate wild child and a loser from our family getting together? They’re a perfect match."

An idea suddenly occurred to her. "Hey, does Uncle know about it?"

Fei Lin sighed. "This is Fei Chuan’s private matter, so I can’t just simply tell Dad."

"How about Grandpa?"

"I am not sure."

"Heh." Fei Mengqi smirked. "Fei Min is going to arrive later, right? With how hot-headed he is, he will be the perfect messenger to announce it to everyone."

Fei Lin smiled discreetly, hearing Fei Mengqi’s plan. Although he wasn’t much respected in the Fei household, with idiots like her and a hot-headed Fei Min around, getting what he wanted was easy.