Standing Next To You-Chapter 213: It’s counterfeit

When the students from the three-star class sections bowed, everyone applauded. Most gazes turned to the couple wearing matching colors.

After the sections’ dance, the host turned up the music, and the DJ played a more upbeat tune. The students cheered and partied on the dance floor.

While everyone was partying, the voting for the Queen and King of the Night started. The result would be announced at the end of the event.

Bei Sangyun sat in her seat, munching on refreshments as she watched the students go mad on the dance floor. This lively and cheerful atmosphere was very new to her. How did she spend the rest of the event back then? She couldn’t remember much. It must have been boring for her.

Bei Sangyun finished all the food she had put on Fei Chuan’s plate. She glanced at the man’s side profile and smiled. Unlike in the previous timeline, Fei Chuan did not leave.

Bei Sangyun elbowed Fei Chuan, "Aren’t you going to dance?"

Fei Chuan glanced at the students wildly dancing in their suits and gowns. He shook his head, "I’m not a fan of such dances."

"Then are you going to remain seated here like a block of wood?"

Fei Chuan threw the question back at her, "How about you? Aren’t you going to dance?"

Bei Sangyun thought about it. She also did not like being surrounded by crowds. She shook her head, "Not fond of it either." She then stood up. "I’m going to the restroom. Don’t leave even if you are bored." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Fei Chuan: "..." Why would he leave?

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Bei Sangyun ate and drank a lot. She went to the restroom to relieve herself. While washing her hands, a group of women entered, gossiping.

"I want to see the ’Tears of Mermaid’ up close. Some people say it’s worth six million. How can a pair of earrings cost that much?"

"I heard it’s a set. Did the tyrant buy the whole set? I wonder how much all of it costs."

"But, you know, I’m more curious about the man she came with. He’s so good-looking!"

"I know, right? I wanted to approach him, but the tyrant hasn’t stood up in her seat the whole time."

"I wanted to dance with him and know his name. He looked so handsome from afar. I bet he looks even better up close."

Bei Sangyun raised her brow. They were talking about Fei Chuan, right?

The women’s words soon stopped when their eyes fell on the woman in the deep sapphire blue dress.

Their faces turned pale.

Bei Sangyun finished drying her hands and passed by them. Before she went through the door, she glanced at them with a detached smile.

"You want to know my escort’s name, right? His name is Fei Chuan. I won’t stop you if you approach him, so feel free to ask him."

She left the room, wondering if she looked like a guard dog around Fei Chuan. No wonder no one approached him even though many girls were staring at him.

"Bei Sangyun?" Her name was called, and Bei Sangyun paused in her tracks.

She turned around and met Lin Sunji.

Lin Sunji saw that it was indeed her. Bei Sangyun was the only one wearing this cheap dress. She glanced at Bei Sangyun’s earring, which sparkled with the latter’s every movement.

Lin Sunji’s heart was full of envy. Because everyone thought that Bei Sangyun was wearing the Tears of Mermaid, everyone was full of praise for her. But she wouldn’t let this day end without unraveling her lies!

"It’s you. Where did you get your earrings?"

Bei Sangyun tilted her head. Did Lin Sunji come to her just to ask this?

"Why? Don’t you find it pretty too? Sorry, but these earrings are exclusive to me." She did not know how many copies of this item were out there, but she did not want Lin Sunji wearing the same earrings as her. After all, they were a precious gift from Fei Chuan.

"Pretty? It indeed looks like the original. But a counterfeit is still a counterfeit. You better clarify to everyone that it’s fake, or else the true owner who bought this earring won’t take this lightly."

Bei Sangyun: "?"

Bei Sangyun’s silence confirmed Lin Sunji’s accusation. She sneered. She was right; it was indeed fake. Someone like Bei Sangyun couldn’t possibly own this.

"If the buyer of the ’Tears of Mermaid’ hears that you are using its name to gain popularity, you will suffer severe consequences. Someone who has the ability to buy this won’t be afraid of our family. Don’t think that Grandpa will take your side this time."

Bei Sangyun: "...?"

She couldn’t follow what Lin Sunji was saying.

’Tears of Mermaid’? She heard something like this from those women earlier. Could they possibly be talking about her earrings?

Bei Sangyun touched the deep blue sapphire gem on her earrings, her heart full of doubt.

But she did not show it on her face. She smiled instead, "So what if I want to use this name? Can you stop me?"

Lin Sunji squinted her eyes, "Then go ahead. Even if you use this to become the Queen of the Night, everyone will know it’s a counterfeit." She then raised her hand, her phone recording their entire conversation.

Bei Sangyun raised an eyebrow, undeterred, "Are you going to base everything on a one-sided conversation? Haven’t you learned your lesson enough?"

Lin Sunji gritted her teeth, "I won’t let you steal the title away from me, especially when you are using underhanded tricks. You brought another man as your escort and used counterfeit products. You won’t be able to win!"

"Why can’t everyone see it’s Fei Chuan? Are you guys blind?"

Bei Sangyun lost interest in arguing with Lin Sunji. Her mind was still on the earrings and the so-called ’Tears of Mermaid.’

"Anyway, you can do whatever you want. I don’t even care about that title."

Bei Sangyun walked away as Lin Sunji cursed behind her.