Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"Fine. Just tell me what to do. I do hope I will get my friends back at the end of it." It seemed to Fan Ruyi that this girl was now interested in playing some kind of game.

"Senior Fan, you are reading too much into this. I am not antagonistic to you. I do understand your frustration. I am just a commoner girl who ended up breaking your whole group. And no one is on your side now. You must be hating on me in your heart but this was inevitable." It was not her fault that the group got taken advantage of by Yu Rong. Didn't they say emotions made humans weak?

Through the pain of her injuries, Mei Qingyang shrugged. She was correct, how flimsy the relationsh.i.p.s were. A few weeks ago, this girl was so eager to help her, to treat her like sister. Now they were almost at the point of being strangers. Ah! The fate.

She finally had a girl friend and now there was none. Fan Ruyi was trembling with anger. Although they were friends in the past, Mei Qingyang still looked like a naïve girl to her. How did she change into such a calculating girl in a few weeks? Or was it a façade all along?

"Well, let's just say my emotions got better of me. I will treat your injuries", Fan Ruyi gave up on arguing with Mei Qingyang. She agreed with her views but somewhere in the corner of her heart was still a hope that she would be able to mend her friendship with the guys if she became closer to Mei Qingyang again.

On the other side, her assistant was fuming inside too. How dare this girl, whom his master had treated as a sister, talk to her in this manner? If it were any other person, they would have been disposed of by now.

Fan Ruyi tended to her injuries and gave her a few instructions about how to take care of herself. She then left the locker room only to find a few guys standing outside waiting for them.

"She is fine. I have given her prescription and if she follows that religiously for next month, she will recover very fast. I have come up with a diet plan for her too", Fan Ruyi finally got to talk to her friends, one way or other.

"One month? Isn't our competition in two weeks? We were thinking of taking her with us", Su Lang frowned. If only that bastard vice-captain Xuan didn't hurt her this much.

"What are you going to do with vice-captain Xuan?" she tried to continue the conversation, scratching her head awkwardly. Damn, this was not how it was supposed to be. Did they not say that friends might not talk for weeks, but when they do, it would be like you have been talking to them everyday? Why was there so much uneasiness in the atmosphere?

"That is none of your business. He has already been taken care of", Yu Tian still was in no mood to talk to this traitor. Mei Qingyang had been suffering ever since this person's deeds.

"Tian, listen to me. Please try to understand. You know me so well, why you think I would do that without any reason?" Fan Ruyi pleaded. She would not go to such a low level for another human being but Yu Tian. They had been friends for so many years and helped each other often. They were also each other's counselors. Anything bad that happened in their family, they would share with each other, or so she thought.

"It is because I know you, I know you could have made another choice. Why implicate a person who had nothing to do with your or my power struggle?" Yu Tian was going through a turmoil. He also did not care about many people in his life. But Fan Ruyi had done something he would absolutely not tolerate. And he had no idea how to deal with these emotions, this was the first time he was fighting with her.

"I… You would not have been able to bear it Yu Tian. Mark my words, you will face the same dilemma again in life with her. I will see then what you choose and what she chooses", Fan Ruyi left without saying anything further. Mei Qingyang's words about her being desperate were still echoing in her mind.

She was the proud daughter of Fan family, she had her own dignity. Qingyang was right, she did not need to chase after anyone. If they had enough brains, they would understand, like that lass did. Why was she thinking favorably about her again, she was the root of whatever was happening with her right now?

Fine, I will wait for my efforts with Qingyang to bear fruits.

Yu Tian rushed inside the locker room with Su Lang. The girl was lying down on one of the cushioned benches with her eyes closed.

"Qing Qing, are you asleep?" Su Lang tried to whisper the question, so that if she were actually asleep, she would not wake up.

"Older brother, my mind is more awake than ever", she replied with her eyes still closed. She had a lot of thinking to do. And nurse herself back to health, lest people kept taking advantage of her poor health now.

Her almost half body was wrapped in bandages. Yu Tian's heart ached looking at her.

"This is what you get for being stubborn", he went ahead and stroked her head. Mei Qingyang opened her eyes, peering into Yu Tian's eyes. This guy was becoming more and more unrestrained and shameless. But she was becoming one too, l.u.s.ting after this guy. To think she had to spend almost a month at his place, would she be able to bear it? Those eyes though, she just wanted to drown in them.

"Ahem, you guys started again? Why do you need to torture me, eh?" Su Lang was worried sick about his sister but she was so oblivious to his presence.

"Older brother, I want to participate in the competition in two weeks", Mei Qingyang declared.

"What! But your joining the team hasn't been finalized yet", Su Lang was yet again taken aback by how quickly this girl changed the topics. Furthermore, she was just starting her treatment and Fan Ruyi had said a month of rest. Earlier they were thinking it was perfect that she had one month suspension.

And what about her classwork? It was final exams of the semester just directly after the competition, when would she be able to catch up with that? If she failed, her dad's plan to take her out of the college in one year would also fail, giving Yu Rong more chances to mess with her.

The guys were counting the days for Mei Qingyang to keep here safely, and they were almost halfway there.

"Haha, older brother Lang, don't make a face like that, you will get wrinkles. Senior Fan said I will recover fully in a month, not that I need to rest that much. Moreover, do you think the level of any competition would be tougher than what I faced today?" she stated confidently.

"You ah! What can we do with you? Why do you have to be so convincing all the time? We also want you to help us out. Okay, we will consult with Ruyi once again and then let you know. But nothing is decided, okay?" Su Lang replied. He knew the doting Yu Tian would let her do whatever she wanted. But he had to make sure she was not overdoing it.

"Hoho, when it comes to medical advice, no one can beat Senior Fan. But would you be alright talking to her?" Mei Qingyang wanted them to make too, to be honest. She knew since the beginning that she could get close to the people but she would never be the part of the group.

Not that she had any interest in being one. It would create headaches anyway. She did not want to be the cause of anything between the group of four, although she was the one who wreaked havoc. And she would remain a sacrificial pawn for as long as she associated with these people.

She decided that she would help them get back together. And what better way than letting them see Senior Fan's face and efforts for her every day?