Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

Mei Qingyang woke up in the morning to find Yu Tian gone. Today was the day of the match. She really had a good night sleep and was feeling much too refreshed, all thanks to Yu Tian. Her darkness inside had reduced quite a bit too, for now. She would need to sit down and sort her feelings out. Yesterday was just too much to handle for her. Her head throbbed even thinking about it.

But wait, did he sneak out back from the balcony again? She needed to give him a piece of her mind later.

She got ready and had a light snack before heading out. She opened the door her room and found Yu Rong standing in front of her door.

"Principal Yu," she greeter Yu Rong but rolled her eyes inside. Why was this lady here so early in the morning, to ruin her day? She needed to stay calm.

These days, she had started to express more of her emotions through her expressions, thanks to the changes she was experiencing because of the boys. But she had no problems in reverting back to her cold aloof self, especially in front of people like Yu Rong.

"I came to especially wish you good luck," Yu Rong smiled.

"You don't need to be courteous with me Principal Yu. I know how much you like me after you threw me in the prison. You can just outright say whatever you want to," Mei Qingyang glanced at the devil before her. It had been long since she had stopped thinking of her as a human. If she could not spare her own only nephew, how would she expect anything else from her?

"Oh, you don't need to be that distant with me Ms. Mei. I need to ay special attention to you since it seems like my dear nephew is preparing to take in a servant after all."

"Servant? Are you talking about me?"

"Do you see anyone else in here?"

Mei Qingyang burst out laughing at her comment. If Yu Tian would have said that, she perhaps would have even considered it for once. It seemed like Yu Rong was just probing her for more information.

"You make me laugh Principal Yu. Are you running out of your information sources?"

Yu Rong gritted her teeth at her crass comment. This girl really did not have anything to lose. That's why she could b.a.r.e her fangs like that.

"It's okay my child. You can say whatever you feel like. I really had come with good intentions. Just be extra careful today, okay?" Yu Rong whispered into her ear and walked further ahead to knock on Yu Tian's door.

Extra careful! She had some more scheme up her sleeve then! Did she buy another one of her opponents? But this time, she was limited by the type of martial arts she could use. She had to be really careful if that witch had come out to warn herself.

"Aiyya, my nephew is looking as great as ever in the gi," Mei Qingyang heard Yu Rong complimenting Yu Tian from behind. She had seen him once wearing his uniform when she was fighting her matches and then second time yesterday. She had to agree with Yu Rong on this one, he looked especially great in his garb.

She turned around to meet Yu Tian's eyes. Yu Tian confirmed that Mei Qingyang was looking well and not weak like the day before, so he nodded to her. Yu Rong was seeing that he was not focusing on her, which fueled the sleeping fire inside her.

She grabbed the collar of his uniform, pulling him towards himself and slowly and steadily whispering into his ear, "Yu Tian, I did not lay a finger on you because it was an important period for you and the school. Just you wait after this, we will be back to our schedule." She grinned on seeing the expression change and fear and hurt taking over his eyes. That did not escape Mei Qingyang's eyes either.

"Senior Yu, they are asking us to hurry up in the gym," she called him from her position, waving her phone at the two, indicating that she just got a call from someone. It was fake, of course. But Yu Tian helped her last night, it was just right that she lent him a hand in his difficult predicament.

"Hmm… your little girlfriend has taken the role of being your savior eh? I think she would be too busy after today to take care of you. You will have to come to me again anyway," Yu Rong released his collar and strutted in the opposite direction. Yu Tian turned his head as he could not maintain eye contact with Qingyang anymore.

If he had to take help from his girl for his problems, what kind of man was he? Why did she always have to be present to see that witch threatening him like this. And he did not even control over it. He clenched his fists and his heart hurt. He could not even protect himself, how was he to provide happiness to this girl like this?

He had his eyes closed in shame. He knew that the girl already had a hint of what was going on. If only, he could keep his secret safe as with his friends. But this girl seemed to be able to see through everything. What was he going to do now?

He felt a soft touch on his hand.

"Senior Yu, let's go. We need hurry up!" Mei Qingyang had reached his spot and was holding his hand tenderly in hers. Those small hands seemed to channel so much kindness into his body, he started feeling relaxed. This was what it meant to be more than friends? Even a small touch was enough to fade away all negative emotions?

No wonder she was willing to sleep in his room last night although she had been pretty reserved about it till now. Her aura yesterday was so disturbing that he could not help but worry about her. After pacing in his room for about two hours, he had decided to just jump into her balcony. He could have come through front door too but there were so many eyes and ears around, he did not want to take the risk.

Last night, he slept so soundly for the first time in so long, without any nightmares to disturb him. Her presence itself was a huge comfort for him. Did she have a similar experience?

"Did you have a good night sleep?"

"Yes, thanks to you," Mei Qingyang grinned. She was not lying, she was really thankful to him for his abrupt random visit.

"I am glad then," he dragged her with him towards the venue, hand in hand with her.

"Whistle~ Bro, are you officially announcing her as your girlfriend, walking like this?" Su Lang and Feng Yue were walking towards them in the hallway itself. Whole floor was reserved for them and other team members had already reached the gym, so there were only these four here at this time.

Yu Tian immediately let go of her hand. He had forgotten that he was walking like that in the public. He had almost exposed himself and put Mei Qingyang in harm's way once again. Would she ever be able to find happiness with him if this continued on?

Mei Qingyang had not said anything either. She just had her head lowered, like a shy maiden in presence of her crush. In all the four months the three guys had known her, she had never been this meek. Su Lang suddenly got worried that his cousin would change too much and lose herself if she were to continue with Yu Tian, He needed to talk to them both separately.

Feng Yue was not even looking at these two. In reality, his heart still ached with jealousy whenever he saw them both together. He had still decided to come back for Mei Qingyang's sake. He had to be her support pillar.

"Come on cousin, it's time we focus on the matches. The other things can be discussed later on," Mei Qingyang chided Su Lang softly. She took the lead for the group and walked ahead of everyone. She could not hide her red ears from anyone now.

"Hey, hey! Look at you! You are not even denying it! You…" Su Lang chased after her, shouting in the empty hallway.

"Are you really serious about her?" Feng Yue was the one who was dying to know the answer to his question. All his future actions would be determined by this reply.

Yu Tian nodded. "I am, I am indeed very serious about her but sometimes I think that as broken as I am, will she be able to accept me like this? Even if she does, would that be best for her whereas she could find anyone better than me."

"If she really loves you, yes. If not, then accept that you both were not meant to be, just like me." Both the guys sighed and walked to catch up with the other two.