Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"There is the witch!" Yu Rong pointed out towards Mei Qingyang as she emerged with determination in her eyes from the room. She did not have time to even bother about Yu Rong and her schemes. Right now she needed to focus on her match.

"Running away?" Su Lang's dad blocked her way furiously. How dare she girl leave the premise while his son was wounded because of her?

"Sir, I respect you on account of being elder brother's father. But now I need to get going to do something for my school and elder brother's team. Would you want to be in my way for that?" Mei Qingyang said coldly. Her teammates suddenly flipped their minds again. This girl was still going to fight for their team even when there was such a big risk? They did not know if the whole school was being targeted for being on the top or if there was some personal vendetta involved.

But right now, going to that arena and representing their school was basically a death risk. But then again, when had she feared such a thing? She just always jumped into it. They had a newfound respect for the girl, despite whatever they were thinking earlier.

Everyone was now looking at Mr. Su for he was blocking the path of a girl who was almost sacrificing herself for school's honor. Under pressure, Mr. Su had to give her way.

"Ms. Mei! How is our brother?" Feng brothers also caught up with Mei Qingyang from the side. Mei Qingyang had a good feeling about this pair of brothers. She knew they would become her good allies in the future. They were compassionate people and it could be seen from how Feng Yue had turned out better than his parents.

"Seniors, senior Feng is fine. He should wake up by evening per senior Fan. You should be able to visit him now if you want to," Mei Qingyang replied them politely and smiled. This was drastic change from how she treated Mr. Su. The nerve of this girl!

"Commoners will remain lowly commoners. She does not even know how to treat her elders properly," Mr. Su took a jab on her which she ignored.

Feng Qinming nodded to her, relief sweeping all over his face.

"Thank you Ms. Mei. We will go see our brother then. Best of luck for your match," Feng Helin stretched his hand towards Qingyang.

She took his hand and shook it lightly. She realized the brothers were already extending their cooperation to her. And also showing Yu Rong and Mr. Su that they were ready to stand opposite to them. "Qingyang is fine. Please do not be so formal and consider me as your little sister."

She then walked away towards the arena.

"Yup, she will be worthy of our cooperation. Still can't believe she is our timid Sibao. I wish Yue had treated her better. I would have loved to have her in our family," Feng Helin remarked while looking at the girl walking with straight back and confidence.

"But you also need to understand Lin Lin. If Yue had treated her better, then she might not have gone through what she did and might not have become what she is now. Experiences in life shape us to become what we could perhaps not even imagine a few years ago. It is the same with this girl," Feng Qinming explained to his younger brother. He glanced at the girl and pitied their youngest brother in his heart. He did miss out on a gem and now she looked great with Yu Tian.

Well, Yu Tian was like their brother too, so he should be happy. But then he also noticed Yu Rong who was seething in anger at the corner, gazing at the couple rushing towards the gym. It did look like an ideal pair. Although the two people were walking apart, their chemistry was undeniable and unignorable. No wonder the possessive aunt was furious with the girl.

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"Next match between Mei Qingyang and Wei Qiqi," the announcer announced.

"It's time. I know you will do us proud," Yu Tian patted her head once again, earning a slight blush from the girl. So… so cute! At least she was not rejecting his advances now.

Now that he thought about it, she had herself wanted to sleep in the same room as him last night. And then when he went to her room because he was just so worried about her behavior at the dinner and afterwards too, she did not send him back. Rather she let him sleep in the same bed as her.

It was such a fluffy feeling to have his girl in his arms for so long. He could actually get addicted to it. His heart raced once again, from the feelings of last night as well as how shyness had overcome his kitten.

Ugh, why could he not just hug her like any other normal couple? Why did he need to have this special identity? Could he just renounce everything and be together with his kitten? This thought had crossed him mind multiple times but he did not even have verbal confirmation from this lass in front of him if she wanted to be together with him or not. Ugh, so frustrating!

"I will be off then," Mei Qingyang looked into his eyes and then left.

Mei Qingyang and Wei Qiqi from another school entered the match area. They still had some time while the organizers were setting up some stuff.

"Hello, I am Wei Qiqi. I heard about what happened to the two guys from your team. Are they okay?" Wei Qiqi was almost a head taller than Mei Qingyang but she looked like a warm personality. According to Mei Qingyang's stats she was ranked number one in previous competitions. So, she was number one ranked female Jiu-Jitsu player in the nation. Damn, why did she need to face off this girl at the beginning?

Fortunately, Qiqi was a famous personality and her face was widely known. There won't be any mistake here at least, unless Qiqi herself was involved in something like that attack. But that would mean throwing her career as the celebrated Jiu-Jitsu player away.

Qiqi belonged to a humble background and she supported her family of four with the money she earned from these competitions. Her dad was paralyzed and needed constant treatment. Her mother worked in a company, so they were able to get by easily.

Now Qingyang felt sad that if she defeated this girl, she would lose her money. But there was no place for such pity in the matches. She would later establish some scholarship kind of thing with Su Lang or Yu Tian for her, so that she would not lose much. But that was for later.

"Mmm… they are doing okay. Thank you for asking. I am Mei Qingyang," she bowed down in respect.

"Honestly, I tried finding some data on you but you are not anywhere! I know this is a national championship, so you should have entered on account of the school directly in the finals. But it feels like I will be fighting against a totally unknown person," Wei Qiqi scratched her head. She was too honest.

"Don't worry, I also did not get much time to research on you. I am in the same position as you. Let's make the best out of it and have fun," Mei Qingyang smiled. Who would tell their competitors their own weakness or disadvantage like this? She knew it was very obvious. But this girl was naïve beyond anything. Well, she would be delighted to fight such a brutally frank person.

"Ah! Why are they taking so much time? I thought we would start right away! I am sorry, they are taking extra precautions it seems. It is your first match and so many delays are happening. I am sorry about that," Wei Qiqi continued as the two people watched people bustle about checking and rechecking the mats and equipment and cameras.

"Why would you be sorry? I understand their concern. Their reputation would be ruined if another incident were to happen. They are already being questioned about such lax security that they let two strangers take the place of actual fighters," Mei Qingyang waved her hands. What was this girl? She was not even part of organizing committee, why would she apologize?

"Oh, that's true."

"You girls, we are doing final checks. Be ready. Your match starts in five minutes," the referee informed them both who seemed to be happily chatting even though they were opponents.

"Roger that!" Both girls said in unison and smiled at each other. It was finally time for Mei Qingyang to shine on the national stage.