Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"How did you know what was going on in my mind?" Mei Qingyang asked Yu Tian in hushed tones. They were heading back to the room.

Mei Qingyang's final match was the next day. She had caught eyes of everyone now, not just because of her match but also because she was casually walking with the guy who was like a proud aloof prince. He never even glanced at any person, he was walking beside a girl and talking gently to her too. The girl must be special!

Wei Qiqi, for not wanting to disturb the couple, and also because she had gotten the hint earlier, remained at the back, following the two people faithfully. She had earned quite a bit today, she got her education free, till whenever she wanted to study, on the top of that, she would get an allowance too. She also was getting a chance to meet her idol.

More than anything, she gained a new friend, a friend who would inspire her to do greater things in her life. They say you are an average of five people you interact with the most. If she could be friends with this little girl, she would definitely achieve greater heights.

"If I can't even know that much, what is the use of me liking you?" Yu Tian replied to Mei Qingyang, his face clear of any expression.

However tough the girl was, she could not help but blush over such a cheesy confession. Had this guy gone mad? Was he not a demon of some sort, he could still spew non-sense like this? She decided to ignore the comment and just walk silently.

Yu Tian looked at her reddened face. He found it so cute that he just wanted to kiss the nape of her clear neck. These days, it was getting harder and harder to control. Given how quiet she had gone just now, he though it would be better to just shut up or change the topic.

"By the way, good job with the match. Why did you not tell me that you did not know the rules of the matches?" Yu Tian really did not know what went in the mind of this lass. She refused to ask for help for herself but would not even bat an eye when asking favors for others.

"I…," the red color deepened on her face. How to tell this guy that she was just ashamed of the fact that she defeated a big hunk out there but did not know official rules?

"I just thought I could learn them by myself, how difficult it would be?" She had her head lowered. Yu Tian knew she was just making up excuses.

He flicked her head. "Now that you have learned your lesson, will you allow me to get you a coach?"

"Yeah, I think I will need one," she agreed without hesitation. She needed to correct her mistakes in order to truly help these guys. She should have done this from the start, her stupid pride.

They walked rest of the way silently, much to the relief of Yu Rong who was still waiting outside the room with Mr. Su. Feng brothers were nowhere to be seen, so Mei Qingyang had assumed that the guys had gone inside to be with their brother. After the insult to her parents, she did not think Su Lang would talk to his dad at all.

"Congratulations on wining the match injury free girl," Yu Rong started again, this time with a sly smile.

"Thank you, Principal Yu," Mei Qingyang just smiled politely and accepted her wishes gracefully. She was not the one to make a scene for nothing. Even if this witch was provoking her, she would just ignore her.

"I did not think you would really do it, you even defeated the number one player in the nation," Yu Rong glanced at the girl behind. She had done a background check on her as well. She would have loved to use her as her pawn, since she was in need. But then she was a person too much in limelight, this girl even had done a few commercial for sports product.

Thus, she would become a huge risk. If one day, she would decide to spill the beans, Yu Rong would have no choice but to shut up. But then, why to take such gamble to begin with? So she had given up on the idea. But now this lowly commoner had followed the other commoner. Who knew what these two filthy poor people were planning?

So she would use her age old trick, pitting them against each other. Humans were very simple minded. All she needed to do was just plant some seeds of discord between them and sit back and just watch the show.

Unfortunately for her, she had only had encounters with greedy people. Or one could say she attracted that kind of characters because of her own nature. How would she know of real emotions between humans, loyalty, friendship, love?

"It is all thanks to your teachings and encouragement Principal Yu. However, I did earn a friend too, so I am really thankful for this opportunity. Thank you for letting me attend the competition," she bowed respectfully to the witch. If Yu Rong could play games, she could too. What did she think, she could sow friction between her and Wei Qiqi? Not that it mattered to her but these petty tricks would not fly with her.

She could always strike back with kindness and it worked always, without exception. Right now, Yu Rong would be in a bind for she would not be able to rebuke her for anything. There were still so many people in here, including her own students from the school. How could she talk back after getting such a heartfelt gratitude from her student?

Yu Rong still needed to maintain her image so she swallowed the bitter pill.

"Hope you take ample rest and make us proud tomorrow as well," is what she could manage. This girl knew the political tactics. Then all that was left was to do a character assassination for her.

Mei Qingyang bowed once again and entered the room. Yu Tian had already gone inside for he did not want to face his aunt. She was going to take her time with him later anyway. It was better for him to not think about it for now.

"Hey hey, we have our champ here!" Su Lang saw Mei Qingyang entering the room and he put down the book in his hand. He could not contain his excitement on his sister winning. A stranger also followed the couple.

"Is she… is she Wei Qiqi? Your opponent?" Su Lang could not understand why this girl would come here. Was she trying to exact revenge for her defeat?

"Relax elder brother. She is here to meet her idol. What's wrong in that?" Mei Qingyang chuckled how easily this guy got worked up when it came to his friends. Otherwise he was just the cold and wise CEO of his companies and the devilish handsome unapproachable guy of the school.

"Her idol? Then it's fine. I hope you don't have any ulterior motives of approaching our Qing Qing," Su Lang chattered as he ate an apple slice his assistant had cut by his side. Wei Qiqi felt insulted with such scrutiny, especially by the person she wanted to meet. How could he be so cruel, he did not even ask whom she had come to meet.

Mei Qingyang shook her head. This was going to be a long road for her if she wanted to make any progress with Su Lang. She went ahead and brought Wei Qiqi towards Su Lang's bed. Then she signaled her to go ahead and talk. Sweat poured out on Wei Qiqi's face. She was already sweaty from the match. She realized what a bold step it was for her to come here just like this. She was apprehensive about offending the young master with her grimy appearance. 

"Umm… young master Su, if you don't mind, can I get your autograph please?" She still decided to go ahead and ask her question. Mei Qingyang was just by her side, she should be fine, right?

"What? Autograph? Say Qing Qing, I don't happen to be her idol, right?" He looked at the tall girl first and then his cousin. She knew he was not into this kind of stuff, why would she bring a fan here like this? Did she think his brother had enough time on his hands?

"Hey elder brother, look. You are not doing much right now, how does it matter if you give some fan service. Plus, don't you trust me? Why are you being so hostile towards my friend?"

"Trust you? With people? You also trusted someone very recently, look where it got you," Su Lang put another apple slice in his mouth. He was talking about the doctor who had just treated her. On the side, Fan Ruyi was busy with Feng Yue and explaining his condition to Feng brothers. She clearly heard the remark and her face went crimson red from anger and indignation. She still did not win Su Lang's heart it seemed, although he had appeared neutral towards her since the beginning.

"Brother!" Mei Qingyang yelled. She had not thought he would blurt out something like this. Now it would look like she had instigated him to say something like this to Fan Ruyi. Wei Qiqi was just standing there, mouth agape. Hoe could her handsome quiet idol be a monster like this?