Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"Why is it so cold here?" Yu Tian frowned. He felt like he had come from summery heaven to coldest hell on earth. He did not even wear any sweater because the whole building was centrally heated, till he had arrived here, at least. It was freezing in here.

Mei Qingyang shrugged her shoulders. Given that there were boxes on the ground and Yu Bufan was nowhere to be found, he probably left to fetch him a coat.

"Come on in senior Yu," she made way for him. Although it was embarrassing to invite such a rich and wealthy person in her room, she had no choice. She made him sit near the heater and brought him hot ginger tea to drink.

"Here, this will warm you up," she put her blanket on him. Yu Tian was still trying to adjust to the temperature when he was wrapped in the blanket which smelled like her. It felt much more comfortable than his own room for some reason. He had not been here before, so he realized how her small room with nothing to boast of, was so cozy.

It was decorated with love, although it was minimalist in style. There was just a small bed with a side table, nothing else. He was seated on the bed too. He suddenly felt like he was violating her privacy, sitting on her bed.

"What are these boxes for?" she dragged them inside one by one.

"Oh, just leave them there. No one will take them away," Yu Tian got up from where he was sitting to help her out, but she had already finished.

"That's fine. What are you doing down here?" He had personally never taken initiative to come here, why suddenly.

"I felt like seeing your face, it had been too many days since I properly talked to you," he said with a poker face. His straightforward answer made her blush furiously. She scurried off to the kitchen.

"Would you like to have a bowl of hot noodles?" she asked, with her back towards him. She had no idea what kind of face she would end up showing, so she tried to calm down.

"I got you some clothes for the trip. If I knew this is how you are living, I would have got you even more clothes. I will ask the maintenance to crank up the heater here," he said rubbing his hands together to make them warmer.

"Senior Yu! You don't need to do all this, I feel bad," Mei Qingyang turned around, looking at him from a distance. She was always a girl or financial integrity and her principles did not allow her to take unnecessary gifts. Unfortunately, Yu Tian did not have any sister or girl friends. They would go to waste, so she had to ultimately accept them.

"What's there to feel bad about. A guy can always buy stuff for his girlfriend," he peered into her eyes while sipping the tea in his hands. Mei Qingyang blushed even harder.

"Don't get ahead of yourself senior Yu!" she turned around again, embarrassed and started pouring the noodles in the bowl to serve to him. Had not this guy become too shameless these days, blurting out those cheesy remarks ever too often?

Yu Tian grinned seeing her reaction. She wasn't denying it. But he knew the concept of consent, so he would still restrain himself.

Then, there was a knock on the door again. Yu Bufan had arrived with his master's coats. When he saw his master all wrapped in the blanket, a chuckle left his mouth. His master looked like a bundle. He would definitely take a picture of him secretly later.

"What are you laughing at? Why are you not feeling cold?" Yu Tian glared at his assistant. His assistant was so amused that he did not even offer the coat to him.

"Assistant Yu, would you care for a bowl of noodles?" she offered the food to the assistant too. She was not sure what they had come to talk about to her. Yu Bufan nodded, looking at the way his master was relishing the meal, he gulped his saliva.

"I heard from Lang you wanted to raid Torture Prison?" Yu Tian finally raised the topic.

"Ugh, he can't keep his mouth shut, can he?" Mei Qingyang rolled her eyes. "Well, we have Christmas in two days and then this whole trip is going to start tonight, so I don't think we have a chance before new year to do anything."

"Why did you not come to me first?" Yu Tian raised his head from the bowl and looked at her once again.

Mei Qingyang was surprised. Was he sulking because of that? How would she explain to him that she was literally avoiding him?

"Uhh… I just thought, it would be better to hear it from Su Weixi," she quietly glanced at Yu Bufan who was busy devouring the noodles as well. He had positioned himself comfortably on the carpeted floor near the heater. Qingyang did not really have a space to offer to him, so she sat down too, with her bowl of hot piping noodles.

Yu Bufan did not react, he was only concentrating on the noodles. Mei Qingyang heaved a sigh of relief.

"Okay, what about after that? You could have called me to discuss?" Yu Tian argued again.

"Are you in a mood to fight right now?"

"No, I am just upset that you would not involve me in such a big plan! I have been helping you all along!"

"Which is why I am trying to reduce your load. Do you want to die with overwork?" Mei Qingyang raised her voice a bit and then realized she was talking to the legend of the college. She could not be disrespectful towards him, especially him being her senior.

Yu Tian got stunned for a moment. Should he think that the girl was acting more intimate to him or was she just becoming sassier?

"Fine, fine. From now on, just keep me looped in, okay?" he gave in. Before his kitten, he was helpless. "So, what do you want to do?"

"I have not decided yet. I need to visit the place first. For that, if I could get security plan, then that would be great. Otherwise is also fine."

"Okay, done. You would have the plans before we come back from the trip," Yu Tian signaled Yu Bufan who, in turn nodded, accepting the command.

"How were your results by the way?" he continued the conversation. It, somehow, felt awkward.

"You checked half of my exams, how could I not pass?" Mei Qingyang beamed. He would also already know that she aced her classes. People online already had made a ruckus that she had good relationship with all the three Tas and thus, it was unfair to other students. She had already asked her professors to get her exams checked by themselves as well, shutting up everyone right then and there.

"Well then, now that my work is done, I should leave," he got up from the bed and stepped towards the kitchen. Mei Qingyang knew he had not done much work in his life, so she insisted to take the bowl from him, lest he breaks it or something. He also was not haughty about it. He should just learn the household work from now on.

Just as they were stepping out of her room, Yu Tian turned around and patted Mei Qingyang's head, "Good job on the exams," he praised.

Mei Qingyang could not help but give him a warm smile. He was truly the person who rooted for her the most!

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"Master, master!" Wang Hao huffed as he frantically looked for Yu Rong.

"What is it? Why are you screaming so early in the morning?" Yu Rong was in her robe, she had just woken up. When Wang Hao reached her bedroom door, she had a man in her bed. Wang Hao abruptly stopped in his tracks and looked at the person covered in sheets curiously. The face was not visible.

A smirk formed on Yu Rong's face.

"What are you gazing at? Jealous?" she grabbed her assistant's chin in her hand. This side of Wang Hao was very cute. Wang Hao snapped back to reality and lowered his eyes. How was he showing his emotions, that too about this old hag?

"Master, I just got to know something. The four people in the group are suspecting Mei Qingyang to be Li Sibao!" Wang Hao just decided to change the subject rather than entertain his master's thoughts.

"Li Sibao? Why does it sound so familiar?" Yu Rong instantly changed her mode hearing her assistant's intel. No wonder, there was definitely something wrong with that girl. She had no history available or anything. Who was Li Sibao though?

"The girl related to the incident five years ago! The girl who became such a big threat to us, to you!" See? He knew, this hag was getting old, she did not even remember her name.

"What are you saying? That Li Sibao? Impossible! I, myself identified her body. I can guarantee it's not her," Yu Rong trembled slightly on the revelation and tumbled back. It could not be her, no way!

"My source of information is reliable master. She is even refusing to go through a DNA test. We need to verify this and take necessary actions," Wang Hao persisted. If his master went into denial over this and they did not do anything about her, then it would be dangerous to not only his master, but personally to him. After all, he was the one who murdered her himself.