Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"Then what is your plan?" Fan Ruyi asked. Mei Qingyang and her had undergone a lengthy discussion about what she had observed and if Fan Ruyi could confirm her suspicions. As she had thought, indeed the whole top floor belonged to Yu family only. Yu Rong and Yu Tian had free access to that floor.

"Unfortunately, she only gives out limited time access cards, only when she needs to see someone, which is quite rare," Fan Ruyi had informed Mei Qingyang.

"Then, do you not have any old ones? Pretty sure with Brother Z's skills, we could duplicate or reactivate some old ones," Mei Qingyang's hope of even following Yu Tian at night was diminishing by the moment. If nothing, she would need to climb a few walls and windows to enter that floor. But again, doing that might trigger some alarm she might not be aware of. Ugh, why was this proving to be so difficult?

Fan Ruyi replied to her in negative. "I haven't ever been called to top floor. Nor have I ever gotten access for there. I am sorry," she told her pensively.

"Anyone else you would know of? Do you know of any servants who would be allowed to go to top floor and might be somewhere at lower levels right now?" Mei Qingyang was desperate and she was not afraid to show that. How did it matter at this point? All she had in her head was to save Yu Tian.

"I don't think Su Lang or Feng Yue were ever called either. Wang Hao is the only person I can think of," Fan Ruyi wanted to help too, but she had no idea how. She looked at her assistant but he also shook his head. He was out of ideas too. If Mei Qingyang had already looked into the networks and everything, then he could not do anything either.

He was the one who taught her all this to begin with, and as a teacher, he knew her skills were at par with him.

Mei Qingyang went into thinking mode once again. She showed herself out from Fan Ruyi's room.

"Thank you very much for entertaining me as a guest. I know things have been weird among us lately but I hope things will be return back to normal in due time. And Brother Z, now that I have met you in person, I still owe you a treat. When everything is over, please do let me treat you somewhere good," Mei Qingyang said her farewell in a tired tone. She was indeed exhausted, this one day was taking her full power and she still did not have a solution.

"This girl is more loyal than any of us," Fan Ruyi leaned against the door looking at the retreating sad back of the girl.

"I am sure it is just love. She might not have done the same thing if it was for, say, you," Fan Haoran tried to console his master. He knew she was going through complicated emotions and reflecting on her past behavior, but she was loyal to her friend too. That was another story that she had to sacrifice one to save another.

And now this burden was with her for her whole life.

Fan Ruyi glanced at her assistant in surprise. "What are you saying Haoran? You know her better than me! You have personally taught her, don't you think the same?"

Fan Haoran shrugged his shoulders. He knew her well, pretty well. She had never done any unethical hacking, not on his insistence, not for experience. How could such a pure girl do anything wrong? Too bad she was stuck in this filthy world of rich and she had to get involved with that messy Yu Tian on the top of that.

He just wanted his master to feel better. For a moment he had forgotten that his master was the epitome of intelligence and nothing would get past her.

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"I see that you have been looking for clues?"

Mei Qingyang was walking with her head low, without paying attention to her surroundings. She needed to think more, she unconsciously started chewing her thumb. Should she approach Yu Bufan? He would definitely have something for her, or should she duplicate Yu Tian's fingerprints?

But she had fought with him in the morning, how would she go and ask for his fingerprints? She knew the theory of forging fingerprints but had not had a chance to try it in real life. This was not a foolproof method then. When she was heading back to her room, she heard an all familiar voice.

"What do you want?" Mei Qingyang had a disgusted expression on her face. How could she forget that this guy tried to r.a.p.e her?

"Don't be like this Qing Qing," he stepped forward and tried to stroke her cheek when Mei Qingyang blocked his arm.

"Dare to touch me and you know what happens," Mei Qingyang pointed to her head, reminding him how she had injured him last time and he had not been able to do anything about it.

Wang Hao withdrew his hand and threw them in the air, showing the sign of surrender.

"Don't you want to know the whereabouts of your poor boyfriend tonight? I have the way," he took out an access card from his pocket and dangled in front of her. She sneered, she was not going to take the bait.

"Did Yu Rong order you to do this?" Mei Qingyang had her guard up and was ready to punch and throw this guy whenever required.

"As I said Qing Qing, I only have your best interests in my mind, I don't want to see you sad," he grabbed her hand and slowly put the card on her palm. Then he kept holding that hand, making circles on her tender soft skin with his thumb. There was an eerie affection in his voice.

Mei Qingyang looked at the card and then looked at him. She looked around and found that this alley really was not covered by any camera. This sneaky bastard was doing this because of his own personal agenda. Then, if the opportunity was arising, why not take advantage of it?

"What is in for you in it?" she asked, removing his hand from hers forcefully. Wang Hao's stance softened immediately. The girl had bit the bait.

"Now you are asking right questions, you are quite smart. Another reason why I feel so attracted to you," he stepped further, trying to invade her personal space. She stepped back to avoid him but there was not really much space in the narrow hallway.

It was not that she was scared, but she was really desperate at this point. If his offer was reasonable, she might actually be able to take this from him.

Seeing her reluctance, Wang Hao sighed and started pacing back and forth in front of her, eliciting an impatient grunt from the wary girl.

"How about becoming my woman?" he stopped abruptly and smiled, anticipating the answer. He had planned this from the beginning.

Mei Qingyang chortled. Had this guy gone mad?

"Mr. Wang, I don't think you understand your position here. You are just a pawn for that witch. You think you can throw your weight around here? Or do you think if that possessive master of yours got even a wind of it, she would leave you alone?" Mei Qingyang could not stop laughing at the delusional life this guy was living. Just because he was a minion of the top of the chain here, he thought he was the same?

Wang Hao's face scrunched, for once he had forgotten his position. This girl was right, she had nothing to lose. But what was the guarantee that she would not leak the news to Yu Rong herself?

But he was also obsessed with this girl. He just wanted to have her, for himself. Ah! What a life of slave he was living!

No wait, how did she know that Yu Rong would not let him have a girlfriend? If he thought from the perspective of an outsider, it would be beneficial for Yu Rong to have her nephew's girl taken by someone else. Then her path would be clear. But this speculation was also built on the fact that Yu Tian had told her everything. Which did seem like the case. Interesting that the girl did not run away.

"So, you are saying, you know everything about Yu Tian and master and then master and me? If that's the case, what really is the difference between us?" he asked her, tilting his head. If she knew that both the guys were treated the same way, why would she not accept him but was okay with Yu Tian?

"What do you mean? How do you even compare to senior Yu? Seriously Mr. Wang, I had thought you were more intelligent than this. Anyway, what is your final condition?" Now Mei Qingyang was dangling the access card in front of him. This was a risky transaction for the guy. She could always tattle about his deed to Yu Rong. And she knew Yu Rong would believe her first than her own assistant. She was a distrusting person.

So, it would be the best to finish this transaction here and now, rather than keeping tabs.

"Spend one night with me. You still owe me from that night," Wang Hao thought for a bit and then answered. He was rattled by the insulting comments she had just issued to him. She thought he did not have any authority? He would show her what it meant to be Yu Rong's all powerful assistant.

"Just one night? I do not owe you anything Mr. Wang, that was a r.a.p.e attempt. But if it is spending one night with you, that I can do. No backing out of it now," Mei Qingyang readily agreed.