Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"What are you saying? I asked you to be my girlfriend, not my servant!" Yu Tian got up from her l.a.p immediately. This girl had a knack for ruining moments. He would have loved to steal a kiss there but she said such words, destroying all his d.e.s.i.r.e.

Wait, d.e.s.i.r.e? In the past, whenever he came out of Yu Rong's office, he felt repulsive. He would not even want to see any human, much less touch them. Yu Bufan was the only he would keep by his side, that too out of necessity. Which is why he would always flee away to a nearby property Yu family had and not come in contact with anyone for two weeks.

He would drown himself in his work to forget his pain. He could not afford to lag on his work but occasionally, he would indulge himself in excess alcohol to deal with his circ.u.mstances. But today, this girl, who worked like a drug to him, had completely changed how he would usually behave in such situation.

He even wanted to just cuddle with her, he slept peacefully on her l.a.p, without any abhorrence of the touch too. On the top of everything, he still had a d.e.s.i.r.e for her? And her one sentence was so agitating too, his whole being rejected her idea. He was really changing! This girl really did something to him.

"Senior Yu," she held his head between her hands to show him how serious she was, "Think about it. Can I be your girlfriend under these circ.u.mstances?"

She meant to say, until they resolve their enemies, it was impossible for them to have a normal relationship. How much would they hide, especially from Yu Rong? And although she was ready to protect him from her with her life, could she always be with him as his girlfriend?

On the other hand, if she were his servant, she could live with him without restraint. She could support him in circ.u.mstances like these, although she was going to make sure nothing like this happened to him again.

Although Yu Tian knew what she was thinking, this was a bad idea on so many fronts. Her status in her class would drop were they to announce a servant master relationship. No one would respect her. Why should she sacrifice herself for him? Even if she was madly in love with him, was it okay to let go of herself for him like this?

"I understand your point of view but I cannot accept this," he crossed his arms and looked straight in her eyes. The idea was ridiculous.

"Senior Yu, listen to me. In this lifetime, before Yu Rong is gone out of your life, I cannot be your girlfriend by normal means. There are so many ways she could kick me out because there are no rules about dating in the school," Mei Qingyang massaged her temples. It would take too many efforts to convince him.

"See, it is very easy. We beat the system through the system itself. Technically, you do not have an 'official' servant. She won't be able to say anything if you do get one, because rules. I would be by your side and the people in your household would be at peace too as well as people outside your household."

��I know! I know all this. But I don't want you to sacrifice your dignity for me. Why are you not thinking for yourself?" he clasped her shoulders with both his hands and shook her a bit, making her dizzy. She already had no sleep the whole night and now Yu Tian was not ready to see her point of view. So much frustration ah!

"If I were to think about myself, I would not have stepped in here, at this school in the first place. You think I am afraid of anyone slandering me? We are way past that point Senior Yu, and you know it too," she tried one more time to persuade him. She really did not care about trivial things like dignity and stuff, as long as her conscience was clear. And she knew for a fact that she needed Yu Tian's support to deal with Yu Rong. Because she could not discuss the details with others, it was the best that they brainstorm together.

From what she had gathered about Yu Rong, if they were to be separated now, she would use full force to make sure that they do not meet often. Even if that witch would be scared of her threat to her, she could legitimately ask her to now assume her superintendent duties and drown her in work so much, she would not have time for herself. And Yu Rong was capable of doing that.

Over the years, the superintendent was just a watchdog for Ministry of Education and to keep them away from whatever was happening in the school, Yu Rong would not give them many responsibilities. The less they knew, the better. But now she would have excuse of keeping them apart.

Yu Rong was definitely petty that way. She did not mind being called that, as long as her purpose was being fulfilled.

"I personally don't want you to do it, but if it makes you happy, I will comply," Yu Tian saw her serious face and got convinced once again. Rather he gave up because he knew she would not listen to him. Once this woman made a resolve, even she herself could not stop then. It seemed like she was very determined on this.

"Yes, you are the best Senior Yu!" she hugged him tightly.

"Come on, it's going to be sunrise soon, let's watch it together?" she enthusiastically took him to the big window of his room. He had a balcony too but no one was clothed in winter clothes so she chose to sit on his bed's corner facing the window.

Her face glowed with the golden sun rays and Yu Tian could not help but get mesmerized by the raw beauty of the girl. She felt his eyes on her and tilted her head towards him, smiling brightly.

"I wish I get to spend many more new years with you like this Senior Yu," she said her wish out loud. With the warm rays and the warm words, his heart, cheeks, even his eyes warmed too. He could die of happiness today.

He leaned in for a kiss, and for the first time, Mei Qingyang gave her consent to him. The golden rays illuminating their behind was the perfect background for the perfect lovely moment. They both will remember this beginning of their relationship for years to come.

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Su Lang was woken up by the New Years sun directly hitting the light on his face, to find himself in arms of Weixi, who was also sleeping on the couch. He was shirtless. Panic struck his heart, he did not do anything to his assistant right?

He looked at her face and her lipstick was smudged. What happened last night? He was drunk, he remembered hearing about Yu Tian and Mei Qingyang from her and regretting the face that he could not really do anything for his friend.

And then nothing, he was drawing a blank. At least Weixi was fully dressed, so he definitely did not let d.e.s.i.r.e take over. D.e.s.i.r.e? Were his cousin and best friend right after all? Was he interested in his assistant?

He looked at the innocent face, sleeping without guard. He knew they had been together since childhood, but he was also a man! How could this girl not think of her own safety? He scratched his head and then brought a blanket to cover the girl's body.

Did he want anything more? He had not given it a thought. Also, because he knew she came from a rough place. He did not want to be brandished as a person who also worked their 'servants' s.e.x.u.a.lly. He never considered as a servant in the first place, she was his subordinate, his colleague and his childhood friend. She knew more about him than anyone else. How did they skip the part that he liked her then? Or was it just because those two had put this idea in his mind? It was more likely that.

But he still needed to ask her what happened last night. The movement due to the blanket woke the girl up. She rubbed her eyes and the view of the most handsome face appeared in front of her. Startled, she pushed her master back with force.

"M… master!" she stuttered.

"Weixi, did you have a good night sleep?" Su Lang asked her awkwardly. How should he bring up the topic?

"Yes master, as long as you had a good night sleep, hehe," she replied and then the events last night started playing in her mind. She blushed furiously, hinting that something had definitely happened when he was drunk.

"Weixi! I am so sorry! Did I do something? I won't be able to forgive myself if I even tried to violate you. This is just… I am so sorry. I probably lost control. I…," he was out of the words, especially because he was still clueless.

"What are you talking about master? What happened last night?" Su Weixi blinked her big eyes in confusion.

"Your lipstick… I thought… Why are you so red then?" he was perplexed too.

"You… you said the color did not suit me and rubbed it all with your coat," she replied, a realization dawning over her. Her master had misunderstood her. But somewhere within her heart, a pain crept in. Did he not see her as a woman at all, why was he apologizing so frantically?

"After you had the drinks, you were feeling hot, so you removed everything. You were about to remove your pants too, but I stopped you. And this is not the first time you have slept like this, so…," she shrugged her shoulders and Su Lang heaved a sigh of relief.

"If I ever do this again, you have the right to refuse and just walk away, you know that right?" he knelt down on the floor in front of the girl sitting on the couch and told his sincere words.

"Master, don't worry, if you try to do anything, I have better skills than you. I will knock you out before you know it," she smiled.

Damn that couple, they had really made him conscious of this girl. Now that he looked at her sun-lit face, he felt like he was actually falling for her.