Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

*Trigger Warning: Contains stuff related to attempted suicide, please read with caution.*

Li Sibao, having no backup at this point of time, was at the end of her wits. Feng Yue had been long gone to abroad by this time and her family was already out of the wealth scene. Her parents were dead for quite a while as well. With no support, the ever kind Li Sibao just could not sit still.

Having been oppressed for so long, by her family, by her fiancé, by her classmates, and by the system, she had decided to do something worthwhile with her life, even if it meant losing it. And thus, she, by herself decided to expose the dirty deeds of this place.

Since she lost her backing, she had experienced the torture poor kids went through here firsthand. Not only people had made fun of her, the bullying was extreme, especially because she had fallen from a high position. Her maid had it worse for everyone would order her around and try to take her away for themselves.

Two innocent kids were so frustrated and tormented, that they decided to stage a suicide, an open suicide. It was going to be a good show for everyone who did not care about them but only entertainment. But if they were able to film it themselves and get their hands on the clips from other students, it would be easier to gain media's attention.

And media was a powerful weapon since everyone cared about their public image, especially the kids here and their parents, and that Principal Yu. Unfortunately, they forgot to take into account the fact that the kids here would never leak anything like that out. Did they not know what could be good or bad for them? Why would they even care to share it outside of their circles?

But worry not, Li Sibao's maid, Fangyan could have done that easily. Or so they thought. They had no idea that as soon as their status had dropped, their phones and other devices had been bugged. And as soon as their suspicious activity had been detected, the security around them had been tightened even more. Thus was this school.

Li Sibao was also a naïve person for her family also did not know how to navigate the scene of the wealthy people. She never had any education in scheming, she was purest of the pure people. Fangyan was the same, although she did have a few tricks up her sleeve. But they were not good enough before all these people, who, it seemed like, had been scheming against each other since their birth.

Anyway, Li Sibao took her time to convince Fangyan, that she would be the one to take the most difficult step and that Fangyan would take care of the aftermath. In the process, if Li Sibao really died, that was okay too. Then, Fangyan was tasked to continue her master's legacy and wait for a chance to take revenge.

On the decided day, Li Sibao climbed the highest building of the school which was the current hostel building. She had the guts and resources to arrange the keys for the roof. When it was the busiest time for the school and the college, that is morning classes, she screamed in her top voice, "Guys, I think I am so fed up that I am ready to take this step now."

She crossed the last line of defense, the fence across the boundary and stepped on the thin canopy. She was so scared that she did not even dare to look down. The wind blew, now making her realize the gravity of decision she had made. She did not really want to die, she just wanted to scare people into apologizing to her, treat her better.

Tears formed in her eyes and she started rethinking her decision. Was it worth it to make these people understand her agony? To give up her life? If she was able to escape from this school, would it not spell better opportunities for both her and her maid. Her only problem was how.

She finally gathered courage and managed to look at the teeny tiny figures on the ground. All those people were looking at her, with their phones on. The crowd was slowly gathering around. But this feeling was great too. In her life, for the first time, she was the dominant one, she was the one looking down upon people. It gave her a sense of achievement.

Still holding the fence for support, she yelled once again, "You guys, who thought I do not have any guts, I will show you my determination today. It seems like you people take particular interest in torturing the people who are on their own. But mark my words, there will be a time when you people will be in my position too. I am talking to those of you who have been particularly nasty to me, you will get your retribution," and then she laughed like a madman.

She finally felt free. Earlier she was just feeling afraid because she had not seen the path before her, the road to freedom. She was very grateful but sorry to her maid in her heart. She had already spotted her filming everything on her phone. From somewhere, she had also brought a tabloid reporter with her, who had been investigating the school because of bizarre disappearances of random people. This reporter was going to be their ticket to the media coverage of this incident.

But what about her maid? Was she allowed to be selfish just this once? She was so tired of thinking about people around her all the time. First it was her parents, then Feng Yue and his family, then the finances, then when everything was already taken away from her, she had to worry about this other life attached to her. Could she not just think about herself just once? Freedom from all this burden was right in front of her.

She prayed to God that her maid would find something better than this and if there were a next life, she could be free of this high society.

Even so, her tears never stopped flowing. People below were pointing fingers at her. She laughed some more because it did not matter anymore. She closed her eyes and let go of the fence. Initially, this was going to be just a farce. But now, she was going to see it through. Ultimately, she jumped.