Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

The next morning, the two people woke up very refreshed. Mei Qingyang had concluded last night that whether she was the source of all problems in Yu Tian's life or not, after their last conversation, it seemed that he still needed her help. It would be very cruel to abandon a person who had finally started knowing love. At least she had some fake love from her parents till now.

Yu Tian had also resolved his heart to prove to her that she was the only one for him. He seriously could not imagine his life without her anymore. Inadvertently, he had ended up confessing the same to her yesterday.

Now that they had talked with each other heart to heart, their relationship had become more profound. Basis of all great relationsh.i.p.s was great communication after all.

Now that they had resolved the tensions in their hearts, they were enjoying a chill weekend day at home. They did not have any plans to go outside anywhere, and they did not really have any other work. Seeing that no one was around, Mei Qingyang, who was drinking milk for the breakfast, brought up the topic she had asked Yu Tian to look into quite a while ago.

"Tian, what is going on with that thing that I had told you a few days ago?"

Yu Tian was reading a few business articles on his iPad when he raised his head and looked at her quizzingly. She had asked him a bunch of things to do, which one was she talking about.

"I am talking about the Yu Empire," she looked around and slowly whispered to him who was sitting at the opposite side.

"Oh that, I think I'll call Bufan before we have this conversation. He could explain you much more thoroughly," Yu Tian dialed Yu Bufan's number and asked him to come home. He had sent him on an errand earlier but now that his kitten had brought up this serious topic, his errand was not very significant.

Yu Bufan arrived within a few minutes. Both of them asked him to sit down at the table. They had already arranged for Mrs. Zhao, the most suspicious person in the house, to be outside for some work. Yu Bufan sat down on the dining table comfortably, popping a gr.a.p.e from the fruit plate in his mouth.

Over the past few days, he had become especially casual with the two. He knew that the end was nearing and perhaps, he would be able to earn some freedom as well?

Mei Qingyang found it quite surprising but endearing at the same time. She had long wanted to befriend Yu Bufan, not as Yu Tian's assistant, but as an individual. Out of all the people here, he was the one with most experience with life. Anyway, now that everyone was in position, it was time to discuss the good stuff.

"So, assistant Yu, please tell me what all you have gathered from the old crooks who were driven out of the Yu empire by Yu Rong?" Mei Qingyang went straight to the questions.

Yu Bufan nodded at the no bullshit attitude of his future mistress.

"There are quite a few who are very dissatisfied with the way they were cut off from their cushy employments. But they still fear for their lives, so they are quite hesitant to open their mouths," Yu Bufan started off with the most critical and basic part.

"Of course they are not happy. It's actually quite a surprise that Yu Rong did not kill them," Mei Qingyang surmised while nonchalantly spreading butter on the bread. She was quite enjoying this atmosphere, it made her feel like part of the family. Just a regular routine of chit-chatting about global events happening in their dining room on a Sunday.

"Well, it would be weird if all the ex-executives of Yu Empire suddenly dropped dead. That would point the needle of suspicion towards Yu Rong," Yu Tian commented. Both Mei Qingyang and Yu Bufan understood this and nodded.

"Then she must have promised something to them to keep their mouths shut," Mei Qingyang continued her analysis.

"Yeah, she is paying them out a hefty monthly salary still, plus they got to keep the houses they were provided with by the company. This is valid till they die, the agreement says Yu Empire will take care of their kids as well but…," Yu Bufan expanded further on his research.

"But she is already planning to ditch them once she becomes the official head," Mei Qingyang completed the sentence.

"Correct. We already have some evidence that she has stopped paying them out since last month and the old folks are getting anxious because of it."

"Do they have any kind of agreement in written?" Mei Qingyang asked. She knew the world of law all worked on physical proofs. There was no way those old thieves did not take any guarantee from Yu Rong. The question was how valid it was.

"Yeah, they do have a physical agreement with the company, but interestingly, I got the doc.u.ment checked with a trusted lawyer of ours and it won't hold out in court," Yu Bufan looked at the girl who was listening with interest. It seemed she had knowledge about laws too. He understood that she had come from Jiang household, but Li Sibao herself was not very great in studies. She was barely holding out. However what no one knew was if it was because she was not very intelligent to begin with or if she had so much stress in her life that she could not really concentrate on her studies.

But suddenly, how did she become a genius? If one really looked at the timeline, Mei Qingyang only studied for three to four years before she graduated the high school and took a gap year. In that time, she learnt coding, she had some forensic knowledge too, her martial arts was impeccable, she knew handling firearms too and now she was showing potential in law as well? Did she not surpass all the four legends of the school all alone like this?

"Oh? Is it that the language is too vague?" Mei Qingyang could guess what was going on. The old crooks were very crafty and had been handling such doc.u.ments all through their lives. She was talking about anyone above vice-president and directors positions. These guys were eyes and hands of Yu Ming, how would they not know what Yu Rong had done to them? But they let it continue in the name of faith. Plus, they were getting free money without any hassle. Why would they go into depths of the matter of vague agreement, as long as they had something to threaten her with?

Moreover, if they insisted for more clarity from Yu Rong, what if they would lose whatever she was offering? She was not obliged to do all this.

"Did you check that cash flow route by any chance? She would not be able to justify taking the money from company. Did she take it out from her side hustles?" Mei Qingyang winked towards the two boys sitting on the table.

Both of them looked at each other, this girl knew about her side businesses too?

"Hehe, I stumbled upon them by chance," she scratched her head in embarrassment. This was when she had been looking for her office at the hotel on New Year's. Although she was looking for Yu Tian, in the end she did end up seeing something she was not supposed to.