Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

Yu Tian sighed. He did not know how to face this girl. He had hurt her again and again, knowingly or unknowingly. But this is what they were best at right? Communication.

"I am sorry you have to shed tears for me like this. I am such a hopeless person. I should be the one doing all the great things for you, but here you are protecting me time and again," he covered his eyes with his arms dejectedly.

Mei Qingyang turned sideways to face him and removed his hand from his face. Then she turned his face towards herself. Their eyes were shimmering due to the light from outside. None of them spoke for a few minutes, just gazed in each other's eyes.

"It does not matter. You have other things to handle in life, you are already doing great. I will take care of protecting you," she smiled again, cheerfully claiming her own duties. This made Yu Tian chuckle. The person in pain a few minutes ago was completely gone.

"Tian," Mei Qingyang called him again.

"Hmm?" he was still looking at her.

"I want to meet your doctor," she requested, taking him by surprise.

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Yu Bufan had instantly arranged for the meeting. The psychiatrist had wanted to meet this girl for far too long too.

"Ms. Mei, it is a p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e," he extended his hand for a handshake earning a glare from his client. Mei Qingyang cordially obliged. He took them both to his office while Yu Bufan stayed outside. It was the first time he was not accompanying his master to the cabin of Dr. Chen.

"My surname is Chen," he said.

"Are you by any chance, related to the Chen family?" she joked, unknowingly, it was the truth. Dr. Chen nodded.

"What!"

"I am the second uncle of Chen Jie, younger brother of Lady Chen," he explained bashfully. He had heard of this girl from his sister and niece too. They sang praises about her. His inquisitiveness about the girl had increased from there.

"It's a small world, I see," Mei Qingyang glanced meaningfully. Interestingly, she had encountered Chen family so many times but they did not seem to be contributing significantly to her life. There was a disconnect somewhere. They should be more substantial than this.

"Anyway, I heard you were looking for me. Did something happen?" Dr. Chen asked curiously. To think the girl would approach him first.

"Uhh… I know it would breach your client confidentiality, but I want to know the contents of your session. At times, I do not know how to help him out, so I was hoping to get professional advice," Mei Qingyang scratched her head. She wanted to consult him alone but Yu Tian had tagged alone anyway.

"It does not break anything if I have permission from my client. Plus, since you have been aiding him so much for past few months, I would rather make it a collaborative effort. What do you say?" Dr. Chem smiled towards the girl. It would be very interesting to involve this girl in his treatment. He could make a paper out of this. He personally had not tried this method before. If it worked for them, he could try it with other patients as well.

"I would love to contribute," Mei Qingyang chirped up, her eyes sparkled with excitement.

"Deal then," they shook hands once again, delightfully.

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"Why did you not tell me such an important detail?" She was talking about Chen Jie's uncle being Yu Tian's doctor. She should have known, it was how Chen family was in the spotlight.

"It never came up," he shrugged his shoulders.

"Okay, I am not blaming you, just that, it took me by surprise, really," she told him the truth.

"He is a trustworthy man otherwise. He would not find fault with such a minor detail," Yu Tian consoled her. Should he have told her about him? He was not very clear with her relationship with Chen family to begin with. Apart from the meeting at Moonlight bar, she had never interacted with them to begin with. He paid no heed to it.

"I understand, he seemed very learned too. He does not have green eyes though?"

"He did not inherit them. I am surprised you know about… oh wait, yours are green too. Is it that rare?"

"I guess so. I don't know. But not many people have them for sure, especially this color," she pointed to her own eyes. That's when Yu Tian realized it was a s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e topic for her indeed.

"Anyway, are you happy that you will be part of my treatment?" he tried to change the topic.

"Of course, when will I ever get to take part in a study like this? This is going to be very fun," she jumped up again. So, she was more excited to be part of an experiment rather than him. Yu Tian seemed disappointed when Mei Qingyang stuck her tongue out cheekily. Oh, so she was joking eh?

"What did you talk about at then end though? You even asked me to get out?"

"Hehe, that is our client confidentiality agreement, so I cannot tell.�� It seemed like this girl was in mood for jokes.

"Fine,' Yu Tian rolled his eyes.

"Okay okay, I am sorry. We discussed about your dreams and how they have been affecting you. I thought you would have told him everything and he should have a log of it, even if you don't remember. Does it… does it hurt when you relive all those moments?" she asked him seriously. This is something she had been wanting to ask him for very long. She had encountered him with his wailing twice. And both of the times, she had felt helpless for she was not sure what to do. This time she even tried feeding him pills.

Dr. Chen was correct. Her methods were bad for him. He would regress further psychologically, even if she didn't mean it like that. The better method was to treat him when fully conscious. Otherwise, it would become a hinderance in their own relationship. She had considered that possibility before but in the moment of desperation, she did not have any choice.

"It is much worse that that," he admitted. "I see all these fantasy things in my dreams. Like I am always running away, and I am always n.a.k.e.d and this black shadow is just steps short to catch me. I know if it catches me, I will be tortured with these vines with thorns surrounding me. And these small ant like creatures which will crawl over my body. I feel disgusted," he described to her in detail what he would usually see. Every time, the methods of torture changed but one thing remained consistent, the shadow, and his feeling of disgust.

"Hmm… a lacking sense of security I guess, and then all that abuse all those years. I am sorry Tian, I should not have handled it the way I did then," she looked downcast.

"No, you helped me a lot the first time. When I sensed you being there, it was a huge relief. It was like, even if that shadow caught up to me, nothing would happen. This time… it was a bit more complicated," he responded. They had started walking towards their home and Yu Bufan was following. He had never heard all these details from his master. He only knew bits and pieces, plus he was not allowed to sit in their sessions.

To say he was not jealous of this girl was definitely untrue. But he had to admit he could not always be there for his master. Plus, any doubts in his mind about this girl's motive of approaching them were all gone after last night.

"I am glad. We will rework something out. He is going to change your prescription as well. When he does, assistant Yu, I want you to look into those meds before we start feeding him," she glanced at the assistant from over her shoulder and ordered.

"Are you suspecting him of something?" Yu Tian was surprised. He had never thought about it and believed him in the first stance after he found him. Yu Bufan had done a thorough research on him.

"No, but it is always good to cover our base," she said thoughtfully.

"Understood," Yu Bufan took the order gladly. He knew this girl knew her stuff.

"I think I should pay a visit to Chen Jie too. This Chen family is too mysterious. I still don't know their position in the whole game," she mumbled to herself and took a mental note. It felt like anywhere they would go, it would be a win-win for Chen family. Like they were just being bystanders for a reason. She had to get to the bottom of this too, although she had given up on that lead earlier.