Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

Yu Ming raised his eyes to look at the girl in the dim light. Did he hear future 'father-in-law'? Then, was this girl his son's girlfriend? Fiancée? His eyes softened and then suddenly became moist. It was so unfortunate that he could not even greet the girl properly. From the information he had, would this girl not be his first proper girlfriend then? How he wished he could meet the girl his son liked under better conditions.

"Uhh… sir, can you speak by any chance?" Mei Qingyang asked him suddenly. She was not really sure what all bodily functions were still working for him. He definitely could not use his limbs, but could he use his mouth for anything at all? If not, then how was he eating?

Yu Ming shook his head sideways. So, he lost his voice as well? How could she communicate with him? He could not use his hands either. All the roads seemed to be blocked. Her dad must be laughing outside. She looked at the spot she had found a camera earlier, her face full of bitterness. Her dad definitely knew how to make one feel especially useless like this.

"Uncle Yu, I cannot promise if I will be able to save you. But rest assured that I won't let any harm befall Tian. I wish I could talk to you for a while but now I see how futile it is," she closed her eyes in despair and left the room.

Yu Ming heard her words and silently wept. He had done very wrong to that child. If someone could stand beside him like this, then he was assured. He suddenly remembered his dead wife whom he loved dearly and shed a few more tears. He also closed his eyes and accepted his fate.

"Aiyya, leaving so soon? I thought you would have much to tell Mr. Yu. It's okay though, you would not get any answer from him anyway," Jiang Nuo intercepted the girl who had just come out of the room. She glared at the man with fury very apparent on her face.

"Where is the maid? At least let her go," she inquired angrily. From the décor to the feel of this mansion, she believed it was done by a female. He could not have had hired a butler, there was definitely a maid here.

"She knows too much, I can't let her go. It's okay though, I won't kill her before Yu Ming perishes. After that man is done, then I will see what to do with that female. Till then, she is my captive," he replied arrogantly. Right now, all the good cards were in his hands. He had prepared for them for years after all. What could a mere girl do to counter him? She did not even know about his plans.

"Suit yourself," she clenched her jaw and left.

"I already know the location of this place, you guys don't need to blindfold me," she looked at her two brothers disdainfully and sat in the car at the back. The two guys were puzzled. Was Minister Jiang letting her go just like that? They had thought she was not coming back alive.

"Let her go. I will see you very soon my child," Jiang Nuo had mockery in his eyes. He made a complete out of her. What would she tell Yu Tian? How would she face him now?

In the car, the three people were completely silent. Mei Qingyang could not think at all. What was she supposed to do? Where was she to go from here? She felt utterly defeated at this moment. She had overestimated her abilities.

When they reached Minister Jiang's house, she saw two people standing there beside Yu Tian's car. She did not even need to tell who the taller one was. From faraway she could recognize the silhouette belonged to the one she wanted to see the most right now.

Instinctively, she ran and directly went into the guy's embrace. She did not need to think, all she needed to do was calm down. But her thoughts were so turbulent, that only one person could help her out.

"Tian, what should I do?" she sniffled.

"Are… are you alright? Did he do something to you? Let me see…" he separated her from himself and checked her for wounds. When he saw rim of her eyes red with grief, his heart almost jumped out of his c.h.e.s.t. Her expression did not look too good.

"What happened Qing Qing? Talk to me!" he looked into her eyes.

"Qing Qing," another guy called from behind the couple. She had already spotted him from the corner of her eyes and probably that's why she was holding her tears back.

"Li Hanyu, what did your master do to my Qing Qing?" Yu Tian thundered before Mei Qingyang could reply. He had released his cold aura already, and he looked like he was ready to rip apart someone.

Li Hanyu was taken aback. He was talking to his Qing Qing. Why was this sissy boy butting in between?

"It does not concern you, you should step out for a bit," Li Hanyu replied caustically.

"I do not have anything to talk with you," she replied to Li Hanyu. She was furious. In the whole cohort, he was the one she trusted the most, yet he did not tell her anything about Jiang Nuo's discovery of Yu Island and Yu Ming all these years. If she had known beforehand, so much headache could have been saved. But no! She did not even want to see his face.

"Qing Qing, listen to me. I did not know it would come down to this. I admit I should have told you earlier. I am sorry," he apologized but he knew his crime was not forgivable.

"What's done is done Li Hanyu, I do not care about this house or its people anymore. Please do not contact me from now on. Even if you try to help me, I can't acknowledge it anymore," she tugged Yu Tian's hand and he opened the car door for her, helping her sit down. Then he glared fiercely at Li Hanyu who stayed quiet on the side after Mei Qingyang declared her intention.

In the car, everything was silent once again, except Mei Qingyang's sobs. She was nestled in Yu Tian's arms, who was patiently stroking her head. He was waiting for her to tell what exactly happened. He was so worried about her well being.

"Tian, I cannot be with you like this. There is too much blood between us. I know we have talked about this before but…," she choked on her own words again, he tears flowing. Yu Bufan had rarely seen his miss so weak, so he knew something very devastating must have happened.

"You cannot take that decision alone Qing Qing. At least tell me what happened," Yu Tian pleaded. If she had brought up the topic again, that meant she encountered something too horrible. Did she say blood? Was it related to his family then?

"I…," she bit her lip, hesitating and still debating whether to tell him or not. But when had she hidden things like this from him?

"I met your dad…," she revealed.

Yu Bufan was so shocked that he almost derailed from the road but controlled the car in time. He slammed the breaks and let the car come to stop.

"You… what?" Yu Tian was stunned as well. It was hard to wrap his head around this, it was too shocking. Wasn't she called by Jiang Nuo, how did his dad come into the picture suddenly?

"My lady, this is���where is he? How is he? If Jiang Nuo is involved, I don't think he is in good condition then?" Yu Bufan put Yu Tian's concerns in words. Was he even alive?

"My dad… Jiang Nuo discovered his abode a few years ago, that too because of me. And he introduced some medicine in his diet by some means and now uncle Yu is totally disabled. He cannot move his limbs, nor can he speak. He understands everything though," she summarized everything for the two guys between her sobs.

She separated herself from Yu Tian and looked directly into his eyes.

"Tian, it seems like the root cause of all your miseries is me. Because of me you had to come back, because of me you had to endure all those years of abuse, because of me your dad is in danger, so then, how could I be with you?" she said, bursting into tears once again.

Yu Tian did not know about Li Sibao's suicide yet, so he could not make out what she was trying to say.

But more than her being the cause, her saying that she could not be with him anymore was more painful. This was the second time she had brought up breaking up and his heart was broken into a million pieces. And he could not afford it, he could not afford losing her at all. His expression was that of hurt and betrayal. He did not care about the past but how could this girl say this so easily, as if it was child play.

"What do you mean because of you I had to come back?"