Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"So? How did everything go?" Bai Yuchen, who was still in the meeting room, met Mei Qingyang again. There were a lot of people surrounding them, majority of them being the ones who wanted to suck up to Bai Yuchen for favors now.

"Well, it is an ugly picture indeed. Both Yu Rong and Jiang Nuo are out of their senses right now. Guess this was too crushing a defeat for both parties. After all, they were not anticipating a third party to take over," Mei Qingyang shrugged her shoulders.

Bai Yuchen took Mei Qingyang's hands in his, gently, and then looked into her eyes. "Why do you look so sad though?"

Mei Qingyang retracted her hand back from his grip. There were so many reporters around and it was not like they were in a corner or something. Yu Tian was already angry, what if he misunderstood? They again had a stall in their relationship because of this. She knew this guy treated her just like a younger sister. But Yu Tian would not understand that.

Plus, she was not really sure what animosity was there between these two.

"I am not sad Mr. Bai. What do you want to do next?" Mei Qingyang dismissed her mentor's question and looked at him with bright stars in her eyes. She had finally achieved a major part of her goal.

Yu Tian had gone to meet his dad in the other room. He needed to be transferred to the hospital right away. Mei Qingyang had wanted to accompany him but she was also the caretaker of Bai Yuchen here, so the guys told her to stay here. She would go and greet uncle Yu once she sent off Bai Yuchen.

"Me? How about coming with me to celebrate? We can go on lunch, it's actually the perfect time to do so," Bai Yuchen smiled once again.

Mei Qingyang sighed. She did not want to decline but there were more pressing issues at hand. And should he not be inviting Yu Tian who had just become the real heir of the Yu Empire?

"I will have to say no to that Mr. Bai. Unfortunately, I need to take care of a lot of aftermaths of our surprise to everyone. Would you like to stay here more or would you like to go?" she looked at her watch and realized it had already been an hour since the guys left. She needed to hurry up too.

"Qing Qing, you are no fun at all," Bai Yuchen had a mischievous air about him, Mei Qingyang for some reason, could not help but shudder. Now that the seed of doubt had been sown about him, she could not help but notice these weird vibes from him. No, he was definitely not romantically interested in her. What was it then? What was his interest in her?

"I shall help you with the departure then," she made the decision on his behalf, otherwise he would just keep stalling.

"Fine, if you have said so, let's go then. There is no one I want to meet here anyway," a disappointment flashed in his eyes and then he looked away.

Mei Qingyang said her farewell and then hurried to the hospital where they had transferred Yu Ming.

Yu Tian had rushed as soon as his assistant had called him.

"Master, this couple really did injustice to your dad. He looks like a living corpse! He cannot move his limbs at all!!" Yu Bufan had called after retrieving the old man in the wheelchair. He was so thin that you could see his bones. No wonder Mei Qingyang was so agitated that day after she had come back from Yu island. And the reason for her bringing up that topic.

"I will be right there," although Yu Tian did not have any good memories from his dad, he still wanted to see how he looked now. And he wanted to make sure that his dad saw how he had grown up.

When he finally reached outside the building where Yu Bufan was helping him in the back of the car seat, his heart thumped loudly. What kind of expression should he make? What would his dad think? Would he shun him again as he had done before? He was not ready to be abandoned yet again.

Then, Mei Qingyang's words echoed in his mind, "I will always be there for you!"

Yu Tian realized he really did not have any emotions towards the man he was looking at from the distance. Since he had no recollection of that man, he was practically a stranger to him. So then, was he just doing charity here? What thoughts should he have?

"Tian, you accompany your dad, we will follow you behind," Su Lang put his hand on the shoulder of his friend, to give him some reassurance and encouragement. It was a broken relationship for himself and his dad, but for his friend, it was absolute absenteeism. It was going to take a lot of time for both men to even be comfortable with each other, the time they did not have.

Yu Tian just nodded silently and took large strides to reach the car and help Yu Bufan with putting his dad in the car. As soon as Yu Ming saw his son, his eyes got wet and tears rolled down.

This sudden reaction was too unexpected. Yu Ming wanted to say so much to this young man, who was a reflection of his late wife. How he had neglected him for so long just because the kid reminded him of his dead wife. Was that an excuse to abandon the little guy? But he had indeed committed the crime against his own son.

And see how fate plays the game. His girlfriend was the one who saved him from that place and reunited him with his son. How could the destiny be so cruel? It was his last wish to see his son once, but this was not definitely the way he wanted to see him.

The memories of the one year old child giggling when in his arms started rushing to his mind. They were such a happy family. He was the one who destroyed the happiness by his own two hands. If he had kept Yu Rong in check, if his wife had never come to know about the truth, they would still be a happy and cheerful family. It was all her fault, yes, all because of that stupid adopted sister of his.

He closed his eyes in grief. Those memories were too painful. And then his haggard body and mind drifted off to sleep. He had gotten quite to see quite a few people these days but his health had deteriorated quite a bit. It was hard to sustain even a small amount of excursion.

Yu Bufan had already started the car. Yu Tian was sitting with his dad in the car behind. He looked at the peacefully sleeping man beside him. His pale face made him look like a carcass. It seemed as if this man had not eaten any food for days.

Somewhere in the back of his mind, he wished he could take him out for a sumptuous meal. But again, this man did not feel familiar to him at all. Guess his feelings were just coming from the blood that they shared.

"Mr. Yu, how are you feeling?" the doctor asked, checking his pulse and eyes.

Yu Ming nodded his head, he was feeling much much better. Guess they gave him some medications as well.

"Can you try moving your fingers?" the doctor asked.

Yu Ming tried but there was no response. He shook his head. Oh! At least he could move his head willingly now. Earlier, all he could do was move his eyes.

The doctor nodded and signaled Yu Tian towards the side.

"I am sorry young master. It will be hard to restore him to fully functional being. This drug that was given to him is very potent, it has destroyed a lot of neural network in him. I am afraid, he might not have much time left either. Once the tests results come out, I will be able to tell you more. But please be prepared," the doctor patted the shoulder of the young man.

Yu Tian was all over the news and this was Fan family's hospital, so everyone was familiar with Yu Tian's story more or less. He had just gotten the Yu Empire snatched away from him and then this devastating news. How could a 21 year be able to bear it all?

"Tian!" Mei Qingyang cried from behind. She had heard the conversation just now when she was rushing in. Yu Tian looked at her and then walked up to her. He kept his head on her shoulder and sighed.

"Let me be like this for a few minutes," he said in a very exhausted tone.