Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

Unaware of everything happening in the real world, the three people were traveling to the beach. Mei Qingyang and Yu Tian had shut off their phones for media houses had been hounding them since morning. Yu Bufan was driving, so he could not pick up any calls at the moment.

Except the noise from the engine, there was no sound in the car, at all. Everyone was so engrossed in thinking of the future from here onward that no one uttered a single sound throughout the journey.

"Seems like we have entered the warm weather," Mei Qingyang suddenly removed her jacket. She still had a sweater on but it was growing hotter by the kilometer.

"We will have suitable clothes in the villa," Yu Tian said while turning on the AC. Mei Qingyang nodded and went back to her thinking.

Within 10 minutes, they were at the place. It was Yu family's private beach in a very secluded place. It seemed like all of the Yu family liked the quiet, away from the eyes of the public. The beach had a majestic villa, standing tall, facing the ocean.

Mei Qingyang had her mouth open wide at the old building. Yu Tian smiled softly at her and then explained, "This was built by my grandfather. Apparently, he gifted it to me on my birth."

"Have you ever met him?" It looked like his grandfather really loved him to have given this whole villa to him as a gift. But then, why was Yu Tian subjected to the abuse still? It was much later after the death of his mom, but if his grandpa was still there, why did he not protect him?

"My grandfather passed away within one year from my mother's death. They say it was a heart attack. I was too young to know." If only he could be under his grandfather's care, it would have been a life changer for him.

"A… anyway, let's enjoy the place, shall we?" Mei Qingyang regretted asking the question and evoking the painful memories in him once again. He had grown much since the day she had met him. Even Dr. Chen had praised him on how much progress he had made in last year. This was not the time to be sad. They were here to celebrate after all.

They went inside the villa, only to find it quite dusty and neglected. At least, the walls weren't falling apart.

"Where is the caretaker? Were they sleeping on this place all this time?" Yu Tian thundered, his coldness flaring up once again. Mei Qingyang just stood aside for this caretaker person did make a mistake.

"Master!!" a person from behind came in trembling. "Master, I am so sorry. I just covered everything with sheets to protect them. I have prepared what you had asked me though. Everything is in the bedroom upstairs."

"You better clean up everything before we come back from the beach," the master ordered the lone servant who heaved a sigh of relief on not having received the death punishment.

The couple headed to the bedroom, Mei Qingyang snickered. Yu Tian looked at her with curious eyes.

"Nothing, nothing. I was just thinking you have become soft. If it were one year ago, that servant would have been ousted."

"You were the one who taught me the value of lives. He is a lonely person, keeping an eye on this mansion for so long, without any companion. If it had been some other person, they might have been calling their families over for vacation. But that guy is loyal to my grandpa. I should be rewarding him, right?" he pulled her into his embrace from the waist.

"Glad to hear that," she placed a kiss on his cheek. Yu Tian stared at her in surprise, her face grew hot.

"Do you want to go to the beach or remain in the bedroom?" he asked before swallowing his saliva. His throat suddenly felt dry.

"We came for beach, we will go to beach," Mei Qingyang blushed even harder. Had this guy suddenly become too shameless?

"As you command madam," he suppressed the naughty thoughts in his mind and conceded to whatever his kitten wanted.

They went into the bedroom and found it freshly cleaned. The linens had just been changed and there was a fragrance of carpet shampoo in the air. That servant indeed needed to be rewarded. The villa was too big to have been cleaned every day.

They both looked around, there were variety of summer clothes in the closet for both of them. Mei Qingyang went inside the bathroom to change.

She chose a cute two piece, with cherry blossoms. The top was a perfect fit. Then there was a small skirt beneath. For the first time, she was not embarrassed of her scars, because there was no one to see them and judge her here.

Thus, she, for the first time as Mei Qingyang, wore the short clothes. When she got out, Yu Tian had also changed into his shorts and white tee. When he saw Qingyang, he was stunned for a moment. Apart from that one incident, she had never bared her scars for others to see like this. He knew she still had complex about them, although it was not as big as his own. Mei Qingyang also looked at him bashfully.

Qingyang had decided on this particular outfit because she wanted to show him that through him, she had also found courage to embrace herself. That they completed each other this way and he should not worry about being apart from her.

She just wanted to take his hand to go out but suddenly her lips were taken by the soft lips of his. She was not expecting it at all! Did he just not promise that they would be going to the beach?

She pounded her hand on to his sturdy c.h.e.s.t for a few times but ultimately gave in. This guy knew how to make her weak in her knees. He became bolder every time he went in, now his tongue was playing a dance with hers.

Yu Tian was checking each and every corner of her mouth, adoring the play of hide and seek her tongue was playing with his. He separated from her and laughed at her muddled cute face.

"Come on, let's go," he tapped her head from behind. She felt relieved, for she had thought they were going all the way.

"I am not done yet though," Yu Tian whispered in her ears, turning her face and neck to beet red color. Mei Qingyang glared at him angrily, this man was becoming shameless by the day.

They went outside with relaxation on their minds. Mei Qingyang directly went to the water. This side of the ocean was rather calm and waves were small as well. Perfect place to take dip!

Yu Tian followed her into the water as well. They dived and played, forgetting everything that had just happened and was about to happen. In this moment, it was just them and this water.

Hand in hand, they just swam on their backs in the water. Yu Tian just wanted the time to stop.

"Tian," she changed her position and was now standing in the shallow water. Yu Tian, who was still lying on his back, looked at her. She touched the big scar on his c.h.e.s.t which was not visible through his wet t-shirt. They looked deeply into each other's eyes. But the words did not come out.

"Tian, I am sorry about taking this decision on my own. I know I am a willful person," she pecked his forehead lightly.

"And I am so glad you have always been supportive of whatever I do, even if it does not make you happy. I am aware that you don't particularly like him but he came to our help when we needed it the most!" She was trying to explain to him about Bai Yuchen.

"Correction Qing Qing, he came to your help, not ours," Yu Tian felt the anger bubble up from the bottom of his heart but he decided to listen to her patiently. Her decision was going to prove disastrous to their relationship, he was sure of that. No one invests so much money in anyone without expecting anything in return. But in hindsight, it did save him and his friends a lot of trouble.

"Alright, he helped me. But it became win-win for both of us," she took Bai Yuchen's side once again.

"We are yet to see that Qing Qing. Again, I do not have any problems with what you did. You were correct in not consulting me because I would have never agreed. I have followed that guy since his rise in start-up world. But he has no flaws so as to speak. And that is more dangerous," Yu Tian also explained his point of view gently to her. Mei Qingyang understood where he was coming from.

But this was the first time where none of them was conceding and the conflict would remain unresolved. She felt sad and disappointed, in herself, for not being able to do enough.

"Alright, don't fret so much over it, you will ruin your health if you think so much," Yu Tian got up as well and hugged the girl. Now the Yu Empire was in his hands, he had the power to save his girl, did he not? Did Bai Yuchen not count this in his calculations? He still could not figure out this motive but at least, he knew that Mei Qingyang would not willingly leave him.

"But…," she still did not feel convinced that there was no crack between them.

"It is okay to have different opinions, right? I don't like him and I will stay away from him. But if you feel like he could be a good mentor to you, why not learn from him, while you can? My only condition would be to have Bufan by your side when you meet him. Can you do that much?" he placed a kiss on her forehead. This was the only solution he had come up with after scratching his head for so long.

"Master!!" Yu Bufan did not want to disturb them during this time but he had no choice. "Master! Something has happened!!"