Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"Listen you Mr. Wang. You can taunt me all you want. And I am just tolerating you because of Qing Qing, but if you ever cross the line, then I will have to do something about it," Yu Tian was sitting at the corner in an imposing manner. His cold and handsome face was fierce.

Wang Hao was standing on the side with his hands clasped together in the front. He had suddenly been summoned in Yu Rong's office by the Yu Tian the day after they had visited Chen family for the funeral.

They were near the koi pond, so the atmosphere was tranquil. But the two people in the room were quite tense while the third one was in rage mode.

"I… I don't understand what you are saying young master," Wang Hao stuttered when he finally got to experience the real pressure from the raging young master.

"You are an intelligent person Mr. Wang, you should know what I am talking about," Yu Tian raised his chin and glanced coldly at the man in font of him. Yu Bufan at the side threw a few pictures on the table.

Wang Hao picked them up and saw clicks of Yu Tian and Yu Rong in an intimate position. These were Yu Tian's shame. He seethed with anger whenever his eyes fell on them. That b*tch was filming them whenever she did her deed and then threatened him to submit more to her.

And now these pictures were in hand of this untrustworthy bastard.

"But… what did I do?" Wang Hao scratched his head in confusion. He did not remember offending this tiger in front of him.

"If these pictures go out by any source, only you will be held responsible for that," Yu Bufan spoke from behind.

Wang Hao suddenly broke out in laughter, taking the two by surprise.

"Oh my God young master Yu. You still remain naïve, don't you? I had thought you would notice this, but your friends already know about it. I understand it's a s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e issue for you. But if you don't solve it yourself, then you can forget about your chick," Wang Hao moved around and left the venue directly, without waiting for any reply from Yu Tian or Yu Bufan.

"…."

"That guy gets on my nerves," Yu Bufn picked up the pictures from the table and threw them in the pond.

Yu Tian closed his eyes. Was it true? Did his friends know it all this time? No wonder he had seen pity in their eyes so many times. He was fooled by them all, wasn't he? He cupped his forehead with his palm and laughed at his pitiful state.

"Master?" Yu Bufan was not sure what happened to Yu Tian but he did not look in a really good state.

"Bufan ah! What kind of life is this? What should I do? It must have been so awkward for them to face me. Even so, they have been helping me out all this while. Am I not the most pathetic person on earth?" Yu Tian was frustrated at his weakness. Why? Why him? Why did he have to be born in Yu family? Why did he have to go through all this?

"Master, I don't think you should trust that Wang man. He might have said it just to rile you up," Yu Bufan hurriedly consoled Yu Tian.

"Think about it rationally, Bufan. Why did they never ask me about my long trips out of the campus? We have done business for so long, and they would not, even once question me. I understand about Fan Ruyi and Feng Yue. They both always make sure to not pry in the personal lives of others, but Su Lang is not like that. Unless he already knew about it, there is no way he would not hound me about it. I never noticed it till now," Yu Tian opened the bottle of beer in front of him and gulped down the whole thing in an instant.

"Master!! It is still afternoon!!" Yu Bufan took away the empty bottle from Yu Tian's hands and called Mei Qingyang right away.

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"That was scary," Wang Hao's legs went weak as soon as he came out of the building. He had never thought he would be interrogated like this by that young master.

How could he ever betray him or Mei Qingyang since his life was almost in their hands now? He had gained the freedom but there was another controller of his fate now. Perhaps he should just pack his bags and leave this place for good.

He would talk to Mei Qingyang about this. He called her number and updated her about his meeting with young master Yu.

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Mei Qingyang was already on her way to that filthy office when Yu Bufan called her. From her conversation with Wang Hao, she knew Yu Tian was unstable again.

"Tian!" she saw Yu Tian downing another bottle of beer when she snatched it from him and asked Bufan to clear off the table.

"Qing Qing, why did you not tell me that Su Lang knew? Since when have you been hiding it from me?" he looked at her, his black eyes a bit hazy by God knows how much alcohol he had already consumed.

"Tian, do you not trust us?" Mei Qingyang sat beside him on the sofa and cupped his head in her both hands.

"I trust you! I trust Su Lang too!! But I cannot believe you guy deceived me for so long!" he pouted and threw a tantrum. He was clearly drunk.

Mei Qingyang smiled and signaled Yu Bufan to leave them alone. Then from his head, she dropped her arms on his shoulder.

"Would you like to try and understand the precarious situation of your friends?" she asked him, while maintaining her smile and eye-contact. Yu Tian looked at her confusingly.

"Okay, let's say elder brother was in same situation as you, what would you have done?"

"Of course, I would have supported him from behind the scenes. I would have also confronted anyone who tries harming my friend," Yu Tian answered without thinking.

"Correct. Now think if the person who wanted to harm you was uncle Su himself, what would you do?"

Yu Tian's lips parted as if he wanted to say something but words did not come out. Correct, there were so many things to consider if it were a family member, especially a family member in power. They were just college kids. Even with all the businesses and money they had, they were not powerful enough to counter Su, Feng or Fan elders.

"Right. Would you want to hurt your friend by offering him two words of sympathy that would do nothing for him?" Mei Qingyang leaned in, her forehead touching his.

"I…" Yu Tian was speechless. How could this girl make it so easy to understand?

"Tian, in my second life, I have only learnt one thing. Nothing comes out of being emotional. I think I am very thankful for big brother. He has been taking care of cleaning up after Yu Rong hurt you again and again. But if it was real help, you should know by yourself how much you have appreciated it if he had come forward. Even with his family situation, he did his best, don't you think?" she asked again.

Yu Tian, now quite sober, nodded. It made sense. It was true, he had become too emotional. It was a touchy subject for him. Perhaps it really was time to confront it for once and all.

"Tian, I cannot guarantee that it will go away, but your pain will become manageable over time. This is what Dr. Chen said too. If you keep doing negative self-talk, it will only become worse. And I think your friends can help you share your burdens. I have seen you guys for past eight months. Even if they hurt me, it was all out of love for you. Fan Ruyi sacrificed your friendship, just to protect you. Despite everything, I trust in their love for you," Mei Qingyang's big green eyes were full of confidence, energizing Yu Tian's faith in his friends too.

It was news to him that whatever happened between Fan Ruyi and Mei Qingyang was because of him. How many more debts would he need to repay his kitten?

"Call them here. I will tell them myself," he said with determination.

"Are you sure about this?" she asked him once again.

"I think I should do it before I change my mind."