Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"Umm… so…?" Su Lang was not sure how to start the conversation. They had all gathered as Mei Qingyang had called them. She had even briefed Su Lang and Fan Ruyi, who already knew about Yu Tian's condition.

Feng Yue had no clue what was going on. The whole room was silent for about half an hour before Su Lang finally spoke two words and went back to his awkward self. Fan Ruyi took the glass of whiskey in front of her and dumped it down her throat in one shot.

"Oh gosh! I have been dying to help with your therapy Tian, but I just did not know how to bring up the topic. Plus, I thought it would hurt your pride as a man…," Fan Ruyi, with her straightforward personality and finally getting some courage from the whiskey, spoke first.

"Therapy?" Feng Yue was stunned. What was going on?

"You knew about it too?" Yu Tian also spoke up in surprise. There was very much confusion in the atmosphere.

"Okay guys, I will start here.," Mei Qingyang saw it could turn into a chaos, so took the lead and clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "First of all, Tian has something to say. He will explain why he has called everyone here. Please relax and enjoy your drinks for you would need them. It's going to be a long night, so please be ready."

She glanced at Yu Tian who was still hesitating but had a determination in his eyes. He also downed his glass of wine and narrated his past with Yu Rong.

Everyone at the table gasped after knowing the details except Mei Qingyang. She could only turn her head and shed tears for her man who had been subjected to so much abuse by that wench.

But this time, both Su Lang and ever icy cold Feng Yue as well, could not help but clench their hands and break out in tears for his friend.

"You… you were going through so much and you decided to hide it?" Su Lang got up from his seat and hugged his friend. It was the first time in years when Yu Tian had not rejected him. With a straight face, he just tapped his shoulders lightly, as if he was the one comforting his friends.

At least there was no judgement from anyone here. No one asked him why he could not retaliate against the weak woman. And no one told him he was disgusting like that girl he had tried to date in that past.

"It was Mei Qingyang who has been taking care of me and gave me courage to come forward. I… did not want to live like a person running away from his past. So, I thought I would start with you guys, since I plan to reveal it to everyone too," Yu Tian heaved a sigh of relief. It did feel good after talking about it.

If, even one of them had said something unpleasant to him about his situation, his heart would have broken completely. The confidence he had gained in himself till now would have been shattered as well.

"And so? Is Dr. Chen trustworthy? I could introduce you to better doctors," Fan Ruyi suggested.

"He has been my therapist for almost ten years now. I don't think I require anyone else. His sessions with me and Mei Qingyang together have been very successful," Yu Tian was slightly touched over the concern his friends showed. He had really found the gems to keep for a lifetime, right?

Mei Qingyang was also very happy with the progress. And she was happy for Tian too. More support meant more courage in his case.

"I don't care, I need to go and kill that Yu Rong right now," Su Lang spoke.

"You are being the lion now because she is in a weak condition. You knew it all this while," Fan Ruyi chided the guy.

"It does not matter. If I had known the gruesome details before, I would not have cared whether she was my dad's business partner or what."

Yu Tian looked at the girl, who was sitting at his side and just listening intently to everyone talking, smiling from time to time. His heart warmed up to the core. She had even become a deep link for him to his friends.

He could feel a soft glow around the girl, who was wearing a white dress. Was she an angel? How did he even stumble across this girl? What could he do to be thankful to her?

Mei Qingyang, feeling his gaze on her, turned her head and found him staring at her intently. Looking into his deep eyes, she only found serenity. Oh! He had finally made peace with it in his heart. She could not be happier for him, she smiled gleefully, spreading a smile across the guy as well. Yu Tian's heart filled to the brim with bliss.

Now the only thing remaining was the final verdict for that lecherous woman. He could not wait for her to go to her final destination.

"What is your plan after this? Just let us know if you need anything, okay?" Fan Ruyi spoke, bringing the two people back into the real world. The three friends had just finished their bantering.

"I think, our next step is just to put people who deserve jail behind the bars and make sure that they remain there. I am curious about the interactions between Jiang family and Yu Rong," Mei Qingyang filled her wine glass and toasted it to the friends.

"I should say Qing Qing, sometimes you are very scary. Five years they took your care, do you not feel anything for your poor foster parents?" Su Lang asked her in an abrupt question answer session.

Mei Qingyang glanced at her cousin. Oh wait, he was not her cousin anymore.

"Senior Su, you have known my parents for far more than that. Did you not feel anything?" Mei Qingyang had a devilish smile on her face. She rolled the ball in his court.

Hearing 'senior' from her mouth, a disappointment spread over Su Lang's heart. It did not have the feel. She did not feel close anymore. He loved the ring of 'elder brother' in her voice.

Su Lang pouted. "Don't you dare call me senior, okay? Even if you are not on Jiang family registry, you are my little sister, and you remain one. As for your question, I do feel anguished. Sorry that I could not be there when they needed me. And they turned into these monsters, without my knowledge," he swirled his wine in his hand, thinking back to the time when they took him in when his mother had passed away.

They had helped his little heart to cope with the loss. Brother Bo was always there for him. But he could not save his favorite person's most beloved people in the world. He was to be blamed for having neglected them in their most vulnerable state.

The moral of the story then was that revenge not only consumed the perpetrator but the victim too. But was forgiving the offender the solution at all?

They would never know all this because they never went through it. But these questions would haunt every single person in the room for a long time.