Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"Granny, what are these?" a kid about five years age approached Mei Qingyang. She was sitting on the sofa, reading a few doc.u.ments. Even after 40 years, she just could not put down all the business work she had.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="/book/falling-dreams-rising-hopes-saving-mr.-boyfriend_16077138105820405/epilogue_50153342533420928">/book/falling-dreams-rising-hopes-saving-mr.-boyfriend_16077138105820405/epilogue_50153342533420928</a> for visiting.

After having a successful run as the CEO of Yu Empire, taking it further to unimaginable heights, and becoming one of the ric.h.e.s.t couples on earth with Yu Tian, she still did not want to retire, much to the chagrin of her husband.

Since she was so busy with her career, Yu Tian and she had decided to not have children of their own. Yu Tian had seen Fan Ruyi, Wei Qiqi and even Su Weixi go through the pain of childbirth. He could not bear even imagining Mei Qingyang going through the same ordeal.

Anyway, there were so many kids to take care of from the prison. They needed to nurse them back to health. Thus, they ended up adopting all the 30 or so kids as their own children.

It was difficult at first, but with right help, they were able to provide them all with good lives. Yu Tian was the person who was majorly taking their care because he had stepped away from the business world after hiring competent people for his company. He would rather dote on his wife while she went ahead and earned money with her sharper brain.

She also supported him in his decision. Mei Qingyang knew how much it brought peace to him when he was doing volunteer work. And their kids brought him the most happiness.

And so, some forty odd years later, their house was always filled with multitude of grandkids. The life was fulfilling for sure.

She put her doc.u.ments away and lifted the girl, bringing her into her l.a.p.

"What did you find?" Mei Qingyang chuckled and looked at the familiar Doraemon band aid box in her hand. A distant memory was evoked seeing the box.

"Waaaah~ This all is so pretty," a five year old Li Sibao was frol.i.c.k.i.n.g around with the butterflies. She had just gotten admitted to the school, so she was in the mood of exploring on her own. The school was pretty tolerant and safe for the rich kids, so no one really bothered her. Seniors even cutely pinched her cheeks when they found this super cute girl running around on her own.

She had run and run and found this lake in the corner of the campus. This would become her comfort corner in the future. Once she would get a maid from the school, then she would be able to come here with her friend. Thinking till here, the kid was dancing with joy.

"Huff, huff," another small kid of similar age arrived at the scene, looking all haggard and nervous. The kid had very pretty eyes. He was wearing navy blue shorts with suspenders and a white shirt underneath. Li Sibao noticed bruises all over his body.

"Hey, are you alright?" she went ahead and asked the other kid.

"I… I am okay, what are you doing here?" the kid was surprised to find another soul at this place. This was his secret place, why was another kid here? Had they discovered this place too? Where would he hide now?

"I don't think you are okay? Let me see," she extended her hand to touch the cut on the boy's neck but he slapped her hand away.

"D… don't touch me," he yelled.

Li Sibao came from a very protected environment. She had no idea why this kid would look at her with such resentment. What did she do? She was just trying to help him.

"Umm… I am sorry. Does it hurt too much though? I have perfect solution to it," she fidgeted a bit and looked at him with anticipation. Perhaps, he would like to take a helping hand from her after all.

"S-olution?" he asked curiously. Did she really have a solution to his tyrant aunt? This kid who looked even younger than him?

"Yes, here," she took out a box with cartoon character band aids in it and cutely offered it to him.

"What is this?" the kid in front of her was bewildered. Was this girl joking?

"So… You know, when I get hurt and am in pain, I just put these on my wounds and then ask my friends on these band aids to heal them fast. They work wonders. You should try it too," she smiled genuinely, like she was sharing her secret with her best friend.

The other kid was first stunned at her naivety and then broke out in laughter.

"Pfft…. What is this logic? Weird girl," he still took the box.

"I am not weird. It really helps, okay?" she puffed her cheeks at the insult but her heart relaxed seeing the kid in front of her laugh. The melancholy around him seemed to have faded a bit. She sat down near the lake. The kid followed.

"Do you want to be my friend?" the girl asked the kid. She looked up at the white clouds floating. This place was really the best. But if this guy claimed the stake at this place, then she would need to find a new one. Would it not be better to make friends with him and share this wonderful space?

"Hmph! Who needs friends like you?" he looked at her from head to toe and then just lied down on the green grass.

Stretching his hand out toward the clouds, he knew he could not reach them, just like anyone else outside his circle, he could not reach anyone else. He could not let this pure and innocent girl into the dirty world of his.

"Oh," she spoke, with much disappointment on her face and her voice, crushing the heart of the boy too.

"But, thank you for this. I will cherish it very much," he pointed to the box she had just given him. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it over to the girl. "I don't have anything to give you in return, so please accept this."

A smile of joy spread on Li Sibao's face, she accepted the piece of satin cloth gratefully. If this were not him accepting her friendship, what was?

She never saw that kid again. As she grew up, she got engaged to Feng Yue but she could not forget that one encounter. Eventually, she forgot the face of the kid. They were very young anyway.

"Grandma? Grandma? Where did you get lost?" the kid in her l.a.p brough Mei Qingyang back to the real world.

"Where did you find this?" she asked the kid.

"It was in the drawer that grandpa always keeps locked. Oh, I also found your pictures in there," her grandkid sure was feisty.

"Hey, you can't be taking my things without permission," Yu Tian came and grabbed the band aid box which was in tattered condition by now from her hands.

"I also told grandma how you secretly have a stash of her pictures in your drawer," the girl cheekily stuck her tongue out and ran away.

"That little rascal," Yu Tian cursed and then looked at his wife who seemed to have realized something.

"I am sorry Qing Qing, I…," he tried to explain but the words would not come out of his mouth. How could he tell that this small thing and that one interaction with an unknown girl brought him much comfort during his hard times in his childhood? How could he tell his wife that there was someone else in his memories other than her?

Ugh, should have revealed such a small thing to her in the beginning itself.

"I did not know…," she started speaking, her each word weighed heavily on his heart. He had hurt her once again.

"… that you were the kid back then. I wish I had known sooner," she took out a beautifully crafted block wooden box. Yu Tian looked at her in confusion. She slowly opened the box and a satin handkerchief peeked out.

"You mean…how did you…," he could not even finish the sentence. Did their fate really start from that time? How could that be? Was she really the girl? They had never exchanged their names because he was taken away by his aunt's goons in the end. As they grew up, even though they met once or twice due to Feng Yue, he never paid attention to her, nor did she.

"I had got it stored after asking my dad at a very remote location. I retrieved it a few years ago when I received a letter from the place holding it through Li family's lawyer. Turns out, the storage place was shutting down and they were returning the things they had held for many years to their respective owners," Mei Qingyang smiled, c.a.r.e.s.sing the soft cloth lightly.

Yu Tian took long strides and took Mei Qingyang in his embrace, putting his chin on her head. "You have no idea how much valuable that one box was to me. After every incident with my aunt, I used to pray to those characters you told me about. It helped me get by for many many years," he kissed her forehead. Even after so many years of marriage, they kept discovering new things about each other every day.

"Hehe, well, guess I was your salvation since the beginning then," Mei Qingyang laughed. After so many years, Yu Tian had finally gotten comfortable enough to laugh about it. It was great that her memory of so long back was still tied to this person in front of her.

"Mom, dad, time for dinner," their children called from the yard outside.

"Let's go," they held each other's hand and walked out of their room. A few of their grandkids gathered around them and took them to their seats by dragging them. A big table, a big feast, their lives were now full of happiness and bliss. They could not ask for anything more.