Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"I… I don't know anyone by that name.", Mei Qingyang gave it a thought and replied. Why would she spout a random name out of the blue?

"Never mind then. It might be something you heard on TV or somewhere else in passing. Our brain gets so much information, but it can process so much at a time. Must have been something subconscious. It's okay. Just calm down and don't scare me like this again, okay?", Fan Ruyi patted Qingyang's shoulder.

Mei Qingyang separated from Fan Ruyi and lied down again. "When are we getting the results?", she asked exhausted.

"We already have the results and they are going to shock you. None of us have been able to wrap our heads around it. I just cannot imagine how that happened.", Fan Ruyi dialed a number and asked the three guys to join them in the room.

"Wai… wait. Let me wash myself first! I.. I will just go to the washroom. In the meantime, you can start the meeting.", Mei Qingyang fled the scene like squirrel. However much poor she was, she could not let anyone see her in the groggy state she was in right now.

The guys entered the room in a haste. They had no idea events would take such a turn. All their hard work had gone to waste.

"What is with these crappy results?", Su Lang threw the doc.u.ments on the table near the big sofa in the room. Everyone occupied some seat to sit down in frustration.

"Before that, listen to me. I think Mei Qingyang's mind is getting triggered and she is remembering some stuff. I don't know what tragedy she has gone through in her past, she was crying as pitifully as I saw her the first time.", Fan Ruyi put her hand on her chin to think about it.

"Do we have any clues?", Yu Tian also got concerned hearing Fan Ruyi.

"Uhh… well, she was mumbling some name. Some Xiao XI. I am sure it's some pet name or something. It would be hard just to go on that.", Fan Ruyi shrugged.

"Wha… what did you say? Xi… Xiao Xi?", all the three guys yelled in unison.

"Why? Did I miss something?", Fan Ruyi inquired. What would make these guys so excited and dumbfounded at the same time?

"No, it's probably our imagination. It can't be right? She doesn't have any connection with her at all.", Su Lang stated.

"Uhh… hello everyone. Is there something wrong?", Mei Qingyang stepped out of bathroom after freshening up. She was very eager to know the results. It was the moment of truth. But seeing these guys faces, it felt like something was amiss. The guys scanned her from top to bottom. Then they shook their heads to themselves. There was no way it could be her. Her eye color was different, first of all. Their heights were same but even her gait, her figure, her aura, everything about her was different. Even if this girl had amnesia, it did not mean she would forget her etiquettes.

"Oh yeah, Qing Qing, it's bad. The results are really weird. But I went to check everything myself, there is no doubt about the results being wrong.", Fan Ruyi paused and looked at Mei Qingyang's face.

Her mind went blank. Did she deduce wrong?

"Why are you being so mysterious? Please tell me what the results are!!", Mei Qingyang urged with an urgent expression.

"We were able to get a print from the inside of the gloves. But… It belongs to Gu Jiujiu, not Gu Layue.", Fan Ruyi answered her.

"Wha… Impossible! It can't be Gu Jiujiu!!", Mei Qingyang slicked her wet hair back in vexation. This was just unbelievable. On the top of that, Fan Ruyi cross checked the results. What was this sorcery?

"Oh yeah. Senior Fan, Gu Jiujiu had mentioned spies of Gu family being here. Is there a way to root them out? I am sure it was their doing.", Mei Qingyang plopped into a chair nearby to stabilize herself. She had long had a hunch that something was going to happen at the last moment.

"But why would they accuse one of their own?", Yu Tian was as irritated as everyone else. This was basically a death sentence.

"That… Exactly that. So that no one could blame them. But it's easy to discard a pawn that has defected to the other side. Damnit. I got a hold of that girl after so much difficulty. I can't lose her now. Aaaarrrggghhh", she ruffled her own hair in irritation.

"Pfft. Hahahahahahaha. What have you made of yourself? Hahahaha. What is this? A bear?", all four people laughed while being amused at Mei Qingyang's reaction. She looked so silly right now. This is how she was in her room, lively, full of expression and not as cold as she seemed to be all the time. The atmosphere became lighter too. Suddenly there was a loud bang on the door.

"Open the door! Mei Qingyang!! It wasn't me. You had promised you would save me. Please, I did not do anything!!", Gu Jiujiu was yelling from outside.

"Who leaked the results? Damnit.", Fan Ruyi smashed her fist into the table.

They opened the door to find a Gu Jiujiu full of tears and snot and other classmates whispering to each other. Gu Layue had a smirk on her face. It seemed like she was saying *I have backup of Gu family and Yu Rong. What can you do?*

"Hey, you can't accuse my cousin based on just one result. And she was the one with alibi too. What about us, with no alibi?", Gu Layue spoke confidently and took a few steps forward to show her dominance.

"What do you want to prove?", Mei Qingyang gritted her teeth internally but she could not show that she was worried.

"That your investigation is a hoax. I thought you were counting on those fingerprints as your main evidence. Does not look like it worked out.", she chuckled and continued, "What will you do now?"

"Ms. Gu, please return to your room. Nothing has been proven yet. The results might say something, but we will find what the actual truth is. It's been only one and a half days. There is still half the time left. We are still working on it.", she glanced at Gu Jiujiu who was sitting on the floor devastated. She signaled the guard who was guarding Jiujiu. He helped the girl up and took her to her room. The crowd also dispersed.

"Mei Qingyang. Just know this. I won't let you ever win.", Gu Layue was the last person standing there, waiting to make a contact with Mei Qingyang.

"Haha, are you sure you want to say something like this in front of your love, Mr. Yu Tian?", Qingyang pointed to Yu Tian standing a bit far away cross armed, looking at both of them and frowning at Gu Layue. She harrumphed and left the scene immediately.

"Senior Yu. Once this gets over, I need to talk to you about something.", as she approached Yu Tian and shut the of door of the room, Mei Qingyang whispered to Yu Tian.

He nodded at her but internally his heart thumped. *Is it going to be a love confession?*