Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"Are you kidding me Tian? Do you know what Yu Rong will do once she learns what happened today?" Su Lang grabbed Yu Tian's collar. "Both you and that girl are finished man. You understand that you are the one responsible for puting her in danger."

All three friends had returned to Yu Tian's room to discuss the events today. They were sitting in his living room while their assistants were busy preparing snacks according to their masters' taste. Since these guys were so close and often spent time in each other's rooms, their assistants were very well versed in the location of condiments and dishes in each of their kitchens. It made their job easy that way.

Yu Tian was going through a complicated mixture of emotions at the moment. In order to protect her at that moment, he had put her up for a lifetime of suffering from his aunt's hands. "What could have I done? Let her be abused by that… that guy?" He was being torn apart by what he did and what he could have best done to save her from future troubles.

"It's too late to think about it now. We'll see as it comes.", Feng Yue spoke up. He knew it was futile to be even thinking about the consequences.

"What's her identity anyway? I mean apart from being Uncle Jiang's adopted daughter? Although, by the way she walks and talks, she has this air of elite houses to her. But I know for sure, she could not have got that education at uncle's house. Who is she really?" Su Lang couldn't stop himself from asking this question he had been dying to know about. What piqued Yu Tian's interest in her?

"I don't know. We had an incident yesterday and she was cursed by Yu Rong because of me. I just wanted to make up for it." Yu Tian had a subtle inkling of what they were hinting at, but it was definitely not a romantic interest in her.

She was just an interesting and calming person to be around. He did not have to pretend with her, nor did he need to think about strategies and tact that he usually had to keep in mind while dealing with any other people from rich family. He never knew it would be this liberating to have a friend from that side of the world.

Yu Tian explained to them whatever had happened yesterday. He trusted his friends blindly. Since there was no one to witness the incident the previous day, there were no rumors about it. Hence, the two guys were unaware of the scenario.

"What the hell? All this stuff happened and you are telling us today?" Feng Yue was upset.

"See? This is what I am talking about. Will Yu Rong leave her alone once she comes to know what you did today?" While showing concern on the surface, Su Lang was actually really excited with this development inside his mind. He actively sought out entertaining incidents and this girl would provide a constant source of entertainment till whenever she would last.

"Are you sure about this Yu Tian? You don't even know her background and you have just met her yesterday?" Feng Yue was concerned about his friend. "Not only will this affect her but you as well."

"I know. I was just not thinking then. I just reacted impulsively." Yu Tian put his hands on his head realizing the gravity of situation his one decision would produce.

"What about your haphephobia though? I thought you said no human contact. We have not huddled together since forever. And you are so casually hugging this girl." Su Lang pouted. He wanted to lighten the mood a bit. Both him and Feng Yue had been constantly trying to make him realize that what he did was detrimental to himself. They were not concerned about the girl; she did not matter to them.

However, they could not see him so stressed out. Both of them were feeling guilty.

"Oh, I have no idea. I just... I actually don't know… I don't feel disgusted when I touch her. And… to be honest… it's not a bad feeling to be able to hug someone." When he remembered the moment he took her into his arms, he felt quite happy. Just thinking about it increased his oxytocin levels. His stress was instantly gone. The other two relaxed seeing the peace on his face return back. Now the heavy mood had dispersed, they were in the mood of more teasing.

"Looks like love is in the air. Should we finally consider this your debut moment in love life?" Su Lang laughed loudly.

"It can't be that Lang. We have just met. Also, no matter what, our backgrounds don't match."

"Good that you understand this point Tian. I'm still skeptical of her intentions. After being attacked by Yu Rong like that, she still accepted your invitation. Isn't that already suspicious?", Feng Yue voiced his concern once again. "I will order a background check on her immediately. Why did you not do that already?"

"Actually, I did. They have found nothing about her so far except that she is adopted daughter of Minister Jiang.", Yu Tian shrugged his shoulders again.

"What? Nothing? Impossible!" Both Feng Yue and Su Lang jumped from shock from their seats.