Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

No matter what, it was a gruesome period for everyone. This was first year, on the top of that, the engineering department. No matter how rigorous the curriculum of the school was, a lot of students still found it hard to follow the subjects. The level of studies was suddenly too high.

And because the TAs were our perfect three handsome guys, exams were especially hard. Everyone was hating on Mei Qingyang even more now. While the girl was in her own world, solving questions one by one with ease. She was so immersed in her exams that she would just forget the time. In the end, in a few of her exams, she was pressed for time. She would be asking for extra sheets after sheets to fill them with her answers while her classmates would see her with envy. Why could she solve the questions so easily when they could not even understand half of the problem statements?

But apart from being jealous, they also had newfound respect for her. Even after all the stress in her life, due to them and others, she still had time to study so diligently.

"Hmph! She is just bluffing.", Gu Layue declared to everyone in the class.

"I would not be so sure. Why would she waste the paper, just to show off?", a person from the group retorted. Now the people had also found some courage to retaliate against this tyrant girl's nonsense logics, thanks to Mei Qingyang. Family and whatnot, she could not just bully everyone. If everyone grouped up against her, would she have any power?

"Hey you! How dare you speak against Gu Layue? Also, doesn't she make sense? That girl doesn't even have time to attend classes sometimes. If her head and time are all just for scheming, how does she get time to study even?", a lackey of Gu Layue chimed in.

It was break time after half day was over. They had four exams back to back in the morning and there were four exams to be held in the afternoon. Although their classes were scattered, most of the engineering students had same courses in first year. The exams were kept the same day for all subjects, which was another form of torture for everyone basically.

Anyway, Mei Qingyang had just left the room after four grueling hours to get some fresh air. She went to the rooftop of the building. This was also one of her favorite spots in the whole school. She started stretching a bit.

"Tired?", Yu Tian had followed her after he saw she looked a little pale. He had mostly been there in the morning exams. None of his subjects were in the afternoon. He was done with his work, so he was free now to chat with the girl.

"Who came up with the strategy to keep all the exams the same day? This is just so sadistic.", she w.h.i.n.ed. She did not have any problem with the questions, but it was mentally exhausting to maintain so much concentration.

Yu Tian realized that this girl had started to show more expressions to him and the group now, as compared to previously when she was just cold to everyone. That meant she had started to trust them. Flowers instantly bloomed in his heart when he thought about it.

"You are winning anyway. Why give it your all when you can easily be the first in class by a little bit of effort?", he poked her forehead.

"Hey, you have been taking too many liberties like this. This is not alright, okay?", she rubbed her forehead where Yu Tian had hit just now. This guy! Wasn't he being too carefree? If people saw them like this and misunderstood. It was a curse to begin with that he did not experience his haphephobia with her. With Yu Rong on their back all the time, would it not mean more trouble for her? Yu Tian smiled at her mockeries.

"Anyway, so what if I can come first with just small amount of work. I still need to prove to the professors that I am smart and don't need anyone to rely on. Otherwise they will just accuse me of cheating.", she stretched a bit more.

"What do you think of them? Aren't they cute together?", Fan Ruyi was standing behind the door to the roof with Feng Yue and Su Lang.

"What? Were you not interested in Yu Tian? How come you sound like you support them? Are you planning something? Girls are scary!", Su Lang crossed his hands to cover his c.h.e.s.t once he thought about cruel girls can be, especially Fan Ruyi.

"Wait, what? Who said I was interested in Yu Tian? Did you believe in those rumors too Su Lang?", she laughed. She had no idea her friends believed in those gossips too. That meant… "I am actually interested in someone else.", she lowered her eyes while saying so because she did not want everyone to know her true feelings.

"Whoa! You… you are acting like a girl for once! Are you blushing… for real? Who is the guy?", Su Lang jumped up on the opportunity to tease his friend.

"Shut up Su Lang, you don't need to know.", she mumbled. "Also, what do you mean acting like a girl!", she hit him in his arm. For once, everyone was frol.i.c.k.i.n.g after so many days of stress all around. This put everyone in a good mood, except Feng Yue.

He had committed the fact to his heart that the girl could actually be his former dead fiancée. He was always in daze these days, just looking at the developing relationship between Yu Tian and Mei Qingyang. He was not happy with this. His whole head was paining right now. Looking at the sweet moment between the two people at the roof, he could not bear it anymore. He left the site, unable to look at everyone in a jolly mood.