Falling Dreams, Rising Hopes: Saving Mr. Boyfriend

"You… you are not talking about the Elite Eagles which not only is the best martial arts team in the country, most of the Olympics athletes from our country are from that team, are you?", Mei Qingyang choked on her already swallowed food. Did he really mean it? He had not seen her using martial arts though, if she recalled correctly.

Elite Eagles was the name of the martial arts team headed by Yu Tian, Su Lang and Feng Yue right now but had always been famous. They had won many national and international competitions and many of the students from this team had represented M nation in Olympic games in the past.

For the past two years, however, the success of the team really soared and the students were recruited in various national teams for international competitions left and right. This was all believed to be because of the three guys. Now, Feng Yue disappeared all of a sudden, they might be looking for new talents. But was she really being recognized for her talents or was it another protection tactic for her?

Yu Tian nodded, slightly confused. Why did it feel like she was going to reject the offer? His calm expression did not give away his worries though.

"Are you really serious, senior Yu?", Mei Qingyang was delightfully surprised but anxious at the same time. It was a highly coveted team to be in and she would finally be able to help him out, in some form at least.

Yu Tian nodded once again.

"B… but you know I am not allowed to go out of the school, right? I won't be able to participate in the tournaments even if I want to.", Mei Qingyang laid down the facts before him, pouting slightly. She had become way more expressive now that she had opened up to Yu Tian.

That was right, Yu Rong had imposed such restrictions on her, that is why she had to go through Fan Ruyi to visit that servant girl in the hospital and make such a big deal out of it.

Which reminded her, she should have had a funeral service for that girl. She did not bring any value to her in the end, but after all, she was a human soul.

"As the team leader, that is for me to worry. You just need to focus on practice. You will prove to be a great sparring partner for my boys, if nothing else.", Yu Tian spoke up.

Oh! So, he was looking at her as a sparring partner only.

A slight disappointment set in her heart but given the circ.u.mstances, if this was how she could help him, she would still accept it.

"Okay captain, I shall take you up on the offer.", she grinned, hiding the pain she was feeling. Why could she not prove her worth to this guy? She had so many abilities but all became fruitless when it came to this one guy. Nor was she ever able to keep her cool in front of him.

"Great! I shall set you up. This way, you won't lose your fitness while you are staying here.", he teased her a bit. He was okay if she became chubbier for he loved her inner beauty more than the outer appearance. But he still wanted her to maintain her stamina at least. Now if it took too much time for her injuries to heal, it would be fatal for everyone. There were many battles to come.

"Of course, you won't be allowed in the gym before you get fully healed.", he concluded.

"Senior Yu, I am already in a great shape after the rest. These cuts are nothing, I have gone through far worse.", she was very excited with the proposal. She would love to join as soon as she could. She stood up and did a few stretches to show Yu Tian how she was fully healed.

"Hey, hey. Don't get too worked up, okay? Once the doctor confirms you are allowed to get out of house, I will personally take you there. But for now…", Yu Tian stood up from his chair and walked towards her, startling the girl once again. He then took her hand in his and pulled her towards the bedroom.

"… you will stay in bed for the time being.", he gently sat her frail body down in the bed, reddening her face and neck once again.

What was wrong with this guy? If someone saw them, they would definitely take it otherwise. Yu Tian could not bear to let her hand go. That small soft hand held such great powers. He was reminded of the punch he had seen from one of her videos when she was battling those thugs before.

Yu Tian then made Mei Qingyang lie down in the bed, tucking her into the blanket gently.

He had just turned around, when he heard her soft voice calling to him.

"Senior Yu. You are not mad at me for what I did yesterday, are you? I know it was a reckless move on my part, but it was the best strategy.", Mei Qingyang had wanted to resolve this misunderstanding with him too. She knew he was angry with her for that but had not said anything.

Yu Tian clenched his teeth for it was basically a reminder of his inability to protect her. He did not say anything but the temperature around him dropped. Mei Qingyang got up from the bed and grabbed the corner of his sleeve.

"Senior Yu, just confirm something for me. Did you or Cousin Lang have any plan to get me out of there?", she lowered her head because right now, she did not have any strength to meet his eyes. They both must have racked their brains for a solution, but she knew there was none. Sometimes, you had to swallow the bitter pill.

"We…", he started saying but nothing came out of his mouth, for this girl was absolutely correct. At that moment, he definitely did not have a solution. Su Lang would have stayed with her, if required, till they actually found out some answer. But she took matters in her own hands as usual. And ended up…

"You still did not need to do that.", he said with slight anger in his voice.

"I am sorry. I know you are not very happy about it. But that was my best bet.", she took her hand back and flipped her body away from Yu Tian. It was not like she wanted to do it. Her scars were one thing that had a lot of her past hidden. And she knew it had something to do with Yu Rong. If Yu Rong ended up determining her identity because of that, it would be another end of her.

She was lucky last time but this time, it would either be her or Yu Rong.

"And what about those lechers who are inquiring about your price from me?", Yu Tian lost his cool at this point. He sat down on the bed forcefully and held her shoulders tightly. His fierce gaze really frightened Mei Qingyang.

"What do you mean?", she fumbled in half fear, half puzzlement.

"Those old dirty b*stards, they… they want to take you in.", he yelled at her. This idiot girl! She did not understand her own beauty. To have attracted, not only those old bags of l.u.s.t but to have become an object of d.e.s.i.r.e for so many guys who were present in the crowd that day, her popularity among boys was equivalent to Fan Ruyi's now.

"That was expected to be honest.", she met his intense gaze and felt she was entering a danger zone where it would be hard to get out from.

"Expected what? What the f*ck are you talking about? How can you undermine yourself like this?", he screamed some more at her. He was so agitated right now that he pressed her body under his. He needed to get away or he would do something he would regret for his life.

Mei Qingyang's green eyes pleaded a bit to Yu Tian. She did not want to argue with him, what was the point? Those dirty old men drooled over any young girl, scarred, charred or whatever. This was what she was here to change. And if she needed to sacrifice a bit for that, so be it.

She was an orphan commoner anyway, in the end, she would not be harming anyone, including her own parents.

Still seeing defiance in her eyes incensed Yu Tian even further. But to keep his sanity, he had to stop himself. He squinted his eyes to build up pressure on the girl. If she admitted her mistake, he would forgive her.

"Ahem! Did I interrupt at the wrong time?"

They both turned their heads to find Su Lang standing at the door with a teasing smile floating on his face.