Are we related?

"I will call off the wedding and your real dad? I hate him. I don't want to talk about him but you do deserve to know who he is. His name is-"

"His name is Rui Ting."

"Rui Ting, what are you doing here?" Shang Ying's mother asked, slightly afraid.

"I'm here to visit my son."

"How did you get in?" Shang Ying asked.

"The door was unlocked so I thought that I could just come in," Rui Ting answered.

Rui? Rui? His surname is Rui? Could Rui Xing and Rui Ting be related?

"Could you... be Rui Xing's father?" Shang Ying asked, worried.

"No, Rui Xing's father is my step-brother," he answered.

"Oh my gosh. So, Rui Xing and I are cousins?"

"Yes, son."

"That can't be! No, no this is a dream. It must be."

"Rui Ting, you've seen him, now leave," Shang Ying's mother instructed.

"Why must I? You didn't listen to me in the past," he smirked. "Ying Wei, where's your husband? Not here to save you?"

"Rui Ting, follow me," Shang Ying said to Rui Ting.

"See, our son has manners unlike you," Rui Ting said.

Shang Ying led Rui Ting to the front door and pushed him out of their house. He immediately shut the door and locked it so Rui Ting wouldn't be able to come back in.

"Well that was sudden and weird. Creepy, especially since it's night time," Shang Ying said.

"Mmhmm. Did I mention I hate him?"

"Yes," Shang Ying said as he looked out of the window to check if he was still there. He wasn't there anymore. He must've left. Shang Ying and his mother went back to their room after making sure he left.

Shang Ying's mother as said earlier on, did call off the wedding. She gave a call to everyone who she had invited as well as the people in charge of the location in which they had plan for the wedding to take place at. She had to explain to each and everyone of them why they weren't getting married.

-

The next morning when Shang Ying woke up, he gave Rui Xing a call.

"Hello? What's up?" Rui Xing said in a sleepy voice.

"I found out last night that we're RELATED," he said sadly.

"Wait I didn't hear wrongly right? We're related? How?"

"My real father is your uncle!"

"You mean Uncle Ting? I don't like him..."

"Yeah, him. Out of the blue, he was in my house. My mother said he abused her back when she was pregnant with me. My father right now was the one who saved her I think. But I like you and how can we be together when we're related??"

"That's if we get together but still... are we really related?"

"I don't know. Only if Rui Ting and your dad weren't related then we wouldn't be cousins. So could you ask your dad?" Shang Ying asked.

"Sure, but he might be overseas right now. I'll give him a call though," Rui Xing replied.

"Okay, thanks."

End of conversation.

Are we really related? Or is he making it up? Can't be right? I guess the only way to find out is to ask my father, she thought.

"Hello, dad? Are you free to talk right now?"

"No sorry sweetie, I'll call you back later alright?"

"OK..."

I guess I'm not getting an immediate answer from him...

-At Yi Tian's House-

"Yi Tian, didn't I tell you to get out of this house?! Why are you still here?" Yi Tian's dad shouted at him.

"I'm just here to take my wallet. I think I left it in my room."

"It's no longer your room! Quickly take your wallet and scram!"

"Darling, why are you shouting at him? Oh is this your son?" A girl around her early 30s said.

"Oh gosh, I don't even want to call you dad. This is mistress 5? I'm sorry I lost count."

"Mistress 5? Rubbish! Now leave," his father screamed.

Yi Tian shook his head and rushed to get his wallet. He hastily left the house, not wanting to stay there any longer.

"What does your son mean by mistress 5? And why are you kicking your son out of the house?" Xi Xi asked.

"Oh he is having a sleepover with his friend and his friend was waiting for him so I told him to hurry up. And about that mistress 5, kids these days right?" Yi Tian's father lied.

"But, I don't think he would lie about something this serious. So you have cheated on your wife with 5 people? Not just me? I'm leaving your house!"

"Xi Xi, don't leave!"

"Nothing you say will stop me!"

And Xi Xi left.

"Hubby, who's voice was that? I think I heard a lady's voice. Where's Yi Tian?" Yi Tian's mother spoke.

She just came down from the bedroom.

"Oh no, you must have heard wrongly. That was Yi Tian. He was saying that he wouldn't be back for the next few days," he lied again. He lied so often that it sounded so real, and no one could tell real from fake or vice verse.

"Oh I see," she replied. She had no idea what her husband was doing behind her back.

-

Rui Xing went to the library to borrow some more books to read when she received a call from her father. She walked out of the library and took the call.

"Hello Xing? I'm sorry I couldn't talk to you earlier but what is it that you want to talk about?"

"Oh dad, about-"

"Oh sorry Xing, give me a moment..."

A few minutes later, "OK yes what would you-"

"Yes, are you and Uncle Ting related?"

"No. He is adopted but my mother, well your grandmother always asked me to keep it a secret from him and treat him like my real brother. Why did you ask?"

"Oh, no reason. Just curious."

"OK anything else, Xing?"

"Nope! Sorry to disturb you! You can continue your work!"

"Alright, bye!"

"Bye," she said with a smile.

She was happy to hear that Shang Ying and herself aren't related. Rui Xing instantly gave Shang Ying a text to say that they weren't related. He replied with a 'GOOD TO HEAR'.

-

Yi Tian texted Wen Xi.

"Hello? Wen Xi?"

"Yep! What's wrong?"

"I don't have a place to stay, my dad kicked me out because I didn't tell him some information."

"That's so unreasonable! Come live with me! Where have you been staying for these few days?"

"At a hotel but it's expensive and I can't afford to stay there any longer."

"Oh, come over to my place. You know where it is right?"

"Yep! Thank you Xi!"

"Anything for you!:)"