He's Back

Alexis lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, replaying the day's events in his mind. A smirk played on his lips before he drifted off to sleep. The next morning, he was startled awake by Rei trying to block a man in a black suit from entering his room. The man brushed Rei aside and approached Alexis, grabbing him by the collar and pulling him to his feet. Alexis yanked his hand away and demanded to know who the man was. The man responded, "Young Master Fu wants to speak with you." Alexis's eyes widened in surprise, while Rei remained baffled by the mention of 'Young Master Fu'. Alexis rolled his eyes in disgust, muttering, "Can you believe that arrogant jerk had the audacity to invite me to speak with him? And to top it off, his bodyguard treats me like dirt." The disdainful expression on his face was enough to make the bodyguard squirm as he coldly stated, "Be there at 5:00 this evening. Here's the address." The bodyguard strutted out of the house. Rei inquired of Alexis, "And who might this be, Master Fu?" Alexis retorted, "Oh, today is your lucky day, meeting the one and only great lord - my dear little brother, Sota Fu."

Rei's brother was expected to arrive at the same time as Sota had invited him over that evening. Alexis confidently stated, "You go fetch your brother. I'll handle this on my own." Rei quickly intervened, "No one is going anywhere solo. I've already contacted Koji, he's on his way. Once we chat with your brother, we can head out to pick up mine." Alexis shrugged, "That seems a bit excessive." Rei retorted, "Well, we've already had lunch and we need to be at the location in an hour. Koji mentioned they'll arrive in 10 minutes." Alexis reluctantly agreed, "Fine. But I'll take the lead in the conversation." Rei simply shrugged and nodded in agreement. Alexis swiftly secured his door and began to change his attire. As he was in the midst of this, he heard the front door open and the sound of footsteps. Hastily, he donned his blazer and made his way out. There, he found Shuji and Koji seated on the couch, with Rei elegantly dressed and engaged in conversation with them. "Shall we begin?" Alexis inquired. "Yep, let's go," Shuji replied. They exited the apartment, with Rei locking up behind them. After getting into a car, Shuji signaled the driver to start driving. Before long, they arrived at their destination - a popular restaurant. Alexis burst into the room and spotted a tall, black-haired, hazel-eyed man sitting by the window. With a hint of sass, Alexis greeted him with a cold "Long time no see, imoto." The person's attention was immediately drawn, and he responded in a similar fashion, "Ah! I see you've brought company." He motioned for Alexis and his friends to join him at the table. As they took their seats, Sota inquired, "Care to introduce your entourage and explain their connection to you?" Alexis retorted, "And why should I do that?" Sota countered, "Because that young man over there with the fabulous pink hair bears a striking resemblance to the CEO of Hyozan Gaming, who happens to be our current concern." Shuji chimed in, "Yeah, that's me. What's it to you?" Sota then turned to Koji and inquired, "You must be his brother, right?" Koji simply nodded, his expression icy. Sota started off by saying "You're aware that our parents passed away in a tragic accident 9 years ago. I've had my suspicions all along, I've always felt it wasn't just an accident. And now, I've stumbled upon concrete proof. It's mind-blowing." Alexis inquired, "What could that possibly be?" Sota revealed, "While dad did indeed perish in the accident, mom only sustained serious injuries. There's no official death certificate under her name." Alexis rolled her eyes, "Seriously? You want me to buy into that load of nonsense?" Rei chimed in, "I'm with you. If she's really alive, then where the heck is she?" Sota let out a chuckle and remarked, "Well, that's where our young masters step in." shuji shot back with a glare, "What does that have to do with me?" 

"Let me spill some tea. Mom was pregnant three times," Sota revealed. Alexis skeptically raised an eyebrow, questioning, "And why should I trust that?" Sota confidently placed some documents on the table, exclaiming, "The proof is right here. Mom's third child wasn't from Dad. She was a mistress. It was a shocker for me too, but that's the cold, hard truth." Koji interrupted, demanding, "But what does that have to do with us?!" Sota calmly responded, "You guys do have a stepmother, right? And a half-sibling? Do you know her name?" Koji quickly answered, "Soohi Fu." Alexis's eyes widened in disbelief as he muttered, "No way." Sota simply replied, "Oh, it's way. Trust me, it's already done and dusted." Sota mentioned, "When we were young, she cleverly hid her pregnancy by pretending it was me inside her." Alexis exclaimed, "Hold up. So you're telling me mom is married to Shuji's dad right now? That makes Shuji, Koji, and their older brother our step brothers. And we have a half sister?!" Sota confirmed, "Exactly. Now that you're in the loop, I bid you farewell. Goodbye, and maybe... never see you again."