Shen Yu**

"I told you, babe! They are hiding Yuan!" Hailey yelled.

"Hailey! Please! "

Right now Ren is here to get Hailey since we caught her stalking us. We didn't know from where she started following, but the thing is Hailey is really pushing that she saw Yuan. Lu-Lu is not saying anything since she doesn't know what is happening. I wanna explain it to her but this might cause a problem.

"Fine, I'll call my brother for you to check on him. I am getting tired of this." Sister Xia said,

"Go! I'll let Ren know that what I am saying is true and I'll make sure to get Yuan back to us!."

Xia called Yuan to meet us here. but I don't know what will happen. From what I saw last time, Yuan is having a hard time dealing with them. We might trigger his stress or depression and I don't want to picture what Ms. Mina saw half a year ago. I was shivering when Lu-Lu held my hand. She gives me the "it's gonna be okay look with her eyes.". I just want to go home and make Yuan forget everything. I might lose him again if this continues. While we are waiting Sister Xia is glaring at Hailey, while Hailey is glaring back to her.

"What is going on here?"

Yuan arrived with his mask and glasses on. Ren looked at him with a shocked face because of his tone of voice. Then Hailey stood up and tried to hug him but Yuan was quick to hold her shoulders to prevent her from hugging him.

"Yuan! It's me, Hailey! Don't you remember me?" She asked.

"Lady! For the second time, you should not hug anyone. It might stir a problem later." 

Then Yuan released her and went in my direction. He lowered his mask and kissed me.

"Did you enjoy your shopping with my sister?" he asked.
"Yes! It was fun!" 

I smiled and kissed him back as I sensed that he knew what was happening.
Then he faced Ren and reached his hand for a handshake.

"Hi! I'm Ly. Sorry for what is happening right now."

Ren stood up and gave him a handshake. He is still shocked that he can't make a greeting to Yuan. 

"No! You are not Ly! You are YUAN!! HE IS YOUR BROTHER REN!!! PLEASE BELIEVE ME!" Hailey shouted.

"Should I bring my Birth Certificate or something?" 

"YUAN! PLEASE WAKE UP! WHY ARE COVERING FOR SHEN YU? SHE IS BEWITCHING YOU! PLEASE LOOK AT US! ITS ME, HAILEY! WE....WE.....MISSED YOU! YOUR FAMILY MISSED YOU! REN MISSES YOU AND I.. I......"

"Stop it, Babe. We are going back." Ren calmly said.

"But! He is YUAN! Can't you see! the...he.....they are poisoning his mind."

Hailey started to cry as Ren tried to get her up from her chair. Right now I feel angry about what she said. What did she say, they miss him? That is the crappest thing to say. I knew how they celebrated happily every year without Yuan. I know that his parents never, even once visited that tomb. They don't even cry when Yuan is gone. They think Yuan is stubborn when Hailey and him break up. I wanna shouted to her that what she thinks is not the real thing but I could see Ren's eyes. His eyes are filled with happiness to see someone who looks like his brother. I can see that he wanted to apologize and hug him for missing him too much. 

They walked away quietly and as soon as we couldn't see them anymore Sister Xia and Lu-lu sighed heavily. I just keep on clenching my fist as I feel the anger in me. Then I looked at Yuan. Right now he is eating what he ordered. He even ordered drinks for us out of nowhere to calm us down. 

"This cake is delicious! Do want a taste, Sister Xia?"

Then he scooped a spoon on the cake and gave it to sister Xia. He is trying to feed her, wait!? wait how bout me?
I grab Yuan's hand and eat the cake on the spoon. Xia and LuLu laughed.

"Right! Feed your girlfriend first!" Xia said.

I blushed as they told me that I was his girlfriend. Well, It's not true yet! But I'll make sure to make it come true! Since Yuan was with us, he joined us in our shopping. After some hours, Lulu told us that she would be going home to pack things that she would need for the vacation. Sister Xia invited me to her house to pack her things. Yuan has to go also as he is contacting someone for the out-of-town later.

"So! How does it feel to be Yuan's girlfriend?"
"What? "

She was grinning at me happily. 

"Ahaha don't be shy Yu-Yu! I know you have a thing for Yuan! At first, I just wanna test it out but now I wanna ship you guys hahaha!" She teasingly said.

She keeps on teasing me for a while as we pack her things. I went home also so I could pack things up. While I was packing up my phone rang. It's Ren.

"What now Dog?" I asked.

"Can I ask for a favor? Can I have Ly's contact?" He asked me.

I was on the verge of giving it but I can't just do it. I can't break Yuan's trust in me. I promised that I'll protect him whatever happens. 

"I'll ask him if he wants to. But I can't promise anything."

"Thanks, cat."

His voice sounds depressed and I can feel that he is in an anxious state right now. I keep on contemplating whether I'll ask Yuan about this. When I looked outside I saw Yuan at my door. He is thinking deeply right outside my door. 

"Yuan?" I said as I tapped his shoulder.
"Hm?"

He looked at me sincerely. I don't know how to say it. But I can't hide things from him. I wanna be by his side and protect him. I wanna be someone who he can lean on in hard times.

"Ren called and he keeps on asking to meet you. What should we do?"

He looks at me with sad eyes. Did I make a mistake? He keeps on thinking while standing at my door. Then he walked away and smiled bitterly at me before going out. I'm worried when he does that. What should I do?

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Yuan**

I was gonna call Shen Yu to ask if she was hungry when I heard her talking to someone on the phone.

"What now Dog?" She said.

It's Ren. When I saw Ren and Hailey at the mall. I wanna punch him and hit him hard. But for some reason, I was calm at that moment. I thought that if that time comes there will be anything that I wanna talk about or something I wanna confirm. But I felt nothing. I just don't wanna tell them that I am alive. I wanna hide from them for all that I can and I want to remove them from my life. But I guess that brother of mine is someone who can't be erased from my mind.

I was thinking while waiting for Shen Yu to step outside of her room.  I was in deep thought about what I could say to Ren, and where I was all this time. But I don't know if I can face Ren after what happened to him and Hailey. 

I am not angry with Ren that she is marrying Hailey. I just felt alone at that time when he rushed to have dinner with our father and mother. I thought I had a dog that would stay with me, but I felt alone when he went back home.

"Yuan?" as she tapped my shoulder.

"Hm?"

"Ren called and he keeps on asking to meet you. What should we do?" 

I don't know either. I don't know what I should do or what plan I have. I can't think straight. Then I looked at Shen Yu. Her eyes are worried about me. I smiled bitterly as I walked away from her. I took my phone out and dialed to call someone.

"Meet me at the mall where we met."

I hung up the phone and went back to the mall. It's already 7 in the evening when I get there. I went to the toilet first because I was trembling. I knew I planned to talk to him, but now I felt nervous. I was fine a while ago but now I am scared.

The time I got out of the toilet someone held my hands, it was the Cat. She looked at me and smiled brightly. I wish I could smile like her in this situation. I was still trembling and I knew she could feel it. Then she hugged me all of a sudden.

"I am here. I can protect you don't worry!" She said.

"I know."

She hugged me tightly so I smiled at her and hugged her back. I can do it. She is with me. I know I can do it. When I break free from the hug she seems surprised.

"You!!! You hugged me back!! OH MY GOSH!!!"

She was jumping like a rabbit all of a sudden. Her face became red like a tomato as she smiled at me. I felt shy so I just walked away. Then she held on to my arms as she caught me. But I felt relief with her being with me, so I held her hand, and instead of holding my arms, I let her hold my hands as we walked. She smiled shyly as she couldn't take her eyes off from me.

Then we saw Ren sitting on a bench. He keeps on standing and sitting back there restlessly. I looked at the cat as she freed my hands and smiled at me. I feel safe. So I walked to him from behind and started to talk to him. He is still restless. 

"What a restless Dog. "

Then he turned around anxiously and his eyes started to cry.