"Do you really not want us to accompany you?" Ren's mother asked, her face etched with worry.
"Bro went to university by himself on the high-speed rail too," Ren Xingmei said as she stuffed her luggage into the trunk. "Dad taking me to the station is enough. Mom, you don't need to come along."
"Your brother is your brother, and you are you. How can you compare?" Ren's mother huffed.
Ren Xingmei muttered, "Don't tell me my brother isn't your biological son?"
"Of course, he is! It was on a dark and stormy night..."
Ren Xingmei was both shocked and pleased. "He's really not your biological son?"
"...Because the weather was so bad, your dad didn't want to go out and buy a 'protective umbrella,' so that's how I got pregnant with your brother!" Ren's mother poked Ren Xingmei's forehead. "What are you thinking? Your brother looks just like your dad, silly expression and all. How could he not be your biological son?"
