Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1121 Out of Options

Chapter 1121: Chapter 1121 Out of Options

Two hours later, Gu Fan met with Liu Yao and informed her about the imminent events, hoping that Liu Yao would help him no matter what.

"What, playing big, Gu Fan, how did you offend people again? Can’t you just do something nice?" That was Liu Yao’s first reaction, which also illustrated her impression of Gu Fan as a troublemaker.

To that, Gu Fan also expressed his headache, "I don’t want this either, but you know, Destiny Stone chose me, what can I do?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Yao covered her chest with one hand and took a deep breath, "Fortunately, our family moved away early. If we had really grown up together and I had married you, I would have been unlucky too."

"Alright, alright, stop lamenting. You’re lucky you dodged a bullet. You married someone you should have. Now, tell me whether you’ll help or not," Gu Fan said, frustrated, which made Liu Yao want to laugh.

After experiencing so many things, Liu Yao believed what Gu Fan said and told him she was acquainted with the city’s financial regulator and could introduce him.

With Liu Yao’s help, Gu Fan successfully contacted the city’s financial regulator, reported the conspiracy of X Fund truthfully, and urged the financial regulator to act immediately, otherwise, it would be too late.

The regulatory official was shocked, hardly believing this was true, but he chose to trust Liu Yao and declared that he would investigate thoroughly and take immediate action.

With the matter settled, Gu Fan and Liu Yao walked down the street. Gu Fan, looking at the darkening sky, felt particularly heavy-hearted, "I really hope this works; I really don’t want to see anything bad happen."

Liu Yao consoled him, "Be optimistic. Although you always cause trouble, every time you manage to sort things out. You should believe that your dumb luck and the Destiny Stone are firmly tied together."

Gu Fan almost rolled his eyes, "Please, what I need now is encouragement, not discouragement."

"Alright, I’ve helped you a lot this time; you owe me one, remember to pay it back," Liu Yao said with a slight smile, looking even more beautiful.

Gu Fan looked at Liu Yao, and Liu Yao looked at Gu Fan. For a moment, as their eyes met, it seemed as if a wonderful resonance had occurred between their hearts.

Gu Fan and Liu Yao quickly averted their gazes, both looking somewhat embarrassed. Liu Yao quickly said, "I’ve made plans with Xiaoling; I’m off first."

"Okay, thanks for your help," Gu Fan said awkwardly, then watched Liu Yao’s graceful figure leaving and couldn’t help but sigh. He could have grown up as childhood sweethearts with her and smoothly become a couple, but then Liu Yao moved away.

In high school, Li Shi appeared, and everyone thought Gu Fan and Li Shi matched so well that they would end up together. Who could have expected Li Shi to suddenly transfer schools?

Then Lin Xi appeared, and because of Lin Xi, Gu Fan’s fate took a turn.

Now thinking about it, Gu Fan realized that a lot of things seemed prearranged by Destiny Stone, guiding his fate in a preset direction.

Originally, Gu Fan hated the feeling of his fate being manipulated by others, but he had to be thankful for meeting Lin Xi, yet he resented the disruption to his life, feeling that being with Lin Xi was truly fortunate.

"Ah, the contradiction!" While Gu Fan was contemplating, he received a call from Li Shi, suddenly giving him a bad feeling, as under the custody of Haywes, Li Shi had no chance to make a call.

Gu Fan picked up the call with a nervous heart, then heard Haywes’s smug laughter on the other end, "Not bad, Gu Fan. I didn’t expect you to think of a way to counter us, but it’s useless. If I can make this call to you, you should be able to guess something with your intelligence."

Hearing this, Gu Fan’s heart sank, "That means the regulatory officer I just contacted was already working with you."

Haywes added, "Indeed, with such big movements and rallying so many company CEOs to join, how could we hide it from the financial regulators? Of course, we thought of a way to deal with it."

Gu Fan couldn’t help but admire, "Truly an expert, everything so well arranged, I’m really out of options now."

"We X Fund have been in the business for so many years, compared to us, you’re truly green," Haywes’s tone was even more smug, even somewhat mocking.

But Gu Fan in an indifferent tone, "No worries, I actually have to thank you for telling me this approach won’t work, letting me not wait foolishly and giving me time to implement a contingency plan."

"What, you have a contingency plan?" Haywes was shocked, then thought of something and couldn’t help but laugh, "Gu Fan, I almost fell for your bluff. You’re just putting on a brave face, right? If you really had a backup plan, would you tell me? You’ve got nowhere to go, I’ve blocked all your paths."

"Haha, I really can’t hide anything from you," Gu Fan frankly admitted, "That’s right, I’m really out of options now, and looking at the situation, I can’t come up with any good solutions with the little time left. Theoretically, you’ve won."

Haywes spoke indifferently, "Gu Fan, actually your performance has already exceeded my expectations. You’ve come this far, which shows your capacity is beyond ordinary, it’s just that you lack resources and platform. If you join Organization X, I believe it would give you more opportunities to showcase your talents."

Gu Fan was somewhat surprised, "Are you trying to recruit me?"

"Think about it for yourself, you can only exchange your old house for one thing: either this city or Li Shi. If you want to exchange for both, then you’ll have to pledge yourself as well," Haywes said, then gave a meaningful look at the somewhat haggard Li Shi by his side.

"Alright, if there is no improvement by tomorrow night, I’ll call you, and I accept your proposal," Gu Fan said, surprising Haywes, "What, you still want to wait till tomorrow night, do you think you can still pull off a miracle?"

Gu Fan smiled, "Well, I’m the type who likes to struggle until the last moment, otherwise I won’t feel at ease."

"Okay, I’m not in a hurry anyway. I’ll wait for you. I believe you’ll make the best choice." After saying this, Haywes hung up the call, his tone that of a victor.

Gu Fan looked at his phone, a flash of anger in his eyes; he hated being threatened, and right now he really wanted to take down Organization X, this behemoth.

"Since you refuse to back off, you’re forcing me to take this step," Gu Fan’s expression became more somber, as if making a significant and difficult decision.

A minute later, Gu Fan made up his mind, quickened his pace, and headed for a certain place.