Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1128: Shouldn’t Have Met, But Did

Chapter 1128: Chapter 1128: Shouldn’t Have Met, But Did

After waiting for nearly an hour, Gu Fan heard a knock on the door, then he walked to the door, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and adjusted his mindset. Just as he was about to open the door, Gu Ling hurried over and complained, "It’s just opening a door. Does it need to be so serious? It’s not like they’re going to eat you."

Gu Ling opened the door and saw Li Shi standing outside; Gu Ling greeted her with a smile, "Hi, Sister Li Shi, long time no see, how have you been?"

"Thanks to you and your brother, I’ve been very well," Li Shi replied with a smile, then she entered the old house.

As soon as she entered, Li Shi exchanged a quick glance with Gu Fan, then Li Shi began examining the old house, looking left and right, even touching the sofa.

Li Shi casually remarked, "I came here during high school. So many years have passed, and there hasn’t been much change here, not even the furniture has really changed."

In response, Gu Fan said, "What can I do? We’re nostalgic, right? Everything here holds memories of the past, my memories of my grandparents."

"It seems you really are a sentimental person," Li Shi smiled, her expression showing that she wasn’t going to believe what Gu Fan had just said.

Gu Ling invited Li Shi to sit down and handed her the carefully prepared fruits, "Sister Li Shi, if you like this place, you should come visit me more often, you know me, I’ve always wished for a sister like you."

Upon hearing this, Li Shi couldn’t help but smile warmly, "Really? Actually, I’ve always wished for a sister like you too."

Gu Fan watched Gu Ling and Li Shi, seeing them act as if they truly wanted to be sisters, and he couldn’t help but silently scorn them, thinking of Gu Ling as a little traitor. She must have said this same line to Liu Yao.

Later, Li Shi and Gu Ling were getting along famously. At Li Shi’s suggestion, Gu Ling took Li Shi to tour the second floor, and the two women tacitly agreed not to let Gu Fan follow them.

"What is this about?" Gu Fan suddenly felt that more and more women were coming here, as if this place was no longer his home.

However, what Gu Fan was really worried about was Li Shi’s purpose for this visit. Judging by the way Li Shi looked around upon entering the house, she seemed very interested in the old house. Had she noticed something?

"Stupid Haywes, how could you let Li Shi overhear while negotiating with me?" Gu Fan was now thoroughly detesting this foolish opponent, no wonder this guy had been defeated, it wasn’t without reason.

Regardless of how Haywes fared, Gu Fan was considering how to dissuade Li Shi from probing around here. Gu Fan had managed to rescue Li Shi, allowing her to remain uninvolved; he definitely did not want to entangle Li Shi in this again.

Gu Fan thought that the most direct method was to have a fallout with Li Shi, severing their relationship so everyone would just stay away. But this method needed an opportunity to argue, and it also seemed a bit extreme.

Just then, Li Shi and Gu Ling, laughing, came down the stairs. They seemed so happy and friendly, as if they truly were sisters.

Gu Fan trusted Gu Ling; this clever girl was not easy to deceive with Li Shi’s questioning.

Li Shi sat back down on the sofa and couldn’t help but express her thoughts, "Despite this old house looking a bit rundown, it’s located in the city center, and to own such a large house here must feel really great, no wonder Haywes wants it so badly."

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan’s heart skipped a beat, knowing that Li Shi had finally started to probe, but Gu Fan was prepared. However, the person who had agreed to come hadn’t shown up yet.

"Strange, why haven’t they arrived!" Just as Gu Fan was getting anxious, thankfully, Helen finally made her entrance.

"Long time no see, Gu Fan, and you too, Xiaoling. Missed me?" Helen said as she walked in, giving Gu Fan a hug, followed by another hug for Gu Ling.

Li Shi stared in surprise, wondering who this foreign beauty could be.

Gu Fan began to introduce her, "This is my relative, she’s my second granduncle’s granddaughter, and also a member of the Gu family. Moreover, she and Haywes are also relatives."

"Ah!" Li Shi was a bit confused and then tried to sort out the relationships. It still felt a bit complicated, but she could understand some of the previous doubts.

She wondered why an ordinary person like Gu Fan would have connections with a high-society person like Haywes. It turned out that Helen was the link. Simply put, Gu Fan and Haywes were relatives of relatives, but why were Gu Fan and Haywes at odds?

When Gu Fan introduced Helen to Li Shi, Helen immediately went up to her enthusiastically and apologized, "I’m sorry, Haywes has gone a bit too far. I apologize on his behalf. This is the stock transfer agreement for that financial media company. Once you sign it, the company will be yours."

"This!" Li Shi hesitated, wondering if settling things amicably in this way made her seem too materialistic.

Gu Fan then said, "By not calling the police on Haywes, you’ve done Helen a great favor, and helping Helen is like helping me. So go ahead and sign it. It’s what you deserve."

Li Shi nodded her head and then signed the document, still feeling overwhelmed at how she had just turned from an employee into a company owner.

But Li Shi guessed why Gu Fan hadn’t let her call the police. Firstly, giving away a company like that meant Helen and Haywes’ backing family must be no ordinary one. Secondly, Gu Fan and Helen seemed to have a good relationship, so Gu Fan chose to let the matter rest here.

Curious, Li Shi asked, "Since you, Helen, are related to Gu Fan and Haywes are relatives as well, why did Haywes do this? Why make things difficult for Gu Fan?"

"Because of this old house, which should have belonged to my grandfather Gu Weihai, but ended up being taken by Gu Fan’s grandfather. Haywes wanted to reclaim it for my grandfather and he can be quite extreme in his actions. Fortunately, Gu Fan stopped him and also caused trouble for you." Helen’s explanation made sense, but Li Shi still felt there was something odd about it.

Helen added, "We didn’t expect Haywes to create such a fuss in forcing Gu Fan to give up the old house, even going as far as to kidnap you. Now, the family has revoked all his rights. We really are sorry, and we won’t let it happen again."

Alright, Li Shi silently accepted these explanations, and then, noting the time and seeing that it was getting late, she decided to take her leave.

"Classmate, let me see you out." Gu Fan was all eagerness to play the good host, and Li Shi did not refuse.

Suddenly, Gu Ling sensed trouble brewing, but it was already too late to warn anyone.

As Gu Fan and Li Shi just stepped outside, they ran into Su Hui and Lin Xi returning from shopping. In that moment of encounter, both parties froze, followed by the sense of an impending storm.