Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1524 Heartless

Chapter 1524: 1524 Heartless

"I didn’t expect this, but it’s all right, it was bound to happen anyway," the mysterious masked person made an indifferent gesture, his lips curling up slightly showing a bit of interest.

Lin Xi’s face darkened, she snorted coldly and strode towards the masked person, staring at him with a stern gaze before slapping him across the face.

With a smack, the masked person was momentarily stunned, feeling a burning pain on his face. He then touched the spot that was hit and smiled lightly, "I know what you are thinking..."

"Why, why do this to me?" Lin Xi questioned, her eyes filled with anguish.

In response, the masked person showed a disdainful expression, "There’s no particular reason, but if you must ask, it’s because I have lived for so long, with you, with Su Hui, with Leng Le, with Li Shi, experiencing so much, I no longer care about feelings or such."

Hearing this, Lin Xi felt the indifference from the person before her, believing that he was speaking his true feelings, her heart turned colder.

Lin Xi gritted her teeth, thinking of how she had been betrayed, she couldn’t help but slap him again.

This time, the masked person didn’t take the slap passively, he immediately caught Lin Xi’s arm and said coldly, "The last one I let you have, now there won’t be a next time."

Lin Xi’s eyes gleamed fiercely, she didn’t say a word, and while the masked person was caught off guard, she heavily struck his conceited face.

"You..." The masked person was irate, prepared to retaliate by raising his hand high.

Lin Xi was somewhat scared, but still kept her gaze firm and unwavering as she stared directly into the eyes of the masked person.

In that moment, for some reason, the masked person’s hand paused in mid-air, not coming down after all.

Unfortunately, Lin Xi didn’t care whether his heart had softened or not, and delivered a third slap to the masked person’s face, which really infuriated him.

"I should’ve never taken off the mask, letting you verify my identity," the masked person stepped back three steps to avoid another slap.

Lin Xi said sternly, "I know you’ve lived a long time, I know you don’t love me anymore, but he still loves me, so I can’t give up on him, I don’t want him to become like you."

"And you probably don’t want to see me still so young when you’ve grown old," the masked person voiced a little thought from Lin Xi’s mind, causing her expression to turn slightly awkward.

Then Lin Xi looked intently at the masked person and asked, "I want to know one thing, what will you become after you achieve perfect eternal life?"

The masked person smiled lightly, "Initially, there wasn’t much change, I continued living a normal life. But gradually, some things happened that began to change me, making me realize how boring the life of an ordinary person is. I realized I don’t need to live like that, I could use perfect eternal life to live better, to bring a better life to my friends, to my family." As he spoke, the masked person couldn’t help but sigh, a wry smile on his face.

"Sadly, sadly, things did not go as desired, I turned into a person completely unrecognizable and unlikable to you, Lin Xi—someone who would stop at nothing to achieve their goals, someone who could sacrifice anyone." As the masked person said this, he looked profoundly expressive, yet seemed unbothered by his transformation.

Lin Xi showed no surprise, she closed her eyes, took a deep breath as if she was having an internal struggle.

"Gu Fan really dislikes people like you. Why do you still make Gu Fan into someone like you? I don’t understand what benefits this transformation has for you. Does it truly make you happy?" Lin Xi questioned, bewildered and seeking answers.

However, the mysterious masked person dismissed it nonchalantly: "I think there’s nothing wrong with the way I am. I can do whatever I want, and the whole world is at my feet. I can disregard everything in this world, lose everything if I so choose, yet possess everything if I desire. Carefree, doing as I please, truly free and unrestrained."

"Well said, just for that statement, I must stop your plan." After saying this, Lin Xi shouted and immediately flew towards the eternal life device.

The mysterious masked person quickly rushed over, grabbed Lin Xi’s arm, and then roared, "Don’t you understand, Lin Xi? My appearance here, standing in front of you and removing my mask, is to tell you that history cannot be changed—what is meant to happen will still happen. Can’t you just stay quietly on the side?"

"Even if I know what’s going to happen, even if I know that I can’t change the outcome, I must still do it, because I love him, and also because I really despise you." Lin Xi forcefully broke free from the mysterious masked person’s grip and fearlessly charged towards Gu Fan.

The mysterious masked person closed his eyes in sorrow, a bitter smile appearing on his lips: "It’s not just you who wants to change history. I also want to, but sadly, we can never reach an agreement. So, let everything follow its historical course."

By this time, Lin Xi had already reached the eternal life device and quickly set up a protective barrier, hoping to delay things for a while.

Lin Xi swiftly took out the key and inserted it into the keyhole of the eternal life device, which was somewhat strenuous to turn.

"Damn it, move, come on, move!" Lin Xi exerted all her strength to turn the key, wanting to prevent the sacrifice.

However, with a loud bang, a bullet tore through the sky and shattered the protective barrier.

Lin Xi sensed danger, and turning around, she saw the mysterious masked person holding a gun aimed at her, her eyes still in disbelief that the person she once deeply loved was pointing a gun at her.

"I’m sorry, Lin Xi. History cannot and should not be changed. If one Lin Xi falls, another will rise," said the mysterious masked person cryptically, and then pulled the trigger, the bullet whistling through the air.

"This..." Before Lin Xi could react, her body was penetrated by the bullet. In that moment, she still couldn’t believe that the person she once deeply loved would unhesitatingly turn against her, her pain incomparable to her sorrow as tears rolled down.

Memories of their beautiful past flooded her mind; Lin Xi saw the first time she met Gu Fan, his sunny and handsome smile.

"Hello, classmate!" Gu Fan had mustered up courage to strike a conversation, and thus their story began.

Lin Xi remembered all the hardships and struggles they endured together, countless days and nights, so many moments of laughter, so many promises to never part.

Yet all that beauty was mercilessly shattered by a bullet. The bullet’s force was great, throwing Lin Xi backwards to the ground, but she still didn’t give up, still trying to grasp the key, wanting to do one last thing for Gu Fan.

At that moment, as if sensing Lin Xi’s danger, Gu Fan woke up and forcefully burst out of the eternal life device, catching Lin Xi in his arms.

"Just in time!" The mysterious masked person knew Gu Fan would awaken, so he wasn’t surprised at all.