Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1570: Stirring Up This Matter

Chapter 1570: Chapter 1570: Stirring Up This Matter

Five years later, Gu Fan, exhausted from several consecutive days of overtime work, returned home, just in time to see Su Hui reprimanding their daughter, who was crying as a result.

Upon seeing Gu Fan’s return, the daughter immediately ran over in tears.

"Alright, stop crying. Did you do something wrong that upset Mom?" Gu Fan consoled while wiping away his daughter’s tears, "Remember, in the future, don’t do anything that would anger Mom and listen to what she says."

"I understand now!" The daughter stopped her tears and managed a smile, her large and beautiful eyes, long eyelashes, and rosy cheeks making her look just like a little angel.

Gu Fan couldn’t resist pinching his daughter’s cheek, then instructed her to go upstairs to find her aunt.

Afterward, Gu Fan approached Su Hui, who was still sulking on the sofa, and said with a smile, "Alright, don’t be angry anymore. Don’t nitpick with a child. Who didn’t make mistakes and anger adults when we were young? Educating a child requires patience."

Su Hui huffed, "You have the patience, I don’t."

Gu Fan promptly started massaging Su Hui’s back, "I think criticizing and disciplining the child for every mistake can be harmful to her. Can we try a different approach?"

Upon hearing this, Su Hui gave him a cold glance that seemed to question him, making Gu Fan a bit afraid, "Why are you looking at me with that kind of expression?"

Su Hui wore a look of disdain, "Every time I try to properly educate our daughter, you cut in and coax her away. What are you trying to imply?"

"I can’t bear it, you know?" Gu Fan responded with a troubled face, igniting Su Hui’s anger, "Great, I’m the only one who criticizes and educates our daughter when she does something wrong, making her like you more. What’s your agenda? You get to be the good person, and leave me to play the villain."

Gu Fan quickly put on an apologetic smile, "Next time our daughter does something wrong, just tell me, and I will do the criticizing and educating. I’ll be the villain."

Su Hui snorted, "You’re the one to criticize and educate? How often have you followed through? Don’t you always end up playing with her while lecturing?"

"I promise, next time I will be completely on your side, united on the same front." Gu Fan swore earnestly, repeating his guarantees several times.

Su Hui sighed, "Alright, I know you’re tired after work, and I’m not trying to fight with you. But education is important, I don’t want your overindulgence to negatively affect her future."

"That won’t happen. My daughter will excel even without our guidance." Gu Fan was brimming with confidence, but no sooner had he finished his sentence than he was met with Su Hui’s skeptical look, who then asked, "How could any child not need education to become outstanding? Why are you so confident about our daughter?"

"That... I was just saying, after all, she’s a combination of both our excellent genes." Gu Fan tried to appear calm, but internally, he was panicking and breaking out in a cold sweat. Of course, he couldn’t say that their daughter might be the reincarnation of Lin Xi, naturally destined to be successful as she grows up.

"Alright, I’m tired. I’m going to rest in the bedroom," Su Hui said, her expression darkening, clearly not interested in continuing the conversation.

Watching Su Hui leave, Gu Fan rubbed his temples, finding the situation somewhat troublesome. As his daughter grew older, she reminded him more and more of Lin Xi. He believed that Su Hui had noticed it too, which was why the vinegar jar of jealousy spilled over whenever Gu Fan defended his daughter.

First pacifying their daughter, and then his wife, Gu Fan’s life was already exhausting with the minutiae of daily domestic life, and that was before turning to his company’s matters and dealing with Helen’s vampire resettlement issues.

Every day, every day, Gu Fan felt as if his body was being hollowed out, so tired, so much wanting to rest for a while.

But he couldn’t, for the family, for his career, and also for the world, Gu Fan had to keep going, maintaining a positive and optimistic attitude.

He sighed deeply. Gu Fan now prayed that it was just a coincidence, hoping that his daughter wouldn’t grow up to look exactly like Lin Xi, to avoid awkwardness in the future.

Gu Fan decided not to think about these messy things. He took a good bath, washing away the dust and fatigue.

Afterwards, Gu Fan went up to his own rooftop, drinking a beverage while feeling the breeze, easing his body and mind as much as possible, trying not to think about those troublesome matters.

Just at this moment, a slender figure suddenly descended from the sky, floating above Gu Fan, causing him to stare in stupefaction, forgetting to drink the beverage in his mouth.

If Gu Fan was not mistaken, this masked woman had appeared seven years ago and then disappeared. This had led Gu Fan to believe that she would never appear again, but unexpectedly...

Not knowing her intentions this time, Gu Fan only remembered that their last encounter was not very friendly, so he tensed up, ready to fight.

The masked woman silently floated in mid-air, her clothes and hair fluttering with the wind, giving off a transcendent aura.

For quite a while, the masked woman did not speak, just silently watching Gu Fan, making the atmosphere somewhat awkward.

Gu Fan could only politely offer, "Would you like to come down for a drink? Do you prefer beer or a soft drink? If neither, we can switch to tea or something."

The masked woman beckoned towards Gu Fan with a hook of her finger, then spoke, "Do you want to know my identity? Do you want to know why I came to find you? If you want to know, follow me." After saying this, the masked woman rode the wind away, flying into the distance.

Gu Fan frowned, and after pondering, he tossed the beverage in his hand and also soared into the sky, chasing after the masked woman.

With Su Hui and Gu Ling at home, both with remarkable abilities, Gu Fan didn’t have to worry about falling for a lure-and-trap tactic. Moreover, he felt that the masked woman held no malice, but more importantly, Gu Fan was too curious about her identity.

The two of them flew rapidly through the air, piercing through the clouds, higher and farther, with the wind whistling past their ears, the city looking tiny below them.

An unfinished building – the masked woman and Gu Fan arrived one after the other, it appeared that the masked woman intended to confront Gu Fan at this place.

Gu Fan looked intently at the masked woman and then said, "I want to know, are you the future Gu Ling? Have you come to warn me about something?"

The masked woman shook her head, and then slowly took off her mask, revealing her true face.

"This..." Upon seeing the masked woman’s face, Gu Fan was utterly dumbfounded, because she looked exactly like Lin Xi.

"Dad, long time no see!" The voice of the masked woman completely baffled Gu Fan.