Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1596: Such an Embarrassing Position

Chapter 1596: Chapter 1596: Such an Embarrassing Position

"Hello everyone, great work everyone, keep it up, you can definitely defeat the great demon king." Gu Fan, finding himself ignored by everyone and feeling awkward, could only repeat himself a few times before finding a corner to sit quietly in.

At this time, Gu Fan couldn’t help but wonder just how many outrageous, heaven-defying acts the mysterious masked person had committed.

Having no choice, poor Gu Fan didn’t even know whom to ask where the bathroom was, as the broken-down factory didn’t have any signs.

A clattering noise arose, and everyone’s gaze immediately shifted to see that Gu Fan had knocked something over, earning the disdainful looks from everyone and making him feel embarrassed once again.

"Sorry for disturbing everyone’s work, you all keep busy, I’ll clean up myself." Gu Fan chuckled dryly, while the others showed no interest in paying him any more attention, turning their backs on him.

With a sigh, Gu Fan could only silently pick things up, feeling a bit upset inside; this was nothing like what he had expected before coming here.

Just as Gu Fan was feeling down, someone came over voluntarily to help him pick up the items scattered on the ground.

"Thank you!" Gu Fan felt grateful for the help. He looked up, and was instantly shocked.

The person smiled at Gu Fan and then said, "Old friend, long time no see."

Overjoyed, Gu Fan pointed at the person, so excited that he was lost for words—it was his good friend Lu Yi, though much older.

"Oh my goodness, although you’ve aged like this, I can still recognize you. You must be a hundred years old by now." Gu Fan’s words nearly made Lu Yi pass out.

Lu Yi, annoyed, retorted: "Alright, if it weren’t for our past and seeing how pitiful you are with no one paying you any attention, I wouldn’t be helping you, you jerk."

"Sorry, my bad, please don’t ignore me, you’re the first friend I’ve made since coming here." Gu Fan quickly adopted a pleading gesture.

Lu Yi just gave a faint smile and then gestured with his eyes.

"What?" Gu Fan didn’t understand, which really frustrated Lu Yi: "What’s wrong, old friend? I used to just give a glance, and you knew what I was going to do."

Gu Fan hurriedly apologized: "Sorry, the wrinkles at the corner of your eyes are affecting your performance, I can’t understand your eye signals anymore."

After hearing this, Lu Yi quickly said goodbye; he was done serving.

"Don’t go, don’t leave me behind; I’m a stranger here, and everyone hates the great demon king so much, they might retaliate against me, and I’m afraid that if I defend myself, you won’t be able to handle it." As Gu Fan spoke, he quickly followed Lu Yi’s steps as if determined to stick with him.

Soon, Lu Yi brought Gu Fan to where he was staying—it was one room per person, and it seemed that Lu Yi had no intention of staying with Gu Fan.

The room was very dilapidated, but it was still a place to shelter from the wind and rain. Gu Fan immediately expressed his satisfaction, daring not to complain. However, he also raised an objection: "Old friend, you used to fight to live with me, but now you..."

Lu Yi smiled and shook his head: "Sorry, I have a wife and children now, I can’t be with you."

"You have a wife and kids? Who is it, Lan Ning?" Gu Fan was very curious and couldn’t help asking. But seeing Lu Yi’s face turn sour in an instant, Gu Fan knew he had asked the wrong question.

"This..." Gu Fan didn’t know what to say afterward; it was like he had poked someone’s sore spot.

"Didn’t Xiaojin tell you anything before you came?" Lu Yi looked at Gu Fan seriously, seemingly starting to reject Gu Fan just like everyone else.

Gu Fan hurriedly shook his head: "No, Xiaojin didn’t tell me much, but I know I’ve hurt a lot of people, which led everyone to part ways with me."

"To say we ’parted ways’ is putting it lightly. More accurately, it was a falling out because if it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have had to personally kill Lan Ning. You made me stain my hands with the blood of the person I loved the most." After saying this, Lu Yi looked desolate, seemingly sinking into painful memories.

Gu Fan knew it must be a very sad story. Not knowing the whole process, nor how to comfort, he could only apologize: "I’m sorry, I also know why such things happened, and I can’t even believe I would become a jerk."

"In fact, we only realized later that we can’t blame everything on you; we were wrong too. It was us who pushed all the faults onto you alone, we were too harsh on you. We all share the responsibility for what you became." Lu Yi sighed with a bitter smile, "But now it’s pointless to talk about it; everything is irreversible."

"How can that be? I’ve come to help you all." Gu Fan sensed a possibility of mending their relationship and immediately seized the opportunity for a heart-to-heart conversation.

Yet, Lu Yi unexpectedly chuckled mischievously: "How does it feel when Xiaojin calls you Dad?"

This time it was Gu Fan with a pained expression: "To be honest, it was quite awkward at first; it felt like Lin Xi had come back, yet not; I want to treat her as my daughter, but in my eyes, she is Lin Xi."

Lu Yi nodded and laughed: "You’ll get used to it, our interactions with her used to be quite awkward too."

Suddenly, Gu Fan remembered something, and quickly asked: "Does Xiaojin know about Lin Xi, about her relationship with Lin Xi?"

"No?" Lu Yi took a good look around to make sure no one was eavesdropping and he lowered his voice: "When Su Hui entrusted Xiaojin to us, she instructed us not to reveal her relationship with Lin Xi."

"That’s good!" Gu Fan appeared relieved.

Then Gu Fan started to worry again: "Do the people here know that Gu Xiaojin is my daughter, how do they feel about the daughter of the great demon king fighting alongside them to defeat the great demon king?"

"Rest assured, we deliberately kept Xiaojin’s secret hidden at first, nobody knew she was your daughter, and after Xiaojin helped a lot of people, saved many lives, she earned their trust with her actions; now that everyone knows she’s the daughter of the great demon king, it doesn’t matter anymore." Lu Yi’s words once again eased Gu Fan’s mind.

"Now is not the time to relax; I still don’t know what trouble your arrival will bring me." Just as Lu Yi finished speaking, his walkie-talkie rang with a report that someone had leaked the news of Gu Fan’s arrival to the third captain, and now the third captain was on his way back.

Seeing Lu Yi break into a cold sweat, Gu Fan became a little worried: "What’s wrong, Lu Yi? Don’t tell me someone is coming for your head."

"This is really tricky!" Lu Yi scratched his head, looking troubled.