Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 382

Chapter 382: 382

At this moment, alarms were ringing out and the place was subtly vibrating. Everything indicated that this place was on the verge of destruction, as everyone sprinted through the passageway.

Time equaled life; they had to force themselves to run even if their stamina was depleted. They gritted their teeth and persisted, in honor of the time Lin Xi had risked her life to buy for them. They couldn’t let it be in vain.

Qin Jia was the first to exhaust her physical strength and couldn’t run anymore. Without hesitation, Du Jun put her onto his back. Although it was a significant burden, he didn’t care.

Du Changhui, upon seeing this, subtly hinted to Du Jun not to do that. After all, they had plenty of money at home to find any woman they wanted when they got back.

However, Du Jun ignored it and continued moving forward, although his speed wasn’t very ideal and he quickly fell behind.

"Idiot!" Du Changhui couldn’t help but mutter under his breath.

Gu Fan and Su Hui exchanged acknowledgements, and Su Hui nodded, indicating that everything would be alright.

"Alright, I leave it up to you, Sister Su, and everyone else." Gu Fan said, also falling to the back of the group to see if Du Jun needed help. Truth be told, more and more people were reaching their limits and the group was quickly stretching out.

Unexpectedly, Xu Haowen tripped over something mid-run and twisted his foot. Unable to run, Lu Yi helped him get up and run alongside her.

Having one with depleted stamina and another with a twisted foot, the group’s speed was significantly affected. Yet, Ning Qi continued running ahead, showing a fierce determination unlike that of a fragile woman.

After what felt like ages, everyone was drained, but Ning Qi ran out of the passage. She was the first to see a large lifeboat-like object in the middle of a large square.

Ning Qi quickly climbed aboard, unsure of which button to press, she thought she should try them all out. However, Su Hui, who had arrived beforehand, stopped her: "Don’t press anything randomly. If you mess up, we all are in troubThis burdened the group but Ning Qi kept going forward.

"But!" Ning Qi wanted to say something, but Su Hui overpowered her with her imposing presence.

Luo Jingrong also boarded the ship, panting heavily. He was shocked to see only Su Hui and Ning Qi here. The shaking here became more intense and many things fell over. Luo Jingrong panicked, "We need to leave this place now."

"Not yet, Gu Fan and the others haven’t arrived yet." Su Hui firmly opposed. However, Luo Jingrong didn’t care and began to search for the start button for this sole lifeboat.

However, Su Hui stopped him with her martial prowess, knocking him onto the ground. This was the reason why Gu Fan had let Su Hui go first - to prevent this kind of situation from happening.

Ning Qi also wanted to act but was deterred by Su Hui’s cold gaze.

Then, old man Tian and Ouyang Jin also arrived. The number of people on board increased to five, and the alarm got more frequent and piercing, indicating that time was running out.

With the increase in number, Ning Qi made a proposal: "We are running out of time. We don’t know when Gu Fan and others will arrive, we can’t risk waiting for them, we must leave."

Old man Tian and Luo Jingrong agreed. They believed that even if they couldn’t overpower Su Hui, they could hold her off. Once they started the lifeboat and left, they would be safe.

However, Ouyang Jin firmly resisted: "Are you kidding me? Giving up now would be too early. Let’s wait a bit longer, I believe that Gu Fan and the others will be here soon."

Hearing these words, Su Hui felt pleased. Although Ouyang Jin was always fond of price inflation, he could be relied upon in critical moments. Otherwise, Su Hui truly didn’t have the confidence to stop the other three on her own.

"Gu Fan, Gu Fan, please hurry." Su Hui was also anxious, while also keeping an eye on those who were itching to take action.

In a little while, Du Changhui, leading several people from the ancient town, also arrived. Luo Jingrong, seeing them, quickly ran over to join them.

Some of the townsfolk agreed that they should leave on the lifeboat now, but Du Changhui and the others disagreed, insisting on waiting for Gu Fan and Du Jun to arrive.

It turned out that Gu Fan was worried that Su Hui wouldn’t be able to hold everyone on her own, so he let Du Changhui go first. He believed that Du Changhui wouldn’t abandon Du Jun and offered Su Hui a helping hand.

After another minute, Lu Yi and Ah Jie, who had been trading off carrying Xu Haowen, also arrived. It was as if they were declaring: if Gu Fan didn’t board, nobody would leave.

At this moment, Du Jun, carrying Qin Jia, was unable to run anymore. So, Gu Fan carried Du Jun, asking Qin Jia to run on her own, thus maintaining their forward momentum.

Seeing Gu Fan still trying to help everyone at this point, a sense of respect rose in Du Jun’s heart. After a long hesitation, he finally said: "Gu Fan, aren’t you worried about Lin Xi?"

"I am also very worried, but me going back wouldn’t be of any help, right?" Gu Fan smiled a bitter smile, appearing helpless: "Besides, she doesn’t need me anymore, does she?"

Du Jun added: "But what if she still needs you?"

Gu Fan shook his head: "How could that be? We’ve long ended. Why would she need me?"

Unable to refrain herself, Qin Jia interjected: "Gu Fan, do you feel that Lin Xi has changed and is no longer the Lin Xi she used to be?"

"Isn’t that the case?" Gu Fan was puzzled and didn’t understand why Du Jun and Qin Jia suddenly brought this up.

"Gu Fan, we always thought you were smart and would figure it out yourself. We never expected you to be so foolish. Can’t you see that although Lin Xi has changed, she hasn’t changed much?" Qin Jia’s words ignited a long-hidden hope deep within Gu Fan’s heart.

"What exactly are you guys saying?" Gu Fan stopped in his tracks, staring blankly at Du Jun.

"Idiot. I really want to beat you up." Du Jun had a gritted expression. Then, he added insolently: "Yes, Lin Xi’s memories of her past life have been awakened, but those memories are too distant for her, so distant that they seem a little strange to her. Besides, do you think Lin Xi’s memories of this life are fake?"

Gu Fan’s heart was stirred: "Du Jun, are you saying that Lin Xi is still primarily governed by her memories of this life?"

Du Jun nodded: "Exactly, that’s what I observed."

After contemplating for a moment, Gu Fan shook his head: "But during the time Lin Xi disappeared, I sent countless messages and made countless calls, but she ignored them all. Doesn’t this mean her heart had changed?"

"You don’t know anything about this, so you can’t be blamed." Du Jun patted his shoulder somberly after those words: "At that time, Lin Xi just had the memories of Queen Qian Ye awakened. She was also panicked and didn’t know what to do, she didn’t know how to face everything."