Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 455: You’ve Mistaken the Person Again

Chapter 455: Chapter 455: You’ve Mistaken the Person Again

"We of course are worried about you siblings, so we especially took a leave to see if you are doing well." Gu Fan’s mother said cheerfully. Upon entering, she took a good look at Gu Ling, fearing that her precious daughter might have lost a chunk of flesh.

Gu Fan’s father’s eyes were filled with a kind of doting affection. However, when he noticed another person in the room, he was a bit surprised. Not because of the presence of a stranger who might be Gu Ling’s friend, but because of Su Hui’s beauty, which was simply divine.

"Xiaoling, who is she?" Gu Fan’s mother asked curiously, her eyes filled with anticipation.

Su Hui quickly explained, "Uncle, auntie, nice to meet you. I am Gu Fan’s....."

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan’s mother quickly interrupted, "You must be Gu Fan’s girlfriend, right? Just now, I heard Xiaoling say something about Gu Fan favoring his girlfriend over his sister at the doorstep."

"No...no... that’s not...," Su Hui knew there was a big misunderstanding but before she could explain, Gu Fan’s mother warmly pulled Su Hui to the side. "No wonder Gu Fan has been so independent for so long and doesn’t want anything to do with us. It’s because you’ve been by his side all along."

Gu Ling also chimed in, "Mom, you’re mistaken... it’s not like that..." But Gu Ling was cut off by Gu Fan’s mother, "Okay, stop covering for your brother. I heard what you said outside, it’s about time your brother had a girlfriend. We won’t object."

Gu Fan’s father also nodded affirmatively, "Exactly, it’s completely normal for young people to date. There’s no need to be embarrassed."

"Uh... uh..." Gu Ling and Su Hui didn’t know what to say next, feeling like the situation was spiraling out of control.

Brimming with enthusiasm, Gu Fan’s mother took off her bracelet and insisted on helping Su Hui put it on. "This is a family heirloom of the Gu family, passed on only to daughters-in-law. Try it on and see if it fits."

"No, no, no, it’s too precious, I can’t accept it." Su Hui was somewhat amused, being deemed as the Gu family’s daughter-in-law all of a sudden seemed far too hasty.

Just then, Gu Fan, hearing the commotion downstairs, quickly came down with Lin Xi, only to witness this scene, and was taken aback, "Mom, Dad, how come you are here without telling me beforehand?"

"We..." Gu Fan’s father and mother looked at Su Hui and then at Lin Xi standing next to Gu Fan, seemingly realizing their mistake, which led to an awkward atmosphere.

Gu Fan’s mother quickly took back the family heirloom bracelet and then laughed, "We just wanted to surprise you siblings. It’s a good thing we suddenly showed up, otherwise we would never know how much you two are keeping from us."

"It’s brother who’s keeping secrets from you, and he has been for two years. I have nothing to do with it." Gu Ling, the little traitor, quickly distanced herself from the situation, causing Gu Fan a headache. "What are you talking about Xiaoling? You’ve been back for a while now, you know everything about my situation, and you’ve also kept it from mom and dad."

Gu Fan’s father responded sternly, "Xiaoling is obedient and considerate. She must have been coerced by you, her brother, that’s why she was forced to keep secrets from us."

Hearing this, Gu Fan protested, "Come on, Dad, aren’t you too biased?"

"Can’t help it, my little sweetheart from a past life gets special treatment." Gu Fan’s father made his stance clear, leaving Gu Fan speechless.

Lin Xi didn’t care about all the nonsense the family was spouting. She walked up to Gu Fan’s mother with a smile plastered on her face and asked politely, "Auntie, hello, I’m a friend of Gu Fan’s. Just now, I heard from upstairs that you wanted to give your family’s heirloom to Sister Su. Did I hear that right?"

"Ah, this... You must have heard wrong." Gu Fan’s mother quickly made up a story. "I just wanted her to see our Gu family’s heirloom. There’s no special meaning, just for her to look at."

"Oh, is that so?" Lin Xi cast a suspicious glance, seeming somewhat unhappy, which made Gu Fan’s mother feel guilty.

Gu Fan’s father came out to ease the tension, "Oh dear, we haven’t been home in a while. We should clean up."

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan’s mother hurriedly agreed, "Right, right, right, we should go back and air out the quilts. Look how nice the weather is." After saying this, Gu Fan’s mother and father quickly made their escape.

As they were walking out the door, Gu Fan’s father chastised, "See what you’ve done, rushing to label the wrong girl as the future daughter-in-law and offering the family heirloom. The real future daughter-in-law even saw it, how are Gu Fan going to clean up this mess?"

"How could you blame this on me? It’s great if our son could find such a good girlfriend. I’m also happy for him." Gu Fan’s mother also felt apologetic, but she had made up her mind and left it all to Gu Fan’s fate.

"Mom and dad, wait for me. I’ll go back with you to help clean. The more the merrier." Gu Ling knew that she messed up and didn’t want to stay to clean up the mess. She only wanted to escape from there.

Su Hui also felt the awkward atmosphere and quickly picked up her bag to leave, "I’m sorry, but I have to work tonight. I won’t bother you."

As everyone left, Lin Xi could no longer hold back and sat on the sofa angrily. She was very unhappy and was close to exploding.

Gu Fan quickly tried to comfort her, "Alright, my beautiful Lin, don’t be angry. My parents are just very enthusiastic. Sometimes they make well-intentioned mistakes because they’re too enthusiastic. Don’t take it to heart."

Lin Xi replied unhappily, "They’re your parents, they will be my future in-laws, what can I say? You Gu Fan should explain to me clearly." Having said that, Lin Xi, who couldn’t suppress her anger, pinched the flesh on Gu Fan’s arm fiercely, causing Gu Fan to grit his teeth in silence.

Once again, Lin Xi questioned, "Why did Xiaoling immediately assume Sister Su was your girlfriend when she arrived, and why did your parents think the same when they arrived, what is the intention of your family members?"

Gu Fan also found it stressful. It was one thing for Gu Ling to make such a mistake, but why did his parents make the same mistake? Gu Fan wanted to know what on earth was going on with his family. Most infuriatingly, despite causing the mess, his parents made a quick escape.

"This can’t be blamed on my parents or Xiaoling. It can only be considered a coincidence. The first person they saw when they came in was Sister Su, and so they made the same mistake." Gu Fan could only explain it this way, but Lin Xi was unhappy, so whatever Gu Fan said, she simply wouldn’t listen. She had already made up her mind to be angry.

All Gu Fan could do was deal with the headache. What was this about? He started trying everything he could to appease Lin Xi, hoping that the lady could cool down, or his days ahead would be tough.