Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 495: Almost Childhood Sweethearts

Chapter 495: Chapter 495: Almost Childhood Sweethearts

Liu Yao didn’t expect the big boss to let her go just like that, he was not here to seek revenge after all. She promptly got in the car, started the engine, and left, her mind was a blur. She couldn’t wait to find Yuan Cheng.

Watching as Liu Yao left, the big boss looked not at all worried, which puzzled the Zhu Family’s members: "Looking at you, Boss, all calm and collected, are you so certain that Liu Yao will agree to stand by your side?"

The big boss replied: "Even if Liu Yao disagrees, there are three other families. As long as I can gain the support of half of them, I’ll have the upper hand."

The Zhu Family’s members agreed: "We can now visit Luo Jingrong. If he hadn’t made such a grand return, we would not have known that the Luo Family had come back as well."

"Alright, let’s go congratulate Boss Luo on his thriving business." Having said that, the big boss laughed, his body once again filled with excitement. It felt good to have something to do.

An hour later, Liu Yao returned home in a frantic state, and sat on the sofa looking lost. Seeing her like this made Yuan Cheng worried, prompting him to ask: "What happened, honey? You look frightened. What did you encounter?"

All Liu Yao revealed was a hint of anxiety in her eyes: "I ran into the big boss."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cheng’s heart dropped and he broke into a cold sweat. The fear he had for the big boss was very strong. He hurriedly pressed: "What do you mean "you ran into that devil"? Did he do anything to you?"

Liu Yao shook her head: "The big boss didn’t target me, and he said he wasn’t here for revenge. He only wants to cooperate with me."

"Cooperate? What could the two of you possibly cooperate on? Surely, the big boss isn’t still trying to build up his power in this city? I can’t believe he dared to come back." After saying this, Yuan Cheng picked up his cell phone, ready to report the big boss.

But Liu Yao, taken aback, quickly stopped Yuan Cheng: "Hold on, Yuan Cheng, let me think this through."

Yuan Cheng shook his head: "What’s there to think about? As long as that devil is in this city, we won’t feel safe. Who knows if he might just take out his anger on us on a bad day?"

Trust me, Yuan Cheng, right now the big boss’s focus is all on Gu Fan." Upon hearing Liu Yao’s words, Yuan Cheng understood: "Oh, you’re right. If the big boss wanted revenge, his first target would be Gu Fan and Su Hui."

Liu Yao shook her head: "That’s not what I mean. The big boss didn’t come here for revenge this time; he’s doing something that I also want do."

Yuan Cheng was stunned: "What do you mean? You have to do something, and it’s also the big boss’s goal?"

"The big boss is targeting Gu Fan, and I am also targeting Gu Fan. There will probably be many more people closely watching Gu Fan’s every move." Liu Yao’s words once again left Yuan Cheng puzzled.

So as not to be misunderstood, Liu Yao began to explain: "I just visited my dad, and he told me a lot of things. For example, our Liu family and Gu family both used to live in the same old house."

Yuan Cheng replied: "I know that. You told me before. Gu Ling saved you once when she was abroad. Gu Fan was the ex-boyfriend of your best friend Leng Le. You said it was such a coincidence."

"I just found out that these are not just coincidences, or it may be that coincidences are inevitable. Like me, if I hadn’t moved out of that old house, according to the arranged marriage set by my dad and Gu Fan’s dad, maybe I would be with Gu Fan?" Liu Yao finished, and Yuan Cheng furrowed his brow: "What do you mean? Arranged marriage? Who still does arranged marriages now?"

"Arranged marriages are just a term, there’s another term for it... childhood sweetheart." Liu Yao was cut off halfway as Yuan Cheng got angry: "What do you mean? You regret not being childhood sweethearts with Gu Fan and not being with him?"

Seeing Yuan Cheng getting jealous, Liu Yao could only shake her head and laugh. She quickly explained: "How could I regret it? If I didn’t love you, how could I have done everything in my power to snatch you away from Su Hui? How could someone like Gu Fan catch my eye?"

Meanwhile, Gu Fan sneezed three times in a row at home.

Yuan Cheng didn’t understand: "What do you mean then?"

Liu Yao thought for a while and then straightened out her thoughts: "I’m talking about ’if’, remember it’s ’if’. Don’t overthink about hypothetical situations."

"Alright, alright, I know. I won’t overthink; you’re making it sound as if I’m as overthinking as you women." This remark again provoked Liu Yao’s laughter. She wondered who was just being jealous.

Liu Yao went on: "If I hadn’t moved out of the old house, then I would be with Gu Fan, and you would be with Su Hui, right?"

"Maybe?" Yuan Cheng decided not to give a definite answer, fearing that Liu Yao would take it as him still having feelings for Su Hui.

"But I moved out of the old house and then met you, and you met me. Then because of me, you and Su Hui broke up. As fate would have it, Su Hui moved into the old house. You don’t think it’s a coincidence?" Liu Yao finally managed to say it all in one breath and looked forward to Yuan Cheng’s stunned look.

"Ah, it is a bit coincidental?" Yuan Cheng pondered for a moment, then dismissed it: "The most coincidental things can happen in this world, don’t think too much."

However, Liu Yao shook her head: "But too many coincidental things have happened around Gu Fan. Even after I moved away, I still ran into Gu Ling and Gu Fan. My house abroad was next door to Gu Ling’s. My best friend even took Gu Fan as her boyfriend. And because of your relationship with Su Hui, it feels like an invisible force has connected me and Gu Fan."

Yuan Cheng felt something was off: "I understand. You’re trying to say that although you and Gu Fan may have parted for a long time and a far distance, no matter what happened, you two would end up together at the end, right?"

"That’s not what I mean, can you please not overthink like women," Liu Yao quickly explained to avoid any potential misunderstanding. However, Yuan Cheng retorted: "See, even you admit that women overthink."

"Screw you!" Liu Yao was almost out of patience. She decided to stop beating around the bush and got straight to the point.

Half an hour later, Yuan Cheng was puzzled by what Liu Yao had been saying, and was somewhat dumbfounded.