Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 514: We Are Childhood Sweethearts

Chapter 514: Chapter 514: We Are Childhood Sweethearts

Walking in the wide streets, Gu Fan’s head was full of thoughts. What secrets does this old house conceal? What role do the six residents play in all this?

Theoretically, now that the boss has gained the Zhu Family’s support, he should also know about the secrets of the old house. So, why is he still seeking support from the Luo Family? Unless...

Gu Fan recalled that earlier, there were five guardians in the Eternal life Clan; each guardian held onto a part of the secret, only when the five come together can the complete secret be pieced out, a secret that could guide everyone to immortality.

Gu Fan suspected the six households may operate in a similar manner. Each person possibly controlled a part of the secret concerning the old mansion, which is why even after gaining the Zhu Family’s support, the boss still needed the support of the Luo Family.

"What would I do if I were a boss? Who would be my next choice?" Gu Fan naturally thought of Zhang Yang and Liu Yao. Gu Fan quickly ruled out Zhang Yang. He had to consider why Shennv Xuanhui suddenly took an interest in old Gu’s house, about the relationship between Ning Qi and Shennv Xuanhui and between Zhang Yang and Ning Qi. There was fear that Zhang Yang had already joined the side of Shennv Xuanhui.

After considering all the aspects, only Liu Yao remained, so he took the initiative to ask Gu Ling for Liu Yao’s contact information, and met with her to discuss something important.

Having agreed on a time and place, Gu Fan didn’t wait long before Liu Yao arrived as promised. She began by asking, "Gu Fan, what’s the reason for this meeting?"

"I didn’t want to wait too long; it’s rare that childhood friends get to meet again. I feel very emotional. Hence, I invited you for a meal." Gu Fan spoke casually, which irritated Liu Yao, "What are you doing, Gu Fan? Do you have too much free time? Didn’t you say you have important matters to discuss with me?"

Upon this, Gu Fan looked blank, "Yes, aren’t childhood friends reuniting a big deal? If you think about it, we were once childhood sweethearts who grew up together, but we missed each other somehow."

Hearing this, Liu Yao frowned. "Please, when we were kids, I was several years older than you, and every time we argued, I used to beat you up until you cried."

"Well...We shouldn’t bring up those hard to recall past events; we should look forward to the future." Gu Fan concluded with a longing look towards the future, leaving Liu Yao speechless.

She thought for a moment and finally said solemnly, "Sorry, Gu Fan, but we missed each other. We were not childhood sweethearts or innocent young lovers. We will never grow up together."

"At the very least we can grow old together." Gu Fan was talking nonsense so seriously that it drove Liu Yao nearly mad, "If you don’t have any serious matters to discuss, Gu Fan, I am leaving."

"Of course, I do have something important to tell you. Don’t change the subject and distract me." Gu Fan sighed and shook his head, much to Liu Yao’s annoyance.

Soon Liu Yao saw Gu Fan’s serious expression, thinking he was about to get to the point. Just when she turned all ears to listen carefully, she heard Gu Fan say, "I’m sorry, Liu Yao, you can leave."

"What, you’re just dismissing me like that? Are you playing with me?" Liu Yao was furious. She felt like she had been fooled.

Gu Fan shook his head in response, "Sorry, I was testing you."

"Testing me?" Liu Yao thought back to childhood sweetheart, growing old together, and so on. Suddenly, she understood. Undoubtedly, Gu Fan knew about the childhood marriage arrangement between them and wanted to test her intentions.

"Gu Fan, I’m married now. You..." Liu Yao was embarrassed and angry, blaming Gu Fan. "It was our elder’s fooling around, why have you taken it seriously. We’ve missed..." Gu Fan was flabbergasted by her irrational reaction.

"How much do you know?" This question startled Liu Yao; she looked away shyly, "My father had mentioned something like that to me."

"I see. It seems you know a lot. Tell me your thoughts. Are you by my side, or..." Before Gu Fan could finish, he saw Liu Yao blushing, "Stop it, Gu Fan. I am standing by my husband now. No matter how close we were in childhood, we missed each other."

"Oh no, completely misaimed." Gu Fan slapped his forehead in annoyance.

He couldn’t continue the conversation like this anymore and hurriedly clarified, "I wasn’t talking about that; didn’t your father tell you about other things?"

"Ah, you’re not talking about that?" Liu Yao, not understanding his looks, suddenly felt awkward. At the same time, she thought of the secrets concerning her father’s old mansion.

"Any other things? Is there?" Liu Yao remembered her father’s words. The secret had to be passed from one generation to the next by the six families and couldn’t be disclosed by anyone else.

Seeing Liu Yao pretending to be clueless, Gu Fan scratched his head, "Okay, I know that you know a lot, I won’t push you to speak. However, I hope that when you choose sides, you will stand by me."

Liu Yao just shook her head, indicating that she didn’t understand.

Gu Fan gave a faint smile, "Alright, don’t pretend anymore. Your acting skills are terrible. If you were Liu Yao of the past, you would never have met me just because I called."

"Ah~" Liu Yao found it hard to explain. She didn’t expect that such a simple action would be suspicious to Gu Fan.

"So, you knew it." Liu Yao was curious to know how much Gu Fan knew.

Gu Fan nodded, "I know some things, but what I know is different from what you know. Moreover, if anyone else comes to you, I hope you won’t join them, such as the boss."

On hearing this, Liu Yao was shocked. She had previously met the big boss and received his invitation to join. However, Liu Yao pretended to know nothing and let it pass.

Liu Yao was curious to know if Gu Fan knew everything.

Gu Fan continued, "The big boss already has the support of the Zhu and Luo families while Zhang Family supports the other side. I’m alone over here and need the help of the Liu Family or you could say, Liu Family is isolated too, we should join together."

Liu Yao was a bit worried, "Will I be able to defeat the boss if I join your side?"

Gu Fan responded casually, "Don’t forget! I have the trump card; the ownership of the old house lies with my Gu Family. Without this, even if the big boss gets the support of the other five families, it’s all in vain."