Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 852 This Definitely Isn’t a Coincidence

Chapter 852: Chapter 852 This Definitely Isn’t a Coincidence

Gathering his spirits after feeling down, Gu Fan left the company. The moment he walked out the door and saw the company’s brand-new appearance, he couldn’t help but sigh. If he could, he really wished he could make his mark in the workplace right now.

Afterward, Gu Fan cheered himself up a bit and decided to check on David’s situation. Compared to work, what was more urgent was the progress of the space-time door, which was related to when Lin Xi could return.

But before heading there, Gu Fan went to the supermarket first to pick something out for David.

Looking here and there, Gu Fan seriously picked items off the shelves. Suddenly, someone stood next to him also selecting goods, and from the corner of his eye, Gu Fan speculated it was a woman based on her figure.

At first, Gu Fan didn’t pay much attention since it was normal for others to be in the supermarket. However, when he moved to another shelf with his items, the woman followed.

This time, Gu Fan took notice and became alert, wondering if he was being followed, but this tailing was too blatant, he thought.

Gu Fan stole a glance at the person and was startled. It was a Western face, and a beautiful blonde woman at that.

"Hello, Gu Fan, do you remember me?" Helen smiled, shaking the shampoo bottle in her hand.

Gu Fan gave an awkward smile, "It seems like we’ve met somewhere before."

To this, Helen nodded repeatedly, "Some time ago, we had quite an intense time working together. We were enemies, but at my strong request, we turned foes into friends. I am your friend now," she said, then extended her hand in a friendly manner, "You can call me Helen, or you can call me Gu Wei. Please take good care of me in the future."

Gu Fan also extended his hand politely, but his expression was still somewhat tense, "May I ask, what do you mean by asking for my guidance in the future?"

"It’s quite obvious. I will be living and working in this city from now on. Yet, I only have you as a friend here. If you don’t take care of me, who will?" Helen stated as if it were a given. However, Gu Fan was somewhat at a loss, "No way, you’re in such a hurry? I’ve only just returned to my city, and you’ve already followed. Can’t you just leave me alone?"

Helen smiled, "Didn’t I say it already? We’re friends now, not enemies, and this is not our turf. We know our limits and won’t cause trouble."

"Even if I know this isn’t your turf and your activities are limited, my life’s definitely not going to be peaceful," Gu Fan said with a look of distress, to which Helen became displeased, "What do you mean exactly? It’s as if you don’t want to see me. Was our turning from enemies to friends fake?"

Seeing this, Gu Fan shook his head, "Sorry, it’s enough for me that everyone has forgotten the unpleasant past and is no longer hostile. As for being friends with you all, I wouldn’t even dare to dream of it."

Helen got a bit angry, "What do you mean, you don’t want to be friends with us? Then we can only be enemies again. It was that Pike who helped you escape, right? I’ve decided not to let him off."

"Please, keep your voice down," Gu Fan said nervously and then pleaded, "Alright, alright, we are friends, we are friends. But what exactly are you doing in this city? What do you plan to do to me, your friend?"

Helen punched Gu Fan a bit annoyed, "Can’t you think better of me? Your attitude makes it difficult for our friendship to develop."

"So, how should I think?" Gu Fan said with a wry smile and a shake of his head, wondering how he could have encountered such a troublesome person. Clearly an enemy, yet insisting on becoming friends.

Helen began to explain, "I admit we’ve come to this city to take the space-time door from you, but you won’t give it, and we’re not planning to forcibly take it, rest assured."

"Really?" Gu Fan wore a skeptical look.

Helen smiled warmly, "I know you don’t believe it, but what I say is true. However, if Qian Ye decides to destroy the space-time door, we won’t just stand by. If you can’t guard what you’ve got, we’ll guard it, and then it’ll belong to us. No problem with that, right?"

After hearing this, Gu Fan understood the situation, "So you’re not robbing forcefully, you’ve switched to taking advantage during a crisis."

"Don’t make it sound so unpleasant. If Qian Ye doesn’t act, we won’t either. If you can defend it, we won’t touch it either. We’re already giving in a lot, considering it’s for the sake of friendship—not directly taking it from you. That’s already very generous of us, you can’t be too demanding," Helen argued righteously, as though she had already done her best.

"Great, thank you," Gu Fan pretended to be very grateful, but suddenly realized something was amiss, "Strange, how do you know her name is Qian Ye?"

Helen smiled slightly, "It’s simple, our intelligence capabilities. Just do some investigating, and you find out. Plus, I know more. I know your girlfriend Lin Xi is the reincarnation of Qian Ye. We just don’t understand why your girlfriend has started using the name Qian Ye again, and why she is competing with you for the space-time door. Later we made a bold assumption, which is that Qian Ye and Lin Xi have switched identities using the space-time door. You want to keep the space-time door to bring Lin Xi back from ancient times, while Qian Ye wants to destroy it because she doesn’t want to return to ancient times."

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan was so astonished he couldn’t close his mouth, as few people knew about this, just a handful around him and David. They wouldn’t have let it out, but this woman named Helen had figured it out.

"Alright, no matter how you came to know about this, but now that you’re aware of how important the space-time door is to me, it’s best you don’t set your sights on it," Gu Fan said earnestly. But Helen wouldn’t give up, "Of course I know it’s important, but do you think you can defend the space-time door by yourself? You know the extent of Qian Ye’s abilities better than I do. My suggestion is to cooperate with us. We’ll use our strength and resources to help you complete the space-time door quicker, to defend it, and once you bring Lin Xi back from ancient times and send Qian Ye back, as a token of our cooperation, you’ll give the space-time door to us."

Gu Fan furrowed his brows; it was indeed a tempting proposal that could speed up progress on the space-time door. Gu Fan also wanted Lin Xi to return soon, knowing that the longer things dragged on, the greater the risks. But the problem was that he had promised David not to let the space-time door fall into the hands of a group of wicked people, and this Helen, along with her backers, certainly didn’t look like good birds.

"Sorry, I have my ways to deal with Qian Ye, so you don’t need to worry about it. Just don’t cause me any trouble," Gu Fan said with a firm attitude, which made Helen a bit unhappy.