Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared-Chapter 1640: You Two are Having an Affair

"What’s wrong with you all? Why are you looking at me like that?" Gu Xiaojin felt strange. Lu Yi, Jie, and even Gu Fan seemed uneasy. Their stammering and inability to explain made it look like they were desperately trying to hide something.

Gu Xiaojin asked again, "Uncle Lin Yue has an older sister—who is she?"

"Well..." Jie and Lu Yi exchanged glances and unconsciously looked at Gu Fan, as if throwing the question to him.

In a flash of wit, Gu Fan quickly changed the topic, bringing up Leng Feng being captured by the Demon King and how the Demon King knew Gu Fan had come to this era, asking Gu Xiaojin to think of a way to rescue him. freёweɓnovel_com

This made Gu Xiaojin deeply worried. Her thoughts were consumed by Leng Feng’s safety, along with another concern: if the Demon King already knew Gu Fan was here, he would likely be prepared, and taking the Demon King by surprise would become much harder for them.

Just as Gu Xiaojin was carefully deliberating on how to rescue Leng Feng, she suddenly realized everyone else had left, leaving her alone at the scene.

Gu Xiaojin felt annoyed and muttered to herself, "What do these uncles mean by this? Am I the only one here worried about how to save him?"

In truth, Gu Fan, Lu Yi, and Jie hadn’t gone far—they were hiding in a corner, secretly observing Gu Xiaojin.

Lu Yi wanted to speak, but Jie covered her mouth with his hand to prevent her from blurting out something that might create more trouble, being the doomsayer she often was.

Although Lu Yi protested, her pleading glance at Gu Fan brought no rescue, as Gu Fan wholeheartedly supported Jie’s actions. In fact, thinking Jie’s efforts alone were insufficient, Gu Fan joined in and helped cover Lu Yi’s mouth.

"Mmph, mmph!" Unable to open her mouth or voice her protest, Lu Yi felt utterly stifled.

Jie expressed his concern, "What are we going to do? By the way things are headed, Gu Xiaojin is going to figure out who Lin Xi is sooner or later, and maybe even her relationship with Lin Xi. When that happens, the dynamic between you two as father and daughter will definitely take a hit."

Gu Fan sighed in frustration. If Gu Xiaojin truly discovered she was Lin Xi’s reincarnation, and Lin Xi was the woman Gu Fan had loved most in his past life, how could they ever navigate their father-daughter relationship?

Gu Fan harbored another fear: What if Gu Xiaojin’s past memories of Lin Xi were awakened? Then would she treat him as a father, or as a lover? Just imagining that scenario made him feel incredibly uneasy—it was too awkward to even think about.

Jie raised a curious point, "So, doesn’t the Demon King worry about that issue?"

"Exactly," Gu Fan murmured as he pondered, believing the Demon King must have had his reasons for killing Lin Xi, ensuring Gu Xiaojin’s birth.

There was another thing that had been bothering Gu Fan: Why had Lin Yue mentioned Gu Ling with such fury? He seemed even more enraged about how Gu Fan treated Gu Ling than about Gu Fan killing Lin Xi. Clearly, there was more to this story.

Under Gu Fan’s persistent questioning, Jie finally explained the reason: It turned out Gu Ling and Lin Yue had been secretly involved, hiding their relationship from Gu Fan all along.

"What?! That’s way too much!" Gu Fan was utterly shocked. Although Lin Yue was Lin Xi’s younger brother, Gu Fan had never warmed to him—even less so after the two became adversaries.

Gu Fan couldn’t help feeling a little strange about his cherished younger sister ending up with someone he disliked so much.

But before long, Gu Fan accepted it, reasoning that at least it kept things within the family. He figured he owed the Lin Family a daughter, so he could repay them with his sister.

On closer reflection, Lin Yue’s concern for Gu Ling showed she wasn’t wrong to choose him. As for Gu Fan and Lin Yue’s mutual disdain, it wasn’t about who was right or wrong; they simply clashed on temperaments.

Gu Fan wondered aloud, "When did the Demon King uncover Gu Ling and Lin Yue’s relationship?"

Jie explained, "Back when Gu Ling helped Su Hui and her daughter escape, she coordinated with Lin Yue, inside and out. That’s how the Demon King discovered their connection—Lin Yue was his biggest enemy at the time."

Hearing this, Gu Fan understood why the Demon King was so furious. Firstly, Gu Ling had helped Su Hui and her daughter escape; secondly, she was involved with Lin Yue.

As for when Gu Ling and Lin Yue’s relationship had begun, Jie speculated it was after Lin Xi’s death, which left everyone’s relationships in a delicate balance. Lin Yue despised Gu Fan, while Gu Ling sought to make amends on Gu Fan’s behalf. To do so, she began interacting with Lin Yue, and then...

"No way, they’ve been together all this time and I didn’t notice!" Gu Fan was quite taken aback at how well Gu Ling and Lin Yue had kept their relationship hidden.

Jie added, "Actually, Gu Ling wanted to tell you but couldn’t. Because of Mo Yun and the hunters, your grudge against Lin Yue got deeper, so she dropped the idea."

"This..." Gu Fan felt a pang of guilt, realizing he had indirectly delayed Gu Ling’s actions.

At this moment, Lu Yi took advantage of Gu Fan’s distraction to break free. Her first move was to breathe deeply, and her second was to unleash a scolding: "You two are way out of line—what kind of friends are you supposed to be?"

"Sorry, it was just reflex. We’ve been messed with too much lately," Gu Fan and Jie offered apologetic smiles, though their insincerity enraged Lu Yi even further.

Returning to the topic at hand, the priority was rescuing Leng Feng. Saving him required intelligence, and Gu Fan needed to know where Leng Feng was being held.

In response, Jie assured Gu Fan not to worry, explaining he’d planted spies within the X Legion who would pass on timely updates.

The most likely place Leng Feng was being held, Jie speculated, was the New Dark City—the territory Gu Fan rebuilt after taking over Organization X.

Gu Fan was, of course, familiar with the New Dark City project. It was a plan he had established long ago with the intent of restructuring vampiric behavior and thought, forcing vampires to coexist peacefully with humans. Unexpectedly, however, the plan turned into a means for the Demon King to consolidate his power.

Despite this, Jie affirmed the success of Gu Fan’s idea. Under the Demon King’s firm governance, vampires had begun interacting with humans. Many of them were now living alongside humans, and examples of friendship between vampires and humans were commonplace.

If a vampire dared harm a human now, other vampires would publicly condemn them, as they cherished their newfound ability to openly exist in the human world.

Upon hearing this, Gu Fan couldn’t help but sigh. He had achieved that goal, yet it had also caused another problem—X Legion had grown into a force for Gu Fan’s own conquest.

"No, he won’t take Leng Feng to the Dark City," Gu Fan said with certainty. "He’s afraid the New Dark City would be destroyed in my hands." From his knowledge of himself, Gu Fan understood the Demon King’s motives, just as the Demon King understood Gu Fan’s.

Jie and Lu Yi began to comprehend why the Demon King avoided facing Gu Fan directly.

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