Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared

As soon as they got onboard, the team swarmed around them, their faces a mix of disbelief and ecstatic jubilation. Gu Ling in particular, threw herself into Gu Fan’s arms, "Brother, you’re alive, thank goodness! I knew your luck wasn’t that bad."

"Of course. How could I possibly leave you behind?" Gu Fan caressed Gu Ling’s nose, with a doting smile.

Lin Xi interjected, "In the days you disappeared, Gu Ling cried several times. She didn’t know how to face our parents. As an elder brother, you made your sister worry."

"Yeah, it seems I’m not doing a very good job as a brother." Gu Fan felt guilty. Just then, his friend Lu Yi walked over and punched him on the shoulder, "Gu Fan, you almost scared us to death."

Even Jie chimed in, "Exactly. I’ve lost sleep for many days."

Ouyang Jin looked unhappy, "Gu Fan, what do you mean? We were in the middle of settling a score. You can’t shirk your debts."

"Sorry everyone, I didn’t mean to worry you. There were things beyond my control." Gu Fan kept apologizing, accepting their criticism with humility. Suddenly, he noticed something, "Hold on, why are all of you criticizing me? Sister Su disappeared too, weren’t you worried about her?"

Gu Ling ran to Su Hui, trying to charm her way out of the situation, "Of course, we were worried about Sister Su too! But we love her so much that we had to take out our panic on you instead. And besides, you’re a guy. What’s wrong with criticizing you?"

All heads began nodding in agreement as they stared at Gu Fan defensively. They clearly wanted him to drop any objections.