Chapter 239 Her Meeting
After knowing Gu Yan's identity, Qiao Yuan had recalled it several times in his mind, but there was still no scene in his memory where Lu Zhi mentioned Gu Yan.
Gu Yan was already upset, and the suspicion on Qiao Yuan's face seemed to add fuel to the fire.
Qiao Yuan: "When did you two meet?"
Hearing Qiao Yuan's words, Gu Yan's memories flashed back.
Since Gu Yan could remember, his world was filled with mercenaries, harsh training, and his half-disfigured father. Because he had never experienced a normal family relationship, Gu Yan would occasionally think about whether he had other family members, but all these thoughts were quickly forgotten as he thought about how to get through the fatigue of the next day's training.
It was not until later that Gu Yan accidentally saw a photo that her father treasured, and then she learned about the existence of Lu Lan and Lu Zhi from him.
Gu Yan didn’t think he needed maternal love, so he didn’t care much about Lu Lan’s existence. He was more curious about Lu Zhi, a man who looked like him but had a completely different life.
After some twists and turns, Gu Yan quickly contacted Lu Zhi.
After confessing his identity and making Lu Zhi believe him, he also hoped that the other party would keep it a secret, as long as Lu Zhi was the only one who knew it.
After all, Gu Wensu no longer wanted to have anything to do with Lu Lan. If the matter got to Lu Lan, it was very likely that Gu Wensu would also know that he was in contact with Lu Zhi, completely cutting off his contact channels.
Lu Zhi's confidentiality measures were obviously very good.
Gu Yan also learned from Lu Zhi that the other party is currently in high school and has excellent grades.
Although his family is ordinary, he has a mother, Lu Lan, who appears serious but is actually gentle, and Qiao Yuan, who grew up with him.
Because Lu Lan is very busy, Lu Zhi spends most of his time with Qiao Yuan. They will mention each other more or less during their chats, and Qiao Yuan is always present in the pictures they share.
Or rather, too much, so much so that he was very clear about what had happened between Qiao Yuan and Lu Zhi.
Gu Yan knew that she should be jealous of Lu Zhi for having such a peaceful and happy life. However, Lu Zhi's personality was really too good. In addition, just as Lu Zhi said, the other person had a similar appearance to herself. When they looked at each other in the photo, the person who looked exactly like themselves but was in a different environment, they always felt that there was another self in the world, living a different life.
And Gu Yan's subtle jealousy had long since disappeared.
But the two of them didn't chat for long.
First, Gu Wensu was injured during the mission, so in order to let Gu Yan take over his shift, he urged him to start devilish special training. Then, with the death of Gu Wensu, various problems arose within the group, so Gu Yan only told Lu Zhi that he was busy, and then quickly got back to work.
By the time everything was settled, a long time had passed.
When he tried to contact Lu Zhi again , he got the news of his death. Qiao Yuan had already graduated and embarked on the road to stardom.
It was not difficult to find out about Lu Zhi's death. He died of natural causes due to illness, so Gu Yan accepted this statement at first. Until later, he was involved in the game.
In one instance, he saw the truth behind Lu Zhi's death——
Lu Zhi and Qiao Yuan were once involved in the game, but in their first novice copy, they were unfortunately assigned to a very difficult copy. The players around them died one after another, and in the end only Lu Zhi and Qiao Yuan were left, but their mission this time was to stay alive within the specified time.
The mission time has not yet arrived, and the two cannot leave the copy.
When the hideous evil ghost rushed towards the two of them, Qiao Yuan chose to frame Lu Zhi and tricked him into standing in front of her.
By the time Lu Zhi realized something was wrong, it was too late. The sharp ghost hand mercilessly pierced his flesh and penetrated his chest.
The time to leave the dungeon just happened to come, so Qiao Yuan was able to leave the dungeon. Lu Zhi, who died in the game, naturally died of illness in the real world.
Although she was unwilling to believe that Qiao Yuan would betray Lu Zhi, in this copy where she could see the past, Gu Yan had to believe it.
From that time on, Gu Yan made up her mind to avenge Lu Zhi.
But rather than killing the other person in the real world, Gu Yan wanted Qiao Yuan to experience the despair that Lu Zhi had once suffered in the game.
Although Gu Yan omitted some content, Qiao Yuan finally learned what happened from her and found out how Gu Yan got in touch with Lu Zhi.
If Lu Zhi really promised Gu Yan to keep it a secret, then it is normal that the other party did not tell her about Gu Yan's existence. After all, Lu Zhi is unmatched in terms of confidentiality.
But after hearing Gu Yan's account of what he saw in the dungeon, Qiao Yuan's expression changed: "I didn't do such a thing."
"Besides, I didn't even play the game in high school, and no one mentioned me on the forum..."
She didn’t know what happened with Lu Zhi, or whether he had entered the game, but Qiao Yuan was sure that she had no memory of participating in the game at that time.
Gu Yan: "You hadn't debuted at that time. You were just an ordinary student, so naturally you weren't well-known. Besides, the attrition rate among game players is not low. The players who had contact with you at that time are now long dead."
Qiao Yuan: "The system can help me prove that I am indeed a novice."
As she spoke, she tried to call the system in her mind, but the next second Gu Yan's voice also rang out: "System? But what if you have changed the system before?"
"And if you made a deal with the system and have been deliberately hiding your identity, it's also possible."
Gu Yan's words made Qiao Yuan stunned. After all, she also remembered this incident. Just like what she had experienced in the dungeon before, the system could indeed be changed in some cases.
I don’t know if Gu Yan in front of me has had the same experience, so she also knows this.
However, Gu Yan's concealment of his identity was indeed a case of judging others by himself. It seemed that he had indeed reached many deals with the system.
Qiao Yuan's brief hesitation was also witnessed by Gu Yan, which was even more important evidence in her eyes. And most importantly...
Gu Yan's lips curled slightly, and a sneer appeared on her delicate face: "You are the kind of person who will do anything to survive."
He had seen all kinds of people in the dungeon, many of whom had a strong will to survive, but Qiao Yuan's will was obviously too strong. Not to mention that people would always react in various ways when threatened with death.
Gu Yan regarded Qiao Yuan's surprised expression as just a disguise.
After all, Qiao Yuan is such a good actor.
Qiao Yuan: “…”
In a way, what Gu Yan said was indeed correct, but she was not so cruel as to hurt her loved ones.
She adjusted her mood and then said, "I know that no matter what I say now, you won't believe it. After all, my image in your eyes has been fixed..."
Gu Yan glanced at Qiao Yuan, silence was better than words at this moment.
Qiao Yuan: "Lu Zhi is very important to both of us, so I understand your feelings. I also find the scene you saw very strange."
"Games can lie, too."
Gu Yan: "There is always a reason for lying. Why did Youxi lie in this matter?"
"Do you want us to kill each other?"
Qiao Yuan: "I think what you said makes sense."
Gu Yan: “…”
He just said it casually. After all, if it was according to Qiao Yuan, she hadn't joined the game at that time, so why would the game target her?
Qiao Yuan also realized this: "You know I was adopted by Teacher Lu. I got the news that my parents were also involved in the nightmare game, so they left me."
"So it could be my parents' fault, or it could be that they had a problem with me before the game."
Gu Yan sneered: "What did you or your parents do to cause you to be targeted?"
Qiao Yuan asked back: "I don't know."
"But what did you do after being chosen to participate in the game?"
Gu Yan: “…”
Qiao Yuan did not feel sarcastic about Gu Yan's reaction. After all, the most important thing at the moment was to convince Gu Yan.
On the one hand, it was because of Lu Zhi, and on the other hand, it was because Gu Yan’s words gave her inspiration. If the game wanted them to kill each other, then what they were doing now was just following the game’s intentions.
The more the game tries to separate them, the more they need to unite.
Qiao Yuan: “So…”
Before she finished speaking, a "ding" sound was heard on the screen, indicating that someone had joined the chat.
There is also one more account in the list.
Both Gu Yan and Qiao Yuan noticed this.
Gu Yan's gaze fell directly on Qiao Yuan, and her tone was full of sarcasm: "Does an online meeting also require someone to accompany you?"
Besides himself, he only shared the password of the conference room with Qiao Yuan.
Most importantly, this conference link was actually temporarily built using the technology of a hacker in the group. The double protection eliminated the possibility of others accidentally entering.
It was also because of this that when Gu Yan saw someone suddenly come in, her first reaction was that Qiao Yuan had also shared the meeting link and password with other people.
Qiao Yuan had spoken with great confidence before, and even took the initiative to say that the online meeting was also one-on-one. Now it seems that the other party was lying, and what he said just now was even more hypocritical.
But Qiao Yuan was also confused: "I don't recognize this account."
Whose account is this that suddenly appeared?
She only shared the meeting link and password that Gu Yan gave her with Sheng Yegui. But Qiao Yuan had already told Sheng Yegui in advance that he didn't need to accompany her.
Sheng Yegui must have known that this matter was very important to her and it was impossible for her to go against her words at such a critical juncture. Therefore, after discovering that there was one more person on the list, Qiao Yuan's first reaction was to think that it was someone from Gu Yan's side.
Just looking at Gu Yan's appearance, it doesn't seem like she was sent by the other party...
But no matter what, what is certain is that the other party's appearance is like adding fuel to the fire, making the already tense atmosphere even more subtle.
Gu Yan naturally did not believe what Qiao Yuan said. He felt that Qiao Yuan was right for a moment, and then his mind became completely clear and he realized that he was almost deceived by the other party.
Even through the screen, Qiao Yuan's power to bewitch people remains undiminished.
He was planning to close the meeting directly, but just as he was about to click to exit the meeting, the account that suddenly joined turned on the microphone.
