Chapter 827: A Father's Advice to His Daughter
"Dad, don't you want me to hurry up and marry Chen Fan?" Su Ruochu asked curiously.
Su Xuecheng looked at his daughter and suddenly smiled.
"If it were before, I would have said I hoped you two would get married as soon as possible."
"Because in dad's view, Chen Fan is a sensible kid who understands human relations and social etiquette. He's capable, has strength, and knows how to do business. He has unlimited potential."
"There couldn't be a more suitable son-in-law than him."
"But now, after learning that Chen Fan is worth 10 billion yuan, dad suddenly had a new perspective."
Su Xuecheng looked at his daughter and said with deep emotion:
"If a person has 10 million yuan, it means they're very smart. If a person has 100 million yuan, it means they have a keen business sense that most people can't perceive, and a certain amount of luck."
"But when a person has 10 billion yuan, it goes beyond the realm of intelligence and can't be explained by luck alone."
"It's an innate business acumen, and it also represents a huge class leap."
"Chen Fan's wealth came too quickly. So fast that it's almost impossible to understand by normal logic."
"Too much wealth is a good thing, but it's also a bad thing."
"I'm now worried that Chen Fan's wealth might become a stumbling block for you two to be together."
Su Ruochu's body trembled slightly, and she looked at her father with some excitement.
Obviously, her father's words had struck a chord with her.
Su Xuecheng didn't look at his daughter's expression, but turned to look at the river surface beside them, which had a thin layer of ice.
"This kid Chen Fan... he went from rags to riches, becoming worth 10 billion yuan in just under 6 years."
"He used 6 years to complete a class leap, jumping to become one of the wealthiest people in the country."
"Someone like him is destined to live in the spotlight of everyone in the future. He'll be scrutinized, studied, reported on."
"And you, as his girlfriend and fiancee, your every move will undoubtedly be magnified, scrutinized, and reported on."
"Everyone will judge you, and even small things will be infinitely magnified."
"People will discuss, why do you deserve to marry Chen Fan? They'll say you're after his money, they'll discuss your looks, your figure, and even your everyday words and actions..."
"Dad understands you, not everyone can bear this kind of pressure."
"Dad..."
Su Ruochu's eyes reddened, and she looked like she was about to cry.
She hadn't expected her father to be so perceptive, directly analyzing the thoughts in her heart.
This was exactly how she felt being with Chen Fan now.
Chen Fan was too excellent, too dazzling.
Most importantly, Chen Fan was too good to her.
So much so that it made Su Ruochu, who was originally very confident, occasionally doubt herself. Was she really that good? Did she really deserve Chen Fan's love so much?
If their relationship became public, she would be judged by everyone.
What if everyone thought she wasn't good enough for Chen Fan?
The proud and confident Su Ruochu had even developed a sense of insecurity.
This was also why she had always been afraid to attend certain occasions with Chen Fan.
A father knows his daughter best.
Su Xuecheng immediately saw through his daughter's worries and thoughts.
"Sigh. Thinking about it now, it's our fault."
"Dad?" Su Ruochu raised her head in confusion.
Su Xuecheng smiled: "Your mom and I indulged your wishes too much before."
"If we hadn't listened to you back then and had just followed our own ideas to let you two get married right after graduation, there wouldn't be so many worries now."
Su Xuecheng sighed: "When you two graduated, although Chen Fan had money, he hadn't reached this level yet."
"So if we had held your wedding then, even if he became successful later, people would only think that you started from scratch with him, knowing each other from humble beginnings."
"Now that Chen Fan has made it big, if you marry him now, you'll inevitably face a lot of unnecessary scrutiny and criticism."
Su Ruochu looked at her father, opened her mouth, but in the end, said nothing.
In her heart, she had actually considered this matter as well.
Did she regret it?
The decision to pursue a master's degree was her own. It was to improve herself, so that she could be more worthy of Chen Fan, and not just be a trophy wife standing beside him.
So, thinking carefully, if she had to choose again, she might still choose to pursue her master's degree.
The only difference is, as her father just said, if they had gotten married before she started her master's degree, that would indeed have been the perfect outcome.
Su Xuecheng looked back at his daughter.
"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown."
"Avoiding it is not the solution. Since you chose to be his girlfriend, you should have the courage to bear all this."
"Constantly avoiding it is not the way. And I believe my daughter is not the kind of person who likes to run away."
Su Ruochu lowered her head and was silent for two seconds, then slowly spoke.
"Dad, I understand what you mean."
"Actually, I've seriously considered this issue, and I don't intend to run away."
"The moment I became Chen Fan's girlfriend, I was already prepared to face all storms with him."
"I like him as a person, I don't care how others see me. As long as Chen Fan loves me, that's enough."
"I'm just not ready yet. My own plan is to wait until I graduate from my master's program before letting Chen Fan make our relationship public."
"I don't want the outside attention to affect my studies."
Su Ruochu told her father her true thoughts for the first time.
"That's more like it."
Su Xuecheng smiled slightly, "That's my daughter, Su Xuecheng's daughter."
"However..."
Su Ruochu changed her tone, "I..."
"What is it?"
"I'm worried..." Su Ruochu hesitated for a moment, her tone a bit shy and nervous.
"I'm not afraid of other people's scrutiny and attention, what I'm afraid of is Chen Fan..."
"What if one day his feelings for me fade?"
The smile on Su Xuecheng's face disappeared, gradually becoming serious.
"Does Chen Fan have someone else?"
Su Ruochu quickly shook her head: "No, no."
"Is he not treating you well?"
"It's not that either. I'm... just worried..."
Su Xuecheng nodded: "So you've been affected after all."
"Is it because he's too dazzling now? To the point that you've lost confidence, right?"
Su Ruochu nodded somewhat embarrassedly.
Su Xuecheng looked at his daughter and asked very seriously.
"Let dad ask you. How does Chen Fan treat you?"
"Very well. Even... too well sometimes."
Su Ruochu said somewhat shyly: "Sometimes I even doubt if I deserve him treating me so well."
Su Xuecheng smiled.
"What does this indicate? It shows that Chen Fan truly likes you as a person."
"You two have known each other since high school, when Chen Fan had nothing. So you have an emotional foundation."
"You've been together for 5 or 6 years now, right? His love for you hasn't diminished at all. This shows he's not a fickle man."
"Since Chen Fan hasn't liked anyone else, and hasn't been philandering outside, we shouldn't use hypothetical scenarios to speculate about others."
"That's disrespectful to him."