Chapter 31 : Outpaced by the Opponent
Chapter 31: Outpaced by the Opponent
Su Ruochu was tense.
Chen Fan was equally tense.
Facing this girl in front of them.
Chen Fan believed no one knew her better than himself.
In their previous life, the two had been in a relationship for over four years.
They were intimate and respected each other.
He knew everything about Su Ruochu.
But in this life, looking at Su Ruochu's blushing face, her body slightly trembling in front of him.
Chen Fan inexplicably felt a bit nervous.
Just as the two were trembling, about to experience their first kiss in life.
Suddenly, the honk of a private car sounded nearby.
Both were startled.
"Daughter."
Su Ruochu turned to look and saw a black sedan parked across the street.
A middle-aged man in a suit was standing by the car, smiling and waving at her.
Su Ruochu was startled and quickly let go of Chen Fan's hand.
"Dad..."
Chen Fan was surprised, the middle-aged man across the street was Su Ruochu's father?
Wasn't that his future father-in-law?
Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan awkwardly, then blushed and ran somewhat embarrassedly across the street.
Chen Fan hesitated for a moment, then followed.
"Dad, why are you here?" Su Ruochu asked in a low voice, appearing constrained and uneasy.
Su Xuecheng smiled and patted his daughter's head.
"I just attended a banquet and didn't expect to run into my daughter on the way back."
Su Xuecheng's gaze naturally fell on Chen Fan who had followed.
"Daughter, who is this? Won't you introduce him to your father?"
Su Ruochu's face reddened again, feeling awkward and not knowing how to begin.
But Chen Fan stepped forward very naturally.
"Hello, Uncle, I'm Su Ruochu's classmate, my name is Chen Fan."
Su Xuecheng smiled at Chen Fan.
"Hello, hello. So you're a classmate."
Chen Fan took the initiative to explain.
"Today the high school exam results were announced, so I came to ask Su Ruochu how many points she scored."
"Oh, I see."
Su Xuecheng looked Chen Fan over with a smile.
"Since you're here, why don't you come to our home and sit for a while?"
"No, no need. I have to hurry back."
Chen Fan glanced at Su Ruochu, then waved his hand.
"Goodbye, Uncle, I'll head back first."
"Alright, I won't see you off then. Be careful on the way."
Su Xuecheng watched Chen Fan ride his bicycle away, then turned his gaze back to his daughter with a smile.
"This young man is not bad, he's frank and composed, not nervous at all even when facing an elder."
He glanced slyly at his daughter.
"Could it be that he likes you?"
Su Ruochu felt extremely awkward and had nowhere to hide, linking her arm with her father's.
"Dad, what are you saying?"
"Haha, what's there to be embarrassed about?"
"My Su Xuecheng's daughter is so beautiful, it would be strange if no young man liked her."
"However..."
"I noticed your attitude toward him seemed different from other young men. Daughter, do you also have feelings for him?"
Su Ruochu blushed, feeling somewhat nervous.
"Dad, you said you wouldn't interfere with my romantic affairs."
Su Xuecheng smiled.
"I'm not interfering, just curious to ask."
"Why? Can't even your father ask?"
Su Ruochu hesitated, then said in a low voice.
"I...like him."
"I have agreed to date Chen Fan."
Su Xuecheng smiled and ruffled his daughter's head.
"The college entrance exam is over, and you're an adult now."
"Dad doesn't object to you dating. But as your elder, Dad has to advise you."
"Make sure your romantic feelings aren't just a temporary impulse, get to know him well enough as a person, and..."
Su Ruochu quickly said, "Dad, you can rest assured, Chen Fan really is a good student."
"He did very well on this college entrance exam, scoring 603 points, even higher than me."
"Oh?"
Su Xuecheng was somewhat surprised.
"It seems I may have misjudged him."
Su Ruochu felt somewhat nervous.
"Dad, can you not tell Mom about tonight's matter?"
Su Xuecheng smiled.
"She's your mother, why can't she know?"
"My mom is that kind of person...if she finds out, she'll freak out, and she always treats me like a child..."
Su Ruochu pouted, clearly having a bellyful of complaints.
Su Xuecheng smiled and ruffled his daughter's head.
"You child, how can you speak of your mother that way? She's your mom, it's natural for her to worry about you, isn't it?"
Su Ruochu mischievously stuck out her tongue, then linked her arm with her father's and swayed gently.
"So will you promise me or not?"
"I didn't say I would hide it from her, I just said when the time is ripe in the future, I'll tell her myself."
Faced with his daughter's coaxing, Su Xuecheng was helpless.
"Alright. Dad will keep it a secret for you."
"Thanks, Dad."
"Get in the car, let's go home together."
"Okay."
Su Xuecheng smiled and started the car, glancing at his daughter beside him.
"Dad has promised to keep it a secret for you, but can you tell me about this classmate Chen Fan..."
Su Ruochu was obviously still immersed in great happiness.
"Chen Fan sometimes appears quiet, but he's actually a person with his own ideas and opinions."
"Also, his academic performance in class wasn't outstanding before, but it was like he suddenly awakened right before the college entrance exam..."
...
Yiyu.com clearly felt the threat from Chen Fan's Yuming.com.
During this period, they suddenly increased their investment, with all kinds of overwhelming advertisements.
It seemed they intended to directly crush Yuming.com under the weight of money.
Chen Fan's money-making work also encountered setbacks.
After all, there were only a limited number of computers to repair in such a small town.
Even if Chen Fan repaired every computer in the entire area, the money he could earn was limited.
Putting everything into promotion would be like a drop in the bucket.
Faced with the wealthy Boss Yao's deep pockets, Chen Fan's meager investment couldn't even create a ripple.
Entering August.
Under the opponent's powerful money-fueled promotional offensive.
The slight advantage Yuming.com had built up gradually disappeared, with Yiyu.com surpassing it, and now having more daily traffic.
Sitting in front of the computer, Chen Fan looked dejected.
Perhaps he had taken the wrong path from the start.
Trying to compete with the opponent financially was a dead end.
No matter how hard he worked 24 hours a day to earn money, he couldn't match Boss Yao's wealth.
Being caught up by the opponent was inevitable.
To truly defeat them, he had to change his thinking and find another way.
Chen Fan had Yuming.com and Yiyu.com open side-by-side on his computer.
These days, almost all of his energy was focused on monitoring the traffic of the two websites.
"Sigh, will I really be defeated like this?"
"I can't accept it!"
Chen Fan scratched his head, feeling quite dejected.
At that moment, a graceful figure walked into the computer classroom door.
It was Su Ruochu.
She first greeted Zhou Honghai, then very naturally came and sat beside Chen Fan.
"How...how did you know I was here?"
Chen Fan stared wide-eyed, full of disbelief.
Su Ruochu winked proudly.
"Of course I have my insider."
Chen Fan suddenly smiled.
"It was Guo Shuai who told you, right?"
Su Ruochu didn't answer, but took an envelope out of her bag and placed it in front of Chen Fan.
Chen Fan was dumbfounded.
"What's this?"