Chapter 706 : I Feel Like I_m Not Good Enough for You
Chapter 706: I Feel Like I'm Not Good Enough for You
Perhaps due to the exhaustion from teaching during the day, Su Ruochu fell asleep quickly after chatting with Chen Fan for a while, holding him in her arms.
The girl was sleeping soundly, her arms wrapped around Chen Fan's.
Chen Fan slowly opened his eyes, turned his head to look at the sleeping Su Ruochu, and gently pulled his hand out of her embrace.
Then he quietly got up and walked out of the room, opening the door without making a sound.
The mountain night was very quiet, with only occasional chirping of insects coming from the nearby bushes.
The temperature was a bit low. Chen Fan rubbed his chilly arms, then walked down the steps and stood on the playground.
Looking up at the sky, the stars seemed within reach.
Chen Fan took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and stood in the yard lost in thought.
Feng Pojun appeared silently beside Chen Fan at some point.
"Boss, are we going back tomorrow?"
Chen Fan shook his head, looked up at Feng Pojun, and held out the cigarette to him.
Feng Pojun hesitated for a moment, then took it and lit one to keep Chen Fan company as they squatted at the edge of the playground, lost in thought.
The so-called edge of the playground was actually just a few rocks, below which was a steep mountain slope.
In such a school environment, if it were in the city, parents would absolutely not dare to send their children here to study.
Chen Fan sat on a large rock, his feet dangling, looking at the pitch-black night below the mountain.
"Old Feng, what do you think I should do to get her to come back with me?"
Feng Pojun turned his head to look at Chen Fan, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.
"I'm just a rough man, Boss. I don't know how to answer your question. But..."
"I know Miss Su is a very good person. For her to persevere in this environment, I, Old Feng, admire her."
Chen Fan sighed and didn't say anything more.
After silently finishing a cigarette, Chen Fan spoke again.
"I might stay here for a few days. Tomorrow at dawn, you go back to Shudu first and find Lin Xue."
A glint appeared in Feng Pojun's eyes as he remembered.
Lin Xue, the biggest contributor to Chen Fan's takedown of the Zhao family in Yunhai, had made a decisive deal with Chen Fan using the information in her hands before the fall of Umbrella.
Since then, Lin Xue had left Yunhai and come to Shudu.
In April, the second Medal Club in Shudu had already opened.
At that time, Feng Pojun had attended the opening ceremony as a representative of the club.
It had to be said that although this woman had been someone's mistress for many years, which was not exactly honorable, she was truly intelligent.
At the most critical moment, she had negotiated with Chen Fan and obtained a 20% stake in the club.
Now it seemed that as long as Chen Fan didn't fall, this 20% stake was enough to ensure Lin Xue would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
"Go find Lin Xue and borrow a car from the club, then go buy some supplies."
"The supplies here are too scarce."
Feng Pojun nodded and then asked, "Boss, is there anything specific you need me to buy?"
"Food, snacks, books for the children, and buy some backpacks, toys, and sports equipment..."
Chen Fan listed all the items he could think of in one breath.
"Buy as much as possible."
"Yes."
Chen Fan suddenly thought of something else: "Oh, and buy a laptop and a DSLR camera."
Feng Pojun quietly reminded him, "Boss, there's no internet here."
Chen Fan shook his head, "It's fine. Ruochu is here to teach, I think she might like to take photos and record the children's smiles."
After making sure Chen Fan had finished speaking, Feng Pojun stood up.
"I'll set off now."
Chen Fan frowned, "It's so dark, why leave now? Wait until dawn."
But Feng Pojun grinned, "Boss, I used to be a scout. Although I'm older now, this little journey is nothing."
"If I leave now, I should be able to reach the city by dawn."
Chen Fan thought for a moment, realizing there was no place for Feng Pojun to rest here anyway, so he advised,
"Be careful on the road."
Feng Pojun turned and disappeared into the night.
Chen Fan sat alone on the rock, staring into the distance lost in thought.
After a while, a jacket was gently draped over Chen Fan's back from behind.
Chen Fan looked up and smiled slightly at Su Ruochu behind him.
"Did our talking wake you up?"
Su Ruochu shook her head, "I'm a light sleeper, children often get up to use the bathroom at night."
Seeing Chen Fan about to take off the jacket and give it to her, Su Ruochu quickly stopped him.
"The wind is strong in the mountains and the temperature is low, be careful not to catch a cold."
Chen Fan smiled and shook his head, insisting on putting it on Su Ruochu.
"I'm fine, young guys have plenty of heat."
After saying this, he raised his arm and beckoned to Su Ruochu.
Su Ruochu smiled and walked over, letting Chen Fan gently help her sit on his lap.
The two sat on the rock, and Su Ruochu didn't dare to look down. She tightly wrapped her arms around Chen Fan's neck.
"Are you scared?" Chen Fan teased.
Su Ruochu nodded and then shook her head.
"I'm not scared during the day, but it's quite frightening at night."
"Aren't you afraid living here alone?"
"I was scared the first few days I came, I didn't dare to turn off the lights at night."
Su Ruochu smiled a bit embarrassedly, "But after a few days with the children keeping me company, I got used to it."
"The children here are really good, and the villagers are very kind to me."
Chen Fan held Su Ruochu, grasping her small hand, which felt a bit cold.
"You really don't want to go back with me?"
Su Ruochu tensed up a bit, seemingly afraid that Chen Fan would force her to leave.
"I volunteered to come here on my own, if I left with you now, I couldn't explain it. Also..."
"You promised before that you would support all my decisions."
Chen Fan sighed.
"Before, when you wanted to apply for graduate school, I supported you unconditionally."
"When you said you wanted to study journalism and media, I supported that too."
"But now you suddenly run off to teach in the mountains, I... find it hard to support you."
Chen Fan looked into Su Ruochu's eyes, "I know you too well. You're too kind-hearted, you empathize easily, I'm worried that if you stay here too long..."
Su Ruochu suddenly raised her hand to cover Chen Fan's mouth.
"I promise you, I'll go back to school when summer vacation is over, okay?"
"And I can also promise you, we'll get married after I graduate, okay?"
Chen Fan looked at Su Ruochu and forced out a smile.
Su Ruochu nervously hugged Chen Fan's neck.
"What's wrong? Are you... really angry?"
Chen Fan shook his head and asked softly, staring into her eyes.
"Then what about after graduation?"
"Do you still plan to work in journalism and media in the future?"
Su Ruochu fell silent, clearly hesitating.
Chen Fan looked at her and asked softly.
"Wife, can you tell me honestly what you're thinking?"
Su Ruochu was stunned, silent for two seconds before speaking softly.
"I... I don't know."
"Do you remember the college entrance exam that year? You only studied for a month, and your score was so much higher than mine."
"That's when I knew my boyfriend was a very smart and excellent person."
"Later in university, you became more and more excellent, your business grew better and better, and you earned more and more money."
"You had so many beautiful and excellent girls around you, and even girls around me were secretly asking about you..."
"At first, I didn't mind, but later, as you became more and more excellent, I suddenly realized that being by your side, I didn't seem to have any advantages compared to other girls..."
"I feel like I'm not good enough for you."
Chen Fan opened his mouth wide, about to speak, but was stopped by Su Ruochu.
"Let me finish first."