Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 259 - 228 Blind Confidence (2 updates)_1

Chapter 259: 228 Blind Confidence (2 updates)_1

"Before, you told Mom you had your eyes on a man, and that he’s not just any ordinary person. Is he the reason you went out tonight?" Su Wanyi was a mother who doted on her child.

Although the Shen Family’s thinking was traditional, insisting on her bearing a son, they were not too bad towards their daughter either.

Of course, one couldn’t compare her to Shen Yifei, but compared to other families’ daughters, being the daughter of the Shen Family was quite fortunate.

At the very least, they were well-off materially.

"Mhm."

"There are many impressive young masters in Beijing. Why must it be him?"

"Because he belongs to the circle of top-tier families. Mom, didn’t you say that, being your daughter, I should aim a little higher?"

This secret had been hidden in Shen Yi’s heart for almost half a year. She had never told anyone, but Su Wanyi was her mother, and she was willing to trust Su Wanyi.

Moreover, she felt that she needed help.

On her own, she probably couldn’t manage Lu Han.

She had harbored a crush on him for several months now, yet she never had the chance to get close to him.

Tonight was the closest she had ever been to him.

But in the end, she could only watch as he disappeared right before her eyes.

"..."

Su Wanyi was at a loss for words. A top-tier family?

Wasn’t that someone even more influential than their uncle’s wealth?

She did indeed tell her daughter to be more ambitious, but she said that to prevent her three daughters from being deceived by social climbers, not wanting them to marry down.

At the very least, to find a match of equal status.

But to aspire so high?

Everyone dreams of reaching the stars, but would they... be willing?

Such things are fine as dreams but when it comes to reality, Su Wanyi always felt it was not so tangible.

How many people can’t even squeeze into the threshold of Beijing’s social circle? Their family had at least crossed that threshold, but to court someone within the top circles of Beijing’s elite might be harder than scaling the heavens, right?

How many years was her daughter planning to stay unmarried?

Her mother-in-law would never agree to that.

This matter was not so simple; it needed careful thought.

"Mom, why aren’t you saying anything? Do you think I’m a toad lusting after a swan’s flesh, daydreaming?"

Su Wanyi: ...

She did think so to a certain extent, but such words could not be spoken and hurt her daughter’s heart.

Today, for that man, she even hurt her foot.

"No, how could I think that about you? I’m your mom. I just think, my youngest daughter is the most ambitious one, with the highest aspirations."

These words made Shen Yi’s entire being feel blissfully content.

Everyone likes to be praised and hear pleasant words.

"How do you plan to pursue him?" Su Wanyi asked.

"I wanted to create love at first sight today, but who would have known, it fell through. He’s very close to Ouyang Chen, the owner of Xinghua Hall. Isn’t Dad a supplier to Xinghua Hall? When Dad comes back, can he arrange for me to deliver goods one time, is that alright?"

"That’s easy. When your dad comes back, Mom will talk to him. Ouyang Chen is single, and then Mom will find a matchmaker to make an introduction. That way, we’ll get a lot closer, right?"

"Mhm, thank you, Mom."

"There’s no need to thank me so early, waiting until things are settled before giving thanks is also fine. You still haven’t told Mom, which top-tier family is he from?"

"The Lu Family."

"The Lu Family?"

Su Wanyi frowned. There were many people in Beijing with the surname Lu, but to be considered a top-tier family, the Lu Family... Don’t tell her it was Lu Maoyan.

If it was, then her daughter should extinguish such thoughts as soon as possible.

Someone like Lu Maoyan, a man of great legend, was someone to admire in one’s heart, that was all. It wasn’t that she lacked confidence in her daughter, but the women who married into the Lu Family, weren’t they all trained in various etiquettes and specialized skills from a young age?

Pick any woman from the Lu Family, and she’d definitely be a paragon, capable in both the hall and the kitchen.

Shen Yi was the youngest of three sisters and quite favored at home. Her character was spoiled by doting. If she could find a man of equal social status to continue pampering her, that would be fortune enough.

Su Wanyi really didn’t dare to dream such unrealistic dreams. It was too far from being down-to-earth.

"It’s Lu..."

"Yes." After all, mother and daughter, Su Wanyi’s unspoken words, Shen Yi knew who she meant by reading her mother’s eyes and facial expressions.

After all, their family had been living in Beijing for many years. Knowing the social networks of Beijing, whether their family could reach them or not, was the most basic and necessary homework.

"Who from the Lu Family is it?"

"His name is Lu Han, he’s the illegitimate child of Old Mister Lu," Shen Yi whispered into her mother’s ear.

"..."

Lu Han?

She really hadn’t heard that there was such a person among Lu Maoyan’s children.

Illegitimate child?

The rumors about Lu Maoyan’s illegitimate child had indeed caused an uproar in the Beijing circles many years ago, but Lu Maoyan had never publicly appeared with that so-called illegitimate child to give everyone an explanation.

Instead, the affair of Lu Maoyan officially marrying the Bai Family’s estranged younger daughter successfully overshadowed the rumors about his illegitimate child.

As for the details of these two matters, it’s feared that only a few top families in the top-tier circles would know. Furthermore, with the Bai Family and the Lu Family joining forces, not many people dare to gossip about these two families behind their backs.

These two matters, like mysteries, had become secret tales of the Beijing circles.

Passing down through the layers, by the time it reached these low-class nouveau-riche circles in Beijing, many of the facts were yet to be verified.

Anyway, whether the rumors were believed or not depended on the individual. Those who believed took them as truth; those who didn’t would naturally regard them as false.

Everyone had their own judgment.

"Shen Yi, you mustn’t talk recklessly about such things. If we offend the Lu Family, do you think we can still hold our ground in Beijing?"

"Besides, that Lu Family really isn’t within our reach. I’m not trying to put you down, but rather, I’m having a heart-to-heart talk with you. You really should think about what Mom is saying."

"If he really is Old Mister Lu’s illegitimate child, even if you could step into the threshold of the Lu Family, life after marriage wouldn’t be easy."

"Look at the women the Lu Family has married in. There’s a world-class artist, and there’s an expert who specializes in restoring cultural relics for major museums. I used to ask you to learn skills, but you found practicing the piano too exhausting and had no interest in painting."

Between the lines, she was advising Shen Yi to give up on Lu Han.

Su Wanyi was indeed not content with mediocrity, but she would definitely not commit to something as foolish as wanting to have it all at once.

In this matter, she was rational and clear-headed.

To put it bluntly, she was still quite self-aware.

"Alright, alright, Mom, don’t say any more. The women of the Lu Family are indeed each outstanding, but as for that Lu Han, carrying the name of an illegitimate child, and also, he doesn’t have any particularly outstanding profession, I think, I am more than enough for him."

Compared to Su Wanyi’s calm clarity, Shen Yi at that moment, to put it nicely, was like a naive calf unafraid of tigers; to put it less nicely, had way too much blind confidence.

How many pounds she weighed, she had no proper acknowledgment of her own worth.