Reaching the age of thirty, my income randomly doubled

"Chen Lu, you're actually quite foolish."

Su Xiaoxi walked desolately under the sunset, her figure slender, the shadow drawn thin, seemingly out of place with the bustling university scene.

"Your dad is obviously so capable, he taught you for so long and gave you countless funds, yet you are still unable to earn money on your own, you can't even do something as simple as making money grow."

"Xiao Xi, what are you saying?"

Chen Lu was somewhat surprised, this didn't sound at all like the usual tone of Su Xiaoxi.

"I'm saying you're foolish. You might not know, but my mom doesn't trust you anymore. She has already put all the money your dad gave me into the bank. That's an annual interest of twenty million, so I no longer have to live in poverty anymore. Don't you think my mom is quite smart?"

"What?" Chen Lu was shocked, "Your mom is crazy, doesn't she know this money was set by my dad as a test for the two of us?"

"Of course she knows, but our family simply can't compare to yours. Tens of billions might be just a test for your family, but for ours, it's a guarantee of financial freedom for three generations."

Su Xiaoxi said blandly, "My mom once would do anything for me to marry you, all for financial freedom. Now that it's achievable, she naturally doesn't need to gamble anymore, and I am finally liberated."

For ordinary families, tens of billions indeed equate to complete financial freedom.

More money holds little significance for Mrs. Su and her whole family.

The reason is simple, they couldn't even spend twenty million of interest annually, so what's the point of having more?

The key issue is, Mrs. Su, including Su Xiaoxi's grandparents and uncle, are unwilling to gamble the secured funds for three generations for a fleeting chance.

This kind of risk is actually very unfavorable for families like theirs.

So, the whole family essentially forced Su Xiaoxi into making a decision through their concrete actions.

She could only make such a decision.

"Xiao Xi, this time is different, this time my second sister is helping, we can definitely achieve the target."

"It's no longer necessary. Our family took your money, so naturally, we need to separate from you. I've already conceded failure in the test, and the money your father gave is sufficient to sever all ties between us."

Chen Lu was struck like a lightning bolt, seemingly unable to believe or understand.

But Su Xiaoxi had already made up her mind, and she would not turn back.

She dared not take that path, ultimately she felt unworthy.

In the future, she could only try every possible way to repay the money to Chen Lu's father.

Perhaps only then, could she stand in front of Chen Lu again someday.

But for now, she had no dignity or courage left.

All her confidence had been shattered by her impoverished family.

Chen Lu perhaps didn't realize that in two months' time, he had lost over five billion in his account, which was a tremendous blow to Mrs. Su and the family.

Mrs. Su knew from the start that her daughter had this account, she had given her a few months.

But the outcome made her never have the urge to bet big again.

Taking the money to the bank and living off the interest in the future.

That was the route this mother planned for her daughter.

After all, in her eyes, love could be found again, but losing tens of billions, it's a fortune three lifetimes without eating or drinking couldn't earn back.

The choice in value here was not that difficult to make.

She merely made the choice that most parents would make.

And indeed, it proved Mrs. Su's decision wasn't terribly wrong.

Er Piya, Chen Xinyi really did offer a good investment project to Chen Lu, but she hadn't looked into it herself.

Chen Lu chose to trust his second sister blindly, investing all the funds.

The result was the technology was just published and immediately faced patent lawsuits from two overseas giants simultaneously.

These patent litigations often last many years.

Before the outcome is clear, this technology cannot be commercially used.

By the time the litigation is settled, the giants would have completely blocked your path.

They can easily copy and quickly make a small company like yours run out of options.

If Chen Lu really invested all of Su Xiaoxi's money in this, he would likely lose everything within two years.

Overseas frequently engage in such rogue litigation, winning naturally becomes known worldwide, but often companies are dragged into legal traps by the giants.

It's a slow death by exhaustion.

And this was all because of a small fundamental patent genuinely stolen from someone else.

Thus, three years of effort has totally collapsed.

Er Piya herself would lose several billions, she doesn't care.

After all, she has many investment companies, if one fails, another succeeds.

So, indeed, not until the final moment can one predict the outcome of things in the world.

Chen Lu went to find his father in a daze, wanting to know if in families like theirs, even liking someone isn't under one's own control.

Everything had to consider benefits, everything had to consider future plans.

Then, what is the point of being this wealthy?

Undoubtedly, this foolish boy really began questioning life like in a TV drama?

This isn't a small matter, if not addressed properly, it could easily shatter all his past beliefs.

Chen Pingsheng still in his mansion, saw for the first time his son so dispirited and slightly downcast.

He was never like this before.

"Are you and Xiao Xi having conflicts again?"

"Dad, I want to ask you, when you gave Xiao Xi twenty billion, did you already anticipate her mother would put all her money in the bank, did you plan from the beginning to use this money to strip Xiao Xi of all her dignity and confidence?"

"Dad isn't as dark as you think."

Chen Pingsheng said, "But you, son, shouldn't you reflect and think? Don't you think Mrs. Su ever trusted you? Ordinary families can't remain indifferent to twenty billion, but look at yourself. In these past months, you either ask big sister for help or seek second sister, placing all your hopes of making money on others. Did you live up to my years of careful teaching?"

"Dad, I'm not talking about my ability to make money now, I'm asking why even when you and mom are so rich, I still can't love an ordinary girl, why do you both have to find ways to prevent it?"

"That's because having money comes with the responsibility of wealth, everyone living in this world needs to bear the responsibilities corresponding to their identity."

Chen Pingsheng said, "Today you are my son, hence, no woman you chase will refuse, but if you were just an ordinary person, those so-called campus beauties probably wouldn't give you a second glance.

"Do you think families like ours can do whatever they want? You are greatly mistaken then, behind your mom or me, are tens of millions of families, every penny you spend carelessly is the result of those people's efforts in the shadows.

"Father always said, inheriting something means assuming the related responsibilities, Dad didn't deny you opportunities, but the result, you can see, Su Xiaoxi is not suited for you."

A straightforward point, the gap between the two families is too vast.

Plus, his son was too much of a lovestruck fool, no matter what, Chen Lu could no longer be with that Su Xiaoxi.

It's not as if he, as a father, doesn't want his son to have love. It's because it's genuinely unsuitable.

It's not that he hadn't given chances.