Faye Wong’s Daughter Says Her “Sorrow Flows Like A River” At Boarding School, Doesn't Listen To Her Dad's Advice

However, letting Li Yan move to a distant country wasn’t an easy decision to make.

In a recent interview with Tencent, Yapeng talked about how he's finding it hard to be so far away from his daughter but he ultimately respects her decision to study in Switzerland.

Yup, you read that right.

Contrary to earlier reports that Yapeng and Faye had decided to send Li Yan overseas so as to keep her out of the spotlight, Yapeng revealed that it was really Li Yan’s idea to study in Switzerland and away from her friends.

While he's sad to see her go, he also understands that this is all part and parcel of growing up and recalled the time when he and Faye both left the comforts of their homes at young ages to work. And now, he feels, is Li Yan’s turn.

“I believe this is a good way for her to grow, so I support her,” he said.

Yapeng also talked about how after Li Yan started school, she had updated her socials with a very depressing message. "My sorrow flows like a river," she wrote. He said his heart ached upon reading that and so he left a message to comfort the teen, telling her that he too had left home when he was just 14 and that it's because of all the hardships and tears he went through that he has some capability today.

Pity then that his message of encouragement fell on deaf ears. Instead of feeling touched, Li Yan retorted: “Don’t tell me all this. I don’t need any 'capability'.”