Chen Feng-yi, the former secretary-general of the Control Yuan who worked under Chen Lu-an for many years, reveals that Chen "went through a very lonely period in America, when he often stared blankly at the stars all night long." But because he was far from the strict oversight of his parents, he could partake in leisure activities of the young and wealthy, such as horse racing and diving.
長期追隨陳履安的前監察院秘書長陳豐義透露，陳履安在美國曾經度過「非常寂寞，常常望著星空發呆，一望就是一個晚上」的日子，但也因為遠離了父母的嚴格管教，學會不少賭馬、潛水等世家少爺的玩意兒。