My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 110 - 109 Knowing the Truth

Su Zhentian slowly exhaled a stifled breath, "Don't worry, I will compensate you."

"I don't want compensation," Ding Xiang shook her head, "Just let me stay at Su Group, that's all." What she said was the truth; she really didn't resent Su Zhentian because she had long been prepared to make sacrifices.

What happened today made Su Zhentian somewhat depressed, he had indeed lost his reason for a moment, all because of Gao Fei. If it wasn't for Gao Fei infuriating him with his words, he wouldn't have done such a thing.

Forget it, no point in dwelling on it, what's done is done, and regretting it now is useless. At worst, he would just have to compensate Ding Xiang more in the future.

"Do you think… should I accept Gao Fei's terms?" Su Zhentian asked for Ding Xiang's opinion.

Ding Xiang pondered for a moment, "Gao Fei is clearly making an exorbitant demand, deliberately extorting us." She paused before continuing, "It's just eight percent of the stock, isn't it? We might as well not give it to him, Gao Fei can't really cause that much trouble."

"Don't forget, there's still five percent of the float out there," Su Zhentian sighed, "If Gao Fei buys it, his stake will exceed ten percent. By then, he would have the right to participate in the operations of Su Group, loitering in front of me every day, causing me trouble, and even doing things to harm the Group."

"We can also purchase it," Ding Xiang said, "Try to buy back all the remaining five percent of the float."

"Have you considered what if something unexpected happens during the acquisition?" Su Zhentian said with a headache, "If Gao Fei buys just another two percent of the shares, we would lose."

"Since Gao Fei chose to sell his shares, it shows he's running out of steam," Ding Xiang said, "I think… he has run out of money and can't afford to purchase more stocks, so he's trying to extort a sum from us, we should be firm…"

Su Zhentian shook his head, "I can't afford to gamble! If I lose the bet, that bastard Gao Fei will be shitting and pissing on my head! That's something I can't tolerate!"

"Chairman..." Ding Xiang was just about to speak when Su Zhentian cut her off.

"I'd rather lose money than be humiliated," Su Zhentian said gravely, "Let's just consider this spending money for peace of mind."

Ding Xiang's mouth twitched violently, spending tens of billions for peace of mind, wasn't that price a bit too steep?

"How much money do we have left on hand?" Su Zhentian asked.

"Only just over three billion."

"Just over three billion? That's still far from two hundred and forty billion."

"Should we borrow from Dongfang Fengyun again?"

"Hmm, that's an idea," Su Zhentian pondered for a moment and came up with a plan, "I'll contact Dongfang Fengyun and a few other friends to see how much we can borrow, and you get in touch with the banks for loans, get as much as we can."

"Alright, I'll do it now." Ding Xiang straightened her disheveled clothing and then turned to leave with brisk steps.

After Ding Xiang left, Su Zhentian picked up his phone to make calls… First he dialed Dongfang Fengyun, then he called a few other close friends. In the end, he managed to secure a loan of one hundred billion; Dongfang Fengyun lent him fifty billion again, and the rest of his friends pooled together fifty billion for him, making it exactly one hundred billion in total.

"Still short by more than a hundred billion, I hope everything goes smoothly with Ding Xiang," Su Zhentian muttered to himself, "The poor kid I once abused at will is now causing me such headaches! What a joke! The proverb passed down from our ancestors was indeed right, 'Never bully the young and poor!'"

"Bang!"

The office door was suddenly pushed open, and then a person walked in. On closer inspection, it turned out to be Su Xiaorou.

"Dad! What on earth is going on!" Su Xiaorou asked loudly, "Who is trying to make an enemy of us? Who wants to acquire our Group's stocks?" A few days ago, Su Xiaorou had gone out to discuss business. Today, upon her return, she learned that someone had offered a high price to forcibly acquire the Group's stocks, which had caused Su Group heavy losses.

Without resting, she hurried to find Su Zhentian for answers.

"Oh, you're back," Su Zhentian looked somewhat weary, "How did the business negotiations go?"

"Very well, we should be able to sign the contract in a few days… Dad, you haven't answered my question, who is making an enemy of us?" Su Xiaorou asked.

"An old nemesis of mine," Su Zhentian said gravely, "Don't worry, I've already dealt with him."

"Old nemesis? What old nemesis?" Su Xiaorou persisted.

"You wouldn't know him even if I told you," Su Zhentian waved his hand wearily, "Alright, go rest. I'm here, nothing will go wrong."

Su Xiaorou stared at Su Zhentian for a moment, "Dad, are you hiding something from me?"

"What nonsense are you thinking about, what could I possibly be hiding from you?" Su Zhentian frowned, "Go on, get some rest."

Su Xiaorou left the office with a puzzled look on her face. She trusted her instincts that Su Zhentian was keeping something from her, but no matter how much she asked, Su Zhentian simply wouldn't answer, leaving her quite frustrated.

"Clack, clack, clack, clack..."

The sound of high heels clicking on the floor approached from ahead.

Su Xiaorou looked up and saw someone approaching. A closer look revealed it was Ding Xiang. Su Xiaorou's eyes darted around, and an idea popped into her mind.

"Miss, you're back," Ding Xiang greeted her politely.

Su Xiaorou's face was stern as she fixed her gaze on Ding Xiang, "Why did you hide it from me!"

"Ah?" Ding Xiang was startled, "What have I hidden from you?"

"Enough, stop pretending." Su Xiaorou snorted coldly, "My dad has already told me everything, and what makes me the most angry is that you've been keeping things from me too! To think I trusted you so much!"

"The chairman told you everything?" Ding Xiang was taken aback, then gave a bitter smile, "Miss, it's not that I wanted to hide it from you on purpose, but the chairman forbade me from telling you... worried you'd be deceived by Gao Fei..."

"Gao Fei? How does he come into this again?" Now it was Su Xiaorou's turn to be surprised.

"Uh... didn't the chairman tell you all about it..." Ding Xiang's eyes widened in astonishment. What was going on? Su Xiaorou didn't know the truth? This was a trap!

Su Xiaorou looked at Ding Xiang with an icy expression, "That's right, it's a trick! I didn't expect you really had something to hide from me!"

"Miss, you're really something..." Ding Xiang couldn't help but give a wry smile.

"Talk, what's really going on here!" Su Xiaorou demanded, "If you don't tell me the truth today, I won't let you leave!"

Under Su Xiaorou's pressure, Ding Xiang finally spilled the beans...

"Gao Fei is back..." Su Xiaorou's face showed a complex expression, "and he has become a rich tycoon, the person buying up Su Group's shares is him, it's really unexpected. The former little security guard has turned into a tycoon with a fortune of tens of billions. What in the world happened in between."

Memories sealed for months surged up in an instant...

The elevator malfunctioned, Gao Fei rescued her despite the danger, in the end, even wearing his hands raw. Later, Su Xiaorou gave Gao Fei a check for ten million to thank him for saving her life, but Gao Fei refused it, and after that... they ate together, chatted together...

"Where is Gao Fei now?" Su Xiaorou asked.

"Bright Pearl Hotel." Lately, Ding Xiang had been investigating Gao Fei, so she knew which hotel he was staying at.

"I'm going to find him." Dropping this remark, Su Xiaorou hurriedly left.

...

Ding Xiang entered the office, biting her lip gently, "Chairman, I've caused trouble."

"Hmm?" Su Zhentian raised an eyebrow, "What's the matter? Is getting the bank loan not going smoothly?"

"No, it's going very smoothly. I've approached several banks, all of which are willing to loan large amounts, but they need two days to disburse the funds."

"Hmm, I can wait two more days."

"Chairman, I just ran into the young miss outside, she... she tricked me with her words, and caught off guard, I ended up saying a lot of things I shouldn't have..." After relaying what had just happened, Ding Xiang braced herself for Su Zhentian's reprimand, but to her surprise, not only did Su Zhentian not get angry, he didn't scold her either.

"So she knows, let her know then." Su Zhentian sighed, "This matter can't be hidden anyway. She would find out sooner or later."

"Chairman, I..."

"It's okay, no need to blame yourself! Even if you hadn't said it, I would have told Xiaorou eventually."

Ding Xiang sighed in relief at Su Zhentian's understanding, truly fearing he might have exploded in rage.

...

Bright Pearl Hotel.

At the top-floor suite.

Gao Fei, Lu Hao, and Feng Yan sat on the sofa, chatting and enjoying food and drinks, the atmosphere very harmonious.

"Brother Fei, do you think Su Zhentian will accept your terms?" Lu Hao asked.

"He will." Gao Fei smiled and said, "Su Zhentian definitely wouldn't want to see me having shares in Su Group." As he said this, Gao Fei added another sentence, "There's another five percent of the shares out there, just waiting for me to acquire them.

Once I do, my holding will exceed ten percent, and by then, I'll qualify to interfere with the operation of Su Group, which is something Su Zhentian would never want to see happening."

"Su Zhentian has taken a big loss this time." Lu Hao laughed out loud.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

Gao Fei's cell phone started ringing. He glanced at the screen and realized it was a call from Su Zhentian. Gao Fei grinned, "Speak of the devil, and he shall appear!" After a few words, Gao Fei hung up the phone.

"How did it go?" Lu Hao asked eagerly.

"Just as I predicted." Gao Fei put down the cell phone on the coffee table, then picked up his glass and took a few sips, "Su Zhentian has accepted my terms, but he says he needs two days to gather the funds. I agreed."

"Heh heh... The second step of the plan is a success, now we can proceed to the third." Lu Hao laughed heartily.

Gao Fei was feeling exceptionally pleased at that moment, unimaginably so, "Su Zhentian! This is just the beginning, I'm going to make things much more embarrassing for you."

"Ring-a-ling-a-ling..."

The phone on the wall suddenly rang; it was installed by the hotel.