My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 112 - 111: Continue to Slap Faces

Eight in the morning.

Su Zhentian arrived at Dongfang Group, and then he met with Dongfang Fengyun in the office.

"Brother Su, you're here," Dongfang Fengyun greeted Su Zhentian and asked him to sit down, then personally made him a cup of tea.

"Brother Dongfang, what on earth is going on?" Su Zhentian asked anxiously, "Didn't you say that you had settled the matter?"

"Ah..." Dongfang Fengyun sighed, "The other party has a very deep background, one that we simply cannot stand against."

"A deep background?" Su Zhentian raised his eyebrows, "How deep?"

"A noble family from the capital, would you say that's deep or not?"

"A noble family from the capital? How did this matter get entangled with a noble family from the capital?"

"It's all because of that Gao Fei," Dongfang Fengyun said slowly, "He's the one pulling strings from behind."

"Gao Fei?" Su Zhentian's face darkened, "Does he have that kind of power?"

"The facts are right before us," Dongfang Fengyun said with a bitter smile, "We have no choice but to believe."

Su Zhentian fell silent. The power that Gao Fei had demonstrated over these days had surprised him, and even filled him with some fear. He couldn't understand how a poor young man could have come so far, and in just over half a year's time.

"After all, our foundation is unclean," Dongfang Fengyun said shaking his head helplessly, "Those law enforcers caught us by the short hairs. Now, our situation is rather passive. Fortunately, it's all small issues that can't threaten us yet." Here Dongfang Fengyun paused, "Starting now, we need to put our group in order, we can't let others take advantage of us any longer."

Su Zhentian nodded, "I've already started."

"Brother Su, we are up against a formidable foe.

We can only overcome this difficulty if we work together with one heart," Dongfang Fengyun said with a serious expression, "From now on, we must act with the utmost caution, not seeking to make achievements, but to avoid faults." Dongfang Fengyun had not taken Gao Fei seriously at first, thinking he was just a nouveau riche, easily dealt with, but after clashing with him, Dongfang Fengyun realized he was wrong, very awfully wrong.

Gao Fei was incredibly difficult to handle.

...

Rumors started to spread at some point that Su Group and Dongfang Group were going to collapse due to poor management. At the same time, the television and newspapers began reporting that multiple departments were investigating the two groups, uncovering plenty of issues, with department leaders stating solemnly that they would severely handle any violations by the two groups.

Following this, banks began to call in loans and set a final deadline that all loans must be repaid within half a month, or legal responsibilities would be pursued.

"I haven't slept well for days," Su Zhentian sighed heavily, "Those law enforcers come to Su Group daily looking for trouble, making the staff restless. If this goes on, some will surely resign."

"These are minor issues," Dongfang Fengyun waved his hand, "What's fatal is the banks demanding the loans, and they have to be repaid within half a month, or they will pursue our legal responsibilities."

"Brother Dongfang, how much do you owe the banks in total?" Su Zhentian asked.

"A lot," Dongfang Fengyun said with a wry smile, "I'm in the real estate business, which requires a lot of cash. Over the years, I've borrowed tens of billions from banks. Now they want me to repay it all at once, which is extremely difficult."

"I've taken out quite a bit myself," Su Zhentian said with a bitter voice, "Due to the acquisition of group stocks, I've spent all the group's funds and even borrowed more than two hundred billion from you... I am now heavily in debt..."

"I still have a few pieces of land left, if all else fails, I'll just have to sell them," Dongfang Fengyun stated.

"How exactly did Gao Fei manage this?" Su Zhentian bit his teeth and said bitterly, "In just over half a year, he has gained so much power, it's simply unbelievable." Even now, he couldn't understand it.

"Brother Su, have you ever considered..." Dongfang Fengyun looked hesitant, "reconciling with Gao Fei?"

"Reconcile?" Su Zhentian's face darkened, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"A temporary step back, and later we can find an opportunity for revenge," Dongfang Fengyun urged earnestly, "If we continue to fight like this, we will suffer greater losses, and we might even go bankrupt..."

"Even if I go bankrupt, I won't bow down to Gao Fei," Su Zhentian said with absolute determination.

"You... you are too stubborn..."

"I'm not being stubborn! I'm protecting my dignity!"

"What's more important? The group or your dignity?"

"To me, dignity is more important than the group. If the group falls, it can be rebuilt, but without dignity, I'll never be able to hold my head up again in this lifetime."

"Times have changed, and the idea of starting from scratch is sheer fantasy..."

"Enough, don't say anymore. Even if you talk until the end of the world, I won't compromise."

"You..."

"I have matters to attend to, I'll take my leave now," Su Zhentian said stoically as he left.

"This Su Zhentian is really too stubborn," Dongfang Fengyun frowned heavily, "What's wrong with stepping back a little? Will it kill you?" Dongfang Fengyun and Su Zhentian clashed because their philosophies differed. Su Zhentian placed great importance on dignity and was willing to forgo everything for it.

Dongfang Fengyun was comparatively more pragmatic; when faced with danger, he could concede, even bow down, and wait until he was stronger to take his revenge gradually.

...

Su Xiaorou has been quite agitated lately, her mood extremely dismal.

She hasn't been eating or sleeping well, and the root cause of it all was Gao Fei.

The reappearance of Gao Fei directly disrupted her peaceful life. She didn't know how to face him, let alone how to resolve the enmity between Gao Fei and Su Zhentian.

On one side was her father, on the other side was her lifesaver; making a choice was really difficult for her.

"What should I do?" Su Xiaorou murmured to herself, "Living is just too hard, too unsatisfying." She had seen everything that had happened recently, and Gao Fei's strength had surprised her, but she also felt worried, worried that Su Zhentian wouldn't be able to hold on.

Although Su Xiaorou strongly disliked Su Zhentian's behavior, after all, he was her father, her biological father, the only family she had in this world. Now, seeing Su Zhentian with a worried and pained expression, Su Xiaorou couldn't feel at ease either.

After pondering for a long time, Su Xiaorou finally decided to have a serious talk with Su Zhentian.

"Dad, you're the one who's wrong in this situation," Su Xiaorou said impassively, "You should apologize to Gao Fei! Try to get his forgiveness as much as possible."

"What? You want me to apologize to him?" Su Zhentian laughed, but it was a cold laugh, "That's impossible! No matter what, I will not apologize to Gao Fei."

"Dad!" Su Xiaorou said angrily, "How long are you going to hold out? Do you have to wait until Su Group goes bankrupt before you'll be satisfied?"

"Even if Su Group goes bankrupt, I will not bow down to Gao Fei," Su Zhentian roared, "A man can be killed, but not humiliated!"

"You..."

"Don't ever mention the name Gao Fei in front of me again." Dropping those words, Su Zhentian stormed upstairs.

"Unreasonable!" Su Xiaorou stamped her foot furiously, "You will regret this sooner or later!"

...

Time flew by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it had gotten dark.

Lu Hao swaggered into the living room, "Brother Fei, want an opportunity to let off some steam, maybe?"

"An opportunity to let off steam?" Gao Fei was taken aback, "What do you mean?"

"Just now Fan Yong called and said one of his buddies organized a charity event and wanted to invite me to attend. I figured you weren't busy either, so I thought you might as well come with me," Lu Hao said.

"Not interested," Gao Fei shook his head, "Go by yourself." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

"Dongfang Jian will be there."

"Hmm? Who did you say?"

"Dongfang Jian! He's also attending the charity event tonight," Lu Hao said with a sly smile, "Brother Fei, are you interested now?"

"Dongfang Jian is really going?"

"One hundred percent!"

"Since that's the case, let's take a stroll then."

...

Inside the lavish hall, smartly dressed young talents, enchanting and seductive beauties, and an array of fine foods came together to form a splendid scene.

"Where is he?" Gao Fei glanced around but did not see Dongfang Jian anywhere.

"Fan Yong." Lu Hao glared at Fan Yong, "Didn't you say Dongfang Jian would come? Where is he?"

"His name was indeed on the invitation list," Fan Yong was equally baffled, "By this time, he should have arrived."

"Fan Yong, I'm telling you, if Dongfang Jian doesn't show up today, I'm going to deal with you," Lu Hao threatened fiercely.

"Just wait a bit longer, just a bit longer, he'll definitely come, definitely," Fan Yong wiped the sweat off his forehead, praying in his heart, Dongfang Jian, Dongfang Jian, you can't let me down today. If you don't come, I'm going to be in trouble."

They waited for another half hour.

Dongfang Jian still hadn't arrived.

"Damn it!" Lu Hao slapped Fan Yong, "Are you playing us for fools?"

"No, I wouldn't dare deceive you guys..." Fan Yong felt greatly wronged, "Dongfang Jian must have been held up by something, otherwise he would've been here by now. I know Dongfang Jian; he loves being the center of attention—look, there he is!" Fan Yong shouted excitedly, pointing towards the entrance, "I told you he would come!"

Gao Fei and his group turned their heads and saw a young man walking in from outside.

"Brother Fei, is that Dongfang Jian?" Lu Hao had never seen Dongfang Jian and so he asked Gao Fei.

"It's him," Gao Fei nodded slightly.

"Brother Fei, shall we take care of him now?" Lu Hao rubbed his hands together, eager to act.

"No rush, let's take it slow," a cold smile slowly spread across Gao Fei's lips, "Since we've run into him, let's start with a greeting." With that, Gao Fei walked towards Dongfang Jian.

At that moment, Dongfang Jian also noticed Gao Fei, and his expression changed instantly.

"Dongfang Jian!" Gao Fei greeted him with a smile, "I've been waiting for you for a long time."