My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 116 - 115: Hesitating to Take Action for Fear of Affecting Something Valuable

Gao Fei smiled slightly, "I've always thought that reincarnation is a profound art. Being born into a rich family means a life free from worries, whereas being born into poverty leads to a life of hardship.

Dongfang Jian was lucky to be born into a wealthy family, living carefree since childhood, and even when he grew up and caused trouble everywhere, no matter how big the mess, you were always there to clean up after him. Honestly, I'm a bit envious of him."

"I agree with you," Dongfang Fengyun nodded his head, "Reincarnation is indeed a profound art."

"In this world, there is no absolute fairness," Gao Fei said. "To live a good life, one must struggle to climb up. The higher you climb, the better the air you breathe. Of course, you must be careful while climbing, because you mustn't fall and end up shattered to pieces."

Dongfang Fengyun narrowed his eyes, "Is this a warning to me?"

"No," Gao Fei shook his head, "Not a warning, just a reminder."

"Thank you for the reminder," Dongfang Fengyun said indifferently, "Let's get back to the point. What exactly do you want? Or rather, what do you need before you'll let my son go?"

Gao Fei picked up the teacup and slowly took a sip, "You should be very familiar with my past, right? Just over half a year ago, I was working at Su Group as a low-level security guard. The salary wasn't high, but it was enough to live on. Later, due to certain reasons, I was fired by Su Zhentian. Then he used despicable means to drive me out of Bright Pearl City...

Before leaving, I swore to the heavens that I would come back one day to take my revenge."

"You did it," Dongfang Fengyun said, "And you did it very well!" At this point, he added another sentence, "Your accomplishments surprised everyone, and even now, I'm amazed at how you did it. How did you become a tycoon in just a little over half a year? It's practically a miracle."

"Indeed, a miracle," Gao Fei said with a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, "In the end, it seems even the heavens were displeased with Su Zhentian. That's why they allowed me to rise rapidly and then return for revenge against Su Zhentian."

"Heavens?" Dongfang Fengyun's mouth twitched, "You really know how to make excuses."

"Back then, Dongfang Jian came to Su Group to threaten me, telling me to stay away from Su Xiaorou and even brought a bunch of thugs to attack me."

"Dongfang Jian is too young and often acts impulsively. When he comes back, I'll scold him harshly and make him apologize to you."

"An apology is all?"

"I will also make it up to you..."

"Make it up? With money?" Gao Fei chuckled, "The last thing I'm short of now is money."

"Then what do you want?" Dongfang Fengyun frowned, "Can we stop beating around the bush and just say it directly?" From the moment Gao Fei walked in, he's been talking in circles and not a single useful word has been said. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"My condition is very simple," Gao Fei said. "Help me take down Su Zhentian. As soon as Su Zhentian falls, I'll give the recording pen back to you, and I won't hold your son's attempt to kill me against him."

"What!" Dongfang Fengyun was stunned.

"What's the matter? Is it difficult for you, or do you not want to agree?" Gao Fei asked.

"I..." Dongfang Fengyun showed a hint of difficulty on his face: "I've been good friends with Su Zhentian for many years, and we're about to become relatives through marriage. You asking me to go against Su Zhentian... this... this is really asking too much."

"Difficult? Fine!" Gao Fei nodded, "Let's pretend I didn't say anything today. I will go straight to the police station now and hand over the recording pen to the police." Gao Fei stood up as if to leave.

"Don't go," Dongfang Fengyun hastily got up to intercept him, "We can discuss this further."

Gao Fei shook his head, "There's nothing to discuss."

"Can we negotiate different terms?"

"Sure,"

"You say..."

"Give me the Dongfang Group."

"...you..."

"Now you have two, no, three choices. First, help me against Su Zhentian. Second, hand over the Dongfang Group to me. Third, watch your son go to jail." Gao Fei spoke slowly and deliberately.

Dongfang Fengyun fell silent, struggling internally, unsure of what to choose. All three paths seemed to be dead ends for him, each choice leading to significant trouble.

Perhaps there was another way...

Dongfang Fengyun glanced at the recording pen in Gao Fei's hand, his expression somewhat odd.

"What's with that look?" Gao Fei curled his lip, "You're not thinking of snatching the recording pen from my hand, are you? Let me tell you, you'd better not entertain that thought, otherwise, you will regret it." With these words, Gao Fei pressed his hand against the office desk, leaving a fingerprint on it.

"This is…" Dongfang Fengyun's eyes were so shocked they nearly popped out. This was a solid wood desk, after all. Even hammering on it would hardly cause damage, yet now… with just a light press, Gao Fei had left an imprint of his finger on the surface, which was downright terrifying...

At first, Dongfang Fengyun thought he was seeing an illusion, but after rubbing his eyes vigorously, he realized the fingerprint was still there. It wasn't an illusion, it had actually happened.

Damnit!

What kind of monster was Gao Fei, to be so freaking badass!

After witnessing Gao Fei's frightening methods, Dongfang Fengyun immediately abandoned the idea of snatching the recorder pen, "Gao Fei, I think... we can become friends."

"Oh?" Gao Fei grinned, "Three paths, which do you choose?"

Dongfang Fengyun gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and steeled his heart to say, "I choose the first path, to help you deal with Su Zhentian!" After making his decision, Dongfang Fengyun felt a weight lift from his shoulders. To protect his son, he could only sacrifice Su Zhentian. It was a pity about Su Group.

Dongfang Fengyun had intended for his son to marry Su Xiaorou and then take over Su Group. Now, it seemed that plan was down the drain.

Plans can never keep up with changes.

In one's life, the first thing to learn is how to choose and give up.

"Then tell me, how do you plan to deal with Su Zhentian?" Gao Fei asked with a smile.

"A few days ago, I lent Su Zhentian a sum of money." Dongfang Fengyun now spoke freely, "I'll ask for it back now. Given his current situation, he definitely won't be able to repay..."

"How much did you lend him?" Gao Fei asked.

"Over twenty billion." Dongfang Fengyun replied.

"That much?" Gao Fei was taken aback, then he laughed, "Nice! This is a good plan. Su Zhentian has used all his funds to buy stocks, and he is strapped for cash now. If you press him to settle the debts, he will definitely have a severe headache." Just thinking about Su Zhentian in distress brought joy to Gao Fei's heart.

"Doing this... feels a bit too much…" Dongfang Fengyun sighed.

"What?" Gao Fei glanced at Dongfang Fengyun, "Having regrets?"

"No, no regrets." Dongfang Fengyun shook his head, "Since I've made a choice, I won't have regrets. It's just… my conscience is pricking me a bit."

"Make your move today, and it's best to give Su Zhentian a deadline to repay the money as soon as possible. I have other things to do, so I'll be going now." Dropping these words, Gao Fei left with his hands behind his back, shaking his head and swaggering away.

"Ah…" Dongfang Fengyun sighed deeply, "One wrong step leads to another. Su Zhentian, you really shouldn't have offended Gao Fei back then." After a moment of reflection, Dongfang Fengyun took out his phone and dialed Dongfang Jian, "I need to see you, come here right away."

Shortly after, Dongfang Jian arrived, "Dad, what do you need me for?"

"You good-for-nothing!" Dongfang Fengyun pointed at Dongfang Jian's nose and scolded, "Did you spend money to hire an assassin to kill Gao Fei!"

"What?" Dongfang Jian was greatly surprised, "How did you know that?"

"You can't expect to keep things secret if you yourself set them in motion." Dongfang Fengyun said angrily, "The killer you sent was caught by Gao Fei, and they even found a recording pen on them."

"Recording pen?"

"It contains evidence of you hiring someone to commit murder."

"What? How could this happen?"

"You... you're too careless in your actions…" Dongfang Fengyun said with frustration, "Do you realize you've stirred up serious trouble this time? Gao Fei was just here, using the recording pen to threaten me, asking me to help him against Su Zhentian. If I didn't agree, he said he'd give the pen to the police and let them arrest you.

Hiring an assassin is a serious crime, one that could get you jailed for life, and if things go south, you might even be executed by firing squad."

"Ah!" Dongfang Jian was finally terrified, "Dad, I... I was just confused for a moment... You have to save me, I don't want to go to jail, let alone be executed by firing squad. I haven't lived enough yet..."

"Now you're scared? What were you doing earlier!" Dongfang Fengyun said, "I have told you time and again, to be cautious in everything you do. Don't involve yourself in something if you aren't sure about it, because it might bring huge trouble to yourself. But no, you took my words for the idle wind. Now look at you, Gao Fei has a hold on you and it's a fatal one.

If we don't handle this properly, your life is over." If it had been anyone else, Dongfang Fengyun might have used some means to get the recording pen, but faced with Gao Fei, he felt helpless. Gao Fei was tough as nails, immune to grease or salt; what was deadlier was his wide network of official contacts, which made Dongfang Fengyun weary, daring not to employ many of his usual tactics.

"Dad, I realize my mistake, I will definitely reform," Dongfang Jian said anxiously, "You have to help me, please help me."

"Don't worry." Dongfang Fengyun waved his hand, "I've steadied Gao Fei for now. As long as nothing unexpected happens next, the matter of you hiring an assassin can be settled."

"How did you steady Gao Fei?" Dongfang Jian asked curiously.

"I promised him I'd help him against Su Zhentian." Dongfang Fengyun sighed, "I originally wanted you to become Su Zhentian's son-in-law and take over Su Group later. Now that's not going to happen. Such a good plan, all gone to waste."