My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 121 - 120: Outsmarting Oneself

Su Zhentian slumped in his chair, with a somewhat vacant expression in his eyes. He really didn't know what to do. Hundreds of billions in debt, it wasn't something that could be repaid in just a few days.

Did he really have to watch the court seize his properties with his own eyes?

Lord above, I've never cursed you, nor have I ever offended you, why would you punish me like this? Why? Just because I once looked down on Gao Fei?

Su Zhentian truly regretted it. If he could make the choice again, he definitely wouldn't underestimate Gao Fei, nor would he have driven him out of Bright Pearl City...

"If only there was a pill for regret in this world," Su Zhentian murmured to himself.

Making the wrong choice was the most frustrating thing in life.

What had happened had happened; regret was useless now. One could only clench their teeth and hold on; and if one couldn't hold on... bankruptcy was the only option, leaving them with nothing. That was the worst-case scenario.

"Before bankruptcy, I must set aside some money for my daughter, enough for her future life," Su Zhentian vowed silently. "I must be very careful and cautious in the process, absolutely no one must find out."

...

Time flew by.

In a flash, two days passed.

Su Xiaorou and Gao Fei were still at an impasse, neither willing to back down.

"This can't go on," Su Xiaorou thought deeply. "Gao Fei can afford to drag this out, but I can't. No, I have to change my strategy. I can't keep on stalling like this." After pondering for a moment, Su Xiaorou came up with a plan.

"Gao Fei, I need to step out for a bit. I'll be back soon." After notifying Gao Fei, Su Xiaorou hurriedly left the hotel.

"Sigh..." Gao Fei exhaled a breath of turbid air. "Finally gone, I can finally get some peace. These last few days have been exhausting." To be honest, he actually had a good impression of Su Xiaorou, but because of Su Zhentian, he had to deliberately distance himself from her.

...

After leaving the hotel, Su Xiaorou took a car to the Su Group, then went to the CEO's office on the top floor and saw Su Zhentian, looking haggard.

"Xiaorou, why are you here? Do you need something?" Su Zhentian asked with confusion.

"Dad, you... how did you end up looking like this?"

"I haven't been sleeping well these past few days, so I might look a little run down. It's nothing serious."

"Dad, you should still go to the hospital for a check-up. Your complexion looks really bad..."

"No need, I know my own body best," Su Zhentian waved it off. "I've just been too tired lately; a good rest for a couple of days will fix it, really, I'm not lying to you." As he spoke, Su Zhentian coughed twice. "Once you get older, your body starts to decline. A little negligence can lead to a cold."

Su Xiaorou poured Su Zhentian a cup of hot water, then walked behind his desk and began massaging his head. "Dad, I want to tell you something."

"What is it? If it's about Gao Fei, I don't want to hear it," Su Zhentian said.

"Dad..." Su Xiaorou grew unhappy. "What's wrong with just lowering your head to him!"

"I would rather bow to a dog than to Gao Fei," Su Zhentian huffed. "I'll say it again, a man can be killed but not humiliated. If you want me to bow down and admit my mistake to Gao Fei, there's not a chance!"

Su Xiaorou took a deep breath. "Gao Fei is about to become your son-in-law, and in the future, he'll be family. What's the point in continuing this struggle with him?"

"Uh... Hm?!" Su Zhentian blinked, then his eyes widened. "What did you just say? Say it again!"

"I am already Gao Fei's woman, and I also..." Su Xiaorou's cheeks turned a hint of rosy. "I'm carrying Gao Fei's child."

"Is... is everything you're saying true..." Su Zhentian asked with a trembling voice.

Su Xiaorou nodded firmly. "Yes, absolutely true. In fact, these past few days I've been with Gao Fei all the time... Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you, Dad..." Su Xiaorou hadn't finished speaking when she saw Su Zhentian's eyes roll back and he slumped onto the desk.

Su Xiaorou, terrified, shook him violently and cried out loudly, "Dad, wake up, please, Dad, don't scare me..." No matter how much Su Xiaorou shook him, Su Zhentian did not awaken.

"Dad! What's happened to you?" Su Xiaorou, frantic, started crying. She grabbed the phone and dialed a number: "Hello, Ding Xiang, come quickly, my dad has fainted."

"Bang!"

The office door was shoved open, and Ding Xiang ran in, flustered. "What happened? The Director was fine, why did he faint..." Ding Xiang quickly walked over, flipped Su Zhentian's eyelids, then checked his breath. "The Director's breathing is very weak. We must get him to a hospital immediately."

"Okay, to the hospital." Su Xiaorou nodded hastily.

Together, they carried the unconscious Su Zhentian out of the office.

...

More than ten minutes later, Su Zhentian was rushed to the hospital and then wheeled into the emergency room by a doctor.

"It's all my fault." Su Xiaorou covered her face and wept. "If I hadn't lied to my dad, he wouldn't have passed out..."

"Miss, don't worry, the Chairman will definitely be alright," Ding Xiang consoled.

Comforted by Ding Xiang, Su Xiaorou gradually stopped crying and then sat in the chair in a daze. She had originally intended to find an excuse to make her father compromise, but who would have thought it would turn out like this? It was clearly a tactic gone awry, a misguided attempt at cleverness.

Seeing Su Xiaorou's distraught appearance, Ding Xiang felt very uncomfortable. Ever since Gao Fei appeared, Su Xiaorou's life had undergone earth-shaking changes... Adversaries, karmic debt, Gao Fei and Su Xiaorou were simply a pair of adversaries.

In recent days, Su Zhentian had been under tremendous pressure, eating poorly and sleeping poorly; he was nearly breaking down. Today, provoked by Su Xiaorou, he finally collapsed.

It ended up being several hours.

When the doctor came out again, it was already dark.

"Doctor, how is my father?" Su Xiaorou quickly approached, asking anxiously.

The doctor took off his mask and let out a light sigh, "Your father is out of life-threatening danger now..."

"Thank heavens," Su Xiaorou's tense heart finally relaxed, but the next words from the doctor made her anxious again.

"However, your father's condition is still not very optimistic..." the doctor said.

"Not optimistic? What do you mean not optimistic?" Su Xiaorou's voice trembled slightly.

"Your father has suffered a cerebral hemorrhage, causing serious trauma," the doctor stated, "Fortunately, you brought him in time, and his life is saved, but... whether he can wake up or not remains an unknown." Here, the doctor paused, "Even if your father wakes up, he may be paralyzed on one side of his body, so you need to be mentally prepared..."

Su Xiaorou's vision went black, and she fell stiffly backward.

"Miss." Ding Xiang hurriedly reached out to support Su Xiaorou, lucky to catch her in time, or Su Xiaorou would have fallen to the ground.

The doctor quickly stepped forward, pinched Su Xiaorou's philtrum, and then Su Xiaorou began to slowly come to, "It's okay now, she just fainted from a rush of anger, now that she's regained consciousness, she'll be fine."

"Miss, you have to think positively; the Chairman will definitely get better," Ding Xiang comforted.

Su Xiaorou shook her head feebly, "Why did this happen, why did this happen... why..." she said, before breaking into loud tears, "Why... when everything was going well in life... why did it turn out this way..."

"It's all because of that Gao Fei." Ding Xiang's heart was also heavy, blaming what happened to Su Zhentian on him: "If it weren't for his arrival, why would the Chairman..."

"No." Su Xiaorou shook her head, "It has nothing to do with Gao Fei! From start to finish, Gao Fei didn't do anything wrong, all this... my dad brought upon himself..." although Su Xiaorou was heartbroken, she was still rational.

"Miss..."

"You can go back. I want to be alone for a while."

"I'll stay here with you... If the Chairman wakes up, I can help take care of him."

"No need, I can manage on my own. It's late, you should go rest."

"... Alright then, I'll go back first. Call me if you need anything." Ding Xiang left, looking back at every step.

"Doctor, is there much hope for my father's recovery?" Su Xiaorou looked at the doctor full of hope, she so wished the doctor would nod, but...

The doctor shook his head, "Based on the current situation, it's very difficult... but we will do our best..."

That night, Su Zhentian awoke, and just as the doctor had said, he had lost sensation in half of his body, "How did this happen? Why can't I feel my left side?"

"Dad, don't worry, this is temporary, it will gradually recover," Su Xiaorou held Su Zhentian's hand tightly, "The doctor said you can't get anxious now, you can't get agitated."

Su Zhentian gave a wry smile, "Don't comfort me, I know my own body best... I'm going to be in a wheelchair now, paralyzed."

"Dad..."

"Xiaorou, was what you said today true? Are you really pregnant with Gao Fei's child?" Su Zhentian stared intently at Su Xiaorou without blinking.

"No." Su Xiaorou hurriedly shook her head, "It's not true, it's a lie, I deceived you."

"Really, you lied to me?"

"Yes, I lied to you, I just wanted to make you compromise, to bow your head to Gao Fei, but I didn't expect you would... I'm sorry, truly sorry." As she spoke, Su Xiaorou began to cry again.

"So it was a lie." Su Zhentian mused for a moment, then lifted his head to ask, "Xiaorou, I want to ask you a question, and you have to answer me truthfully."

"Alright, ask me, as long as I know, I will tell you," Su Xiaorou nodded.

"Do you like Gao Fei!" Su Zhentian asked word by word, "Tell me the truth, do you like Gao Fei!"

"I..." Su Xiaorou was startled, she hadn't expected Su Zhentian to ask this. To be honest, she didn't know how to answer; she had asked herself this question before but never found an answer. She was confused, really confused, unsure if she truly liked Gao Fei.