My Sexy CEO Wife-Chapter 123 - 122 A Very Frustrating Decision

"I admit, I was wrong to you in the beginning," Su Zhentian said in a slow tone, "Even now... I somewhat regret it."

"Regret?"

"Yes, that's right, regret. If I could do it all over again, I definitely wouldn't target you."

"Are you apologizing to me?"

"You can think of it that way!" Su Zhentian nodded, his voice full of emotion, "Gao Fei! You've really made me see you in a new light, I never dreamed that you'd achieve so much in just over half a year, and to this day, I can't understand how you did it."

Gao Fei's mouth slowly curved into a smile, "What's the use of saying these things now? Su Zhentian, when you fired me, and used despicable means to drive me out of Bright Pearl City, do you know how much I hated you? I wanted to flay your skin and drink all your blood!"

"I know," Su Zhentian nodded, "If I were you, I would feel the same way." He sighed slightly, "Actually, you have already taken your revenge. I'm left with half a life now and am drowning in debt, truly uncertain how I'm going to live from now on."

"Are you trying to gain sympathy?" Gao Fei said coldly.

"No." Su Zhentian shook his head, "I'm not trying to be pitiable, just speaking the honest truth. Gao Fei, you've won, and won thoroughly, won splendidly. You've made me realize something, that as a person you can't just look at appearances, you should look further ahead...

Our ancestors have always said, 'Better to deceive the old than to deceive the young when poor!' This saying couldn't be more accurate."

Su Zhentian cast aside all his pride and dignity, revealing his innermost thoughts.

"Gao Fei, you can take your revenge on me in any way you like, just please don't harm my daughter," Su Zhentian said earnestly, "My daughter is innocent, she has objected to my targeting you from the very beginning, even arguing with me several times... I can see that she likes you. I just don't know what you feel in your heart? Do you like my daughter as well?"

Gao Fei looked at Su Zhentian with a cold gaze, neither confirming nor denying.

"To be honest, I think the two of you are well matched," Su Zhentian continued talking to himself, "If it's possible... I hope the two of you can start over. This time I definitely won't object, I just hope that you will treat my daughter better in the future."

This time Gao Fei didn't remain silent, "Su Zhentian, do you think by saying this, I'll let you off?"

"No," Su Zhentian shook his head, "I never presumed you would let me off. If I'm honest, I'm prepared to face any consequence... The only thing I worry about is my daughter. I hope she can be happy, be fortunate. I'm entrusting her to you now, from here on out it's you who will protect her, love her, cherish her, bring her happiness, and give her a fortunate life..."

"Su Zhentian, you really have a thick skin, no, you are utterly shameless! Someone like you, living is just a waste of air!" After the rebuke, Gao Fei turned and left.

Su Zhentian didn't try to stop him, and just watched silently as Gao Fei left. In that moment, his heart felt unusually calm, a calmness he had never felt before.

...

"Gao Fei." Su Xiaorou hurried to catch up, "Did you and my dad... have a conflict?"

"Go ask your dad," Gao Fei replied without looking back and walked away.

"Bang!"

Su Xiaorou pushed the door and walked in, "Dad, what did you say to Gao Fei? Why does he look so upset?"

"Nothing much, just a casual chat," Su Zhentian said with a smile.

"A casual chat?" A flicker of doubt crossed Su Xiaorou's eyes.

"I'm hungry, make me something to eat," he requested.

"Oh, okay, you wait, I'll go make it," she responded and left.

...

Upon leaving the hospital, Gao Fei's expression was gloomy. He returned to the hotel still shrouded in gloom, appearing as cold as a block of ice.

"Brother Fei, what's wrong with you?" Lu Hao asked cautiously, "Why do you look so upset?"

"Lu Hao."

"Yeah, I'm here."

"Keep me company for a while."

"Ah! Sure! No problem! What's on your mind?" Lu Hao eagerly nodded.

Gao Fei sat on the sofa, took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a drag. He seldom smoked, only doing so when he was especially frustrated to alleviate some stress. A cloud of smoke slowly exhaled from his mouth then disappeared into the air, "I just went to the hospital, saw Su Zhentian."

"And then?"

"Su Zhentian is indeed paralyzed, and if nothing unexpected happens, he'll spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair."

"That's really unfortunate," Lu Hao nodded.

"Su Zhentian apologized to me and even suggested I marry Su Xiaorou. Is that not laughable?" Gao Fei scoffed.

"It's not funny at all," Lu Hao said seriously. "Not funny in the slightest."

"Be serious, cut the jokes."

"I'm not joking, what I'm saying is all serious. You and Su Xiaorou do make a good match. If you married her, it wouldn't be a bad thing."

"Go away!" Gao Fei glared at Lu Hao. "Just the other day, you wanted me to marry the celebrity Meng Xiaoyu, and now it's Su Xiaorou. Are you being consistent or not?"

"Not inconsistent at all," Lu Hao shook his head. "What I mean is, you marry both Su Xiaorou and Meng Xiaoyu and enjoy the blessings of multiple wives. How nice would that be?"

"Nonsense," Gao Fei cursed. "This is a new society that practices monogamy. How can one marry two wives at once? You think this is ancient times, where you could marry anyone you wanted? Your talk is getting more and more preposterous and nonsensical."

Smacking his lips, Lu Hao chuckled, "Brother Fei, you're out of touch. Now, men with means have several women; it's just more discreet, not public, that's all. I've seen too much of this... Don't glare at me, alright, alright, since you don't want to hear it, I'll stop talking... Let's continue with Su Zhentian..."

Gao Fei let out a heavy sigh. "Su Zhentian is paralyzed now, turned into a cripple, and he even took the initiative to bow down to me. Do you think... I should still go after him?"

"That's a tough one..." Lu Hao's eyes roamed. "The key depends on what you want to do. I can't give you an answer to this kind of question."

"It's no longer fun, truly not fun anymore," Gao Fei sighed. "If Su Zhentian were still healthy and in control of Su Group, I'd definitely keep going after him, but now... Now that Su Zhentian has become a cripple, picking on him would make me look bad."

"Brother Fei, are you suggesting... that you're going to let Su Zhentian off the hook?" Lu Hao probed tentatively.

With a flick of his fingers, Gao Fei flicked away some cigarette ashes. "I'm feeling all mixed up right now, things have developed quite beyond my expectations."

"Indeed, I would be in total confusion too," Lu Hao nodded. "The main issue is Su Xiaorou, with her in the mix, things are complicated."

"Buzz, buzz, buzz..."

Gao Fei's phone suddenly rang. He pulled it out and saw it was a call from Dongfang Fengyun: "Hello, what's up?"

"Mr. Gao, you must have heard, right? Su Zhentian had a cerebral hemorrhage and was hospitalized with hemiplegia," Dongfang Fengyun said. "And he's transferred all his assets to Su Xiaorou's name... So, about my money, do I still want it or not?"

"Deal with it yourself; if you want it, claim it, if not, drop it. Don't ask me." After saying that, Gao Fei hung up the phone.

"Brother Fei, the matter with Su Zhentian seems to have come to a close. What about Dongfang Jian? How do you plan to deal with him?" Lu Hao asked.

Rooting around in his pocket, Gao Fei took out a voice recorder. "Give this to the police, let them handle it. Oh, and those three assassins, hand them over to the police as well."

"Didn't you promise Dongfang Fengyun you wouldn't give the voice recorder to the police?" Lu Hao blinked. "Doing this is explicitly breaking your word, isn't it?"

"Who says I broke my word?" Gao Fei pursed his lips. "I had an agreement with Dongfang Fengyun. If he got the money he lent to Su Zhentian back, I'd destroy the voice recorder... But so far, he hasn't reclaimed the money, meaning he hasn't kept to the agreement, so I don't have to honor it either."

"If Dongfang Fengyun heard you say that, he'd be furious."

"Leave Dongfang Jian's case to you; make sure you don't mess it up for me."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure you're satisfied." Taking the voice recorder, Lu Hao swaggered off. About half a minute later, he came back: "Brother Fei, there's something I forgot to say."

"What is it?"

"With your medical skills, you could cure Su Zhentian, couldn't you?"

"Do you think I'd treat Su Zhentian?"

"Not for now, but who knows about later... If you really marry Su Xiaorou, then Su Zhentian becomes your father-in-law, part of the family, and the grudge might slowly dissolve. If Su Xiaorou speaks nicely to you, it's not impossible you'd agree... Alright, I've said my piece, off to work." With a swift turn, Lu Hao dashed off.

"What a rascal," Gao Fei muttered. "Always spouting some nonsense every day."

Returning triumphantly to Bright Pearl City, Gao Fei's revenge was imposing and had started well, with a decent progress, but the ending was somewhat unsatisfactory because it wasn't the outcome he wanted to see. Strictly speaking, Su Zhentian, paralyzed with debt, had faced his karma.

Particularly since Su Zhentian had bowed to Gao Fei, apologized, and shown remorse, this offered Gao Fei a measure of satisfaction.

Putting Su Zhentian's issue aside for the moment, Gao Fei was now ready to make his move against Dongfang Jian. Back when Gao Fei was still a poor youngster, Dongfang Jian never stopped scheming against him; this score had to be settled.

...

Towards evening.

A team of police officers stormed into the villa and arrested Dongfang Jian.

Dongfang Fengyun was in a panic, he took out his phone and dialed a familiar old friend: "Old friend, what's going on? Why did the police arrest my son? And why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"What? The police arrested your son?" The old friend was surprised. "I didn't know about it! I'm away on a business trip... Here's what I'll do, I'll inquire right now, and let you know as soon as I get any news." After these words, the old friend hung up the phone.

"Sigh..." Dongfang Fengyun heaved a deep sigh. "Times are troubled, truly troubled. One wrong move and it's all lost."