My Sexy CEO Wife

Chapter 567 - 564: Making You Envious and Jealous

"Were those assassins just now sent by the various sects and noble families?" Gao Fei asked.

"Nonsense," Shangguan Yunyue huffed. "Of course, they were sent by them. If I hadn't arrived in time, you would be dead."

Gao Fei was very frustrated, to put it mildly. He could never have imagined things turning out like this. Calling it utterly disastrous was putting it lightly.

He had gone through great efforts to eliminate bandits, partly to earn merit and partly to rid the people of harm. After all, only when the bandits were gone could the common folk live in peace and prosperity. What he had never expected was that the various sects and noble families would set their sights on him and send a host of experts to assassinate him. Had Shangguan Yunyue not arrived in time, Gao Fei would surely be dead.

What to do?

If the enemy could attempt to kill him once, they could do it twice, thrice, four times, five times...

In that case, Gao Fei could forget about living a peaceful life.

"Which sects were involved?" Gao Fei pondered for a moment before asking.

"All the comparatively more powerful sects and families were involved," Shangguan Yunyue said indifferently, "except for Piaomiao Palace."

Gao Fei's face twitched, "So, my situation is very dangerous then?"

"You're only realizing this now?" Shangguan Yunyue laughed, though it was a cold laugh. "Being targeted by the various sects and noble families, hoping to survive without a scratch... it's almost impossible."

"Is there a way to reconcile?"

"Reconcile?"

"Yeah, if you intercede on my behalf, ask them to stop troubling me, they should give you some face, right?"

"My face isn't worth that much! Moreover... I have had some disputes with the various sects and noble families recently. Even if I did speak on your behalf, they wouldn't let you off."

"Then what should I do?"

"Don't ask me! This trouble is of your own making; you figure out how to resolve it."

"If it really comes to it, strike first to gain the upper hand!" A fierce gleam flickered in Gao Fei's eyes.

Shangguan Yunyue narrowed her eyes, "Just you? And you think of striking first?"

"A person pushed to the edge can do anything."

"Alright, tell me, how do you plan to do it?"

"Haven't thought it through yet," Gao Fei shook his head. "But I won't just sit around waiting to be killed! Whoever dares scheme against me, I'll repay it back tenfold, a hundredfold!"

"You can think it over yourself, I'm leaving," Shangguan Yunyue said.

"Don't rush off. You've come all this way, why not stay a couple more days? Let me take good care of you," Gao Fei urged.

"We'll talk about that after you survive this ordeal! Hopefully, the next time I come down, you'll still be alive." With those words, Shangguan Yunyue soared away, decisively not giving Gao Fei a chance to keep her there.

Standing at the doorway, Gao Fei looked up, watching the direction in which Shangguan Yunyue had disappeared, and muttered to himself with a chuckle, "You clearly care a lot about me, yet you put on such a cold and ruthless façade, how laughable."

In Gao Fei's heart, Shangguan Yunyue was like an iceberg, emitting an air of nobility but difficult to approach. Gao Fei had racked his brains, using numerous strategies to gradually melt her heart. Although Shangguan Yunyue had not outright accepted him, Gao Fei was already content.

The beginning is always the hardest, but once the first step is taken, everything else becomes easier.

First, let's slowly cultivate our relationship, and once it becomes deep enough, Shangguan Yunyue will naturally come to accept Gao Fei.

"What kind of expression would others have if they knew Shangguan Yunyue was going to be my woman?" Gao Fei wondered.

"They would probably be very envious and jealous, I guess."

"That's exactly what I want! I want you all to be envious! To be jealous! To lose sleep at night over it!"

After indulging in such satisfying fantasies for a while, Gao Fei began to consider the matter of his own safety.

In the following period of time, Gao Fei did three things: first, strengthen the guard force; second, recruit experts; third, report the assassination attempt on himself and request that superiors send experts to protect him.

Gao Fei, now a Wan Fuchang, commanded tens of thousands of soldiers. In one fell swoop, he called upon thousands of soldiers to arrange formations and patrol around his residence, switching between day and night shifts, guarding rigorously so that not even a mosquito could fly in. Next, Gao Fei began to recruit experts. He was very aware that Transcendance Tribulation Stage masters would not come because they were too proud to care about a minor Wan Fuchang like him. So, Gao Fei could only recruit some Nascent Soul Stage and Soul Out of Aperture Stage experts, and he spent a lot of Spirit Stones to hire them.

Gao Fei wrote a lengthy letter detailing the assassination attempt. After finishing it, he called Chen San over and instructed him to deliver it personally to Bai Daqing in Chaotic Wind City.

Several days later, Chen San returned.

"How did it go?" Gao Fei asked impatiently: "What did City Lord Bai say?"

"After reading the letter, City Lord Bai was very angry and slammed the table on the spot," Chen San said. "City Lord Bai also said that he's going to see His Majesty the Emperor immediately, asking His Majesty to teach those lawless Sects and noble families a lesson."

"Seeking the Emperor?" Gao Fei nodded: "City Lord Bai has really gone to great lengths."

"City Lord Bai also said that you shouldn't worry too much. Since those Sects and noble families failed their assassination, they wouldn't dare to take any major action in the short term," added Chen San.

"Let's hope so. Alright, you may go rest now; I'll call you if I need anything," Gao Fei said.

"Yes," Chen San answered, then turned and walked away with large strides.

Gao Fei stood up, paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back: "City Lord Bai is going to the Emperor, but will the Emperor intervene? Would he offend those Sects and noble families for my sake? After all, I am a Wan Fuchang, a ranking officer. If the Emperor doesn't stand up for justice on my behalf, other officers will certainly feel disheartened... So, the Emperor will surely intervene. As long as he maintains my safety, those Sects and noble families wouldn't dare to openly target me."

The only thing Gao Fei could do now was wait.

Wait for the final outcome.

Waiting is an irritating affair, especially without knowing the result, it becomes even more frustrating.

A day passed, then two days, then three...

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

Still, there was no message from the Emperor.

Gao Fei was getting anxious. Time was precious for him; each day's delay increased his danger. Living in constant fear was truly too depressing.

"No, I can't just keep waiting like this!" Gao Fei suddenly stood up and headed out: "I'll go to Chaotic Wind City now and get a clear answer from City Lord Bai."

Gao Fei was a decisive person. Once he made a decision, he would act on it immediately, never hesitating or dragging his feet.

And so, Gao Fei left his residence and headed for Chaotic Wind City.

Several days later, Gao Fei arrived in Chaotic Wind City and without delay, made his way to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Gao Fei? Why have you come?" Bai Daqing personally greeted him at the door, with a very warm attitude.