My Sexy CEO Wife

"I regret it so much!" Bai Daqing looked up to the sky and sighed deeply, "I regret not heeding Gao Fei's advice! Back then, Gao Fei exposed Dongfang Jian's true colors to me, repeatedly advising me not to trust Dongfang Jian, not to betroth you to him, but I didn't take it seriously... If I had listened to Gao Fei... none of this would have happened... It's all my fault..."

"Don't blame yourself! Blame me!" Bai Mudan cried, "I was the one who was stubborn, it was I who insisted on marrying Dongfang Jian, all of this is my mistake! My fault! I was the one who misplaced my trust!"

Today, father and daughter finally felt regret, regretting that they had not listened to Gao Fei's advice.

But... is regret of any use?

Not at all, because there is no medicine for regret in this world!

In life, one faces many choices, and if one chooses wrongly, there will be a price to pay.

"Enough, stop crying," Bai Daqing took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the rage in his chest, "It's useless to feel remorse now! Dongfang Jian has found a powerful backer, we can't do anything to him for the time being! However..." At this point, Bai Daqing's tone turned severe, "I will keep this hatred in my heart, and if I ever find the opportunity, I will punish Dongfang Jian severely! I'll make sure he dies without a burial ground!"

...

Emperor Dugu Jingtian and The Tenth Princess Dugu Xiu also heard the rumors. Dugu Jingtian was somewhat angry and wanted to trouble Dongfang Jian, but he was stopped by Dugu Xiu.

"It's obvious that someone is deliberately slandering Dongfang Jian," The Tenth Princess Dugu Xiu said calmly.

"Slander?" Dugu Jingtian snorted, "Tell me, are the contents of the rumor true or false?"

"That... is somewhat exaggerated..."

"Xiu'er, have you really made up your mind? Won't you think it over again? Marriage is no trivial matter, if you choose wrongly, the consequences will be severe." Pausing, Dugu Jingtian continued, "Bai Daqing's daughter is a living example."

Dugu Xiu fell silent for a moment, "I have confidence in myself."

"Confidence?"

"Yes! I am confident that I can handle Dongfang Jian!"

"So you've set your heart on marrying Dongfang Jian?"

"Yes! I don't care about Dongfang Jian's character, nor about his status, and even less about his appearance. There is only one thing I care about! Dongfang Jian can make me laugh, I feel relaxed and happy with him!" At this, Dugu Xiu's mouth curved into a hint of a smile, "Dongfang Jian is my joy."

"Joy?" Dugu Jingtian's eyebrows lifted slightly.

"Yes!" Dugu Xiu nodded, "He is my joy! If Father wants me to live happily and fill my days with laughter and cheer, let me marry Dongfang Jian."

Emperor Dugu Jingtian looked at Dugu Xiu with a complex gaze, "Have you considered that Dongfang Jian might just be using you, that his feelings for you aren't sincere..."

"It doesn't matter," Dugu Xiu shrugged nonchalantly, "As long as he can make me happy, that's enough! Everything else can be ignored!" With that, Dugu Xiu let out a soft sigh, "I've lived too boringly and too lonely these years, I need someone like Dongfang Jian to accompany me."

Emperor Dugu Jingtian furrowed his brows.

"I know what you're worried about," Dugu Xiu lifted her head and said cheerfully, "You're just worried that Dongfang Jian will deceive me, that he will let down my affection and leave me with a fate like Bai Mudan's! But you really don't need to worry. I'm not like Bai Mudan."

"Oh? Where is the difference?" Dugu Jingtian asked, his voice betraying no emotion.

Dugu Xiu smiled and said, "The biggest difference between Bai Mudan and me is status. Bai Mudan is the daughter of a prince, while I am the daughter of the Emperor of Heaven; there is no woman under the heavens more noble than I am! Why did Dongfang Jian discard Bai Mudan? Because he met a woman with higher status than Bai Mudan, and that woman is me. Dongfang Jian is ambitious and seeks to gain more power, which is why he chose me without hesitation. According to this line of reasoning... if Dongfang Jian were to meet a woman more noble than me one day, he would discard me without hesitation... The key question is..." Dugu Xiu's eyes flashed as she continued, "Is there a woman in this world more noble than me?"

"That's quite interesting..." Dugu Jingtian laughed. "It's a skill to present such twisted logic so righteously."

"This isn't twisted logic." Dugu Xiu shook her head solemnly. "This is the reality! Since I dared to accept Dongfang Jian, I have full confidence in controlling him!"

"Indeed, your words do make some sense," Dugu Jingtian nodded. "But you've overlooked one thing."

"What's that?"

"What if one day I'm gone? Or say, I leave Elysium?"

"Ah! Father, are you going to leave Elysium?" Dugu Xiu exclaimed in shock. "Such a joke must not be made lightly..."

"I am not joking." Dugu Jingtian shook his head slightly. "After a while, I will leave Elysium."

"Father, you... you..."

"Don't rush, let me finish speaking," Dugu Jingtian raised his hand. "I inadvertently discovered a special realm called the Minor Heavenly Realm..." Dugu Jingtian briefly explained the matter of the Minor Heavenly Realm.

After listening to Dugu Jingtian, Dugu Xiu's expression immediately changed. "Father, I beg you not to leave me! Do not go to the Minor Heavenly Realm!"

"Alas." Dugu Jingtian sighed. "My life is reaching its limit. If I stay in Elysium, I will only slowly fade away. The longer people live, the more they fear death—I haven't lived enough!" He said this and revealed a bitter smile on his face. "If there were even a glimmer of hope, I wouldn't descend to the Minor Heavenly Realm to be under someone else's roof." In Elysium, Dugu Jingtian was the lofty Emperor of Heaven, whose word could determine life or death! If he went to the Minor Heavenly Realm, he would have to start from the bottom and undoubtedly suffer many slights.

Accustomed to a superior life, it would be impossible to adapt to the life of an inferior person.

Just as Dugu Jingtian had stated, if there were even a glimmer of hope, he would not go to the Minor Heavenly Realm to live at the mercy of others.

"By going to the Minor Heavenly Realm, will you be able to live longer?" Dugu Xiu asked.

"Yes," Dugu Jingtian nodded. "The Laws of the Minor Heavenly Realm are different from those of Elysium. People living in the Minor Heavenly Realm can possess long lives." Dugu Jingtian paused, then added, "To have the strength of an immortal in a mortal's body, what freedom and pleasure that would be!" A longing appeared in Dugu Jingtian's eyes.

Dugu Xiu fell silent.

"Once I leave, your life will certainly be affected," Dugu Jingtian spoke slowly. "Without my protection, do you still have the confidence to control Dongfang Jian?"

Dugu Xiu hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth: "I do! I have confidence! Even if Father is gone, I am still The Tenth Princess!"

"You've grown up; you have your own thoughts now, to the point where you can even ignore your father's words."

"Father..."

"No more words." Dugu Jingtian waved his hand. "Do as you please; I won't stand in your way any longer." After a pause, he continued, "You needn't worry too much. Before I depart for the Minor Heavenly Realm, I will arrange everything so that you won't be at a disadvantage."