My Sexy CEO Wife

In the dark and damp prison.

Bai Daqing wore a face full of regret, wishing he could just smash his head and die.

"Prince Bai, what do you plan to do?" Gao Fei asked in a deep voice, "Do you have a strategy to escape?"

"I was framed by Dongfang Jian," Bai Daqing said bitterly. "Even His Majesty was deceived by Dongfang Jian! I hate, oh how I hate that I didn't slap Dongfang Jian to death back then!" Having said that, Bai Daqing paused, "My mind is in chaos now, I can't think of any way to escape."

Gao Fei pondered for a moment and then said, "I'll go and speak to His Majesty on your behalf..."

"It will be no use," Bai Daqing shook his head, "I know His Majesty's temper well, once he makes a decision, he will not change it."

"Then what should we do?"

"There is nothing we can do! We can only wait!"

"Wait?"

"Wait until the truth comes out, and I am cleared of suspicion, then His Majesty will naturally release me."

"How long will we have to wait?"

"I don't know..."

"Have you considered one thing?" Gao Fei said slowly, "You are a confidant of His Majesty, and Dongfang Jian is His Majesty's son-in-law. To His Majesty, you are an outsider, but Dongfang Jian is family. Who do you think His Majesty will favor?"

"Hmm?" Bai Daqing was momentarily stumped and didn't know how to answer; in fact, he already had the answer in his heart, but he just didn't want to say it out loud.

Gao Fei sighed softly, "I think His Majesty will certainly favor Dongfang Jian, so you are in great danger."

"I am in great danger?" Bai Daqing gave a bitter smile, "You're right, I am indeed in great danger. The slightest carelessness, and I will die without a place to be buried." His expression turned fierce as he said, pulling at his throat to growl lowly, "Even if I die, I will become a vengeful ghost to seek Dongfang Jian's life!!!"

"What about Miss Bai if you die?"

"...The only thing I cannot let go of is Mudan."

"I ask you, why did Dongfang Jian go to such lengths to frame you?"

"Isn't that obvious? Dongfang Jian feared my revenge, so he struck first and used devious means to harm me. Once I'm dead, he'll be at peace."

"I ask you again, what did Dongfang Jian fear about you?"

"He feared my... the status of being a Prince and my formidable power."

"Exactly," Gao Fei nodded. "Your status as Prince and your formidable power have put a lot of pressure on Dongfang Jian. To put it bluntly, as long as you're alive, Dongfang Jian won't be able to sleep peacefully."

"With His Majesty protecting him, I can't touch him at all."

"His Majesty can protect Dongfang Jian temporarily, but can he protect him for a lifetime? To speak disrespectfully, what if one day His Majesty is no longer around? Wouldn't Dongfang Jian's situation become very dangerous? Dongfang Jian must have thought of this too, which is why he was so eager to strike first and frame you." Gao Fei softened his tone, "I'll say it again, you are an outsider, Dongfang Jian is family, His Majesty will certainly favor Dongfang Jian. Even if he finds out later that it was Dongfang Jian who framed you, he'll likely cover the mistake and it's highly unlikely that he will let you out."

Bai Daqing stared blankly at Gao Fei, "So according to you, am I facing a dead end?"

"There is a way that might save you, only..." Gao Fei hesitated, seemingly struggling with a difficult issue.

"Speak, what is the method?" Bai Daqing urged.

"You just said it, Dongfang Jian fears two things about you, one being your status as Prince, the other your formidable power. If you renounce these two things, Dongfang Jian will no longer have a reason to relentlessly target you."

"To abandon... it's easy to give up the identity of a prince, but how can I give up my power... ah..." Bai Daqing's body shuddered as he looked at Gao Fei with eyes filled with terror, "You want me to destroy my cultivation?"

Gao Fei nodded, "This is your only way to survive."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Bai Daqing shook his head vigorously, becoming extremely agitated, "I would rather die than destroy my cultivation! Without my cultivation, I'll become a cripple, and it would be better to die swiftly than to live in such humiliation."

"Do you think Dongfang Jian would let you die swiftly?"

"I..."

"Moreover, if you die, what will happen to Miss Bai? Can you bear to let her live alone in this world?"

"I..."

"I heard that Miss Bai is going to give birth soon, right? It's already tough for a woman to survive in this world, let alone with a child. Her life will become even tougher."

These words instantly crushed Bai Daqing.

Bai Daqing sat on the ground, his gaze blank, his expression one of immense sorrow, "Is there really no other way..."

"There isn't," Gao Fei shook his head, "This is the only way."

"Hey, visiting time is over, hurry up and leave," a shout came from outside from a jailer.

"Think it over carefully, regardless of your decision, I will support you." Gao Fei hesitated for a moment before adding, "If you choose to die rather than submit, I will take good care of Miss Bai and ensure she can live a peaceful life."

Bai Daqing looked at Gao Fei with gratitude, "Thank you! Gao Fei! I did not misjudge you; you are a man of loyalty and passion. If Mudan had married you... Ah, what's the use in talking about this now!"

"I have to go, I'll come to see you another day." Gao Fei gave Bai Daqing one last look before turning and walking away.

Watching Gao Fei's retreating figure, Bai Daqing let out a long sigh, a tear of regret sliding down the corner of his eye.

...

As Gao Fei just left the prison, he bumped into an acquaintance, one who surprised him immensely.

"Miss Bai?"

"Gao Fei?"

Gao Fei was surprised, and Bai Mudan even more so; she had not expected to see Gao Fei here.

"How come you're here?" Bai Mudan asked, her eyes complex as she looked at Gao Fei.

"I came to visit Prince Bai," Gao Fei sighed internally, seeing that Bai Mudan was in a sorry state; her hair was disheveled, her face pale as paper, her eyes bloodshot, her lips cracked. The elegance she once had was gone, and Gao Fei understood in his heart that Bai Mudan must have been under immense pressure lately, and it's a wonder she hadn't had a mental breakdown.

"You came to see my father?" Bai Mudan was taken aback, then frantically pressed on, "So did you see my father? Did you? How is he now? Have the people inside been torturing him?" Bai Mudan looked at Gao Fei anxiously, afraid that Gao Fei would shake his head indicating he had not seen Bai Daqing.

Gao Fei didn't directly answer Bai Mudan but instead asked, "Why are you asking me? Why don't you go in and see Prince Bai yourself?"

"I wanted to go in, but the jailers won't let me," Bai Mudan said with a bitter smile, "I've been in the capital for several days and haven't seen my father once."

"Why won't they let you in?"

"The jailers said... the order came from above, specifically naming me as not allowed to enter the prison to visit my father..." As she spoke, Bai Mudan's eyes began to redden, and tears started falling, "I really want to see my father... wuwuwu... Gao Fei, can you help me..."