A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 107 Dinner Is on "Mr. Chu"

That night, when Han Li and Qiu Lei got home, they immediately sought out their daughter and asked

her to explain herself.

"Mu-Cheng, you tell me. Did that bastard, Ye Fan, force you to do something indecent during your stay

in Jianghai?"

"And so you decided to abandon yourself to despair because you thought you have already hit rock

bottom? Are you going to stay with him for the rest of your life?"

"Why else would you listen to him so obediently at the banquet?"

"You were going along with whatever that good-for-nothing said."

Han Li and her husband stared sternly at their daughter as they questioned her.

Qiu Mu-Cheng shrugged helplessly and said, "What are you talking about? What could he have

possibly done to me?"

"I went along with what he said because he was making sense.”

"Bullshit!" Han Li scolded. "Besides causing trouble, what else can that good-for-nothing do?"

"We thought that we would be able to stand in your limelight once you become the person-in-charge.

But look at what you have done! You pissed off the old man. Now we won't be able to get anything."

A look of anger, disappointment and pity came over Han Li's face as she lamented her daughter's

foolishness.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was nearly rendered speechless. "Mom, I think you are the one who can't tell head from NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

tail. Don't you know what kind of person Qiu Mu-Ying is? If I work with her, she will just take all the

credit when things go well. But if the project flops, I will be the one taking all the blame."

"Why should I do all the work when somebody else is going to get the credit? You can have the job if

you want, but I won't do it."

Realization finally dawned on Han Li and

Qiu Lei as they took in their daughter's words.

"You are right. Luo's family are a bad lot. If you work with that family, you could get into all sorts of

trouble."

"But this is this, and that is that. Mu-Cheng, I am warning you, that piece of trash is not good enough

for you. Sooner or later, you will have to divorce him."

"You had better watch yourself. Don't get too involved with him. And you must be careful not to ruin

your reputation."

"You will have to marry someone from a rich family to make our family proud."

Han Li and Qiu Lei took care to make sure that their daughter understood the seriousness of their

warning. But Qiu Mu-Cheng had already gotten used to her parents' snobbishnes, so she paid them no

mind. After finishing her dinner, she went back to her room.

As for Ye Fan, he had already left the house on some business and was not yet back.

The bank of Yunwu Lake.

Ye Fan was leaning against the railing as he looked at the scenery before him. But instead of enjoying

the view, he had a heavy expression on his face as he talked on his phone.

"Han, you are saying the family will be taking action again?"

"Mm. According to the information I have received, after his recent failure, the third young master will

be sending another killer to Jiangdong. Most likely, he will be coming after you." On the other end of the

line, the old butler was imparting the news with a sombre and worried look on his face.

Although Ye Fan had survived the assassination attempt in Jianghai, it only meant that they would be

sending a more capable killer the next time around.

Ye Fan frowned and asked in a heavy voice, "Can you find out his identity and

address?"

"This will be difficult to do,” Han answered.

A killer on assignment would hide all traces of himself, so much so that even his employer would not

know where he was currently hiding.

"Mm, okay. I get it."

Ye Fan ended the call, but the look of worry remained in his eyes.

He was not worried for his own safety. Currently, there were only a few people in Great China who

could match his strength. His safety was assured but he could not say the same for Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Many professional killers would stop at nothing to achieve their ends. For example, during the last

attempt on Ye Fan's life, those killers had tried to use a hostage against him. Therefore, Ye Fan was

worried that the recent hires would also lay their hands on the people around him.

But clearly, his enemies had not gathered enough intelligence about him. Other than the fact that he

was in Jiangdong, they did not know any other specific details about him. But if he continued to live

with the Qius and move around with Qiu Mu-Cheng, it was quite possible that the killer might target her.

Before we find the killer, it seems I will have to leave the Qius for a while.

Ye Fan stood on the bank of the lake for a long while. Nobody knew just what was going through his

mind just then.

When Ye Fan reached home, it was already late at night.

Qiu Mu-Cheng had already fallen asleep by then. As Ye Fan stared at her intoxicatingly beautiful

sleeping face, he could not help but smile.

I, Ye Fan, will protect this happiness before me.

Ye Fan vowed as determination filled his eyes.

Qiu Mu-Cheng had kicked off her blanket while she was sleeping, so he walked over to cover her up

again. Afterward, he left the room and spent the night in the study.

The next day.

Master Qiu gave his granddaughter a call. He told Qiu Mu-Cheng that he had agreed to her request.

She would be the sole person-in-charge of the partnership with Hongqi Group, and Qiu Mu-Ying would

not be involved.

And once again, the Qius gathered at the family house. In the family hall, Master Qiu and the other

family members were looking at Qiu Mu-Cheng.

“Mu-Cheng, do not let down our trust in you," the old patriarch said sincerely.

Qiu Mu-Cheng replied confidently: "Grandfather, don't worry. I will prove to you, and everybody else in

our family, that I will not lose to anyone in terms of ability."

At this moment, she was smiling. Expressions of confidence, agitation and the joy at having achieved

her goal could be seen racing across her peerlessly beautiful face.

All these years, she had stayed with the Qius despite having to put up with a lot of humiliation.

What had she been waiting for? The chance to realize her ambition!

Finally, after going through so many twists and turns, she had gotten the long-awaited opportunity.

"Everyone who has ever doubted and belittled me, listen up! I will use my results to make you shut your

mouths!"

Within the family hall, Qiu Mu-Cheng's frosty cold voice rang out in the ears of the assembled Qius.

Upon hearing this, many among the Qius turned pale.

Qiu Mu-Ying and her family were especially affected by the speech. They thought that Qiu Mu-Cheng's

words had been meant for them. It was as if she had said all that to intimidate their family.

Qiu Mu-Ying blew her top right away. She snorted coldly and said, "Qiu Mu-Cheng, don't be too sure of

yourself. It will be really embarrassing if you have to eat your words later on."

"So don't start bragging until you have produced results!”

After saying her piece, Qiu Mu-Ying left the room, her face twisted in anger.

Their scheme had just collapsed like a house of cards. It was no wonder that Qiu Mu-Ying and her

family were so enraged.

Once she got home, Qiu Mu-Ying started cursing to vent her frustration. She turned to face Chu Wen-

Fei and yelled, "Shit~"

"What a jumped-up little bitch!"

"Darling, you didn't see the look on her face just now! She looked so arrogant! As if she had the whole

world at her feet!"

"She is just the wife of a good-for-nothing! What does she have to be proud of? So what if she is the

person-in-charge of some stupid project? Well, I don't give a damn about that stupid project!"

When Qiu Mu-Ying recalled the spirited look on her cousin's face, she could not help feeling angry and

jealous. Just then, she had a lot of frustration pent up inside of her.

"Alright, honey. Don't be mad. If she wants to handle the project, let her do it. We will have more time to

ourselves then."

"But I just can't stand the look of smugness on her face! I am so mad!" Qiu Mu-Ying screamed angrily.

Chu Wen-Fei drew his wife close and hugged her. "Honey, what is there to be angry about? Don't

worry. Tonight, I will get back at Qiu Mu-Cheng for making you look bad just now."

"Today is our one-month wedding anniversary. To celebrate, let me treat everyone to dinner. We will

invite all your relatives except for Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family."

"The venue will be the five-star hotel we went to before. Yunjing Hotel."

"We will get the Manchu-Han Imperial Feast and Chateau Lafite! Order anything you like! I, Mr. Chu,

will make sure everyone leaves with a full belly!"

Chu Wen-Fei was brimming with generosity as he made this bold declaration.

Mr. Shen had already announced that he, Mr. Chu, would get all his meals comped. Since all the food

and drinks were going to be free, he might as well indulge. And this would be a good opportunity for

him to show off. So why the hell not?

"Hahaha, thank you, Mr. Chu."

"Darling, you are so nice to me.” Chu Wen-Fei's extravagant plan made Qiu Mu-Ying very happy, and

she even mischievously called him "Mr. Chu."

Afterward, a smug Qiu Mu-Ying posted a notice in the Qiu's WeChat family group and invited

everybody to dinner at Yunjing Hotel. Everybody, except for Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family. Clearly, Qiu

Mu-Ying was doing this to make them look bad.