A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 48 The Qius Were Shocked

The Qiu's family house.

Members from various branches of the Qiu family had gathered at the family house. They were either

executives of Qiushui Logistics or senior members of the family.

Just then, Qiu Mu-Ying was lounging around the meeting hall and looking displeased.

"It's the middle of the night. Are we not allowed to rest?"

"Why did grandfather call for a meeting at this hour?"

"Can't we wait till tomorrow?"

In the huge meeting hall, Qiu Mu-Ying was the only person who dared to complain.

After all, her family now held a prestigious position among the Qius. Qiu Mu-Ying had married a

successful man from a powerful family, so nobody dared to cause her offence.

"Ying-Ying, this is what I heard. Qiu Mu-Cheng was the one who called your grandfather. She wanted

us to wait here for the loan contract." One of Qiu Mu-Ying's aunts confided in a whisper.

"The loan contract? Qiu Mu-Ying frowned and then laughed disdainfully. "She doesn't have backings or

connections. How on earth is she going to get the loan contract?"

"I think she is just joking around with us."

"That's right, Ying-Ying. I agree with you. It has only been one night. I don't believe Qiu Mu-Cheng can

persuade the bank to give us the loan in such a short amount of time. She is not such an amazing

person."

"But this is good as well. We can make use of this opportunity to oust her from the company. We have

never liked her.”

The Qius gave their opinions and discussed the matter in a low voice.

Very soon, Master Qiu arrived at the meeting hall and everyone quieted down immediately.

Qiu Mu-Ying took the opportunity to approach her grandfather. "Grandfather, did Mu-Cheng really get

the loan?"

Master Qiu shook his head and said: "I have no idea. She said she would get it tonight and told me to

set up this meeting.”

"Chh~ I thought she has already got the loan. Now it looks like she was just playing to the gallery." Qiu

Mu-Ying sneered and continued, "Grandfather, I think Mu-Cheng is just giving in to her despair. She

knows it is impossible for her to get the loan and continue to freeload off us, so she wants to prank us

before she leaves."

"Grandfather, just think about it. Right now, it doesn't matter if Mu-Cheng is capable enough to get the

loan or not. It is late at night now. All the banks are closed. There is nobody to see her, let alone

negotiate a loan contract with her."

"She is obviously lying to you.”

"That's right. What an ungrateful wretch. Our family has treated her so well, and yet she wants to prank

us before leaving. Next time I see her, I am going to pretend not to know her." The other Qius followed

suit and criticized Qiu Mu-Cheng as well.

As criticisms against Qiu Mu-Cheng continued to mount, Master Qiu's expression turned darker and

darker.

It was obvious that Qiu Mu-Ying's words had made him realize that he could have been tricked by Ye

Fan and Qiu Mu-Cheng.

"Qiu Guang, call that wretch right now. Ask her what she is planning to do," Master Qiu ordered coldly.

Qiu Mu-Ying grew more satisfied as she looked at her visibly angry grandfather.

Qiu Mu-Cheng, Qiu Mu-Cheng. You are really an idiot. Pranking us like this will only anger grandfather.

You are just asking for trouble!

"Grandfather, there's no need to call. I am here."

The door opened with a clang.

Without a hint of expression on her face, Qiu Mu-Cheng walked in carrying a handbag.

"Hmph, Qiu Mu-Cheng, how dare you show your face around here?"

"Where's the money? Where's the loan contract? Where are they?"

"I think you have nothing to show us."

"Don't go around bragging when you are so useless. We need our sleep, you know?"

"Grandfather has a noble constitution. If he falls sick because of your prank, will you be able to take

responsibility for your actions?"

"That's right, Qiu Mu-Cheng. Since you are so useless, why do you still want to show off?"

"You made everyone gather here in the middle of the night. Don't you feel guilty?" "You are a really

horrible person." "A person like you should not remain in the company."

"We will let you keep a bit of dignity.

Resign and leave by yourself. Save us the trouble of firing you.” Judging by the mass of criticisms the

assembled Qius were leveling against Qiu Mu-Cheng, it was obvious that they were all on Qiu Mu-

Ying's side.

If a man is successful, then his wife will be respected as well. Qiu Mu-Ying had married a successful

man, so the other Qius were quick to toady up to her. As for Qiu Mu-Cheng, because she had married

a useless piece of trash, everyone looked down on her and, naturally, nobody cared one bit about her

dignity.

Bullies tend to pick on those weaker than themselves. And because Qiu Mu-Cheng held a low position

within the Qiu family, the other Qius would consciously or unconsciously pick on her.

But Qiu Mu-Cheng simply turned a deaf ear to her relatives' criticisms. She did not even bother to look

at them.

"Qiu Mu-Cheng, I am asking you a question. Are you deaf or dumb?" Getting ignored by her cousin had

angered Qiu Mu-Ying.

Qiu Mu-Cheng continued to ignore her cousin, and Qiu Mu-Ying's face turned red in anger. The latter

was about to yell again, when a stack of documents landed on the table with a piak.

"Grandfather, I have done what you told me to do. Here is the loan contract."

"It is a loan for twenty million. They will release the fund in four batches. We will receive the first batch

tomorrow."

"Grandfather, please take a look at these loan documents."

Qiu Mu-Cheng's indifferent words hit the assembled Qius like a slap in their face.

Qiu Mu-Ying and her allies were dumbfounded.

"Your...your negotiation was successful?"

"But how is it possible?"

Qiu Mu-Ying could not believe her ears. She quick-stepped over to the table and started looking

through the documents.

"Twenty million?"

"A loan from Hongqi Bank?"

"Shit, Mu-Cheng, how did you do it?"

"Hongqi Bank only serves the top elites. Even if our family head goes to them, they might not see him.

And the bank actually gave you a loan?" The Qius were shocked and their eyes were filled with

disbelief.

Hongqi Bank was renowned throughout Yunzhou. The bank only dealt with the big clients, such as

state-owned enterprises and corporations on the world's top-five-hundred list.

"Damn!”

"Xu Lei's signature?" "Shit, she's the richest woman in Yunzhou!" "Mu-Cheng, did you meet Miss Xu to

negotiate the contract?"

As his relatives trembled from the shock, Qiu Guang raised his voice to ask the question. It was

obvious that he had been thoroughly frightened by the sight of Xu Lei's signature.

Who was Xu Lei?

She was the strongwoman of Yunzhou, and an equal of Master Li Er. Not only was she the number one

tycoon of the city, but she also ruled over half of it. As a top-level elite, Xu Lei was idolized by many

people, including Qiu Mu-Ying and Qiu Guang. But the two Qius' positions were too low to let them see

her so, naturally, something like having a business meeting with their idol was out of the question.

Therefore, when the Qius saw that the signature was Xu Lei's, they could not help being shocked.

"It's a fake. It must be a fake!" "Who do you think you are?" "You are just a speck of dirt who married a

piece of trash. A person like you has no chance of even meeting her, let alone negotiate a contract with

her."

"Grandfather, this contract must be a fake. Don't let yourself get cheated by her."

"This Qiu Mu-Cheng. How dare she use a fake contract to cheat us. Her motive is execrable."

"And you even forged Miss Xu's signature. Do you think you are worthy enough to talk business with

Miss Xu?" Qiu Mu-Ying screamed viciously.

But just then, Qiu Guang's phone suddenly vibrated.

"Whoa! Father!”

"Fifty million. Fifty million was just transferred to our company account."

"Name of sender is Hongqi Bank?"

What?

Like rocks dropping into the sea, Qiu Guang's words stirred up waves in the meeting hall.

Almost every Qiu in the hall, including Master Qiu, jumped from their seats in shock. As for Qiu Mu-

Ying, she stayed rooted to the spot, as if she had been struck by lightning.

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The text message hit the Qius in the face like a slap. Qiu Mu-Ying and the others who had mocked Qiu

Mu-Cheng earlier were especially humiliated. All at once, the voices of doubt in the hall vanished.

Silence reigned in the Qiu's meeting hall.

Outside their family house, the moonlight flowed down like a river.

The wind blew, the grass moved and the insects chirped.

Under the moonlight, the slim figure of a person could be seen sitting on a stone step. He was having a

conversation on his phone, while a foxtail dangled from his mouth.

"Mr. Chu, I have done as you asked. The first batch of the fund has already been transferred to Qiushui

Logistics' account."

And Ye Fan replied politely: "Mm, Miss Xu, thanks. When I have time, I will buy you lunch."

The unbridled chuckling of a woman drifted through from the other end of the line. Ye Fan could almost

hear the heaving of Xu Lei's breasts through his phone.

Some women could seduce the opposite sex with just the sound of their voices.

"Mr. Chu, you are standing on ceremony. I ask for nothing but a microscopic bit of the affection you

have shown Miss Qiu."

Xu Lei's enchanting voice chimed out from the phone.

Ye Fan shook his head with a smile and replied indifferently: “Miss Xu, you are a greedy person."

And then Ye Fan ended the call.

She must be joking?

His affection for his wife was one of a kind. It was not possible to share it with anybody else.

Xiangxie Villa.

In her bedroom, Xu Lei slowly put down the phone. As she looked at the night sky outside the window,

she smiled ambiguously.

"Qiu Mu-Cheng?"

"I really envy you.”

And her whisper was carried faraway by the wind.