A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Ye Fan had finally gotten angry.

At first, out of consideration for Qiu Mu-Cheng, Ye Fan had not wanted to go overboard. Doing so would make things difficult for his wife. But Sun Yu-Hao and company had been enthusiastically humiliating him, so it was only natural for him to blow his top. After all, no matter how good-tempered a person might be, he will still get angry if pushed too far.

Pa! Ye Fan slammed his tea cup onto the table, and a cold light glinted in his eyes.

"Oh, you got angry?"

"Young Master Ye, please don't be angry. We wouldn't dare provoke you. After all, you are so awesome. The young master from the Shen family even gave you a diamond ring."

"You are a rich man's son who likes to keep a low profile, while we are poor bumpkins from the countryside. People like us wouldn't dare to provoke someone like you, right?" Sun Yu-Hao said sarcastically, and he laughed. Disdain and mockery could clearly be seen in his eyes.

"Hahaha~"

"Yu-Hao, you are awesome. You did not use a single word of vulgarity when you scolded him."

"Yu-Hao is right. Young Master Ye is a rich man's son. We are just poor bumpkins from the countryside. How could we dare to provoke you?" After listening to what Sun Yu-Hao had to say, Hen Fei-Fei started laughing and went along with the joke.

Ye Fan was not stupid. He understood sarcasm. His expression turned even colder and, after springing up from his seat, he started walking toward Sun Yu-Hao and Wang Hao.

"What?"

"You bastard. Are you trying to start a fight with Mr. Sun?" When Wang Hao saw what was happening, he got up from his seat and stood in Ye Fan's way. It looked like Wang Hao was ready to start fighting at the drop of a hat.

"Ye Fan, what are you doing?"

"Get back to your seat!"

"I am still here, you know? Are you trying to embarrass me?"

Qiu Mu-Cheng had seen what was happening. And she was overwhelmed with anxiety, as she hurriedly stood up to stop her husband.

Sun Yu-Hao had the advantage of numbers on his side. In Qiu Mu-Cheng's opinion, if both parties came to blows, Ye Fan would be at a disadvantage. And even if Ye Fan managed to overpower them, what could he do against the retaliation that would come later?

Sun Yu-Hao's family was powerful. Someone like Ye Fan, who had a weak background, should not try to provoke a behemoth like the Sun family.

That was why Qiu Mu-Cheng had gotten angry and worried. And that was why she had advised him to return to his seat.

"They started it," Ye Fan said coldly.

"Enough!"

"Stop talking."

"If you don't want to stay, then leave. Go home and wait for us there."

Qiu Mu-Cheng was already regretting her decision to bring Ye Fan along.

Ye Fan and Sun Yu-Hao moved in different circles, so there was no way they were going to get along. It was unavoidable that they would come into conflict with each other over one disgreement or the other. And so, to prevent the situation from worsening, Qiu Mu-Cheng had no choice but to ask Ye Fan to leave.

Ye Fan looked at his wife and, when he saw her eyes that were red-rimmed with anger, he stopped in his tracks. And went back to his seat.

'Shit!"

"You are still not leaving?"

"Mu-Cheng has already told you to leave! Why are you still staying?"

"You are so shameless!"

When Han Fei-Fei saw that Ye Fan was not going to move, she started directing disdainful remarks at the latter.

"Enough! You shut your mouth and stop talking too!" Qiu Mu-Cheng also turned to glare at her cousin, and so Han Fei-Fei stopped antagonizing Ye Fan. She turned around and continued eating, but it was obvious that she was still angry.

Hmph, he's just a bumpkin. What's so great about him? I don't know why Mu-Cheng is siding with him.

After Qiu Mu-Cheng's outburst, both Wang Hao and Sun Yu-Hao also stopped quarreling with Ye Fan. But since he was not able to openly quarrel with Ye Fan, Wang Hao decided to make insinuations instead. "Miss Qiu, once you accept a gift from someone, you become indebted to that person."

"A present given to you does not really belong to you. You have to pay a price for accepting something like that."

"I used to know this guy. A fellow townsman. He had many similarities with Fan. He was mediocre and untalented. But he was strong. For some reason, his boss treated him especially well. They were like brothers. If his boss had any good wine or cigars, he would give them to my fellow townsman."

"And when my fellow townsman got married, his boss gave him a car that's worth several hundred thousand."

"Would you like to guess what happened to my fellow townsman in the end?"

Wang Hao took a sip of wine and smiled at his dinner companions.

Qiu Mu-Cheng's heart tightened. Wang Hao's fellow townsman's experiences sounded really similar to her husband's.

Her husband was also on good terms with an elite. And he had also received a valuable gift from his rich friend.

"What happened to him?" Qiu Mu-Cheng asked urgently.

Wang Hao shook his head and smiled. "In the end, his boss broke the law and asked my fellow townsman to take the fall. He has been staying in prison for several years now."

What?

Qiu Mu-Cheng paled considerably. Just then, the diamond ring on her finger looked a bit glaring.

Sun Yu-Hao ate a mouthful of food, and went along with Wang Hao's narrative. "That's just the way things are./You can say that again! Look. Nobody is dumb enough to give away expensive gifts for nothing. I find it suspicious that somebody would just give away a gift worth several million to some weak and useless bumpkin. I am sure it felt good to accept the gift. But who knows? In the end, the recipient may end up with nothing."

"Yes yes yes. This is called emotional bribery. And then at the crucial moment, the recipient of the gifts will be asked to become a scapegoat. I feel bad forthose idiots. They don't even know that they are being taken advantage of. And maybe they even feel grateful toward their so-called benefactors?"

Sun Yu-Hao and company smiled coldly. Although they did not name names, everyone knew who they were talking about.

And just as expected, Qiu Mu-Cheng looked really terrible after hearing the story.

"Mr. and Mrs. Sun. You all keep drinking. I am going to the restroom. And I am getting another bottle of wine." It seemed that Wang Hao had a bit too much to drink. He had started to refer to Qiu Mu-Cheng as Sun Yu-Hao's wife again.

After he had gotten up from his seat, he left the dining room.

As he was walking along the corridor, he saw a beautiful woman with heavy makeup coming from the opposite direction. She was wearing a short sheath dress, black stockings and a pair of sexy high heels that helped to accentuate the allure of her long legs. And her butt was swaying from side to side, as she strolled down the corridor. In her hands, she was holding two bottles of red wine and two bottles of Maotai.

Wang Hao assumed that she was a hostess, and a creepy smile spread over his face. "Miss, you look really pretty. Come, bring two bottles of wine to my private room."

As he was speaking to the lady, Wang Hao stretched his hand toward her and slapped her on the thigh.

Piak-

The crisp sound of the slap was pleasing to his ear.

"Arrgh-"

"You son of a bitch!"

But unexpectedly, the woman had reacted violently to Wang Hao's harassment. She screamed, scolded and gave him a slap across his face.

Naturally, Wang Hao felt angry about getting slapped by a hostess. So he retaliated by kicking her to the floor.

"Screw you!"

"You whore! How dare you hit me?"

"You are here to sell your body, right? Why are you pretending to be a virgin?"

"Why can't I touch you? Aren't you dressed like a slut?"

"You are just a whore! Why are you pretending to be a virgin? Screw you!"

After scolding the woman one last time, Wang Hao turned and left the scene.

Very soon, Wang Hao returned to the private dining room and continued to toast Sun Yu-Hao. At this moment, Wang Hao had no idea who he had just offended.

"Mr. Sun, let us have another drink."

Shengtian Restaurant. The VIP Lounge.

Inside the room, a group of men were drinking and talking business.

"Mr. Du, are you satisfied with my hospitality?" A burly man was talking as he offered a toast to a bald man sitting opposite him.

The bald man laughed heartily and said, "No no, you mustn't. You must not lower yourself by toasting a nobody like me. It is my honor to be able to work with you."

The men continued to drink and, soon, they found that they had run out of wine. The bald man frowned and asked, "Mm, where did that bitch Xiao-Fang go? Why is she taking such a long time just to get some wine?"

And then he took out his phone to call Xiao-Fang.

Just then, the door to their room was pushed open and a teary-faced Xiao-Fang ran into the room while clutching her stomach. She collapsed onto Mr. Du's lap and said, "Mr. Du, you have to help me. Somebody just hit me."

What?

Everyone in the room was startled.

The burly man's expression turned dark. "Mr. Du, don't worry. I, Sheng Tian, will right your wrong."