A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Screech-

The tires of the vehicle scraped against the road and produced a high-pitched noise.

Finally, the black Benz came to a sudden stop in front of Ye Fan, nearly scaring him out of his wits.

Just then, a door opened and two men, who looked like roly-poly dolls, disembarked from the car. They were both sporting crew cuts and wearing short-sleeved grey shirts. Ye Fan was about to ask them if they knew how to drive properly when the fat duo started to scold him.

"Damn!"

"Don't you freaking know how to walk properly?"

"Are you blind?"

"If you are blind, then don't leave your house and cause trouble for others!"

"Can you bear the responsibility for startling Master Er?"

"Oh my~"

"You useless bastards! Don't you know how to drive? Are you trying to kill me?"

At this moment, the back door of the car opened and a balding middle-aged man stepped out while clutching his head. Obviously, he had hit his head when the vehicle came to sudden stop.

Jin Bao and Yin Bao stopped yelling at Ye Fan and hurried over to their employer. "Master Er, Master Er! Are you alright? Why don't we take you to the hospital?" they said in a panic.

"Screw the hospital! The meeting is about to start! If we are late, I will kill you!" Li Er screamed in rage.

Jin Bao and Yin Bao were overwhelmed with panic, and so they decided to deflect the blame elsewhere. "Master Er, you can't blame us. We were driving carefully when some blind idiot dashed onto the road." "Master Er, please don't worry. We will get that bastard to come over and apologize to you."

After Jin Bao had made his promise, he pulled Ye Fan over and screamed: "You bastard! Do you know you are in huge trouble? Apologize to Master Er right now!"

Under the moonlight, Ye Fan stuck his hands in his pockets and looked at the uncouth middle-aged man before him.

"Apologize?" Ye Fan shook his head with a smile. "I don't think Master Er will dare to accept my apology. Am I right, Master Er?" Heavy emphasis was placed on the second "Master Er."

Li Er had been rubbing his head a moment ago. But now he stood still on the spot, as though thunderstruck.

"Mr... Mr. Chu?"

There was no way he would not recognize Ye Fan's voice.

When he lifted his head, he saw Ye Fan smiling coldly at him. Li Er was frightened out of his wits, and he immediately turned around to slap his subordinates. Jin Bao and Yin Bao were hit so hard that they spun on the spot.

"You bastards! How dare you offend Mr. Chu?"

"Quick! Apologize to Mr. Chu right now!"

Li Er almost wet his pants. He could not help thinking that his subordinates had nearly sent him to an early grave.

After all, no matter how powerful he was, he would never dare to show off in front of Mr. Chu.

"Mr. Chu, I am sorry."

"My men had failed to recognize you. I apologize to you on their behalf."

"It was all my fault. I have failed in disciplining my subordinates. I promise such a thing will never happen again."

Li Er was sweating profusely as he made

his apology.

But Ye Fan only smiled lightly and said, "It is a small matter. But we have only been apart for a few days, and you have gotten really arrogant. You were the one who nearly ran me over, but you wanted me to apologize to you?"

"Even I do not enjoy such prestige."

"Don't say that, Mr. Chu. You are my greatest benefactor and have saved my life countless times. You are just like a real father to me. No matter what happens, I will never dare to show you disrespect." Ye Fan's words had sent Li Er into a state of panic, so the latter kept on apologizing. He wished he could just kick his troublemaking subordinates to death.

Ye Fan laughed softly, before turning to look at the panicking duo standing behind Li Er. He spoke indifferently to them: "Jin Bao and Yin Bao, right? In future, it's better to be a courteous person, a kinder person and a calmer person. Also, you should smile more often."

"Yes yes yes. We will bear your teachings in mind." Jin Bao and Yin Bao nodded their heads rapidly as they kept saying "yes." The pair felt overwhelmed by the unexpected favoritism. Who would have thought that Mr. Chu would personally teach them a lesson?

"Okay, Er. Now, tell me why you are here in Jianghai. Is it because of that Wu-something-Rong?"

Ye Fan decided to stop making fun of Li Er, who was a coward at heart. Continued teasing might inspire Li Er to start calling him "father."

"Mm?"

"Mr. Chu knows about this too?" Li Er was surprised. Very few people in Jiangdong knew about this. He had not expected Ye Fan to know as well. "Mr. Chu, did you come to Jianghai for this matter as well?" Li Er was overjoyed when he arrived at this conclusion.

Hahaha-"

"In front of the Chu family, that Wu He-Rong is just as helpless as a trussed-up animal awaiting slaughter! We have nothing to fear from him!"

"I must thank you and the Chu family for coming to Jiangdong's aid!"

Li Er was overjoyed. When he had first heard about Wu He-Rong's return to Jiangdong, he was so frightened that he dared not sleep with the lights off or leave his house. Since then, he had been living with the constant fear that Wu He-Rong was waiting nearby to kill him.

So now that he knew (assumed) the Chu family was going to intervene, the gloominess that had been plaguing him of late vanished completely. He felt optimistic all of a sudden.

"You are overthinking this. A mere Wu He-Rong does not warrant the attention of the Chu family." Because of what had happened to his mother, Ye Fan did not have a good opinion of the Chu family. But he dic acknowledge their power.

And the flames of joy burning inside Li Er was doused in an instant by Ye Fan's indifferent words.

"So you came here because you want to face Wu He-Rong alone, without relying on the Chu family?" Li Er stared and hurriedly shook his head. "No way. You definitely can't do this."

"Mr. Chu, it is not that I don't believe in you, but Wu He-Rong is just too strong. He is a cold-blooded mercenary king. I heard he killed several thousand people when he was working as a mercenary. He can knock out people like us with just a slap. I think Mr. Chu should not get involved in this matter. We have already recruited a Thai Chinese underground boxing champion to help us. I think he will be able to deal with Wu He-Rong."

Obviously, Li Er also did not believe in Ye Fan's ability.

The corner of Ye Fan's eye started twitching uncontrollably.

Damn you all

You are all looking down on me?

"Well, I didn't want to get involved in the first place."

Ye Fan hmphed coldly, turned his head and left. He was not going to bother with the cowardly Li Er.

"Master Er, do you think Mr. Chu is angry?" Jin Bao asked in a whisper.

Li Er waved his hand dismissively as he glanced at Ye Fan. "Don't bother with that now. This is for his safety after all. If he gets killed by Wu He-Rong, it is not just Yunzhou that will be affected. The whole of Jiangdong will perish along with him as well."

Li Er remembered what Ye Fan's father had told him before leaving Yunzhou.

"Anyone in Jiangdong can die. Except for my son!"

"Ye Fan, Ye Fan. Where are you?" "Quick, tell me! Did they beat you? I have already called the police. They will be there soon to rescue you." After Ye Fan had parted ways with Li Er, he received a call from Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Her tone was frantic and full of worry. When she spoke, it sounded like she was crying.

"Mu... Mu-Cheng, I don't think I can make it..."

"Before I die, I... I only wish to hear you call... call me 'darling"

From the other end of the line, Qiu Mu-Cheng could hear the sound of her husband's feeble breathing.

Just then, Qiu Mu-Cheng could feel a part of her heart shattering into pieces. Her tears started flowing at once. "No, Ye Fan. You can't die. I won't allow it. I won't allow it~"

And Qiu Mu-Cheng bawled. In the past, she had considered Ye Fan to be a burden, rather than someone important to her. But now that she was about to lose him, she finally realized that, unbeknownst to her, the person who was despised by everyone else had already occupied a place in her heart.

"Mu... Mu-Cheng, would... would you?" Ye Fan's voice continued to sound weak.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was in a complete state of panic. Her voice choked and tears streamed down her face. Finally, she shouted into her phone. "Darling!"

"Aye," Ye Fan replied.

"Hahaha-"

"Darling, I knew it! Although you usually act aloof toward me but, deep down, you actually think of me as your husband!"

And Ye Fan's shameless laughter rang out from the phone.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was dumbfounded. And she also stopped crying.

After a moment of silence, she roared angrily into her phone. "Ye Fan, you

bastard! How dare you lie to me!"

"You jerk!"

"Go to hell!"