A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Qiu Mu-Cheng had already entered the bedroom, but Ye Fan remained rooted to the spot. Only heavens knew what was going through his mind just then. "What are you standing there for?"

"Quick, get in here now."

"What? Don't you want to come in?"

Qiu Mu-Cheng stood at the doorway and turned around to look at Ye Fan, an enigmatic smile playing on her lips.

That smile was both seductive and captivating.

Ye Fan's heart, which had remained undisturbed for twenty-odd years, started to pound restlessly.

"Yes yes yes~"

He found it hard to contain his excitement, and immediately quick-stepped into Qiu Mu-Cheng's bedroom.

Once inside the bedroom, Ye Fan smiled and asked, "Do you want to wash up first? Or shall I?"

Qiu Mu-Cheng shut the door but said nothing. And then she headed straight to the bed.

Ye Fan was shocked when he saw this.

Isn't she a bit too eager?

Is she going to forgo the shower?

Are we going to start doing it right away?

Ye Fan laughed. "Hahaha, honey, I love it when you play rough."

Unable to contain his excitement, Ye Fan chuckled and hurried after his wife.

"Go rough yourself up!"

"You get down and kneel on the washing board!"

"How dared you lie to me~"

How dared you scare me like that~" /

The captivating smile Qiu Mu-Cheng had earlier was now replaced by an angry scowl.

And Ye Fan's heart sank in disappointment.

Shit-

This bitch seduced me to get me in here! Just so she could get me to kneel on the washing board!

"Okay, you win this time-"

"But if I believe your lies again, then my name is not Ye!"

At dawn, the sun rose to illuminate the landscape and usher in a new day.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was already awake and putting on her makeup. At the same time, she roused Ye Fan from the couch and told him to go freshen up.

"Today is my grandmother's birthday banquet, and a lot of VIPs will be there. So you have to pay attention to your appearance. Even if your clothes are not branded ones, please make sure they are at least neat and clean. And remember to shave." Qiu Mu-Cheng reminded her husband.

But Ye Fan only smiled and asked indifferently, "VIPS? How big of a deal are they?"

"What? It sounds like you are looking down on my grandmother?"

"Let me tell you. Before she retired, she was a cadre at the county level in Jianghai. Although you can't compare her to a woman like Xu Lei, my grandmother was renowned as a successful career woman around these parts."

"My cousin, Han He, is only a few years older than me. But he was already the mayor of a town before he reached thirty. And that was all thanks to the connections my grandmother accumulated around here while she was in power."

"And my cousin Han Yu has also benefited from grandmother's connections. She married into the Mo family of Jingzhou."

"Have you heard of the Mo family? They are a big family in Jingzhou. In terms of assets and power, the Mos rank among the top ten families in Jingzhou."

Qiu Mu-Cheng's maternal grandmother had a son and two daughters.

Han Hai was the eldest son. Han Fei-Fei and Han He were both his children.

Qiu Mu-Cheng's mother, Han Li, was the second eldest child.

And the youngest daughter was the mother of Han Yu.

"Mm? You have a maternal aunt? You have never told me this before?" Ye Fan frowned and asked curiously.

Qiu Mu-Cheng sighed. "My mother and my aunt had a disagreement before. So they are not on good terms. I guess my mother thought that it would be embarrassing to run into my aunt here. That's why we were sent here as my mother's representatives."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Quick, get your stuff ready and go down with me."

It seemed that Qiu Mu-Cheng changed the subject all of a sudden because she did not want to continue talking about her aunt.

"Mu-Cheng, are you done yet?"

"My father and brother are waiting for you."

That was Han Fei-Fei's voice telling them to hurry up. She had already gotten ready and was waiting forthem downstairs.

Han Hai was the eldest son of the Han family, so he had woken up early to prepare for his mother's birthday banquet.

And Han Hai's son, Han He, had already taken the day off from work in order to attend the banquet. He had already gone downstairs and was waiting to leave together with his family.

"Okay, Fei-Fei, we are coming down right now."

Qiu Mu-Cheng answered her cousin and told her husband to hurry downstairs with their things.

"Mu-Cheng, are you sure you want to go there right now?"

"How about you go with me later this evening?"

"In case your aunt humiliates you again. Like what she did last year." Just then, Han Hai's wife suddenly walked out of her room. She did not like noisy places, so she was going to go offer her well-wishes to Madam Han only after all the other guests had already left.

Qiu Mu-Cheng paled a little when she was reminded of the unhappy incident.

It did not just happen last year. Every year, Madam Han's birthday banquet was an ordeal for Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family.

After all, Qiu Mu-Cheng's maternal uncle and aunty had both money and power. They were doing well for themselves. A large number of guests would attend Madam Han's birthday banquet each year to cozy up to and express support for Han Hai and his sister.

But Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family would be shunned at the birthday banquets. Nobody ever showed up for them.

Sometimes, the difference between people can be so obvious.

And that was why Qiu Mu-Cheng and her mother would lose face completely at Madam Han's birthday banquets.

This year, Han Li had chosen not to attend. Partly because she was afraid of losing face.

But since Qiu Mu-Cheng's parents were not going, she would have to take their place at the birthday banquet. After all, not only was she Han Li's daughter, she was also Madam Han's granddaughter. So Qiu Mu-Cheng smiled and said self-deprecatingly, "It's not a problem, auntie. It has been so many years already. I am already used to it."

"I have it all figured out, so I don't find it embarrassing anymore. We all have different lots in life. This is fate. So there is no need to envy others or lament one's lot in life. We have to be contented to be happy." Han Hai's wife smiled a gratified smile and said, "Mu-Cheng, I am relieved that you are able to think this way."

"That's right. Everyone has their own way of life. Wealth does not necessarily make a person noble, and poverty does not necessarily debase a person. The important thing is to learn to be contented. You can only be happy when you are contented."

"Alright, off you go."

Han Hai's wife smiled kindly and watched Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Fan as they made their way downstairs.

As Ye Fan was walking past her, she pulled at him and whispered.

"Ye Fan, Mu-Cheng is a really good girl."

"All these years, she has suffered untold humiliations because of you and her parents."

"If you really like her, I hope you will work hard and produce results."

"Let her become a woman who does not need to envy others. Let her become a woman envied by others."

As Ye Fan listened to the woman's entreaty, he felt something stir within him.

All these years, Ye Fan had seen enough of the fickleness and coldness that lurked in the hearts of the people around him. This woman was the first person to offer encouragement to him.

Ye Fan nodded. "Don't worry, auntie. I will give Mu-Cheng all the glory she deserves."

After saying that, he followed his wife downstairs to get ready for the journey to Madam Han's birthday banquet.

After everyone had left, a trace of worry appeared in the woman's eyes.

Qiu Mu-Cheng and her husband would most likely suffer many blows at today's birthday banquet.