A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Han Hai spoke in a panic. Madam Han frowned and said, "Since he is not your guest, then he must be here for Wen-Xuan's family."

"Yes yes yes. A VIP like him must be here for my Wen-Xuan."

"Wen-Xuan, quick. Come over here and welcome Young Master Shen. He has traveled far from Yunzhou to come here to support you. We are the hosts so we must not neglect him." Han Yue had been feeling antsy because Han Hai's family was hogging all the limelight earlier.

Now that their guest had finally arrived, Han Yue was naturally excited. Especially since the guest was such a big shot. It was finally her turn to brag. And right away, she impatiently hurried her son-in-law to go receive the VIP.

"Dar...Darling, is this Young Master Shen your business associate?" Just then, Han Yu was feeling a little confused.

Throughout her many years of marriage with Mo Wen-Xuan, she had never once seen any interaction between the Shens

and the Mos.

After all, one family was residing in Jingzhou while the other was residing in Yunzhou. The two families were separated from each other by a hundred miles or so.

"May...Maybe?" Mo Wen-Xuan was feeling uncertain. Although he did not have any interaction with the Shens, but it was possible that his father had business dealings with Shen Jewelry Group. And perhaps, Young Master Shen had come here today to curry favor with his father.

And so, Mo Wen-Xuan stopped hesitating and went forward to welcome Shen Fei.

"Haha, Young Master Shen, you have traveled far to come here, please excuse me for..."

Mo Wen-Xuan spoke respectfully as he welcomed Shen Fei with a face full of smiles.

But before he could finish speaking, Shen Fei pushed him aside without sparing him a glance. Mo Wen-Xuan was dumbstruck and stood there in a daze.

As for Shen Fei, his face was all smiles as he quick-stepped toward where Ye Fan was sitting.

"Haha-"

"Mr. Ye, Master Er told us today is your wife's birthday. So I have come here early to wish her a happy birthday."

"I wish you a happy birthday! And may you always remain youthful!!"

"This pearl necklace is one of the most expensive necklaces in our company. Please accept it!"

Shen Fei looked ingratiatingly at Qiu Mu-Cheng as he respectfully offered his birthday congratulations.

All at once, the Han's family house went quiet.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Han Yue and her daughter were rooted to the spot. And Madam Han's face was filled with shock.

The house was deathly quiet.

Unexpectedly, Young Master Shen had not come for Han Hai, Mo Wen-Xuan or even Madam Han. Instead, he was here to celebrate Qiu Mu-Cheng's birthday. And looking at the way he was talking to Ye Fan, it seemed that the two of them had a close relationship.

Just then, Han Hai had a dumbstruck look on his face as his eyes twitched continuously. "Fei...Fei, is today Mu...Mu-Cheng's birthday?" he asked shakingly.

Han Fei-Fei was also looking surprised. "Probably...not?"

The scene before them had overturned their expectations.

Even Qiu Mu-Cheng was panicking. After a long moment of bewilderment, she started shaking her head and turned down the gift. "No, Young Master Shen. I can't accept this. It is too expensive. Also, today is not my birthday."

But Shen Fei laughed and said: "Haha, you must be lying just to turn down my gift. Mr. Ye has already told us today is your birthday. Therefore, today must be your birthday. You have to accept this necklace. Out of all the ladies present, only you are worthy of wearing it. The others are too unrefined for the necklace."

The more Shen Fei sang her praises, the more bewildered Qiu Mu-Cheng became. Finally, she turned to look at her husband.

Ye Fan laughed awkwardly and turned to look at Shen Fei. "When did I say today is Mu-Cheng's birthday?"

"Mm? It isn't? Master Er was the one who said it. He told us today is her birthday. He also said you will be here to celebrate her birthday. I rushed here immediately after I got the news. Right now, my father and the other Jiangdong leaders are rushing to get here. I think they will be arriving soon." Shen Fei had an innocent look on his face as he explained.

Okay!

Ye Fan thought for a moment and finally understood what was going on.

Obviously, last night's phone call had caused the misunderstanding. Ye Fan had told Chen Ao that he was in a hurry to go home to his wife, and that he had to attend a birthday celebration the next day. So Chen Ao and the other Jiangdong leaders had probably joined the dots and assumed that the birthday celebration was for Ye Fan's wife.

This blunder has made things interesting.

I am afraid my wife is going to steal Madam Han's limelight today.

"What, Mr. Ye? Did we make a mistake? So today is not your wife's birthday?" Shen Fei was not stupid. He could guess that something was up, when he noticed the expression on Ye Fan's face and Madam Han's red clothes.

"Yes, Young Master Shen. Today is my grandmother's birthday. Not mine," Qiu Mu-Cheng hurriedly explained. She would never dare to steal her grandmother's limelight.

Shen Fei was immediately embarrassed.

They were all going to make fools of themselves!

"Mr. Ye, why don't I give Master Er a call and explain the situation to them?" Shen Fei asked in a hurry.

But Ye Fan waved his hand and smiled nonchalantly. "No need to do that. This works for me."

Madam Han had been taking advantage of her own seniority to humiliate him and his wife. So Ye Fan was perfectly happy to see his wife steal the old lady's limelight.

Since Ye Fan had spoken, Shen Fei did not say anything else. But the latter felt that he had to do something for Ye Fan's grandmother's birthday. So Shen Fei removed a ring from his finger, placed it inside a box and brought it to the old lady.

That necklace was very expensive and meant only for Mr. Ye's wife. Shen Fei was not going to spend that much money on an old lady.

And so, without giving it much thought, he had simply removed one of his rings and presented it as a birthday gift.

"Old madam, I wish you a happy birthday."

"Your granddaughter has found herself an excellent husband. In future, you will be able to bask in the limelight and enjoy good fortune." Shen Fei laughed heartily.

Madam Han did not know how to reply to this, so she just laughed embarrassedly.

Inwardly, she was feeling puzzled. She had no idea which granddaughter Shen Fei was talking about. Han Yu's husband, Mo Wen-Xuan, did not know Shen Fei. And it would be even more puzzling if Shen Fei was referring to Qiu Mu-Cheng. Her husband, Ye Fan, was just a poor person and a useless live-in son-in-law. How was he supposed to bring her good fortune?

He was more likely to bring her misfortune!

After giving his birthday greeting, Shen Fei returned to chat with Ye Fan. Inside the hall, everyone was looking at each other. Han Hai, Han Yu and the other Hans, especially, had terrible expressions on their faces.

They had assumed that Shen Fei was their guest. Earlier, Han He had shamelessly went to welcome him. But, in the end, it had turned out that they did not know each other. And Shen Fei had even pushed Mo Wen-Xuan aside in order to get to Ye Fan.

That scene was like a slap in their face. Han Hai and the others had an ugly green pallor on their faces. It was clear that they were feeling embarrassed.

But, just then, Han Yue said disdainfully: "He is probably just a wastrel son. This Young Master Shen is just degrading himself by associating with that piece of trash. He probably has very low status in his family. There is no need to envy him!" When Han Yue saw Qiu Mu-Cheng, Ye Fan and Shen Fei chatting happily together in the courtyard, she felt very unpleasant. So she did her best to belittle Shen Fei.

"You are right. This Shen Fei is probably not doing well in his family. That is why he is wallowing in degeneration and associating with a country boy." Madam Han nodded in agreement. She thought that her daughter's analysis was reasonable.

After all, she could not bring herself to believe that a live-in son-in-law would be capable enough to associate with a successful person.

"That's right. If Ye Fan is truly capable, then his guest would be the head of the Shen family, Shen Jiu-Yi! Instead of some wastrel rich kid!" Han Hai snorted coldly with a disdainful look on his face.

But who would have thought that, right after Han Hai had spoken, the door to the family house was pushed open once again.

Several elegant and affluent-looking people stepped into the courtyard all at once. They were all dressed to the nines and carrying gifts. And very respectfully, they said their birthday greetings all at the same time.