A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 145 Show Yourself!

Li Xiao-Hong remembered. Her first meeting with Ye Fan had taken place at Hongqi Bank.

At that time, she had really thought that Ye Fan was a low-profile scion of a wealthy family. After all,

even her boss at the bank had treated him so courteously.

Afterward, at Sheng Tian Restaurant, Master Li Er had respectfully invited Ye Fan to dinner. That

incident had further cemented her belief that Ye Fan was the scion of a wealthy family. But during their

time here, he had revealed that he was actually the son of a poor countryside woman. And so, Li Xiao-

Hong finally realized that she had been under a misunderstanding all along.

The truth was, Ye Fan was just like her. They were both from poor families.

People like them faced an immense amount of pressure and mockery, if they wanted to climb up the

ladder of success. Li Xiao-Hong understood that more clearly than most people, because she too was

the child of a rural farming family.

And Li Xiao-Hong finally understood why Ye Fan had helped her with her work and obtained justice for

her when they ran into each other at Sheng Tian Restaurant. He had done all that because he had

seen a reflection of himself in her.

But Ye Fan was different from her.

Li Xiao-Hong could sense an extraordinary aura exuding from this man.

And that was why she believed that Ye Fan's future accomplishments would not be lesser than those of

Master Li Er's and Master Lei San's.

However, when Wang Yu heard what she said, he laughed out loud.

"Him?"

"He wants to catch up to Master Li Er and Master Lei San?"

"What a joke!”

"Even if we give him thirty years, no, three hundred years, he is still not going to be

able to do it."

"He is a country bumpkin and he is destined to live out his life in squalor."

"These days, a person without connections or background can never hope to succeed."

"You can keep on daydreaming!"

Wang Yu laughed mockingly and then stared coldly at Ye Fan. "Ye Fan, I am not trying to put you

down. But this is how our society works. There is a gap between the upper-class and the lower-class."

"You are one of the lower class, so you should know your place and your own limits. Rather than

devoting your thoughts to unrealistic endeavors, isn't it better to spend your energy doing farm work at

home? You should be thinking about things like getting a better harvest."

"Miss Chen, am I right?" "Haha~ Wang Yu laughed heartily. After disparaging Ye Fan, he looked at

Chen Nan and spoke in a sincere manner.

"Miss Chen, this is why when you are looking for a partner, you should look for someone from a

wealthy family. Someone like Young Master Liu, for example."

"If you stay with a country bumpkin, then you will have to spend the rest of your life on a small plot of

land in a farming village."

"Everyday, you will look down on the soil and expose your back to the sun. You will do the most menial

work and get the lowest return for your labor."

"You will be doing the same work day in and day out. Is that the kind of life you want for yourself?"

Wang Yu did his best to flatter his young boss, and so the latter's mood improved immensely. Liu Jia-

Wei sat up straighter and, to show off his wealth, he rolled up his sleeve to reveal the Rolex watch on

his wrist.

Chen Nan merely smiled and nodded her head. She did not reply to any of their questions.

From the beginning to the end, both Wang Yu and Liu Jia-Wei had no idea that Chen Nan only saw

them as buffoons.

Her father was the King of Jiangdong, Chen Ao. In terms of power and wealth, Chen Nan's family was

worth much more than a hundred Liu Jia-Weis.

She was already living in wealth, so there was no need for her to play up to a nouveau riche like Liu

Jia-Wei.

Therefore, from the very beginning, she had not paid attention to Liu Jia-Wei's and Wang Yu's

braggings.

But both Chen Nan and Ye Fan had not bothered to explain anything. They simply allowed Wang Yu

and Liu Jia-Wei to continue their performance and listened to the duo's braggings as if they were jokes.

But the pitiable Li Xiao-Hong was still kept in the dark, so she continued to speak up for Ye Fan.

"You stupid wretch! You shut your mouth now!"

"What the hell do you know?”

And every time she spoke up for Ye Fan, she would get a tongue-lashing from her uncle.

While Ye Fan's group was having their conversation, the organizers had already finished setting up the

venue and all the VIPs had taken their seats.

According to their seating arrangement, it was obvious that the Jiangdong leaders were divided into

two factions.

On one side was the Eastern Jiangdong Faction led by the King of Jiangdong, Chen Ao. And on the

other side was the Western Jiangdong Faction led by the number one tycoon, Zhao Wu-Ji.

"Mm? Mr. Chen, why did you change your fighter?"

"Where is that brat you have pinned all your hopes on? Where is that Mr. Chu?"

"Didn't you just tell us confidently that this Mr. Chu would be able to turn back the tide of defeat?"

"Why are you acting like a scaredy cat now?”

"Why did you change your fighter at the last minute?"

"Please don't do that. Why must you switch him out when I have already prepared a coffin for him?” Nôvel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner.

"Haha~"

When Zhao Wu-Ji saw that the person sitting beside Chen Ao was a grey-robed old man insead of the

young man he had seen earlier, he shook his head with a laugh and looked mockingly at his longtime

rival.

Chen Ao glanced at Zhao Wu-Ji and snorted coldly. "Mr. Chu is an elusive person. Anyway, the truly

strong rarely

make appearances before public eyes."

"As for headmaster He, he is one of the fighters I have invited. He will fight Wu He-Rong first to test the

waters for Mr. Chu. What's wrong? Are you unhappy with the way I have arranged things, Mr. Zhao?"

Chen Ao retorted.

But before Zhao Wu-Ji could respond, an elderly man in military uniform, who was standing beside him,

spoke up in a heavy voice: "Only the weak have to resort to underhand tricks."

"The strong should just press forward indomitably!"

"There is no need to test the waters if it is just Wu He-Rong. I can defeat him with a single punch."

"What are shackles? They are things for us to crush."

"If you let your fear take over and act indecisively, then you will definitely be defeated!"

Boom-

When the elderly man spoke, an aweinspiring presence swept through the air in the vicinity. The crowd

could sense the cold authority emanating from the speaker, and it was so overpowering that it caused

even Xing He to frown. The Taichi grandmaster felt as if he was in the presence of a dangerous enemy.

The powerful presence proved that the elderly man in the military uniform was an extraordinary person

indeed!

"Awe-inspiring!"

"Well said-" Zhao Wu-Ji started clapping immediately. At the same time, he turned to smile haughtily at

the sombre-looking Chen Ao.

"Mr. Chen, do you see? This is how an expert should behave."

"The strong should just press forward indomitably!" "My fighter is different from that Mr. Chu of yours.

Hmph, testing the waters?"

"Only a coward would do such a thing!"

"Oh, that's right. Mr. Chen, I haven't introduced him to you yet."

"This elderly gentleman here is one of the top fighters in the Jiangdong Military Region and the chief

instructor of the armed forces! Meng Bai-Chuan! I paid him a hundred million to come here and fight for

us.”

"Hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the military region revere him as their teacher!"

"In front of Chief Instructor Meng, that Mr. Chu of yours is just a little brat. I think Chief Instructor Meng

can kill that brat with just a single slap."

Zhao Wu-Ji's eyes were filled with ridicule as he said this.

Chen Ao did not answer the taunt, but the heaviness in his heart grew even more intense.

No wonder he had sensed the air of a great general emanating from this Meng Bai-Chuan.

To think, he was actually the chief instructor in charge of training hundreds of thousands of soldiers in

the military region!

It looked like Meng Bai-Chuan would be a person difficult to deal with.

And Chen Ao was overwhelmed with worry.

"Alright, Mr. Chen, it is getting late. Let us stop chit chatting and get Wu He-Rong to show himself.”

"And once we have dealt with Wu He-Rong, we can take the opportunity to settle the scores between

us." Zhao Wu-Ji got up suddenly and, with an evil grin on his face, he invited Chen Ao to step forward

with him.

The two men looked around and shouted in unison.

"Ten years of grudges, a thousand days of honor and disgrace!"

"Wu He-Rong, let us put an end to the grudges between us."

"Show yourself!"

"Let us settle all our past scores today!"

The words were spoken forcefully and the heavy voices of the two men resounded through the air for a

long while.

At this moment, the entire hall went quiet.

Everyone held their breath and looked around in a panic.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was confused by the sudden announcement and, her friend, Su Qian started looking

around the hall. Meanwhile, Liu Jia-Wei and company were looking sombre as they waited in their

seats.

Everyone was curious. Just what sort of person could make all the leaders of Jiangdong come together

at one place?

Even personages such as Chen Ao and Zhao Wu-Ji had come in person. All the powers in Jiangdong

had come together, just to deal with this person.

Just who was this person?