A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 156 I Can't Spare the Time!

In the face of Su Qian's rebuke, Qiu Mu-Cheng remained quiet and allowed her friend free reign.

Indeed, just like what her friend had said, it was possible to find a hundred, or a thousand, reasons to

convince her that Ye Fan was not Mr. Chu.

After all, the two of them were too different.

One of them had been born to a poor family in the countryside and was the live-in son-in-law of the Qiu

family. While the other was peerlessly majestic and renowned throughout Jiangdong.

The difference between them was like the difference between a beggar and an emperor. If she had not

seen Mr. Chu with her own eyes, Qiu Mu-Cheng would not even dare think about it.

But, last night, she had been very sure that Mr. Chu was her husband the moment she saw his back

view.

Although they had never shared a bed together or even a kiss but, still, they had spent the last three

years together. So Ye Fan's figure had been firmly etched into her memory.

They look too alike!

If it were not for the fact that she had never seen Ye Fan wear those clothes, she would have been

almost a hundred percent sure that Mr. Chu was Ye Fan.

But now, she only had one reason why she believed that Mr. Chu was Ye Fan. Her feeling was telling

her so.

However, this reason was too weak to convince herself, let alone others.

Therefore Qiu Mu-Cheng did not refute Su Qian's suspicions; she had nothing to refute her with

anyway.

"Damn!"

"Mu-Cheng, don't tell me you actually think that Mr. Chu is Ye Fan?" "I have to hand it to you.' "If you

really do not believe me, why don't you just give your husband a call?”

"Ask him if he is in Yunzhou or Anning County?” Su Qian challenged. She was flabbergasted by her

friend's naivety.

Qiu Mu-Cheng hesitated for a long moment. Perhaps she really did have it in mind to pick up her phone

and give Ye Fan a call to prove her feelings right.

But for a long while after she had found Ye Fan's number, she could not muster up the courage to

make the call.

If it turned out that she had really been overthinking things, then things would still be fine. They could

still continue to live like they had been.

But if Ye Fan turned out to be Mr. Chu, then how was she supposed to face him?

At that time, her life with Ye Fan would be turned upside down.

Perhaps she might not even be able to find the courage to talk to him.

All of a sudden, Qiu Mu-Cheng started to hesitate.

"Ah! Damn it!"

"What are you hesitating for? Quick, call him."

Su Qian was almost rendered speechless. She had not imagined that a decisive and wise woman like This text is © NôvelDrama/.Org.

Qiu Mu-Cheng would become such an irresolute and mawkish girl after her marriage to Ye Fan.

Finally, Su Qian got so angry that she snatched away her friend's phone and made the call on the

latter's behalf.

Soon, the call connected. / Soon, someone's voice drifted through from the other end of the line.

"Sorry, the number you have dialled is busy. Please try again later!”

Shit!

Su Qian let out a string of expletives. She had not expected that Ye Fan would be using his phone at

this time.

"Ye Fan, you piece of trash! Where did you go?”

"Are you trying to starve us to death?"

"Come back right now and make us some food!"

"What a piece of trash."

"Now, you can't even cook. Does our family have any more reason to keep you around?"

Han Li's shrill scolding voice could be heard coming from the phone.

Ye Fan had usually been the one responsible for cooking meals and household chores. But for the past

few days, he had not been around and Qiu Mu-Cheng had taken over the tasks.

Han Li and her husband, on the other hand, had not bothered to help out around the

house at all.

According to Han Li, since she had already fulfilled her duty by raising her daughter to adulthood, it was

only right for the younger generation to repay her kindness now. So, both Han Li and her husband had

no qualms about letting Ye Fan (and Qiu Mu-Cheng) take care of them.

"Mom, I will be back soon."

"Don't be angry. I will be reaching home soon."

Ye Fan responded to Han Li's rudeness with politeness and tried to placate her with smiles. Afterward,

he ended the call.

But right after he had ended one call, another came in. This time, the caller was Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Ye Fan's expression turned apprehensive when he saw the caller ID.

Since their quarrel that night, this was Qiu Mu-Cheng's first time calling him.

Ye Fan hesitated briefly before answering.

"Where are you now?"

Qiu Mu-Cheng's chilly voice drifted through from the other end of the line. There was no hint of any

emotion mixed in it and she sounded just as she had before.

Ye Fan rejoiced immediately when he heard this.

"Mu-Cheng, you are not mad at me anymore?"

"I didn't mean to lie to you before. I had my own circumstances. I promise. That would be the first and

last time I lied to you. I will never tell you another lie again.”

Inside the car, Ye Fan was putting on an air of servility as he fawned on his wife. When Chen Nan and

Li Er saw this, they could not help but giggle to themselves.

They had not imagined that Mr. Chu, who had just displayed his peerless might earlier, would behave in

such a manner.

“As the saying goes, there is always one thing to overcome another-" Li Er shook his head with a

laugh.

"I am asking you. Where are you right now?" Qiu Mu-Cheng ignored Ye Fan's words and her

emotionless voice continued to ring out from the phone.

Ye Fan was taken aback for a moment.

Maybe Mu-Cheng has grown anxious while waiting for me at home? Maybe that is why she keeps

asking me for my whereabouts?

"Haha, Mu-Cheng, I am buying ingredients at a market near our neighborhood. You just wait. I will be

home soon to cook for you and your mom."

"Let's end the call now. We can chat when I get home."

Ye Fan was afraid that he might give something away if he continued the conversation, so he quickly

ended the call.

Meanwhile, Chen Nan was completely fascinated when she saw how Ye Fan had told a lie without

feeling the slightest bit of shame.

"Fan, didn't you promise to never lie to Mu-Cheng again? So why did you tell another lie just now?"

"Mu-Cheng might get even angrier at you when she finds out, you know?" Chen Nan said angrily, as if

she was righting a wrong for Qiu Mu-Cheng.

But Ye Fan laughed heartily when he heard this. "Nan-Nan, you don't understand. This is the wisdom of

men. It is a vital skill for any family-oriented man. It can help to reduce the number of domestic

conflicts."

"Look. If Mu-Cheng finds out that I am miles away from Yunzhou and sitting beside a beauty, she will

surely blow her top."

"Li Er, you should learn from me as well."

Ye Fan had a smug look on his face as he imparted his experiences of being a live-in son-in-law to

Chen Nan and Li Er. However, while he was talking, the car he was traveling in came to a sudden stop.

"Mm? What's wrong? Why did we stop?”

"I am in a hurry, you know?" Ye Fan was getting anxious.

"Mr. Chu, Mr. Chen's vehicle is in front of ours and it has stopped. I think he has something to tell you,"

the driver explained.

Just as expected, the black Mayback in front of Ye Fan's car had come to a stop. And after getting

down from his car, Chen Ao walked over to where Ye Fan was.

"Mr. Chu, I have just received a call from the mayor of Jingzhou. He said he was hoping to meet you

tonight and, to do his duty as a host, he would like to invite you to a banquet at his residence. What do

you think?"

Anning County was part of Jingzhou City. Since the Mount Tai Tournament had been such a huge

event, the mayor of Jingzhou had naturally heard about it. The news about Jiangdong's new master

had prompted the mayor, Zhou Hai-Feng, to call Chen Ao immediately. And he had asked Chen Ao to

introduce him to Mr. Chu tonight.

After all, even a mayor was not omnipotent. If he wanted his city to be peaceful, he would need to rely

on the support of the underworld bosses like Chen Ao and Lei San. It was obvious that Zhou Hai-Feng

wanted to use the banquet as an opportunity to win over Ye Fan's support.

"Screw the banquet?!"

"Tell him I can't spare the time!"

"Damn it! lamina hurry to get back home to cook for my wife! If I am late, my wife will get mad at me!

How am I going to find the time to have dinner with him?"

"What are you still standing around for? Quick, get the car moving!"

"Full speed ahead! If you get tickets, I will take care of them!"

Ye Fan started cursing and, finally, he turned to scream angrily at the driver.