A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 160 Kneel Down!

Qiu Mu-Cheng's eyes were red with tears as she ran down the street.

She was being overwhelmed with feelings of grievance and she wanted to give vent to these feelings.

She also had numerous doubts in her mind that needed answering

She had to ask her grandfather what she had done wrong exactly. She had to know why he was

targeting her.

When Qiu Mu-Cheng reached the Qiu's family house, her grandfather was feeding his bird in the

courtyard.

After spotting her grandfather, Qiu Mu-Cheng's eyes reddened and she asked directly: "Grandfather,

why? Why did you do that?"

"Just a few days ago, you said you were going to let me be fully in charge of this project. So why did

you suddenly take away my authority?"

"Or perhaps, you people have planned to do this all along?"

"You pretended to let me take charge of the project. And immediately after you have received the fund Original from NôvelDrama.Org.

from Hongqi Group, you people kicked me aside and let Qiu Mu-Ying take over my work?”

Qiu Mu-Cheng raised her voice at Master Qiu and her angry voice resounded through the family house.

But Master Qiu acted as if he had not heard her. He continued to trim the plants in the courtyard and

feed the birds in the cage. The old man completely ignored what she was saying.

"Grandfather, say something."

"Why are you playing favorites?"

"Is Qiu Mu-Ying your only granddaughter?"

"Am I not your granddaughter too?"

"Does the blood of the Qiu family not flow in my body?"

"Why, why are you people treating me like this?”

"Not only did you remove me from my post, you also made things difficult for my subordinates. You

sent them to guard the door and scrub toilet bowls!"

"Am I that detestable? Do you hate me so much? Does everyone in our family hate me?"

Qiu Mu-Cheng spoke piteously as the tears rolled down her cheeks.

She looked so sorrowful that it was heartbreaking to look at her.

However, Master Qiu remained unmoved. Since Qiu Mu-Cheng's arrival, he had not even taken one

look at her. His face remained expressionless as he continued to trim the plants in the courtyard.

Just like that, Master Qiu ignored Qiu Mu-Cheng for an entire day.

And when evening time came, the other Qius who had gotten off work started to return to the family

house. It was then when Master Qiu summoned everyone to the hall for a meeting.

"You come with me too," Master Qiu said coldly.

Master Qiu clasped his hands behind him, turned his back on Qiu Mu-Cheng and walked toward the

house.

Meanwhile, the other Qius had already gathered in the hall.

Qiu Mu-Ying and her husband had already returned from the office. When the husband and wife duo

saw how haggard Qiu Mu-Cheng was looking, they felt very smug and looked gleefully at her from their

seats.

Qiu Guang and Qiu Luo were also present. When they saw Qiu Mu-Cheng, their gazes turned cold and

unhappy.

"Dad, why did you call for a meeting?"

"What is the hurry?"

"Mm?"

"Mu-Cheng, you are here as well. I haven't seen you for a few days already. You silly girl. Why didn't

you tell me you are back?"

At this moment, Qiu Mu-Cheng's parents were hurriedly running into the hall from outside.

Her parents had low status in the family, so they were not usually invited to family meetings. But, today,

things were out of the ordinary, so they were feeling a bit unsure.

"Kneel down!"

But the moment Qiu Lei and Han Li arrived, Master Qiu, who was seated in the seat of honor, suddenly

let out a roar. Qiu Lei was so frightened that he turned pale and trembled all over.

"Dad, what... what is the matter?"

Qiu Lei was overwhelmed with fright and he looked at his father with a face full of panic. He had

absolutely no idea what he had done wrong.

'You bastard! I told you to kneel down!

Master Qiu slapped the table and shouted again.

Qiu Lei did not dare to say another word and, in the end, he went down on his knees.

"And you too, Qiu Mu-Cheng. You get down on your knees too!"

Master Qiu let out another roar and, this time, his overwhelming anger was directed at Qiu Mu-Cheng.

But she was just as mystified as her father. She had only just returned today and had no idea what she

had done to provoke her grandfather.

"Grandfather, I don't understand."

"If you do not have a good reason, I will never kneel!"Qiu Mu-Cheng was already in a bad mood over

what had happened at the office and, yet, her grandfather was now indiscriminately telling her to kneel

down. Obviously, she was not going to be convinced by such unreasonableness.

"Fine-"

"You want a reason? I will give you a reason."

"Qiu Mu-Cheng, let me ask you. Hongqi Group is such a large company so why would they suddenly

choose to work with a small company like Qiushui Logisitcs? Why would they sign a contract that is so

advantageous to us? They are practically giving away their money!”

"Let me ask you one more time. Why did Hongqi Group insist on working with you and no one else?"

"And that day, at Belle's Cafe, why was Ye Fan behaving so intimately with Xu Lei, the number one

tycoon of our city? He is just a live-in son-in-law, a pauper from the countryside and a useless nobody!"

"If you can give me a convincing reason to explain the three points I just mentioned, I will right the

wrong you have suffered! Not only will I not make you kneel, but our whole family will kneel to you in

apology!"

Within the hall, Master Qiu was seething in rage and his demeanor was overbearing to the extreme as

he asked the three questions one after another. And while the words of anger forcefully reverberated

through the room, they resonated with all who heard them.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was immediately taken aback. In the face of these questions, she could only open her

mouth silently. She had no idea what explanation to give. After all, she herself was also searching for

the answers to these three questions.

Since she herself did not understand what was going on, how was she going to explain things to her

grandfather?

"Say something. Weren't you feeling so wronged just a moment ago?"

"So why aren't you saying anything now that I am giving you a chance to speak?"

Master Qiu asked angrily.

Qiu Lei and Han Li were also urging their daughter to give an explanation and not hide anything from

them.

"You stupid girl! Quick, say something. If you anger your grandfather, our whole family will be in

trouble," Han Li scolded.

Qiu Mu-Cheng bowed her head and said softly: "Hongqi Group gave us the partnership contract

because Miss Xu owed Ye Fan a favor. So she chose to return the favor in the form of a business

partnership. As for the meeting at the cafe, I think Xu Lei simply wanted to thank Ye Fan for the favor."

"What the... Returning a favor?"

"Mu-Cheng, do you think our grandfather is just a three-year-old kid? Ye Fan is just a poor loser from

the countryside. What sort of favor could he possibly do for the top tycoon of Yunzhou?"

"Do you actually believe the lie you just made up?" Qiu Mu-Ying sneered as she fanned the flames of

discord.

And just as expected, Master Qiu went close to losing his patience completely. When he spoke, his low

voice was filled with suppressed anger.

"Qiu Mu-Cheng, I will give you another chance. You had better tell me the truth this time."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for kicking you out of the family!”

What?

"Dad, please don't!"

"Mu-Cheng is young and ignorant. Please do not take offense with her."

"I will make her tell the truth right now!"

When Han Li heard that Master Qiu was going to kick her daughter out of the family, she went into a

panic immediately.

Right now, Qiu Mu-Cheng was the only person supporting her and her husband. If she got kicked out of

the family busines, who would support them in future?

"Mu-Cheng, quick, tell him the truth."

"Don't lie to your grandfather!"

"Your grandfather has gone through the vicissitudes of life. He has a good grasp of worldly matters and

is very experienced in dealing with people. Your lies will not work on him."

"Quick, tell him what is the real reason!"

"Are you trying to drive us to our deaths?" Han Li panickedly tried to persuade her daughter to tell the

truth.

She had gotten so anxious that she was ready to burst into tears.