A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 114 Back to the Police Station

Of course, if the Qius sold their cars and houses, they would be able to raise enough money to settle

the bill.

But clearly, none of them wanted to do so.

The Qius had no intention of contributing even a single cent.

"That's right! You told us this was your treat, so why should we have to pay?”

"You were bragging so loudly just now! But you were just lying to us, weren't you!"

"If you don't have any money, then you shouldn't have tried to show off!"

"Because of you, we are all being shamed!"

In the face of the three-million-yuan dinner bill, the Qius soon revealed their ugly side. They no longer

treated Chu Wen-Fei with the respect and courtesy they had shown earlier.

And the most offensive of them all was their aunt, Jiang Hong. She had been the most active when the

Qius were sucking up to Chu Wen-Fei. And now, when it came to scolding him, her voice was also the

loudest.

"The person who is treating us to dinner should be the one to pay up."

"You can dream on if you expect us to pay as well!" Jiang Hong's choice of words made it very clear

that there was no way the Qius were going to pay for dinner.

Qiu Mu-Ying was in an awkward position. It was difficult for her to pick a side between her husband and

her relatives.

But, after giving the matter some thought, she turned to her husband and said: "Wen-Fei, it is only

three million. Let's pay up. If you don't have enough money, you can go get some from your dad. After

all, we are the hosts tonight, so we should foot the bill. If you make my relatives share the cost, then I

will lose my standing among them!"

Chu Wen-Fei blew his top when he heard this!

"Get some from my dad? Why don't you go get some from yours?"

"You stupid bitch! Even now, you are still concerned with keeping up appearances!”

"I should have listened to my father and stayed away from a stupid bitch like you!"

Chu Wen-Fei was truly enraged. Even now, his wife was still preoccupied with her reputation and

vanity. To think she was actually shameless enough to expect him to call his father for help!

"Fine. Since none of you want to pay up, then let us all wait here."

Perhaps, due to the amount of alcohol he had consumed, Chu Wen-Fei was in an especially foul mood.

In a fit of anger, he decided to just abandon himself to despair.

"Well, who do we have here? Auntie Jiang Hong? Uncle Guang?"

"Why are you fighting instead of enjoying your dinner?"

Just then, a peal of soft laughter rang out from behind the Qius.

When the Qius turned around, they saw Ye Fan and Qiu Mu-Cheng walking toward them. It looked like

the couple had just finished their meal.

"You piece of trash! You shut your mouth right now!"

At this moment, the Qius were fuming with rage. So right after Ye Fan had spoken, they lashed out at

him without a second thought.

Of course, the Qius made no mention of the fact that they were being detained because they could not

afford to pay for their dinner. None of them wanted to lose face in front of Ye Fan.

"Hmph, you poor bastard. Don't get all smug on us."

"Let's see if you can still laugh like this when it's time to pay your bill," Jiang Hong snorted coldly.

However, just when the Qius were expecting Ye Fan and his wife to go through the same humiliation as

they had, the couple simply ignored the cashier on their way out. And Mr. Wang, the front desk NôvelDrama.Org (C) content.

manager, even respectfully held the door open for them as they left. Finally, the manager bade them

farewell with a face full of smiles.

"What is going on?"

"Are you blind? That loser just left without paying!" Qiu Mu-Ying said angrily.

Mr. Wang smiled and said, "They don't have to pay."

What?

"Are you all idiots?"

Qiu Mu-Ying blew her top and asked, "Why did you let them get away without paying?"

The other Qius were also furious. They felt a sense of unfairness about the whole situation.

A loser like Ye Fan had his meal comped.

But, on the other hand, the hotel was detaining them against their will?

"Miss Xu!"

Just as the Qius were seething in rage, Xu Lei came down from upstairs. The moment she appeared,

her mesmerizing figure and distinguished presence attracted attention from everyone.

Without delay, Mr. Wang hurried forward to greet her.

Xu Lei gave a nod and went after Ye Fan.

When she saw Xu Lei, Qiu Mu-Ying reacted like a drowning woman who had just seen a lifebuoy. She

dashed forward and pleaded, "Miss Xu, we are from Qiushui Logistics. The company that will be

working with you. We have run into some trouble. Could you speak to the manager and tell him to

comp our meal?”

Both Qiu Mu-Ying and her mother kept talking as they chased after Xu Lei but, from beginning to end,

the elite businesswoman did not spare them a single glance.

"That's enough. Stop dreaming, will you?"

"Who do you think you are? Do you think you are worthy enough to speak to Miss Xu?”

"Do you have the money?"

"If you don't pay up now, I am calling the police." Mr. Wang had run out of patience, so he gave the

Qius his final warning.

As for Ye Fan, he and his wife had already reached home. The couple had no idea that the Qius were

being detained at the Yunjing Hotel.

"Mu-Cheng, I haven't gone home in a while. So I would like to go back tomorrow to see my mother.”

Once they were back home, Ye Fan dropped the bomb on his wife.

"When are you coming back?” Qiu Mu-Cheng asked.

"I think I will be staying there for a while."

"Mm." Qiu Mu-Cheng gave an affirmative nod and did not say anything more.

After all, Ye Fan had not gone home for a long time, even since he married into the Qiu family. So Qiu

Mu-Cheng had no reason to stop him from going.

After an affirmative grunt, she turned around and went into her bedroom.

The look on her face was one of nonchalance, as if Ye Fan's mother had nothing to do with her.

When Ye Fan saw this, he shook his head despondently and headed for the study.

"Ye Fan, I am leaving early for work tomorrow. So go to the station yourself. Here are some health

tonics. Remember to take them with you when you leave."

Just then, Qiu Mu-Cheng walked out of the bedroom with two boxes of health tonics, which she handed

to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan, who had been looking a little despondent, cheered up immediately. "I thank you, on behalf of

our mother. Thank you, daughter-in-law of the Ye family."

"Oh, who's our mother?" Qiu Mu-Cheng immediately glared at Ye Fan, in retaliation for his silly joke.

And then, as if she was feeling embarrassed, she suddenly put down the boxes, headed straight back

to her room and shut the door.

In her bedroom, Qiu Mu-Cheng touched her flushed face. Thanks to Ye Fan's reminder, after all these

years, she had finally realized that she was now somebody's daughter-in-law.

She felt strange at the thought of suddenly gaining a new set of parents.

"All these years, I have never once met his mother."

When she thought about this, she felt an unfathomable sense of guilt.

For the past three years, she had not been a good wife.

"No, that's wrong! When did I become his wife?"

"I am supposed to divorce him sooner or later!"

At this moment, Qiu Mu-Cheng was hmphing away like a child.

Even now, she was still stubbornly defending her last shred of pride.

It seemed that she was still unwilling to face the fact that her heart was about to be conquered by Ye

Fan.

The next day, not long after Qiu Mu-Cheng had gone to work, Ye Fan finished his chores and brought

the garbage downstairs.

Meanwhile, Xu Lei had already arrived and was waiting for Ye Fan.

She laughed softly when she saw Ye Fan carrying the garbage. "Mr. Chu is an excellent house

husband. Your wife must be a blissful woman."

Ye Fan answered with a smile. "Yes, I agree with you. But, unfortunately, you have no opportunity to

experience that bliss. You can only be envious of my wife."

But Xu Lei did not get angry. She continued to smile softly. "That's not necessarily true. After all, I am

very confident in my feminine charms."

"Is that so? We shall see." After throwing away the garbage, Ye Fan got into Xu Lei's car.

"Have you found a suitable house?"

"Don't worry. Everything is prepared according to your requests. I have found a detached house

located in the suburb of Yunzhou City. It is a quiet place and, more importantly, it is a good distance

away from here."

"Mm, take me there.”

Just then, Ye Fan's face was expressionless. But as he watched the parasol trees on the roadside

speeding past him in a blur, he sighed inwardly.

Mu-Cheng, for your safety, I have to leave you for a while.

Whoosh~

The wheels spun, and the black Benz sped into the horizon, carrying Ye Fan with it.

Meanwhile, the sun had already risen and the eastern sky was dyed red by its light.

The Qiu's family house.

After getting out of bed, Master Qiu found that his house felt emptier than usual.

In order to take care of Master Qiu and to make it easier for them to hold business meetings, the eldest

and second eldest Qiu brothers both lived in the family house.

"Guang?"

"Qiu Guang?"

"Qiu Ming?" "Where is everybody?' But even after he had screamed himself hoarse, Master Qiu did not

hear a single reply.

At this moment, Master Qiu's phone suddenly rang. He tapped the "Answer" icon.

In the next moment, his face paled and he started to tremble all over.

"What... what did you say?" he asked anxiously.

"All of you were taken to the police station?"

Master Qiu was immediately dumbfounded.