A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 33 The Cunning Ye Fan

Chu Wen-Fei was not a capable person, but he knew how to mix truth with falsehood.

Ye Fan was filled with rage when he heard Chu Wen-Fei's retort. "What a pack of nonsense!"

"Those items were gifted to Mu-Cheng. They had nothing to do with the Qiu family."

"Hehe, you are speaking as if you are the tycoon himself? You are just a live-in son-in-law. You are a piece of trash with no money or power. We elites have our own considerations. And they are things that are beyond the comprehension of low-class countryside paupers like yourself." Wang Qiao-Yu had been enraged by the sight of Ye Fan yelling at her daughter, and that caused her shrewish side to emerge. With her face full of rage and both hands planted on her waist, Wang Qiao-Yu turned to stare at Ye Fan. It was obvious that she was speaking up on behalf of her daughter and son-in-law.

"Qiu Mu-Cheng is just a young lass. And she even married a trash like you. If she wasn't a member of our family, who would be so blind as to buy her gifts and try to get on her good side?"

"Our Wen-Fei is right. Qiu Mu-Cheng profited off our family name. So those gifts that she accepted, have to be turned over to our family."

"And look at you. You are just a useless piece of trash who can't earn money. All you can think about is how to steal our things."

"What a wicked person you are!"

"Dad, these two ungrateful wretches are not worthy of our family name. You shouldn't have relented and let them back into the family."

The Qius had just proved a saying right: There is no stopping a shameless man.

Faced with the coordinated attacks from her cousin's family, Qiu Mu-Cheng was rendered speechless.

Just then, even Master Qiu joined the fray. He turned to look at Qiu Mu-Cheng with an angry expression on his face and said, "Mu-Cheng, hand over the gifts."

"They don't belong to just you alone, but the whole family."

"Grandfather, even if the motive behind the gifts was to get close to our family, it is still impossible for me to hand them over to you. Because I did not accept his gifts." Qiu Mu-Cheng felt really aggrieved. "Grandfather, don't listen to her nonsense. She is probably hiding them somewhere."

"Grandfather, if you agree, I can go search her house with my mother. Those gifts are worth a few millions. I believe I will be able to replace them." Qiu Mu-Ying said viciously.

Both Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Fan were incensed by what they were hearing.

The latter had never seen anyone as shameless and greedy as the people standing before him.

"Grandfather, your order?"

"Dad, regarding this matter, we can't let Qiu Mu-Cheng mess around."

"Once you set this precedent, everyone will want to come and grab a piece of our property for themselves." Meanwhile, Wang Qiao-Yu was helping her family by fanning the flames of discord. Master Qiu did not agree to the house search right away. Instead he turned to stare at his granddaughter. "Mu-Cheng, let me ask you once more. Will you hand over the gifts?"

"Grandfather, I really did not accept them." Qiu Mu-Cheng's eyes had turned red. The feeling of being falsely accused of a crime tore painfully at her heart.

"Hmph-" Master Qiu slapped the table and stood up angrily. "You ungrateful wretch. In that case, Ying-Ying and Qiao-Yu, both of you will go search her house. If you manage to replace even one gift, I will disown her."

"Grandfather, don't worry. We will go right now." The mother-daughter pair smiled coldly and turned to look at Qiu Mu-Cheng, before making their way to the entrance.

But, before Qiu Mu-Ying and her mother could leave the house, a middle-aged man popped his head through the doorway and asked, "Excuse me, is this the Qiu residence?"

"Yes, this is the Qiu residence. And you are?" The Qius looked suspiciously at the newcomer.

"Good morning, we are from Yunhai Auction House. Our boss told us to deliver these items to the third daughter of the Qiu family."

As he was talking to the Qius, the middle-aged man instructed his subordinates to move the auction items into the house.

They items were a pair of red-soled high heels, a jade hairpin formerly owned by European royalty and a low-key luxury Phaeton sedan.

"May I know if Miss Qiu is around? We need her to sign for these items!" Once again, the middle-aged man asked for Qiu Mu-Cheng's whereabouts.

When Qiu Mu-Ying and her mother saw the gifts, they could not help but stare at them with wide-open eyes. Just then, the enquiry from the delivery man prompted Wang Qiao-Yu to reply. "Yes yes yes, the third daughter is here."

As she was replying to the delivery man, Wang Qiao-Yu hurriedly pushed her daughter forward. "Silly girl, what are you standing around for? Go sign for these items now."

Qiu Mu-Ying caught on to what her mother was telling her and hurried forward, in case somebody else came along to take away the gifts.

After making the delivery, the employees from the auction house left the Qiu's family house.

"Ohh, this is the jade hairpin used by

European royalty. This is good stuff. A symbol of status and authority. Ying-Ying, this jade hairpin is a good match for you."

"And this car is from the Volkswagen Phaeton series. It is worth a million at least?"

"Wen-Fei, you couldn't start the car from before, right? Now, the gifts have arrived just in time. This Phaeton is a good match for a person of your status."

The more Wang Qiao-Yu examined the gifts, the more she liked them. After a short while, she had already finished making arrangements for where they would go.

Meanwhile, the other Qius were also admiring the gifts. "They are good stuff. No wonder they sold for millions at the auction."

Master Qiu had also left the room to look at the luxury car. The other Qius were also examining the gifts and making plans to divide the items among themselves. Not one of them expressed any guilt for slandering Qiu Mu-Cheng earlier.

So she continued to feel aggrieved and her eyes turned red as she tried to hold back her tears.

As Ye Fan watched the antics of the Qius, he got angrier and angrier.

Screw the Qius. The three items were his gifts to his wife. Why should they be given to outsiders?

"No way. I have to call the auction house and tell them to retrieve the gifts. Even if I have to sell them, it is still better than giving them to these ungrateful bastards."

Ye Fan found an empty corner to make his phone call, and was about to dial Li Er's number when his phone rang.

"Good morning, is this Mr. Chu?"

"I am the manager of Yunhai Auction House and also the auctioneer at last night's event, Wang Lu-Lu." The sweet voice of a lady drifted through from the other end of the line. Ye Fan did remember her and he replied, "Yes, lam."

After receiving Ye Fan's reply, Wang Lu-Lu made her apology right away. "Mr. Chu, please allow me to apologize. Something has gone wrong with the auction items you bought."

"We were just informed that the Phaeton and jade hairpin came from dubious sources. The police are investigating. So, Mr. Chu, our staff will come by in a while to pick up the items and refund your money. We are truly sorry for the inconveniences this has caused you. But we promise, this will not happen..."

In the midst of Wang Lu-Lu's panicked apology, Ye Fan smiled and a sly look appeared in his eyes. "No need for that. Since I have already bought them, I am not returning them. Don't worry, I will handle things from here on. They have nothing to do with your auction house now."

Ye Fan ended the call after giving his assurance. And then, with an ambiguous smile on his face, he returned to the

courtyard.

The Qius were gathered there and, just then, Wang Qiao-Yu was making suggestions to Master Qiu. "Father, this royal jade hairpin is extremely valuable. Let's give it to Ying-Ying and Wen-Fei. The Chu family did us such a huge favor, so we should show our appreciation. This jade hairpin would make a suitable gift for Wen-Fei's mother."

"The Cadillac has been with our company for many years already. We should change it for a newer car. I think this Phaeton should replace the Cadillac."

Wang Qiao-Yu had it all planned out. Even though the jade hair had been earmarked for Chu Wen-Fei's mother, it was still unclear if she would actually accept such a valuable gift. And even if she did accept it, the jade hairpin would eventually return to Qiu Mu-Ying, since Chu Wen-Fei was his mother's only son.

And designating the Phaeton as a company car was a master stroke on Wang Qiao-Yu's part. Qiushui Logistics only had two company cars. The Audi was reserved for the use of the chairman, Qiu Guang. While the Cadillac was being driven by the general manager, Qiu Luo. And Qiu Luo was also Qiu Mu-Ying's father. So even though the Phaeton had just been designated as a company car, it now belonged to Qiu Luo and his family.

After fussing over them for so long, the auction items, that were worth millions, went to Qiu Luo's family.

As for the pair of high heels, Wang Qiao-Yu and Qiu Mu-Ying did not even look at it.

That was just a pair of shoes after all. How valuable could it be? If anyone was interested, they could have them. Anyway, the shoes didn't fit either the mother or daughter.

The other Qius weren't stupid. They could see through Wang Qiao-Yu's little scheme. But even though they knew the truth, they said nothing. After all, it was Qiu Mu-Ying's husband who had helped them in their time of need. So the other Qius weren't going to begrudge Qiu Mu-Ying's family for taking the gifts.

Master Qiu did not object to the suggestions and said, "Mm, we will split the gifts according to Qiao-Yu's suggestions."

"As for the high heels, Mu-Cheng, you can have them. After all, you are a daughter of the Qiu family. Your appearance represents the dignity of our family." Master Qiu said indifferently.

"Qiu Mu-Cheng, quick, say your thanks to your grandfather. And remember what he said. Don't bring shame on our family." Wang Qiao-Yu said mockingly.

The other Qius were uninterested in the shoes as well. Obviously, they all thought that it was just a worthless pair of shoes. If Qiu Mu-Cheng wanted it, they were happy to let her have it. After they had split the gifts, the Qius left the family house.

Ye Fan picked up the pair of high heels that had cost him nearly a million, and left the house with Qiu Mu-Cheng.

But, before leaving, he glanced surreptitiously at Qiu Mu-Ying and her family, who were looking contented with themselves. Inwardly, he smiled a cold smile.

"Auntie, I am sorry."

"But you will have to be punished for stealing my wife's gifts."

Just then, Wang Qiao-Yu and her family were enjoying themselves on board of the Phaeton. And Qiu Mu-Ying was fondling the jade hairpin in her hands.

"Quick, Ying-Ying, give your father a call. Tell him to come home early. And get rid of that old Cadillac. Tonight, your father will take us out for a spin around Yunwu Lake in this million yuan luxury car."

"Haha-"

"We are now people who drive around in a million yuan luxury car."