A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 419 Secrets of the Past

"What the hell is going on? Why was only Ye Fan invited? He's just a good-for-nothing, so why is his name on the invitation? Since I'm the head of the household, its recipient should have been me. Even if it wasn't me, it should have been Mu-Cheng. But why is it that good-for-nothing instead?" said Han Li when she discovered Ye Fan's name on Xu Li's invitation and went berserk.

It was not a question of the name but more about dignity and the right to speak in Han Li's view.

Xu Li invited their family to the wedding but only wrote Ye Fan's name on the invitation.

What was the meaning of this? Xu Li undoubtedly treated Ye Fan as the head of the family.

Han Li was naturally furious that this good-for-nothing was representing their family.

Lin Wen-Jing felt slightly embarrassed about making Han Li so furious, so she explained that she wasn't sure herself and was only sending an invite.

After Lin Wen-Jing finished delivering the invitation, she prepared to leave.

"Mr Ye, can you walk me out?" asked Lin Wen-Jing before she left.

Ye Fan was surprised. Then he glanced at Lin Wen-Jing and nodded in agreement.

"Is Miss Lin dumb? Mu-Cheng and I are sitting right here. Instead of asking us to see her off, she asked the useless Ye Fan to do it. What on earth is she thinking?" cursed Han Li from behind. But Ye Fan had already walked out with Lin Wen-Jing.

There was a thud when they reached Yunwu Lake. Ye Fan looked at Lin Wen-Jing in shock as she knelt down.

"Miss Lin, what are you doing?" Ye Fan was instantly shocked. He hastily went forward to help her up.

"Mr Ye, please save Miss Xu. Miss Xu doesn't like the second son of the Xue family, but she has been forced into this. Miss Xu's family is forcing her to marry into the Xue family against her will. Miss Xu was under house arrest when I left. She isn't doing well, and I'm afraid that she might do something foolish out of hopelessness," said Lin Wen-Jing sadly as she knelt on the ground teary-eyed.

Xu Lei took Lin Wen-Jing in when she was in dire straits and gave her everything she had now.

Lin Wen-Jing had to help Xu Lei now that she was suffering as she was her only friend and trusted subordinate.

Otherwise, Xu Lei would be all alone in this world.

"I was the one who wrote the invitation. Miss Xu didn't allow me to tell you about the wedding as she didn't want to disturb you. But you have always been on Miss Xu's mind for over ten years, and she has been searching for her Fan all this time," said Xu Lei sadly as her voice echoed.

Ye Fan instantly trembled. Then he stood there dumbstruck like a bolt from the blue struck him.

His eyes were filled with shock.

"For over ten years? Fan? Is Xu Lei...Lei?" asked Ye Fan.

Memories from over ten years ago emerged in his mind immediately.

Ye Fan and his mother were still living with that cold and massive Chu family back then.

The Chu family was one of the world's top families and had affiliated powers all over the globe.

And children from those affiliate families went to the Chu family school to further their studies each year.

After all, elite families like the Chus had a lot of resources and unsurpassable levels of education.

Ye Fan was still the Chu family's eldest son at that time and had yet to be chased away, so he naturally studied at the family's school, but Ye Fan always had a tough time there due to the situation with his mother.

But the children from the Chu family naturally felt superior when they attended a family school like this, so they often beat up and bullied kids from outside the family.

Ye Fan recalled that the first time he met that little girl, it was on the school track, and she was getting bullied by a bunch of children from the Chu family.

Ye Fan rushed over right away and saved the girl from those people, and he was badly beaten up in the process.

Then Ye Fan and the little girl called Lei became closer and closer through their mutual sympathy for each other.

In all those years he spent with the Chu family, his only friend was perhaps that little girl called Lei, other than his little cousin.

They were too young to know better back then.

And they were at the most innocent time of their lives.

But they didn't spend much time together as he was driven out of the family shortly after with Ye Fan's mother.

Although Ye Fan often thought about this little girl initially, they were too far apart, so Ye Fan gradually almost forgot about her as time passed.

Ye Fan thought that they would probably never meet again.

But Ye Fan didn't expect that the little girl whom he saved without much thought had him on her mind for years.

"Miss Xu quit the Chu family school after she found out you were driven out of the Chus and returned to her family. She did her utmost to locate you and secretly escaped from her family to run to Jiangdong when she found out you were here, staying here for the next ten years.

Miss Xu suffered so much during these ten years. Her parents died in an accident, and her business opponents kept attacking her."

"Miss Xu gradually gained a foothold and carved a career for herself. She didn't stop looking for you, but you were already married by the time she found you. Since she didn't want to disturb your life, she didn' tell you about it all this time."

Lin Wen-Jing spoke sadly as she cried to Ye Fan.

Ye Fan's heart was in ups and downs and only managed to calm down after a long time.

Ye Fan walked over and gently helped Lin Wen-Jing up. Then he said deeply, "Get up. Tell Lei that her Fan will go over and look her up soon. Tell her to stay home and not do anything rash. Although I can't give her everything she wants, I won't allow anyone to force my Lei to do anything. I saved her then, and I am even more able to save her now."

A cool breeze gusted as he spoke deeply.

Thousands of ripples undulated across Yunwu Lake under the solitary moon.

Ye Fan's shocked voice kept sweeping across the lake.

Just like Ye Fan told Tong Shan and Han, he didn't have much family in his life.

Ye Fan lived with only his mother since young until Tong Shan, Han, and the others pledged allegiance to him. They were the handful of people that Ye Fan was close to.

So Ye Fan treasured those who were truly good to him.

Tong Shan and Xu Lei were both important to him!

It wasn't just their childhood encounter that made Ye Fan want to save her. Ye Fan felt the help Xu Lei offered Qiu Mu-Cheng and himself in Yunzhou was enough for him to go to her aid. Moreover, this silly little girl whom he saved in his youth had silently done so much for him all these years.

He had to help her since he was only human.

"This is perfect. I can take care of everything at one go when I go to Yanjing this time."