A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 424 The Eve

"Dad, how can you do that? Mr Chu is my guest. How could you..." said Li Xiao-Hong bitterly. She was instantly anxious when her father wanted to chase Ye Fan away. Ye Fan was Li Xiao-Hong's guest after all. No one knew how guilty Li Xiao-Hong was in her heart after suffering such treatment from her father.

"Shut up! Don't you even know when you get conned? How could you defend him?" reprimanded Li Lu-Bin sternly. He was so harsh that Li Xiao-Hong almost wanted to cry.

Ye Fan continued sitting there composedly. There was no sign of any emotion on his lovely face.

No matter how Sun Li-Ping, Li Lu-Bin, and Li Yuan ridiculed him, he remained like still water, and not a single ripple undulated in his heart.

"Oh my! You are such a thick skinned country bumpkin! How can you still stick around after my parents chased you out? Take your junk and get lost!"

Li Yuan came back after leaving for a while. The moment she saw Ye Fan still shamelessly sitting where he was, Li Yuan undoubtedly hated him even more. She walked up to the bronze tripod that Ye Fan gave them and threw it right out of the door.

"Leave!" roared Li Yuan deeply.

"Aren't you going to leave?" asked Sun Li-Ping. She also walked over and shouted at Ye Fan with her eyes filled with loathing.

Only Li Xiao-Hong appeared sad. Tears brimmed from her eyes as she hung her head and kept apologizing to Ye Fan.

Li Xiao-Hong felt very guilty.

If she didn't invite Ye Fan over, he wouldn't have suffered such humiliation.

If she didn't have low status in the family, Ye Fan wouldn't have experienced such a cold reception.

But Ye Fan stepped forward and wiped the tears from the corners of Li Xiao-Hong's eyes. Then he calmly smiled as he said, "Xiao-Hong, you didn't do anything wrong, so don't apologize. They were the ones who were blind and wrong. But I don't think I can eat with you today. We can always catch up again in the future if there's a chance."

Then Ye Fan smiled before turning to leave without lingering.

But when Ye Fan bent over to pick up the copper tripod, he said coldly with his back facing them, "The likes of you wouldn't have the right to eat with me today if it weren't for Xiao-Hong."

His somber voice swept across their halls and was filled with biting cold.

Li Lu-Bin and the rest couldn't help trembling when they heard Ye Fan speak.

It felt as though it wasn't a lowly farmer from the countryside standing before them, but an immensely influential and mighty man!

And they couldn't help panicking.

There was a moment when Li Lu-Bin couldn't help suspecting whether this youth might truly be an important man.

Ye Fan had already left.

But Ye Fan's cold and dignified voice kept reverberating through the air as the wind swept across the room.

Li Xiao-Hong felt very sorrowful in her heart after Ye Fan left.

She looked at everyone with tears in her eyes as she said sadly, "Dad, you will realize sooner or later the kind of big shot you chased away today, and all of you will live to regret it."

Li Xiao-Hong roared with tears in her eyes before crying as she ran to her bedroom.

Li Lu-Bin appeared uneasy. He undoubtedly felt nervous in his heart.

Could he, Li Lu-Bin, have offended an influential man?

"Tsk, what big shot? He even took back the junk he gave us. If someone like him could be powerful, then I would be a queen. It's hilarious," laughed Li Yuan as though she had seen something funny. But this comedy undoubtedly came to a close after Ye Fan left.

"Mum and Dad, I'm heading in to rest. I have to attend a birthday party with my CEO. I heard it's Miss Xu's birthday party, so I have to recharge and be at my best.

Li Yuan waved her hand before going to her room.

But Sun Li-Ping clearly didn't want to let Li Lu-Bin off and scolded him harshly after they returned to their room.

"I keep telling you that your daughter in the countryside is useless. She came to freeload off us and even brought some random man over. She's shameless. What do you want with a lousy daughter like her? Don't you replace it embarrassing?"

"There there, keep your voice down and don't let Xiao-Hong hear you," said Li Lu-Bin fawningly.

"What? Why can't I talk about it if you had the cheek to invite her over? There's no way I'll keep my voice down."

Of course, Ye Fan knew nothing about the events that transpired at the Li family after he left.

Ye Fan had already checked into the hotel which Han made reservations for.

"Young Master, I have made the call. In three days, the Spark that we groomed in Yanjing will contact you. He hasn't been in town these past few days, but he is on his way back now that you have personally come to Yanjing," said Han deeply over the phone.

Ye Fan nodded and said, "Perfect since I have to visit the Xu family. What did you replace out about the Xu family?"

"Yes, I investigated them," replied Han immediately. "Young Master, I have sent you the information. The Xu family is pretty influential. At their prime, they were one of the top four influential families of Yanjing. But ever since the previous head of their family died, their family's power gradually diminished. Since they have a long history and formidable foundation, they have close connections and influence in all trades Young Master, if you want to handle the Xu family, you will probably face a lot of problems," Han reminded Ye Fan worriedly.

Ye Fan didn't speak for a long time. He stood in front of the huge French windows with a cup of tea in his hand with vapor rising from it as he stared at the starry skies outside. Then after a long time, he parted his lips and smiled proudly.

"The top four influential families? A powerful family with a long history? So what? No matter how difficult it is, I, Chu Tian-Fan, must do it. I must take Lei out of that family. That silly girl searched for me for years, so even though I can't marry her, I can ensure her freedom," said Ye Fan proudly in a soft voice. Then he held up his teacup and raised it to toast the vast starry skies.

He tilted his head and drank all the tea in his cup.

"Then I hope everything goes smoothly for Young Master tomorrow. Oh yes, I heard that it happens to be Miss Xu Lei's birthday tomorrow as well. If Young Master wants to give her a huge surprise, you can always prepare a gift," continued Han as he calmly reminded Ye Fan.

Ye Fan nodded and replied, "Okay!"