A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 616 Put on a Show

The night was as cool as water.

Ye Fan stood for a long time next to Yunwu Lake.

In the distance, a mist hovered over Yunwu Lake while the soft shimmery glow of the moon reflected onto the lake surface.

Despite looking at the still lake, Ye Fan couldn't calm himself for a long time.

Liang Hao-Nan's actions at Ji's Teahouse undoubtedly moved Ye Fan deeply.

If Ye Fan's father were anything like Liang Hao-Nan and was loyal to his mother and himself, they wouldn't have suffered such humiliation.

Ye Fan shook his head and laughed in selfridicule at the thought.

It had been ten years, so there was no sense in thinking about that.

That weak youth was all grown up now.

He could defend himself and no longer required someone else's protection!

Also, Ye Fan was about to exact revenge on the Chu family for all the things they had done to him and his mother.

Ye Fan stood at the Yunwu Lake for a long time in the silent night.

Ye Fan finally awoke from the daze he was in when he received a phone call.

Ye Fan looked at his phone to see that it was Su Qian's father, Su Yuan-Shan, calling him.

"What's he calling at this hour for?"

Ye Fan had a good impression of Su Yuan-Shan.

He was one of the rare few people who didn't look down on Ye Fan's farming background.

So Ye Fan picked up the call quickly.

"Ye Fan, where are you? Tell me, so I can go pick you up now," said Su Yuan-Shan anxiously over the phone.

Ye Fan was slightly surprised. "Uncle Su, what's up?"

"We can talk when we meet. Why don't you tell me where you are first?" asked Su Yuan-Shan again.

Ye Fan had no choice but to tell Su Yuan-Shan where he was.

Ten minutes later, an Audi A8 pulled up in front of Ye Fan.

"Ye Fan, get in now. Come over to the Su residence with me. I will fill you in on our way there," said Su Yuan-Shan anxiously. He opened the windows and told Ye Fan to get in without getting off the car when he saw Ye Fan.

Ye Fan thought something major must have happened at the Su residence. Or else, Su Yuan-Shan wouldn't be this anxious.

So Ye Fan nodded and got into Su Yuan-Shan's car without asking further.

"Uncle Su, what happened? Do you need my help?" asked Ye Fan sternly with a dark look in his eyes on their way back.

Su Yuan-Shan nodded and said, "I do need your help Ye Fan. It's a matter of life and death for the Su family, so you must help me!”

A matter of life and death?

Ye Fan was stunned. He didn't think things would be so serious.

But Ye Fan's face turned green moments later.

"What? You want me to pretend to be your son-in-law at your family banquet tonight? No, no way. How can I do that?" rejected Ye Fan after he learned of Su Yuan-Shan's intentions. Ye Fan was instantly shocked and shook his head nonstop.

Su Yuan-Shan glared at him as he said, "No? Are you a man? Moreover, Ye Fan, I'm begging you here. Just be my son-in-law for the night so that we can fool the rest of the family. It's not like I'm asking you to consummate the marriage with my daughter! And anyway, even if you sleep with my daughter, it's no loss for your since you're a man," persuaded Su Yuan-Shan.

Ye Fan continued to shake his head and say, "I'm still not doing it. It's too easy to cause misunderstanding. Moreover, even if I agreed, your daughter would never agree."

"She wouldn't dare!" yelled Su Yuan-Shan. "Ye Fan, don't worry about Qianqian. I will take care of her. Trust me. She will cooperate fully in the act. After all, I'm not the only one who detests Ma Ming-Bo from the Ma family, Qianqian does too. If she doesn't help you with the act, her grandmother will make her marry Ma Ming-Bo," said Su Yuan-Shan with certainty.

Ye Fan bitterly smiled as he replied, "Uncle Su, didn't you say that Ma Ming-Bo comes from a rich and powerful family? And the Ma family is one of the most influential families in Nanquan? He is even more powerful than the Su family. In theory, women marry up, so you should be more than happy about the union. So why are you doing your best to ruin her chances instead?"

Ye Fan had pretty much figured everything out after listening to Su Yuan-Shan's story.

Ma Ming-Bo, the eldest son from the Ma family, came to the Su residence bearing expensive gifts and looked like he wanted to ask for Su Qian's hand in marriage.

Since the Ma family was highly influential in Nanquan, most of the Su family members were happy with the marriage prospect, and even Su Yuan-Shan's mother liked Ma Ming-Bo.

But for some reason, Su Yuan-Shan disliked Ma Ming-Bo and refused to allow the marriage.

Yet, he couldn't defy his mother without any good reason.

So he could only resort to getting Ye Fan to pretend to be Su Qian's boyfriend and get Ma Ming-Bo to give up.

"Sigh, Ye Fan. You don't understand," explained Su Yuan-Shan as he shook his head at Ye Fan's questions.

Then he continued, "I know my daughter best. She has an arrogant personality and can't bear to suffer any injustice. If someone like her wants to have a blissful marriage, she has to marry down. Or else, she will get bullied by her in-laws."

The corner of Ye Fan's eyes twitched subtly when he heard this.

Heavens.

So Su Yuan-Shan considered Su Qian marrying Ye Fan to be marrying down.

Ye Fan finally realized why Su Yuan-Shan kept trying to matchmake Su Qian and him.

"Of course, that is only one of the reasons why I am against it. The second reason is that the Ma family's business overlaps a lot with ours. The head of the Ma family has asked to merge business with us several times and wants the Yuanshan

Group to become one of their subsidiaries. My mother thinks a merger is a good idea, and life will be easier with their support since the Ma family is more influential than us. She thinks it will make it easier for us to develop."

"But she doesn't know that the moment we merge, the Ma family will do their best to strip the Su family of its power over Yuanshan Group and the Su family will be at their mercy. That is the main reason I can't accept the marriage! Now that the Ma family is looking to marry Su Qian, I can't help suspecting they are planning to swallow Yuanshan Group in the future. So Ye Fan, you must help me tonight! I beg you!" implored Su Yuan-Shan as he looked at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan inhaled helplessly. Then he nodded and agreed.

"But you have to promise it is just acting. Also, it's only for tonight, and I won't be your son-in-law or your daughter's boyfriend anymore after the banquet," said Ye Fan again.

Su Yuan-Shan was so annoyed that he laughed.

"You persistent brat! You make it look as if I can't marry my daughter off to anyone but you. Fine, I promise things will go as you wish!"

Su Yuan-Shan shook his head as he smiled.

He undoubtedly liked Ye Fan even more in his heart.

And he felt that Ye Fan was different.