A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 617 Counting on Granny

If it were anyone else with a background like Ye Fan's, the man would be delighted to marry Su Yuan-Shan's daughter.

But despite all his efforts to matchmake them, Ye Fan refused to accept his daughter.

But Su Yuan-Shan wasn't anxious about it.

They had to survive the night first.

In time, they would grow fond of each other. They had to take things step by step slowly.

Su Qian was already on the way when Ye Fan was heading to the Su residence with Su Yuan-Shan.

The matriarch of the Su family called Su Qian in the afternoon and told her granddaughter it was imperative she come home for dinner tonight.

"Mu-Cheng, why do you think Granny needs me so urgently? Do you think it's a trap?"

Su Qian's grandmother had a lot of power in the Su family, so Su Qian didn't dare oppose her when it came to certain matters.

Su Qian called Qiu Mu-Cheng using her handsfree earpiece while she was driving.

"By the way, Mu-Cheng, has the scoundrel contacted you?"

"Don't worry too much. There's no sense in getting angry over such things. He might be chatting and drinking with girls from the countryside working in the city while you mope over it. Teehee! Mu-Cheng, I was just kidding. Don't take it to heart. I'm home so I've gotta go, bye!"

Shortly after Su Qian put down the phone, she reached home and pulled up in front of the bungalow.

Su Yuan-Shan's car arrived at almost at the same time.

"Dad, you just got here?" asked Su Qian as she walked over to her father.

Su Qian had only taken a few steps when she caught sight of Ye Fan's silhouette next to Su Yuan-Shan and her eyes instantly opened wide.

"Ye Fan? What the hell are you doing here? Have you been hiding behind my Dad out of fear that Fan Zhong-Xian and the others might seek revenge on you? Good god, do you call yourself a man? You were afraid of their revenge, so you hid yourself far, far away and just left a woman at home all by herself?!" asked Su Qian inconceivably the moment she caught sight of Ye Fan. It was as though Su Qian had seen a ghost.

"How can you talk like that? Why do you speak in such an uncouth manner? You don't have any the sort of constraint a woman should have. It's no wonder Ye Fan doesn't want to marry you," reprimanded Su Yuan-Shan as he glared the moment he heard his daughter.

"What? Do the likes of him get to choose whether he wants to date me? I'm the one who isn't interested. Tell him to leave!" said Su Qian furiously.

How dare that pauper from the countryside look down on her?

Su Qian was undoubtedly infuriated.

"He can't leave. He's having dinner with us tonight," said Su Yuan-Shan calmly.

What?

"Dad, do you even want him to eat with us tonight?" asked Su Qian as she instantly stared hard. Then she sternly rejected him, "No way! Dad, Granny said it's a Su family affair tonight. Ye Fan is an outsider. What gives him the right to attend our family dinner?"

"What right? He's my future son-in-law and the husband I picked out for you.

Considering his status, he has every right to attend our family dinner!" said Su Yuan-Shan deeply. He was clearly angry.

He sounded so stern that there was no room for negotiation.

Su Qian was even more shocked to hear these words.

Her cherry lips parted so wide that an apple could fit in her mouth.

"Ye... Ye Fan? Yo... Your son-in-law and my... my husband?" asked Su Qian dumbstruck.

This world was insane.

Su Qian's own father kept harassing Qiu Mu-Cheng's husband to be her husband.

What would Qiu Mu-Cheng think of her if she caught wind of this?

"No, I won't allow it. Absolutely not," said Su Qian as she shook her head repeatedly.

She couldn't let Ye Fan attend the dinner as her boyfriend.

"Su Qian, don't misunderstand. What your father means is that he wants me to put on an act with you," explained Ye Fan.

"An act?" asked Su Qian even more perplexedly.

Then Su Yuan-Shan told Su Qian about what happened in detail.

"You can either choose to take my advice and work with Ye Fan to deceive the Su family tonight or marry Ma Ming-Bo in the future as your grandmother wishes. You pick," said Su Yuan-Shan coldly as he looked at his daughter.

Su Qian slipped into a dilemma.

But she quickly came to a decision.

It would cause only momentary discomfort to act with Ye Fan. If she married Ma Ming-Bo, she would have to suffer for life.

It was better to get over the pain now than to prolong her agony!

Su Qian looked at Ye Fan and said sternly, "Ye Fan, it's only an act. After the banquet, we won't be related in any way. Also, you can't tell anyone about it."

It was already a disgrace to get her girlfriend's husband to pose as her boyfriend, so Su Qian naturally didn't want Qiu Mu-Cheng to replace out.

Then Ye Fan quickly smiled and agreed, "It's a deal!"

If it weren't on account of Su Yuan-Shan, Ye Fan would never have involved himself in such things or Su Qian.

Su Qian's words were what Ye Fan wanted exactly.

"Young people these days..." said Su Yuan-Shan as he bitterly smiled when he heard his daughter say the same thing as Ye Fan.

He wondered if young people these days had to be so arrogant?

"Enough. Let's go in now. Your grandmother and the others are getting anxious. Oh yes, Ye Fan. I helped to prepare a gift. Just give it to Mom later and say you got it for her." Su Yuan-Shan was very thoughtful and even helped Ye Fan prepare a present.

Then the three of them entered the house.

"Ming-Bo, I haven't seen you in years. You've gotten so mature now. You'll be ready to succeed your father in no time," said an elegant old lady as she smiled in the living room. This old lady was the highest ranking matriarch in the family and Su Yuan-Shan's mother.

A refined young man dressed in a suit with a Rolex on his wrist sat next to the old lady.

He had a well-mannered demeanor and was clearly from a rich and powerful family.

Yes, that was Ma Ming-Bo, the future inheritor of the Ma family from Nanquan.

The more Granny looked at him, the more she adored him. She even held his hand as they chatted.

Other than him, Su Qian's uncles and cousins were here for dinner as well.

'You're too kind, Granny," replied Ma Ming-

Bo modestly.

Then he looked around and asked quizzically, "Granny, is Qianqian here yet?"

Granny's family was from Nanquan, so she was distant relatives with the Ma family. According to family seniority, she was genuinely considered Ma Ming-Bo's grandmother.

"Why? Can't wait to see her? Or are you nervous about seeing your wife to be? Ming-Bo, don't worry. Granny will help you. You're outstanding, so you just have to perform well later. I will help fan the flames from the sidelines. Qianqian and your marriage will be a done deal tonight, more or less. Don't worry, Qianqian is very obedient to me," said Granny as she chuckled.

Ma Ming-Bo instantly exhaled in relief and said, "Then I'm counting on Granny."