A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 709 Who Would Choose a Life of Uncertainty Over...

"Fan, that was a good one!" Ye Xi-Mei took a step out after Ye Fan had finished saying these things.

All this time, Ye Fan wasn't the only angry one. Ye Xi-Mei was also equally angry.

But as the eldest sister, she decided not to be as childish as her younger siblings even though she didn't like some of the things they did.

But today, even Ye Xi-Mei couldn't stand their behavior anymore.

Ye Xi-Mei walked out resolutely and protected her own son.

"We will treat others the same way others treat us. None of you have ever made any consideration for Fan. Fan just does what he needs to in order to survive, so how could he be concerned with your gains and losses? For your own selfish gain, you want my son to put his dignity aside and apologize? You can forget it!" "Son, I support you. You don't need to apologize to the Qin family. We don't owe anybody anything, and we most certainly do not need to sacrifice our own dignity for others!" said Ye Xi-Mei harshly.

Her icy cold words carried an authoritativeness that was not to be challenged!

"Sis, you..." Ye Tian exclaimed in shock when he heard these words.

Ye Fan was young, rash and immature, but Ye Tian didn't expect Ye Xi-Mei to support Ye Fan instead of trying to talk him round.

"Alright now, all of you, that's quite enough. This is the end of the matter, don't bring it up again. As for the rest of you, if you're worried about your future, then go and prepare your own gifts and apologize to the Qin family yourselves. If Fan wants to go, he can go. If he doesn't want to, don't force him," concluded Old Master Ye and put an end to this mess.

"But Dad..." Ye Ya was still indignant about it.

Ye Fan had created this trouble, so why did they have to clean up after him?

But Old Master Ye cut Ye Ya off with a fierce shout.

"Why, you're not going to listen to me anymore? Your father is still alive and kicking!!" shouted Old Master Ye angrily. Ye Ya was so frightened that he immediately shrank back and didn't dare to speak anymore After that, everyone left unhappily to return to their own homes.

At the same time, Ye Ya sent his son to the hospital.

After getting hit by Ye Fan, Ye Jian's nose refused to stop bleeding, so he had to get to a hospital.

Ye Fan also brought his mother and Lu Wen-Jing back to their place.

"Mum, I'm sorry. I've made trouble for you again," apologized Ye Fan in a soft voice to his mother after they got home.

Even though his mother hadn't said anything, Ye Fan knew that his actions today would definitely have made his mother's conflict with her siblings worse.

Her life in the Ye family from now on might become even worse than before!

But Ye Xi-Mei just laughed quietly. "Silly boy, why are you apologizing? You've handled today's matter very well. You didn't do anything wrong. Your selfish uncles were in the wrong. I have been putting up with their terrible ways for a long time now. But you reprimanded them in front of everyone and they ended up being unable to answer back and didn't even know where to hide their faces. I feel so vindicated after seeing that."

"But as far as I know those uncles of yours, even though you've already made things so clear today, I doubt they'd change their ways. One has to be strong and independent in order to gain the respect of others."

As she spoke, Ye Xi-Mei sighed and looked at her son as she reached a hand out to gently comb Ye Fan's messy fringe.

"Fan, your mother has really been a failure all her life. The only motivation I have for living is you. I know you're a very stubborn boy, but we should always look ahead and not live in the shadow of the past. Let it go. Let go of all that hatred and just live your own life well," said Ye Xi-Mei in a quiet voice. Her voice was filled with so much heartache and tenderness.

Ye Xi-Mei didn't know anything about what Ye Fan had been doing all these years.

But she knew her son well. Ever since he was chased out of the Chu family, the seed of hatred had been planted within Ye Fan's heart.

So even though she didn't know what her son had done, she could guess that this silly boy must be planning something to get back at the family for her sake.

"No! Mum, I won't let it go and I can't." Ye Fan's voice has turned cold and his fists were clenched tightly.

"Mum, do you know? When I close my eyes at night, I would often remember the humiliation the Chu family caused you back then. Ever since we were chased out of the Chu house, I swore that I would make sure they returned you everything that the Chu family owes you. I will not let off a single one of them!"

"Especially that man! He's let you down and caused you so much harm and pain, so I will make him kneel before you to repent. I'm going to make him pay a great price for everything he did back then!" These words were icy, and the temperature in the room immediately felt like it had gone down by several degrees.

Ye Xi-Mei felt her heart break when she heard these words.

She held onto Ye Fan's arm and was practically pleading with him as she tried to persuade him, "Fan, don't be like this. Listen to me and let it go? You can't blame your father for what happened back then. I believe him and I'm sure he had his reasons for doing so."

"As for the Chu family, that's an enormous family, so you can't win them. Forget your past, forget that family, don't live in the shadow of that past anymore, alright?"

"I gave you the name 'Fan', because it means 'to be ordinary' and I just want you to live an ordinary and peaceful life. I've never wanted you to be more successful than others or to be more reputable than others. I just want you to live a stable, peaceful and blissful life. Fan, listen to Mum? I'm begging you."

Ye Xi-Mei's eyes were red and she started to cry as she spoke.

Ye Fan fell silent for a long time, but he eventually shook his head.

"Mum, I will listen to you in any aspect but this matter. Who would choose a life of wandering over a stable one? There are some things in life that I don't get to choose. Even if I don't look for the Chu family, do you think the Chu family would let me off? Did you think they'll let us off? From the day I was born, my tumultuous fate was sealed. Peace and stability is only a dream to me!" said Ye Fan solemnly.

But those slow and steady words also carried immense strength and authority.

His eyes were filled with iciness and resolve.