A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1036 Arrival

"This...this is..."

The sudden loud rumbling had everyone present stunned momentarily.

They turned and saw numerous cars headed up the mountain.

Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua frowned.

"Shao-Hua, are those your men?" Lu Ming-Feng turned towards the other young man with confusion in his eyes.

Xur Shao-Hua shook his head. "No. Elder Wei is the only person I brought with me to Jiangdong."

"That's odd. Who exactly are they?" Doubt rose inside Lu Ming-Feng.

He had noticed that these cars had Yanjing-registered license numbers.

These men had come from Yanjing.

Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua could do whatever they wanted in Jiangdong without fear of repercussion because of their powerful families.

But they would have to show some measure of respect to these people if they were from Yanjing.

Yanjing was the capital city of China, after all. There were plenty of other powerful families and bodies running around in that city.

They might come from powerful families themselves, but they would never dare to act brazenly in Yanjing.

An act of recklessness could invite needless trouble for their families.

Suspicion began to unfurl inside Lu Ming-Feng's mind as he watched those cars approach and stop in front of them.

The door to one of the cars opened.

A beautiful yet stern looking young woman stepped out of the car and into the sight of everyone.

The hems of her cream-colored coat fluttered lightly in the wind while her long, dark hair cascaded down her back. Her black heels made her a tall, striking figure in the night.

She exuded an air of cool elegance.

Her eyes were those of a leader who had had a firm and long rule.

The sight of the cold and stern young woman sent Lu Ming-Feng's eyelid twitching. Somehow, she looked really familiar.

Suspicious of who she might be, Lu Ming-Feng spoke politely as he stepped forward and inquired her name. "Miss, may we know whom you are and what you are doing in our estate so late in the evening?" Lu Ming-Feng had clearly deemed the estate on Mount Yunding as his.

After all, he had expelled Qiu Mu-Cheng from the mansion.

He was going to move into the mansion tomorrow morning and officially become the owner of this place.

"Xu Lei," said the young woman coolly and without any hint of emotion in her voice.

Her words were as cold and unfeeling as a rock.

"Xu Lei?" Lu Ming-Feng froze for a moment before he reeled back with surprise. "Are you the head of the Xu family in Yanjing, Xu Lei?"

The Xu family, like the Lu family, was one of the most powerful families in Yanjing.

Xu Lei had assumed the position of the head of the Xu family and taken over the family business at an extremely young age. The news had caused quite a stir then.

Everyone in Yanjing knew who Xu Lei was.

In fact, Lu Ming-Feng's father had often told Lu Ming-Feng to learn a few things from Xu Lei.

Naturally, Lu Ming-Feng had been surprised to find out that the woman standing before him was Xu Lei.

The smile on Lu Ming-Feng's face grew wider.

He stepped forward and said politely, "So, you're the head of the Xu family, Xu Lei. You've come a long way. Shao-Hua and I have failed to receive you properly as guests. Please forgive us."

Xur Shao-Hua stepped forward as well. "We did not expect Miss Xu Lei to join us tonight. I've heard of your beauty and talent when I was still in Yanjing. I'm so glad that I've finally met you in person. If you don't mind, please join us for a few drinks in the mansion. Let us do our duty as hosts and entertain you."

Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua showed Xu Lei the greatest respect. Their earlier posturing of arrogance had vanished completely.

Xu Lei was one of their few peers in Yanjing whom they truly respected and admired.

The Xu family had been the least powerful of the four great families in Yanjing. But since Xu Lei had assumed the position of the head of the Xu family, the family business had expanded rapidly within a year and had brought three growing new family businesses under its fold. Those three families had since pledged their allegiance to the Xu family.

The Xu family was in the height of its power in Yanjing.

In fact, one could even say that the Xu family was the one who called the shots in Yanjing's commercial realm.

The combined wealth of Lu Ming-Feng's and Xur Shao-Hua's families could not compare with the wealth that the Xu family enjoyed.

Yet wealth was simply one of many forms of power.

It wasn't what Lu Ming-Feng's and Xur Shao-Hua's families had built their influence and power in Yanjing on.

Their influence and power were rooted in their vast network of connections in the military and in politics.

The Xu family was still some distance away from truly matching those two families' clout in Yanjing.

Nevertheless, the Xu family was still one of the four great families in Yanjing and Xu Lei was its head. Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua were but young masters from two of the other three families and hardly dabbled in their families' businesses. They had little say in their families.

That had been why they had shown the head of the Xu family such a great deal of respect.

Xu Lei ignored them completely. Instead, she marched past them expressionlessly, grabbed Qiu Mu-Cheng and headed back to her car.

Elder Wei stepped forward and stood in their path.

"Are you going to stop me? You should think before you act. The head of the Lu family himself would consider the consequences of trying to stand in my way very carefully before he makes any move," said Xu Lei in a steely voice of authority that rang clearly in the air.

"Ming-Feng, what should we do?" Xur Shao-Hua turned towards his friend. He had no clue what they should do next.

This was the head of the Xu family they were talking about.

They wouldn't have feared anyone else from the Xu family. They were members of powerful families themselves, after all.

But Xu Lei was the head of the Xu family. Her position warranted their caution.

If driven into anger, Xu Lei might do something crazy.

Lu Ming-Feng was quite sure that his father would kill him if he caused trouble for their family.

"Let her go." Lu Ming-Feng eventually

caved.

Xur Shao-Hua nodded and with a wave of his hand, got Elder Wei to stand down.

"Miss Xu Lei, we'll spare them on your account. You should keep a close eye on Miss Qiu though. If she decides to brave a return to Jiangdong and falls into my hand, you can't expect me to go easy on her on your account then," said Lu Ming-Feng with a seeming smile and a hint of threat in his words.

Xu Lei turned around and leveled a hard look at him.

"Let me give you a word of advice too. Not everyone has the ability to take over and run Jiangdong. You should stop what you're trying to do if you want to live a few years longer. I can guarantee you that you will suffer terribly when he comes back. I'm quite sure you've done your research and you know what Fan is capable of."

Xu Lei smiled suddenly.

The bright smile was sharp and carried an

edge of icy hostility.

Xu Lei brought Qiu Mu-Cheng back with her to Yanjing.

She also found the severely injured Qing Tan and brought the young woman back with her.