A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1071 Heart to Heart Talk

Xu Lei was born into a very privileged family, but she didn't have those bad habits that many of the children from such families had. She had gone overseas to study at a young age and learnt to be independent early.

Later on, her parents died in an accident and several changes and other issues in the family made Xu Lei learn to become stronger.

If a woman didn't even know how to cook and do housework, then how was she going to talk about being independent and become stronger?

So even though she could have hired a housekeeper, she didn't.

Moreover, Xu Lei used to dream of marrying Ye Fan in the future too.

She knew that Ye Fan was a thrifty person, so he would never spend money on a housekeeper.

Without anybody else to do the housework in the house, she would have to learn to do it instead. That way, she would be able to better take care of her Fan. Cooking for the person she loved was something that warmed Xu Lei's heart and made her very happy.

But these dreams could only remain as dreams.

The woman who ended up cooking for Ye Fan wasn't her.

But Xu Lei had already sorted her thoughts out. Even if she couldn't become Ye Fan's woman, she was happy to be able to quietly be by his side like this.

"Go and peel the potatoes, then cut them into strips," Xu Lei commanded Ye Fan inside the kitchen.

Ye Fan immediately glared back at her.

"You terrible little girl! I didn't order you around but you've started ordering me about first? So you want to be in charge of cooking, huh. I'll give you that chance! I'm going to see how good the previous goddess of Jiangdong and current head of the powerful Xu family is at cooking!"

Ye Fan laughed helplessly and started becoming Xu Lei's kitchen helper instead.

The kitchen was soon filled with a wonderful fragrance.

Xu Lei put together several simple dishes very quickly.

"My my, Lei, you're not bad at all! I didn't expect a rich man's daughter like you to actually be able to cook. In today's society, not many women know how to cook anymore. Or at least, Mu-Cheng doesn't know how to cook," Ye Fan quietly complimented Xu Lei as he tried her cooking.

"That's because I'm the face of a new generation of women who can both work and cook!"

Xu Lei was exceptionally happy to hear Ye Fan compliment her.

She looked so happy, it was as if her dishes had been awarded some international prize.

The pride and joy inside her heart increased when she heard that Qiu Mu-Cheng didn't know how to cook.

"Fan, who says Mu-Cheng doesn't know how to cook? While you were away, Mu-Cheng's culinary skills improved a lot. That night, she cooked an entire table of dishes for my birthday all by herself. I wanted to help her but she refused to let me help. She didn't even let me tell you about it because she wanted to give you a surprise. You've got such a wonderful wife, so you'd better be content," Ye Xi-Mei quickly stood up for Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Ye Fan was very surprised to hear this.

He had lived with Qiu Mu-Cheng for a few years now, and he had always been the one cooking. Qiu Mu-Cheng didn't have to lift a finger at all and she hardly stepped into the kitchen.

Qiu Mu-Cheng had wanted to learn cooking before, but Su Qian had stopped her from doing so, saying that cooking was harmful for her skin and would cause premature aging.

Su Qian insisted that Qiu Mu-Cheng stay far away from the kitchen, and said things like cooking weren't meant for women to do in the first place.

After she became busy at work, this whole thing about learning how to cook became impossible.

Ye Fan was surprised to find that while he was away in Japan, Qiu Mu-Cheng had actually started cooking.

Ye Fan felt very moved and decided to give Qiu Mu-Cheng a call after he was done eating.

That woman was probably worrying too much about him in Yanjing to eat or sleep properly. This was one very heartwarming meal to Ye Fan.

After that near death experience, Ye Fan had been away from home for a long time.

Now that he was finally back in Jiangdong and was having his first meal with his family, Ye Fan really felt a sense of belonging and warmth. Why was he training and pushing himself so hard to become stronger?

It was to protect this warmth.

It was to protect the ones he loved and to make sure their lives were secure and free from harm.

This dinner washed away a lot of the murderous and violent feelings Ye Fan had in his heart before this.

Since the time seemed right, Ye Xi-Mei started to talk to him about the situation in Jiangdong.

"Fan, I heard that you intend to deal with the two scions of Fenghua Group?"

Hmm?" Ye Fan frowned. "Was it Li Er or

Lei San who told you about this? These two old geezers! I'm going to teach them a good lesson!"

Ye Fan never allowed them to tell Qiu Mu-Cheng or Ye Xi-Mei about the happenings within Jiangdong.

He didn't want them to be worried over such matters.

No matter how much pressure he was facing out there, Ye Fan would always bear it all by himself.

He was a man, so he had to be able to stand strong!

For the sake of his wife and family, he had to brave through any storms that came his way.

That was why Ye Fan never told them about the happenings in Jiangdong.

But these two geezers had actually talked to his mother without his knowledge. This was a big no-no to Ye Fan.

"Don't blame them, I was the one who forced them to tell me. But Fan, I would still advise you to let them off if you can. Since that Lu Ming-Feng has been taught a lesson and is already frightened enough by you, there's no need to actually kill him."

"You might not be afraid of the Lu and Xur families, but you need to think about Mu-Cheng, myself and Lei, as well as all the people in Jiangdong following you. During this time when you weren't around, the situation in Jiangdong became so precarious, and all the people who were concerned about you were implicated."

"We've finally gotten a chance to take a breather, and you want us to be embroiled in another mess? Do you really want everyone to be endangered because of you? Do you really want Mu-Cheng and Lei to worry day and night about you again?"

"This time, it was a false alarm and you made it home alive. But what about next time? A wise person takes risks carefully. During this time, Mu-Cheng has cried so much over you and Lei has lost so much sleep because of you as well. So I hope that you will stop here. Those two have already learnt their lesson, so there's really no need to wipe them out," Ye Xi-Mei patiently tried to persuade Ye Fan.

Xu Lei quietly chimed in, "That's right, Fan. The Lu and Xur families have accumulated a lot of wealth and resources in China and the power they hold is immeasurable. If you really kill Lu Ming-Feng and Xur Shao-Hua, Jiangdong will definitely be tossed into another storm."