A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1204 A Wise and Timely Retreat

What bemused Ye Fan was Lei San's reaction upon finding out that Li Er's son, Li Zi-Yang had been promoted in the military. He had hurried to Yunzhou and sent his own son, Lei Ao-Ting to Ye Fan.

"Mr Chu, my son's a rascal who's gotten himself into all sorts of trouble over the years. Please take this rascal in and teach him some discipline. Hit him and punish him as you please. Do whatever it takes to put him on the right path. I won't say a word even if you break his leg!" pleaded Lei San.

Behind him was Lei Ao-Ting, standing stupidly like a fool.

The brazen young master of the Lei family only looked this subdued and obedient when Ye Fan was around.

"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Get on your knees and greet your teacher, Instructor Chu!" Before Ye Fan could say a word, Lei San glared at his son and yelled at him to get on his knees. Ye Fan didn't say a word. He simply turned around and glared at Li Er.

It didn't take a genius to realize that Li Er must have been bragging about his son's promotion to everyone.

Look at what that had brought Ye Fan? Nothing but trouble!

"Lei San, what do you think you're doing? Mr Chu's a busy man. He's got no time to discipline your son. You're just putting him in a difficult spot. If you don't wish to discipline your own son, I can do your job for you. Just get him to call me Dad."

Li Er knew that he was the cause of all this trouble. Before Ye Fan could say a word, he had spoken up and made Ye Fan's excuses for him.

"Get out of the way, Li Er. I'm talking to Mr Chu here. This has nothing to do with you! Besides, your son got to have Mr Chu as his instructor. Why can't mine? My son might be a genius. He might do better than yours!" "That's nonsense! My son's a prodigy who's destined to be a general. Your son can hardly compare!" Li Er shot back angrily.

Li Er and Lei San broke out into a fight instantly and began hurling insults at each other.

Ye Fan was beginning to nurse a headache when someone arrived at the door.

It was Wang Jie-Xi, the head of the Wang family who had taken over Chen Ao's duties.

"Jie-Xi, you came at the right time. You can be the judge of this. Mr Chu's a busy man who has countless matters to attend to everyday. Instead of sharing his burden, Lei San's trying to give Mr Chu more work He hasn't done a good job as a father and is trying to have Mr Chu discipline his own son for him. Isn't that ridiculous?" Li Er dragged Wang Jie-Xi into the argument as soon as he saw the latter and tried to get the latter on his side.

Wang Jie-Xi smiled sheepishly.

'Tm here to ask Mr Chu for a similar favor," said the man before turning around and yelling out loud. "Rascal, get your ass in here and get on your knees before Mr Chu. You're to treat Mr Chu like your own father and master from this day. Do you understand?"

Li Er was stunned speechless.

"Are the both of you nuts? You've sent your sons to Mr Chu because my son got promoted to lieutenant colonel? You're just envious. You're envious!" shouted Li Er.

Wang Jie-Xi and Lei San rolled their eyes, then glared at Li Er.

"You're the one who's filled with envy. We're asking Mr Chu for a favor, not you. Why are you getting in our way? Are you worried that our children's achievements will surpass your son's in the future?" Ye Fan, who had been silent all this while, finally spoke and silenced the three before they got into another fight. "Alright now, you can stop right there. Lei San, Wang Jie-Xi, are you sure you want your sons to train with the Green Dragon Force?"

Both men nodded profusely.

"So be it. They can stay. But you should know that every person is born with their own unique set of talents. Some are born to be businessmen while others are born to be doctors and healers. I chose Li Zi- Yang to join the Green Dragon Force because I believed that he had a gift for martial arts. I do not know if Lei Ao-Ting and Wang Yu-Chen share the same talent though. They may train with the Green Dragon Force for a week. After the week is over, they will decide for themselves whether they wish to remain with the team or leave. What do you think about that?" said Ye Fan.

Lei San and Wang Jie-Xi agreed to the arrangement that Ye Fan had proposed without protest.

The three men left and returned home.

Qiu Mu-Cheng, who had been seated next to Ye Fan, finally spoke after they had left. "Ye Fan, do you really intend to take in Lei

San's and Wang Jie-Xi's sons?"

Ye Fan smiled wryly.

"Do you really think that anyone can join the Green Dragon Force as long as they want to? Let's wait and see. I have a feeling Lei Ao-Ting and Wang Yu-Chen will pack their bags and run home before the week is up." Ye Fan shook his head. He could foresee the absolute farce that was going to unfold.

He knew very well that Wang Jie-Xi and Lei San had grown green with envy upon witnessing Li Er's son getting promoted in the military. That had been why they had sent their sons to Ye Fan for his training and disciplining.

There was no way Ye Fan could have taken them in.

After all, he didn't have the energy nor time to train the two young men who knew nothing of martial arts.

In addition, Lei Ao-Ting and Wang Yu-Chen had no talent in martial arts at all.

But Ye Fan couldn't refuse either.

He had to consider Lei San's and Wang Jie-Xi's feelings and not hurt their pride. He couldn't allow them to believe that he favored Li Er over them.

This was the only way Ye Fan knew that would allow Lei San and Wang die Xi to back down eventually.

As Ye Fan had predicted, it took barely three days before Wang Yu-Chen finally couldn't take it anymore. The young man approached Ye Fan and took his leave.

Lei Ao-Ting fared slightly better and continued training for another two days.

On the sixth day, he reached his limits and passed out during training. They had to rush him to the hospital in an ambulance.

The young man almost didn't make it out alive.

Lei San nearly got a heart attack when he heard the news. Lei Ao-Ting didn't have to do anything. Lei San ended up approaching Ye Fan personally and admitted that his son wasn't meant for martial arts. He requested that Lei Ao-Ting withdraw from his training with the Green Dragon Force.

"Lei San, I've told you. Every man is born with a unique set of talents. Lei Ao-Ting might not have the gift for martial arts, but that doesn't mean he can't become a powerful man like you. Besides, the life of a martial artist is filled with danger. Look at the Green Dragon Force now. Who knows whether they're going to be alive ten years from today? If I have children in the future, I would rather they be farmers than martial artists."