A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1390 No One Is Equal to Him

Lv Hua continued to stand in front of Qiu Mu-Cheng with his hands in his pant pockets and a charming smile on his lips.

His handsome face seemed to exude a classiness and arrogance that he was born with.

The light breeze caused the hair on his forehead to move slightly.

For that one moment, Qiu Mu-Cheng thought that the person waiting for her at the door wasn't Lv Hua, but the young man named Ye Fan.

Qiu Mu-Cheng stood in a daze for a long time.

Lv Hua's voice finally snapped her out of it.

"Miss Qiu, so...are you willing to have a meal with me?" asked Lv Hua again.

Qiu Mu-Cheng didn't reply that question and asked another instead, "Have you been waiting here all this while?"

Lv Hua nodded. "I've been here since I saw you enter the office all the way until you've knocked off work."

Qiu Mu-Cheng turned her head away slightly and she avoided his gaze. "Mr Lv, you don't have to do this. You're making me feel bad. But since you're so sincere, I really shouldn't turn you down anymore. Let's go then. I have some questions to ask you about Ye Fan's matter as well." Qiu Mu-Cheng eventually agreed to go for dinner with Lv Hua.

Lv Hua had booked an expensive restaurant that served western cuisine.

Several waitresses in white blouses and black skirts came to welcome them when they appeared at the entrance to the restaurant.

"Young Master Lv, you're here. We've arranged everything according to your instructions"

"Good. Thanks for the hard work," Lv Hua nodded.

"It's only right of us to do so," replied one of the waitresses. She then looked at Qiu Mu-Cheng and smiled. "This lady over here must be the star tonight, right? She is indeed a ravishing beauty. We hope that the both of you will leave happy memories here tonight."

This waitress had a honeyed tongue and everything she said made one feel at ease inside.

The two of them followed the waitress into the restaurant.

It was dinner time and they were in the heart of the city, but this restaurant was actually completely empty.

The quiet restaurant was filled with only the sound of melodious music.

A faint refreshing smell of wood floated within the place.

An extravagant crystal chandelier cast a warm and gentle light which made the entire restaurant look a little dreamy.

Even the most unsettled heart would feel at peace in such an environment.

If Qiu Mu-Cheng had come here in happier times, she would have felt particularly relaxed and would have enjoyed herself.

But she couldn't find it in herself to feel happy at all now.

On the contrary, the atmosphere of this place made her particularly unhappy.

This was clearly a good place for couples to enjoy a romantic dinner together, so it was really inappropriate to bring someone who had just lost their beloved husband like Qiu Mu-Cheng to such a place. In no time, the waitress had brought the two of them to a table.

The strong fragrance of red wine smelled tempting.

In addition to the wine, the roses on the side of the table made the air around them somewhat romantic.

Lv Hua raised his wine glass towards Qiu

Mu-Cheng.

"I'm sorry, Mr Lv, but I don't drink," Qiu Mu-Cheng refused the toast.

"It's just red wine, so it's fine to just enjoy a small glass," Lv Hua tried to persuade her.

Qiu Mu-Cheng shook her head again. "Mr Lv, thanks for your kind intentions. But I'm really in no mood to drink right now."

"I just want to ask you about Ye Fan. I want to know - did you really see Ye Fan become grievously hurt? If he was seriously hurt, then he must have had trouble moving around. Since that's the case, why were

all of you unable to find him? Can you tell me what happened in greater detail?" Qiu Mu-Cheng rattled off a string of questions, her voice filled with worry and anxiety.

But Lv Hua didn't seem to be in a hurry at all. He even leisurely took another mouthful of red wine before replying with a smile, "Miss Qiu, regarding Ye Fan's matter, I've already explained everything very clearly yesterday. There's nothing else I

can tell you."

"Besides, so what if you know all these details? China has already confirmed that Ye Fan has perished. Knowing more will not change the outcome. What you need to do now is to learn to accept reality, then begin on your next chapter of life. We can't always live in the past, and we ought to be forward looking, don't you think so?" said Lv Hua with a smile. His calm voice sounded soothing to the ear. "But..." Qiu Mu-Cheng had more to say, but Lv Hua cut her off very quickly.

"That's quite enough now. Mu-Cheng, I saved you earlier today, so you're thanking me with this meal. Tonight, let's just talk about each other, let's not talk about work," said Lv Hua as he filled Qiu Mu-Cheng's wine glass with wine.

Lv Hua even stopped calling her 'Miss Qiu' and just called her by name.

His friendly tone made Qiu Mu-Cheng frown.

"Mu-Cheng, before Brother Ye passed on, he told me to take care of you, so I have to take up this responsibility. So let me take care of you for the rest of your life, alright? I will use all my care and protection to comfort the hurt you have suffered," said Lv Hua in a low and mesmerizing voice that encompassed great emotion. He looked up at her with much tenderness in his eyes.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was stunned. She looked back at him with some shock in her eyes.

She had already guessed what Lv Hua was thinking about, but she really didn't expect him to be so blatant about it.

"Mu-Cheng, you know, I never believed in love at first sight until I met you. Now I truly understand what love at first sight really means. I know that this might be a little too sudden for you, but I'm willing to wait. I'm willing to wait till you are able to fully accept me, and we can slowly work on our relationship."

"Tell you what, I'll move into Mount Yunding Villa tonight and live with you. At home, I'll take care of your day to day needs, and then outside, I'll help you to deal with those people who have ill intentions. I'll help you with stabilizing Jiangdong and oversee the province together with you."

"Believe me. I'm sure that you'd be able to accept me in no time. I can give you everything Ye Fan could give you, and I can also give you everything that he couldn't!" said Lv Hua at one go. His voice was filled with devotion and yearning for Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Lv Hua even tried to grasp Qiu Mu-Cheng's hands.

But the moment he did that, Qiu Mu-Cheng immediately got up from her seat and turned to leave. "Mr Lv, please respect me, and respect yourself as well! I, Qiu Mu-Cheng, will only love one man and be his wife, and that man is Ye Fan. Nobody else in the world is able to replace his position in my heart. I suggest that you give up, Mr Lv. Please stop making up your own 'save the damsel in distress' situations like what you did this morning, these are very

underhanded tactics to me."

"After experiencing the oceans, ordinary streams are nothing. After going up the mountains, clouds are no longer magical. My heart already belongs to that young man, so even if he is no longer around, I will not fall in love with another, because nobody in this world can be considered his equal!"