A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1422 I'm Here to See My Mum

"Was there anything wrong with what I said?" Gaia grumbled incessantly. "What do you think, Chandra? What's going on between the Dragon Master and Chu Sect's sect leader? I have a feeling there is something between the two of them. The Dragon Master wouldn't have lost his composure when he heard her name if there weren't."

Gaia never learned from his mistakes.

Ye Fan had barely left and here he was, bringing up the matter again.

Chandra ignored him and instead allowed her senses to drift as she savored the beautiful melody singing in the air.

After leaving Xijiang, Ye Fan traveled tirelessly as he rushed back to Jiangdong.

The next day, a slim figure appeared outside the city of Fenghai.

Compared to Yunzhou, Fenghai was a city that was situated inland.

If Ye Fan wanted to reach Yunzhou, he would have to go through Fenghai.

Before he made his way back to Yunzhou, he decided to make a brief stop at Fenghai and pay a visit to his mother.

Before Ye Fan had left, Qiu Mu-Cheng had taken over the reins in Yunzhou and taken over command of the Mufan Group's headquarters.

Ye Fan's mother had taken over the running of the subsidiary branch in Fenghai.

Ye Fan had thought about resettling his mother in Yunzhou. They would be nearer each other and he wouldn't have to run around all the time.

But her mother was old and comfortable where she was.

Ye Xi-Mei had grown up in Fenghai and she had built too many memories in the city. She felt intensely about the city. Unless she had no other choice, she didn't want to leave her home and move to another foreign city.

Besides, Ye Fan's grandfather was still alive and living in the same city.

Ye Xi-Mei wanted to remain in Fenghai so that she could care for her parents.

Ye Fan had no other choice but to accede to his mother's wishes and let her run the company's branch in Fenghai.

He had not been to Fenghai for a long time. The city had not changed much.

Everything remained peaceful and quiet.

That eased Ye Fan's worry about his mother and Qiu Mu-Cheng considerably.

He had worried too much. This wasn't his first time being away from Jiangdong for such a long stretch of time. After what had happened the past few times, anyone who had harbored ill intentions in Jiangdong would have learned their lesson and kept their heads down instead of causing trouble.

Besides, he had basically gotten rid of anyone who could pose a threat to him and his family during the last few coups in Jiangdong.

Jiangdong had become his stronghold. In fact, it had basically become his home.

Besides, he had placed Jiangdong in Qiu Mu-Cheng's capable hands. With Li Er and the others helping her out, they could deal with anything. He could be away for more than a year, or even forever. Things would continue to run.

In the secular world, no one or no entity could pose a threat to the Mufan Group.

The only threat that the Mufan Group faced was the forces of the martial arts circle.

But Ye Fan wasn't particularly concerned about that either.

After all, the mission he had embarked on this time had been issued by the country and War God Castle.

War God Castle had guaranteed the safety of his family before he had left for the assignment.

With War God Castle as their guardian, who in China would dare harm his family?

With that in mind, the worry that had weighed on Ye Fan's heart gradually eased.

It eased further when he saw the cars parked outside the Ye family's manor and the guests streaming in and out of their house.

That new year, Ye Fan had bought a house in the city for his mother after they had left Yeyang in a fit of anger. His mother had moved in. Now, the manor had become the family home for the Ye family.

Ye Xi-Mei's siblings had moved into the manor.

Naturally, Ye Fan's grandparents had moved in too.

They were still family. No matter how terribly they had fought, blood was still thicker than water. You couldn't just walk away from your family.

After that new year, Ye Fan's uncles and his aunt had come knocking and apologized to Ye Xi-Mei. Ye Fan's grandfather had tried to play the role of mediator and in the end, Ye Fan's mother had forgiven them all.

Ye Fan had not said a single word to his mother about her decision.

He knew that his mother cared very much about her family. Besides, he was constantly away. His mother needed someone by her side.

His uncles might be somewhat mercenary at times, but they were still his mother's siblings. When there was an emergency, they would be more reliable than an outsider.

That had been why Ye Fan had allowed them to move into his mother's manor without any fuss and why he had allowed her to place them in important offices in the company. "Well, it seems like they've done a fine job with the company."

Ye Fan eyed the expensive cars lined outside the manor and the businessmen crowded outside his house and smiled.

The stream of guests dying to win the Mufan Group's favor was clear evidence of how well the company was doing.

"Stop right there! Who are you and what are you doing here?"

Ye Fan was ready to enter the grounds of the estate when he was stopped by a guard.

He smiled wryly.

Well, some things had certainly changed.

He had only been away for a year and now, he couldn't even step into his own house.

Ye Fan did not get mad at the guard who had stopped him.

He was just doing his job, and he was making a commendable effort.

Ye Fan answered him honestly. "I'm here to see my mother."

"Your mother?" The guard glared at him, then gave him and his plain, shabby attire a once over. He sounded annoyed when he spoke next. "Are you taking me as a fool? You're looking for your mother? Well, you're not going to find her here. Go somewhere else to find your mother. Walk another five hundred meters and then turn left. There's a wet market. She might be there."

With a wave of his arm, he gestured for Ye Fan to leave.

He was staring at Ye Fan like he would a clown.

Was this young man trying to weasel his way into a rich family by pretending that he's someone's son?

Well, he could dream on.

"You..." Ye Fan was rendered speechless. Forget it, he wasn't going to start an argument with a guard. "Well, I'm looking for Mr Ye, the general manager of the Mufan Group's Fenghai branch. He should be in, shouldn't he?"

"I knew it. I knew you were here for Mr Ye. Are you another one of his poor relatives who heard about the company's hiring exercise? You're here to try and get yourself a job on the basis of your being family? Well, you're the eighth person to do that." The guard rolled his eyes and scoffed in derision.

He cared nothing for folks who tried to exploit their relationship with the Ye family and use that to their advantage. But this man here was a distant relative of the Ye family, so he dared not offend him. He simply shrugged and said coldly. "Mr Ye isn't here. If you wish to speak to him, you can find him at the office."