A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1579

To Ye Fan, this was very important.

Prior to this, although he was married to Qiu Mucheng for many years, he had never thought of having children.

The grievances between him and the Chu family had not yet been resolved, and there was no certainty that he would return alive.

He was not qualified to be a father.

Furthermore, he was not prepared to be a father.

He felt that he had not even been a good son and so, he certainly could not be a good father.

Yet, he was willing to take responsibility if Tang Yun had given birth to their son.

Perhaps it was because of his past experiences, for he hoped that his son would not have a tragic life like his that was full of hardship.

He would be a good father.

Even if he could look after his son always, he would provide the child a good life free from want.

In fact, he would give the child the Book of Celestial Cloud.

That is to say, if the child was really his offspring.

However, Tang Yun did not answer his questions. Instead, she looked at the stream under her feet, and said softly, "Ye Fan, do you like the magnificent river and sea, or the long, trickling stream in front of you?"

"Huh?" Ye Fan frowned, not knowing why she would suddenly ask such an irrelevant question.

Nonetheless, he replied frankly, "I've been on the surging rivers and rough seas too often. So, to be honest, I like this small stream that is quiet and peaceful."

Ye Fan spoke slowly.

Tang Yun was rather moved by Ye Fan's simple reply.

His words brought to her the feelings of someone who was tired of society's ways.

Perhaps these thoughts should come from an old man who had struggled for many years.

She could not imagine how much sorrow and pain this young man had gone through to have such an understanding about life's hardships.

She was silent.

Has he gone through a lot of tragic experiences?

She looked into his eyes and saw the resolution there but there was also a lot of unspoken emotion.

In that moment her heart was filled with compassion for him.

She quickly suppressed the feelings.

She looked at him and said gently, "If that is so, why don't you just let it go?"

"Leave the past and your vengeance behind. Go and pick up a life of simplicity and enjoy a peaceful and blessed life."

"Each of us has our own story to live out. Why do you want to make your living hard and bitter?"

"You can be like this tiny stream, flowing quietly through the wilderness."

"The fragrance of flowers and the song of birds will surround you, accompanied by the blue sky and white clouds."

"There is no hatred nor killing, only quietness and comfort, stability and warmth."

Tang Yun's gentle voice resonated softly in Ye Fan's ears like the clear spring in the mountains and the quiet wind in the empty valley.

The tone of her voice was tinged with longing and pursuit.

No matter how strong a woman might be, there would come a day when she met a man with whom she would want to live a peaceful quiet and blessed life, far from the bustling crowd.

At this moment, Tang Yun felt that she had met the man who gave her the courage to leave everything behind.

After listening to her, he laughed softly. "Yun, that's so true."

"After so many experiences, I, too, feel that an exciting life is definitely not my pursuit, but rather a peaceful life."

"After I settled my problems, I guess I will let go of the prosperity of the world as you said and find a quiet place to spend the rest of my life with someone I love." "Nevertheless, this is in the future."

"At this moment, I have not found my peace yet. I have vengeance to seek which I cannot let go of."

"Why not?" Tang Yun asked rather urgently.

"Vengeance will go on and on. Even if you destroy the Chu family, in the days to come, their surviving descendants will not let you off."

"The other two families of the Chu Sect will not let you off either."

"The Great-grandma of the family will not let you go."

"Anyway, you are no match for the Chu family."

"The power of the Chu family is way beyond your imagination."

"So, Ye Fan, please listen to me. Stop trying to fight the Chu family." "Let it go, please."

"Do it for your Mother, your child and all those who love you."

She looked at him, with pleading in her voice.

She did not want him to go against the Chu Sect and she certainly did not want him to risk his life.

Although, Ye Fan's power was extremely strong nowadays.

However, it was not strong enough to defeat the Chu fa mi ly.

Ye Fan did not respond immediately to Tang Yun's pleading.

Instead, he turned around and with his back toward her, he said in a low voice, "Yun, please do not try to persuade me anymore."

"That time, in the rainforest, I had already told you."

"If I want to resolve the grievances between me and the Chu family once and for all, there has to be one final battle!"

"Otherwise, even if I forgive the Chu family, the man and his son will come after me."

"Furthermore, unless the Chu family returns justice to me, how can I forgive them for the hardship and humiliation that my Mother and I went through?"

"But..."

"That's enough." Tang Yun would have continued, but Ye Fan interrupted her. "I know your stand concerning this issue so, I do not wish to continue this conversation."

"I just want to ask you about the child. Is it ours?"

He turned around to face her. Gazing at her directly, there was a hint of anger in his tone.

Through all these years, all the hardship that he had gone through was in vain.

All he wanted was the day to come when he would attack the Chu family and get justice for the humiliation he had suffered.

Ye Fan was bent on doing so, and it gave him the perseverance and persistence to go on for so many years.

Unfortunately, here was someone he cared about the most, trying again and again to stop him from

achieving his dream.

If it had been someone else, Ye Fan would certainly have got angry.

"What if I tell you the child is ours?"

"Would you leave the past behind, forsake the plan to attack and take revenge on the Chu family?" Tang Yun blushed like a little girl waiting for approval as she asked of Ye Fan. However, Ye Fan frowned deeply when he heard her words. "Yun, please do not force my hand."

"These are separate issues which should not be discussed together."

Tang Yun laughed.

There was self mockery and disappointment in her laughter.

Even though Ye Fan did not give a direct reply, she understood what he was saying.

Suddenly, she felt that it was so pointless.

She wondered if this was a one-sided love affair.

"Hmm, I understand. I will not try to persuade you again. Just pretend that I had never said those words." Tang Yun smiled sadly.

All her hopes and expectations of the future vanished in that instant.

"Please don't do this, Yun." Seeing the expression on her face, his heart ached.

Tang Yun did not respond but continued to speak. However, her tone had returned to what it used to be cold and remote. "Ye Fan, do you want to know whose child that is? Let me tell you, now. The truth is had no idea of the child's existence. That time in the rainforest, when I gave you Fire Spirit Fruit Technique, it was just to repay you for what you had done. I never imagined that the Unrivalled Grandmaster of China would think there was something going on between us and even dared to ask if we had a child together. I am the master of the Chu Sect, first on the list of the Sky Ranking. I am powerful and majestic from birth, while you are just a country boy from a poor family. You should know that based on status, power and background, there is a wide chasm between us. Don't you think it is ridiculous to ask if I had children with you?"