A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1606

Qiu Mucheng's words took Meng Wanyu by surprise.

"I'd thought that you're just one of those silly women who are blinded by love, but now it appears that I've mistaken. You're right that my purpose in coming to China is not to kill. I'd indeed kidnapped you just to lure that heartless man out. You can rest assured that I, Meng Wanyu, will never take an innocent person's life. This whole matter has nothing to do with you in the first place. When the three-day deadline is over, I won't kill you even if he doesn't show up," Meng Wanyu said, her tone as cool as the water lapping against their boat.

Then, she turned her head and fixed her beautiful eyes on Qiu Mucheng. She continued while looking at her meaningfully, "However, Ms. Qiu, have you ever wondered how much you mean to that man? If he cares about you, he'll rush here before the deadline is up. If he doesn't show up, that only goes to prove that you've placed your trust in the wrong man."

Upon hearing that, Qiu Mucheng only responded nonchalantly, "We don't need to prove our love to anybody."

Meng Wanyu laughed.

Her laughter was filled with sarcasm and mockery, which made Qiu Mucheng uncomfortable.

"What are you laughing at?" Qiu Mucheng asked, feeling a little indignant.

"I'm laughing at your foolishness. You're a fool, and so is Angie. You've both been played by a heartless man. But my heart goes out to Angie. For all we know, that silly girl is on the other side of the ocean still waiting for him to look for her, not knowing that he's already married to someone else," Meng Wanyu said with a sigh, her voice filled with sympathy and regret for her dear friend.

Whatever pity she felt for Angie, her heart burned with the same amount of hatred for Ye Fan.

Logically, the moment she found out that Ye Fan was already married to someone else, she should have just turned around and left.

After all, whoever Angie married from then on had nothing to do with him anymore.

If she insisted on kicking up a fuss about it, it would instead make her seem petty and unreasonable.

However, Meng Wanyu just could not let it go.

After all the distance she had traveled, she just could not accept such an outcome.

She was determined to see Ye Fan.

She felt that it was her duty to demand an answer from him on behalf of Angle.

However, although Meng Wanyu knew all along about how much Angie loved Ye Fan, what she did not know was that Ye Fan had never reciprocated her love.

From the beginning, she was nothing more than a chance acquaintance to him.

They had never had a relationship like Meng Wanyu imagined.

Only Ye Fan and Angie knew clearly what kind of relationship they had.

Without any of them telling her, Meng Wanyu naturally had no idea that she had misunderstood Ye Fan all this while.

The minutes ticked by.

On the shores of Yunwu Lake, the crowd continued to grow.

The scene was busy and chaotic as people tried to talk over each other.

It was almost June by now, which meant that the rainy season was coming.

All throughout Jiangdong, dark clouds hung ominously in the sky.

Jianghai had already been inundated with thunderstorms over the past few days.

The weather was slightly better in Yunzhou, which was only shrouded in dark, gloomy clouds.

There had not been a drop of rain yet.

"Eh? Lei, come quick and take a look. What's happening? Why are there so many people gathered here? It looks like it's going to rain soon. Why are they congregating here instead of rushing home?" A well- dressed lady said as she walked past the crowd.

She was dressed in a long dress with floral embroidery, the type that was favored by middle-aged women, topped with a black sunhat. Holding a half-eaten burger in her hand, she looked like she was just returning from a vacation.

The sight of the large crowd gathering at her home near Yunwu Lake made her curious.

"Who knows? Let's go and take a closer look," the middle-aged man next to her answered casually.

The couple subsequently tried to push their way through the crowd to see what was going on.

"Hey, stop pushing!"

"What's the hurry?"

Their action invited a chorus of rebuke from the crowd.

Faced with the verbal assault, the woman got agitated. "What right do you have to block my way? You'd better give way to me if you know what's good for you. Let me tell you, my son-in-law is Mr. Chu, the most respected person in Jiangdong. If you offend me, I'll make sure he tears down your house," the woman said with an angry scowl.

The couple in question was none other than Qiu Mucheng's parents, Qiu Lei and Han Li.

Although Qiu Mucheng and Ye Fan had cut off contact with them since a few years ago, she still regarded

them as her parents.

She had legal and moral obligations to support them financially.

Hence even though they were estranged, Ye Fan still sent them a monthly allowance all these years.

With the money, the old couple behaved well. They no longer disturbed Qiu Mucheng, choosing instead to retire early and go on frequent holidays.

Otherthan theirfinancial dependence on him, they also had other reasons to fear Ye Fan.

This was despite the fact that up until now, they had no idea how Ye Fan rose from a man who had married into his wife's family to become the wealthiest and most respected man in Jiangdong. Whatever the case, he was now in the position to command thousands of people and make heroes bow down to him.

With such a formidable background, would Han Li and Qiu Lei dare to trifle with him?

They were afraid to offend him lest he decided to divorce their daughter.

Without his backing, their family would end up in the same sorry state as the rest of the Qiu family.

Hence, the old couple had got it all figured out.

As long as Qiu Mucheng was still supporting them financially, they would behave themselves and not create any trouble for their daughter.

"Huh? Did you say your son-in-law is Mr. Chu? Putting aside the question of whether you're telling the truth, now is not a good time to boast about being related to Mr. Chu," a few elders who had come from ou of town said mysteriously.

"What do you mean by that? Are you looking down on my son-in-law?" Han Li said with a frown while Qiu Lei glared at them angrily.

"Haha, seems to me you've no idea what happened. Your daughter is being held captive in the middle of Yunwu Lake, and her life is in danger. But this son-in-law that you speak of doesn't care and has gone into hiding. From the looks of it, he has no intention to rescue your daughter. Come to think of it, Mr. Chu is famous throughout the whole of China and admired by martial artists all over the world. With his fame, he can get any girl he wants. Who knows, he may be taking this chance to get rid of your daughter so that he can marry some other girl?" A few martial artists from Jiangbei started chuckling. "To hell with you!" Infuriated, Han Li threw her burger at the naysayers.

"My daughter is the Queen of Jiangdong. Who dares to trifle with her? I bet you bunch of people are just talking nonsense," Han Li barked angrily, refusing to believe that her daughter was in danger. After all, they had just returned from overseas and were not informed about what was going on in Jiangdong.

"Why don't you see for yourselves whether we're talking nonsense?" The people in the crowd said nonchalantly.

"I'm sure it's all nonsense! My daughter is the head of Mufan Group. She holds a lot of power." Han Li and Qiu Lei continued to voice their disbelief as they lifted their heads to look toward the lake. However, the moment they laid eyes on the beautiful figure in the middle of the lake, both their faces paled in horror.