A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1713

The mind-boggling news of Ye Fan being ranked first in the Sky Ranking resulted in a worldwide uproar.

Subsequently, the martial arts worlds of all the other countries were overwhelmed by his formidability. After all, he was the first person who managed to shatter Chu Sect's predominance in the top rankings in the Sky Ranking after so many years. Before that, almost all the martial artists ranked top ten in the Sky Ranking were from the Three Families of the Chu Sect.

Even so, Ye Fan's nonchalance was in stark contrast to the boisterousness of the martial arts world.

Spending most of the time with his family, his mindset was not the slightest bit disturbed by his top ranking in the Sky Ranking.

Perhaps, it was because he never fantasized over the rankings like the others. He minded more about family quality time and togetherness.

Ever since Ye Fan was back at home again, Qiu Mucheng, Ye Ximei, and the others were surprised to notice that he seemed to have more free time to spare. In fact, he spent most of his time accompanying them everyday.

Since Ye Fan was unoccupied at the moment, Qiu Mucheng was reluctant to go back to Yunzhou temporarily. After being discharged from the hospital, she requested him to spend time with her. Holding onto Ye Fan's arm, Qiu Mucheng was strolling with him along the street in town one evening. The rays from the sunset cascaded on the land, smearing it with a hint of redness.

"Ye Fan, can you tell me more about your childhood? I'm curious," Qiu Mucheng requested coquettishly. The blissful smile on her face never faded away.

Envious of the loving couple, the other passersby could not resist casting their gaze on them.

Undoubtedly, the obvious intimacy in their body language denoted the loving couple's typical public display of affection in others' eyes.

After going through numerous obstacles, it only struck Qiu Mucheng that she had fallen head over heels for the man alongside her long ago.

Her happiness whenever she was alongside Ye Fan was indescribable, even if there was no exchange of words between them.

"There's nothing interesting. I used to be a pretty naughty boy and a pain in the ass." Ye Fan chuckled, shaking his head. It was as though he was unwilling to talk about the embarrassing past. "Come on! Tell me more. I'm eager to know more. From the day you were born till the time before we met, I want you to tell me everything," she demanded coyly.

Qiu Mucheng could not fathom why she tended to feel a lot younger alongside Ye Fan after the previous incident. She looked exactly like an innocent teenage girl who had just fallen hopelessly in love when she pestered Ye Fan coquettishly.

Actually, as she focused on her studies during her school days, she had never been in a relationship with anyone before. Thus, Ye Fan could be considered her first love. Before that, she used to imagine how i felt to be in love with someone. Now, she finally had the chance to experience it.

At that moment, she wished she could be a part of Ye Fan's life, be it his past, current life, or future. Thus, she kept pestering him to share with her about his childhood days as she was never alongside him during those days.

She asked eagerly, "Ye Fan, do you like to eat crayfish? I've just learned how to prepare the dish. I'll cook tonight."

There was no reply.

Moments later, she grumbled, "Ye Fan, don't you think I've put on weight? I feel that I'm out of shape now!"

Again, there was no reply.

"Ye Fan, wait for me! Why are you walking so fast?" she exclaimed.

"Ye Fan, I'm exhausted. I want you to carry me on your back," she requested a short while later.

Thus, he carried her on his back as requested silently.

"Hehe! Ye Fan, don't you feel that my pair of assets is big and soft?" she teased.

Twitching his lips, Ye Fan was at a loss for words.

"Ye Fan..." Qiu Mucheng continued to babble away as Ye Fan walked along the bumpy path with her on his back. He could feel the softness of her chest brushing against his back along the way. Meanwhile, Qiu Mucheng's dainty face was glittering with the golden hue from the sunset. There was even reverberation of her joyful voice in the air.

How she wished the path ahead of them was an endless one, so Ye Fan could carry her on his back forever!

Moments later, she suddenly suggested excitedly, "Ye Fan, let's go for a honeymoon. I've just realized that we haven't had one, although we were married for so long!"

Ye Fan smiled slyly. "Honeymoon? What kind of honeymoon are you talking about here?"

Qiu Mucheng blushed at his words. "Hmph! Why are you asking a rhetorical question?"

She bit hard on one side of his shoulders in embarrassment, leaving a row of bite marks on it.

"Ouch!" Ye Fan gasped and tried to placate her. "Okay! Okay! Let's go for a honeymoon." "As long as you're not afraid to have a great surprise sometime afterthat!" he added, smiling ambiguously. As a result, Qiu Mucheng's face was blushed crimson.

"Hmph! I doubt if it will happen!" she snorted before turning her dainty face away from him.

Ye Fan was dumbfounded. My goodness! If I had said this to her previously, I'm sure she would be burying her face in her hands in embarrassment. But now, she not only dares to refute my words but also teases me back!

"Ah! It seems like spring is here! The very season of love and life," he sighed.

"Spring, huh!" Qiu Mucheng knocked on Ye Fan's head, knowing that the latter was teasing her deliberately to embarrass her.

"Ye Fan, I can't help but doubt your ability now. Didn't you tell me that your friend already has a son, although he's just married for less than two years?

But look at you. You are still childless even after we've been married for so many years. What a contrast!" she mocked.

Challenged by her mockery, Ye Fan glared at her and retorted in determination, "Hmph! So you doubt my capability? Fine, just wait for it! After we are back from our honeymoon, we're will surely have at least two babies!"

Astounded by his words, a farmer who passed by them threw them a quizzical glance. My goodness! Young people nowadays and their crude statements!

Sensing the farmer's gaze, Qiu Mucheng blushed again and buried her face in Ye Fan's back.

Nonetheless, a thick-skinned Ye Fan paid no heed to his stare and asked casually, "Then when shall we depart?"

"How about tomorrow? I wanted to go to someplace with beautiful beaches and blue sky!" Qiu Mucheng suggested gleefully. She could barely wait.

However, Ye Fan only shook his head. "Mucheng, just wait for a while more. It won't take long, at most one month. After all loose ends are tied, I will spend the rest of my life with you."

Even though Ye Fan seemed to be leading a hassle-free life recently, he could not put everything out of his mind.

For the time being, he was still waiting patiently so everything in the first half of his life to come to a conclusion.

By then, he would pull himself away from worldly matters and stay away from all forms of disputes.

Following his mother's will, he vowed to lead a simple life and spend the rest of his days with his beloved ones. At the moment, he foresaw that he was already on the brink to fulfill his dream. Soon, half of the month had elapsed as time flew by.

At the moment, Jiangdong, China, and even the whole martial arts world were considered peaceful.

Meanwhile, the Ye family was going to celebrate the eightieth birthday of Ye Fan's grandfather. Needless to say, a grand birthday feast would be held for the red-lettered day.

On the day itself, guests from all over the world attended the special occasion. Other than the prominent figures from the whole Jiangdong, bigwigs from Jiangbei, Xijiang, Dongnan, and even Yanjing also turned up. Not to mention, the president of China even sent his calligraphic wishes as a token of sincerity.

Li Er and Lei San were flabbergasted when they noticed that the royals of Western Epea, the Great Emperor of Remdik, and even the prince of Smealand were among the guests.

Overwhelmed by the sight of the noble members among the guests, they gasped, "Good gracious! I'm in awe of Mr. Chu. The birthday feast seems to have turned into a global conference!"

Initially, they thought only prominent figures from Jiangdong would attend the birthday feast. It never crossed their minds that even big shots from all over the world would be there as well. Apparently, it was because Ye Fan was ranked first in the Sky Ranking. The whole word's eyes were on him!