A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 1882

It has been almost ten minutes. Logically speaking, my men should have beaten that piece ofsh*t to death by now. Why haven't they called yet? Could it be that something went wrong? Meng Chuan thought to himself with a frown.

However, he was quick to dismiss that possibility.

"No, that's impossible. I've sent so many men after him this time, and some of them are highly trained martial artists! That piece of sh*t is bound to be dead regardless of his fighting skills!"

If anything, Meng Chuan was more concerned about Ye Fan not showing up at all.

He had gone to great lengths just to track Ye Fan down throughout the past few days.

Eventually, he managed to find out that Ye Fan was staying in an old house in the countryside, but Ye Fan had already escaped by the time he got there.

Infuriated, Meng Chuan decided to bait Ye Fan into showing up by using Hu Yipeng and his family members.

Being a vengeful man, Meng Chuan harbored intense hatred toward Ye Fan after being humiliated by him and nearly dying at the hands of the Zhang family.

Due to the Zhang family's great power, I had no choice but to keep my anger and hatred suppressed. Now that the Zhang family is no more, my family has become the greatest force here in Jiangbei, so I no longer have anything to worry about! First, I'll kill off Ye Fan. Then, when this banquet in Westlake Is over, I'll go after Qiu Mucheng!

"This b*tch thinks she can rest easy after allying with the Zhang family? Heh... Soon, I will show everyone the true power of the Meng family!" Meng Chuan muttered under his breath as an arrogant and vicious smile crept upon his face.

"Mr. Meng, we won't be able to make it in time if we don't leave now. The banquet at Westlake will be a historical moment for the Meng family. You shouldn't be late for it or the other elders are going to give you a hard time again," one of the elders standing beside him urged him again.

Meng Chuan nodded. "All right, let's head over."

Figuring that his subordinates had probably forgotten to call him, Meng Chuan decided not to wait any

longer and rushed over to Westlake.

To him, Ye Fan was a small fry that didn't deserve that much of his attention.

The banquet in Westlake was a lot more important in comparison.

Lake Xizi was surrounded by mountains on three sides and divided into three sections by three dikes.

From a distance, it looked just like a gemstone with the emerald-green water reflecting the sky above.

Despite having over a thousand years of history, Westlake managed to withstand the test of time.

Countless historical events have taken place around the lake over the years, and there would only be more to come in the future.

Tons of fancy cars could be seen in the area as VIPs from various areas in Jiangbei gathered around.

"Say, what do you all think Mr. Meng is trying to do? Why would he host a banquet in Westlake all of a sudden? He even invited all the VIPs in Jiangbei over! Could it be to celebrate his birthday?"

A boatman was casually humming a tune as he slowly rowed a boat around Heart Island with a few wealthy men on board.

"I remember Mr. Meng's birthday being in the summer, though. Isn't it a little too early to be celebrating his birthday right after winter?"

"What do you guys think this banquet at Westlake is for, then?"

"Isn't it obvious? Didn't you guys hear about the recent events in Livingsfill? The Zhang family is finished! I bet Mr. Meng is seizing this opportunity to assert dominance over Westlake and have all of Jiangbei submit to him. He wants people like us to respect him as the head of Jiangbei!"

One of them managed to gather some information on the Meng family and found out about their plans.

The others were all shocked to hearthat but soon nodded after giving it some thought.

"Honestly, I didn't think the Meng family would actually defeat the Zhang family! When I was little, my grandpa used to tell me that the Zhang family is the one that truly rules Jiangbei!"

"That was over sixty years ago, right? Is this really the end of the line for the Zhang family? All good things really do come to an end, huh?" one of the elders exclaimed with a sigh.

As the men carried on chatting, a small island slowly came into view in the distance.

"Huh? It's only been a few years since I last came to Westlake. Why do I feel like it has changed so much? I remember that pavilion looking a lot more run-down in the past. Also, the trees used to tower over the place like buildings back then. Why have the trees reduced so much in size? Hey, boatman! Did Heart Island undergo a renovation or something?" one of the billionaires asked curiously when he noticed the major changes that had taken place on Heart Island.

The boatman glanced about before whispering, "I take it that you gentlemen aren't from around here, then? Did you all not hear about the tragedy that took place here in Westlake a few years ago?" He had assumed that the billionaires on the boat were incredibly knowledgeable people, butthat didn't seem to be the case.

At the very least, they were ignorant of the tragedy that took place in Westlake back then.

"Huh? A tragedy here in Westlake? What tragedy? Please, do tell us more about it!"

The men on the boat grew interested after hearing that.

However, one of them wasn't particularly excited about it.

That man was none otherthan Chu Wenfei.

He too, had been invited to the banquet at Westlake.

Although he was initially reluctant to attend it, he figured it would offend the Meng family greatly if he refused their invitation.

As such, Chu Wenfei had no choice but to attend the banquet.

I wonder how Zhang Zixi is doing now... I hope she managed to get as far away from them as possible...

Chu Wenfei was worried about Zhang Zixi, who had saved their lives back then.

Practically everyone in Jiangbei had known about what happened to the Zhang family, and Chu Wenfei was no exception.

He was so shocked by the news of the Zhang family's annihilation that he fell from his chair when he heard it. In fact, he was incredibly close to just packing his stuff and leaving the city.

After all, he did get into a minor conflict with Meng Chuan in order to save Qiu Mucheng.

While it wasn't anything serious, things did get a little tense between them at the time.

With the Zhang family being wiped out like that, it was only natural for Chu Wenfei to fear for his life.

However, he dismissed that fear when he recalled the fact that he was a nobody in comparison to the Zhang family. Figuring that Meng Chuan would most probably forget about him, Chu Wenfei decided to cancel his plans of running away.

Surely enough, he turned out to be right about that. The Meng family didn't come after him at all, much to his relief.

He then continued to secretly gather information on the Zhang family afterward.

Chu Wenfei felt incredibly relieved when he eventually found out that Zhang Zixi was the only one

who escaped the massacre that night.

After all, it would be a shame for a young and beautiful woman like Zhang Zixi to die like this.

Right as Chu Wenfei was praying for Zhang Zixi's safety, the boatman could be heard saying, "A few years ago, the Lu Clan used to rule over Jiangbei. The patriarch of the Lu Clan was a man named Lu Songliang, and his authority was far greater than that of Zhang Jiuling, the patriarch of the Zhang family. You could even say the Lu Clan was the true king of Jiangbei. They were so powerful that even the Zhang family had to show them respect. Back then, the Lu Clan, too, hosted a banquet in Westlake. From what I've heard, Yanjing sent an ambassador over to grant them the Supreme title. Back in the day, to have a title like this was akin to having a royal title! I'm sure you all can imagine the glory that the Lu Clan had back then. Almost all the forces in China held them in high regard! They were practically unrivaled!"

Hearing that, Chu Wenfei frowned.

Huh? Why does this sound so familiar?