A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 362 I'll Settle It

This time, the call went through.

"Mayor Han, you're really putting on airs now! Why didn't you make the call last night? Do you know that Mu-Cheng stayed up the whole night just waiting for that call from you?" Ye Fan tried hard to suppress his anger, but there was much displeasure in his voice.

Even though the other party was Han Dong-Min, Ye Fan didn't intend to go easy on him at all.

"Hello, may I know who's on the line? Are you a superior to Mayor Han?" a careful voice asked on the other line.

"No, this is Ye Fan. I'm looking for Han Dong-Min, get Han Dong-Min to the phone now!" Ye Fan could tell that the person who picked up the call clearly wasn't Han Dong-Min.

"Ye Fan?" The person on the other side paused for a moment as if he was trying to recall whose name this was. After a moment, the other party started laughing coldly.

"Oh, I remember now. Master Ye, right? We were kind enough to you, but how dare you speak like this to Mayor Han? You're just a useless live-in son-in-law and you dare to call Mayor Han by his full name? Did you think you're really something just because you helped Mayor Han to pick out some rocks?"

"Mayor Han was polite to you out of courtesy. Otherwise, a country bumpkin live-in son-in-law like you is nothing to Mayor Han! Look, little brat, you'd better learn how to behave and know your position. Don't think that just because Mayor Han treated you to dinner, then you're some big shot now. Before showing off, you'd better look at yourself in the mirror and reflect on your actions first!"

Han Dong-Min's assistant, Meng Guang had picked up the phone in Han Dong-Min's house and was angered the minute he heard how impolite Ye Fan was. After shouting back at Ye Fan, he didn't wait for an answer and slammed the phone back down.

Han Dong-Min had just gotten changed and walked out from his room to head for the office.

"Meng Guang, who was on the line earlier?"

Han Dong-Min was busy changing when the phone rang, so he told his assistant to help him pick it up.

Meng Guang was both annoyed and amused at the same time. "Mayor Han, it was that live-in son-in-law." "Live-in son-in-law?" Han Dong-Min frowned and was puzzled.

"That so called Master Ye. He asked why you didn't call last night," replied Meng Guang calmly.

Han Dong-Min instantly slapped his thigh. "Oh no! I was busy last night and forgot! What did you tell him?" "I didn't tell him much. I just scolded him back."

What?!

Han Dong-Min's face twitched and his eyes nearly fell out of his head. "You...you scolded him back?"

"That's right. This idiot had just helped to look at a few rocks, right? And he thinks he's so great now. Mayor Han, you have no idea how rude he was earlier. And he even just called you by your full name. I was so angry that I just shouted back at him. I'll make sure he knows his place and who he should offend and who he should respect!" ranted Meng Guang without noticing how nasty Han Dong-Min's expression was becoming.

"Mayor Han, I hope you don't mind me saying this, but I think you've been too nice to him. You even treated him to dinner? He just a country bumpkin who lives off his wife, so why bother being so kind to him? Look at him now! His nose is in the air and he even dares to be disrespectful to you..." Meng Guang tried to advise Han Dong-Min.

But before he could finish his last sentence, Han Dong-Min had slapped Meng Guang across the face and Meng

Guang was too stunned for words.

"Mayor Han, why did you slap me?" Meng Guang clutched his face and looked so pitiful.

But Han Dong-Min was so angry that he started shouting because he was so fearful. "You stupid thing! How could you just scold anybody?!"

"Do you know who he is? Are you trying to get me killed?!"

Meng Guang also started panicking when he saw how terrified Han Dong-Min looked. "Isn't he just a useless live-in son-in-law from the countryside?"

"Shut up! You stupid fellow! If he was just a countryside louse, would Master Li Er be so respectful towards him? If he was really a useless live-in son-in-law, would the Lei family of Jingzhou apologize and beg him for mercy? Fuck you! You're really going to get me killed someday!"

Han Dong-Min was going to die from anger, thanks to this idiot assistant of his.

After what happened with Zhou Sheng, even though Han Dong-Min wasn't sure actually who Ye Fan really was, Li Er and Lei San's reactions were enough for him to realize that Ye Fan wielded a lot of authority in the corporate circles of Jiangdong and he was really capable!

Han Dong-Min was only the third most powerful man in Yunzhou. If he wanted to move upwards, he would need to support of these big corporate bosses.

So he had to maintain a good relationship with people like Ye Fan so as to ensure his own future career as well as his son's future.

He was at fault for what happened the night before, so it was only natural for Ye Fan to get angry. He could have just explained it away very simply, but after Meng Guang had treated him so unkindly, Han I Dong-Min was afraid that this small matter had blown up. Han Dong-Min didn't want to offend Ye Fan over this matter.

Han Dong-Min couldn't take the time to scold Meng Guang anymore. He quickly called Ye Fan back.

But he couldn't get through at all!

Han Dong-Min's face paled and the terror in his heart made him even angrier with Meng Guang.

"You stupid fool! Just you wait! If this matter blows up, I won't let you off!" yelled Han Dong-Min angrily. He tried calling Ye Fan again but Ye Fan didn't pick up the call.

Han Dong-Min switched to using a different phone and this call got through.

"Master Ye, you're finally willing to pick up my call. My subordinate was rude to you and I've already taught him a lesson. I'll get him to apologize to you personally, so please don't take it to heart."

"About last night, I was very busy and forgot all about it. I was about to call you this morning but you ended up calling me first. I've already made arrangements for the Entrepreneurs' Dinner, so you just need to bring your wife along. But there's a change in the event date, because some officials from the provincial government are coming for an inspection and they need the venue we booked. So I had to push it to seven days later and it will be held at Yunzhou Expo," Han Dong-Min spoke apologetically and made himself sound as polite and humble as possible.

Ye Fan frowned. "Seven days later?"

"No, I can't wait for so long. It has to be tomorrow night at the latest," said Ye Fan in a low voice.

Mufan Real Estate's opening ceremony was happening in two days. He couldn't wait for seven days.

Han Dong-Min became a little displeased at these words.

Ye Fan had said this so nonchalantly. Did he think the dinner could be held the next day just because he said so?

The officials coming were from Jianghai, so no matter how amazing Ye Fan was, there was no way Han Dong-Min would offend his superiors in Jianghai for his sake.

"Master Ye, I'm sorry but I can't do anything about this." Han Dong-Min's voice sounded more distant now.

Nobody liked being stepped all over like this.

Ye Fan's request had already gone beyond what Han Dong-Min could tolerate.

He did want to maintain a good relationship with Ye Fan, but he had principles and boundaries too.

Some people were worth buttering up to, but those who didn't know their place were not worthy of Han Dong-Min's friendliness.

"I'll settle it, you just do your part," replied Ye Fan quietly.

Han Dong-Min thought that Ye Fan would continue to pester him to get it done, but Ye Fan's reply shocked him instead. "You... you'll settle it?"

He was kidding, right?

He was an ordinary citizen, so no matter how powerful he was within the business circles, he couldn't possibly affect the arrangements within the provincial government.

"Master Ye, you're kidding, right?" Han Dong-Min just smiled along and felt that Ye Fan was really just bragging.

"Master Ye? Master Ye?" Han Dong-Min called his name a few times when he didn't hear any response.

But Ye Fan had already hung up without even saying goodbye to Han Dong-Min.