A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 431 A Green-Eyed Xu Mei-Feng

But how could Xing Tian be Ye Fan's match?

No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't snatch the Four Dragon Square Tripod from Ye Fan.

"Darn! You are pretty strong for an earthworm! Hurry up and let go!" roared Xing Tian angrily.

Xu Mei-Feng frowned hard and looked angry as she scolded Ye Fan sternly, "The Four Dragon Square Tripod was made for me. Hurry up and hand it over!" The Xu family butler stepped forward and scolded deeply, "Aren't you going to let go?! How can you take back something you have already given to Miss Xu?"

Xu Mei-Feng and the rest of the Xu family members immediately reprimanded Ye Fan.

Their cold voices sounded impatient.

It seemed as though the Xu family members were going to blatantly snatch the tripod if Ye Fan refused to let go.

Ye Fan coldly smiled when he heard their sinister words. Then he said, "You're right. Dragons and phoenixes make the perfect match. Although this is a dragon tripod, the Xu family's phoenix isn't you, but Xu Lei. I'm here to celebrate the birthday of the second daughter of the Xu family, Xu Lei. You aren't fit for this tripod!"

What?

The second daughter of the Xu family?

Xu Lei?

It was as though Ye Fan threw a rock into the ocean and raised a huge tsunami in the hall with his words.

Many people shuddered in shock.

Xu Mei-Feng immediately looked furious.

It was her birthday banquet, but Ye Fan was here to celebrate someone else's birthday.

What was the meaning of this?

Wasn't this as good as slapping Xu Mei-Feng's face?

"Fan!"

Just as everyone in the hall was filled with shock, an excited and happy voice came from upstairs.

Xu Lei disregarded everything and came running downstairs in a long dress.

Then everyone looked in shock as the Xu family's second daughter, who was engaged to the Xue family, lunged into Ye Fan's arms. She hugged him tightly and let tears cascade from her eyes. She just leaned into Ye Fan's arms like that and smiled through her tears.

No one knew the amount of bitterness that exuded from her heart as Xu Lei greeted him.

But fortunately, after searching and waiting for Ye Fan for ten years, she finally reaped the fruit of her labor.

"Erm...this..."

"What's going on?"

Everyone in the hall trembled in an instant.

Xu Mei-Feng and the others were undoubtedly stunned.

Was this really Xu Lei?

Was she really that second daughter of the Xu family?

In their eyes, the second daughter of the Xu family was a lofty and powerful woman.

They heard that she went all the way to Jiangdong on her own ten years ago.

Although she was only a girl, she relied on her powerful strategies and created a business empire for the Xu family outside of Yanjing. Shouldn't an elegant woman who could surpass men in the business field be cold and refined?

Shouldn't Xu Lei be elegant and dignified?

Shouldn't she be like as unreachable as a sacred snow lotus on Tianshan Mountain?

But they didn't expect to see a distant and cold woman like Xu Lei lunging into a man's arms without any regard for her decorum.

Xu Lei no longer seemed like the glorious and lofty queen of Jiangdong. She was clearly a little woman with a crush.

The entire hall fell into a deathly silence.

Some of the guests were shocked while the others were angry.

It even broke some of their hearts.

But Ye Fan and Xu Lei ignored their stares of shock completely.

Ye Fan could smell the scent of the woman in his arms wafting into his nose as he pulled her into his embrace.

As he looked at this woman with whom he lost contact with for ten years, Ye Fan smiled and said lovingly, "Why are you crying at this age? Do you still think you're a kid?"

Ye Fan smiled as he gently wiped the tears off the corners of Xu Lei's eyes.

Then Ye Fan handed Xu Lei the Four Dragon Square Tripod.

"Lei, I wanted to buy you two apples but was in a hurry and didn't have the time. I can only make do with this Four Dragon Square Tripod. I haven't celebrated your birthday with you for ten years. Forgive me for that. I wish you a happy birthday and hope you are blessed with youth for eternity. I hope this beautiful baby phoenix will one day soar into the heavens and claim its place," said Ye Fan calmly as his voice reverberated through the halls nonstop.

Xu Lei brimmed with delight as her gentle face was filled with unprecedented bliss.

She pulled the square tripod into her arms tightly like it meant the entire world to her.

After Xu Lei heard Ye Fan sounding so guilty, she cheekily smiled and replied, "Humph, you finally realized. You left for ten years without a word. Fine, I will forgive you since you remembered my birthday, but I still prefer those apples over this square tripod."

Xu Lei grudgingly spoke as though she didn't fancy this tripod.

Many people twitched their eyes uncontrollably when they heard Xu Lei's words.

Master Wang was especially stunned.

What did Xu Lei mean when she said she preferred apples?

The Four Dragon Square Tripod was a national treasure worth millions. Why couldn't it compare to cheap apples?

"Young people these days have changed so much. They can't even differentiate between treasure and scrap," said Master Wang sadly as he shook his head.

But no one would understand what the first birthday present that Ye Fan ever gave Xu Lei meant to her.

Although they were just two apples, they symbolized their friendship.

Those two apples bound them together tightly as children.

The value of material goods had quantitative limits.

But this Four Dragon Square Tripod probably couldn't even compare to the value of their friendship.

Xu Lei reckoned Ye Fan would probably never pare apples with his mouth for her again in her life.

"Do you mean it's Miss Xu Lei's birthday today too? I'm so sorry. If I knew it was your birthday, I would have prepared two presents. Fortunately, I have this Phoenix Jade Pendant with me. This treasure hails from the Qing Dynasty and is a royal treasure. It can ward off evil spirits, counter catastrophes and protect you. I have kept it for years with the hope of saving it for my granddaughter-in-law. But since it's your birthday today, I will give it to Miss Xu Lei instead. It will go well with the dragon tripod. Dragons and phoenixes are the perfect match! I, Wang Kai-Ge, wish Miss Xu Li a happy birthday. Please accept this jade pendant."

Then Master Wang walked over and handed the phoenix shaped jade pendant to Xu Lei.

What?

The Phoenix Jade Pendant?

"Heavens, how could Master Wang give something like that away?"

"He refused to sell it even after I offered $50 million."

The guests were flabbergasted when they saw Master Wang giving away that Phoenix Pendant.

And Xu Mei-Feng's eyes were green with envy.