A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 443 Li Lu-Bin's Efforts

The Xue house was just filled with the sound of chortles.

There was a strong sense of disdain, as if they were laughing at the biggest joke in the world.

After all, it was just so different from what they expected.

Before this, Xue Ming-Xin and his family thought that since Ye Fan dared to barge into the Xu house and challenge the powerful families of Yanjing, he must have some incredible backer, or that he would be a rich man's son in Yunzhou to have guts like that.

Nobody imagined that this fellow would turn out to be a country bumpkin who was actually living off his wife.

"This fellow is probably an idiot."

"He's of such lowly birth and he dares to be so arrogant?"

"Either that, or he's been bewitched by a beauty."

"Back then, Wu San-Gui had sacrificed so much for a pretty woman. Perhaps this country bumpkin is in the same situation."

The various members of the Xue family continued to ridicule Ye Fan with disdain and contempt in their voices.

After clarifying Ye Fan's identity, the Xue family wasn't worried anymore. They now supported Xue Ming-Zhi fully and began to prepare for the next day.

While the powerful families of Yanjing were anticipating the showdown at Wolong Hotel, the Li family's bungalow on the outskirts of Yanjing was still lighted.

There was a demure young lady sitting in front of the window of her fairly large bedroom. She used her palms to support her head and looked out at the night sky in a daze. Her phone's screen was still lighted next to her.

Her text messaging app was open, and there was a line of text next to her flashing cursor.

"Mr Chu, I'm sorry. I'd like to treat you to a meal again to express my apologies."

Li Xiao-Hong had typed these words a long time ago, but she couldn't find the courage to hit send.

Mr Chu ended up getting humiliated along with herself the last time she invited him for a meal.

So Li Xiao-Hong felt bad to invite Ye Fan out again.

But Li Xiao-Hong was also afraid that if she didn't seize this opportunity, she would never have the chance to apologize to Ye Fan once he left Yanjing for Yunzhou.

Of course, apologizing was only an excuse.

She really just wanted to see Ye Fan.

Li Xiao-Hong didn't know why either. Ever since she met Ye Fan for the first time, that slim figure was deeply etched in her mind.

It came to the point where Li Xiao-Hong kept looking forward to running into Ye Fan again.

It seemed like there was a mysterious force that was pushing the two of them.

And just like what Li Xiao-Hong had hoped, she and Ye Fan actually really did run into each other again by coincidence.

She had run into him at the foot of Mount Tai, and now she had run into him again in the plane to Yanjing.

"Is this what you call fate?"

Li Xiao-Hong often had such sweet and beautiful dreams at night.

After meeting him again and again, Li Xiao-Hong started to wonder if Mr Chu was the one destined for her.

Otherwise, why would she always run into him in such situations?

"Xiao-Hong, what are you thinking about? You should be happy to come to Yanjing with Daddy, but you still seem so unhappy. Don't tell me you're still angry with me over what happened that night?" While Li Xiao-Hong was still in a daze, Li Lu-Bin pushed her room door open and walked in.

Li Xiao-Hong wiped away her tears and turned her head. She didn't bother about what her father said.

After a long time, she just replied, "I'm ok."

Li Lu-Bin saw her like this and sighed. "You silly little girl. I chased him away that night because I was afraid that you might have been cheated."

"It's not that I look down on those born in the village, since I was also born in a village. But he lied to you by saying that he's a big shot. So how do you expect me to keep him in the house for dinner? How could I allow him to continue being friends with you?" Li Lu-Bin tried to counsel his daughter. He had seen the unsent message on his daughter's phone and was immediately filled with frustration. He never thought that his daughter would be so concerned about that fellow.

But Li Xiao-Hong immediately erupted when she heard her father doubt Ye Fan and immediately retorted, "Daddy, I've already said that Mr Chu never lied to me about being a big shot. I saw all this with my own eyes. I saw for myself how so many people were respectful and reverent towards him, and all these well dressed men were greeting him politely as Mr Chu."

"Xiao-Hong, there are many dangers in this world and not everything you see is real. Perhaps those people were actors hired by him to put up a show? How capable could a man around your age from the countryside be?" Li Lu-Bin continued to persuade her as he shook his head. He was very certain that his daughter had been lied to.

"Dad, why don't you believe me at all? I'm not stupid, I can tell if they're acting or not." Li Xiao-Hone was on the verge of tears from getting angry and her eyes were red.

She didn't know why her father refused to believe her.

"Alright, alright, I believe you, ok? It's my fault, I'm the bad guy. I shouldn't have embarrassed you by chasing your friend away. Tell you what, invite your friend over for a meal and I'll apologize to him, ok? Then you'll stop being angry with me?"

Li Lu-Bin finally gave in.

He owed his daughter too much over all these years after all.

Since she liked that young man so much, Li Lu-Bin couldn't bear to separate them so cruelly either.

"Are you serious? Then I'll tell Mr Chu right now."

Li Xiao-Hong was thrilled that her father was going to apologize to Ye Fan and was pleasantly surprised.

She quickly sent a message to Ye Fan to ask where he was and to invite him for a meal.

But Li Xiao-Hong didn't notice the worried expression on her father's face at all.

"Xiao-Hong, your mother had to suffer greatly because of my background and we didn't end well. So I really hope that you can get together with a boy from a good family, and not a country bumpkin like your father," sighed Li Lu-Bin in his heart.

But these words never made it out of his mouth.

After a long while, Li Lu-Bin just exhaled deeply like he had accepted this as reality.

"Oh forget it. As long as Xiao-Hong likes him, who cares if he's from the village. At most, I'll have to help him along."

Li Lu-Bin then walked out of the room and told Li Xiao-Hong to sleep early.

But Li Xiao-Hong was too excited as she lay on the bed and looked with anticipation at her phone for Ye Fan's response.