A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 517 Commotion in Yanjing

Once the coronation banquet had ended, the fighting match of Yanjing that was so closely watched had finally come to an end.

But even though the match had ended, the waves that it was going to create in Yanjing had just started.

On that night itself, many powerful people in Yanjing who did not attend the match got the news.

"What did you say? The one who won the match wasn't the Xu nor the Lin and Zhao families, but an unknown young man? The Lin family has been destroyed and the Xu family has changed their head? A young man by the surname Chu won the fight and is now hailed as the king of Yanjing?"

"What? Lin Feng is dead? The Xu family lost? A young man by the surname Chu became the king of Yanjing? He only used two punches and one kick to defeat the Xu family, step all over the Lin family and took over Yanjing!"

"Mr Chu has become the king of Yanjing? Who is this Mr Chu? You mean that young punk who barged into the Xu family's party and took their second daughter away? He's become the king of Yanjing and the Xu's second daughter has become the queen of Yanjing?"

Everything that happened on Yanqi Lake started to spread throughout Yanjing like wildfire overnight.

It was as if a huge gust of wind had blown through this ancient capital city!

It was strong enough to reach all the rich and powerful, the military and the political figures. Everyone from small fourth tier powers to corporations worth billions were shocked by what they heard. The name of Mr Chu had spread through all of Yanjing overnight.

After all, the match on Yanqi Lake would decide the fate of the various powers in Yanjing, so it had garnered a lot of attention even before the match.

Even those surrounding cities had powerful families watching the outcome.

Before this, everyone thought that this would be a tough match between the up and coming families and the longstanding influential families of Yanjing. But in the end, the one who won turned out to be someone virtually unknown.

"Hey, have you heard about it? Everything in Yanjing is going to change. They used to be split into many factions, but now they have recognized one person as their king, and that's Mr Chu." "Apparently this Mr Chu is a young man in his early twenties. He only took two punches and a kick to defeat a Japanese ninja on Yanqi Lake. He turned the tide and ended up taking the win! He's now the sole overseer of Yanjing and has made his name with this match! Lin Feng was killed on the spot and Zhao Si knelt to beg for mercy. The Lin family has been destroyed, the Zhao family has given up control and the Xu family has changed their head. It seems like everything in Yanjing has turned topsy turvy overnight!" "What? The Xu family has changed its head? Things in Yanjing are going to change? All the rich and powerful recognize a young man as their leader? Good heavens! Is there someone so incredible in the world? That's impossible, right? Even a novel won't dare to write something like that!"

Similar conversations were happening in every street and corner of Yanjing.

Even though Ye Fan had already announced at the banquet that he wasn't going to be the king, and Xu Lei was going to be the queen over the corporate world, everyone could tell that even if Xu Lei was the leader on paper, the real person controlling everything would be Ye Fan.

After all, Ye Fan's authority and prestige was gained by those fists of his, so the rich and powerful of Yanjing submitted to Ye Fan.

"Fan, in everyone's eyes, you're the true leader of Yanjing. I'm just your marionette," came Xu Lei's gentle and laughing voice.

"Lei, what's wrong? Are those wily old foxes refusing to listen to you? You are the leader of Yanjing that I have instituted, so if anyone doesn't want to listen to you, tell me and I'll make them kneel in front of your door," said Ye Fan in the hotel room in a domineering voice as his eyes bulged.

Xu Lei immediately laughed out loud. "Fan, I'm just joking with you. With you as my support, nobody in Yanjing would dare to go against me. After all, to them, I'm supposed to be your woman."

"That's good. I was still worried that someone might refuse to listen to you." Ye Fan calmed down. "But Lei, don't bother about what others think about you. If you find someone you like, go ahead and chase after him. I'm still waiting to be a witness at your wedding. Even high places suffer from cold weather, Lei. You should find yourself a life partner."

Ye Fan laughed faintly, but the other side of the phone was silent.

After some time, Xu Lei finally spoke up gently, "Fan, when are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow, I suppose. I still have something to do tonight. Once I'm done, then I'll return to Jiangdong tomorrow morning. I've been out for so long, so if I don't go back soon, your sister-in-law is going to make me kneel on a washing board," replied Ye Fan with a laugh.

Since they were talking over the phone, he didn't see how Xu Lei's expression fell.

"Fan, before you go, I'd like to see you one more time. Can I?"

Her gentle voice sounded pleading and it was difficult for him to turn her down.

But she seemed to be afraid that Ye Fan might overthink it and quickly added on,

"Just take it that your younger sister here would like to send her older brother off. Is that ok, Fan?"

After a long time, Ye Fan finally sighed.

"Alright then. Come over tonight, I have a dinner to attend, so come along with me."

After getting an affirmative response from Ye Fan, Xu Lei immediately started laughing happily.

She was as happy as a child who managed to steal some sweets.

After that, she hung up and went to get herself ready.

Ye Fan remained in the room and still seemed troubled. He didn't say anything for a long time, e

"Dragon Master, you seem like you're trying to avoid Miss Xu?" asked Xue Ren-

Yang after hesitating for several moments.

"Even though I've only seen Miss Xu for a few days, but I can tell that Miss Xu is devoted to you. Besides, Miss Xu is so beautiful and such a wonderful lady, so why do you keep pushing her away?" Xue Ren-Yang had overheard all that Ye Fan said to Xu Lei about finding her own happiness.

He couldn't understand why Ye Fan wasn't moved by a lady who was so rare to come by.

Ye Fan shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly. "Of course I know how wonderful Lei is. But we've already missed our chance. I'm already married now, so how could I find another woman? That's letting Mu-Cheng down, and it's not fair to Lei."

"Besides, I should be heading for the Chu family soon. Once I go there, I don't know if I'll make it back alive. I'm just someone who might die any day. I've already burdened one woman, so why should I burden another?"

"Right now, I just hope that if something terrible happens to me in the future,

someone would be able to take care of this silly younger sister of mine."