A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 588 I'm Taking It

PFFFT!

Su Qian and Qiu Mu-Cheng immediately burst out laughing.

Even Fan Zhong-Xian's driver was clearly trying his best not to laugh.

They all understood what Ye Fan was talking about.

"You brat, just you wait! On account of Mu-Cheng, I'll let you off today. But we're not done!"

After Ye Fan rubbed salt in his wound, Fan Zhong-Xian and Situ Feng couldn't stand being here anymore and left in their car.

But before leaving, they still left Ye Fan with a few nasty words.

"Ye Fan, I think you'd better go out less," said Qiu Mu-Cheng a little worriedly after Fan Zhong-Xian left.

"Exactly. As far as I know, this Fan Zhong-Xian isn't just from a well-to-do family, but he's also a member at one of Yunzhou's boxing gyms. In university, he was the president of the martial arts club, and I heard that he's been practicing kickboxing for more than ten years now. You'd better take this guy seriously!" Su Qian added on.

Ye Fan was her best friend's husband after all, so Su Qian was on Ye Fan's side instead.

"Kickboxing?" Ye Fan laughed quietly. "That's nothing, don't worry about it."

"That's not the point!" Qiu Mu-Cheng was a little upset. "Ye Fan, I don't want you to fight with others, understand?"

Qiu Mu-Cheng knew that Ye Fan had some pretty good moves, but she was worried that Ye Fan might inevitably get himself hurt someday if he went around fighting just anybody.

"Alright, I'll listen to you and I won't stoop to their level," Ye Fan smiled helplessly.

Then again, Ye Fan couldn't be bothered with them at all.

They were just a couple of clowns, so Ye Fan didn't want to waste any time on them.

Vroom...

Su Yuan-Shan's car had finally arrived to pick Ye Fan up.

Ye Fan said bye to Qiu Mu-Cheng and left in Su Yuan-Shan's car.

In no time.

Ye Fan followed Su Yuan-Shan to a street along a river in the western part of the city.

"This is the most famous antiques market in Yunzhou, it's a lot like Panjiayuan in Yanjing. You can get to see things from almost every generation. It'll be 1 st January soon, so during this time, there will be a big exhibition here, and it's the most lively time of the year here. Plenty of antique enthusiasts around Jiangdong will come here to take a look during this time, and so it's also the easiest time to spot a real treasure too."

It was evening time and the street was

brightly lit.

Ye Fan and Su Yuan-Shan walked along the street along the riverside and chatted.

There were two bodyguards behind them too.

Su Yuan-Shan was the CEO of a large corporation and was of high standing, so he was paid a lot of attention to security.

"Ye Fan, take a look and tell me if there's anything you like, don't hold back, you can treat me like family. Also, help me to see if there are any good porcelain pieces. It's my mother's birthday soon, so I've got to get something good for her," said Su Yuan-Shan with a smile.

He had invited Ye Fan over not just to get closer to him, but primarily to ask Ye Fan to help him look out for a good porcelain piece.

Ye Fan nodded. "Sure, Uncle Su. I'll keep a lookout."

Just like that, Ye Fan and Su Yuan-Shan walked around for some time before they finally walked into a rather quaint and elegant looking antique store.

"This piece looks pretty good. Boss, how much is this? Could you introduce it to us?" Su Yuan-Shan was attracted to a porcelain vase in the middle of the hall and immediately went to enquire about it. "Sir, you've got a really sharp eye. This is one of the most valuable pieces of the shop and it's a blue porcelain vase from the early Ming Dynasty. It's definitely a treasure from one of the famous kilns! Don't worry about its authenticity. We have authentication from the chairman of Yunzhou's Antiques Association, Master Gu Long-En! Also, our shop guarantees to pay you ten times the price if this piece turns out to be a fake." This boss was a calculative one. After saying so many good things about the vase, he still hadn't said anything about the price.

Su Yuan-Shan asked about the price again, and the boss finally put up one finger. "$10 million. Final price."

"I guarantee its quality. What do you think? Are you taking it?" asked the boss with a smile.

Su Yuan-Shan looked at Ye Fan as if he was waiting for Ye Fan's opinion.

Ye Fan didn't reply him on the vase. Instead, he looked at a teacup and asked, "How much is this teacup?"

"Oh, we just got hold of this tea set. It's porcelain from the end of the Yuan Dynasty, also from one of the famous kilns. But it's a pity that we're left with only one teacup, otherwise that would have been the star of the shop. It's going for $5 million."

Ye Fan nodded and looked at Su Yuan-Shan. "Uncle Su, both items are not bad. But I'd suggest buying the teacup, it's more worth it."

"Alright!"

Su Yuan-Shan went with whatever Ye Fan said.

But just when Su Yuan-Shan was about to pay, Ye Fan's gaze fell on an inconspicuous jade pendant.

Ye Fan walked over and picked up the jade. He asked the shop owner, "Where did this jade come from?"

"Oh that one. I got it from a cheaper source and put it here because it looked pretty. As for when it's from, I estimate it's from the early Qin Dynasty period. But of course, that's just an estimate and I don't have any authentication on it. Do you want to try your luck with it? It cost $150,000, but I could sell it to you for $100,000. How's that?" the shop owner continued to speak warmly.

Ye Fan immediately laughed quietly, shook his head and put the pendant back down.

"$100,000? It's just a piece of leftover jade and it's something that was created with modern machines no less. You want $100,000 for it? Are you treating us as fools?" Ye Fan smiled coldly.

It wasn't much money to him, really.

But that didn't mean he was okay with being cheated of his money.

"Well then, how much are you willing to pay for it?"

The shop owner was surprised that this young man had such a sharp eye and his opinion of Ye Fan instantly improved.

It was true that he had gotten this from a cheaper source, but of course it wasn't from the Qin Dynasty period. He had just thrown that in to push the price up.

He only spent $200 on this jade.

"$1,000 then. If you're agreeable with that, I'll buy it for my wife. Otherwise, forget it."

"Well...$1,000 is a bit too little, don't you think? You've cut the price to only one tenth all at once. I can consider at least $5,000," said the owner as he pretended to look like he was put in a difficult spot. But Ye Fan wasn't convinced. "You only spent a few hundred buying this, didn't you? $1,000 is definitely more than

enough."

The shop owner finally agreed to the price reluctantly and looked pretty upset, but he was thrilled inside.

He had earned five times on this piece, so of course he was happy about it.

But just when the shop owner was about to wrap up the jade, a voice came from behind him, "I'm taking this jade for $100,000!"