A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 687 Mum Will Protect You

At first, Qiu Mu-Cheng was completely confused.

After Qiu Huan explained everything happened, Qiu Mu-Cheng finally understood what was going on.

"Mu-Cheng, when you married Ye Fan back then, everyone thought you married a useless coward. But it looks like you actually married a real dragon of a man! We're really grateful to Ye Fan for what he's done for us. Mu-Cheng, I'm so happy for you, I really am. If your Grandpa knew how promising Fan really is, he would definitely regret chasing you out of the family," said Qiu Huan both excitedly and gratefully over the phone.

For some reason, Qiu Mu-Cheng's tears started rolling down her cheek as she listened to her aunt.

She was crying.

But those were tears of happiness, tears of joy.

She wasn't even this emotional when she found out that Ye Fan was Mr Chu at the Feast of the Sea and Sky.

All these years, Qiu Mu-Cheng had never been able to walk with her head up high in front of the other Qiu family members.

Everyone looked down on her and laughed at her. Only her aunt was nice to her, but even she pitied her.

But now, those dark days were finally over.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was no longer a woman that others pitied or laughed at.

Nobody would laugh at Ye Fan's birth or laugh at him for being useless and cowardly.

On the contrary, her man was going to become the man that everyone in the Qiu family would be dying to get close to, and he was going to become the king of this generation!

As the saying goes, a wife is worth as much as her husband.

Thanks for Ye Fan, Qiu Mu-Cheng could finally show off to her relatives and she could walk with her head up high.

"Auntie Huan, you don't have to be so polite with us, that's just what we ought to do. When Grandpa chased us out of the house, the only person in the entire family who helped us was you, and you were the only one who remembered me. This time, your family ran into some trouble. If Ye Fan didn't help you out, then I'll be the first one to punish him for it," laughed Qiu Mu-Cheng through her tears.

This was the first time all these years that she could speak so confidently.

Qiu Mu-Cheng had such confidence now!

She soon hung up the phone.

Qiu Huan and Lu Ming-Ze turned to head home.

"Hmm? Huan, where's Jingjing? Is she at home by herself?" Lu Ming-Ze asked casually.

Qiu Huan suddenly realized that Lu Wen-Jing had come along earlier, but she was now nowhere to be found.

She immediately went into a panic.

"Oh no! Where's Jingjing? She came out with me just now!"

While Qiu Huan and Lu Ming-Ze were panicking, a bus slowly departed from Jingzhou's Bus Terminal.

On the bus, Ye Fan sat next to a window.

His body bobbed up and down as the bus went over the bumpy road.

It had been three years since he left home. Ye Fan was finally headed back home.

For some reason, even though Ye Fan had gone through so much in life, his usually calm heart actually started to feel emotional.

Hey, do you want some water?" Just when

Ye Fan went into a daze, a tiny hand suddenly held a bottle of mineral water out at him.

Ye Fan waved his hand and smiled in reply, "Thanks, but I'm not..."

But before he could say the word 'thirsty', he immediately exclaimed when he saw who the girl next to him was.

"Oh my god! Jingjing, why are you here?!" Ye Fan was so startled and couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

"Teehee! I'm going back with you for Lunar New Year! All daughters-in-law must visit their mothers-in-law, right? Since you helped Mummy and I so much, I've decided that I'll offer myself to you and be your mistress. Teehee!" A young lady sat next to Ye Fan wearing a purple tracksuit, a gray baseball cap and a cute looking backpack.

She looked just like a child coming out for a holiday with her parents.

That's right. This young lady with a silly smile was Lu Wen-Jing.

When she went out with Ye Fan and her mother, instead of following her own mother, she secretly followed Ye Fan all the way to the bus station and got onto the same bus as him. She only revealed herself after the bus had left the station.

But Ye Fan felt his scalp grow numb and he whacked the young lady on the head. "Teehee my foot!"

"Do your parents know that you came out here? This is ridiculous! You'd better go home!" said Ye Fan angrily.

Lu Wen-Jing rubbed her head and hung her head sadly. "Fan, I just wanted to go home with you. I'm so bored spending the winter holiday at home. Won't you let me come along?"

Lu Wen-Jing continued to plead with him with that pitiful expression of hers. She even looked like she was about to cry.

Ye Fan didn't know what to do with this girl. "Tell you what, I'll call your mum. If she agrees, then I won't say anything." Ye Fan then gave Qiu Huan a call.

Of course Lu Wen-Jing knew her parents' numbers.

After they found out that their daughter was with Ye Fan, they weren't worried anymore.

They gave Lu Wen-Jing a good dressing down over the phone and let the matter go.

As for going back with Ye Fan for Lunar New Year, Qiu Huan finally agreed after Lu Wen-Jing pleaded with her.

In the end, Lu Wen-Jing got what she wanted and happily followed Ye Fan back to his hometown.

On the way back, Ye Fan gave his mother, Ye Xi-Mei, a call.

"You are...?"

When he heard that familiar yet strange voice on the phone, the usually strong and calm Ye Fan couldn't hold himself back. His eyes reddened and his voice trembled and choked up a little. "Mum, it's me, Fan."

It had been three years. In order to protect his mother, Ye Fan had taken the initiative to cut off all contact with Ye Xi-Mei.

The last time he called was three years ago, the night before he married into the Qiu family.

There was a long period of silence.

After a long time, an emotional and trembling voice replied.

"F-Fan? You...you're my son, Fan?"

"Mum, it's me, your Fan. I'm coming back to spend Lunar New Year with you this year," said Ye Fan with a smile as his eyes reddened.

"You unfilial son! So you actually remember that you have a mother! You didn't call me for the past three years, do you know how worried I've been about you? Son, you're the only person that I have in this world. Come back, and we'll go through any storms that come our way together. If the Chu family comes for us again, I'll protect you, I'm not afraid to die. I will not let anyone hurt my son."

All parents worried about their children.

For the past three years, Ye Xi-Mei had been worried sick about her son's safety and she had woken up crying in the middle of the night so many times.

That tragic marriage of hers back then had caused her son to fall into a deep whirlpool of danger.

If there was anyone else in the world besides Ye Fan who could understand the pain he had gone through for the past ten years, it was his mother, Ye Xi-Mei!

He was a descendant of the Chu family, the eldest son who carried the word 'Tian' in his name.

To some people, this was a great honor.

But to Ye Fan and his mother, this could cost them their lives.