A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 823 He Is a Coward After All

He Yu-Rou always dressed simply when she was in university and wasn't interested in branded goods. She had an elegant aura and went around without any makeup. Back then, Chu Wen-Fei was clueless about her background. He was surprised that she turned out to be the daughter of the Jiangdong provincial secretary.

If he managed to win He Yu-Rou's favor, wouldn't that make him the son-in-law of the leader of Jiangdong?

Then he could trample Mufan Group and the King of Jiangdong under his feet.

Although Chu Wen-Fei had nothing to do with the Qiu family anymore, the moment he recalled how Ye Fan humiliated him repeatedly, it made him gnash his teeth angrily. Even in his dreams, Chu Wen-Fei wanted to seek revenge on that repugnant Ye Fan.

After the Feast of the Sea and Sky, Chu Wen-Fei had also heard about Ye Fan being Mr Chu.

Hence, no matter how much he hated Ye Fan, he could only swallow it.

But if he managed to win He Yu-Rou's heart, then he wouldn't have to give a hoot about Ye Fan.

No matter how powerful Ye Fan was, could he be more powerful than He Lan-Shan?

One was a commoner, while the other was an official.

In Chu Wen-Fei's eyes, no matter how much limelight Ye Fan stole, he was only a self-proclaimed king who added up to nothing in reality.

However, He Lan-Shan was different since he had the country's backing.

If he wanted to destroy Ye Fan, he could do it anytime.

He Yu-Rou and the others walked along the pavement and slowly headed to turn towards the lake while Chu Wen-Fei was deep in thought.

The air was misty, and snow fluttered from the skies.

The rolling mountains looked like silver snakes while the plains were white.

Dongchang Lake looked sublime in the snow, like an ethereal fairy kingdom from a painting.

As they went further, they could vaguely see a man standing proudly at the center of the lake.

His body undulated along with the lake water.

If they looked carefully, they would discover that he was standing on a yellow leaf.

"He can stand on a leaf floating on the water without sinking? He can even stand on the lake without getting wet? My goodness! Who is he? Is he a god or something?"

Chu Wen-Fei and the others inhaled deeply in amazement as their pupils constricted and their eyes opened wide. They stared at the man as though they had seen a ghost as he stood loftily in the snow on the lake.

They had only ever seen such scenes on TV.

Now that they had witnessed it with their own eyes, they were amazed.

"Look over there! Is that a small boat in the lake?" said Tian Xiu-Xiu in shock when she noticed something.

Sure enough, a small boat was floating at the center of the lake.

And two beautiful women were sitting on it.

One of them was so graceful and elegant that she looked like a cherry blossom blooming in the winter.

The other woman was dressed in a kimono and had a perfect figure and resembled a gentle-looking beauty.

"They are gorgeous! They are like fairies from a painting!" said Chu Wen-Fei after getting intoxicated with a single glance.

Even He Yu-Rou felt inferior after seeing how stunning and graceful they were.

"Is this a mirage? Or is there really someone at the center of the lake?" asked Chu Wen-Fei quietly as his voice trembled.

Tian Xiu-Xiu and the others didn't know either.

"If we row over and take a look, we can see if they are real," piped up one of them.

Chu Wen-Fei and his party really wanted to find a boat and get onto the lake to see it forthemselves.

"What on earth? Where did you kids come from? Are you crazy? What are you doing? Are you trying to row over on your own? The duel is going to be held here, so you can't go in. Do you want to die?" said someone from behind them.

These people were martial artists who came to see the duel.

But they could only watch it from the pavement by the lake and couldn't go near at all.

So they found these youngsters stupid for attempting to row over.

He Yu-Rou and the others were confused.

"Uncle, what duel are you talking about?" asked Chu Wen-Fei quizzically.

"Hmm? Don't you know that the Sword God, Mochizuki Kawa, is fighting Mr Chu at Dongchang Lake? News has already spread like wildfire in the martial arts circles. Don't you know about it?"

An older man next to them explained matters to them briefly.

Chu Wen-Fei instantly laughed when he heard this.

"Haha! Ye Fan, oh Ye Fan. I didn't things would end like this for you. Your enemy is already knocking on your doors, but you're hiding like a coward in fear! From now on, your reputation in Jiangdong will be destroyed, and you will become a laughingstock!"

"Hmm? Do you know the King of Jiangdong, Mr Chu?" asked He Yu-Rou curiously in an instant when she saw Chu Wen-Fei's reaction.

"What King of Jiangdong? He's just a live-in husband who can't even protect his woman. How can he be the King of Jiangdong? He's just a useless coward who isn't worth mentioning," scoffed Chu Wen-Fei as he laughed.

He Yu-Rou started to loathe Mr Chu as well after she learned of this.

How could a man disregard his beloved woman and run off on his own? Anyone would despise such a man.

"I feel so sorry for his wife. Despite her beauty, she married the wrong man and got betrayed by this scum..."

He Yu-Rou looked sadly at the somewhat sorrowful woman sitting on the boat from a distance and honestly felt bad for her.

"Uncle, is Mr Chu really not coming? Is he going to disregard his wife so heartlessly?" said He Yu-Rou as she suddenly asked the martial artist beside her.

He laughed as he shook his head. "Who knows? Let's wait and see. But he hasn't turned up in ten days, and today is his last chance to appear, so the odds look bad."

Everyone shook their head as they chatted. They all pitied the woman who got taken away by Mochizuki Kawa in their hearts.

"What's there to wait? Ye Fan probably ran for it. If he wanted to come, he would have done it ages ago! What bloody King of Jiangdong? He's just a coward who is no better than a pig," scoffed Chu Wen-Fei as he laughed and kept badmouthing Ye Fan to He Yu-Rou and the others.

Their impression of Ye Fan worsened even more.

He Yu-Rou didn't understand how a heartless scum could become King of Jiangdong.

He wasn't fit!

HUUU!

Wind suddenly swept across the center of the lake.

The cold gusts left snow swirling in the air while the water undulated.

Snow fluttered from the endless sky.

Mochizuki Kawa stood solitarily under the skies.

His eyes were as resolute as a mountain while he waited quietly.

Suzumiya Eigetsu smiled as she stood on the boat beside him.

Her red dress and hair fluttered in the snow as the astoundingly beautiful woman stood under the endless sky.

A look of disdain hung from the corner of her lips.

"Miss Xu, I didn't think that the man of your

dreams is such a coward. How can a man like him be the leader of Jiangdong and a young grandmaster? It seems he's nothing but a wuss," said Suzumiya Eigetsu as she smiled gently.

She and her master had waited here for ten days.

However, there was no sign of Ye Fan.

Xu Lei's face was pale as she sat weakly in the boat.

It was snowing and she was wearing only a long chiffon dress in the bitingly cold weather. Yet, she persisted and stubbornly retorted, "Shut up! You can't insult Fan. In my heart, he isn't a coward. He is an upright man!"