A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 116

"Good grief! Cheng-Cheng, don't tell me you are already in love with him?"

After Ye Fan's departure, Qiu Mu-Cheng returned to her office. But it was clear that Su Qian was not willing to give up her line of inquiry. She went after Qiu Mu-Cheng and continued her questions.

"I wouldn't say I am in love with him. But, I feel that I am beginning to accept him."

Qiu Mu-Cheng was leaning against the window with a cup of steaming coffee in her hand. And as she turned to look outside at the retreating back of her husband, an unfathomable smile appeared on her lips.

"Whoa! Cheng-Cheng, how could you?"

"Have you forgotten what you told me? You said your future lover must be a refined and fashionable person. You told me that he does not have to be rich, but must at least come from a family of scholars. And he must be one of the elite talents of his field."

"But look at that good-for-nothing. Does he fulfil any of your requirements?"

"We will not talk about his background for now. Just look at the way he dresses. He is a complete bumpkin!"

"He is not worthy of you. Cheng-Cheng, you have to divorce him!"

"You are my BFF. You deserve to have a better man. Someone who will love and pamper you."

Clearly, Su Qian was repulsed by Ye Fan. It was not just his background; everything about him filled her with disdain.

"A man who is even just a little capable would never deign to become a live-in son-in-law."

Su Qian sat down on the office desk and spoke seriously to her BFF: "A man who only knows how to sponge off his wife is no different from a good-for-nothing. Once your grandfather gives the nod, you will have to divorce him. I will find you a better man."

But Qiu Mu-Cheng kept her composure. She leaned against the window and smiled softly. "Qian-Qian, Ye Fan is not as bad as you made him out to be."

"At least, he was able to step forward and shield me when I was in danger."

"And at least, he was able to stand up for me when I was being humiliated."

"I can sense that his feelings toward me are genuine.”

"In the past, I thought he was just a very ordinary person. Mediocre even. But after getting to know him better, I find that he does possess some extraordinary qualities. He is like a mystery, and I can't help but want to know more about him."

As she spoke, Qiu Mu-Cheng remembered the incident at Sheng Tian Restaurant, when Ye Fan defeated multiple attackers to protect her. She also recalled her grandmother's banquet, when the top honchos from all over Jiangdong had come to pay their respects to her. Nobody could see it but, just then, there was a light shining in her eyes.

"Damn!"

"Cheng-Cheng, don't tell me you have fallen in love with him because of what happened during your grandmother's banquet? You really think he is some kind of big shot?"

"You know his background, right? He is just a useless countryside bumpkin without a single backer. Do you really think he is some kind of VIP?"

"The way I see it, those big shots only showed up for Ye Fan because he was easy to fool. That had nothing to do with respect. They did him a favor because they wanted him to feel grateful to them. In the future, they are going to expect Ye Fan to work for them wholeheartedly. Maybe even lay down his life for them."

"I have seen things like that happen before. They have a name for people who do that sort of work! It's 'white gloves'!" "Ye Fan is probably the 'white gloves' for those big shots. And he is doing all the dirty work on their behalf.” Su Qian spoke with the air of one who was narrating a fact.

Of course, Qiu Mu-Cheng did not take Su Qian's words to heart. After all, what the latter had said sounded too incredible to be true. Qiu Mu-Cheng had never heard of such things before so, obviously, she was not going to believe her BFF.

"Qian-Qian, you are overthinking things. I know Ye Fan. For starters, he does not have the ability to do that sort of work. Also, although he has been putting up with a lot of humiliations ever since he married into my family, I can tell that he is actually a man with a lot of pride. He will never deign to become the 'white gloves' for those people."

"Moreover, I don't care whether or not he is a VIP."

"Alright, I still have work to do. Stop bothering me. I will go look for you tonight."

Qiu Mu-Cheng did not wish to continue chatting, so she sent Su Qian away.

"Cheng-Cheng, think about what I just said. You are too naive, so I am afraid you will get cheated." Before leaving, Su Qian did not forget to exhort her BFF to be careful and put down Ye Fan one more time.

Finally, Su Qian sighed and departed for home without accomplishing anything.

"I have a house in the eastern suburb. Remember to come find me tonight, you wicked brat! You hear me?" Su Qian and Qiu Mu-Cheng had been together since they were kids. They were not only BFFs but also childhood friends. Needless to say, they were very close to each other. So Qiu Mu-Cheng merely smiled helplessly after getting called a "wicked brat" by her BFF.

This girl. She is still the same after spending so many years abroad.

After she had finished smiling, she stopped thinking about the matter and continued with her work.

She had just signed the contract with Hongqi Group last night, and the funds were rolling in. There were many projects that she needed to start working on right away.

But, she was interrupted at noon.

Suddenly, Qiu Mu-Cheng's phone started ringing, and a series of WeChat messages came flooding in.

"Mu-Cheng, quick! The show is on!”

"Get on Weibo!"