A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 206

Yang He looked furious after getting humiliated publicly by Ye Fan like this.

"Humph, you brat! Fine! I admit to selling a fake as an authentic piece. I wasn't capable enough and made an error in judgment. I'll make up for Young Master Shen's loss later. But don't you dare think that I'll be impressed because you spotted a problem with ONE antique. It was just a coincidence and you just had a stroke of good luck," said Yang He with disdain as he continued looking contemptuous. The sight of Ye Fan looking nonchalant infuriated Yang He even more.

"Do you really think you are a master appraiser now? If you're that good, then pick out one more fake from my store. If you can't, then hurry up and get lost. This high-end location is no place for a pauper like you!" said Yang He coldly.

When Ye Fan heard this, he was delighted instantly. "Mr Yang, now that you mention it. Although I didn't spot any forgeries in your so-called genuine pieces, I did see a real prize among your random items."

Ye Fan walked up to a counter in the corner before stopping in front of a painting.

"Hahaha! You stupid brat, it's more likely for a treasure to surface in the counters on my left. Those on my right are rented out and it's all rubbish sitting around doing nothing but take up space. And you think there's a treasure in there?" Yang He roared with laughter.

The two counters in front were filled with authentic items from Eight Treasure Hall itself, while the ones on the right were decent imitations along with things he found which were of unknown origin. The counter Ye Fan was looking at was rented out by Eight Treasure Hall to sell items on behalf of independent shop owners.

They merely sold a handful of things in years and were typically given out as freebies.

But Ye Fan actually said there was treasure among that heap of trash.

Ye Fan ignored all the jeering. He then reached his hand out to take the painting from the display cabinet.

It was a brush painting with very simple content. There was a tree in the shape of a deer antler and a stone that was oddly shaped like a snail while some dwarf bamboo extended from behind the rock.

The entire composition of the painting was careless and rough. It looked pretty good from a distance, but several flaws were visible up close. It wasn't artistically pleasing at all.

"Don't tell me this is the prize you were talking about? Is this the 'Withered Wood and Stone Painting'?" When Yang He saw the painting in Ye Fan's hand, he instantly laughed.

"Hahaha! Don't tell me you think it's Su Dong-Po's work just because his signature is on it?" Yang He's smile grew brighter as he continued to ridicule him.

"You're too blind to see!" said Ye Fan coldly and he couldn't be bothered with him.

"You brat! Don't you know any better? In that case, how about we make a bet? If this work is worth over $10,000, I'll compensate you ten times its value! But if it's worthless, then you'll pay me $1,000,000. What do you think? Do you dare take the gamble?" sneered Yang He.

Ye Fan glanced at him before smiling as he said, "Do you want to repay me ten times more? I'm just worried you can't afford to pay for it!"

"Stop prattling! Do you dare to accept the bet?" asked Yang He coldly.

"Since you insist, then I'll gamble with you!" replied Ye Fan.

When Qiu Mu-Cheng heard this, her face turned pale. She quickly said angrily, "Ye Fan, are you insane? Do you have $1,000,000?"

Su Qian scolded Ye Fan for being an idiot in her heart too.

Wasn't this as good as giving the money away?

"He's just a poor peasant without any money or power. How dare he gamble! Isn't this as good as sabotaging Mu-Cheng? He's such a troublemaker!"

But Ye Fan already agreed to take the bet up.

Even if Qiu Mu-Cheng tried to persuade him, it was too late.

"Okay! In that case, everyone here will be our witness, so that someone can't run away if he loses. Also, first things first. If you can't pay up after you lose, then don't blame for taking your house as collateral." Yang He smiled sinisterly.

Yang He was just worrying about how to make amends to Young Master Shen. But now someone actually wanted to give him money. If he didn't accept it, he would be doing that stupid Ye Fan an injustice.

When Qiu Mu-Cheng heard they had to use their house as collateral, her face instantly went paler while her eyes turned red. She couldn't imagine what would happen to her family if Ye Fan lost the bet. Were they going to sleep out in the streets?

At the thought of that, Qiu Mu-Cheng was on the verge of crying.