A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 45

Whoa.

This bastard is so shameless.

Shen Fei was so incensed by the impertinent demand that he nearly slapped Chu Wen-Fei.

We gave that bastard an inch and he is now trying to take a mile?

He really thinks he is Mr. Chu?

If we didn't need you to help keep Mr. Chu's identity a secret, I would have killed you already.

Inwardly, Shen Fei let loose a stream of rebukes. He had never met someone as shameless as Chu Wen-Fei. The latter had actually made an open demand for the painting.

Shen Jiu-Yi's expression turned heavy, but he finally gave in to Chu Wen-Fei.

"Since Mr. Chu likes it so much, I will give it to you."

"Dad!" Shen Fei was enraged by his father's decision. The former would not object to giving the painting to Ye Fan, but Chu Wen-Fei was just a nobody who did not deserve such a fine painting.

But Shen Jiu-Yi interrupted his son and said: "Stop talking nonsense and go give Uncle Liu a call. Tell him to bring me the painting I have been keeping in my study. We will give it to Mr. Chu."

Shen Jiu-Yi's tone was authoritative and brooked no disagreement. Shen Fei had no choice but to obey his father. Soon, an energetic old man arrived at the hotel and handed over a painting to Chu Wen-Fei.

"Mr. Chu, this is an original painting by Tang Bo-Hu. You have to treasure it. It is worth several dozen million." As he gave his sales talk, Shen Jiu-Yi had an enigmatic smile on his face.

At that moment, Chu Wen-Fei was overwhelmed with happiness, and he could not stop caressing the painting in his hands.

"You are so thoughtful. Mr. Shen, you are a thoughtful person."

"Haha~"

"Darling, let me see. I want to have a look too." Qiu Mu-Ying's and her mother's eyes were shining with excitement as they rushed forward to look at the painting.

A short while later, Ye Fan returned from his men's room trip. At that time, everyone's attention was focused on the painting, so his presence was ignored. But one person did look at Ye Fan. She looked and did not remove her gaze from him. That person was Qiu Mu-Cheng.

Soon, the banquet came to an end.

Because Chu Wen-Fei was afraid that the Shens might ask for their painting back, he decided to leave the hotel immediately after his meal.

"Miss Qiu Mu-Cheng, please wait for a moment."

While everyone else was leaving, Shen Jiu-Yi called out softly to Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Fan, who were the last guests to depart.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was surprised, and asked in confusion: "Mr. Shen, did you just call for me?"

Shen Jiu-Yi nodded. "Miss Qiu Mu-Cheng, your peerless beauty makes you the most suitable owner for this painting."

As he was speaking, Shen Jiu-Yi instructed his son to hand over the painting they had originally prepared for Ye Fan. And it was placed into Qiu Mu-Cheng's hands.

"Eh?"

"Are you sure this is for me, and not my cousin?" Qiu Mu-Cheng was startled and asked Shen Jiu-Yi for confirmation.

She knew that the Shens had bad eyesight and were prone to making such mistakes.

But Shen Jiu-Yi shook his head and smiled. "Miss Qiu, you have a good sense of humor. Today's banquet was thrown in Mr. Ch... your honor. My son did cause you offence. It is only right that we apologize to you. As for the others, they have merely shared the limelight with you."

Shen Jiu-Yi was right. If it weren't for Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Fan, the Shens would not have allowed the Qius to attend the banquet.

"No way no way. This is too valuable.” Qiu Mu-Cheng continued to turn down the gift.

"If you turn down our gift, that means you still have not forgiven us. Please do not make things difficult for us~" Shen Jiu-Yi's tone was respectful and his attitude was servile. Rather than asking, he was pleading with Qiu Mu-Cheng to accept his gift.

"Mu-Cheng, accept it. This is meant for you."

Suddenly, Ye Fan's voice rang out softly. When the Shens heard his assertion, they heaved a sigh of relief.

Accepting the painting meant that Ye Fan had accepted their apology and forgiven them. The Shens felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted from their shoulders.

By then, all the Qius had already left the hotel in their vehicles. Not one of them had noticed the absence of Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Fan.

After accepting the painting, both husband and wife left in a car sent by the Shens.

"Have a safe trip, Mr. Chu~”

"Have a safe trip, Mr. Chu~"

Outside the Yunjing Hotel, the Shens gave Ye Fan and his wife a respectful send-off.

And the banquet had finally come to an end. Shen Jiu-Yi let out a long sigh of relief. "We have finally resolved the issue that has been troubling me."

Shen Fei suddenly thought of something and turned to ask his father: "Dad, when did we have two Tang Bo-Hu paintings?"