A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 51 An Unexpected Outcome

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That was the sound of Qiu Mu-Cheng's phone landing on the floor. After ending the call, she had

slammed it on the sofa, and from there the phone had fallen off.

"Mu-Cheng?"

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"Why are you in such a bad mood?"

"Did that bastard Ye Fan make you angry?”

Han Li and Qiu Lei had already finished their meal at the restaurant. When they reached home and

opened the door, they were immediately greeted by the sight of Qiu Mu-Cheng throwing her phone.

Their daughter's complexion was also sickly pale.

"Mom, it's nothing. The phone slipped from my hand, that's all." Qiu Mu-Cheng did not feel like

continuing the conversation, so she returned to her bedroom.

"Shit, it must be that piece of trash!"

"Did he hit you?"

"He has gone too far!”

"Ye Fan, you come here right now! How dare you bully Mu-Cheng when you have been freeloading off

her?"

But Han Li would not listen to reason and immediately assumed that Ye Fan had bullied her daughter.

Right there and then, she started screaming in rage.

“That's enough, mom. I have already said it wasn't him. Why are you still acting unreasonably here?"

"It is all my fault. Because I am so useless, I can't even protect what's rightfully mine." All the emotions

Qiu Mu-Cheng had been bottling inside finally came flooding out. Han Li and Qiu Lei had never seen

their daughter lose control like this.

"Mu-Cheng, what is going on? Quick, tell me. Are you trying to worry me to death?" Han Li's worry

deepened.

Qiu Mu-Cheng lowered her face, as if to hide her bloodshot eyes. And when she spoke, her voice

sounded weak. "Grandfather just told that I am no longer in charge of negotiations with Hongqi Bank.

He has given the job to Qiu Mu-Ying and I was told not to interfere.”

"What?” Han Li got agitated when she heard this. "Your grandfather has gone too far!"

"You were the one who won the contract. Does it make sense to let someone else handle the

negotiations?"

"I know. Qiu Mu-Ying and her mother must have interfered. They were jealous of your success so they

took the credit for your work."

"This will not do. Come, let us go to the family house. We will not put up with this nonsense."

Just then, Han Li was in the throes of rage. Over the past several days, her daughter had been working

diligently on getting the building approval. And then she had gotten the approval, along with a loan and

a huge contract for the company. But who would have thought that, in the end, someone else would

reap the fruits of her labor.

Anyone would get angry if the same thing happened to them!

Qiu Mu-Cheng only smiled self-deprecatingly. "Mom, it is useless. Grandfather has already made the

announcement. Even if we go kick up a fuss now, we still won't be able to change anything. We will

only be making fools of ourselves."

"Then let us go look for your uncles. We will all go see your grandfather together. I don't believe Luo's

family is running the Qiu family now and that all the good things must go to them." But Han Li was still

angry.

Qiu Mu-Cheng shook her head once again. "Mom, don't be naive. Why would the other uncles want to

offend their family? Chu Wen-Fei's family is rich and powerful. Since Qiu Mu-Ying has married into

such a family, Uncle Guang and the others will only want to curry favor with her."

Qiu Mu-Cheng spoke slowly but her words, spoken dispassionately, were filled with disappointment.

Perhaps, this was reality.

What was the use of hard work? What was the use of perseverance?

In the end, she lost to power and connections.

Qiu Mu-Cheng knew the reason why her grandfather had taken away her reward. The old man wanted

to curry favor with Chu Wen-Fei and Qiu Mu-Ying.

Qiu Mu-Cheng stopped talking, turned around and returned to her bedroom.

Behind her, Han Li and Qiu Lei continued to bicker.

"Look, what kind of a father are you?"

"Are you going to let them bully our Mu-Cheng?" "The truth is, this is all Ye Fan's fault. He is

too useless."

"Just take a look at Mu-Ying's husband. And then look at our son-in-law."

"If he were half as capable as Chu Wen-Fei, would we need to suffer such humiliation?"

A poor family has plenty to worry about. Therefore, in this household, such bickerings were common

occurrences.

In her bedroom, Qiu Mu-Cheng was lying on her bed and staring at the ceiling with lifeless eyes. Just

then, she looked like one of the walking dead. One could only imagine how much the recent setback

had affected her.

She had been so proud of her success and had resolved to dazzle everyone with the results of her

hard work. But who would have thought that, in the end, her grandfather did not even want to give her

the opportunity to do so.

"Soak your feet in some hot water.'

"This will help you relax.”

Ye Fan called out softly to his wife as he entered the room carrying a basin of hot water. A piece of

towel was draped over his shoulder.

If Han could see him now, the former would be extremely shocked. After all, Ye Fan was the only

member of the Chu family's Tian (Heaven) character generation, and the puppetmaster who had been

controlling numerous kingpins for a decade. But right now, the overlord looked just like a henpecked

househusband.

"I am sorry, Ye Fan."

"I have wasted your favor."

The lonely moonlight poured through the window. Qiu Mu-Cheng tried to choke back her tears, and the

sound rang out softly in the room.

Ye Fan smiled lightly and said, "You don't have to stand on ceremony with me." "Also, maybe you didn't

waste this favor after all?"

There seemed to be some hidden meaning in his smile.

After taking a month's sick leave, Qiu Mu-Cheng did not show up for work over the next few days.

"Grandfather, it looks like Mu-Cheng is unhappy with your decision. She is doing this to demonstrate

her displeasure with you."

The Qiu family would hold a family meeting a few times every week. And they would discuss company

affairs at these meetings.

In the meeting room, after she had found out about her cousin's sick leave, Qiu Mu-Ying broke out in a

mocking smile.

"Hmph~"

"This Qiu Mu-Cheng, what does she take us for?" "She comes when she wants and she

leaves when she wants. She can't see the big picture at all! Tell her, if she doesn't come to work

tomorrow, then she can leave the company for good," Master Qiu huffed angrily. What he hated most

was having his authority challenged.

And Qiu Mu-Cheng's silent protest was undoubtedly a challenge to Master Qiu's authority. It was only

natural that the latter would get angry. Qiu Mu-Ying knew this and that was why she had deliberately

brought up the matter of her cousin's sick leave during the meeting.

Qiu Guang was also furious with Qiu Mu-Cheng. "This niece of mine is completely useless. Father, it is

fortunate that we have stopped her from handling negotiations with Hongqi Group. Otherwise, the

consequences could be dire.”

And the other Qius also joined in to criticize Qiu Mu-Cheng.

"Alright, let's move on to other business.”

"Ying-Ying, have you made arrangements to meet Miss Xu already? This is a fiftymillion deal. Qiushui

Logistics is depending on this deal to rise from the ashes and grow even stronger. So you have to

handle this carefully." And with that, Master Qiu entrusted the responsibility for saving the family

business to Qiu Mu-Ying.

The latter nodded and said, "Grandfather, please do not worry. I will definitely get this contract for you."

"Yes, grandfather. I will be accompanying Ying-Ying so please do not worry," Chu Wen-Fei said with a

confident smile on his face.

"That's great! With both Wen-Fei and Ying-Ying at the meeting, this is as good as a done deal!"

"You two should leave now. We will wait in the meeting room and prepare a celebratory feast for when

you return with the contract!"

Master Qiu laughed heartily and the other Qius followed suit. After that, they gathered to send off Qiu

Mu-Ying and her husband. Considering the fact that they Qius were going to prepare a feast to

celebrate the signing of the contract, one could only imagine how important the deal was to them.

The Western District. Lishui Cafe.

As per the arrangement, Qiu Mu-Ying and Chu Wen-Fei arrived at the venue early to prepare for the

meeting with Miss Xu.

"Darling, how is my make-up? Is it smudged?"

"Is my perfume thick enough?"

"And my hair. Can you help me do my hair?" This was her first time meeting a VIP like Xu Lei, so Qiu

Mu-Ying was feeling very nervous.

Chu Wen-Fei smiled forcedly and tried to comfort his wife with his presence.

"Out of respect for me, she will sign the contract."

Finally, a luxury car drove up to the cafe.

A group of three disembarked and walked over to Qiu Mu-Ying's table.

The leader was a woman dressed sharply in a business suit. Her exquisite face carried a hint of

gallantry that a woman would not normally possess, and she projected a strong presence.

Qiu Mu-Ying subconsciously assumed that the leader of the group was the general manager of Hongqi

Bank, Xu Lei. So she hurriedly extended her hand and said, "How do you do, Miss Xu? I am the

representative for Qiushui Logistics, the vice general manager, Qiu Mu-Ying."

The woman frowned and ignored Qiu Mu-Ying's extended hand. "First of all, let me correct you. I am

not Miss Xu. I am her personal assistant, Lin Wen-Jing.”

"Secondly, why are you here? Where is Miss Qiu Mu-Cheng?"

Qiu Mu-Ying got embarrassed when she found out that she had made a mistake. And then with a smile

on her face, she explained: "Miss Lin, I apologize for my mistake. And now, I will answer your second

question. We had a company meeting earlier and all of us agreed that, given Qiu Mu-Cheng's position

and capability, she is not suitable for the role of negotiator. Qiu Mu-Cheng is not worthy enough to

represent Qiushui Logistics in this negotiation."

As she gave her speech, Qiu Mu-Ying raised her chin proudly.

On the surface, she was talking about Qiu Mu-Cheng, but Qiu Mu-Ying was really singing her own

praises.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was not worthy and not capable enough, so she could not come. But since Qiu Mu-Ying

was here, it meant that she was more worthy and better than Qiu Mu-Cheng.

"Is that so?" Lin Wen-Jing smiled coldly. "In that case, there is nothing to discuss here."

"Go back and tell your boss that our Hongqi Group will only work with Miss Qiu Mu-Cheng. Only her

and no one else."

The cold tone of her voice showed that there was no room for negotiation. After saying her piece, Lin

Wen-Jing and her subordinates turned around and left the cafe. Not one of them had sat down during

the talk.

"Miss Lin, Miss Lin~"

Qiu Mu-Ying was stupefied. She had not expected the meeting to turn out like this. She ran after the

group but they simply ignored her.

"Miss Lin, please wait! My father is Chu Yang. I am Chu Wen-Fei, Mister Chu~" Chu Wen-Fei also

yelled after the group, but his words had no effect on them either. The trio from Hongqi Group got into

their car and left. Not once did they turn back and look.

The only person to react to their shouting was a hot-tempered man. He swung his hand and slapped

Chu Wen-Fei right in the face.

"Why the hell are you shouting?'

"You freaking scared me!"