A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

What?

Another million?

And in cash?

Ye Fan's words were impactful, like giant rocks dropping into the sea, and caused huge waves among his audience.

Everyone was stunned. Ye Fan's boldness had shocked everyone present.

Lin Qian was especially affected. She lost control of her emotions and started scolding Ye Fan.

"A million?"

"Go screw yourself!"

"I think you are addicted to showing off?"

"A poor bastard like yourself. Do you even have the money?"

"And you want to pay in cash? I think you don't know how heavy a million yuan in cash is?"

"Obviously, right? You are just a poor bastard. You have probably never seen so much money before in your life, right?"

Lin Qian could not help but laugh, when she heard the nonsense that had just came out of Ye Fan's mouth. As if he had just told the world's funniest joke. Her heavily made-up face was filled with disdain and derision.

When the other attendees heard Lin Qian's denunciation, they looked at Ye Fan as if he was an idiot.

"It looks like we have been fooled by this bastard."

"Does he take us for idiots?"

"He's penniless and yet he's going around pretending to be a rich man. How shameless!"

"How poor does a person have to be, before he goes off to do a stupid stunt like this?"

Really, I think he's not just poor, he's also a

damn fool-"

All at once, a clamor broke out in the hall.

There were voices of ridicule, sarcasm, abuse and disdain.

It was obvious that they saw Ye Fan as a liar and a braggart. Very few of them believed him.

After all, who would actually lug around a million yuan in cash to an auction?

Moreover, a million yuan in cash was heavy. Ye Fan would need a box to hold all that cash. But after looking around Ye Fan, no one could see any container big enough to accommodate all that cash. "I have confirmed it. He's just a simple weakling!"

"Does he spend all his time fantasizing about being a rich man?"

"This poor bastard is just here to create trouble!"

"What is Shanshui Hall doing? Why did they allow an idiot to come in here?"

Ye Fan's actions had stirred the crowd to anger, and many of them were denouncing and castigating him.

The auction attendees, who considered themselves "high society", felt insulted that they had to share the same space as a commoner. By doing so, they had cheapened their status.

And the auctioneer, who had been fawning over Ye Fan, finally lost her patience. She turned to him and warned, "This is a formal setting, not some place where you can act wilfully."

"If you cannot produce a bank card with sufficient fund, then we will throw you out and put you on our blacklist."

Her tone was cold, without a single trace of the respect she had shown before. Just then, she did not even use the "mister" honorific to address him. People are materialistic after all.

If you have money and power, they will respect you and properly address you as "Mister Chu".

If you are poor and powerless, then you are just a poor weakling that everyone despises.

As he looked at the so-called "high society" folks below the stage, Ye Fan could not help but think that they looked exceptionally "ugly"!

In the private room, two of Li Er's underlings, Jin Bao and Yin Bao, looked at the scene unfolding below them and then turned to ask their employer: "Master Er, should we act now?"

But Li Er waved his hand dismissively and replied, "Let's wait and see what happens next. Mr. Chu is not a rash person. Since he said he would pay in cash, that means he has a backup plan."

In the hall, Ye Fan continued to stand in the same spot.

Beside him, Lin Qian was wilfully sneering away. The auctioneer's tone got more pushy and she gave Ye Fan another warning. "Mister, our patience is limited. If you still refuse to produce your bank card, then we will be taking action against you."

"Why are you still talking to this poor bastard?"

"He really has no money."

"If you ask me, you should just give this poor bastard a beating and then kick him out." Lin Qian said sneeringly.

Behind Ye Fan, the attendees in the hall were filled with righteous fury and they started criticizing him.

"You bastard, why are you still here?"

"Get out!"

"I thought you were rich, but you are just a poor bastard."

"You are so shameless! Get out now!"

All at once, the people in the hall started hurling abuses at Ye Fan.

Their angry voices merged together into a stream that filled up and pounded against the inside of the hall.

As he faced the attacks from the crowd, Ye Fan continued to maintain his composure. The dim lights of the hall rained down upon his slim figure and cast a huge shadow on the floor.

Just then, it looked like the entire world had abandoned Ye Fan.

The auctioneer, Lu Lu, had already called for the security guards. They were prepared to throw Ye Fan out of the venue.

Lin Qian smiled smugly, while the other attendees had expressions of rage or disdain on their faces.

But, the farce was about to come to an end.

Just as the auctioneer, Lu Lu, was calling for the guards, the low roar of a car engine could be heard from outside the hall. And its orange headlights pierced through the night like twin swords. Then, under the shocked gazes of the attendees, the door to the hall was pushed open with a pong sound.

Like a bolt of lightning breaking through the dark clouds, a mature beauty strode into the hall, her eyes blazing with cold authority. Wind from the outdoors swirled about and caused her hair to dance erratically. The pair of silvery high heels on her feet struck frantically against the floor as she walked. On her body, the black business dress helped to accentuate her sensual figure, while the black stockings and white dress shirt worked together to enhance her noble bearing.

Some women are just so dazzling that, when they appear, nobody would be able to look directly at them. The aloof and mature woman walking through the hall just then was one such example. In the dark night, she was like a queen descending from heaven. And the moment she appeared, everyone in the hall was stunned by her powerful presence.

Following behind her were ten heavily built men in suits. They were dressed crisply and wore sunglasses. Each of them was carrying a safe deposit box. "This... This is?"

Everyone was dumbfounded. All of them tilted their heads to look at the gatecrashers, especially the mature beauty at the front.

The auctioneer, Lu Lu, was surprised to see them. The look of disdain she had been showing Ye Fan earlier vanished from her face, to be replaced by a fawning smile. She hurried forward and said, "We are honored by your presence, Miss Xu Lei. If you had informed us earlier, we would have prepared to welcome you."

"Xu Lei?"

"Could she be the person-in-charge of the Hongqi Bank in Yunzhou? The one in charge of managing billions worth of wealth?"

No wonder she has such a powerful

presence!"

"So that's Xu Lei. The tough character whose reputation and notoriety have shocked the whole of Yunzhou"

"What the hell. Why is this woman here?" Li Er cursed with a heavy expression on his face as he jumped up from his seat. He was feeling just as bewildered as the crowd below him, and could only stare at the commotion in the hall with wide-open eyes.

In Yunzhou's upper crust society, everyone had heard of Xu Lei.

After all, if they needed money, they had to deal with her.

In Yunzhou, there was a saying: Li Er rules half of Yunzhou and Xu Lei has the other half. Li Er held power while Xu Lei controlled the wealth.

With just one of them, one could easily rule over Yunzhou.

Even Li Er had to show Xu Lei respect, whenever they met.

Due to the nature of her job, the auctioneer - Wang Lu Lu - knew Xu Lei by sight. That was why she hurried to welcome Xu Lei without delay.

But Xu Lei ignored Wang Lu Lu completely and simply pushed the auctioneer aside. Her cold eyes swept round the hall and finally, she led her men to the stage to stand in front of Ye Fan.

Under the watchful eyes of the auction attendees, the strongwoman of Yunzhou faced the man in front of her and bowed. Her cold authoritative voice rang out and resounded through the venue. "Mr. Chu, here is your twenty million in cash as requested. Please have a look!"

"Mr. Chu, please have a look!"

"Mr Chu, please have a look!"

The ten heavily built men formed two rows in front of Ye Fan and bowed to him. And their respectful voices reverberated through the air.

Swoosh-

At the same time, ten safe deposit boxes were opened at the same time and twenty million yuan in cash appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This-This-"

Everyone in the hall jumped from their seats.

Everyone was struck dumb with amazement.

And Lin Qian just stood there like an idiot.