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Chapter 1 — Inferior to a Speck of Cinnabar on Your Brow

“Young Master Fan, it’s been ten years already. Whatever grudges you may have, it’s time to forget about them.”
“Please go home.”
“Your father, your grandfather and your brothers are all waiting for you.”
“As for your marriage, it concerns the honor of our family. After you return, we will select the most beautiful and most excellent woman to be your wife and the daughter-in-law of the Chu family.”
“That Qiu Mu-Cheng from the Qiu family is not worthy of you. Or the Chu family.”
Standing by the moat of Yunzhou city, a blotchy-eyed old man in traditional Chinese garment was earnestly trying to persuade Ye Fan. Compared to the others standing before him, Ye Fan’s clothes seemed ordinary and shabby.
“Yes, it’s been ten years. A dog would be considered old by now. But the family you speak of hasn’t changed one bit.” Ye Fan laughed self-deprecatingly, with a hint of bloodshot in his eyes.
“Ten years ago, my parents kneeled down in front of the Chu family’s gates. At that time, the family told my father this. They said my mother was a base commoner, not worthy of the Chu family and unfit to be their daughter-in-law. And I am born of the ‘commoner’ the family spoke of. My mother and I were driven mercilessly out of the family. We had to live in the streets. Until later, when I married into the Qiu family, where I had to endure humilations.”
“For the past ten years, when did you ever give a damn about my mother and I? Now, with just a few words, you expect me to forget about this grudge and my mother’s humiliation, and return with you to continue the Chu’s family line. Do you think that’s possible?”
“Go back and tell the family, my surname is Ye, not Chu.”
“And tell that useless father of mine. He’s not worthy of my mother and unfit to be my father!”
Ye Fan truly hated that cold-blooded family.
But even more so, he hated that weakling father of his!
Back then, if his father had a bit more backbone, he wouldn’t have to suffer so much humiliation with his mother.
Oftentimes, Ye Fan longed for his father to protect him and his mother. But his father always chose to back down and side with the family.
Even when the Chu family drove away mother and son, his father could only look on in fear. In front of the family, he didn’t dare to speak up or retaliate. And could only look on as his wife and son suffered humiliation.
From the bottom of his heart, he despised his father.
“Young Master Fan, please consider carefully.”
“You have to understand what you are turning down. That’s wealth comparable to a nation’s budget and enough power for you to be able to look down on everyone else.”
“As long as you return, you will be able to become the family head within ten years.” The old man was still trying to persuade Ye Fan.
But Ye Fan had already turned away. With a laugh, he asked: “So what?”
“Even if you give me the whole world, I will still consider it to be inferior to a speck of cinnabar on her brow!”
His words were firm and reverberated like the sound of a rock hitting the ground.
Ye Fan left, leaving behind a crowd speechless with shock.
After a long while, somebody sighed from beside the lake.
A middle-aged man looked at Ye Fan from afar, with feelings of indebtedness and remorse swirling in his heart.
“Fan, you are even more promising than your father!” The man smiled even as tears brimmed in his eyes.
His eyes blotchy from crying, Ye Fan strode along the streets of Yunzhou.
After enduring so many years of humiliation, Ye Fan thought noting could faze him anymore. But the appearance of the Chu family did disturb him, who was but a young man in his early twenties.
But life must go on. So Ye Fan picked up the pieces and hurried on his way to the Qiu’s family house.
The Qiu family was considered a somewhat prominent family in Yunzhou, a third-tier city. But they only truly rose to fame due to a scandal that had happened three years ago. The most beautiful daughter of the Qiu family, Qiu Mu-Cheng, suddenly got hitched with a luckless no-hoper and even let him marry into her family. This incident shocked the whole city and turned the Qiu family into a laughing stock.
Half-a-year into his marriage, Ye Fan finally realized the truth behind the matter.
At that time, Qiu Mu-Cheng’s family had committed a serious error and caused great losses for the entire Qiu clan. The head of the Qiu clan, in a fit of rage, imposed punishment on Mu-Cheng’s family branch and so she was forced to marry a trash as a warning to the other family members.
And Ye Fan, one of the leading actors in this incident, lost all respect with both men and women alike. He became a laughing stock, an object of ridicule to be talked about during meal times.
Suddenly, Ye Fan’s phone rang. The caller was Qiu Mu-Cheng, his wife in name.
“Where are you? Get back here now. We don’t have time to wait around for you.” Her tone was cold and authoritarian, as if she was giving an order.
It’s been three years already. Ye Fan had already gotten used to this. After ending the call, he hurried towards the Qiu’s family house.
Today was the day of Mu-Cheng’s cousin engagment party.
The head of the Qiu family had five sons and a daughter. Qiu Mu-Cheng’s father was the third eldest son. Today, the fourth eldest son’s daughter was getting engaged so, naturally, Mu-Cheng had to attend the function with her family.
“Mu-Cheng, I’m sorry. I had some matter to attend to, and was held up.” Thanks to his efforts, Ye Fan finally made it just in time.
At this time, the multitude of guests were gathered at the entrance and the scene was rather lively. But it was easy enough to single out Qiu Mu-Cheng from the crowd due to her outstanding looks and figure.
“Some matter to attend to? A trash like you had something to attend to?”
“You keep dilly-dallying day in and day out. My Mu-Cheng is being held back because of a no-hoper like you.” Upon seeing Ye Fan, a lady was unable to contain her dislike for him and let loose with a scolding.
And then, she saw what Ye Fan was wearing and got angrier. “Are you an idiot? Do you not know what is the occasion today? Yet you are wearing such shabby clothes. Are you trying to humiliate our Mu-Cheng?”
The lady was in the throes of rage and wished she could give Ye Fan a good kicking. Standing beside her, a middle-aged man stared at Ye Fan with displeasure. HIs look of contempt made for a distinctive contrast with the lady’s clear display of disgust.
“Okay, mom. Just stop talking.” Qiu Mu-Cheng, on the other hand, was calm and responded softly.
As if she’s already used to losing face because of Ye Fan.
“Why must I stay silent? Mu-Cheng, this piece of trash did it on purpose. He deliberately dressed shabbily to shame our family! The heavens must have sent him to torment us!” Han Li, Mu-Cheng’s mother, yelled in fury, her eyes bloodshot with rage. During all these years, she had been accumulating a lot of grievance because of Ye Fan.
“Enough is enough!” Mu-Cheng cut in with a scream. “Mom, how long are you going to keep this up? It’s fine when you keep the scoldings at home, but don’t you know you are embarrassing me when you scold him in public? Also, have we ever bought him anything nice after he married into our family? You want him to wear nice clothes, but does he have any to wear?”
Qiu Mu-Cheng tried her best to calm herself down, but Ye Fan could see that her eyes were red.
Nobody knew what kind of grievance and humiliation this family had to suffer through during these past three years.
After her daughter’s outburst, Han Li stopped talking and, after dabbing at her eyes, she turned and left for the house.
Ye Fan had nothing to say as well, and followed Qiu Mu-Cheng’s family into the house.
Inside the family house, there was a festive atmosphere.
At this moment, Mu-Cheng’s uncle was standing by the door, greeting the guests warmly together with his family.
“Haha”
“His sister-in-law is looking prettier and prettier, isn’t she?”
“I am already very happy that you can come today, there’s no need for gifts.”
“Ai, you are standing on ceremony.”
“It’s too much money. No, no. I can’t accept this.”
“Fine, we will take this. Next time, invite us to your son’s wedding.”
“Quick, Ying-Ying, come thank your auntie and uncle.”
Mu-Cheng’s aunt, Wang Qiao-Yu accepted the gift warmly and instructed her daughter, Qiu Mu-Ying, to greet their relatives. After some sweet salutations, Wang Qiao-Yu attentively guided their guests to their seats in the hall.
“Qiao-Yu, congratulations. We didn’t come late, did we?”
Qiu Mu-Cheng’s family had also arrived. Mu-Cheng’s mother, Han Li, stepped forward with a smile and offered her congratulation. Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Fan also greeted their aunt affectionately.
“Oh, it doesn’t matter even if come late. Since it’s useless even if you come.” Wang Qiao-Yu’s smile vanished as soon as she saw Mu-Cheng’s family and she responded coldly to their greetings. And she simply ignored Mu-Cheng’s and Ye Fan’s display of affection.
“Who asked you to come?”
“And you even brought that piece of trash here. To embarrass us?”
Even though Wang Qiao-Yu had a bad attitude, she didn’t do anything outrageous. But Qiu Mu-Ying was young and reckless, so she paid little heed to societal norms. Her dislike for Ye Fan outweighed everything else. And, as she disregarded the presence of guests and elders, she cut loose with a tongue-lashing.
In the Qiu family, Ye Fan was a source of shame. With a useless son-in-law like him, Qiu Mu-Cheng’s family was also held in low regard.
“Ying-Ying, be quiet. Pay attention to your surroundings.” Wang Qiao-Yu pulled her daughter aside and indifferently accepted the gift money offered by Mu-Cheng’s family. And without offering to guide them, let Mu-Cheng’s family make their own way into the hall to find their seats.
“Mind the trash. Don’t let him embarrass our Ying-Ying.” Wang Qiao-Yu couldn’t help leaving behind such an insulting barb.
“This family of four, they could only come up with this much money? They’re obviously here to freeload off us. Shameless.” Behind them, the undisguised disgust in Qiu Mu-Ying’s voice could be clearly heard. Qiu Mu-Cheng’s face paled in anger and Han Li could feel her heart constricting in her chest, but they ignored the insult and kept their peace.
After all, out of the five Qiu brothers, their branch of the family was the worst off. Their son-in-law was also the most useless. Without power and wealth to back them up, they could only accept their lot in silence.
Suddenly, a commotion could be heard outside the door.
A Benz drove into the driveway, and a young lady in a long gown stepped out hand-in-hand with a male companion.
When they saw her, both Wang Qiao-Yu and Qiu Mu-Ying smiled brightly. The looks of disgust on their faces had all but vanished. The mother-and-daughter pair scurried over to the front door to receive their guests.
“Mu-Hong. Brother-in-law. You’ve finally arrived. We have been waiting for you.” Qiu Mu-Ying smiled fawningly.
“Here, this way.”
“Oh my, why did you buy so many gifts? You are standing on ceremony.”
“Here, somebody come give my nephew-in-law a hand.” Wang Qiao-Yu too, was also eager to please
Even though Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family were also blood relations, but the difference in treatment was like heaven and earth. The unfairness twisted in their hearts like a knife.
The new arrival was Qiu Mu-Hong, the daughter of the fifth Qiu brother. Because she had found herself an excellent husband, the entire Qiu clan could not help but suck up to their branch of the family.

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Chapter 2 — I Will Not Let You Suffer Humiliation Again

Jiang Yang was the name of Qiu Mu-Hong’s husband. To be honest, he’s just a talented student at school, without any remarkable achievements to his name.
After all, he’s still in his early twenties. What could he possibly achieve at that age? Jiang Yang’s father, however, was remarkable and held high office within Yunzhou city. Previously, when the Qiu Corporation ran into difficulties, it was his father who lent them a helping hand a number of times. Therefore, the entire Qiu family was willing to toady up to Jiang Yang.
“Ye Fan, what are you blanking out for? Come help me move these things. Are you blind?” Qiu Mu-Ying turned around to scream at Ye Fan. She had utterly no respect for her brother-in-law.
Ye Fan kept his peace and took on the role of mover in silence. Han Li and her husband looked on grimly. Ye Fan was also a son-in-law of the Qiu family and Mu-Ying’s elder. But now, he was being ordered around by his junior. It was a great loss of face for them. They mentally scolded him for being a useless piece of trash and an easy pushover.
Qiu Mu-Cheng, on the other hand, was biting her lip in anger. She knew. She understood that Ye Fan was doing this to protect her last remaining shred of dignity. Now, he’s the only one being shamed. But if he resisted, their whole family would be shamed.
“Be careful, don’t break it.”
“That’s a bottle of Maotai. It costs more than a thousand. You can’t afford to break it.” Both Mu-Hong and her husband also held him in scorn. And Jiang Yang started issuing instructions to his brother-in-law because he’s afraid that Ye Fan might break the gifts.
In this society, a penniless and powerless son-in-law gets no respect from anyone.
After the arrival of Qiu Mu-Hong’s family, their relatives crowded around fawningly. Later, they were escorted into the hall by Wang Qiao-Yu and Qiu Mu-Ying.
“Hong-Hong, rest on the sofa with Yang-Yang and your parents. Once everyone has arrived, we will set off for the hotel.”
“If you need anything, let me know. Don’t stand on ceremony with your aunt. We are one family.” Both Wang Qiao-Yu and Qiu Mu-Hong behaved warmly towards their guests. And Wang Qiao-Yu kept holding Jiang Yang’s hand, as if he’s her son-in-law.
“Eh?”
“There are no seats left?”
When they arrived at the hall, they found that there were no seats available.
“Auntie and Ying-Ying, there’s no need to trouble yourselves. I will just stand around with Hong. We are leaving for the hotel soon anyway.” Jiang Yang said politely.
“No way.”
“You are an honored guest. How could we let you stand?” Wang Qiao-Yu rejected the proposal right away. After looking round the hall, her gaze landed on Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family. At this moment, Ye Fan had already finished moving the gifts and was about to take a seat himself.
“Hey you, Mu-Cheng. Your family has already sat long enough. Why don’t you give up your seats? Hong and Yang-Yang have just arrived and they need to rest.” Wang Qiao-Yu informed Mu-Cheng promptly.
And her daughter, Mu-Ying, simply pulled Ye Fan out of his seat without a word.
Although they were unwilling, they couldn’t do anything since the host had already made her intention clear. Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family could only give up their seats to Qiu Mu-Hong and her family.
And so, in the large hall of the Qiu’s family house, only Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family remained on their feet. Everyone else was seated and chatting among themselves.
Since Han Li and company felt embarrassed, they decided to wait outside the hall instead.
“They are looking down on us. Everyone else had a seat. Why were we the only ones forced to give up our seats?”
“They are out to embarrass us!” Out in the courtyard, Han Li could no longer stomach the humiliation and howled in anger.
Mu-Cheng’s father sighed quietly.
Ye Fan bowed his head, his face expressionless.
“It’s all your fault, you trash. You’ve shamed all of us.”
“Go look at Jiang Yang and then look at yourself!”
“Why is my life so difficult? My husband is useless and my son-in-law is a piece of trash!” Han Li was once again venting her frustration on Ye Fan.
“Enough!”
“You think we haven’t been embarrassed enough?” Qiu Mu-Cheng had finally snapped.
“Yes, Ye Fan is indeed worthless. He’s a piece of trash. But, mom. Why don’t you ask yourself. Ask my father and ask me. Are we not worthless too? If there’s even one capable person among us, would they have humiliated us today?”
Qiu Mu-Cheng was screaming in a guttural tone and trying her best not to choke on her words. She even clenched her teeth to prevent herself from crying. Ye Fan could see that. After suffering through three years of humiliation, this proud and independent woman finally broke down and cried.
With tears streaming down her face, Mu-Cheng ran out of the hall and away from the Qiu’s family house.
“Look at your daughter. Not only did she marry a piece of trash and shame our family, and now she has the nerve to yell at us?”
“We can’t keep on living like this...” Han Li was still complaining. But while the couple was unaware, Ye Fan had already left the scene.
A beautiful woman was crying by the moat, with tears streaming down her face. She looked as if she’s trying to let out all the grievance she had been enduring for the past three years.
A man suddenly appeared beside her and stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears.
“Mu-Cheng, I am sorry. You’ve suffered because of me.” Ye Fan paused for a moment and continued. “Let’s get a divorce. I am not worthy of you. You deserve a better man.”
Piak!
A clear sound rang out as Qiu Mu-Cheng’s slap landed on Ye Fan’s face.
She looked at him with her teeth clenched and screamed in a tear-choked voice. “Ye Fan, why? Why can’t you be more like a man?”
“A setback comes along and you immediately think of running away. For the past three years, I told you not to touch me and you didn’t. My parents abused you and you didn’t even retaliate. My relatives humiliated you and you just kept quiet. Why are you so useless? Why can’t you be more like a man and teach those bastards who humiliated us a lesson? Why can’t you protect me from all these troubles?”
“I don’t want to be looked down upon. I don’t want others to mock me. I want the people who have humiliated us to regret what they did...”
“wu wu wu~”
Qiu Mu-Cheng continued to cry.
Cold, strong, independent and stubborn – these were the words Ye Fan would use to describe his wife. But look at her now. The formerly strong and independent woman was crying like a child.
“Ye Fan. I really, really don’t want to keep living a sad life like this~~”
Qiu Mu-Cheng’s tears poured forth like rain. At that moment, she looked as weak and helpless as a child.
Ye Fan was stunned.
It’s been so many years since they had known each other and this was the first time Qiu Mu-Cheng talked to him like this.
Ye Fan had always thought that he was just a piece of useless garbage to Qiu Mu-Cheng. But now, he knew that Qiu Mu-Cheng had always considered him to be her husband, a man who could shelter her and take care of her for life.
“Mu-Cheng, I’m sorry for being useless all these years.”
“But I promise. From now onwards, nobody will be able to bully you.”
The cold wind blew, causing ripples to form across the moat and the leaves to rustle in the trees.
Ye Fan clenched his hand tightly as he made an unbreakable vow to Qiu Mu-Cheng!
That night, Ye Fan made a call.
“Han, arrange a meeting. I will go see him.”
On the other end of the line, the old man reeled in surprise for moment. And then, unable to suppress the joy in his heart, he asked excitedly: “Young Master Fan, is that true? Have you agreed?”
“Okay. I will go make the arrangements right away. You stay there and we will send someone to pick you up.”
The old man was in quite a state of excitement. A car was dispatched immediately, for fear of Ye Fan changing his mind and running away.
When the news reached the middle-aged man, he was so agitated that his eyes grew teary. “It’s been ten years. Fan, you are finally willing to see me.”
After composing herself, Qiu Mu-Cheng returned to the Qiu’s family house for her cousin’s engagement ceremony.
If she absented herself, it would just give her relatives something to use against her in the future. And she would become an object of criticism. It’s just that, Ye Fan was no longer with her when she returned.
As for Ye Fan, he had already left after making that promise to you. Qiu Mu-Cheng was a little worried that he might do something outrageous because of her.
Although Qiu Mu-Cheng was dissatisfied with Ye Fan, she recognized his silent efforts to support her over the past three years. And she had seen his submission to various humiliations in the Qiu family as well. Therefore, it was only natural that she felt a little something for him. If Ye Fan had gone and done something illegal because of her complaints earlier, she would never forgive herself.
On the way back to the family house, she tried to call Ye Fan but nobody picked up. Finally, Qiu Mu-Cheng decided to send him a text message.
“Qiu Mu-Cheng, where on earth did you go? Everyone had to wait for your family? Hurry up. We are going to the hotel.” Qiu Mu-Ying’s impatient voice could be heard coming in from the front.
Qiu Mu-Cheng grunted in response and tapped the “Send” button on her phone. Then she went into the hall and followed everyone else to the hotel where Qiu Mu-Ying’s and Chu Wen-Fei’s engagement banquet was being held.
Outside the Qiu’s family house, Chu Wen-Fei had already arranged for a fleet of Audi cars to stand by and ferry the guests to the hotel.
After everyone had gotten on board, the Audis departed in a roar of engine noise. Nobody noticed that Ye Fan was not on board any of the vehicles.
Who would pay attention to a useless live-in son-in-law like him?
Meanwhile, a crowd of envious bystanders were looking at the departing Audis. “Mister Qiu’s daughter had found herself a good man.”
At the same time, a fleet of luxury cars were speeding towards the moat. A dozen or so heavily-built men were standing neatly in two rows to greet the young man standing in front of them.
“Young Master, please board the car!”
“Young Master, please board the car!”
Their shouts resonated through the air and frightened away the birds in the vicinity.
A few seconds later.
Boom~
The roars of engine noise and streams of orange-red lights from the cars tore through the horizon. And like a herd of primordial beasts, the vehicles sped into the distance.
“Whoa!”
“Come look. Rolls-Royce!”
“Damn! Six of them!”
“Look at the one in front. Isn’t that an explosion-proof car? That’s fit for a head of state.”
“It costs at least ten million!”
“Next to the Rolls-Royces, the Audis look like a pile of shit!”
“Heavens!”
“What’s going on? Who’s coming?”
“Is there a VVIP in Yunzhou?”
Along the way where the fleet passed, the atmosphere was rather lively.
The vampish and ummaried women could only blush in agitation when they saw the opulent procession.
If you have to get married, that’s the kind of guy you should marry!
The passerbys who saw the procession of black Rolls-Royces could only go crazy with envy and yearning.
What’s a rich family? That’s a rich family right there!
In comparison with this family who could afford to use Rolls-Royces to escort and clear the way for them, the other tycoons in Yunzhou looked like losers.
While there was a clamor going on outside, Ye Fan remained calm inside the vehicle. His head was bent forward as he looked at the message on his phone.
“Ye Fan. Just now, I behaved in an unbecoming manner. It’s not your fault. And I don’t need you to do anything. I will deal with my own family matters. When you see this message, please hurry home. – Qiu Mu-Cheng”
Ye Fan turned off the phone. His face was expressionless as he looked out of the window at the deep night sky.
That deep gaze gave him the air of a glaring dragon and a tiger returning to its domain!
“Cheng, from today onwards, I will have the power to protect you for the rest of your life.”
Whoosh!
The car continued speeding towards Haiyuan Pavilion, the most luxurious restaurant in all of Yunzhou city.

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Chapter 3 — Telling You to Get Lost

Numerous luxury cars could be seen parked outside Haiyuan Pavilion, the most opulent restaurant in the whole of Yunzhou city.
Those who could afford to dine here were either rich businessmen or government officials, the elites of Yunzhou city. If a family could have their wedding banquet at this restaurant, that would be an event worth boasting about.
And so, Chu Wen-Fei arranged for the engagement banquet to be held at this very restaurant. Three private rooms were booked for this occasion.
“Wow, Ying-Ying’s fiancé is such a remarkable man!”
“Not just anyone can throw a banquet at Haiyuan Pavilion.” The Qiu family members were full of praise for this feat.
Qiu Mu-Ying raised her chin proudly as her heart brimmed over with satisfaction. Her mother too was all smiles, but she put on a show of humility and downplayed her son-in-law’s achievements.
Soon, the guests reached the entrance of Haiyuan Pavilion.
At this moment, a handsome young man in black tuxedo hurried over to the car with Qiu Mu-Ying onboard and opened the door with a smile. “Mom, dad and Ying-Ying. You’ve arrived. I’ve been waiting for you. Are you satisfied with this arrangement?”
“Satisfied. We’re very satisfied. Wen-Fei, you are so considerate.” The more Wang Qiao-Yu looked at her son-in-law, the more she liked him.
Chu Wen-Fei’s family did not produce scholars and government officials like Jiang Yang’s, but they had money.
These days, if you had money you could accomplish a lot of things. And Chu Wen-Fei’s family was involved in real estate. Everyone knew the real estate industry was a money-maker. A decent project could earn you billions. That’s more money than what the Qiu family could make.
“That young man, he looks sharp.”
“They are a good match with each other. This Qiao-Yu found herself a good son-in-law!”
Another round of praise came from the gathered relatives.
Only Qiu Mu-Cheng and her family refrained from participating, as they were dealing with their own negative emotions.
“Uncles and aunties, please don’t just stand around. Let’s move inside.” Chu Wen-Fei has started ushering his guests into the restaurant.
But, at this moment, someone hurried over to Chu Wen-Fei and said: “Young Master Chu, it’s terrible. Something has gone wrong. The receptionist just told me they do not have enough private rooms. They told us to move to another restaurant or come another day.”
“What? They have the guts to tell me to change the date of my engagement banquet?” When Chu Wen-Fei heard this, he flew into a rage.
This turn of events caused misgiving to spread among the guests. Wang Qiao-Yu asked worriedly: “Wen-Fei, is there a problem?”
Chu Wen-Fei waved his hand dismissively. “Mom, it’s not a big deal. I can handle this. Everyone, please follow me inside.”
But just as expected, the Qiu family was stopped at the front desk. The receptionist informed them that they didn’t have any private room available and asked them to move to another restaurant.
“Screw you!”
“I want my private room and I want it now.”
“Where’s your manager? Let me see your manager. I am Chu Wen-Fei and this is my engagement banquet. Let’s see if he has the guts to embarrass me?” Chu Wen-Fei’s hollered angrily. The receptionist was so frightened by the outburst that he scurried away to find the manager.
A few minutes later.
The receptionist returned and led the guests to a private room.
“Wow, Wen-Fei. You’re good!”
“They had no choice but to agree to your demands.”
“Qiao-Yu, this son-in-law of yours has a bright future ahead!”
“Ying-Ying is going to be a rich madam in future and enjoy the good life.”
The guests let loose another torrent of praise. Wang Qiao-Yu and her family were so happy that they couldn’t stop smiling. Driven by the mood, Qiu Mu-Ying hugged her fiancé’s arm, a blissful smile plastered on her face, and said shyly, “Darling, you’re great.” The crowd laughed joyously at this public display of affection.
Chu Wen-Fei waved his hand dismissively. “Everyone, it’s not a big deal. Not worth mentioning. And the restaurant manager used to be my father’s driver. He has to respect my father. So the one who’s great is my father. Not me. I am just a fresh university graduate.”
This pretension of humility earned him full marks from the crowd.
And yet another round of praise.
“Humble and not proud. He’s destined for great things.”
“Ying-Ying, you’ve found yourself a good man!”
“It’s the Qiu family’s good fortune to have a son-in-law like him!”
The last line was said by the head of the Qiu family, who was seated at the seat of honor. This evaluation made Chu Wen-Fei swell with pride. Qiu Mu-Ying and her family also basked in the reflected glory.
Humans are competitive creatures and, naturally, Master Qiu’s favoritism made his youngest son’s family unhappy.
“Dad, come on, our Jiang Yang is not bad as well. When our company ran into difficulties, his family helped us out a number of times. Without Jiang Yang, the Qiu family would not be where we are today.” Ma Ling, the wife of Master Qiu’s youngest son, was quick to point out.
Master Qiu laughed. “That’s right. Ling is correct. Although our family is welcoming in the new today, we must not forget the old. I’ve liked Jiang Yang since I first saw him. After he completes his postgraduate studies, whether he chooses to go into politics or business, his achievements will not be lesser than his father’s. Our Hong-Hong has also found herself the right man. She has not embarrassed our family.”
“Anyway, our Qiu family has four young ladies. Except for my second son’s daughter who is still in school, the other three have found their life partners. And I am pleased with my sons-in-laws. Except for a certain someone.”
As the family head gave his speech at the dinner table, the fourth and fifth Qiu brothers basked in the reflected glory. Qiu Mu-Cheng’s family, however, could only bow their heads in silence, while praying that nobody would notice them.
At this moment, outside the private room, the restaurant’s general manager was waiting for a call. When his phone rang, he saw the caller’s ID and broke into a smile. Then he answered the call in a servile tone. “Master, we’ve prepared everything. We’ve been keeping the presidential ready.”
“Now, we’re just waiting for the arrival of the VIP.”
“What? The other guests have to leave as well?”
“That’s no good. The guests here are all VIPs...” Without waiting for the general manager to finish speaking, the party on the other end of the line cut in with a stream of scolding.
“I’m warning you. The person coming today is a very big shot. If anything goes wrong, you will not be losing just your job, but your life as well!”
A guttural snarl came from the other end of the line and then the call ended, leaving behind the dull du-du of the disconnect tone.
The restaurant’s general manager stayed rooted to the spot, his face pale and covered with cold sweat.
“A… very big shot?”
The general manager was trembling.
Immediately afterwards, he gave the order to clear the place out. Everyone, no matter their background or status, had to leave the restaurant. Even if their meal was still in progress.
But all this was unknown to the Qiu family members, who were still in their private room. At the dinner table, both Qiu Mu-Ying and Qiu Mu-Hong were basking in the reflected glory of their partners.
“Eh?”
“Where’s that live-in son-in-law?”
“He isn’t here?” Somebody asked and it was only now that they noticed Ye Fan’s absence.
“I guess he felt inferior while he’s in Jiang Yang’s and Wen-Fei’s presence. He’s afraid of losing face and felt too ashamed to show his face. So he left and hid outside?”
“Hahaha~”
“Trash will be trash~”
The guests laughed derisively.
Especially Qiu Mu-Ying and Qiu Mu-Hong. They felt great and looked triumphantly at Qiu Mu-Cheng who had kept silent and her head bowed throughout the conversation.
Because she was too beautiful, Qiu Mu-Cheng had always overshadowed both Mu-Ying and Mu-Hong since their childhood. So both of them considered Qiu Mu-Cheng to be a thorn in their flesh and they had always targeted her because of their jealousies.
And now, the tide had turned in their favor. Now, they only felt pity and scorn towards Qiu Mu-Cheng.
“The wheel of fortune turns.”
“Qiu Mu-Cheng, Qiu Mu-Cheng. So what if you are pretty?”
“You ended up marrying a piece of trash!”
“The wife basks in the reflected glory of her husband. From now onwards, you are destined to be trampled under foot by us. You will never be able to hold your head up high in the Qiu family.”
Both Qiu Mu-Ying and Qiu Mu-Hong had smug expressions on their faces as they smiled inwardly.
“Why mention a lazy and useless trash on an auspicious day like this?” A roar from Master Qiu stopped the discussion about Ye Fan. And then he continued with his speech.
“I, Qiu Zheng-Lun, am very happy for the two daughters of our family. They’ve found themselves good men. Jiang Yang and Wen-Fei. I am very pleased with this two sons-in-law. They are the pride of the Qiu family.”
“Come, let’s have a toast. The Qiu family offers a toast to the two sons-in-laws!”
Master Qiu took the lead by raising his cup.
But just as the feast was reaching its peak and everyone was standing up to offer their toasts, the door to the private room was pushed open and a waiter hurried inside.
“Sir~”
“Screw you~”
“Who told you to come in? Can’t you see we are having a toast?” Chu Wen-Fei flew into a rage. He was obviously unhappy with the intrusion of the waiter.
The waiter, too, was feeling a bit annoyed. Since this guest loved to show off, he was not going to treat him with respect anymore. “Mister Chu, sorry. We are expecting a VIP. So we have to clear Haiyuan Pavilion of all guests. Please leave.”
What?
All the guests present were shocked.
Although the waiter’s words were polite, it was clear that he wanted them to get lost.
Chu Wen-Fei’s wine glass hovered in front of his lips. He was stunned.
Clear out?
Screw you!
This engagement banquet had just reached its peak. His in-laws were right in front of him and his wife’s family were enjoying their feast. He hadn’t finished showing off yet and the restaurant wanted him to leave?
Damn!
Chu Wen-Fei was about to explode with anger. If this engagement banquet was interrupted halfway through and if his guests were chased out of the restaurant, he would really lose face.
His face turned an unhealthy color. Chu Wen-Fei felt that he was being screwed over and he couldn’t help cursing in his mind.
Qiu Mu-Ying also had an ugly complexion. “Wen-Fei, what’s going on. We can’t eat here anymore?”
Chu Wen-Fei waved his hand. “Nothing. No worries, Ying-Ying. I will take care of this.”
“But sir, this order came from above...”
“Screw your order! Tell your manager, I am Chu Wen-Fei, the son of Chu Yang. If you want me out, tell your manager to come himself.”
“Let’s see if he has the guts!”
Chu Wen-Fei was really pissed.
If he was chased out of his own engagement banquet, he would not be able to face anyone again. And his wife’s family was present too.
“Wen-Fei, is everything alright? Why don’t we move to another restaurant?” Qiu Guang, the eldest Qiu brother, asked worriedly.
“Uncle, don’t worry. Keep eating. The restaurant manager was my family’s driver. He wouldn’t dare chase us out.”
“That’s right. It’s nothing. Everyone, continue eating. Wen-Fei’s family has clout. He can take care of this.” Wang Qiao-Yu smiled to ease the tension. After all, this was her daughter’s engagement banquet. If anything went wrong, she would lose face.
The Qiu family continued with their meal. The waiter was helpless before Chu Wen-Fei’s demands, as he was afraid of offending the son of some VIP. So he hurried to report to the manager.
“Sir, a guest is refusing to leave. He said he’s the son of Chu Yang. He wants to see you.”
“Damn! He wants to see me? Who does he think he is?” The manager flew into a rage when he heard the news. “He’s just a kid. Does he really think he’s somebody important? Tell him this. Even if his father is here, he has to get lost as well!”
“Damn. I’ve just sent away four directors. He’s just a kid. He thinks I can’t handle him?”
“Pass down my instruction. If they still don’t want to leave, we will get the security guards to beat them up before throwing them out of the restaurant. You got that?”
The manager was in a bad mood. The general manager had just given him a dressing down, and now this college kid wanted to push him around too? How could he not get mad?

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