A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage) novel Chapter 496

"Who knows?"

"But I heard the Xue family was kicked out of Longyang Martial Arts Academy."

"The Xue family has backed out of its alliance with the other two up and coming families."

Everyone started gossiping.

Even the guests could detect something amiss. This was proof that the Xue family was in quite the spot.

But just as the audience waited for the fighting match to commence, Xu Lei's phone suddenly vibrated.

Then Ye Fan clearly sensed the woman next to him suddenly tremble after she looked at her phone.

"What's wrong, Lei?” asked Ye Fan as he turned to look at her. Then he discovered that the stunning beauty had lost all color on her face.

"Fan, Uncle Feng-Liang is here," replied Xu

Lei as she shivered slightly.

There were intense worry and panic in Xu Lei's eyes.

Xu Lei probably respected Xu Feng-Liang in the family the most. He was the head of the Xu family and her father's younger brother.

Since Xu Feng-Liang could rise and become head of the Xu family, he was an extraordinary man.

Xu Feng-Liang used to be Xu Feng-Fei's right-hand man back in the day, and Xu Lei's father trusted him the most.

Moreover, Xu Feng-Liang treated Xu Lei rather well after her parents passed away.

Xu Feng-Liang was the only person to wish Xu Lei a happy birthday each year.

Also, Xu Feng-Liang secretly helped to solve Xu Lei's problems in Jiangdong whenever they arose all these years.

So Xu Feng-Liang was the one person whom she was too embarrassed to face in the entire Xu family.

But what must come had finally come.

"What did he say?" asked Ye Fan softly as he looked at Xu Lei with his eyes turning dark.

Xu Lei handed her phone to Ye Fan to show him the single text appearing on it.

"Bring him to see me outside the arena."

The message was brief and to the point.

It was evident that Xu Feng-Liang must have a stern and dignified personality.

"Fan, Uncle Feng-Liang wants you to see him outside," said Xu Lei softly again. She sounded both worried and anxious.

"Okay," said Ye Fan as he nodded.

Ye Fan returned Xu Lei her phone. Then he looked up to see several silhouettes standing respectfully at the entrance up ahead.

A middle-aged man protected by bodyguards stood with his hands behind him while authority exuded from his eyes.

His cloudy and stern eyes were looking right in Ye Fan and Xu Lei's direction.

Ye Fan and Xu Lei arrived at the deck outside the cruise ship.

Then they spotted the stern and mature silhouette very quickly.

"Uncle Feng-Liang," greeted Xu Lei. Perhaps out of apprehension or fear, Xu Lei's voice came out soft.

Then she hung her head and didn't dare look at him.

Xu Lei thought her uncle would reprimand her fiercely.

But she was caught by surprise when Xu Feng-Liang didn't throw a temper at her. Instead, Xu Feng-Liang admired the lovely lady she had grown up into before he smiled and said, "You're all grown up now. When I disciplined you as a child, you were such a crybaby, but you have now grown into a young woman. You inherited 70% of your mother's good looks, but she can't compare to the remaining 30% of your beauty. My big brother and sister-in-law would feel so comforted if they could see their daughter surpassing her mother and growing into such a stunning beauty.”

Xu Feng-Liang's deep voice echoed as the cold wind swept it across the lake.

Xu Lei's eyes turned from listening to her uncle.

Tears flowed down from face insuppressibly.

"Uncle Feng-Liang...I...I'm sorry that I disappointed you," said Xu Lei as she wept and choked on her words while tears came trickling down her face uncontrollably.

"Lei, there's no need to be sorry. Everyone makes mistakes. You are still my darling niece and can remain as the Xu family's daughter if you are willing to repent and change. I know Mei-Feng and the others are mean to you, so I agreed to your marriage to the Xue family for the sake of both the family and you. I'm always away and can't be home to protect you. If you marry into the Xue family, Mei-Feng and the others can't bully you. You will also receive 40% of the business' shares as a part of your dowry when you get married. Those shares once belonged to your father and will now be returned to you. But sadly..."

Then Xu Feng-Liang shook his head disappointedly.

"Okay, leave us for a while. I have some things to say to this so-called Mr Ye."

Then after a moment's silence, Xu Feng-Liang suddenly asked Xu Lei to leave and gestured to speak to Ye Fan alone.