Chapter 186 A Mockery
Gao Xiong deliberately raised his voice, not leaving Ye Fan with a shred of dignity.
He knew that Ye Fan was the man Su Ruoxue had saved from an outing six years ago, and that during his time recovering in the hospital, feelings blossomed between Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue, and not long after, they got married.
After getting married, Ye Fan settled in Central Plains. Right now, he lives with Su Ruoxue and their three-member family, squeezed into a duplex apartment.
Such a person, he looked down upon!
Back then, he greatly admired Su Ruoxue and believed that she had the potential to marry into one of the Noble Clans and Powerful Families, but who would have thought that she would end up marrying an inconspicuous Ye Fan.
Gao Xiong, who had fought his way up, was very clear about one thing: for a woman, there are three chances to change her fate.
One is birth, two is education, and three is marriage.
Originally, Su Ruoxue could have had a better life, but it was ruined by the appearance of Ye Fan.
Moreover, according to what Gao Xiong knew, the money for the down payment of the apartment Ye Fan was living in now was paid by Su Ruoxue. A useless man like Ye Fan could only be a burden to Su Ruoxue.
"Gao Xiong, are you saying I don't have the qualifications to sit at the table and can only eat with your family's servants?" Ye Fan asked coldly.
He meant no disrespect to the servants, but Gao Xiong's condescending attitude was really infuriating.
Gao Xiong sneered, "Exactly! Allowing you to eat with my family's servants is already giving you face. If you don't like it, you can get out! My villa cannot accommodate trash like you!"
"Cousin!" Su Ruoxue quickly stood up to persuade.
Gao Xiong said harshly, "Ruoxue, don't try to dissuade me, I need to properly teach this good-for-nothing a lesson today! If it weren't for him holding you back, you would've already married into one of the Noble Clans and Families and been living the life of a wealthy lady!"
"Cousin, don't be like this!" Su Ruoxue frowned.
She knew that Gao Xiong had always hoped she would marry into a powerful family to have a good life. Since she had married Ye Fan, Gao Xiong had never had a good impression of Ye Fan.
"Ruoxue, don't stop me!"
Gao Xiong pointed at Ye Fan and said, "Now you have two choices, either go to the kitchen and eat with the servants, or roll out of my villa!"
Seeing Gao Xiong target Ye Fan directly, many relatives from the Gao family started discussing among themselves, looking at Ye Fan with eyes full of disdain.
"Alas! Think about it, Ruoxue had so many opportunities to choose from back then, why did she have to settle for someone like Ye Fan? Truly unlucky, otherwise Ruoxue could have soared high by now!"
"If a woman marries the right man, she enjoys a life of glory and wealth, but if she marries the wrong one, she'll suffer for a lifetime. I think this Ye Fan, in his entire life, won't amount to much, a real pity for Ruoxue!"
"If Ruoxue hadn't chosen Ye Fan back then, maybe she would have already been living in such a large villa, right?"
In a moment, many relatives started to sigh, most of them sympathizing with Su Ruoxue and feeling she was mistreated.
"This..." Mother-in-law Gao Yaqin's face gradually turned ugly.
Ye Fan was her son-in-law, and although he had achieved nothing over the years, to have so many relatives pointing fingers at Ye Fan in public was quite distasteful to Gao Yaqin as a mother-in-law.
Su Jianguo then spoke in a deep voice, "Don't bother with him! It's all his own fault for being incompetent. A man who's worthless is bound to be pointed at!"
Seeing Ye Fan stand on the ground without reacting, Gao Xiong said loftily, "What? You don't want to eat with the servants? Then please, you can roll out of the villa. You're not welcome here!"
"Heh! Not welcome, you say?"
Provoked by Gao Xiong, Ye Fan also got angry, "So what if you moved into a new villa, what are you showing off for?"
"You're saying I'm showing off? Humph, what if I am showing off? Ye Fan, it's not that I look down on you, but a sorry man like you will probably never be able to give Ruoxue happiness in his entire life!" Gao Xiong said with contempt.
Pausing, Gao Xiong continued sarcastically, "You've hindered Ruo Xue's bright future and still have the nerve to show up in front of us, truly shameless!"
"I can't provide happiness for Ruo Xue?"
Hearing this, Ye Fan shook his head, "There's no denying that material foundation is important, but what's most crucial for two people being together is mutual affection. If they're not happy together, even if they are the richest people in the world, they won't be happy."
"Sophistry!" Gao Xiong sneered.
Ye Fan knew that Gao Xiong thought he had stalled Su Ruoxue's future. He was expressing that he thought Su Ruoxue deserved better.
In full view of everyone, Ye Fan humphed, "Besides, it's just a mere villa. You think if you have one, I don't?"
"Oh? From the way you talk, it's as if you own a villa yourself!" Gao Xiong mocked.
Ye Fan retorted sarcastically, "I was actually planning to announce it after dinner, as a surprise for everyone. But now that you've aggressively targeted me, fine, I'll lay my cards on the table. I also have a villa in Century Sky City!"
"What? Ye Fan also has a villa in Century Sky City?"
As Ye Fan's words fell, everyone at the scene was shocked.
You must know, the cheapest villa in Century Sky City costs over thirty million. Where had Ye Fan gotten the money to afford such a luxury villa?
"Oh? You have a villa in Century Sky City too?" Gao Xiong laughed, his smile saturated with sarcasm.
The next moment, Gao Xiong turned to ask Su Jianguo, "Uncle, did Ye Fan buy a villa? How come I don't know about it? Your family's confidentiality work is quite impressive!"
"This..."
Su Jianguo's body stiffened. He had not expected Ye Fan to claim he had a villa.
Although he and his wife, Gao Yaqin, lived separately from Ye Fan and Su Ruoxue, they often visited their granddaughter, Ye Ling'er. If Ye Fan had bought a villa, they would have known long ago.
Now that Ye Fan suddenly claimed he also owned a villa, it caught Su Jianguo off guard.
"Uncle, you're an honest man and wouldn't deceive us. Did Ye Fan really buy this villa?" Gao Xiong asked mockingly.
"Jianguo, how come you never mentioned earlier that your family bought a villa!"
A group of relatives also turned their gazes onto Su Jianguo, waiting for his response.
Feeling the eyes of everyone on him, Su Jianguo felt like he couldn't save face.
Slap!!!
Suddenly, Su Jianguo slammed his palm on the table, stood up with a dark expression, and said, "Ye Fan, what nonsense are you spouting? Didn't Gao Xiong just ask you to eat with the servants in the kitchen? If you don't have the ability, why pretend?"
"Let me tell you, a true man can bend or stretch. There's no need to lie for the sake of face. The more you lie, the more contemptible you appear!"
"Dad, I…" Ye Fan opened his mouth, wanting to explain.
Su Jianguo said impatiently, "That's enough, don't say more. Do you think I haven't lost enough face already?"
"Hahaha..."
Hearing Su Jianguo's words, Gao Xiong laughed out loud like a general who had won a battle, "So it was all an act! Ye Fan, your uncle is right – if you have no ability, don't pretend to be something you're not, it only makes others look down on you even more! You know? Century Sky City is the number one luxury villa complex in Central Plains City! It is exorbitantly priced!"
"A man without capability like you, even if you struggle for a lifetime, you won't be able to afford it! Now get lost and eat with the servants in the kitchen, stop being an eyesore here!"Nôv(el)B\\jnn