The Man In Rage novel Chapter 982

That night, Chen Ao, Li Er and Lei San made their way hurriedly to Mount Yunding Villa.

They had to pay respects to the deceased Ye Fan and extend their condolences to Qiu Mu-Cheng and Ye Xi-Mei. They also had to verify if what they had heard was true and confirm if Ye Fan was truly dead.

Last night's dinner was still on the table when they arrived.

Qiu Mu-Cheng was sitting in front of the dining table. She was not crying at all. She was simply sitting there, like how she had last night, waiting for Ye Fan to come home.

She had not accepted the fact that Ye Fan had died.

"Miss Qiu, Nannan has told us what's happened to Mr Chu. We're really sorry for your loss. He's the leader of Jiangdong and its 18 cities. His death is a huge loss to Jiangdong too. But we cannot lose ourselves to grief. The living must still go on with their lives. Please pull yourself together, Miss Qiu, and help us sort things out in Jiangdong. The province cannot go leaderless for too long. Trouble will make its way to us that way."

Li Er, Chen Ao and Lei San tried to make Qiu Mu-Cheng see sense after they had paid their respects.

Everything that they had said were words of well intentions that had come from the bottom of their hearts.

Li Er ended up bowing and pleading with the young woman.

“Miss Qiu, please, you have to take Mr Chu's place as the chief and lord of Jiangdong!" The trio said in unison as they tried to convince Qiu Mu-Cheng to assume power over Jiangdong.

As a woman, Qiu Mu-Cheng might not be the ideal replacement.

But Ye Fan had just died, so people still feared and respected him.

Letting his wife take over the reins while banking on Ye Fan's reputation to keep everyone in place was the best way forward for them right now.

No one would question her authority for the time being.

But she was going to have to rely on her own abilities to keep her place as the lord and chief of Jiangdong.

To the men's utter surprise, Qiu Mu-Cheng didn't seem to care for the immense power that was resting within her reach.

She simply sat there silently, seemingly oblivious to what they had said.

"Miss Qiu, won't you say something? Jiangdong was Mr Chu's lifework. It's going to fall into the hands of someone else if you don't do anything," pleaded Li Er earnestly.

Qiu Mu-Chen did not utter a single word. All she wanted to do was to tend to this house and wait for her husband to return to her.

She wouldn't believe that Ye Fan had died so easily.

The three men finally left in exasperation.

They gathered at the Haiyuan Restaurant to privately discuss what they were to do about Jiangdong.

Ye Fan might be dead but they still had plans for Jiangdong.

"What do we do now? Mr Chu is dead and he has no children. In Miss Qiu's current condition, she won't be able to rise to the task of managing Jiangdong. The province is leaderless right now. Trouble's going to come knocking at our door when news of Mr Chu's death spreads." Li Er's words were filled with worry.

Within the brief year that Ye Fan had taken control over Jiangdong, he had consolidated the various entities and powers in the province. The businesses under Ye Fan had boomed.

He had the businesses taken over from Zhao Wu-Ji's men across the 18 cities in the province. He also had the Meng family's businesses too. Coupled with the companies that were under the names of Li Er, Chen Ao and Lei San, Ye Fan's empire spanned a sizeable portion of Jiangdong.

But as the saying went: beasts died for a meal while men perished for gold.

Mr Chu's reputation had kept the other powers in Jiangdong at bay and stopped them from coveting his vast and sprawling businesses.