How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 171

Yang Chen waited in the car for over ten minutes before Qiu Yuhong finally emerged with his men.

The others got into their cars to wait, while Qiu Yuhong approached Yang Chen’s car to report.

Yang Chen nodded, satisfied. “If any of the guys get detained, use my dividend money for their settlements. If they need a lawyer, call Zhang Xiang; he’ll know what to do.”

Qiu Yuhong nodded. “Understood! I won’t keep you, Mr. Yang. You go ahead. Goodbye, Mr. Yang.”

Yang Chen nodded, and Qiu Yuhong left the car.

Meanwhile, in Chen Kang’s office, a group of people were sprawled out, groaning.

Hearing that his brother had been beaten, Chen Sheng rushed back to check on him.

“Bro, what happened? Why did Aegis Security beat you up?” Chen Sheng asked, helping his elder brother sit up.

Chen Kang, face bruised and swollen, said angrily, “That ride-hailing driver brought them. Damn it, Aegis Security is too unscrupulous, taking on jobs like this. Little brother, call Mr. Xue and tell him to get revenge!”

Chen Sheng said, bewildered, “What’s the point of calling Mr. Xue? Let’s call the police!”

Chen Kang quickly stopped him. “No! No! It’s just a small matter, not worth calling the police. Let Mr. Xue handle it instead.”

He didn’t dare call the police, fearing his drugging of Ju Yiyi would be exposed, causing even bigger trouble.

A brawl might result in administrative detention for a few days if both parties reconciled and covered their medical expenses.

But drugging someone was a criminal offense, and he knew which was more serious.

Chen Sheng nodded and called Xue Jun, reporting the situation and hoping he could contact Qiu Yuhong of Aegis Security and ask him to back off.

Xue Jun usually didn’t interfere with the company’s management, relying on the Chen brothers, so he had to help them.

He called Qiu Yuhong.

After learning Xue Jun’s purpose, Qiu Yuhong chuckled. “I think Mr. Xue should first find out what they did before questioning why I beat them. Would Aegis Security, one of the top security companies in the country, make trouble for two small characters for no reason? I have a meeting. If Mr. Xue still wants to question me, let’s talk after 9 PM.”

Qiu Yuhong hung up.

Xue Jun frowned, his eyes filled with anger.

He was angry that Qiu Yuhong hung up without explaining, and that the Chen brothers had concealed things from him.

…

In the evening, Yang Chen received a call from the Donghang Group’s secretary, inviting him to a shareholders’ meeting at the Donglong Group headquarters at 3 PM the day after tomorrow.

The agenda included four items:

First, determining targets for private placement [a way for a company to raise capital from select investors].

Second, determining new members of the board of directors.

Third, deciding whether to purchase Boeing or Airbus for 50 aircraft.

Fourth, adding five new routes.

The secretary thoughtfully revealed the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission’s (SASAC) [the government agency that supervises state-owned enterprises] opinions to Yang Chen, so he could consider his vote.

Companies like Donglong Group have strong strategic value and are directly controlled by SASAC. All decisions are made at the national level.

Other investors wouldn’t vote against them unless they were crazy.

Yang Chen wasn’t stupid and wouldn’t easily oppose SASAC.

However, if something seriously harmed his interests, he would say no.

Just as he was about to go to bed, Lin Yiren called.

Their flight would arrive in Haicheng at 8 PM tomorrow night, and her best friend Ran Xiaojing was treating them to drinks at a bar. Lin Yiren asked Yang Chen to come along.

Since she called, she wanted him to go. Yang Chen knew that much.

So, Yang Chen replied, “Sure! I’ll pick you up tomorrow night.”

Lin Yiren was overjoyed. “Okay! Hehe… Thank you, Achen, mwah.”

The naive Lin Yiren thought Ran Xiaojing was simply inviting her for drinks, but it was a conspiracy against Yang Chen.

The next evening, Yang Chen picked up Lin Yiren, Ran Xiaojing, Huang Wei, and Chen Yu at the airport.

Lin Yiren, Huang Wei, and Chen Yu all lived in the Binjiang Apartment, while Ran Xiaojing lived in another neighborhood with her boyfriend.

Yang Chen would take Lin Yiren and the others to the closer Binjiang Apartment first, and then Ran Xiaojing to her boyfriend’s place, which was further away.

“Yiren’s boyfriend, come in and sit,” Ran Xiaojing invited.

Yang Chen nodded and sat down.

Ran Xiaojing poured a glass of water and handed it to Yang Chen. “Have some water. I’m going to shower and change, then we’ll leave.”

Yang Chen nodded.

Ran Xiaojing took out her clothes and deliberately dropped the towel before going into the bedroom to shower.

After washing for a while, Ran Xiaojing opened the door a crack. “Yiren’s boyfriend, can you help me see if my towel fell somewhere? I can’t find it.”

Yang Chen got up and saw the towel on the floor.

“It’s on the floor,” Yang Chen replied.

“Then can you please bring it to me? I’ll quickly dry off, get dressed, and we can leave,” Ran Xiaojing said.

“I don’t believe anyone can resist this temptation. When you hand me the towel, I’ll pull you in. Such a beautiful woman with a great figure, standing naked in front of you, I don’t believe you won’t be tempted,” Ran Xiaojing thought.

Yang Chen replied, “I’ll wait outside. Come out and get it yourself.”

Yang Chen quickly opened the door and left.

Ran Xiaojing was stunned, then angrily slammed the door shut, muttering, “Are there really such upright men these days? Really? I don’t quite believe it. Which man doesn’t like to cheat? Isn’t sleeping with your girlfriend’s best friend every man’s dream? What a freak, not normal at all.”

More than twenty minutes later, Ran Xiaojing, wearing a low-cut, bodycon dress, got into Yang Chen’s car.

“Did Yiren call you? She said to let us go ahead, they’re not ready yet,” Ran Xiaojing said.

Yang Chen nodded. “She called. I’ll take you there first, and pick her up later.”

Ran Xiaojing: “Okay! Thank you.”

Yang Chen didn’t say anything, focusing on driving.

“Yiren’s boyfriend, are you usually busy driving? How’s the income?” Ran Xiaojing asked.

“This job is flexible; it depends on your choice. I usually don’t take too many rides, earning about three to five hundred a day,” Yang Chen replied.

Ran Xiaojing nodded. “So after deducting gas money and car wear and tear, you don’t earn much. But you and Yiren are lucky, winning the lottery, which should be enough for a down payment on a house for you to get married.”

Yang Chen smiled.

Li Jiuyi sent a message to Ran Xiaojing.

“How’s it going?”

“Purser [chief flight attendant], I’m already in Yang Chen’s car, on the way to the bar. Don’t worry, I’ve arranged everything. Tonight, I’ll make him reveal his true colors in front of Yiren.”

“Good! As long as you succeed, I’ll guarantee you can stay in business class. I heard the group intends to train the next batch of trainee pursers, and your chances are high, but it depends on your performance.”

“Purser, don’t worry, I won’t let you down. My boyfriend is on a business trip, are you coming over tonight? I bought new fun lingerie from the US, want to try it on?”

“You little vixen, it depends on your performance. As long as you can break up Yang Chen and Lin Yiren, I’ll come and reward you.”

…

Soon, Yang Chen and Ran Xiaojing arrived at the bar.

Originally, Yang Chen wanted to pick up Lin Yiren, but Lin Yiren called to say they had already left and told him to wait at the bar.

This was part of Ran Xiaojing’s plan. She deliberately had Chen Yu delay, slowing down Lin Yiren and the others’ arrival, leaving Ran Xiaojing with time to seduce Yang Chen.

The purpose tonight was to seduce Yang Chen into revealing his true colors in front of Lin Yiren, not just to treat them to drinks.

The two arrived at the bar, opened a booth, and ordered drinks.

After drinking for a few minutes, Ran Xiaojing excused herself to go to the restroom.

As soon as she left, a girl dressed seductively came to Yang Chen. “Handsome, are you alone? Can I sit here?”

She was Chen Xiaomin, a friend Ran Xiaojing had brought to flirt with Yang Chen, while Ran Xiaojing hid, secretly filming.

Yang Chen replied, “Sorry, this seat is taken. My friend is on the way.”

Chen Xiaomin sat down. “But she’s not here yet. We can chat first. You look unfamiliar, is this your first time here?”

Yang Chen nodded.

Chen Xiaomin: “I know this place well. Add me on WeChat, and you can find me when you come out to play. I’ll bring you lots of high-quality girls, guaranteeing you’ll have fun. My friends all have a great time. As long as you like someone, you can go home or to a hotel together. Come on, add me on WeChat.”

Yang Chen: “No need, thank you. I have a girlfriend, she knows all the positions, I’m very satisfied, I don’t need other girls.”

Chen Xiaomin was stunned. “Then change it up a bit. You’ll get tired of eating delicacies every day, it’s good to change it up occasionally.”

Yang Chen: “What? Do I have to say you’re too ugly for me to be interested?”

Chen Xiaomin: “You…”

Yang Chen: “Hurry up and leave, or I’ll call the waiter. See if people are willing to let you freeload a booth. If they’ve already shown they’re not willing, you still have the nerve to keep talking. Has no one told you that your double eyelid surgery looks terrible? And your nose, it’s almost transparent under the lights. I didn’t want to hurt your feelings, but you just kept talking, it’s so annoying.”

Chen Xiaomin’s confidence shattered, and she ran away crying.

Ran Xiaojing muttered, “Does he not like sexy girls? It’s okay, I still have someone who’s the same style as Yiren. Chen Lulu, it’s your turn.”

After a while, a girl with long flowing hair, the same style as Lin Yiren, came to Yang Chen. She was Chen Lulu, the second person Ran Xiaojing had brought.

“Handsome, can I sit here? I didn’t bring enough money today, and it’s too wasteful to open a booth alone, can I share a table with you?” Chen Lulu asked.

Yang Chen shook his head. “Sorry, my friend is on the way, you should find someone else to share a table with.”

Chen Lulu: “You’re so handsome, can I add you on WeChat? I’ll treat you to a movie sometime. How about it?”

Yang Chen: “No need, I have iQiyi, Tencent, Youku, Mango, lots of platform memberships. I watch movies without ads, and I can fast forward or slow down according to the plot, and I can turn the subtitles on or off. Can you offer those features if you treat me to a movie?”

Chen Lulu: “…”

What kind of bumpkin is this?

How can I even chat with him?

Ran Xiaojing’s 200 yuan is really hard to earn!

Well, the second one failed too, we’re not even on the same wavelength, there’s no way to chat.

Ran Xiaojing: “Damn it! Is this bastard a solid block of iron, with no flaws? Sexy girls don’t work, someone with Yiren’s style doesn’t work either. There’s no choice, I have to use the ultimate move. Zhang Yue, it’s all up to you, this self-sacrificing plan must succeed.”

Zhang Yue cautiously came to Yang Chen, leaned on the table, and said, “Handsome, let me tell you a secret. Those two girls who hit on you earlier were hired by your friend. I saw the three of them plotting something in the restroom. Is she trying to test you? You have to be careful, you must hold on, don’t fall for it.”

She got up and left.

This move worked, Yang Chen quickly turned to look at Zhang Yue, but she quickly disappeared into the dance floor.

Yang Chen was confused. Was this a test for him tonight?

Was this Lin Yiren’s idea?

Ran Xiaojing returned.

“Yiren’s boyfriend, why aren’t you drinking? You don’t have to save me money, just drink as much as you want,” Ran Xiaojing said.

Yang Chen: “I have to drive, I won’t drink. Does it take you so long to go to the restroom?”

Ran Xiaojing: “What? You miss me after not seeing me for a while?”

Yang Chen: “You even had me bring you a towel, why are you still pretending to be innocent? What’s the plan tonight? Are you two going to come at me together, or are you going to get Yiren drunk so I can take care of you first, and then her?”

Ran Xiaojing: “You… you play like that?”

Yang Chen: “If young people don’t play hard, are we supposed to wait until we’re old and just cry about it?”

“Damn it! I didn’t expect him to be such a player, I should have just put in a little effort myself, why did I have to spend money to hire those friends to help?” Ran Xiaojing thought.

Zhang Yue walked over in a panic, followed by several young men.

“Handsome, help me, someone is harassing me,” Zhang Yue said, then hid behind Yang Chen.

The young men walked closer, but didn’t do anything too aggressive, just asking Yang Chen what his relationship with her was.

Zhang Yue quickly whispered, “Say I’m your girlfriend, otherwise they’ll keep harassing me. Please, please.”

Yang Chen had already seen Ran Xiaojing’s phone camera pointed at him, guessing that this was a self-sacrificing plan.

Now Yang Chen just wanted to know whose idea this was!

“Okay, stop acting, call those two girls over too. Tell me whose idea it was, yours or Lin Yiren’s,” Yang Chen glared at Ran Xiaojing.

Ran Xiaojing chuckled. “Yiren’s boyfriend, what do you mean? I… I don’t understand?”

“You guys tell me the truth, I’ll give each of you ten thousand yuan [approximately $1400 USD]. Tell me, and I’ll give it to you right away!” Yang Chen said, showing them his WeChat balance.

My god, how many digits is that?

Zhang Yue immediately said, “Handsome, I’ll tell you the truth! Ran Xiaojing gave me two hundred yuan to act and seduce you. I don’t know anything else.”

Yang Chen nodded and transferred ten thousand yuan to Zhang Yue.

The men next to her quickly confessed as well.

“Bro, we were also hired by Ran Xiaojing.”

“Yeah, yeah, she only gave me a hundred yuan.”

“Damn it! She’s discriminating, giving the girls two hundred and us guys only a hundred.”

…

Yang Chen nodded and transferred 10,000 yuan to each of them.

“You guys wait here, you can only leave after you finish the job!” Yang Chen said.

Zhang Yue and the others nodded, happily looking at the 10,000 yuan they had just received, completely ignoring Ran Xiaojing, who was fuming with anger.

A few minutes later, Lin Yiren and the others arrived.

Lin Yiren happily waved to Yang Chen. “Xiaojing, are there so many friends coming today?”

Ran Xiaojing lowered her head, not daring to speak.

Lin Yiren and the others could tell that the atmosphere was off.

“What’s wrong? What happened?” Lin Yiren asked.

Zhang Yue was about to speak, but Ran Xiaojing preemptively said, “Yiren, I’m sorry, our plan was exposed. He really is a good man, but I don’t think you deserve his sincerity.”

Lin Yiren was confused.

Ran Xiaojing’s mind was racing. Since it was exposed, she might as well push it onto Lin Yiren.

Her purpose was to break up Yang Chen and Lin Yiren. She didn’t care what methods she used.

As long as she could become a trainee purser, what did it matter if she lost a best friend?

At that time, Lin Yiren would have to listen to her.

“What do you mean? I don’t understand?” Lin Yiren asked.

Yang Chen had Zhang Yue and the others explain.

After listening, Lin Yiren knew that Ran Xiaojing had taken it upon herself to test Yang Chen, and when the plan failed, she pushed it onto her, with the goal of breaking them up.

“Xiaojing, what do you mean? Why would you do this? Have I been bad to you? I’ve always treated you like my best friend. I finally found someone I like, why are you doing this to me?” Lin Yiren asked, her eyes red.

Ran Xiaojing: “Yiren, I’m sorry. I didn’t expect it to fail, I really tried my best. Actually, I didn’t agree with you testing Yang Chen from the beginning. I think if you want to, you want to, if you don’t want to, then forget it, there’s no need to test him. But you insisted on testing him, so now that it’s failed, you should take responsibility for the failure.”

“What nonsense are you talking about? When did I ask you to test him? That day in the group, when you said you wanted to test Achen, I explicitly said you weren’t allowed to mess around. Why did you still take it upon yourself to do this? What good would it do you to break us up? Huh? And you guys, you deliberately delayed, were you trying to buy time for Ran Xiaojing?” Lin Yiren questioned.

Chen Yu and the others looked embarrassed, then pushed the responsibility back to Lin Yiren.

“Yiren, don’t say that, didn’t you tell us to slow down?”

“Yeah! You said Xiaojing was helping you test your boyfriend, and told us to deliberately slow down.”

“The truth is exposed, no one wants that. But you can’t push all the responsibility onto us.”

…

The always naive Lin Yiren, at this moment, suddenly had her worldview collapse.

The people she usually called sisters had betrayed her.

But she had never done anything to wrong them, so why would they do this?

Profit!

Adults only care about profit, not feelings!

Not to mention good friends, even fathers and sons, brothers, and couples, as long as their interests conflict, they can turn against each other and become enemies.

Reality is often crueler than one’s ideals, it’s just that Lin Yiren had never encountered these things before.

Yang Chen waved his hand, telling Zhang Yue and the others to leave.

Lin Yiren cried, grabbing Yang Chen’s hand. “Achen, you have to believe me, I really didn’t ask them to test you. They mentioned it in the group, but I refused. Look, I’ll show you the messages.”

Yang Chen grabbed Lin Yiren’s hand. “Give me a sincere answer, did you know about it or not?”

Lin Yiren shook her head. “I didn’t know, I really didn’t know. I really don’t understand why they would join forces to break us up like this. Achen, you have to believe me. I’ve always said I believe in fate, and since I think we’re destined to be together, why would I test you?”

Yang Chen smiled and hugged Lin Yiren. “I understand the workplace very well. There’s only one possibility that can make colleagues betray you together, and that’s if your leader asked them to do so. Is there a leader at your company who likes you?”

Ran Xiaojing and the others were shocked, this guy was smart, guessing it right away.

Lin Yiren raised her head, looking at Yang Chen with teary eyes. After a few seconds, she said, “Maybe our purser likes me. His dad is a pilot, and he was a high school classmate with my dad. He’s hinted at me several times, but I’ve always treated him as just a regular leader.”

Yang Chen nodded, pointing at Ran Xiaojing. “Call your purser, I’ll give him an hour to apologize. Otherwise, tomorrow I’ll kick him and his dad out of Donghang! The clock starts now!”

Ran Xiaojing was stunned, then laughed. “What are you pretending for? You’re just a ride-hailing driver, how can you kick them out of Donghang? That’s ridiculous.”

Lin Yiren: “So you’re saying it really was him who asked you to do this?”

Ran Xiaojing looked embarrassed, not daring to answer.

Lin Yiren’s eyes widened in anger, and she picked up the glass of wine and splashed it on Ran Xiaojing’s face, cursing, “You bastard! I treated you like my best friend, and you treated me like a bargaining chip to get benefits! Ran Xiaojing, you’re really something!”

Ran Xiaojing wiped the wine off her face. “What could I do? Li Jiuyi threatened me every day that if I didn’t listen to him, he’d transfer me out of business class. Could I not listen to him? Why didn’t you just accept him earlier? Or you could sleep with him, wouldn’t that solve the problem? Men, isn’t it all about that thing down there? You had to act all high and mighty, but you’ve made things difficult for us! We’re just ordinary flight attendants, how can we go against the purser and the pilot! I admit I betrayed you for some benefits, but I had no choice. If I didn’t agree to Li Jiuyi, I might not even be able to be a flight attendant anymore. Do you understand what I mean?”

If everyone could harm others with peace of mind when they’re threatened, then the world would be in chaos.

Lin Yiren took out her phone and called Li Jiuyi.

Ran Xiaojing quickly grabbed Lin Yiren’s hand. “You’re crazy! Do you know that if you make this call, there will be no room for you and him to turn back, and you won’t be able to keep your job. Are you giving up your flight attendant job for this man?”

“He’s the fate I’ve been searching for for twenty-four years, I’m willing to give up everything for him,” Lin Yiren said firmly.

Soon, the call connected.

“Li Jiuyi, what exactly do you want? Why are you threatening Xiaojing and the others? Why are you deliberately disgusting me and Achen?” Lin Yiren questioned.

Li Jiuyi: “Yiren, what do you mean by that?”

Lin Yiren: “Stop pretending! I know everything!”

Li Jiuyi: “Hehe… Since you know, then I’ll lay it all out. Leave that ride-hailing driver and be my girlfriend, and I’ll let you into business class next month and choose you to be a trainee purser. If you don’t listen, be prepared to leave Donghang! I’m the purser, and my dad is a pilot, there are plenty of ways to get an ordinary economy class flight attendant fired. Don’t doubt my dad’s and my abilities.”

Lin Yiren: “I can leave Donghang, but don’t even think about me leaving Achen, and don’t even think about me being your girlfriend! Just give up on that!”

Yang Chen gestured for Lin Yiren to give him the phone, and Lin Yiren did so.

Yang Chen: “Li Jiuyi, right? I’m Yiren’s boyfriend, Yang Chen.”

Li Jiuyi: “I know, the ride-hailing driver. Since you all know, then I won’t pretend anymore, let’s lay it all out. If you really love Yiren, leave her immediately. She must be my girlfriend immediately, otherwise I’ll make her leave Donghang! I’m the purser, and my dad is a pilot, there are plenty of ways to get an ordinary economy class flight attendant fired. Don’t doubt my dad’s and my abilities.”

Yang Chen originally thought that Donghang’s major shareholder was SASAC, and he didn’t want to be in the limelight, so as to avoid unnecessary attention.

But Li Jiuyi was so arrogant that even if he had to be in the limelight in front of the SASAC representative, Yang Chen had to kick this father and son out of Donghang!

Damn it, a man has to fight for his pride!

How can he be bullied like this without fighting back?

“See you tomorrow!” Yang Chen said.

Yang Chen hung up, put his arm around Lin Yiren, and got up to leave.

Ran Xiaojing shouted, “Yiren, don’t be foolish!”

Lin Yiren stopped. “I’ll say it one more time, I’m willing to give up everything for him. Our friendship ends here!”

Lin Yiren took Yang Chen’s arm and left.

Getting into the car, Lin Yiren leaned into Yang Chen’s arms. “Achen, don’t be angry, you have to believe me, okay?”

Yang Chen smiled and stroked her head, looking at her touching appearance, he felt a slight stirring in his heart, and then he pressed down on it…