How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 390

390. A Pinch of the Fingers Reveals a Green Hat

Hu Qiang was truly decisive. Seeing that he had no chance with Tang Xuesu, he immediately moved on and found another girl to be his girlfriend.

Tang Xuesu looked at Hu Qiang’s new girlfriend and couldn’t help but laugh.

Hu Qiang’s girlfriend was named Zhang Yue, and she was a friend within Tang Xuesu’s circle.

Zhang Yue said with a smile, “Xuesu, he told me he dumped you, so I accepted his advances. I hope you don’t think I ruined anything, okay?”

Tang Xuesu quickly replied, “He dumped me? Are you serious? I never even accepted him in the first place, so how could he dump me? It’s fine, you two seem like a good match. As your friend, I’ll definitely wish you well.”

Zhang Yue chuckled and said, “I know you always act strong, and you’d never admit to being dumped by him. But it doesn’t matter. Whether you mean it or not, we appreciate the blessing. Is this your actual boyfriend?”

Hu Qiang immediately chimed in, “Of course! He already took Tang Xuesu home. Isn’t it obvious they’re officially dating? Tang Xuesu, you always put on this cold and aloof act, but I didn’t expect you to be so easy. You accepted a ride from some random driver you met two days ago so quickly. Tsk, tsk, tsk… You really have interesting taste.”

Hu Qiang was the type of person who would try to destroy something if he couldn’t have it, utterly disgusting.

Tang Xuesu didn’t want to waste another word on Hu Qiang. She turned and pulled Yang Chen away.

Zhang Yue immediately called out loudly, “Xuesu, don’t leave yet. Zhao Ying and the others will be here soon. I already booked a private room. Let’s eat together. I was going to invite you, but then I remembered Hu Qiang just ‘dumped’ you, and I’m now with him, so I thought it might be awkward for you. But now that you have a boyfriend too, there’s no awkwardness at all. All our girlfriends are here, so it wouldn’t be the same without you, right?”

Tang Xuesu looked at Yang Chen. This meal was supposed to be a treat for him, so she wanted to get his opinion.

Knowing Yang Chen’s personality, she figured he would accept the invitation. Otherwise, they’d have even more to gossip about regarding him and Tang Xuesu.

Seeing Yang Chen nod, Tang Xuesu immediately said, “Okay! I definitely want to join a gathering with my girlfriends. You have to let me know about these things in the future. Whether I come or not is my decision, but you have to at least invite me.”

Zhang Yue smiled and nodded. “Okay! I got it. Let’s go.”

Zhang Yue immediately linked arms with Hu Qiang and walked ahead, with Yang Chen and Tang Xuesu following behind.

Soon, the group arrived at the private room.

No one else had arrived yet.

Zhang Yue and Hu Qiang began their performance, kissing and acting lovey-dovey, deliberately putting on a show for Yang Chen and Tang Xuesu.

Such childish behavior was annoying to watch, so Yang Chen excused himself to go to the restroom and left.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw a handsome waiter eavesdropping.

When Yang Chen opened the door, the waiter jumped. He subconsciously glanced at Zhang Yue in the private room, and then quickly walked away.

Yang Chen closed the door, quickly chased after him, and called out, “Stop!”

The waiter stopped and asked, “Sir, is there anything you need?”

Yang Chen asked, “What were you eavesdropping on just now?”

The waiter quickly waved his hand and denied it. “No, no, I wasn’t eavesdropping. I just happened to be passing by.”

Yang Chen said, “If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll go to your manager.”

The waiter was startled and quickly grabbed Yang Chen’s arm, pleading, “Sir, please don’t. I’m just a waiter. Why are you making things difficult for me?”

Yang Chen asked, “Do you know the girl in the black suit?”

The waiter immediately shook his head.

Yang Chen pressed, “Then do you know the girl in the red skirt?”

The waiter’s expression became noticeably nervous, and he quickly shook his head to deny it.

But from his expression, it was clear that he definitely knew Zhang Yue. The person he was sneaking a peek at when the door opened was also Zhang Yue.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “You can go. Just don’t eavesdrop.”

The waiter nodded and ran off quickly.

It seemed that the relationship between this waiter and Zhang Yue was more than just casual.

These days, many girls are very open-minded and sleep around. It wouldn’t be surprising if Zhang Yue was involved with this handsome waiter.

Yang Chen went to the restroom, relieved himself, then wandered around for a bit before returning to the private room.

By this time, everyone else had arrived, and they were all ganging up on Tang Xuesu, questioning why she would choose a ride-hailing driver as her boyfriend.

Tang Xuesu was tired of explaining, so she just let them speculate.

“Xuesu’s boyfriend is back! Look, isn’t he the most handsome ride-hailing driver ever?” Zhang Yue said with a smile.

Hu Qiang echoed, “No matter how handsome a ride-hailing driver is, he’s still just a ride-hailing driver, right?”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Tang Xuesu knocked on the table and said, “Are you guys done? I’m trying to ignore you, but you’re just getting worse and worse. Fine, yes, he is my boyfriend. So what if he’s a ride-hailing driver? He was willing to spend several years’ worth of savings to buy me these earrings. Would your boyfriends be willing to spend that much on you?”

Everyone immediately quieted down.

These were all *Bai Fumei* [rich and beautiful women], and they all recognized that Tang Xuesu was wearing Tiffany’s new diamond earrings.

Although six hundred thousand wasn’t a huge amount to them, they were still hesitant to buy such expensive earrings on a whim, and their boyfriends were even more reluctant to give such extravagant gifts.

The *Bai Fumei* were a little jealous and began to complain about their own boyfriends.

“You should learn from him. The gifts you usually give me don’t even cost 100,000. It’s not like you don’t have the money, you’re just stingy.”

“Seriously, I’m a little envious. It doesn’t matter how much money your boyfriend has, what matters is how much he’s willing to spend on you.”

“Xuesu, I’m a little jealous of you.”

…

The boyfriends of the *Bai Fumei* might not all be rich second-generation heirs, but they definitely weren’t short on cash. At the very least, their jobs were much better than being a ride-hailing driver.

Now they were all being outdone by a ride-hailing driver, and they couldn’t accept it.

Hu Qiang immediately said, “I’d also be willing to spend several years’ worth of savings to buy my girlfriend a gift, but what gift costs a billion? Everyone agrees, right?”

“Yes!”

“That makes sense!”

“That’s right! I can earn a billion a year, so a few years would be several billion. What gift could be that expensive? It’s not like I’m going to buy a fighter jet for my girlfriend.”

“Haha… That’s right, if we were ride-hailing drivers, we’d also be willing to spend several years’ worth of savings to buy gifts for the female CEO. After all, if we make the female CEO happy, she’ll give us a valuable gift in return. If we can get married in the future, we’ll directly reach the sky in one step. Who wouldn’t calculate that?”

“Haha…”

Yang Chen’s temper definitely couldn’t tolerate this.

Just as he was about to speak, the waiter came to serve the dishes.

The waiter who had been eavesdropping outside also came. The first thing he did when he came in was to look at Zhang Yue, and then quickly look away. There was definitely something going on.

Hu Qiang especially liked to show off. Since there was a waiter present, he had to seize the opportunity.

“Xiaoyue, doesn’t your company need a loan? You don’t need to go to the bank. I can lend you money, interest-free. How much do you need?” Hu Qiang said very proudly.

Zhang Yue immediately hugged Hu Qiang and kissed him, saying, “Honey, you’re so good. My family might need 500 million to completely solve the working capital problem. But it won’t take too long. The fastest is June, the latest is December, and we’ll definitely be able to pay it all back.”

Hu Qiang smiled and nodded, saying, “No problem, I’ll help you solve this 500 million.”

Zhang Yue immediately excitedly hugged Hu Qiang and kissed him again, saying, “Honey, you’re so awesome. Thank you.”

Others also joined in the praise.

“Brother Qiang, awesome, so generous.”

“Almost half of the goods in Panjiayuan [a famous antique market in Beijing] are imported from Brother Qiang’s company. Of course he’s generous.”

“500 million at once, inhumanely rich.”

…

The eavesdropping waiter obviously became nervous, and his hand holding the dish was shaking a little.

Clearly, he was frightened by Hu Qiang’s “inhumanely rich” display, which further suggested an unspeakable relationship between him and Zhang Yue. Otherwise, why would he be so nervous?

Hu Qiang said to Tang Xuesu with a smug look, “President Tang, your family’s goods can’t be sold, and you’re short on funds. I’m afraid you won’t be able to hold on for long. How about it, do you need a loan? Although I dumped you, we were good to each other after all. Considering that you performed well before, I can give you a friendship price and lend you money at the bank’s current deposit interest rate. How about it, am I kind enough?”

If he was just simply using money to annoy people, Tang Xuesu probably wouldn’t bother with him.

But he insisted on saying that he dumped her, as if there was a deeper relationship between the two, which she couldn’t accept.

“Hu Qiang, do you think I don’t dare to slap you? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I’ll really slap you!” Tang Xuesu said angrily.

When Zhang Yue saw her boyfriend being “bullied,” she immediately became unhappy.

“Tang Xuesu, it’s normal for Hu Qiang to dump you because of your bad temper. You have to look for the reason within yourself, don’t just resent him. Isn’t he being kind enough to calculate the interest for you at the bank’s deposit interest rate? What’s with your attitude?” Zhang Yue said unhappily.

Tang Xuesu didn’t give her a good look either, saying, “Why would I need his loan? Yang Chen has already helped me get a loan from Haicheng Bank. Do I need him to show off his family’s wealth in front of me?”

Hu Qiang immediately perked up, saying, “Can you stop bragging? A ride-hailing driver helped you get a loan? Why don’t you say he directly gave you a few hundred million? Oh, it hasn’t developed to that extent yet, it’ll take a while, right?”

Others could hear the implication in Hu Qiang’s words and immediately covered their mouths and laughed.

Tang Xuesu wanted to slap Hu Qiang, but Yang Chen held her back.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Years ago, I learned fortune-telling from a master. When I saw that Young Master Hu’s *yintang* [the area between the eyebrows in traditional Chinese face reading] was dark, I knew you were going to have bad luck and a bloody disaster. Also, there’s a faint green light on your head. You must be wearing a green hat [being cheated on].”

Hu Qiang was furious and slammed the table.

Yang Chen immediately picked up a steel fork and twisted it into a ball in an instant.

Hu Qiang immediately swallowed the curse words that were about to come out. Recalling the scene of Yang Chen crushing the stone that night, he didn’t dare to scold Yang Chen.

“Why are you talking nonsense? You can’t say such things casually!” Hu Qiang said, a little more subdued.

Zhang Yue, feeling guilty, immediately said to Tang Xuesu, “Xuesu, we are sisters. It’s okay to quarrel, but you can’t let your boyfriend joke about this kind of thing! It’s not only destroying the relationship between me and Qiangzi, but also insulting my character.”

Tang Xuesu felt that it was indeed a bit inappropriate for Yang Chen to joke like this. Even if he ridiculed Hu Qiang a few words, it would be better than this joke.

However, she knew that Yang Chen was standing up for her, so even if his joke was a bit too much, she couldn’t say anything to him.

“If you had been quiet earlier, would he have said anything to you? Shut up and get ready to eat!” Tang Xuesu said.

Yang Chen either didn’t speak, or he had to finish what he wanted to say.

“You don’t believe what I said, do you? I’m really not talking nonsense. I see that this waiter brother has a *taohua* face [a face that attracts romantic attention] and a red light on his head. If I’m not mistaken, he and Zhang Yue should be having an affair.”

The waiter brother’s plate fell to the ground instantly, and he began to tremble.

Anyone with eyes could tell that there was something going on.

Zhang Yue swallowed and said, “Don’t talk nonsense! No matter how unselective I am, I can’t have anything to do with a waiter! You’re going too far, Tang Xuesu. Are you going to do something about this?”

Yang Chen: “I can’t be wrong! If there’s anything going on, just look at your and this brother’s text messages, WeChat messages, photos, etc., and you’ll know.”

Hu Qiang thought it made sense and immediately said to Zhang Yue and the waiter brother, “You two show me your phones! If there’s no problem, he must pay the price today. If there’s a problem, you two must pay the price today!”

Zhang Yue retorted, “He’s crazy, are you crazy too!”

Hu Qiang: “Give it to me! Don’t force me to do it!”

Saying that, Hu Qiang snatched Zhang Yue’s phone.

Zhang Yue didn’t dare to let him see her phone and quickly started fighting with him.

Hu Qiang felt that Zhang Yue was guilty. The more she resisted, the more it proved that there was a problem with her phone.

In a fit of rage, Hu Qiang slapped Zhang Yue aside.

When the waiter saw his woman being hit, he lost his mind and punched Hu Qiang in the face, hitting him squarely on the nose.

Hu Qiang’s attention was all on the phone, and he was completely unprepared. The punch almost knocked him unconscious. When he recovered, he immediately rushed up and wrestled with the waiter on the ground.

There was no need to look at the phone. The waiter brother’s actions had already explained everything.

Everyone quickly went up to separate the two. In just a few seconds, both of them were bleeding from their noses.

Hu Qiang: “You bastard, you actually dare to put a green hat on me! I *cao* [a common Chinese curse word]! Zhang Yue, you’re really something. You don’t even discriminate against a waiter!”

Zhang Yue continued to quibble, “No, I really didn’t. I… I don’t know why he’s like this. I don’t know him, really, I really don’t know him.”

The waiter went all out and said, “Xiaoyue, I know I’m poor, but I can give you my life. I will definitely love you for the rest of my life…”

Zhang Yue roared, “Shut up! You want to give me your life? Okay! You jump down now and prove it to me!”

The waiter hesitated for a few seconds, then turned around and ran quickly towards the window.

His colleagues quickly chased after him and dragged him back.

Hu Qiang became more and more angry as he watched, saying, “Damn it, you’re pretty sincere!”

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Young Master Hu, I told you that your *yintang* was dark and you would have a bloody disaster, and that you were wearing a green hat. Now you believe that I didn’t see it wrong, right?”

The private room instantly fell silent, and everyone looked at Yang Chen in shock.

Good heavens, he really knew how to tell fortunes?

Several other *Bai Fumei* gathered around.

“Xuesu’s boyfriend, can you tell me my fortune? Do you think he’s my true love? Will we get married?”

“Me too, please tell me my fortune. When will I get rich and have tens of billions of assets?”

“Xuesu’s boyfriend, I don’t want you to tell me my fortune, just don’t say what I’ve done. Understand?”

…

Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh. These people were really ridiculous.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Don’t worry, as long as you are honest and don’t cause trouble, I’m too lazy to say what you’ve done. After all, fortune-telling is *xielu tianji* [revealing heavenly secrets], which will shorten my lifespan. I don’t want to do it easily.”

These silly girls were fooled by Yang Chen and nodded quickly to ensure that they wouldn’t cause trouble.

Hu Qiang and the waiter brother were both disfigured and had to go to the hospital for treatment.

The waiter cleaned up the floor, and the rest of the people started eating.

Just now, these people looked down on Yang Chen and deliberately caused trouble, but now they were all honest and called him Brother Chen very happily.

As long as Yang Chen didn’t tell their fortunes, everything was fine.

Tang Xuesu said with a smile, “I didn’t expect you to really know how to tell fortunes. When you have time, you can tell me mine too.”

Yang Chen: “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll tell you what bad things you’ve done?”

Tang Xuesu: “*Qie* [an expression of disdain], I’m not afraid of my shadow being crooked. I haven’t done anything bad, so I’m not afraid of you telling my fortune.”

…

Soon, everyone finished eating and quickly left.

Yang Chen smiled and took Tang Xuesu to the car and immediately went back to the company.

Tang Xuesu really wanted to know about her marriage, and she kept pestering Yang Chen to tell her when her true love would appear and when she would get married.

Yang Chen didn’t know how to tell fortunes at all, so he could only make excuses to decline.

Tang Xuesu was probably too eager to know if Yang Chen was her true love, so she actually reached out and shook Yang Chen’s arm, acting coquettishly, “Oh, just tell me my fortune.”

At this moment, an MPV in front suddenly swerved, and its rear end twisted and veered into Yang Chen’s lane.

Yang Chen was experienced in dealing with this kind of situation. He knew he had to maintain his speed and not yield. If the other driver dared to change lanes, it would definitely bring him huge trouble and danger.

Yang Chen quickly stepped on the brakes, but still bumped into the MPV’s rear, and then the MPV crashed into a Porsche 911.

The Porsche 911 instantly lost its balance and crashed into a roadside tree.

Tang Xuesu was frightened and said with a crying face, “It’s over, I’ve caused trouble. I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to touch your arm. I just wanted you to tell me my fortune. I didn’t expect it to cause such a consequence. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

Clearly, Tang Xuesu thought that she had touched Yang Chen’s arm, and Yang Chen’s car lost control and crashed into the MPV, causing the MPV to crash into the Porsche, causing this series of traffic accidents.

Yang Chen quickly signaled Tang Xuesu to get out of the car to check on the condition of the Porsche owner.

The MPV suddenly changed lanes out of control, and Yang Chen’s car crashed into the MPV, and then the MPV crashed into the Porsche. From the perspective of traffic law, Yang Chen was not responsible, but in fact, his car’s collision with the MPV may have triggered the subsequent situation.

Therefore, from a moral point of view, he still had to come and see how the Porsche owner was.

The Porsche owner was not in life-threatening danger, but the strong impact caused her to briefly lose consciousness.

But the situation of the little girl in the passenger seat was not good.

Yang Chen had the [Three Absolute Needles] rewarded by the system, and he knew how to see a doctor.

He could tell at a glance that the little girl was in critical condition and might not survive until the ambulance arrived.

At this time, the driver woke up. She didn’t have time to care about her injuries and quickly looked at the child in the passenger seat.

“Xiaoyun! Xiaoyun? Xiaoyun?” the driver shouted, but the girl didn’t respond. The girl’s face was covered in blood, and her clothes were soaked in blood. She didn’t dare to touch the girl.

Yang Chen was a little conflicted. Should he take action?

After all, it was a life. If he could save her but didn’t, he would feel bad.

But he was not a professional doctor after all, and the child’s mother would definitely not trust him. Moreover, if something happened, he would be in big trouble. Practicing medicine without a license would be enough to cause him endless trouble. If the child’s mother was not a good person and tried to blackmail him, then he would really be asking for trouble.

At this time, a doctor happened to pass by.

He stepped forward and roughly observed the situation, saying, “Oh dear, the child’s situation is not good. Her ribs should be broken, and there is also pneumothorax [air leaking into the space between the lung and chest wall]. I’m afraid she will suffocate to death before the ambulance arrives.”

The child’s mother immediately pleaded, “Do you know medicine? Please find a way to save my child. I will definitely reward you handsomely.”

The man sighed and said, “I am a doctor from the People’s Hospital, but I am on vacation today and don’t have any tools or medicine, so I can’t save her. Be careful, don’t touch her, otherwise the broken ribs will injure her lungs or heart, and then no one will be able to do anything. Oh dear, it’s really unfortunate. The child must be treated immediately, and at most three minutes, it will be too late.”

The child’s mother pleaded again, “Doctor, I beg you to think of a way! As long as you can hold on to my daughter until she is rescued in the hospital, I will definitely reward you handsomely.”

The man sighed again and said, “Madam, it’s not that I don’t want to save people. I also want to save her, but I really can’t save her in this situation. Alas…”

At this time, the child’s mother turned her attention to the onlookers and said loudly, “Please, can anyone save my child? Whoever can save my child, I will give him 100 million, or even 1 billion! I am Li Hongyan, the CEO of Jinghai Group, and I will definitely do what I say! Please, someone save my child.”

Everyone discussed.

“Wow, 1 billion!”

“The CEO of Jinghai Group, she definitely won’t renege. Whoever can save the child will definitely get 1 billion.”

“Alas… It’s a pity. The opportunity to earn 1 billion is right in front of me, but I don’t have the ability to earn it. This is more frustrating than anything. *Cao*!”

…

Yang Chen didn’t care about Li Hongyan’s reward money. He genuinely wanted to save the child.

“I can try, but I don’t guarantee that it will work. If I can’t save her, or if I can’t hold on until she is sent to the hospital for rescue, you can’t blame me! You guarantee in front of everyone that you will not hold me responsible for any results, and I will try,” Yang Chen said loudly.

*Shua* [sound of everyone turning their heads]!

Everyone looked at Yang Chen.

Tang Xuesu was anxious and quickly nudged Yang Chen, whispering, “Brother, don’t mess around! This is a matter of life and death. Don’t be reckless! If you stay with me, although I can’t let you earn 1 billion, I guarantee that you will be able to buy a house and marry a wife. Don’t cause trouble for yourself.”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “How do you know I can’t do it?”

Tang Xuesu: “Brother, you are a ride-hailing driver, and you can tell fortunes and heal people? Do you think that’s possible? If you were so good, would you still need to drive a ride-hailing car? The police are coming, don’t mess around. It’s not a joke.”