How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 14

Accusation Against Yang Chen: What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

The BEEP ride-hailing platform doesn’t require drivers to turn on the air conditioning.

However, Yang Chen usually kept the AC running for his and the passengers’ comfort.

But now, he didn’t want to extend that courtesy to Wang Lixin, so he turned off the AC.

Wang Lixin was immediately furious and demanded, “What are you doing? Why did you turn off the AC again? Are you trying to bake us alive in this heat?”

Yang Chen coldly replied, “The platform doesn’t require AC. If passengers want it, they can ask the driver politely. I’m not unreasonable. If you want AC, just ask nicely, and if I feel like it, I’ll turn it on for you.”

Zhang Jiankun immediately protested, pointing at Yang Chen and cursing, “What the hell are you acting tough for? If I didn’t know you were Xiaoxin’s college classmate, I would have already taken you outside! Turn on the AC now! Don’t make me do it myself!”

“Don’t just talk. Come on, hit me right here. Hit me until I’m dead,” Yang Chen retorted without holding back, pointing to his temple.

No man can stand such a retort with his girlfriend present.

Zhang Jiankun immediately clenched his fists, ready to strike, but Wang Lixin quickly stopped him, advising, “Don’t be impulsive! He’s driving! If you hit him, the car might lose control, and we’ll all be in trouble.”

Then, she whispered in Zhang Jiankun’s ear, “Let’s deal with it after we get out of the car. But don’t go too far, or I’m afraid he’ll retaliate against me at future class reunions.”

Zhang Jiankun suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth, and said nothing more.

Wang Lixin continued to say to Yang Chen, “Yang Chen, we’re old classmates, and I don’t want to make things difficult for you. With this kind of service, it’s hard for me to give you a good review. Turn on the AC now, and I’ll pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, I’ll definitely give you a bad review and file a complaint. Don’t blame me then.”

Since things had already escalated, Yang Chen knew a bad review from Wang Lixin was inevitable, no matter what he did. He didn’t believe her empty promises.

Yang Chen chuckled and said, “I already said, the platform doesn’t require drivers to turn on the AC. If you want AC, say something nice to make me happy, and I’ll turn it on for you. Otherwise, you can sweat it out. As for bad reviews and complaints, that’s your prerogative. I don’t care.”

The more Yang Chen acted like he didn’t care, the angrier Zhang Jiankun and Wang Lixin became.

It was infuriating that a ride-hailing driver was acting so arrogant!

Zhang Jiankun was furious and shouted, “Pull over right now! Hurry up!”

“Are you sure? I have video and audio recording here. Are you sure you want to get out here?” Yang Chen asked.

“Yes! Stop the car for me now! Immediately!” Zhang Jiankun shouted.

Yang Chen nodded, closed the car window, and pulled over to the side of the road.

Zhang Jiankun and Wang Lixin got out of the car on the left and right sides.

Then, Zhang Jiankun walked to the driver’s seat, pounded on the window, and shouted, “Get out of the car! I told you to get out!”

Yang Chen smiled and replied loudly, “It’s too hot. Enjoy the summer sunshine!”

After speaking, Yang Chen stepped on the gas and sped away.

Zhang Jiankun chased after him a few steps, shouting, “Don’t run! Stop for me!”

Wang Lixin quickly chased after him, shouting, “Kun Kun, don’t chase! It’s dangerous!”

Zhang Jiankun stopped and kicked the nearby curb in frustration.

Only then did he realize that they were on the cross-river bridge.

The Huangjiang cross-river bridge wasn’t long, with a total length of about 1.8 kilometers [approximately 1.1 miles].

The two were right in the middle, about 900 meters [approximately 0.56 miles] from either end of the bridge.

It was 11:40 AM, with plenty of sunshine and a perceived temperature of 36°C [approximately 97°F].

Wang Lixin said with a mournful face, “Kun Kun, this is the cross-river bridge. We can’t see the end in front, and we can’t see the end behind. What should we do?”

Zhang Jiankun was furious and said fiercely, “I’m going to give him a bad review. I’m going to call and complain about him. I’m going to make sure he can’t drive a ride-hailing car anymore!”

Wang Lixin was also very agitated and advised Zhang Jiankun on how to write the review.

“Say he has a bad attitude, deliberately doesn’t turn on the AC, and verbally abuses passengers…”

This bizarre couple vented all their resentment towards Yang Chen on this one bad review. They even revised it three times before submitting it.

Yang Chen received a platform notification as soon as he got off the bridge.

He opened it and saw that the bad review from the previous order had arrived.

Looking at the bad review given by Zhang Jiankun and Wang Lixin, Yang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

The feeling of being exposed to the sun on the cross-river bridge at noon must be delightful.

“Ding! Congratulations to the host for earning a bad review through your own efforts. The system rewards the host with 2 million in cash, which can be deposited into the host’s bank account. The funds rewarded by the system will be operated through complex channels to ensure absolute security. The host can use it with confidence.”

At this moment, a bank SMS [Short Message Service, a text message] arrived.

Yang Chen opened it and saw that 2 million had indeed been credited to his account.

Once upon a time, Yang Chen’s family had much more than 2 million, so he didn’t feel particularly excited.

However, to be honest, even in a big city like Haicheng, being able to produce 2 million in cash would definitely exceed the wealth of most people.

Yang Chen cut the video and audio recordings and uploaded them to the backend for customer service to review.

As for whether the bad review and complaint could be removed, it depended on the customer service’s decision.

Anyway, Yang Chen was only responsible for uploading, and he didn’t care about the result.

After being busy all morning, Yang Chen was also hungry.

So, he quickly found a small restaurant to eat.

When Yang Chen was young, he lived a life of luxury, eating in high-end restaurants.

After his parents’ accident, he lived a very frugal life.

Later, after getting together with Zhao Feifei, he learned that her family’s situation was not good. To save money to support her family, Yang Chen didn’t even go to ordinary restaurants, and basically ate at food stalls.

Facts have proved that sincerity doesn’t necessarily lead to good outcomes.

Forget it, I don’t want to dwell on these sad past events.

Yang Chen ordered a cold beef salad, a sauerkraut fish, and an ice-cold drink, and started eating comfortably.

He had only taken a few bites when Wang Lixin called.

Yang Chen directly rejected the call.

Then a strange number called, probably Zhang Jiankun’s number. Yang Chen rejected it again.

Since they kept calling, Yang Chen was annoyed and had to blacklist them.

After a while, Wang Lixin @mentioned him in the class QQ group [a popular Chinese instant messaging software].

“Yang Chen, are you sick? How could you leave me on the cross-river bridge in this heat? The bridge is too long, and I really can’t walk anymore. I can’t even flag down a car up here. I’m about to die from the heat. Come pick me up! If I die from the heat, you definitely won’t escape responsibility! @Yang Chen”

A thunderclap out of nowhere exploded in the entire class group.

The QQ group, which had been quiet for many days, suddenly became lively.

Chen Yuwan: “What’s going on? When did you two get together?”

Li Liu: “It’s already developed to the point of arguing. You two are too good at hiding it.”

Xu Xiaowan: “Grabbing my popcorn and watching the show.”

Li Dengfeng: “Beer, drinks, mineral water, peanuts, melon seeds, and eight-treasure porridge [a sweet Chinese dessert]. Come on, please let the students in front make way, don’t block me from watching the drama unfold.”

Xia Yurous: “Yang Chen, did you break up with your childhood sweetheart? Are you with Wang Lixin now? You two are really unkind. Why didn’t you tell us about such a big thing?”

Wu Tao: “Yang Chen, you’re going a bit too far. She confessed to you back then, but you refused no matter what and even humiliated her in front of the whole class. Why are you with her now?”

…

The classmates were very active in expressing their opinions, but the person involved, Yang Chen, did not respond.

The aggrieved Wang Lixin could only ask her classmates to judge and make it impossible for Yang Chen to stay in the class, as punishment for daring to abandon her and her boyfriend on the cross-river bridge.

Wang Lixin: “I took a taxi today and happened to get Yang Chen’s ride-hailing car. I thought that since we were classmates, I could support his business. I was very happy and wanted to catch up with him. Although we had some unpleasantness in school, it’s been many years, and I’ve let it go. He should have let it go long ago too. But he made things difficult for me at every turn and deliberately turned off the AC. Think about how hot it is outside now. Who can stand it without AC? I asked him to turn on the AC, but he actually said that the platform doesn’t have this regulation. If I want to turn on the AC, then I have to beg him. Could I accept that? As a result, he left me on the cross-river bridge. It’s so hot up here, and I really can’t walk anymore. I can’t even flag down a car. I feel a bit heat-stroked. I’m so worried that I’ll die on the bridge. (crying face)”