How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 151

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Cheng Dalong approached Yang Chen, and Zhang Hailing’s parents immediately began complaining that Yang Chen had been scolding Hailing.

Cheng Dalong said angrily, “Today is my and Hailing’s big day, and I don’t want to cause trouble. But don’t deliberately try to ruin things, otherwise, you definitely won’t like the consequences.”

Yang Chen glanced at his watch and said, “I haven’t done anything illegal or criminal, so I’m sure I’ll be fine. But you’re in a different situation. I don’t think things will end well for you today.”

“What? Are you trying to scare me? I, Cheng Dalong, have been around the block for decades. Do you think a little kid like you can scare me?” Cheng Dalong shouted.

Guests began to gather, and Zhang Hailing also walked over.

“Yang Chen, haven’t you caused enough trouble? Is this all because I didn’t accept your advances? Do you have to make a scene at my wedding?” Zhang Hailing asked, radiating an odd sense of confidence.

In Zhang Hailing’s mind, her only interaction with Yang Chen was that one disastrous blind date.

Therefore, she believed that Yang Chen was targeting her because she had rejected him, fueling his desire for revenge.

But honestly, even if Yang Chen wasn’t particularly picky, he wouldn’t be interested in someone like her.

Yang Chen simply disliked her type – someone with unwarranted self-confidence who looked down on others.

Plus, she was marrying Cheng Junjun’s father. These two factors combined were why Yang Chen couldn’t stand her.

However, the other guests didn’t know the real story, and they all assumed Zhang Hailing was telling the truth.

“Young man, this isn’t right, is it? Just because she didn’t like you, you can’t disrupt her wedding.”

“You’re being classless. If a girl doesn’t like you, move on. Why ruin her big day?”

“You should leave and stop causing trouble. As the saying goes, ‘Better to tear down ten temples than to ruin one marriage.’ You’re committing a sin.”

…

Hearing the guests berating Yang Chen, Zhang Hailing’s parents became emboldened and wanted to tell everyone how Yang Chen had ordered a mountain of food during the blind date but hadn’t paid.

When the guests heard this, they criticized Yang Chen even more harshly, calling him uncouth.

Zhang Hailing thought smugly, “Think you can fight me? Everyone will believe what I say. Who would believe you? You’re just asking for trouble!”

At that moment, the doors of the auditorium burst open.

A group of twenty or more people rushed in, drawing everyone’s attention.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Mr. Cheng, get ready for a good show. I’m going to watch it with your daughter.”

With that, Yang Chen turned and returned to Cheng Junjun’s side.

“The show is about to begin,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

“Then… what will happen to my dad?” Cheng Junjun asked, her voice laced with worry.

After all, they were father and daughter, and Cheng Junjun still felt conflicted.

Yang Chen, having anticipated her feelings, said, “As long as he pays compensation, we won’t press charges! But if he refuses to pay, even if you beg me, it won’t matter. We will definitely sue him. I heard the amount involved is substantial. If it goes to court, your dad might be looking at a long sentence. My intention isn’t to send him to jail, but if he doesn’t cooperate, there’s nothing I can do.”

Cheng Junjun nodded, saying nothing, but her worried expression was clear.

Cheng Dalong was dumbfounded by the sudden appearance of such a large group of people.

However, he quickly convinced himself that they must be guests arriving for his wedding.

The twenty or so people were divided into three groups.

The first group was led by Cheng Dawu from the Peninsula Hotel.

The second group was led by Zhang Xiang from Zhang Sanfeng Law Firm.

The third group was led by Zhang Senmiao, chairman of Haicheng Longmei International Hospital Group and president of the Pharmaceutical Association.

Cheng Dalong quickly greeted them with a smile, “Chairman Zhang, Lawyer Zhang, Manager Cheng, thank you for coming to my wedding.”

Cheng Dawu and the others chuckled but remained silent.

Cheng Dawu was the first to step forward. His task was to recreate the scene of Yang Chen and Zhang Hailing’s dinner that night, ensuring Yang Chen wouldn’t be falsely accused.

The screen flickered to life, playing the recording from the car when Yang Chen picked up Zhang Hailing from the airport. The recording and audio of their argument in the car were crystal clear.

Everyone could clearly hear that Yang Chen was simply following his aunt’s orders to pick her up, not to go on a blind date.

Then came the footage of Yang Chen and Zhang Hailing ordering food. Everyone could clearly see that Zhang Hailing had ordered the caviar, foie gras, and champagne herself.

Of course, none of this was truly important. What mattered was that Zhang Hailing returned with Cheng Dalong to continue eating, and then they went to the hotel room together, with Cheng Dalong not emerging until two hours later.

Cheng Dawu explained, “The purpose of showing this video is to clarify a few things for Mr. Yang. First, Mr. Yang was not on a blind date with Ms. Zhang. He was asked by his aunt to pick her up and make arrangements for her. Second, those expensive dishes were all ordered by Ms. Zhang Hailing herself, and had nothing to do with Mr. Yang. Think about it, Mr. Yang picked her up for free and arranged her accommodation. It doesn’t make sense for him to spend over ten thousand on dinner, right? Third, Ms. Zhang and Mr. Cheng Dalong were already involved, so there was no blind date between her and Mr. Yang. Given that everyone was unaware of the truth, some unfriendly remarks were made toward Mr. Yang Chen. We reserve the right to pursue legal action.”

After speaking, Cheng Dawu and his subordinates stood behind Yang Chen.

Li Xiaofei whispered, “Mom, my cousin is so impressive. That person seems to be his subordinate. Look, he’s standing behind him without moving.”

Chen Yuyan said with a smile, “He must be Chenzi’s subordinate. There’s no doubt about it. Chenzi can afford such an expensive villa, so it’s reasonable for him to have a few subordinates, right?”

Li Xiaofei nodded and said, “That’s true.”

Next, it was Zhang Senmiao’s turn. Several employees behind him, who had been bribed by Cheng Dalong, stepped forward and testified that Cheng Dalong had bribed them to sell defective equipment and colluded with the manufacturer to split the maintenance fees.

Zhang Senmiao said, “Mr. Cheng, our cooperation agreement clearly states that you cannot deliberately use inferior or fake products. If you violate the contract, we have the right to claim three times the total contract amount as liquidated damages. You haven’t forgotten that, have you?”

Cheng Dalong stammered, “No… no, I haven’t. No… what do you mean? Are you bringing up old business?”

Zhang Senmiao chuckled and said, “We’re not bringing up old business, but we’ve discovered a problem and now we’re going to claim compensation from you according to the contract. We’ve already entrusted Lawyer Zhang to handle it. You can talk to him. In addition, I would like to formally announce that Longmei International Hospital Group will immediately terminate its cooperative relationship with your company.”

Zhang Xiang showed Cheng Dalong the power of attorney and said with a smile, “Mr. Cheng, I’m afraid this wedding can’t continue today. If we don’t reach an agreement before midnight tonight, we will report the case to the police station early tomorrow morning. You know how much money is involved and how serious the consequences are. Let’s go, time is of the essence.”

Cheng Dalong looked like a punctured balloon, instantly deflated.

“Today is my big day, do you have to do this?” Cheng Dalong asked angrily.

Zhang Xiang replied with a smile, “There are a lot of people here today, so it’s good to let everyone know what you’ve done, isn’t it? Hurry up and pack up. If you don’t come with us to negotiate within five minutes, we will directly report the case to the police station. At that time, you won’t have the chance to settle with us privately. You will not only have to pay liquidated damages according to the contract, but also go to jail.”

After speaking, Zhang Xiang and Zhang Senmiao both smiled and walked towards Yang Chen.

Cheng Dawu, as the manager of the Peninsula Hotel and Yang Chen’s subordinate, naturally stood obediently behind him.

Zhang Xiang and Zhang Senmiao were on the same level as Yang Chen, so Yang Chen still had to be polite to them.

Yang Chen got up and shook hands with the two of them, thanking them, “Thank you for your cooperation.”

Zhang Senmiao said, sounding ashamed, “Alas… it’s embarrassing to admit, but if Mr. Yang hadn’t discovered the problem, I would still be in the dark. I was wondering why our equipment was constantly malfunctioning. It turned out that Cheng Dalong was deliberately causing trouble, and the technical engineers from the traditional manufacturers were cheating us out of maintenance fees. I’ll take this opportunity to rectify the internal problems of the group. Mr. Yang, thank you.”

Saying that, Zhang Senmiao shook hands with Yang Chen again to express his gratitude.

Zhang Xiang said, “Mr. Yang, you can go and take care of other things. Just leave the rest to me. I will definitely operate strictly according to your instructions.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Okay, then I’ll leave it to you two. Miss Cheng, let’s go.”

Cheng Junjun nodded and got up to leave.

At this moment, Cheng Dalong and Zhang Hailing ran over.

“You guys are behind this? Cheng Junjun, I’m your biological father. Are you trying to send me to jail?” Cheng Dalong questioned angrily.

Cheng Junjun replied coldly, “You chose this yourself! You chose to betray me and my mother to marry her, so you should bear the consequences of your choice. Yang Chen promised me that as long as you negotiate properly, you won’t go to court. But if you don’t want to negotiate for the sake of money, then you’re sending yourself to jail, and it has nothing to do with us!”

“You’re so cruel! I’m your biological father!” Cheng Dalong’s tears flowed. He never thought that his daughter would plot against him like this.

Cheng Junjun chuckled and said, “You say I’m cruel? Just because I’m a girl, you’ve disliked me since I was born, and you forced my mother to her death. You say I’m cruel? I understand now, if you didn’t have sexist thoughts, if you stood up to protect me and my mother, we wouldn’t be in this situation! My mother wouldn’t have committed suicide, and I wouldn’t have become enemies with you. I wouldn’t be so envious of an old grandpa who picks up trash out of selfless love for his granddaughter that I can’t sleep all night! Where am I worse than other girls? Why can others get the love of their grandparents and the care of their families, but I’m treated so badly just because I’m a girl? Now you’re telling me you’re my biological father? I was too stupid before, always thinking that it was my grandparents who were causing trouble. Now I understand that the person who looks down on me the most is you, my biological father! You could have prevented the tragedy from happening, but you didn’t! You let the tragedy happen to me and my mother little by little, until it was irreversible, and then you came to tell me you’re my biological father!”

Cheng Junjun’s words came from the bottom of her heart, and every word struck Cheng Dalong’s heart, leaving him speechless.

Yes, he was the culprit who caused today’s situation.

If he had stood up to protect his wife more than ten years ago, his wife wouldn’t have jumped off the building.

If he hadn’t thought about marrying Zhang Hailing to have a son more than ten years later, his daughter wouldn’t have completely broken with him.

He created the current result with his own hands, so how could he blame his daughter for being too cruel?

Cheng Junjun’s grandparents still didn’t think they were wrong. They just felt that girls would eventually belong to someone else’s family, and only boys belonged to their own family.

The two even cried and asked the guests at the scene to judge them, saying that they had hundreds of millions of assets and what was wrong with wanting a boy to inherit the family business?

Cheng Junjun wiped her tears, glared angrily, and said, “I’ll tell you what’s wrong! First, you used my mother’s family background to get rich, but you treated everything as your own achievement. Second, you used my mother’s family background to get rich without being grateful, and you forced her to her death because she was introverted and weak. Third, you are sexist and have never treated me like a human being since I was a child. Fourth, you found me a stepmother who is about the same age as me, and she is still a profit-seeking gold digger. Fifth, you use unscrupulous means for the sake of profit, and you break the law and discipline and eventually suffer the consequences! Sixth, you don’t know how to repent when disaster is imminent, and you still want to push the responsibility onto others!”

Cheng Junjun’s series of parallel and impassioned remarks were full of momentum and infectiousness, and all the guests at the scene were moved by it.

The grandparents were also panicked by her soul-searching six accusations, their eyes flickering and their hearts were empty.

The guests began to discuss.

“I didn’t expect Miss Cheng to grow up in such a family environment. My God, to be honest, it’s a miracle that she can grow up so well. If it were me, my whole family would dislike me, and my mother would be forced to her death, I might have died with her.”

“Actually, I understand the old people’s thoughts, but what I can’t understand is why they think their granddaughter is wrong? If you want a grandson, have another one. If you can’t have one, it can only be said that you are destined to have no son. What do you mean by blaming your granddaughter?”

“It’s so scary. It’s already 2022, and there are still people with such terrible thoughts. Besides, whether you have a son or a daughter mainly depends on the man. If you want to blame someone, you have to blame your own son for planting the wrong seed. Why blame the daughter-in-law for the wrong fruit?”

“Alas… I can understand why Miss Cheng’s mother chose to end her life. Before my son was born, I had the same experience as her. My parents-in-law kept talking about having a grandson every day, and my husband didn’t say anything, acquiescing to them forcing me like this. I had four children before I had a son. If the fourth child was not a son, I might have jumped off the building by now. It’s really a double collapse of body and spirit. You can’t understand that feeling at all.”

…

The guests at the scene all cast sympathetic glances at Cheng Junjun. It was not easy to grow up so healthy and beautiful in this environment.

Zhang Hailing saw that the situation was not right.

Why did she, at the age of 23, want to marry Cheng Dalong, who was 48 years old?

Because he had hundreds of millions of assets.

But now it seemed that he couldn’t hold onto his family property.

Then how could she marry him?

“No! I’m enduring the strange gazes and controversies of others for the sake of owning hundreds of millions of assets. No one can take away what belongs to me!” Zhang Hailing thought to herself.

“Dalong, I’m already pregnant and I urgently need money to support the fetus. You can’t let them claim compensation from us. If we don’t have money, what will happen to our son in the future?” Zhang Hailing cried.

Cheng Dalong sighed helplessly and said, “It’s not up to me now. The decision is in their hands. What can I do?”

Zhang Hailing whispered, “Can’t you see? Yang Chen is manipulating everything. Yang Chen likes your daughter. As long as you persuade your daughter to be soft-hearted and let us off, Yang Chen will definitely let us go. You don’t want your son to be homeless as soon as he is born, do you? I don’t want to anyway. If you can’t even support yourself, then I can’t marry you, and the son can’t be born.”

“Damn it! You’re just admitting you’re here for the money, right?” Cheng Dalong said.

At this point, Zhang Hailing didn’t need to pretend anymore.

“Think whatever you want. I’ve said what I needed to say. You can figure it out yourself,” Zhang Hailing said indifferently.

She originally married Cheng Dalong for profit, and of course she would not marry him if there was no profit.

Don’t expect this kind of profit-seeking gold digger to have integrity.

Cheng Dalong was still hesitating, and Cheng Junjun’s grandparents immediately stepped forward to beg her to be merciful and let her father go.

It would not be good for her to completely ruin the family. Why choose this way of harming others and not benefiting herself?

Cheng Junjun directly chose to ignore the two of them, turned around and smiled at Yang Chen, “Chen, let’s go.”

Yang Chen nodded, and the two turned around and left.

The old couple wanted to chase after them, but they were stopped by Cheng Dawu and the hotel staff.

“Junjun, come back, don’t go! Grandpa knows he’s wrong, Grandpa apologizes to you, don’t be so heartless!”

“Junjun, can grandma kneel down and apologize to you? Don’t do this!”

The two said and really knelt down, but Cheng Junjun never looked back at them even once.

The grievances Cheng Junjun has suffered in the past twenty years cannot be erased by a few words or a kneel.

Zhang Hailing immediately came to her parents and cried.

“Dad, Mom, what should I do? If he is held accountable, what will I do in the future?” Zhang Hailing cried.

Zhang Dachun comforted, “Just pay some money, you can earn it back slowly.”

Zhang Hailing: “Earn what! He has already divided the company’s other businesses to his daughter, leaving only the business of Longmei Hospital. Now Longmei Hospital wants to claim compensation and cancel the cooperation, which means his company is bankrupt and he has to pay huge liquidated damages. Maybe I will have to bear huge debts as soon as I marry him. Wuwu… then my life will be ruined.”

Zhang Dachun: “Ah? So miserable… Oh, no, how could this happen!”

Li Lanying: “That won’t work! We can’t just marry over there without enjoying happiness, but also have to bear huge debts. That won’t work! This marriage is off, cancel it immediately!”

Zhang Hailing: “But we have already obtained the marriage certificate… Wuwu…”

The guests next to them smirked and whispered to each other.

“I’m laughing to death, painstakingly trying to marry a rich man, but burdened with huge debts on the wedding day. This plot is too funny.”

“Haha… failing to marry a rich man and instead becoming a debtor, I guess she will never marry a rich man again in her life.”

“So miserable, pregnant, got the certificate, and burdened with debt before the wedding is over.”

“It has to be said that Miss Cheng’s methods are still clever. She easily got all the family property. I don’t even need to guess, the condition for them to settle privately is that Cheng Dalong will transfer all the remaining business of the company to Miss Cheng for free.”

“The powerful one is not Miss Cheng, but the young man who is with her, the one she calls Chen. It is obvious that he is manipulating everything.”

…

Zhang Hailing and her parents hugged each other and cried.

Li Lanying: “Oh, my poor daughter, why are you so unlucky. Being tricked into getting pregnant at a young age, and having to bear debts. God, have mercy on us.”

If you didn’t know better, you’d think her daughter was dead.

Chen Yuyan stepped forward to comfort her, “Sister, don’t cry. It’s useless to cry now, let’s find a way to fix it quickly. The debts he owes have nothing to do with Hailing. Hailing should immediately have the child aborted and then file for divorce. If Hailing is truly deceived, then claim compensation.”

Chen Yuyan suggested the most sensible course of action.

But Zhang Hailing didn’t want to; she still had designs on Cheng Dalong’s family property.

“Aunt, Yang Chen is your nephew, please persuade him, beg him to be merciful and not let these people pursue Dalong’s responsibility. Aunt, I beg you, please have mercy on me. I don’t want to have the child aborted, it’s a life after all,” Zhang Hailing cried and begged.

From a normal perspective, as an aunt, Chen Yuyan would definitely find it difficult to refuse Zhang Hailing’s request.

Zhang Dachun, Li Lanying, Cheng Dalong, and the old couple all came to ask Chen Yuyan to persuade Yang Chen to be merciful.

Li Xiaofei quickly said, “Don’t put my mom in such an awkward position. It’s Longmei International Hospital pursuing my cousin-in-law’s responsibility, and my cousin doesn’t have the final say. What do you mean by asking my mom to persuade my cousin?”

Cheng Dalong: “Longmei International Hospital couldn’t have suddenly caused me trouble today for no reason. Plus, Zhang Senmiao and others are so polite to Yang Chen, he must be pulling the strings behind the scenes, I’m sure of it. Aunt, please help us. You don’t want Hailing to have the child aborted and divorce me, do you?”

Chen Yuyan: “Divorce is actually possible…”

Cheng Dalong: “…”

Chen Yuyan: “Okay, I’ll ask. You guys also find a way to fix this. Xiaofei, let’s go.”

Li Xiaofei nodded, hugged her mother’s arm, and left quickly.

The other guests exchanged glances, and then someone asked loudly if Cheng Dalong wanted to continue the wedding.

Cheng Dalong replied helplessly, “Dear friends and relatives, I’m very sorry, I’ve wasted everyone’s time. The wedding… is canceled. But lunch is already prepared, everyone can go and eat now.”

“Then… what about the gift money? You’re not getting married, so there’s no such thing as gift money.”

“Yes! We can eat a meal anytime, there’s no need to spend hundreds of dollars to eat a meal.”

…

Too miserable. The relatives and friends saw that Cheng Dalong was going to be unlucky, and they all showed their true colors.

Cheng Dalong was speechless, but what could he do?

What people said was right, the wedding was canceled, so why should people still give gift money?

“The gift money will be returned to everyone! I’m sorry, I’ve caused everyone trouble,” Cheng Dalong said weakly.

The guests were happy; they got the gift money back and got a free meal. It wasn’t a complete waste of half a day.

Watching the guests leave, chattering amongst themselves, Cheng Dalong looked blank.

Marrying Zhang Hailing was the worst decision he ever made.

Now it could be said that his family was ruined, and he regretted it deeply.

And all of this was thanks to Yang Chen.

“Bastard, you ruined my whole family, and you still want to sleep with my daughter. Even if I die this time, I will definitely drag you down with me! I will never let you get what you want!”