How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 189

“Yeah, it really is. I smelled it too. How could there be a dog eating… something unpleasant in such a high-end hotel?”

“No! It’s clearly a dog farting!”

“No! It’s a dog barking, and its breath stinks too much,” Zhang Hu and the others echoed Yang Chen’s words.

Cheng Xinyu wouldn’t stand for it. She was a socialite with a powerful boyfriend. How could she let a few ride-hailing drivers insult her?

“Who are you insulting? Say it again to my face if you have the guts!” Cheng Xinyu shouted, pointing at Yang Chen and the others.

Yang Chen signaled Zhang Hu and the others to stay silent. They were just ordinary ride-hailing drivers, and he didn’t want them to get into trouble.

Then, Yang Chen stood up and said, “I was wondering why there was a dog barking in such a high-end hotel.” Anyway, Yang Chen wasn’t afraid of trouble, so he naturally wouldn’t back down.

“Just you wait!” Cheng Xinyu roared, then ran off to find her boyfriend, Li Dengfeng, with a tearful face.

“Honey, that person is bullying me again. You have to stand up for me. Waa…” Cheng Xinyu sobbed.

Li Dengfeng had been bragging in front of a group of guests for a while, and now he finally had a chance to put his words into action.

“What’s going on? Why is he bullying you?” Li Dengfeng asked calmly. Cheng Xinyu replied, “I was parking downstairs, and he was standing in front of me, blocking my way. I honked twice, and he started cursing at me. Then I ran into him again over there, and he cursed at me again.” Li Dengfeng stood up, flipped his hair, and said, “How could there be such an uncivilized person in such a high-end hotel? Excuse me, everyone, I’ll go take care of this.” The others smiled and nodded, quickly following him to watch the show.

*This prick has been bragging non-stop. I wonder what he’s really capable of.* Cheng Xinyu led Li Dengfeng to Yang Chen, pointed at him, and said, “Honey, he’s the one who cursed at me!” Li Dengfeng felt that as a Harvard graduate who controlled billions of dollars and whose father, Li Xiang, was a famous investment guru in Hai City controlling three 10-billion-level funds, he had to maintain a certain level of class when showing off his status.

Showing off to a ride-hailing driver was just too degrading. Li Dengfeng comforted Cheng Xinyu, then waved to Wang Shuai, who was not far away, to come over.

Wang Shuai’s family owned a logistics company with dedicated lines from Hai City to over a hundred cities. Zheng Lihua’s furniture company, Li Xing’s wife, had a cooperative relationship with his logistics company.

Although they earned hard-earned money, they had no problem netting two hundred million a year. Recently, Wang Shuai’s logistics company wanted to expand its dedicated lines and have all its vehicles self-supplied, which required a large amount of capital.

So, they approached Li Dengfeng’s Dengfeng Investment for investment. Li Dengfeng, a Harvard graduate, believed that he should make some high-end investments.

Li Dengfeng didn’t want to invest in low-end industries like logistics companies, which had no technical content. However, he didn’t have the chance to invest in truly high-end industries. So many large investment companies were fighting tooth and nail, and his investment company had no chance.

He could only get a little something when his father’s fund made investments. Wang Shuai smiled and came to Li Dengfeng, saying, “Mr. Li, what can I do for you?” Li Dengfeng pointed at Yang Chen and said, “He cursed at my girlfriend; his mouth is too foul. Aren’t you looking for investment? If you go up and slap him twice, I’ll give you 100 million in investment.” Wang Shuai was overjoyed. 100 million could solve his company’s urgent needs. He could do this.

What was a ride-hailing driver? He could just hit him. At most, he would pay some medical expenses later. Ten thousand for a slap, that was the going rate!

It was worth it to exchange 20,000 yuan [approximately $2,800 USD] for 100 million in investment! Wang Shuai walked up to Yang Chen, smiled, and said, “Brother, I’m sorry, my family’s company really needs money. I’ll give you 20,000 yuan, and you let me slap you twice. Okay?” Zhang Hu and the others couldn’t sit still.

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“This has nothing to do with you. Don’t make trouble for yourself.”

“Damn, just because we’re ride-hailing drivers, everyone wants to step on us, right?”

“This is outrageous!” Wang Shuai smiled and replied, “You guys drive all day and barely make ten thousand a month. I’m giving him twenty thousand yuan at once, which is equal to two or three months of his net income. Isn’t that good?” At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed over and slapped Wang Shuai twice.

Everyone looked closely and saw that it was Zhou Zhenyang, the son of Zhou Xiong, the chairman of Mingyang Real Estate, the same guy who tried to take Yang Chen’s golf course last time but failed.

Wang Shuai covered his face and asked, “Who… who are you? Why did you hit me?” Zhou Zhenyang smiled and said, “Aren’t you Li Dengfeng’s friend? You want to hit Brother Chen for him. I’m Brother Chen’s friend, so I’m hitting you for him. Makes sense, right?” *See, isn’t this how you broaden your path?*

If this kid hadn’t tried to take Yang Chen’s course, he would have been a good young man. But then again, if he hadn’t tried to take Yang Chen’s course, he wouldn’t have known Yang Chen’s true identity, and he wouldn’t have stood up to help Yang Chen deal with this kind of small fry.

But then again, Zhou Zhenyang’s family’s strength might not be stronger than Wang Shuai’s family’s strength. This kid was purely taking a risk to please Yang Chen.

Wang Shuai roared, “I’m asking you what your identity is, not what your relationship with him is! Damn it, no one has ever dared to hit me like this!” Zhou Zhenyang: “If you’re not convinced, you can come to Mingyang Real Estate to find me. My name is Zhou Zhenyang, and my dad is Zhou Xiong, the chairman of Mingyang Real Estate.” Wang Shuai: “So what? Just because you’re the son of the chairman of Mingyang Real Estate, you can hit me?” Zhou Zhenyang: “I hit you, so what can you do about it?” Wang Shuai turned to look at Li Dengfeng.

Li Dengfeng felt that Zhou Zhenyang’s identity was good enough for him to show off.

“Zhou Zhenyang, you’re quite the jumper [someone eager to please]. What is he to you? Why are you sticking up for him like this? Is he your brother-in-law? Then your sister has terrible taste, finding a ride-hailing driver,” Li Dengfeng mocked.

“Haha…” The other guests laughed. Zhou Zhenyang’s face turned red with anger, and he cursed, “Shut your stinky mouth! What are you pretending for? I heard everything. It was your girlfriend who had a foul mouth, calling the ride-hailing drivers low-class and uncultured. I mean, they were just sitting there, not bothering her. Why did she call them uncultured?” Li Dengfeng: “What do you know? My girlfriend was parking downstairs, and this trash was blocking the way.” At this moment, Chen Xing and Zheng Lihua, who had heard the news, arrived.

Zheng Lihua said with a smile, “Everyone, everyone, today is my big day. Please give me some face and let’s talk about anything else another day. Okay?” Since Zheng Lihua had arrived, Li Dengfeng felt that he could act even more high-end.

Li Dengfeng chuckled and said, “Wang Shuai is my man, and Zhou Zhenyang hit him. That can’t go unpunished. And this ride-hailing driver cursed at my girlfriend. This matter isn’t over today unless they both let Wang Shuai slap them twice each!” Chen Xing quickly said, “That won’t do! Brother Chen is here to attend our wedding. You can’t hit him!” Li Dengfeng glanced at Chen Xing with disdain and sneered, “You haven’t officially become Chairman Zheng’s husband yet, and you’re already trying to throw your weight around in front of me? When I, Li Dengfeng, do something, no one here can interfere!” This was the arrogance and confidence of capital. He wouldn’t even give Zheng Lihua herself any face.

Li Xing whispered to Zheng Lihua, “Lihua, Brother Chen is a really good brother of mine. I’m very grateful that they could come today. You…” Zheng Lihua interrupted, “Don’t speak!” Chen Xing immediately shut up.

The female guests all showed expressions of contempt and ridicule. It was ridiculous for a gigolo [male escort] to not know his place.

After thinking it over, Zheng Lihua said with a smile, “Mr. Li, Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Wang are all my guests. How about this, I’ll host a dinner another day to apologize to the three of you, and we’ll end things here today. What do you three think?” Cheng Xinyu pointed at Yang Chen and said, “What about him? How do we settle the matter of him cursing at me?” Zheng Lihua said very tactfully, “Since he’s my husband’s friend, I hope you can all let it go. Even if you want to pursue it, don’t do it at the wedding. Okay?” In other words, Zheng Lihua was willing to give Chen Xing some face and say a few words for Yang Chen, but she wouldn’t really go to war with Li Dengfeng to protect Yang Chen.

This was only natural. After all, Yang Chen had nothing to do with her and was just a ride-hailing driver. Anyone in Zheng Lihua’s position would do the same.

However, if she did this now, she couldn’t blame Yang Chen for not giving her face later. Li Dengfeng laughed and said, “Chairman Zheng, you’re making things difficult for me. My girlfriend was cursed at, and my friend was beaten. And you want me not to pursue it today! Are you kidding me? I, Li Dengfeng, never hold grudges overnight. I have to get revenge on the spot! I’ll give Chairman Zheng face and not do anything here. But Chairman Zheng has to give me face and not interfere in this matter! Otherwise, if I ruin Chairman Zheng’s wedding banquet today, don’t blame me.” The guests were shocked.

Li Dengfeng was too arrogant, wasn’t he? Wasn’t he just grabbing Zheng Lihua’s hair and slapping her face [disrespecting her]?

Even if his father came today, he couldn’t be so disrespectful to the host at someone else’s wedding. It was too much for a young man to be so arrogant and domineering.

However, this world was all about the survival of the fittest. Whoever was stronger had the final say. No matter how unhappy others were, they didn’t dare to go against Li Dengfeng.

Yang Chen, who hadn’t spoken all this time, tapped on the table, and everyone looked at him. Yang Chen: “Let’s clarify the situation first, and then solve the problem. When I came, I parked my car and walked on the sidewalk. This lady drove onto the sidewalk, saying that there wasn’t enough space for her to park.

It wasn’t a big deal. If she had spoken nicely, I, as a man, wouldn’t have deliberately made things difficult for her. But she honked her horn and asked me what I was looking at, saying that I was blocking her from parking. Of course, I had to say a few words back, but I didn’t say anything harsh.” Cheng Xinyu lowered her head a little embarrassedly.

Yang Chen: “Later, she took out her phone and started taking pictures randomly, and said that we ride-hailing drivers were low-class and uncultured. I mean, even if we ride-hailing drivers are uncultured, we wouldn’t take pictures of others without permission and spew nonsense, right? But some women claim to be cultured, but they keep spewing nonsense. As a normal person, I had to remind her not to spew nonsense in public. Then she couldn’t take it anymore and went to find her boyfriend to cause trouble.” The expression on Li Dengfeng’s face was also a little unnatural.

Yang Chen: “No matter how low-class we are, we’re still the groom’s friends. Today, no matter who comes, the bride and groom are the most important. Everyone agrees with that, right?” Everyone nodded, agreeing with this.

On the wedding day, the bride and groom were the most important. Even if elders came, they had to sit in the lower seats, while the bride and groom sat in the upper seats.

Yang Chen: “Then what does she mean by deliberately humiliating the groom’s friends? Isn’t she disrespecting the groom? Disrespecting the groom is disrespecting the bride, right? And you, Mr. Li, even if your father came today, you can’t be so arrogant towards the bride and groom. Did you leave your brain in the US when you went abroad to study? Don’t you understand such basic etiquette? What are you being arrogant about in front of the bride and groom? Do you think you’re all that?” The guests nodded in agreement.

“That’s right, that’s the principle. No matter who comes today, according to etiquette and rules, the bride and groom are the most important.”

“Actually, there’s no need to make such a scene at the wedding. You can do whatever you want after the wedding banquet,” Li Dengfeng and Cheng Xinyu’s faces were very ugly after being roasted by Yang Chen.

However, things had reached this point. If Li Dengfeng backed down now, he would be trying to show off but getting screwed instead.

As a Harvard graduate, the CEO of an investment company controlling billions of dollars, and the son of a father who controlled three 10-billion-level funds, Li Dengfeng felt that he couldn’t afford to lose face.

Anyway, he was the most important person here today, and he didn’t have to give Zheng Lihua any face!

“Female comrades need a little more space when driving. That’s not new, and it’s not something to be ashamed of. Many female comrades are like that. It’s very reasonable. All the female drivers agree, right?” Li Dengfeng said loudly.

Those female drivers who weren’t good at driving and had trouble parking quickly nodded in agreement.

“That’s right, we do need a little more space when parking. Driving on the sidewalk isn’t a big deal. There’s no need to make a mountain out of a molehill.”

“I don’t think it’s a big deal. Who doesn’t honk when they see someone in front of them? We’re just reminding the person in front to be careful of the car behind. We’re not trying to show off that we have a car. I think people should be more open-minded. If you’re not capable, don’t be too sensitive and think that all car owners are terrible,” Li Dengfeng continued, “My girlfriend’s friends are all socialites in Hai City. Isn’t it reasonable for them to take pictures and post them on WeChat Moments [a popular social media platform]? As for the things she said, are they false? You are ride-hailing drivers. Ride-hailing drivers are what low-level people do. Low-level people are less cultured than people in the upper class. Isn’t that a fact? Is it a crime to tell the truth now? Are you ride-hailing drivers so great that you don’t allow others to tell the truth?” The female guests already looked down on the male guests, and what Li Dengfeng said was more to their liking, so they naturally supported him.

“That’s right, is it wrong for people to tell the truth?”

“Since you’re a ride-hailing driver, it’s not wrong for people to tell the truth. If you can’t stand it, it means you also discriminate against yourself. Since you discriminate against yourself, why don’t you allow us to discriminate against you?”

“I support Mr. Li in pursuing their responsibility. It’s ridiculous to be sensitive and fragile and blame others for telling the truth!”

“That’s right, this world is divided into different classes. If everyone was really equal, what would be the point of us earning money? Would you be willing to eat with ride-hailing drivers?”

“Of course not! I mean, my ancestors worked hard for three generations just to get me out of this low-level life. How could I eat with someone like you?” Li Dengfeng and Cheng Xinyu immediately straightened their backs. Getting everyone’s approval gave them confidence.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “You guys are very good at avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial, and distorting the facts.” Li Dengfeng: “You’re not convinced?” Yang Chen: “According to you, whoever is stronger can insult others at will, and then distort the facts and push the responsibility onto the victim?” Li Dengfeng: “Isn’t that so? This world is all about the survival of the fittest. Don’t tell me you don’t even understand this principle? Haha… You must be driving yourself silly every day, right? But that’s normal. What capable people can a ride-hailing driver come into contact with? Just some poor people who can’t even afford a car. Today, I’ll tell you a bloody and cruel fact. Having money and power is awesome. You can play with low-level people like you however you want. Got it? In your next life, reincarnate well and become a rich person, and you can experience the happiness of the rich. Wang Shuai, slap him!” Wang Shuai nodded, raised his hand, and was about to hit Yang Chen.

At this moment, a woman’s voice came.

“Atlantis Hotel congratulates Mr. Chen and Ms. Zheng on their happy wedding!” Everyone turned to look at the entrance.

Huang Lexi, the CEO of Atlantis Hotel, came with several hotel executives, carrying gifts. Zheng Lihua was overjoyed, and a sense of pride arose in her heart.

*I didn’t expect I had so much face that the CEO of Atlantis personally came to give gifts,* Zheng Lihua thought to herself.

Then, she quickly pulled Chen Xing up to greet them. Zheng Lihua: “Mr. Huang, thank you, thank you. You’re too kind. Haha…” Huang Lexi: “Today is Mr. Chen’s big day, so we must send gifts to express our best wishes.” Huh?

Why did this sound a little strange? Did it feel like Huang Lexi was here for Chen Xing? Chen Xing said with a smile, “You’re here for me?” Huang Lexi nodded and said, “Of course! A small gift, nothing much. I hope Mr. Chen won’t dislike it.” The executives behind him quickly handed the gifts to Chen Xing.

The wedding staff quickly took over and put the gifts aside. Not to mention others, Chen Xing himself was in a daze.

*I don’t even know him? Why would he give me such a gift?* Chen Xing thought to himself.

Zheng Lihua looked at Chen Xing with a puzzled expression. Chen Xing also looked equally puzzled. At this moment, more people came in at the entrance.

Everyone turned around and exclaimed in surprise. Ju Yiyi came with the sisters of the SHN group [likely referring to SNH48, a Chinese idol group].

“Congratulations to Mr. Chen and Ms. Zheng on their wedding,” Ju Yiyi said with a smile. The other members of the group also offered their blessings.

“Wow, Chairman Zheng, you even invited Ju Yiyi and them!”

“Chairman Zheng, you’re so generous!”

“Half the group is here! Chairman Zheng is too extravagant,” Zheng Lihua smiled awkwardly, thinking, *I don’t even know Ju Yiyi, how could I invite them? What’s going on!* Ju Yiyi walked up to Chen Xing, smiled, and said, “Mr. Chen, I wish you a happy wedding! My sisters and I brought some small gifts. I hope Mr. Chen won’t dislike them.” Chen Xing asked in a daze, “You’re also here for me?” Ju Yiyi and the others nodded, and then handed the temporary gifts to the staff.

Zheng Lihua asked in a low voice, “A Xing, what’s going on?” Just as Chen Xing was about to speak, more people came.

“Shield Security Group, congratulations to Mr. Chen on his happy wedding!” Qiu Tian said loudly. Qiu Yuhong and his son Qiu Tian walked over with several executives, carrying gifts.

“Wow, Shield Security Group is here too!”

“They’re here for the groom again!”

“No way! Didn’t they say he was a ride-hailing driver? How could he have so many awesome friends?”

“Damn! The groom is really hiding his strength!” Because they were here specifically to support Chen Xing, they were all consciously not acknowledging Yang Chen for the time being.

They would wait until the scene was set and see what Yang Chen indicated before deciding what to do next. Zheng Lihua’s hands were trembling. Was the husband she found a young master from a big family?

Otherwise, why would even Shield Security Group come to give gifts? Zheng Lihua looked at Chen Xing, and her heart was filled with admiration. Although she was 55 years old, she snuggled on her husband’s shoulder like a little girl.

Chen Xing understood that these were all people Yang Chen had called to support him! However, he then thought that it didn’t make sense.

How could Yang Chen call so many awesome people? Right? It didn’t make sense! How could he explain these people coming to give gifts?

“Miss Xue Yinong from the Xue family, congratulations to Mr. Chen on his happy wedding!” Everyone exclaimed again. Miss Xue from the Xue family was here too.

She was usually only heard of, but never seen. Today, she actually came in person for the groom. It was unbelievable.

Zheng Lihua and Chen Xing quickly went forward to greet her. At this time, Li Dengfeng felt a sense of foreboding. The groom had such a powerful network of connections. His performance just now was a bit of a death wish.

“Zhang Xiang, CEO of Zhang Sanfeng Law Firm, congratulations to Mr. Chen on his happy wedding!”

“Wow…” The whole place was in an uproar. Shield Security and the Xue family were indeed very awesome, but others usually couldn’t come into contact with them.

Although they couldn’t come into contact with Zhang Xiang either, they could see online how awesome he was.

“I’m going! The outlaw lawyer is here!”

“Oh my god, Zhang Xiang, who is said to be able to send the opposing lawyer to jail! I even follow his Weibo [Chinese Twitter] and Douyin [Chinese TikTok].”

“He’s also here to bless the groom. This is too scary. What kind of deity is the groom that he needs to use the job of a ride-hailing driver to hide his true identity!” Li Dengfeng’s heart was racing, and his palms were sweating.

*I’m screwed. I feel like this is going to be difficult to handle! What should I do? Should I call my dad and ask him to come and save me?* Li Dengfeng thought to himself.