How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 202

The originally planned two-and-a-half-hour concert was extended to three hours thanks to Yang Chen’s brilliant performance.

As soon as the concert ended, Yang Chen found himself surrounded by a group of young women.

“Hey, handsome, can I add you on WeChat?”

“I’m single and saving myself for marriage.”

“Add me as a friend! Our frisbee club has a lot of pretty girls. We can hang out together in the future!” *Sigh… It’s always a problem being too handsome. These girls are always after my body.*

Yang Chen quickly launched into an explanation, telling the girls that his grandparents and parents were bedridden, his two younger brothers were in middle school, and he had to drive for a ride-hailing service [like Uber or Lyft] 16 hours a day just to barely support his family, so he didn’t have time to play frisbee.

*Girls these days are so realistic. Being handsome isn’t enough without money.* The girls who were just surrounding Yang Chen asking for his WeChat quickly dispersed.

Tang Xia covered her mouth and laughed, saying, “That’s a really effective excuse.” Yang Chen replied, “It has to be. I know them too well. Thanks for the concert tickets. I had a lot of fun tonight. I’m going home now, bye.” Tang Xia quickly grabbed Yang Chen, complaining, “Wow, you’re so pragmatic! You’re just leaving after watching? What about me? You should at least take me back to school.” Yang Chen laughed and said, “I don’t need to take you. Song Siming is definitely waiting outside.” Tang Xia immediately became unhappy, saying, “Don’t mention him. I’d rather walk back than get in his car. Just take me back, please? When I graduate next year, I’ll learn to drive, so I won’t need you to pick me up anymore.” *Huh?*

*Does this mean she wants to continue seeing me?* Yang Chen nodded and said, “Alright, let’s go.” The two of them left the stadium.

As expected, Yang Chen was right. Song Siming was waiting. Seeing Tang Xia come out, Song Siming quickly approached and said, “Xia Xia, get in my car.” Tang Xia shook her head, refusing very clearly, “No! Please stop bothering me. I have a guy by my side who surpasses you in every way. Do you think you still have a chance?” Song Siming looked at Yang Chen, then replied, “But she’s not interested in you. Bro, you’re not interested in her, are you?” Yang Chen nodded, saying, “At least not for now. If you want to pursue her, go ahead. If you can’t win her over, look for the reasons in yourself. Don’t always make trouble for the men around her. I’ve noticed that you rich kids all have this bad habit. When you can’t get a girl, you never think you’re not good enough. Instead, you try to make trouble for the men around her. I made my attitude clear from the beginning, but you still want to find a sense of superiority from me. Do you think that’s appropriate?” Song Siming replied matter-of-factly, “But you’re getting too close to her. Of course, I have to drive you away.” *Yeah, that’s what they think. These rich kids think that if they can’t get the girl they like, they have to drive away all the men around her, as if that will help them win her over.*

Yang Chen said, “Alright, I don’t want to argue with you. Just don’t try to find a sense of superiority from me in the future. Tonight is the last time. If there’s a next time, I won’t be so polite.” With that, Yang Chen turned and left.

Tang Xia quickly chased after him, and Song Siming followed. Tang Xia shouted angrily, “Are you done yet?

Are you even shameless? Are you a fly? Can’t you be shooed away? I’ve already said I’m not interested in you. Why are you so shameless and keep bothering me? Do you not care about the face your parents gave you at all?” Clearly, Tang Xia was completely enraged and wanted to drive Song Siming away with the most vicious words.

Relationships are about mutual affection. It’s not love if it’s just one-sided. If someone isn’t interested in you, you shouldn’t keep pestering them. Not only will you not achieve your goal, but you’ll also be despised.

Unfortunately, many people don’t understand this principle and always think they can move someone with time. If you can actually move her with time, that’s your tragedy, because she must have been hurt by another man before she accepted you. You’re just settling for second best.

But Song Siming obviously didn’t think so, or perhaps his purpose in pursuing Tang Xia wasn’t so simple. Even though Tang Xia scolded him like that, he still didn’t say anything about giving up, only quietly saying, “Okay! I’ll be more careful in the future.” Yang Chen shook his head speechlessly. *He’s still the young master of a cultural company. His family’s company can organize concerts for Jay Chou [a famous Taiwanese singer], so they can’t be that bad off.*

He can play the piano and knows martial arts. He’s actually very outstanding. He could pick any girl he wants. Why does he have to fixate on Tang Xia?

Intuition told Yang Chen that Song Siming’s interest in Tang Xia was definitely not just about her looks. There must be other purposes; otherwise, as a man, he wouldn’t continue to pursue her after being scolded in front of so many people.

Yang Chen and Tang Xia got in the car and left. After a while, Yang Chen asked, “What does your family do?” Tang Xia’s eyes flickered, and she hesitated for a few seconds before replying, “Just a very ordinary family. What, do you look down on me for being from an ordinary background? You’re a billionaire. You don’t want to be friends with a Cinderella like me, do you?” Yang Chen said, “Haha… Don’t misunderstand. Actually, I didn’t pay for Tang Pavilion either. Someone else paid for it. I’m just a figurehead. My real job is a ride-hailing driver. I wouldn’t look down on your background. I just think Song Siming seems to have ulterior motives towards you. He must be interested in your family or something; otherwise, he wouldn’t keep pursuing you after you scolded him so badly. If it were me, if a girl scolded me like that in the street, even if she were Chang’e [the Chinese goddess of the moon], I wouldn’t be interested in her anymore. So, I can’t understand his thinking and can only guess that he’s greedy for your family. But if you’re from an ordinary family, then I guessed wrong. He’s just a simp [a man who is excessively attentive to women, especially if they don’t reciprocate].” Tang Xia said, “He’s crazy. Just ignore him.” Tang Xia didn’t say anything, but she felt that Yang Chen was right.

Song Siming was willing to give up his dignity to continue pursuing her for only one reason, and that was his greed for her family.

Thinking about it this way, Tang Xia was even less likely to give Song Siming any chance. Soon, Yang Chen took Tang Xia back to the music academy and then hurried home to sleep.

On the other side, Song Siming was complaining to his parents.

“I really don’t want to pursue Tang Xia anymore. She’s not interested in me, and now there’s an even more outstanding man by her side. She’s even less likely to be interested in me. Forget it. Our family is doing well now. I don’t need to give up my dignity and keep pestering her for her family.”

Song Siming revealed his true feelings.

His father, Song Tianqiao, replied, “What do you know? Our family is where it is today because I relentlessly pursued your mother back then and relied on your grandfather’s connections to develop. You’re giving up so easily after just a little setback? You’re a man. You have to be strong.” His mother, Li Huiying, said, “Son, don’t think this is undignified. I didn’t like your father back then either, but I was later moved by his persistence. Didn’t I still spend so many years with him and give birth to you? Do you ever see me looking down on your father? Girls are all like this. The better the girl, the harder she is to get. Would you even want a girl you can get so easily?” *Wow, ancestral simping.*

Song Siming had been educated with this kind of thinking for many years, so wouldn’t he be just like his father, willing to give up his dignity to marry a rich girl?

After a moment of silence, Song Siming replied, “But that ride-hailing driver isn’t just a ride-hailing driver. He’s also the new owner of Tang Pavilion. It would take at least a billion or two to acquire four Tang Pavilions, right?” Song Tianqiao chuckled and said, “So what? It’s not like our family doesn’t have that much! Why do you think his billion or two is better than our billion or two? We’re a cultural company, and we have a lot of social connections in the entertainment industry. He’s just a restaurant owner. Why should we be afraid of him?” At that moment, the doorbell rang at the villa.

The nanny quickly went to check and then ran back to Song Tianqiao and said, “Sir, there’s a man named Tang outside who asked me to give you this paper.” Song Tianqiao took the paper and opened it to take a look.

“Song Tianqiao, tell your son to stop bothering Tang Xia, or you’ll bear the consequences! – Tang Chenghu!” Song Tianqiao was immediately shocked. It was a personal letter from Tang Chenghu, the head of the Tang family.

*That’s it.* Tang Chenghu personally sent a message forbidding Song Siming from continuing to pursue Tang Xia. If Song Siming continued to pester Tang Xia, it wouldn’t just be a matter between two children but would rise to the level of two families.

The Tang family was powerful and could easily crush the Song family.

“Sigh… It’s hopeless,” Song Tianqiao said helplessly. Song Siming felt a sense of relief, finally not having to humiliate himself and pester Tang Xia anymore.

But Li Huiying smiled self-righteously and said, “Don’t be afraid. Didn’t my father warn you not to bother me back then? What happened? This is just a test. He wants to see how much sincerity and determination we have.” Song Tianqiao thought about it carefully and felt that it made sense. Back then, his father-in-law had also surrounded him with a dozen people, warning him not to pester Li Huiying, but after he pursued Li Huiying, his father-in-law didn’t say anything.

Song Siming had just wanted to relax a little, but his parents’ words made him nervous again.

“Dad, Mom, aren’t we being a little too despicable? I feel like I’m just a tool for you to make money,” Song Siming said.

Song Tianqiao scolded, “Bullshit! Who will inherit the empire that your mother and I built? Isn’t it for you, you bastard? How can you say you’re our tool for making money?” Li Huiying also advised, “Son, your parents just want you to be able to avoid being bullied in Hai City in the future. The Tang family has a military background. If you can marry Tang Xia, as long as you don’t court death, no one will dare to touch you. Your parents can’t protect you forever. When we’re gone, you’ll be alone in the world without a backer. Your parents are worried.”

Song Siming was brainwashed by his parents again and nodded slightly, saying, “But now there are two problems. First, what about that ride-hailing driver? As long as he’s by Tang Xia’s side, I won’t have a chance. Second, Tang Chenghu has already sent a personal letter. What if I anger the Tang family if I continue to pursue her?” This was the time for Li Huiying to share her own experience.

Back then, Li Huiying didn’t like Song Tianqiao and instead dated a rock singer. But the rock singer had a strange personality, and the two didn’t last long before breaking up.

Li Huiying was upset and went to a bar to drink. At this time, Song Tianqiao came to pick her up, and the two had relations in the car.

Soon after, Li Huiying found out she was pregnant, so the two got married.

After telling her story, Li Huiying asked with a smile, “Son, do you know what to do now?” Song Siming shook his head and said, “I don’t know!” Song Tianqiao said speechlessly, “Why are you so stupid? If you had half of my wisdom, I wouldn’t have to worry about this kind of thing at all. You should first let that ride-hailing driver get together with Tang Xia, and then find a woman to seduce that ride-hailing driver and let Tang Xia see it. That way, Tang Xia will definitely break up with him. Then, have that girl who likes you—what’s her name, Zhang Qin—take her out to get drunk, and you won’t know what to do with the rest? And that way, that ride-hailing driver will have offended the Tang family. We won’t even have to do anything, and he definitely won’t have a good ending. Do you understand?” Song Siming showed a sly smile and said, “I think I understand what you mean.” Song Tianqiao and Li Huiying nodded with great satisfaction, finally teaching their son how to pick up girls.

Song Tianqiao: “Alright, it’s getting late. Go to sleep. Tomorrow, go back to school and find a chance to bring Tang Xia and that ride-hailing driver together. Put them in a desperate situation and then revive them. That’s the ultimate move.” Song Siming nodded, turned around, and went upstairs to his room.

Song Tianqiao and Li Huiying also went upstairs to sleep. After a while, the company manager called, saying that some facilities at the stadium were damaged and asked the company to compensate, so he asked him to go talk to the stadium.

Li Huiying: “You can’t even handle such a small matter.” Song Tianqiao: “Jing’an Stadium is very powerful, so it must be difficult to deal with. You go to sleep. I’ll go take a look.” Li Huiying: “Okay! Then go ahead, and be careful driving on the road.” Song Tianqiao kissed Li Huiying and then quickly left.

Li Huiying locked the door and sent a message to a man named Tang Ming while lying in bed.

“I’m so tired today. Your son is really worrying. It was so hard to teach him how to get the Tang family’s daughter.” After a while, Tang Ming replied, “My son is as simple as me. What you’re doing is polluting him.” Li Huiying: “Bullshit! Are you going to be like you, needing me to support you even at your age? I don’t want my son to have trouble even eating in the future.” … On the other side, Song Tianqiao was hugging his mistress, Chen Sisi, in a hotel.

Chen Sisi:

“Has your plan succeeded yet? When will my child and I be able to see the light of day?” Song Tianqiao: “Don’t worry. I’ve already taught that idiot how to pursue the Tang family’s daughter. As long as he marries Tang Xia, our company will definitely develop rapidly. Then I’ll sue that bitch for divorce and let her and that bastard leave with nothing. You and the child can be out in the open.” Chen Sisi: “Hehe… Then you have to hurry. The child is about to start elementary school and is gradually becoming sensible. If you delay any longer, it will be difficult for us to explain to her in the future.” Song Tianqiao: “Yes. I must earn a big family business for my biological son so that you can live a life of luxury in the future. That bitch deceived me for twenty years. If I hadn’t accidentally discovered that the bastard’s blood type was wrong, I wouldn’t have known that the child wasn’t mine. I was already very humble when I became a cuckold, and even the child was someone else’s. It’s too much to bully me! Now I have to make good use of that bastard to earn a big family business for our son.”

“Haha…” The two laughed heartily. … The next morning, Tang Xia sent a message to Yang Chen.

“Brother Yang, remember to come this afternoon. I’m waiting for you.” Yang Chen replied, “Yes, I promised, so I will definitely fulfill it.” After breakfast, Yang Chen hurried out to drive.

Around four o’clock in the afternoon, Yang Chen arrived at the Yi Hai Apartment. Tang Xia was waiting at the door. Seeing Yang Chen arrive, she quickly stepped forward to lead him to the parking lot to park the car.

“Have you been waiting long?” Yang Chen asked with a smile. Tang Xia shook her head and said, “No, I just came out, less than a minute.” As the two were walking, Song Siming walked over.

Tang Xia was immediately furious and questioned, “Song Siming, you’re still here! Are you really asking for trouble?” Song Siming quickly replied, “Don’t misunderstand! I’m here to apologize to you. I thought about it all night last night and realized that it was indeed my fault. I’m now formally apologizing to you, and I hope you won’t blame me. Also, I want to wish you two lovers to be married and get together soon, so that others will give up their thoughts.” Song Siming’s remarks really surprised Yang Chen and Tang Xia.

After all, the two of them never thought about their family’s plan. Yang Chen said with a smile: “Young Master Song has transformed. However, I have to clarify that Miss Tang and I may not even be considered ordinary friends, let alone lovers. I don’t know what you are thinking, but I still say that if you like it, chase it, and if you can’t catch it, look for your own problems, and don’t always think about moving the people around her.” Song Siming: “Understood! I must remember Brother Chen’s words. I really want to understand now, and I will never pester Xia Xia again, and I really sincerely wish you can be together. If possible, I will invite you two to dinner at Tang Pavilion tonight, as an apology to Xia Xia for my previous behavior. I will not pester her in the future, and of course I don’t want to be her enemy. Is it okay?” Yang Chen can go to Tang Pavilion for dinner at any time.

He doesn’t care about Song Siming’s meal.

“I won’t go, you can ask Miss Tang what she means,” Yang Chen replied. Tang Xia quickly replied: “I won’t go either. As long as you really don’t pester me anymore, you don’t need to do anything else. I won’t treat you as an enemy, don’t worry. Okay,
I won’t tell you, we still have serious things to do.” After speaking, Tang Xia pulled Yang Chen away quickly.

The smile on Song Siming’s face gradually disappeared, and he thought to himself: “Tang Xia, I must get you! Even if you become damaged, I have to experience it! And your family property must be mine!” Tang Xia took Yang Chen to the piano room.

The team members immediately booed.

“Xia Xia, are you going to officially announce it to us?”

“Come on, we are ready.”

“The combination of handsome men and beautiful women is always so convincing.”… Tang Xia replied shyly: “Don’t talk nonsense. I have invited a great expert to train with us.”

“Wow, is your boyfriend a pianist?”

“No wonder you were able to catch you, it turns out you are a piano master.”

“Great Expert, please take me to fly.”

“Haha…”… Yang Chen replied with a smile: “I’m not a great expert, but I just know a little bit. Everyone should just think of it as an exchange.” Tang Xia took Yang Chen to her piano and said: “Come on, show them Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes first.” These piano majors are preparing for the exam, and the 10th grade standard is to be able to skillfully play Chopin’s Etudes and reach the level of a junior professional.

Therefore, they don’t know how many times they have played Chopin’s works, and they can remember every note clearly.

Yang Chen nodded, sat in front of the piano, moved his fingers, and then began to play Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes.

Yang Chen did not play in the order of finishing one song and changing to another but skillfully interspersed and mixed the 21 Nocturnes together, just like a string of skewers, which are obviously different songs but sound like one song.

This is a stunt. If you are not familiar with Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes, you will never be able to play such an effect.

Tang Xia and others showed surprised expressions. They never thought that the piano could be played like this, or that Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes could be played like this.

After Yang Chen finished playing the 21 Nocturnes, Tang Xia and others immediately applauded and cheered.

“Wow, Great Expert, you are so amazing! I was stunned.”

“I have been learning piano for twenty years, and I never thought that the piano could be played like this, or that Chopin’s Nocturnes could be played like this.”

“Great Expert, how did you do it? This is too awesome.”… Listening to her companions praising Yang Chen, Tang Xia smiled happily and looked at Yang Chen with admiration and affection.

*Isn’t this the male god that God gave her? Isn’t this what she wants in a partner?* At this moment, Sun Zeping’s voice came from the door.

“Humph! Humph!” Everyone turned around and looked over.

“Teacher Sun, Tang Xia’s boyfriend is a piano master. He can actually make Chopin’s 21 Nocturnes into a medley.”

“I think his level has definitely reached the master level!”

“He is here to teach us, and I believe we will make faster progress with his guidance!”… Sun Zeping was angry when he heard this.

*Kid, are you here to make trouble?*