How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 255

The Young These Days, So Playful

Chen Gen is Chen Guang’s cousin. He’s usually the one who keeps things in order at all of Guangying Entertainment’s venues.

Even if Zhang Letian’s father hadn’t given him money, he’d still have to come and see what’s happening at Yuan Shang Yuan now that there’s a fight.

But, because he took the money, he’s definitely going to target Yang Chen and won’t deal with this fairly.

The bald man and his crew were quick to add fuel to the fire, telling Chen Gen the story, leaving out a few key details.

Basically, they said two drunk guys wandered into the wrong private room and just said, “Hey, when did they change the girl?” Then, the people in the room, having more numbers, beat them up.

After they got beat up, their buddies had to come over and demand an explanation.

So, five guys rushed in and got them all knocked down.

Then, Yang Chen forced the bald man to rat out the mastermind, but there wasn’t one. What were they supposed to say?

So, naturally, they pointed the finger at Yang Chen.

Chen Gen took a drag of his cigarette, blew out the smoke, looked at Yang Chen, and asked, “Brother, is this your first time at Yuan Shang Yuan? You’re not from Su City, are you?”

Yang Chen: “From Hai City.”

Chen Gen nodded and stubbed out his cigarette hard in the ashtray, saying, “I don’t care how big you are in Hai City. When you come to Su City, when you come to Yuan Shang Yuan, if you’re a dragon, you better coil up, and if you’re a tiger, you better lie down. Don’t cause trouble here. Got it?”

Yang Chen: “If I’m a dragon, I’ll soar through the nine heavens [a Chinese idiom for achieving great things]; if I’m a tiger, I’ll roar in the mountains and forests. Why should I coil up for you? Why should I lie down for you?”

Chen Gen’s face darkened.

Ning Shaolong quickly tried to smooth things over, pretending to mediate, and said, “Haha… Brother, this is a major shareholder of Qiao Jiangnan. You know Qiao Jiangnan, right?”

Chen Gen: “Qiao Jiangnan? Yeah, I know it. We’ve eaten there before. But so what? I’m saying, no matter how important he is in Hai City, he needs to be respectful when he comes to Su City. He started a fight in our Yuan Shang Yuan, so he needs to give an explanation, or he can forget about leaving here.”

Ning Shaolong: “Then what do you want?”

Chen Gen: “He’s got two choices. First, pay 5 million as compensation, and he can leave safely. Second, I’ll beat him so bad he ends up in the hospital. Take your pick.”

Before Yang Chen could even react, the five bodyguards couldn’t help but laugh.

“This is the first time I’ve ever seen someone threaten Mr. Yang.”

“This is also the first time I’ve seen someone so clueless.”

“Mr. Yang, don’t waste your breath on them. Just cripple them.”

……

Yang Chen: “Okay! Let’s cripple them first, then we’ll talk.”

The five bodyguards were itching for a fight and immediately launched an offensive against Chen Gen.

Everyone huddled behind Yang Chen, watching his five bodyguards once again take down all twenty or so of Chen Gen’s guys.

Even though this is a super-sized private room, there were fifty people between Ning Shaolong’s men and Chen Gen’s men. The private room was packed, and there were more than a dozen people sprawled out in the corridor outside.

Everyone was shocked at how powerful Yang Chen’s five bodyguards were. They’d already taken down the bald man’s group, and now they were taking down Chen Gen’s group.

Basically, when it came to taking down opponents, each of these bodyguards could handle ten people.

Because they’re so strong and sturdy, it doesn’t matter if these guys punch or kick them a few times. It doesn’t even faze them.

But when they punch those guys, it only takes one hit to knock them out.

They’re all elites from Aegis Security Group. They all know killing techniques. A single, decisive blow is their bread and butter. If they weren’t holding back, they could easily kill someone with one punch to the throat, heart, or other vital spot.

Yang Chen pointed at the bald man and said, “Drag him over here and keep beating him. Stop when he tells me who’s behind this!”

The bodyguard nodded and started beating the bald man on the sofa again.

Ning Shaolong panicked and tried to talk him down, “President Yang, stop hitting him! He’ll die if you keep going!”

Yang Chen: “Die? It’s okay, I can afford it. If he doesn’t tell me who’s behind this today, he can forget about walking out of this room alive.”

Just then, Ning Shaoqing called Yang Chen.

Yang Chen motioned for the bodyguard to stop, then answered the phone and said, “Hello.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Brother Yang, where are you?”

Yang Chen: “Yuan Shang Yuan.”

Ning Shaoqing: “What a coincidence? I’m here too! Which room are you in?”

Yang Chen: “I think it’s 302.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Ah? That’s not good!”

Ning Shaoqing suddenly hung up.

A few seconds later, Ning Shaoqing came running in.

Seeing the disastrous scene in the private room, he was so scared he almost lost his footing.

When the bald man saw Ning Shaoqing, he immediately cried out, “Second Young Master, help! I’m about to be beaten to death! Save me, please save me!”

Ning Shaolong’s face changed drastically. He couldn’t hide it anymore.

Ning Shaoqing walked up to Yang Chen. Before he could say anything, Yang Chen lightly kicked him on the calf and said, “You’re quite the actor, aren’t you? You call me Brother Yang on one hand, and then you send people to beat me up on the other. Is this how the Ning family does things, so sneaky?”

Yang Chen knew that Ning Shaolong had sent the guys, and it had nothing to do with Ning Shaoqing, so he said it on purpose.

Ning Shaoqing quickly explained, “Brother Yang, don’t get me wrong. I didn’t know they were going after you. Otherwise, I would have stopped them. Brother, what are you doing? Why are you picking a fight with Brother Yang? He’s not someone who goes looking for trouble. Did you try to show off in front of him and get burned, and now you want revenge?”

Ning Shaolong looked embarrassed and didn’t say anything.

Yang Chen: “Oh, you two are from the Jinling Ning family. So you’re brothers.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Brother Yang, it’s a long story. My parents couldn’t have kids for a long time. They thought they couldn’t, so they adopted my brother from an orphanage. My brother brought good luck to our family, and later my mother got pregnant with me.”

Yang Chen nodded. That explained why the Ning family chose the second son, Ning Shaoqing, as the heir instead of the eldest, Ning Shaolong.

Ning Shaolong was spouting nonsense about how he just wanted to be a carefree prince and didn’t want to be a tired emperor.

Yeah right, he just didn’t want people to know he wasn’t Ning’s biological son.

Yang Chen nodded and said, “I see. Since he’s your brother, you tell me what to do. But let me be clear, my relationship with you isn’t good enough for me to ignore the fact that he sent people to beat me up. Of course, if the Ning family wants to start a war with me, I don’t mind sparring with you.”

Ning Shaoqing had heard about Yang Chen’s heroic feat of wiping out the Hai City Emerald Gang. It would be great for the Ning family to be friends with someone like that, but it would be stupid to make an enemy of him.

No matter who won or lost, the Ning family would definitely take a big hit.

Why offend such a big shot for an adopted kid?

Ning Shaoqing immediately said to Ning Shaolong, “Brother, apologize to Brother Yang. We’ll go out for supper later and buy Brother Yang a few more drinks, hoping he’ll forgive you.”

Not only was Ning Shaolong shocked, but everyone else was too.

The young master of the Jinling Ning family was actually taking the initiative to admit defeat?

Considering the reputation of the Jinling Ning family, and as the young master, representing the family’s honor, he was surrendering without a fight after his side had suffered a major loss?

Was he just a coward, or was Yang Chen too strong?

Ning Shaolong said unhappily, “Are you kidding me? If I apologize and admit defeat to him, I’m not just losing face, the Ning family is too.”

Ning Shaoqing: “What face? If you stop pretending to be someone from the Ning family when you’re out, the Ning family won’t lose any face. Apologize to Brother Yang now. You don’t have a choice.”

The difference between biological and non-biological children was clear now.

Ning Shaoqing was confident because the future of the Ning family belonged to him.

Ning Shaolong had no confidence. If he didn’t listen, he wouldn’t be able to live the carefree life he was used to.

He was being forced to live the life of a carefree prince now, but in the future, he wouldn’t even have the chance to be forced.

You can disagree with anyone or anything, but you can’t disagree with money.

Ning Shaolong had no choice but to lower his head and apologize to Yang Chen.

“President Yang, I’m sorry. It was my fault. I shouldn’t have had bad intentions about you and Miss Cheng. I sincerely apologize to you and Miss Cheng, and I hope you can forgive me,” Ning Shaolong said humbly.

He was so high and mighty when he was showing off his watch, but now he was as pathetic as a stray dog.

Ning Shaoqing continued, “If a mistake can be forgiven with just a sorry, then what do we need the police and the law for? You should compensate Brother Yang another 5 million, and 500,000 for each of Brother Yang’s bodyguards. I’ll pay this money directly to Brother Yang, but it’ll be deducted from your future allowance. Any problem?”

Ning Shaolong’s eyes widened in anger. He had to pay 7.5 million all at once, which meant he’d have almost no pocket money for the next three or four years?

But, seeing his brother’s determined look, Ning Shaolong didn’t dare to resist and could only nod in shame.

Ning Shaoqing smiled and said to Yang Chen, “Brother Yang, please be generous and forgive my brother. We’ll go to Jinling tomorrow, and I’ll apologize to you properly. Okay?”

Going to Jinling meant being in the Ning family’s territory. Yang Chen didn’t want to be careless.

But, he had no reason to be afraid of the Ning family.

As long as he notified the Jinling branch of Aegis Security Group in advance to prepare, Yang Chen wouldn’t be afraid of the Jinling Ning family.

Yang Chen: “Okay! Let’s go to those three places you mentioned tomorrow. But I have to say this first, you have to arrange everything in advance. Don’t screw us over. After what happened at Mingcui Fang, I don’t trust any of you bastards’ promises.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Haha… Brother Yang, don’t worry, I’ll arrange everything in advance. If something good comes out, if anyone tries to stop us, I’ll make him regret messing around in Jinling.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay, you guys can go.”

Ning Shaoqing: “Okay. Thank you, Brother Yang. I’ll call you at nine o’clock tomorrow morning.”

Yang Chen nodded.

Ning Shaoqing quickly pulled Ning Shaolong away, and the bald man and his gang helped each other up and quickly fled the scene.

Ning Shaolong: “Why did you have to force me to apologize to him? Why should the Ning family be afraid of him?”

Ning Shaoqing: “What do you know? He’s the controlling shareholder of Aegis Security Group. If you don’t know what kind of company that is, ask around. The Hai City Wan Emerald gang was wiped out by him. None of them escaped. They’re either in detention or waiting to be sentenced. He’s ruthless. If you fight him, he can mobilize the mercenaries of Aegis Security Group with just one word. Do you think we can fight to the death with their mercenaries for you? Luckily, I have some connection with him, or you’d be finished, you know?”

Ning Shaolong and the others were scared. No wonder Yang Chen was so fearless and dared to beat up the people watching Yuan Shang Yuan. It turned out he had Aegis Security Group backing him.

“Second Young Master, please say some good things for us. Don’t let him send mercenaries to assassinate us.”

“Yes! Second Young Master, please speak for us.”

……

Ning Shaoqing: “Don’t worry, I’ll take him to Jinling for a tour tomorrow to build a good relationship, and this will be over. So, brother, don’t say I’m not giving you face. I’m saving you. Saying a few nice words and spending some money will solve the problem. That’s great. If we really get into a fight, the consequences will be serious. People will die.”

Ning Shaolong was a little out of it and nodded blankly.

Chen Guang had ordered that no one was allowed to enter or leave, so the younger brothers let Ning Shaoqing and his group in.

A group of people came to the private room where Yang Chen was. By now, the corridor had been sealed off.

Ning Shaoqing quickly said, “My brother was beaten by the people in room 302. I’m going to get revenge. Don’t stop me.”

The guards figured that since their target was also the guests in room 302, they were “one of us,” so they let them in.

Ning Shaoqing and others came to room 302 again. It was already packed with people.

Ning Shaoqing and Ning Shaolong squeezed in, and after pushing through the crowd, they were stunned by the scene before them.

Chen Gen, the head of security, was kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to Yang Chen and begging for forgiveness.

“Brother Chen, I was wrong! Please forgive me! I was wrong! I was wrong!”

Ning Shaoqing looked at his brother with a smile and said softly, “See? Even if you bring so many people, you still have to admit defeat and kowtow to apologize. It’s better for us to solve the problem with money than to make you kneel down and apologize, right?”

Ning Shaolong felt a surge of fear and couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly a few times.

Chen Guang and Chen Ying quickly apologized to Yang Chen.

Chen Guang: “President Yang, I’m sorry. My subordinates were ignorant and offended you. I apologize.”

Chen Ying: “We didn’t know this would happen. Otherwise, we would have stopped him. He didn’t want to go against you, President Yang. He was just greedy and Zhang Letian’s father, Zhang Kangwei, bought him off with a measly 100,000 yuan to mess with you. How about this? All the expenses for you and your friends at Yuan Shang Yuan today are on us. Plus, we’ll compensate you 5 million. We’ll fire these guys immediately and never hire them again. Please be generous and let this pass. If you’re still upset, you can deal with them later, just don’t take it out on our company. What do you think?”

Chen Guang: “Yes, yes, yes, President Yang, please be generous and show mercy.”

Basically, the couple just wanted to wash their hands of it with 5 million. They didn’t care if Yang Chen went after Chen Gen.

Chen Gen was terrified and quickly said, “Brother Guang, Sister-in-law, you can’t leave me hanging! I’ve been working for you for so many years. Even if I haven’t made any contributions, I’ve worked hard. I need your protection now. You can’t just fire me.”

Chen Guang: “What are you talking about? You’ve been working for us for so many years, and we’ve been paying you for so many years. Your house, your car, and the expenses for your mistresses and illegitimate kids, I paid for all of it, right? You can’t just look at what you’ve given and ignore what you’ve gotten from me.”

Chen Gen was speechless.

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Okay, be careful in the future. It’s getting late. I’m going to sleep.”

Chen Gen: “No problem. Everyone, get out of here and don’t bother President Yang.”

The younger brothers, who had been so hard to find, quickly scattered.

Yang Chen got up and said to the crowd, “Everyone, we’re leaving first. You guys have fun.”

“Goodbye, President Yang.”

“President Yang, I’ll donate to your charity foundation when I have time.”

“Yes, yes, yes, me too.”

“Us too.”

……

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Okay! Then I’ll thank you all on behalf of the children who will be helped by us in the future. See you later.”

With that, Yang Chen glanced at Cheng Junjun, and they left together.

Chen Guang and Chen Ying quickly chased after them to see them off.

Chen Guang was responsible for talking to Yang Chen, deliberately slowing down his pace.

Chen Ying took the opportunity to write a check and quickly slipped it to Cheng Junjun.

Cheng Junjun looked at Yang Chen. Yang Chen blinked, signaling her to take it.

If he didn’t want the five million, Yang Chen wouldn’t have bothered arguing with a security guard. It would have been beneath him.

So, it was better to take it. Don’t let it go to waste.

Seeing that Yang Chen had accepted the money, Chen Guang quickly asked with a smile, “President Yang, can I add you as a friend? I’ve always wanted to contribute to society, but I haven’t found a reliable organization. I believe in your character, and your charity foundation must be reliable. In the future, if there are any charity events, please remember to find me. I’ll definitely support you. And if you have any investment projects in Su City, feel free to ask if you need anything. I’ll definitely do my part.”

Elegant people have elegant uses, and all kinds of people have all kinds of uses.

Chen Guang’s businesses were KTVs, entertainment venues, etc. He met all kinds of people, especially those who didn’t do serious things and often went to his places to spend money. Maybe there would be a time to call on them in the future.

Besides,

Even if he didn’t need it, it was just one more person in his friend list that he didn’t contact. It didn’t matter to Yang Chen.

So, Yang Chen added Chen Guang as a friend.

Chen Guang was also very sensible and immediately said, “I’ll visit Hai City in a few days and donate some money to your charity foundation.”

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “Then I’ll thank you on behalf of the children who will be sponsored by us. Okay, let’s stop here. We’ll leave first. See you later.”

Chen Guang: “Goodbye, President Yang.”

Chen Ying: “Goodbye, President Yang. Come back and visit when you have time.”

Yang Chen smiled, took Cheng Junjun to the car, and left.

Chen Ying: “We took a big hit this time. I don’t know if we can make it back from him.”

Chen Guang: “You can’t associate with people at his level just because you have money. You need an opportunity. As long as we have a connection with him, it might save us at a critical moment.”

……

Yang Chen asked, “Are you going back to Hai City tomorrow, or are you going to Jinling with me?”

Cheng Junjun: “Do you have time to go to the Confucius Temple with me?”

Yang Chen: “If you go to Jinling, you have to go to the Confucius Temple [a famous landmark in Nanjing, known for its historical and cultural significance], otherwise, it’s a waste of time.”

Cheng Junjun: “Hee hee… Then I’ll go to Jinling with you.”

Yang Chen nodded and found a hotel nearby to check in.

Receptionist: “I’m sorry, we only have one presidential suite left. Is a regular double room okay?”

Yang Chen: “Beauty, can you double-check if there are any double rooms?”

As he said that, Yang Chen slipped a hundred yuan to the receptionist.

The receptionist was shocked.

Why?

Because Cheng Junjun was watching him slip her the money.

Brother, have you been watching too many movies and online jokes?

People usually do it secretly, but you’re doing it right in front of the girl. That’s too much.

The receptionist covered her mouth and smiled, and said, “Handsome, what’s the difference if you slip it to me or not? I’m just telling you whether there’s one available or not.”

Cheng Junjun lowered her head, lightly bit her lip, and smiled without saying a word.

Yang Chen: “You’re the receptionist. Whether there’s one available or not is up to you, right?”

When the receptionist saw Cheng Junjun’s shy and unhappy look, she knew what was up and immediately replied, “Ah, I’m sorry. I just checked, and the last double room was booked online. Now there’s only one presidential suite left. Do you two still want to stay?”

Yang Chen said to Cheng Junjun with a straight face, “Oh, such a big hotel only has one room left. It’s late, and other hotels probably don’t have any rooms either, and this is the only hotel within a few kilometers. Why don’t we just make do with it for one night? You sleep on the bed, and I’ll sleep on the floor.”

The receptionist was speechless at Yang Chen’s blatant lie because there was another hotel right across the street. Was he really calling this the only hotel within a few kilometers?

Did he think the girl was stupid?

Listening to him lie through his teeth.

Cheng Junjun nodded lightly and said, “Okay then.”

The receptionist’s eyes widened in shock and was blown away by these two.

The receptionist quickly completed the formalities and gave Yang Chen the room card.

Yang Chen turned and walked toward the elevator. Cheng Junjun turned and followed, taking the hundred yuan that Yang Chen had given to the receptionist.

It was unnecessary to give the money. There was no need to waste it.

The receptionist looked at their backs and muttered, “Young people these days are so playful.”

Yang Chen and Cheng Junjun arrived at the room.

Although it wasn’t as good as the presidential suites at the Peninsula Hotel or the Atlantis Hotel, it had everything it should, but the decor and facilities were a bit worse.

Cheng Junjun was a little nervous and said, “Do you want to take a shower? If not, I’ll go first.”

Yang Chen: “It’s getting late. It’s a waste of time to take turns. Why don’t we shower together to save time? We have to get up early tomorrow to go to Jinling, so we should go to bed early.”

Cheng Junjun immediately covered her face, didn’t say anything, but nodded lightly…