How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 269

Yu Shishi was indeed absolutely loyal to Yang Chen, and she would obediently do whatever he asked.

She lifted the hem of her nightgown and sat on it, her face flushed.

But just then, Yang Chen suddenly remembered that there seemed to be something very important he hadn’t done.

On closer thought, damn it, Tang Xia had called when he was arguing with a passenger, saying she had something to discuss.

Just as Yu Shishi was about to make a further move, Yang Chen quickly stopped her and said, “I suddenly remembered there’s something very important I haven’t done. You should go back and rest. I need to make a call.”

Yu Shishi was stunned, pouting, and said, “Sir, are you even listening to what you’re saying? I’m already like this, and you’re telling me to go rest? Aren’t you afraid of hurting my feelings?”

Yang Chen kissed Yu Shishi and said, “My bad, I was too preoccupied today and forgot something very important. Go back to sleep, I need to make a call.”

Yu Shishi pouted and left Yang Chen, saying, “Okay, I’ll go back first. Call me when you’re done.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded. Yu Shishi waved with a smile and turned to go back to her room.

Yang Chen quickly grabbed his phone and called Tang Xia.

Tang Xia answered almost instantly, as if she had been waiting for Yang Chen’s call.

Yang Chen: “Hey, Xia Xia, what’s up?”

Tang Xia: “Are you very busy over there? I saw you got into another incident today.”

Yang Chen: “I’m done being busy. Is there something going on with you?”

Tang Xia: “Something huge has indeed happened on my end. Can you come out for a bit? Let’s meet at the Yihai Apartments to talk.”

Yang Chen: “Alright. I’ll head over now. See you later.”

Yang Chen felt that Tang Xia must have something very important to discuss, otherwise she wouldn’t have asked him to meet at this hour.

So, he quickly got dressed and rushed to the Yihai Apartments.

Soon, Yang Chen and Tang Xia met in the private piano room.

As soon as they met, Tang Xia hugged Yang Chen and started crying.

Yang Chen patted her back with concern and asked, “What’s wrong? Who bullied you?”

Tang Xia cried so hard that she couldn’t speak.

After a while, Tang Xia’s emotions gradually calmed down.

“My grandfather wants me to marry Ye Xuan of the Ye family to deal with you. He knows you’ll definitely stand up to stop it, and inevitably clash with the Ye family, so he can achieve his goal of using someone else to kill you. My dad said this is a calculated scheme, and you know it’s a trap but you have to jump in. I didn’t want to tell you, but Dad said that even if I didn’t, Grandpa would make sure you found out. My dad told me to let you know and hear what you think,” Tang Xia said.

Yang Chen chuckled, wiped away Tang Xia’s tears, and said, “When your dad came to me to save your grandfather, I told him. Once the old man comes back to life, he’ll definitely sideline him. He was too soft-hearted and didn’t want to see your grandfather die. It’s like the ancient struggle for the throne, siblings killing each other, even fathers and sons—that’s all normal. No one can resist the temptation of a vast empire, and no one can resist the temptation of billions of assets. But in the end, your dad still chose this path.”

Tang Xia: “My dad regrets it now, but the situation has already developed to this point. It’s no use regretting now; we can only quickly figure out how to deal with it. Achen, what do you think we should do now? I’m your woman; I definitely can’t marry Ye Xuan. My dad isn’t willing to give up the Tang family’s assets so easily. But now Grandpa is clearly trying to pull the Ye family in to deal with you. I… I really don’t know what to do.”

Yang Chen: “No one can take my woman away. What bullshit Ye family? I don’t give a damn about them. As for your dad wanting the Tang family’s assets, there is a way. When I saved your grandfather, I held back; I didn’t cure him completely. As long as he catches a cold and you vigorously stimulate his philtrum [the area between the nose and upper lip], he will quickly fall into a coma, and no one but my acupuncture can save him. Once your grandfather falls into a coma, your dad, as the nominal head of the Tang family, will be the biggest. Those assets transferred to your second uncle and cousin’s names definitely can’t be recovered, but your dad can make one-to-one replicas of the corresponding companies. At least for now, outsiders only recognize your dad as the head of the Tang family, not your second uncle. As long as you take back the business, your second uncle’s company will be just an empty shell. Your grandfather’s deposits, wealth management products, equity, etc., according to the Tang family’s rules, as long as he’s gone, these things automatically transfer to the current head of the family, and your dad can rightfully take them back. Go back and tell your dad that I’ve created a second chance for him, and this time he must do it himself. Otherwise, he can die as far away as possible; I won’t help him for your sake.”

Tang Xia: “You want my dad to destroy my grandfather with his own hands?”

Yang Chen: “Didn’t your grandfather destroy your dad and you with his own hands? He can sacrifice you, so why can’t you sacrifice him? Don’t tell me you’re still going to be soft-hearted at this point? Then I won’t care about your family’s affairs; do whatever you want.”

Tang Xia: “I don’t mean that; it’s just that they are father and son after all, and I’m worried that my dad will spend the rest of his life in regret and self-blame.”

Yang Chen: “Then let your mom do it. I’ll only acknowledge it if they do it; I won’t acknowledge it if anyone else does.”

Tang Xia nodded gently, hugging Yang Chen and falling into deep thought.

Although she really hates her grandfather now, she still feels a little unbearable at the thought of them destroying him with their own hands.

After a long silence, Tang Xia suddenly said, “I’ll do it! I’ll do this! I’m not going to be a pianist anymore; I want to be an empress! The future head of the Tang family must be me! I’ve lived in a greenhouse for 23 years; it’s time to face the cruel life myself.”

Yang Chen laughed and said, “It’s best if you do it. If you can really do as I say, I guarantee you will definitely be the future head of the Tang family.”

Tang Xia: “Okay! It’s settled then. Let him catch a cold, and then vigorously pinch his philtrum. Right?”

Yang Chen: “Right!”

Tang Xia: “Okay! I got it.”

The next morning, Tang Xia returned home.

Her parents quickly asked her what was going on and what Yang Chen had said.

Tang Xia no longer had the carefree smile she used to have, and replied seriously, “I know what to do, step by step. When it’s time to use you, I’ll tell you what to do. I’m going to talk to Grandpa.”

After speaking, Tang Xia returned to her room and took a basin of water to her grandfather’s place.

It was mid-June, and the weather was already very hot.

However, the mornings were still a bit cool.

Tang Xia decided to use a simple and straightforward method, directly splashing a basin of cold water on her grandfather.

He was already old, so he should be likely to catch a cold, right?

The so-called catching a cold, in traditional medicine, means that evil energy enters the body.

Yang Chen had foreseen that there would be such a day, so he didn’t completely cure Tang Hengyu. As long as he was invaded by evil energy again and stimulated his philtrum to make him vomit blood, he would fall into a coma again.

Tang Xia directly pushed the door open and went in, splashing the cold water in the basin directly on the old man.

The old man was almost stunned by the cold water, looking at Tang Xia in surprise, and said, “Xia Xia, what are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?”

Tang Xia replied crying, “I think you must be fascinated by something; I want to wake you up. I’m your most beloved granddaughter; how can you agree to the Ye family’s marriage without discussing it with me? Have you considered my feelings? Are you still the grandpa who holds me in the palm of his hand?”

After speaking, Tang Xia hugged Tang Hengyu and cried.

Originally, Tang Hengyu was quite angry, but seeing Tang Xia like this, he was no longer angry.

“Xia Xia, men should marry and women should be married; it’s time for you to get married. The Ye family and our Tang family are old friends, and that Ye Xuan has made great achievements on the frontier and is known as the Shura War God [a fierce and powerful warrior]. He’s back now to build a company that can rival the Aegis Security Group. Our two families are well-matched, and you and him are a perfect couple. Grandpa thinks this is a good marriage,” Tang Hengyu said hypocritically.

Tang Xia now wanted to deliberately stall Tang Hengyu, not letting him change his clothes.

“But I haven’t even met him; I don’t know what kind of person he is. How can I marry him? And you also know my relationship with Yang Chen; you still want me to marry someone else. What about me and Yang Chen?” Tang Xia said.

Tang Hengyu snorted coldly and said, “Don’t mention him to me! From the moment he brought people to smash our Tang family mansion, it was destined that you and him could not be together. Unless you are no longer the Tang family’s granddaughter, and your dad is no longer my son!”

Tang Xia was very angry in her heart, which strengthened her determination to do it herself.

Tang Xia tried to stall Tang Hengyu for nearly half an hour, and the little old man’s body finally couldn’t hold it anymore.

“Cough cough… cough cough cough…” Tang Hengyu began to cough.

It was not yet time to pinch his philtrum, otherwise Tang Xia would not be able to explain it.

“Grandpa, change your clothes first. Don’t catch a cold,” Tang Xia said, and then she got up and left.

Tang Hengyu sighed, coughed a few more times, and muttered to himself, “Xia Xia, don’t blame Grandpa; blame yourself for not being a boy. In fact, Grandpa really hopes you were a boy; Grandpa would do everything possible to leave everything in the Tang family to you. Unfortunately, you are not… If Grandpa doesn’t do this, the Tang family will change its name to Yang in the future; Grandpa will have no face to see the ancestors! Cough cough… cough cough cough…”

Tang Hengyu quickly got up to get his clothes to change, but it was too late. He felt a little cold, so he quickly got into bed to warm up.

However, Tang Hengyu couldn’t hold on for long and was quickly sent to the hospital.

Tang Hengyu may have felt sorry for Tang Xia, so he concealed the fact that Tang Xia splashed water on him.

For better treatment, Tang Hengyu planned to stay in the hospital for two days.

There were professional medical staff to take care of him here, which was definitely better than going home.

Because it was daytime working hours, Tang Xia volunteered to stay with her grandfather, while everyone else went to work or study.

Tang Xia chatted with the old man for dozens of minutes, and suddenly she changed the subject and asked, “Grandpa, if you had another chance, would you still abandon us?”

Tang Hengyu was stunned, and then he laughed and said, “What did your dad tell you?”

Tang Xia was expressionless and said, “My dad hopes I can study abroad and continue to pursue my dream of becoming a pianist. I’ve always wanted to be a pianist and have no interest in inheriting the Tang family’s property; you know that. Why do you have to be so ruthless?”

After speaking, Tang Xia’s hand touched her grandfather’s face.

Tang Hengyu had no idea what Tang Xia was going to do, so he didn’t resist.

“Xia Xia, do you know how many times I’ve wished you were a boy? If you were a boy, I would love you until the moment I die. Unfortunately, you are not. Girls will eventually belong to someone else, and I can’t hand over the Tang family to you. You can hate Grandpa, but you have to understand Grandpa’s helplessness,” Tang Hengyu said.

Tang Xia’s hand had already touched Tang Hengyu’s philtrum, and then her eyes turned cold, and she said, “I understand your helplessness, but who will understand my helplessness?”

After speaking, Tang Xia pinched Tang Hengyu’s philtrum hard.

Tang Hengyu immediately wanted to struggle, but then he felt a rusty taste in his throat, followed by a mouthful of blood spurting out, covering Tang Xia’s hands with blood.

“You… you…” Tang Hengyu stared at Tang Xia in horror.

He never thought that his always gentle and kind granddaughter would do this to him.

The next second, Tang Hengyu fell down and fell into a coma.

“Achen is really amazing; he guessed everything so accurately!” Tang Xia muttered to herself.

Tang Xia quickly ran out and shouted, “Doctor! Doctor! Come and see my grandfather!”

…

On the other side, Yang Chen was looking at the information about the Ye family sent to him by Qiu Yuhong.

The Ye family, like the Tang family, were descendants of famous generals.

The Ye family, like the Tang family, invested in companies in the fields of communications, energy, and people’s livelihood.

Their assets were conservatively estimated to be around 20 billion, and their economic strength was quite strong.

Unlike the Tang family, the Ye family had always had people in the military, helping the family maintain relations with the military.

The current head of the Ye family was Ye Kaiguo, and Ye Xuan was Ye Kaiguo’s grandson. Ye Kaiguo had made it clear that after his death, the position of head of the family would automatically be handed over to Ye Xuan.

Because the Ye family invested in state-owned enterprises, it was a bit unrealistic to bring them down economically.

He couldn’t ask Yang Chen to bring down all the state-owned enterprises, could he?

So, he could only start with the people.

Ye Xuan had a habit of collecting all kinds of rare things.

Other than that, he had no other obvious hobbies.

So, Yang Chen should start from this aspect; perhaps he could find Ye Xuan’s flaws.

After a while, Tang Xia sent a message to Yang Chen.

“Done! My grandfather is unconscious; the hospital is helpless and can only wait for a miracle. The first step of the plan is complete; we are now carrying out the second step: let my dad hollow out the business of my second uncle and cousin’s companies.”

Tang Xia’s behavior may be a bit cold-blooded, but Yang Chen was willing to see her like this.

This world doesn’t believe in tears; it only believes in hard power.

If Tang Xia didn’t want to leave her fate to be controlled by others, she should become the future head of the Tang family.

Yang Chen replied: “Very good! If you need my help, just ask; I will do my best to help you become the head of the Tang family.”

At this time, Qiu Yuhong called Yang Chen and said that Ye Xuan of the Ye family was waiting at the Aegis Security Group, hoping to meet him.

Since Ye Xuan had taken the initiative to come to his door, Yang Chen had to face him head-on and must not dodge in the slightest, otherwise people would think he was afraid.

Hanging up the phone, Yang Chen immediately rushed to the Aegis Security Group.

Soon, he met Ye Xuan.

Ye Xuan was indeed the Shura War God, and the aura he exuded was indeed very powerful.

Qiu Yuhong introduced the two, and they shook hands and greeted each other.

Ye Xuan went straight to the point and said, “I heard that Mr. Yang has also taken a fancy to Tang Xia. I came to visit Mr. Yang specifically to see if we can discuss it and Mr. Yang can take the initiative to withdraw. Now all the major families in Haicheng know that our Ye family has already made an engagement gift to the Tang family, and Tang Xia and I are considered engaged. If you don’t withdraw, it will inevitably affect the reputation of our Ye family. Once the reputation of the Ye family is affected, the consequences will be very serious.”

Yang Chen: “You’re dreaming! Tang Xia is already my woman; how can I withdraw! It’s you who should stop fantasizing about Tang Xia.”

Ye Xuan: “I made a special trip to discuss it with you in person; don’t be ungrateful. If you make me angry, then I won’t be so easy to talk to.”

Yang Chen: “I would like to see what you look like when you are not easy to talk to. I’ll say it one last time: stay away from Tang Xia, otherwise you will bear the consequences.”

Ye Xuan laughed, got up and said, “Then there is nothing to talk about. I now formally declare war on you: I will build a company to replace the Aegis Security Group, and I will definitely marry Tang Xia.”

After speaking, Ye Xuan left with his men.

Qiu Yuhong quickly stepped forward and whispered, “Mr. Yang, the Ye family is indeed very powerful; you should be fully prepared.”

Yang Chen: “Hehe… In my place, all beings are equal; even the Ye family can’t provoke me, otherwise there will be no good end. Recently, you have to keep a close eye on Ye Xuan; he wants to build a company comparable to Aegis Security to replace us. You must know yourself and your enemy, understand?”

Qiu Yuhong: “Understood!”

Yang Chen nodded and left.

In order to complete the special task as soon as possible, Yang Chen was now very active. As long as he had time, he would definitely drive, and he would never be as indifferent as before.

However, it was a pity that he didn’t pick up any special passengers today.

In the evening, Yang Chen was lying in bed scrolling through Douyin [Chinese version of TikTok] and saw a video that moved him.

It said that a 15-year-old girl had leukemia, but because her family was very poor, they couldn’t afford the 1.2 million yuan injection of the special drug to treat blood cancer.

The little girl had made it clear that she wanted to go home and wait to die, and didn’t want her parents to spend all their money, after all, her parents’ lives had to continue after she died.

The little girl now had only one dream, which was to take a plane and feel the beauty of the sky.

If she could fulfill this dream, she would have no regrets in death.

In the comments section, netizens were leaving messages of encouragement and blessings.

“Xiao Rui, I’m sorry to meet you in this way. You can try Waterdrop Fundraising [a Chinese crowdfunding platform], etc. As long as you are still alive, don’t give up hope.”

“Alas… poor families who encounter this kind of thing can only wait to die.”

“People often say, what’s the use of having money? Can money buy time? Look, isn’t this a good example? Having money can really buy you time, and not having money can really only wait to die.”

“1.2 million yuan of anti-cancer drugs can’t help you, but I can give you a plane ticket; where do you want to go?”

…

The girl named Xiao Rui replied to some netizens, saying that she wanted to go to the capital to see the national flag raising ceremony, and hoped to take a helicopter directly there.

A helicopter?

Yang Chen didn’t have one, but the Aegis Security Group did.

Yang Chen couldn’t stand this kind of suffering in the world the most. Since he encountered it, he would help her realize this wish.

So, Yang Chen left a message for the little girl.

“I can help you realize your dream; please DM [direct message] me.”