How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 291

291. Unspoken Rules: Cleaning House with a Subordinate

The young woman glanced at the backpack beside her. “Take this bag to the location I’ve marked,” she instructed. “Shout Chen Yang’s name and hand it over to him.”

Yang Chen nodded. “Okay. What about your cash and bank cards? Give them to me; you won’t be needing them. Oh, and write down the bank card passwords, too.”

The woman nodded, reaching for her wallet. Then, a flicker of realization crossed her face. She turned to Yang Chen, a puzzled expression on her face. “Can’t you tell I’m about to jump off a building and commit suicide?”

Yang Chen nodded. “I can tell.”

The woman’s confusion deepened. “You can tell I want to commit suicide, and all you care about is my money and bank cards? Aren’t you going to try to talk me out of it?”

Yang Chen shrugged. “Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me, but if I get your money, I can really live a good life. Isn’t that great?”

The woman’s eyes widened. “Hey, don’t you have any sympathy? Don’t you have even the most basic humanity?”

Yang Chen feigned offense. “Wait… are you trying to go back on your word? Hey! Adults should keep their promises, no take-backs! You said you’d give me the money and bank cards; that’s why I foolishly came up here. Now that I’m here, you don’t want to give them anymore. Isn’t that fraud? I’m going to sue you!”

The woman threw her hands up in exasperation. “Oh my god, what kind of freak are you? I’m going to commit suicide! Do you know what that means? I’m not giving you the money, and you’re going to sue me? Seriously, do you have no shame?”

Yang Chen retorted, “You’re the one with no shame! Your whole family has no shame! If you don’t give me the money and bank cards, we’ll go to the police station! We’ll see if the police will convict you of fraud! Even if you die, you’ll die with a criminal record, and you’ll be a sinner in the afterlife!”

The woman was beyond furious. She jumped to her feet, grabbed Yang Chen’s arm, and exclaimed, “You’re the most outrageous person I’ve ever met! Let’s go, we’ll go to the police station right now and see who the police think is right!”

Yang Chen readily agreed, “Let’s go! It’s your fraud, anyway!”

The woman sputtered, “You call it fraud! Can’t I just… not want to give it to you?”

The two walked and argued, soon arriving at the police station.

The police officers saw them approaching, bickering loudly, and quickly came out to investigate.

Yang Chen immediately grabbed the woman and announced, “She was going to jump off a building to commit suicide. I tricked her into coming down and brought her to you. Take it from here.”

The woman suddenly realized what had happened and shouted, “You bastard! You deliberately tricked me into coming down!”

As she spoke, she struggled to run, but Yang Chen gently pushed her towards the approaching female police officer.

The woman roared, “Liar! You big liar, I hate you!”

Yang Chen left with his head held high, his good deed unacknowledged.

Back in the car, Yang Chen ended the ride and quickly accepted another passenger request.

At half-past midnight, Yang Chen accepted his last delivery order, planning to go home to sleep after completing it.

*Damn it,* he thought, *he was still two special tasks short. He couldn’t get any more orders, which made him feel frustrated.*

This customer was a Miss Gu, who ordered a cup of milk tea to be delivered to the North Gate branch of South Beauty Restaurant.

Yang Chen accepted the order and went to the milk tea shop to pick it up.

At this moment, the buyer, Miss Gu, sent a message to Yang Chen.

“Big brother, please do me a favor. When you get here, pretend to be my boyfriend for a moment. Thank you.”

Yang Chen immediately replied:

“Sorry, I don’t accept extra requests. I can transfer this order to someone else. You can ask if they are willing to pretend to be your boyfriend.”

Miss Gu: “Big brother, my boss got me drunk, and my head is spinning. I just graduated and came to Hai City to work. I don’t know anyone here, no relatives or friends. Please help me, pretend to be my boyfriend and just take me away. Please. Just pretend to accidentally deliver the food to me, see that I’m drunk, and take me away.”

Soon, the system notified Yang Chen that he had received a 100 yuan tip from Miss Gu.

Then, Miss Gu sent another message.

“I just started working and don’t have much money. This little reward is my way of thanking you. Please.”

*Sigh…*

*Chen-ge [older brother Chen, showing respect] is kind-hearted and can’t stand such injustice.*

Yang Chen: “Okay! I’ll be right there. Hang in there for a bit!”

Yang Chen quickened his pace, picked up the milk tea, and rushed to the North Gate branch of South Beauty Restaurant.

Soon, Yang Chen arrived at South Beauty.

The staff saw that he was a delivery driver and immediately stopped him.

“Little brother, sorry, you can’t go in. Please have the customer come out to pick it up.”

Yang Chen: “I’m Yang Chen. Ask your manager, and they’ll know who I am!”

Staff: “Ah? Yang… Mr. Yang? You… are you our boss, Mr. Yang?”

Yang Chen: “Yes! I’m in a hurry, let me through!”

Staff: “But… how could you be delivering food?”

Yang Chen: “I need to go to room 3016 now. Go find the manager to verify immediately. I have something urgent to take care of. Don’t block me!”

With that, Yang Chen wanted to go in, but the staff still stopped him.

“How about this, I’ll go find the manager right now and have him come out to see. I’m just doing my job, I hope you can understand.”

What he said made sense, so Yang Chen could only nod and say, “Okay! Hurry up and get the manager to come see me!”

The staff nodded and quickly ran inside to find the manager.

Meanwhile, inside room 3016.

Gu Qingxiu was being pressured to drink by Li Bo, the president of the North Gate branch of Hai City Bank, and Zhang Yuan, the manager of the Comprehensive Management Department.

Zhang Yuan: “Little Gu, come on, toast President Li. Your work at our bank will definitely go smoothly in the future.”

Li Bo revealed a sly smile, his eyes full of lust, wishing he could take advantage of Gu Qingxiu, who had just graduated, right there.

Gu Qingxiu quickly said, “President Li, Manager Zhang, I really can’t drink anymore. If I drink any more, I’ll pass out.”

Zhang Yuan and Li Bo exchanged a look, revealing even more wicked smiles.

It was precisely because she couldn’t drink that they should make her drink even more.

Zhang Yuan: “Little Gu, you’re not being sensible. I worked so hard to get you this opportunity; don’t waste it! A glass of wine is nothing; if you refuse, you’re not giving President Li and me face. Do you still want to work well at our branch in the future? Come on, quickly drink this glass, and we won’t drink anymore.”

Gu Qingxiu thought to herself, *Delivery brother, why aren’t you here yet! I can’t hold on anymore!*

Zhang Yuan forced the glass into Gu Qingxiu’s hand, took her hand, and clinked glasses with Li Bo.

Li Bo said with a smile, “I’ll drink first as a sign of respect.”

With that, he finished it in one gulp.

Gu Qingxiu: “President Li, I really can’t drink anymore. I…”

Zhang Yuan: “Little Gu, if you’re like this, you’re being too insensible. President Li has already drunk first as a sign of respect, you have to drink! If you don’t, you might not be able to continue working at our branch.”

*Damn it,* Gu Qingxiu thought, *seeing how well these two worked together, they must have harmed many girls in the bank.*

*It’s so difficult to get a job at a bank; many people pay a greater price to get in.*

Of course, Gu Qingxiu didn’t want to lose her job like this, so she reluctantly forced herself to drink the glass of wine.

Zhang Yuan and Li Bo exchanged another look, then both revealed wicked smiles.

Gu Qingxiu felt her head spinning, completely out of her control.

After a few seconds, Gu Qingxiu collapsed on the table.

Zhang Yuan called out, “Little Gu? Little Gu? Little Gu! Can you hear me?”

Gu Qingxiu was still somewhat conscious, but she didn’t dare to respond, afraid that Zhang Yuan would make her continue drinking.

Zhang Yuan said with a smile, “Looks like she’s really out of it. President Li, what do you say? Do we do it here, or go to a hotel?”

Li Bo said with a smile, “Of course, we go to a hotel. I’ll go over first.”

Zhang Yuan nodded and said, “Okay! I’ll send you the room number later, and I’ll bring her over.”

Li Bo: “Be careful.”

Zhang Yuan: “Don’t worry, it’s not the first time. We’re both drunk, I gave the wrong room card, and you accidentally slept in the same bed. You had sex while drunk; whether from a legal or moral standpoint, you’re not wrong.”

The two laughed slyly; they really had done this kind of thing a lot.

Li Bo put on his clothes and got up to leave.

At this moment, Gu Qingxiu, who was lying on the table, thought to herself, *It’s over, these two bastards are going to make a move. Why isn’t the delivery brother here yet! What should I do? Should I resist and leave? But if I leave, I’ll definitely lose my job. I finally got in after so much effort, and I’ll be fired in less than a month; that would be so tragic. God, what should I do?*

Li Bo took the elevator down, and Yang Chen happened to take another elevator up.

Yang Chen arrived at room 3016 and knocked on the door a few times.

Zhang Yuan came to open the door, saw a delivery guy outside, and immediately said, “Wrong place! We didn’t order takeout!”

Upon hearing the word “takeout,” Gu Qingxiu immediately struggled to sit up straight.

“I… I ordered milk tea. I’m a little dizzy from drinking; I’ll feel better after a cup of milk tea,” Gu Qingxiu said.

Before Zhang Yuan could react, Yang Chen pushed the door open and walked in.

“Baby? What are you doing here? Didn’t you say you were working overtime?” Yang Chen said loudly.

Gu Qingxiu immediately cooperated and replied, “Honey, you… why is it you? I… I was working overtime, but temporarily…”

Yang Chen turned around and grabbed Zhang Yuan, asking, “Who are you? What’s going on? What do you mean by making her drink so much? What are you up to?”

Zhang Yuan tried to push Yang Chen away, but he was too weak and couldn’t move Yang Chen at all.

“Let go! I’m the manager of the Comprehensive Management Department of the North Gate branch of Hai City Bank. Are you Gu Qingxiu’s boyfriend?” Zhang Yuan asked.

Yang Chen: “What else would I be?”

Zhang Yuan laughed and said, “Stop it. I’ve checked Gu Qingxiu’s file and followed her for over a week, confirming that she doesn’t have any relatives or friends in Hai City; that’s why I dared to ask her out. Let me guess, she must have given you money to pretend to be her boyfriend and take her away. Right?”

*Oh, how clever,* Yang Chen thought, *no wonder he can be the president’s lackey; he’s got a good brain.*

Since he guessed it, Yang Chen didn’t want to pretend anymore. Of course, he didn’t need to pretend; he could deal with the employees of Hai City Bank however he wanted.

But Gu Qingxiu didn’t know Yang Chen’s identity, so she quickly said, “Manager Zhang, he really is my boyfriend. It’s just that he’s usually busy with deliveries, so you haven’t seen him with me.”

Zhang Yuan laughed and said, “Gu Qingxiu, you’re a smart person. President Li has gone to the hotel now; you should know what to do. As long as you perform well tonight, you can be officially hired immediately and live a stable life forever. If you don’t understand, you’ll be fired tomorrow for stepping into the office with your left foot first! I’m telling you!”

*Damn, so arrogant.*

Then, Zhang Yuan said to Yang Chen, “This is none of your business; you can leave.”

Yang Chen smiled and said, “Who said it’s none of my business? I took her money, so I have to do the job. From the moment I took the money, I’m her boyfriend until she says it’s over. Is your president so awesome? Openly engaging in unspoken rules [demanding sexual favors in exchange for professional advancement] with female subordinates? Aren’t you afraid that the girl will report and complain to headquarters?”

Zhang Yuan laughed and said, “If you were her, you’ve already been subjected to the unspoken rules; would you risk losing your job to report it? Besides, can you successfully report it? Can someone who can become a president be an ordinary person? Can a small employee like you just report them? Naive! Get out of here, or I’ll complain to your delivery company tomorrow and have you fired!”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Go tell your president that I’ll go to the North Gate branch to find him tomorrow.”

With that, Yang Chen pulled Gu Qingxiu away.

Zhang Yuan quickly shouted, “Gu Qingxiu, you better think carefully! If you walk out of this door, you’ll be fired tomorrow. You’re still in your probationary period; I don’t even need a reason to fire a probationary employee. Do you believe me?”

Gu Qingxiu stopped; she was in a dilemma, not wanting to be subjected to the unspoken rules, but also not wanting to lose the job she had worked so hard to get.

Yang Chen said, “Come with me; I’ll go to the North Gate branch with you tomorrow. I guarantee you won’t lose your job.”

Although it was the first time they met, Gu Qingxiu felt a mysterious force driving her to trust Yang Chen, and her feet uncontrollably followed him.

Zhang Yuan immediately shouted, “Gu Qingxiu, you’ll regret it!”

Gu Qingxiu gritted her teeth, turned around and said, “I won’t regret it! Even if I lose my job, I won’t let you succeed. You say I can’t report it successfully, then I want to see how much power you have, and see if I can report it successfully! Try firing me tomorrow, and see if I dare to complain to headquarters!”

Yang Chen nodded appreciatively and said, “You’re right to think that way! You have to believe that there is justice in this world, and good will always triumph over evil.”

Gu Qingxiu smiled and nodded, then felt her head spinning, and then she fell into Yang Chen’s arms, not knowing if she was really drunk, or if it was just the wine making her feel that way.

“I’m sorry, I’m too dizzy, can you carry me for a bit? Please. Thank you,” Gu Qingxiu said softly.

Yang Chen nodded and carried Gu Qingxiu on his back.

Zhang Yuan was extremely angry and said, “Boy, dare to give me your name? I’ll make sure you lose your job!”

Yang Chen: “My name is Yang Chen, from the Lujiazui Financial District delivery station, feel free to complain!”

Zhang Yuan: “Okay! Just wait to be fired!”

Yang Chen carried Gu Qingxiu away and put her in the back seat of his car.

“Miss Gu, where do you live? I’ll take you home now,” Yang Chen asked.

Gu Qingxiu didn’t answer.

Yang Chen asked several times, but she still didn’t respond.

It seemed that the effects of the *baijiu* [a strong Chinese liquor] were kicking in, and she had completely lost consciousness.

Yang Chen had to go to the North Gate branch with her tomorrow, so he had to take her home.

Soon, Yang Chen drove back home.

“Shishi, come out and help!” Yang Chen shouted.

Yu Shishi and Maya quickly ran out.

Seeing a girl lying in Yang Chen’s car, Yu Shishi quickly asked, “Sir, what are you doing? You wouldn’t be picking up drunk girls outside a bar, would you? That’s not good, and it’s not safe. How do you know if she has any diseases? If you really need it, you can tell Shishi.”

*Oh dear, her imagination is too rich.*

Yang Chen quickly replied, “I didn’t pick her up. I’ll tell you later. You two get her inside and let her sleep on the sofa in the living room for the night.”

Yu Shishi and Maya nodded and quickly helped Gu Qingxiu inside.

Yang Chen took a shower and came down to explain Gu Qingxiu’s situation to Yu Shishi and Maya.

The two immediately cursed indignantly.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Okay, what’s the use of you two cursing here, they can’t hear you anyway. Cover her with a blanket, turn up the air conditioner, don’t let her get cold. I’m going upstairs to sleep. Better safe than sorry, lock the doors. It’s okay to not have the heart to harm others, but you must have the heart to guard against others.”

With that, Yang Chen went upstairs to sleep.

Yu Shishi and Maya settled Gu Qingxiu, locked the doors and windows, and then went upstairs to sleep.

The next morning, Gu Qingxiu woke up needing to pee.

Opening her eyes, she looked at the luxurious decoration in a daze and was immediately stunned.

Then she looked at the clothes she was wearing, which had been changed into another girl’s clothes.

*What’s going on? Where am I? Last night… it seems that I was carried out by that handsome delivery brother, and then… then there was no then. Where is this? A mansion! Could it be his home? Impossible! How could a delivery brother have such a luxurious home? Who changed my clothes? That little brother? Then he must have seen everything?* Countless questions surfaced in Gu Qingxiu’s mind.

Gu Qingxiu couldn’t hold it in any longer and quickly got up to find the toilet.

But this villa was too big, and there were too many rooms; she didn’t know which room was the toilet.

Seeing the famous Van Gogh painting hanging on the wall, Gu Qingxiu was stunned.

Then she carefully looked at the surrounding furniture and decorations and muttered, “These are all antiques, right? Oh my, I have to be careful; if I break one, I might not be able to afford to pay for it in my whole life.”

At this moment, Yu Shishi’s voice came from the second floor.

“You’re awake! Did you sleep well?”

Gu Qingxiu was almost scared to pee and quickly turned around to look at Yu Shishi.

Yu Shishi said with a smile, “Don’t be nervous, I’m not a bad person. Last night, my husband brought you back, oh, that’s the delivery brother. The clothes you’re wearing are mine, and I changed them for you; you don’t have to worry.”

Gu Qingxiu nodded and replied with a smile, “Thank you! Where is that little brother?”

Yu Shishi: “He’s very tired every day, so he gets up late. I’ll call him after I make breakfast. What are you looking for?”

Gu Qingxiu: “I’m sorry, I need to use the toilet.”

Yu Shishi pointed to a small door with a smile and said, “That’s it.”

Gu Qingxiu: “Okay. Thank you.”

With that, she quickly ran over.

Inside the toilet, Gu Qingxiu was stunned again.

There were also famous paintings hanging in the toilet, and there was porcelain, and the faucet was gold-plated, and the toilet was still Duravit [a high-end brand], which cost fifty to sixty thousand.

*Oh my god, the toilet on the first floor for guests is so good, wouldn’t the toilet in the master bedroom be gold-plated? Who exactly is this little brother? How can he live in such an inhumanely luxurious house?* Gu Qingxiu muttered to herself, forgetting that she came to pee.

After relieving herself, Gu Qingxiu washed up and then went to help Yu Shishi make breakfast.

Gu Qingxiu was already embarrassed to stay for one night, and even more embarrassed to eat for free, so she should do some work for them.

After breakfast was made, Yu Shishi went to wake up Yang Chen and Maya.

Soon, the two washed up and came downstairs.

Gu Qingxiu smiled and nodded to Yang Chen, “Mr. Yang, thank you for saving me last night.”

Yang Chen: “You’re welcome. Let’s eat, I’ll go to the bank with you later.”

Gu Qingxiu quickly waved her hand and said, “No need, I’ll go myself. No matter what the result is, I have to face it myself. Even if you help me for a while, you can’t help me forever; they will definitely make things difficult for me later. If I really get fired, I’ll complain to headquarters! Whether I can complain successfully or not, I must let them know that I’m not a pushover, and I won’t let them manipulate me.”

Yu Shishi immediately clapped her hands and said, “Well said! Sister, you should have this kind of thinking! You can always find another job, but you can never get your dignity back. Don’t worry, our husband will definitely be able to help you. Quick, let’s eat.”

More than half an hour later, Yang Chen left with Gu Qingxiu.

Gu Qingxiu insisted on facing it herself, so Yang Chen didn’t force her.

However, since there were such scoundrels in Hai City Bank, Yang Chen, as a major shareholder, had to intervene.

Otherwise, if negative news was exposed one day, it would inevitably affect the brand image of Hai City Bank, which would lead to a drop in stock prices, causing Yang Chen to lose wealth.

Therefore, Gu Qingxiu took a taxi to the North Gate branch, while Yang Chen went directly to Hai City Bank headquarters.

At this time, Zhang Yuan, who had already arrived at the bank, called the Lujiazui Financial District Mi Tuan [a food delivery service] delivery station and complained that Yang Chen was meddling in other people’s business, asking the station manager to fire him.

The station manager laughed and said, “I can’t fire him. I still need to eat breakfast, bye!”

Zhang Yuan felt that he might not have enough influence, so he asked the president to call and demand that Yang Chen be fired.

But Li Bo got the same reply; Yang Chen could not be fired.

As for why, the station manager didn’t say.

At this time, Gu Qingxiu arrived.

Zhang Yuan immediately announced loudly, “Gu Qingxiu, your work performance is not up to par; you have been fired.”

The colleagues looked at Gu Qingxiu in surprise.

*What’s going on?*

*Could it be that she didn’t perform well last night, and the president wasn’t satisfied?*

*Or did the president take advantage of her and then deny it?*

Gu Qingxiu smiled and packed her things, saying, “It’s okay, I expected it. I’m going to headquarters to complain now; I’m going to expose your and Li Bo’s true colors! Engaging in unspoken rules with female subordinates, and doing this more than once. You just wait for headquarters to hold you accountable!”

Zhang Yuan laughed and said, “Do you think you can successfully complain? If complaining could succeed, President Li wouldn’t be here long ago? Everyone agrees, right?”

The colleagues looked embarrassed, because almost all of these female colleagues had been subjected to the unspoken rules by Li Bo.

Although this kind of thing was embarrassing, at least their jobs were stable, and no outsiders knew about it.

But if Gu Qingxiu made a scene at headquarters, then they would all be exposed.

“Little Gu, don’t do this. It’s not easy to find a job now! Think about it.”

“That’s right! Think about how much effort you put in to get in; if you lose your job so easily, wouldn’t all your previous efforts be wasted?”

“Little Gu, don’t make trouble, we beg you. We’ll help you plead with President Li, let him keep you. Okay?”

Gu Qingxiu sneered and said, “You can give up your dignity, but I can’t! Zhang Yuan, tell Li Bo, wait for headquarters to hold you accountable!”

With that, Gu Qingxiu turned and left.

The colleagues panicked and begged Zhang Yuan to keep Gu Qingxiu, so as not to make things worse.

But Zhang Yuan didn’t care and replied with a smile, “Don’t worry. She can’t make any waves. Work hard; with President Li here, you’ll all be fine.”

Then Zhang Yuan went to Li Bo’s office.

“President Li, I’ve already fired Gu Qingxiu; she said she’s going to complain to headquarters. Haha…” Zhang Yuan said with a look of disdain.

Li Bo also showed a disdainful smile and said, “She’s still too young. But what about that delivery guy; it’s useless for me to call and complain. I don’t know why, but I feel a little uneasy; I always feel like something is wrong.”

Zhang Yuan: “Don’t worry, nothing will happen. I’m going to make a dismissal statement now; isn’t it easy to pick out a few of her faults?”

Li Bo: “Haha… I’ve always been relieved when you handle things! Go ahead.”

At this time, Hai City Bank headquarters.

Yang Chen had already talked to Zhou Wenming, the chairman of Hai City Bank Group.

Zhou Wenming said angrily, “Mr. Yang, don’t be angry; I’ll call them both over now; I will definitely deal with them in front of Mr. Yang! This kind of black sheep must not be left in our Hai City Bank!”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Okay! Then I’ll see what Chairman Zhou does.”

Although the Hai City State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission holds a controlling stake in Hai City Bank, Yang Chen is, after all, the major shareholder in name, and if he is determined to drive someone away, he will definitely succeed.

Therefore, Zhou Wenming is still very afraid of Yang Chen.

At this time, the secretary came to report, “Chairman, Mr. Yang. There’s a girl at the gate, saying her name is Gu Qingxiu, and she was originally an employee of the Wealth Management Department of the North Gate branch of Hai City Bank. She was fired for not accepting the unspoken rules of President Li Bo and Comprehensive Department Manager Zhang Yuan, and she is requesting that headquarters can help her.”

Yang Chen said with a smile, “She’s the female lead.”

Zhou Wenming nodded and said, “Bring her here.”

The secretary nodded and quickly went to the gate to pick up Gu Qingxiu.

Zhou Wenming picked up the phone and called Li Bo, telling him to bring Zhang Yuan to headquarters immediately.

Li Bo panicked and quickly called Zhang Yuan in.

“Just now, Chairman Zhou from headquarters called me over; it seems that Gu Qingxiu really complained,” Li Bo said guiltily.

Zhang Yuan was still the same as before, saying, “President Li, don’t worry. She can’t make any waves. I’ve already prepared the witnesses and evidence; she was fired because of problems with her work ability and style. As for the unspoken rules, she has no proof; how can she prove it’s true?”

Li Bo: “Haha… It’s still you! I’m relieved when you handle things! Let’s go, go to headquarters and teach her a lesson!”