How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 338

True Colors Exposed (Manga Adaptation Incoming!)

Chapter 338 True Colors Exposed (Manga Adaptation Incoming!)

Under Li Gaole’s shocked gaze, Yang Chen began a phone conversation with Wang Ankang, the president of SKP Group.

Through the equity he acquired and the equity indirectly held by Longlian Supermarket Group, Yang Chen had absolute control over SKP Group. Whether Wang Ankang could continue as chairman was, of course, up to Yang Chen.

All the conveniences Yang Chen encountered at SKP today were actually arranged by Wang Ankang.

If Yang Chen hadn’t told him not to make too big a fuss, he would have personally led the SKP executives to welcome Yang Chen.

Wang Ankang’s call was to gauge Yang Chen’s thoughts regarding personnel appointments in the group, especially the choice for the chairman’s position.

To be fair, SKP’s sales have been growing at an average annual rate of 30%, which shows that Wang Ankang’s personal ability is strong, and SKP should continue to develop under his management.

Yang Chen himself would definitely not personally interfere with the daily management of SKP, so it would be better to continue to let him manage it.

Therefore, Yang Chen said affirmatively, “I am very satisfied with your performance over the years and have no plans to replace you for the time being. Everything in SKP Group will remain the same, and development will proceed step by step.”

Wang Ankang was overjoyed and said, “Thank you, Mr. Yang, for your appreciation. I will work harder in the future and will never let you down.”

Yang Chen: “Did the purchasing manager, Li Gaole, purchase fur or anything like that? Check carefully to see if there are any problems. If there are problems, deal with them accordingly. If there are no problems, let him continue as the purchasing manager.”

Li Gaole, who was standing next to him, suddenly felt nervous, his heart rate accelerated, and he felt like it was about to jump out of his throat. His legs were even shaking, and his palms and back were sweating. This was a typical manifestation of nervousness and fear.

Wang Ankang: “Fur? It seems that we did purchase fur as an end-of-year bonus. Did Mr. Yang hear something? Please tell me directly, and I will handle it impartially.”

Yang Chen: “Check to see if there is any trickery first. Tell me the results first, and don’t act on your own.”

Wang Ankang: “Okay, I understand. I will immediately order someone to check the accounts and make sure to find out as soon as possible.”

Yang Chen hummed and hung up the phone.

Li Gaole, who was next to him, wanted to step forward and beg Yang Chen for mercy, but found that he couldn’t move his feet. Then, he felt his legs weaken and he collapsed to the ground.

Yang Chen smiled, helped him up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, “Stand up straight! Why are you so nervous? Did you do something bad?”

Li Gaole: “Mr. Yang, I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were the Yang Chen who acquired the group’s shares. I have offended you in my words before, please forgive me. I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”

Yang Chen: “It’s okay, I don’t care about these things. As long as you can withstand the group’s investigation, you can still continue to be the purchasing manager. Or, do you have anything you need to confess to me now? I can consider it. As long as you haven’t committed an unforgivable mistake, I can give you a chance to reform. But if the group finds out, it will be handled according to the rules, and you will have no chance.”

It can be said with certainty that none of the purchasing managers are completely clean.

No matter how small, they will always get some benefits.

This is human nature, and no one can guarantee that they can pick out a purchasing manager who doesn’t take any benefits at all.

Therefore, Yang Chen’s idea was that as long as Li Gaole hadn’t made a big mistake, he could use this leverage to control him and let him continue to be the purchasing manager, which would definitely be safer and more reliable than finding someone new.

Li Gaole quickly explained, “Mr. Yang, don’t do this, I’ll confess to you right away. I have received some gifts from suppliers, but I have never done anything like high-priced purchases, and I have absolutely not harmed the company’s interests. I really didn’t know that Wang Yuwei was a fake socialite. I did buy fur from her a few times as gifts for the company’s annual meeting and holidays. But I didn’t take any kickbacks, and I didn’t deliberately make high-priced purchases. I compared the prices and confirmed that the prices were about the same before I agreed to Wang Yuwei’s transfer of goods to me. The total purchase of fur was about 1.5 million, and it was purchased five times over three years.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Anything else?”

Li Gaole: “That’s it! I swear to God that there are no other flawed behaviors. Really, Mr. Yang, you must believe me. If it really doesn’t work, I will convert the things the suppliers gave me into cash and compensate the company. Do you think that’s okay?”

Yang Chen: “I’ve given you the opportunity, don’t not cherish it. If the evidence Wang Ankang collects later proves that you have more than just these behaviors, then I won’t give you any more chances.”

Li Gaole: “No problem! I guarantee to Mr. Yang that there are absolutely no other violations. If President Wang finds other evidence, as long as it is proven to be true, I am willing to bear all the consequences.”

Yang Chen nodded, beckoned Li Gaole to come closer, and then whispered something in his ear.

Li Gaole nodded and said, “Understood! I will definitely cooperate with Mr. Yang.”

At this time, in the lobby.

Wang Yuwei and others were getting impatient.

Wang Yuwei: “Why are they taking so long in the bathroom? They’re even more long-winded than us.”

Ruan Wan: “Could they have run away?”

Li Yunxi quickly said righteously, “Absolutely impossible! What kind of person do you think Achen is?”

Wang Yuwei: “Ale is with him, Ale can’t run away with him, right? Don’t worry, they will definitely come back.”

As she was talking, Yang Chen and Li Gaole came back.

The two of them were nonchalant, as if nothing had happened.

Soon, the waiter served the dishes.

Looking at the table full of high-end ingredients, Wang Yuwei and others’ eyes were shining.

The giant king crab, weighing ten pounds each, was too expensive for them to even consider ordering together usually.

The sturgeon caviar, one serving for each person, was something they wouldn’t even dare to think about.

They had to take some photos.

Wang Yuwei quickly picked up her phone, pretended to reply to a message, then switched the camera and pressed the shutter a dozen times, before putting the phone away with satisfaction.

Yang Chen didn’t want to waste time with them, so he immediately started eating.

Seeing that there wasn’t much left of the dishes on the table, Wang Enhui walked over.

“Dear guests, are you satisfied with our dishes?” Wang Enhui asked with a smile.

Zheng Wei: “Delicious, delicious, this is the first time I’ve eaten so many good things in my life.”

Ruan Wan: “It’s really not bad. After all, it’s a Michelin three-star restaurant, the dishes are still worth trusting.”

Wang Yuwei: “Boss, how much do these dishes cost?”

Wang Enhui: “It’s like this, we have a Christmas Eve event. As long as the gentleman who ordered the dishes can answer one question correctly, this table of dishes will be free.”

Everyone was shocked, another event?

No way?

It wouldn’t be another question as brainless as the one at SKP, would it?

Yang Chen put down his chopsticks and said, “What’s the question, ask away.”

Wang Enhui took out a bottle of Tai Tai Oral Liquid [a traditional Chinese medicine marketed towards women] and said, “What kind of liquid is this?”

Wang Yuwei and others collectively rolled their eyes.

Damn, this is even more of a giveaway than the question at SKP.

Gao Xiang: “No way? What’s the difference between this question and giving it to him for free?”

Wang Enhui: “We’re doing an event, we want to be festive, not hold an intelligence competition, so of course we want to focus on being simple and fun, why make it so difficult?”

There was nothing wrong with this, and Wang Yuwei and others had nothing to say.

“This guy doesn’t know what dog shit luck he’s walking on, he gets drawn to answer such idiotic questions wherever he goes,” Wang Yuwei thought to herself, very unconvinced.

Yang Chen got up and pinched Wang Enhui’s chin and said, “What question did you ask just now?”

Wang Enhui is 35 years old this year, widowed two years ago, has no children, and is well-maintained. She has everything a charming mature woman should have.

She didn’t expect Yang Chen to do this suddenly, and her cheeks instantly turned red, her heart beat thumped to her throat, and she couldn’t even speak smoothly.

“I…I…I said…what kind of liquid is in my hand?”

Yang Chen: “It’s the night I’m thinking of you [a play on words, as the product’s name sounds similar to the phrase in Chinese].”

Wang Enhui immediately covered her face with both hands and laughed shyly.

“Ew…” Wang Yuwei and others made strange noises in unison.

Zheng Wei: “Yang Chen, you’re so mean. You’re flirting with an older sister in front of Yunxi.”

Ruan Wan: “That’s right! If there was no one here, who knows what you would do.”

Wang Enhui quickly said, “Congratulations, you answered correctly, this table is free!”

Yang Chen smiled and sat down.

The customers at the surrounding tables were all dumbfounded.

“Wow, really? Manager Wang, you like this kind of thing? I can do it too, let me answer this kind of question too, I want a free meal too.”

“Then we want to answer this kind of question too!”

“That’s right! We want to answer this kind of cheesy love question too.”

“I want to too!”

“We want to too!”

“Haha…”

Wang Enhui said with a smile, “Thank you for your support. We only have one spot today, and it has been taken by this generous customer. If you want to participate in our Christmas special event, come back tomorrow night. Tomorrow night, we will randomly draw a customer to participate in the Q&A. Enjoy your meal, call the waiter if you need anything. Thank you everyone!”

Wang Enhui ran away happily, just now was probably the shyest moment of her life.

Those customers cast envious glances at Yang Chen. This big table must cost tens of thousands, and he can eat for free just by saying a cheesy love line. Who can reason with that? They’ve come so many times and never encountered such a good thing.

Li Yunxi asked with a smile, “Achen, your luck is very good, you can encounter events wherever you go.”

Yang Chen: “Just lucky.”

Li Yunxi: “For the sake of this table of delicious food, I won’t pursue your flirting, oh, no, flirting with older women.”

Yang Chen smiled and said, “If there is a chance to eat and drink for free like this every day, would you mind me flirting with women?”

Li Yunxi: “I don’t mind.”

“Haha…” Everyone laughed.

Yang Chen took the opportunity to glance at Li Gaole.

Li Gaole understood and asked with a smile, “Gao Xiang, I’m also planning to buy a house recently, where did you buy it? I’ll take a look, maybe we can be neighbors.”

Gao Xiang quickly replied, “Yida Huafu.”

Li Gaole: “Damn! Yida’s houses are very expensive! Why did you think of buying their house?”

Gao Xiang: “Didn’t I play games with Wang Nianming not long ago? I told him I wanted to buy a house, and he introduced me to Yida Huafu. You also know that we are in the same circle, and we see each other often. Since he opened his mouth, I definitely had to give him face. He gave me a discount, a total discount of about 2 million, so I had even less reason to refuse.”

This might fool others, but Yang Chen could tell at once that this was a lie.

Wang Nianming would never interfere in any affairs of Yida Group, and he would never give any friend such a big discount.

Yang Chen deliberately said, “Wang Nianming? That national husband [a popular term for a desirable celebrity bachelor]? You even know him?”

Gao Xiang: “Yeah! We are all friends in the same circle, we often play games and go to bars together.”

Ruan Wan said with a look of admiration, “Honey, you are so awesome. In my impression, Wang Nianming is just a person who exists on the Internet, I didn’t expect you to be friends with him.”

Gao Xiang: “This is nothing. We are all in the same circle, it’s normal to know each other.”

Wang Yuwei felt a little disappointed. She only managed to hook up with a purchasing manager from SKP, but Ruan Wan, whom she had cultivated, actually hooked up with a second-generation rich man of Wang Nianming’s level. It was really unfair.

Zheng Wei said with a look of envy, “Yuwei, Ruan Wan, I’m really envious of you. You can find such excellent boyfriends, but I don’t know when mine will appear.”

Wang Yuwei raised the corners of her mouth and said, “It’s okay, don’t worry, I’ll introduce you to some high-quality men later, it just depends on whether you can grasp them.”

Zheng Wei quickly replied, “If you really introduce me to high-quality men, I’ll do whatever you say.”

Wang Yuwei showed a confident smile, finally developing another member.

Yang Chen asked again, “Then can you call Wang Nianming over? I’ve been seeing him online, but I haven’t seen him in reality yet. Please, please.”

Gao Xiang’s expression was obviously stunned for a moment, but it was only for that instant. Then he smiled, took out his phone, pretended to flip through the phone book, and replied, “Of course. We are good brothers, I’ll call him over, he will definitely come.”

A few seconds later, Gao Xiang patted his head and said, “Oh, I forgot, Wang Nianming’s phone number is in another phone. It’s in that Longwei phone, not in this Apple phone. There’s no way today, I’ll let you see him another day when I have the chance.”

Yang Chen smiled and put his phone on the table, the screen showing him calling Wang Nianming.

Li Yunxi was immediately shocked, and then she looked at Yang Chen with a shocked expression.

Soon, the call connected.

Yang Chen pressed the speakerphone.

Wang Nianming: “Hello, Brother Chen, what’s up?”

Yang Chen: “Xiaoming, do you know Gao Xiang?”

Wang Nianming: “Gao Xiang? I don’t know him, who is he?”

Yang Chen: “He said he’s your good brother, you play games together, and you gave him a discount of 2 million on a house in Yida Huafu, Beijing. Is that true?”

Wang Nianming: “Brother Chen, you’ve obviously met a scammer! I don’t know any Gao Xiang! Where are you now?”

Yang Chen: “I’m eating at Tang Court in Beijing.”

Wang Nianming: “What a coincidence, I’m on my way to Tang Court, I’ll be there soon. Don’t let that Gao Xiang leave, I want to see who’s using my name to scam people outside.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. I’ll wait for you.”

After speaking, Yang Chen hung up the phone.

Everyone looked at Yang Chen in shock, their mouths open wide enough to fit an egg.

Li Yunxi: “Achen, you…you know Wang Nianming?”

Yang Chen: “I know him. He calls me Brother Chen. He’ll be here in a while, I’ll introduce you to him.”

Seeing that the situation was not good, Gao Xiang got up and wanted to run.

Yang Chen immediately said, “Do you think you can run away? The five strong men at the table by the door are my bodyguards.”

Everyone looked over, and sure enough, there were five strong men sitting at the table by the door, all looking over here.

Gao Xiang was immediately frightened and didn’t dare to move. He quickly asked, “Brother, who are you?”

Yang Chen knocked on the table, signaling him to sit down.

In this situation, Gao Xiang didn’t dare to disobey Yang Chen’s meaning, so he could only sit down obediently.

Ruan Wan felt that something was wrong and asked, “Gao Xiang, what’s going on?”

Just as Gao Xiang was about to speak, Wang Nianming walked in.

Zheng Wei quickly said, “Wow, Wang Nianming is here.”

Everyone looked over.

Yang Chen turned around and waved, and Wang Nianming immediately saw him and ran over with a smile.

The surrounding diners also saw Wang Nianming and quickly picked up their phones to take pictures of him.

“Brother Chen, why are you in Beijing?” Wang Nianming asked with a smile.

Yang Chen: “I’m attending a summit the day after tomorrow. Do you know him?”

Wang Nianming looked at Gao Xiang and said, “I don’t know him.”

“I know him!” A female internet celebrity who was traveling with Wang Nianming said.

Gao Xiang also looked surprised when he saw the female internet celebrity and said, “Shen Jie, you…why are you here too?”

Wang Nianming turned to look at Shen Jie and asked, “You know him?”

Shen Jie: “I know him. Didn’t I tell you before that there was a very annoying fake rich second generation who pursued me? It’s him.”

Wang Nianming: “Oh, it’s him! Your name is Gao Xiang, and then you told Brother Chen that you know me, and you said I gave you a discount of 2 million on a house, and you used to pretend to be a rich second generation to pursue Shen Jie. Is that right?”

Gao Xiang knew that he couldn’t pretend anymore, so he said, “I’m just trying to make a living.”

Wang Nianming: “Of course you can make a living, but you can’t use my name to scam people outside.”

Ruan Wan stood up in shock and said with an awkward smile, “What do you mean? What fake rich second generation?”

The female internet celebrity Shen Jie said with a mocking expression, “You’ve been cheated by him, he’s not a rich second generation at all, he’s just a car repairman. His luxury cars are all rented, or directly driving customers’ cars that are brought in for repair insurance.”

Ruan Wan grabbed Gao Xiang’s collar with both hands and said, “Is what she said true? You’ve been lying to me?”

Now there was no room for nonsense, Gao Xiang could only nod and admit it.

“You bastard!” Ruan Wan slapped him.

Gao Xiang wasn’t a pushover either, he immediately slapped her back and cursed, “What are you pretending to be, you fake Bai Fumei [a Chinese term for a rich and beautiful woman]? You’re always in the group buying things together or renting things, and then taking pictures and posting them on Moments [a feature on WeChat] to pretend to be a Bai Fumei to hook up with rich guys. If you can do it, why can’t I do it?”

Ruan Wan: “You’re talking nonsense! I’m not a fake Bai Fumei, I don’t know what you’re talking about!”

Maybe God couldn’t stand their deceptive behavior, and was teasing her at this critical moment.

At this moment, Ruan Wan’s phone rang.

Gao Xiang grabbed the phone, pressed the speakerphone and answered.

“Hello, Miss, have you put on the Balenciaga we bought together? It’s already nine o’clock, I’m going on a date with a rich guy soon, I need it urgently. Please send it to me quickly.”

Ruan Wan was immediately anxious and quickly reached out to grab the phone.

But because she was not tall enough, she couldn’t reach it.

“Don’t say it! Hang up quickly!” Ruan Wan shouted anxiously.

The girl inside sensed that something was wrong, but she really needed the stockings to go on a date, and said, “I don’t care! You have to send it to the Hilton Hotel within half an hour, otherwise I’ll advertise you in the group, and you can forget about buying things together with everyone in the future.”

After speaking, she hung up the phone.

Gao Xiang returned the phone with a smug look and said, “Now what else can you argue? You are a fake Bai Fumei yourself, what qualifications do you have to blame me for being a fake rich second generation? We are both the same, let’s not talk about each other. This is your card, I’ll return it to you, we don’t owe each other.”

Gao Xiang put the card on the table, and then said very humbly to Yang Chen, “Brother Chen, can I go now?”

Yang Chen looked at Li Yunxi next to him and said, “Let him go?”

Li Yunxi was immersed in guessing Yang Chen’s true identity, and suddenly came back to her senses and said, “No…no! He hit Ruan Wan, he must pay the price! Ruan Wan, hit him back!”

Ruan Wan vented all her anger in this slap, and slapped Gao Xiang with all her strength.

“Damn it…” Gao Xiang was furious and wanted to hit back.

But he saw Yang Chen staring at him, and he was so scared that he quickly retracted his hand.

Yang Chen: “Don’t pester her in the future. Go.”

Gao Xiang nodded and ran away quickly.

Wang Yuwei was worried that Ruan Wan would shake her out too, so she quickly stepped forward to support her and wanted to leave.

Ruan Wan didn’t want to leave and said crying, “Yuwei, I’m done, my image that I’ve been building for so long is ruined. You have to help me again, you must help me!”

Wang Yuwei was extremely nervous and said, “I will definitely help you, let’s leave here first.”

Li Gaole said, “Wang Yuwei, you are also a fake Bai Fumei, right?”

Wang Yuwei was stunned, and then she got up and replied, “What nonsense are you talking about? How could I be a fake Bai Fumei!”

Coincidentally, Wang Yuwei’s phone also rang at this time.

Li Gaole came over to take her phone, scaring her so much that she quickly turned off the phone.

“What are you doing?” Wang Yuwei asked angrily.

Li Gaole: “What’s wrong, don’t dare to answer?”

Wang Yuwei retorted, “It’s too noisy here, it’s not convenient to answer the phone. Can’t I do that?”

After speaking, she ignored Ruan Wan, picked up her bag and left.

At this time, it was good enough to save herself, and she couldn’t care about what happened to Ruan Wan.

However, God didn’t seem to want her to continue deceiving people.

At this time, a young man walked up to her, and he recognized Wang Yuwei at a glance.

“Huh? Yuwei, didn’t you say you were going to Haicheng? Why are you here? Why did you lie to me?” the young man asked.

Wang Yuwei was stunned and quickly wanted to run, but the young man grabbed her.

“Let go! Let go of me!” Wang Yuwei roared.

The young man questioned, “Why did you lie to me? Tell me!”

Li Gaole walked over, pushed the young man away, put Wang Yuwei in his arms, and said, “Who are you? Why are you pestering my girlfriend?”

The young man looked surprised and said with a wry smile, “Your girlfriend? Then who am I?”

Li Gaole: “How do I know who you are?”

The young man: “I’m her boyfriend.”

Li Gaole: “Wang Yuwei, what does this mean? How many boyfriends do you have?”

Wang Yuwei covered her face, wanting to break free and escape, but she couldn’t open her eyes.

“Let go! Let go! I’m calling the police!” Wang Yuwei shouted.

Li Gaole: “Call the police! It’s good to have the police as witnesses, you can return all the things you sent me.”

The young man also said, “Yes! Call the police! You must return all the money you cheated from me!”

The people watching the show were shocked.

The legendary fake socialite is so good at playing!

“Why? You sent it voluntarily, I didn’t ask you for it! Why should I return it?” Wang Yuwei roared.

Li Gaole: “The red envelopes and transfers I sent you all have notes such as ‘Wife, spend it first’ and ‘Wife, take it to spend’, and the gifts I sent you also have clear chat records with you on WeChat. Do you want to ask a lawyer if you have to return the property after breaking up in this situation?”

The young man laughed and said, “Brother, you are very experienced. I did the same thing. I suddenly feel so cost-effective, I slept with her dozens of times for nothing, and I have to return all the things I sent her.”

“Haha…” The two looked at each other and laughed.

Pity Wang Yuwei’s calculations, and finally ended up with nothing, not a penny, and was slept with so many times for nothing…

Brothers, thank you for your support, this book is going to be adapted into a manga, I just signed the contract today. Thank you for your continued support, and you may see the manga or anime soon.