How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 339

The Over-the-Hill Star from Korea: What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Wang Yuwei’s gold-digging career might be coming to an end. There were too many rich second-generation individuals among the onlookers. If they post her photos in their social circles, the entire rich second-generation community in Beijing will basically know about her fake socialite status.

Of course, if she still wants to pretend to be a socialite and deceive people, she can only go to remote areas.

However, her purpose in pretending to be a socialite and deceiving people is to make money and hook up with wealthy men. If she’s lucky enough to marry into a wealthy family, that would be even better.

And her ultimate goal in doing all this is to enjoy the prosperous and extravagant life of big cities like Beijing and Haicheng. Even if she marries a rich man in a remote area, she won’t be able to enter high-end places like she does now, which is not the ending she wants.

Yang Chen didn’t want to be photographed and filmed too much by the diners, so he invited Wang Nianming to the private room to chat.

Before leaving, Yang Chen also told Wang En’hui that Tang Pavilion is not allowed to host shared-order fake socialites in the future, unless they order food and eat it quickly. They can’t have several groups of people coming to take pictures, and the food gets cold.

If others misunderstand, they might think that Tang Pavilion provides leftovers to its guests.

Yang Chen arrived at the parking lot, and Li Yunxi was waiting for him next to his car.

“Have they all left?” Yang Chen asked.

Li Yunxi nodded and said, “They’ve all left. Sigh… I didn’t expect fake socialites to be like this. I thought they were just vain, but they actually have a fraud component.”

Yang Chen: “They don’t have much money to begin with. Many people share brand-name items in order to make money. Otherwise, why would they make their already not-so-rich lives even worse?”

The two got into the car.

It’s cold, so they warmed up the car for a while before leaving.

Li Yunxi suddenly woke up and quickly asked, “Brother, what’s your background? How do you know Wang Nianming?”

Yang Chen: “My second cousin introduced me.”

Li Yunxi: “Stop it. How could your second cousin, a security captain at SKP [a high-end department store in Beijing], have such great abilities? I can accept that he can influence the businesses inside SKP. But he can know Wang Nianming and get the Tang Pavilion manager to comp [provide complimentary] such a luxurious lunch? Do you think I can still believe that?”

Yang Chen: “Then I can’t help it if you don’t believe me. I told you the truth before. I said I have a residential complex and shares in the Bulgari Hotel, but you didn’t believe me. I also said that SKP is mine, but you still didn’t believe me. Just now I also said that Tang Pavilion is mine, but you still didn’t believe me. So I can only fabricate a second cousin. Otherwise, how can a ride-hailing driver like me reasonably enjoy these privileges?”

Li Yunxi: “Ah? You… you’re telling the truth? Not kidding? I thought you were kidding! But how can a ride-hailing driver like you have these industries? Oh, or rather, you’re so awesome, why are you driving a ride-hailing car?”

Yang Chen: “I also said that I have too many industries, and I can’t manage them all by myself, so I simply hire professional managers to help me manage them. I’m in my twenties, and I can’t just lie in bed waiting to count money. It’s impossible to work for others. I can only drive a ride-hailing car and deliver food, that’s all.”

Li Yunxi looked at Yang Chen with a dumbfounded expression, and for a moment, she was speechless.

The car warmed up for a while, and they could leave.

“Should I take you back to the hotel now?” Yang Chen asked.

Li Yunxi hesitated for a few seconds and said, “I haven’t seen what a presidential suite that costs hundreds of thousands a night looks like. Can you take me to your place to see it?”

Yang Chen didn’t think much and nodded with a smile.

Soon, the two arrived at the Atlantis Hotel room.

Li Yunxi looked at the incredible night view outside the three-sided glass walls and exclaimed, “Wow, the night in Beijing is so beautiful. It’s so good to be rich. Is that Shichahai [a scenic area with lakes and historical sites in Beijing] over there?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Yes! It’s Shichahai.”

As the two were chatting, someone knocked on the door.

Yang Chen went over and opened the door. Manager Ge Zhengkang brought the SKP staff to deliver things.

Ge Zhengkang: “Mr. Yang, do you need a midnight snack?”

Yang Chen: “No need! Aren’t you going home to be with your family on Christmas Eve?”

Ge Zhengkang: “It’s a foreign holiday, I don’t celebrate it.”

Yang Chen: “Do you usually work this late?”

Ge Zhengkang: “Definitely not. Haha… It’s because Mr. Yang is here today, so I have to perform a little better. Usually, I leave work when I’m supposed to, and I don’t stay up this late unless there’s something special.”

“Haha…” Yang Chen laughed.

This Ge Zhengkang is quite honest. Yang Chen nodded and said, “Okay! I understand. You don’t have to worry about me, go home and be with your family.”

Ge Zhengkang: “Okay! Then I’ll go home first. If Mr. Yang needs anything, just call the front desk, they’re available 24 hours a day.”

Yang Chen nodded, watched Ge Zhengkang leave, and then closed the door.

Li Yunxi asked suspiciously, “Why is he so polite to you? Don’t tell me the Atlantis Hotel is also yours.”

Yang Chen: “Not entirely, I’m just the controlling shareholder, there are a few other shareholders.”

Li Yunxi gasped. Who would have thought that an ordinary ride-hailing driver would have so many investments and industries?

Yang Chen stretched and said, “I’m a little tired, can you help me wash some jujubes [Chinese dates]?”

Li Yunxi was stunned for a moment, then asked nervously, “Ah? Do… do you really want me to wash them?”

Yang Chen nodded and sat down.

Although Yang Chen’s body has a strong recovery ability, he felt a little tired after not stopping all day, so he sat down.

Li Yunxi trembled nervously and said, “Why… why are you so sudden? I… I’m not ready yet.”

Yang Chen: “Ah? It’s just washing some jujubes, what’s there to prepare for? How about this, you help me wash some jujubes, and the money you owe me will be written off.”

Li Yunxi immediately frowned and said, “What do you take me for? Am I that kind of person? I can help you take a bath, but you can’t use money to humiliate me.”

“Why are you so excited? I didn’t mean to humiliate you,” Yang Chen explained.

Li Yunxi snorted, pouted, walked over, and squatted in front of Yang Chen to take off his shoes.

Yang Chen was startled and quickly separated his feet, saying, “What are you doing?”

“Didn’t you want me to help you take a bath? Then I have to… have to take off your clothes first. You’re so annoying, pretending you don’t know,” Li Yunxi replied shyly.

“Ah?” Yang Chen looked surprised, and then laughed out loud.

Li Yunxi stood up, stomping her feet anxiously, and said, “What’s wrong with you? What are you laughing at?”

Yang Chen pointed to the shopping bag containing the fruit and said, “I asked you to wash some jujubes to eat, not to give me a bath. What are you thinking about?”

In that instant, Li Yunxi’s face, ears, and neck all turned red.

“Ugh! Why… why didn’t you say it clearly?” Li Yunxi said, both ashamed and angry.

Yang Chen: “How would I know you have ideas about my body? A normal person should be able to understand that it’s washing jujubes, not taking a bath.”

Li Yunxi angrily took the jujubes, grapes, and other fruits and quickly ran into the bathroom.

“Scumbag, it’s not taking a bath, but washing jujubes. Humph!” Li Yunxi muttered while washing, as if she was disappointed that she wasn’t asked to take a bath.

After a while, Li Yunxi washed the fruit and put it on the coffee table in front of Yang Chen.

“Look at your expression, it’s like you’re disappointed that I didn’t let you give me a bath,” Yang Chen said with a smile, then picked up a grape and ate it.

Li Yunxi squinted at him and said, “You should have reminded me the moment you realized I misunderstood.”

Yang Chen: “I didn’t realize you misunderstood at first, didn’t I tell you immediately when I found out?”

The two ate and chatted.

Soon, several boxes of grapes and winter jujubes were eaten by them.

Li Yunxi got up and stretched, saying, “I’m going back. Ugh, I feel dizzy. Is there poison in this fruit?”

Yang Chen: “Ah? Don’t joke around, why am I okay?”

Li Yunxi leaned into Yang Chen’s arms and said, “Then why do I feel dizzy? My eyes are a little blurry too.”

Yang Chen quickly tried her forehead and said, “You don’t have a fever!”

That’s right, she didn’t have a fever, she was just being flirty.

“Ugh, no, I’m dizzy. Do you think there might be alcohol in this fruit? I can’t touch alcohol, I get dizzy as soon as I touch it,” Li Yunxi asked.

Yang Chen’s eyes lit up and said, “How could there be alcohol in fruit… Hmm? These grapes definitely weren’t freshly picked. If they’re left for a long time, the glucose will ferment into ethanol, which is alcohol.”

Li Yunxi: “Then that must be it. Ugh, I’m done for, I can’t walk at all.”

Yang Chen: “Really? How much ethanol can be fermented from so few grapes? You’re dizzy from that?”

Li Yunxi put her arms around Yang Chen’s neck and buried her head in his arms without saying anything.

Yang Chen shook her a few times and muttered to himself, “Damn! Is this for real?”

The two were chest to chest, and Yang Chen could feel Li Yunxi’s heartbeat.

Damn, her heart is beating so fast, is something going to happen?

Yang Chen quickly carried Li Yunxi to the bed and carefully checked her.

“Nothing should happen. Just sleep here,” Yang Chen muttered to himself.

Then he took a change of clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Li Yunxi opened one eye and peeked at Yang Chen’s back, almost unable to hold back her laughter.

“I’ve created the opportunity for you, don’t be so clueless,” Li Yunxi thought to herself.

She was like the internet jokes, where after marriage, the husband discovers that his wife can drink a lot, only to realize that when they were dating, she pretended to faint after one sip of alcohol, and he couldn’t resist falling into her trap at that time.

On the other side, Li Chuanen had finished his dinner and returned to the hotel.

He first knocked on his daughter’s door a few times, and when there was no response, he quickly called his daughter, only to find that her phone was turned off.

“What’s going on? Why is her phone turned off?” Li Chuanen muttered to himself and returned to his room.

…

In order to be the first wave of tourists to enter the Forbidden City today, Yang Chen woke Li Yunxi up early and rushed over.

However, there were obviously many people with this idea, and when they arrived, there was already a long line at the entrance.

Listening to these tourists discussing, they came early in the morning to watch the flag-raising ceremony, and after watching it, they didn’t leave and came directly to line up.

Li Yunxi said softly, “It’s so cold, what’s the point of coming out to play? It’s so comfortable in bed, don’t you think?”

Yang Chen held back his laughter, turned to look at her, and said, “A man’s ambition lies in all directions, how can he hide in bed every day.”

“Go! I’m serious, it’s most comfortable in bed in this weather. Do you want to consider it, should we go back to the hotel now?” Li Yunxi asked again.

Yang Chen quickly shook his head and said, “No need to consider, my man’s ambition lies in all directions…”

Li Yunxi quickly interrupted him and said, “Okay, okay, okay. I know your ambition lies in all directions.”

After waiting in line for more than half an hour, it was finally their turn to enter.

The two places you must go to in Beijing are the Great Wall and the Forbidden City.

At noon, Yang Chen and Li Yunxi walked out of the Forbidden City.

At this time, Li Chuanen called Li Yunxi.

“Hello, Yunxi, what did you do last night? Why was your phone turned off all the time?” Li Chuanen asked.

Li Yunxi looked at Yang Chen beside her and quickly replied, “I had a reunion with old classmates last night and drank too much, and then my phone ran out of battery, so it was turned off. Didn’t I tell you I was going to see old classmates?”

Li Chuanen: “Oh, I was just worried about your safety. I’m done here, and I can go back in the afternoon. Where are you? Come back quickly. I’ll call Yang Chen and ask him when he can go back.”

Li Yunxi: “I’m with Yang Chen right now. I asked him to take me to the Forbidden City this morning, and he also wanted to visit, so we went together. He has something to do tomorrow, so he definitely can’t leave today.”

Yang Chen took the phone and chatted with Li Chuanen for a few words.

Li Chuanen had to rush back to teach his students, and the final exam was in a few days, so he definitely couldn’t delay here for too long.

Since Yang Chen still had things to do, he wouldn’t take his car. He and his daughter would take the high-speed train back to Haicheng.

Li Yunxi didn’t want to go back to Haicheng in the afternoon, she wanted to stay here with Yang Chen for a few more days.

But Li Chuanen had too many things to bring, and he couldn’t carry them all by himself, and she also had an exam in a few days, so she could only quickly return to the hotel and go back to Haicheng with her father in the afternoon.

Yang Chen sent Li Yunxi back to the hotel.

Li Chuanen greeted with a smile, “Little Yang, thank you. Please take us to the high-speed rail station later.”

Yang Chen: “Have you bought the tickets?”

Li Chuanen shook his head and said, “No. Yunxi, buy them on your phone.”

From Beijing to Haicheng, taking the high-speed train costs more than 500 yuan [approximately $70 USD] and takes more than 5 hours.

But taking a plane with a special ticket only costs two or three hundred yuan per ticket [approximately $28-$42 USD], and it only takes two hours to arrive.

Yang Chen said, “Why don’t you take a plane back? My second cousin has some connections with China Eastern Airlines, and it’s easy for me to ask him to get you two tickets.”

Li Chuanen: “Can we fly back this afternoon?”

Yang Chen: “I’ll call and ask.”

Yang Chen walked to the corridor to make a call.

Li Chuanen didn’t know what Yang Chen meant by his second cousin, but Li Yunxi knew.

“Could this guy have shares in China Eastern Airlines? What kind of person is he, he’s too amazing. Hehe… this man is great, I have such good taste,” Li Yunxi thought to herself.

After a while, Yang Chen came in.

China Eastern Airlines has a flight to Haicheng at 3:30 pm, and it will arrive at 5:30 pm.

Now the special ticket only costs 200 yuan [approximately $28 USD], which is much more cost-effective than taking the high-speed train.

When Li Chuanen heard that it was so cheap, one high-speed train ticket could buy two plane tickets, and it could save more than half the time, he definitely had to choose the plane.

“Haha… Little Yang, then I’ll have to ask you to tell your second cousin to help us get two tickets. Thank you,” Li Chuanen said with a smile.

Yang Chen: “Okay, give me your IDs, and I’ll ask them to help buy them. We can just pick up the tickets when we arrive.”

Li Chuanen and Li Yunxi quickly handed their IDs to Yang Chen, and Yang Chen took photos and sent them to the secretary of China Eastern Airlines, asking her to buy the tickets immediately.

After packing their things, the three went to the restaurant downstairs for a simple meal, and then went to the airport.

Although the plane took off at 3:30, they had to check in and check their luggage two hours in advance, so Yang Chen had to separate from the father and daughter.

Li Yunxi was very reluctant, and after completing the procedures, she quickly sent a message to Yang Chen.

“I don’t want to go back, I want to be with you, can I send my dad on the plane, and then I’ll come out?”

Yang Chen looked down and replied to her message.

At this time, a group of security guards walked over with two Korean beauties.

“Make way! Make way! Make way!”

Yang Chen quickly turned around and looked over, wondering if another celebrity was causing trouble.

But Yang Chen really didn’t recognize those two female celebrities.

If it were in the past, Yang Chen would definitely not give way.

However, now he has a more open mind about many things.

Although he still wouldn’t give way now, he wouldn’t deliberately block them, but would speed up and walk ahead.

The road is public, and anyone can walk on it.

As long as he doesn’t block the people behind him, there’s no reason to give way to them.

These two Korean beauties are named Li Xiujing and Han Zaixiu.

They are both members of the Korean girl group SNSD [Girls’ Generation, a popular South Korean girl group].

This time, they were invited to Longguo [a common name for China] to participate in the filming of the reality show “Sisters Who Make Waves.”

In order to persuade Li Xiujing to come and participate in the show, in addition to giving her a high appearance fee, the program team also agreed to two additional requests.

First, she is allowed to bring a group member to participate in the show at the same time, and pay the group member according to the market price.

Han Zaixiu is Li Xiujing’s best friend, so she chose Han Zaixiu to come with her.

Second, this season of Sisters Who Make Waves must let Li Xiujing be the champion.

Because Li Xiujing is the most beautiful one in the SNSD group, and she used to be the most famous one, the program team thought it would be good for her to reshape her glory, maybe it could bring a wave of old viewers.

Therefore, the program team agreed to her request to be the champion.

At this time, some people in front were pointing at them, and some were even waving at them.

Han Zaixiu said softly, “Xiujing, our fans are here to pick us up.”

Li Xiujing said with a flat face, “These people are so annoying, we have to spend time dealing with them again.”

At this time, the agent reminded, “Stop, let the fans interact with Xiujing and Zaixiu.”

The security guards stopped and created an opening for the fans to come and contact their idols.

Those passers-by ran over, and Li Xiujing and Han Zaixiu smiled hypocritically, waiting for the fans to come and ask for autographs.

However, things did not develop as they thought.

Those passers-by didn’t run to them, but ran over and surrounded Yang Chen.

“Are you the ride-hailing driver who starred in ‘Lost and Love’ with Andy Lau?”

“It must be him! There’s no way to mistake it!”

“Your name is Yang Chen, right?”

“You acted very naturally, have you studied acting?”

…

Faced with the questions from the passers-by, Yang Chen was stunned.

After a few seconds, he realized what was happening.

“Have you all seen ‘Lost and Love’? How do you feel about the filming?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

“I’ve seen it! I finished watching it in tears!”

“The filming was so good! But, I heard on the internet that the ending was changed, and the real situation is that the child was found, but was crippled by bad people. Is that true?”

“I heard you played yourself, is that right?”

…

Yang Chen chatted happily with the passers-by, which made Li Xiujing and Han Zaixiu feel embarrassed.

The two were once members of a popular group, and Li Xiujing was even the face of the group.

Now that they came to Longguo, they didn’t even have a single fan to pick them up, which was too embarrassing.

They didn’t have any fans, so what was the point of these dozen security guards holding hands to protect them?

What’s even worse is that a few young people next to them asked soul-searching questions.

“Who are these two women? They’re making such a big fuss, I thought they were some kind of celebrities.”

“They look a little familiar, but I can’t remember who they are.”

“Haha… I’m dying of laughter, they don’t have any fans, but they have so many security guards protecting them, do they have some misunderstanding about their popularity?”

“They shouldn’t be any celebrities, right? They don’t even have as many fans as a ride-hailing driver who made a cameo in a movie.”

“Look at how many people are surrounding that ride-hailing driver, these two really don’t have a single fan. They should at least spend money to hire a few professional fans to support the scene, this is too embarrassing.”

…

It’s not surprising that not many of the post-00s generation recognize the group that was popular more than ten years ago.

The two sisters felt very embarrassed and just wanted to leave here quickly.

Li Xiujing said, “Let’s go! Hurry up!”

The security guard shouted, “The people in front, make way!”

This security guard didn’t know what was going on, as if escorting an over-the-hill star was something glorious, he looked so proud and shouted so loudly, which made everyone uncomfortable.

Not to mention Yang Chen, even an ordinary person would feel uncomfortable being yelled at to make way from behind.

Ordinary people might be afraid of causing trouble and would only obediently make way.

But Yang Chen was not afraid of causing trouble and resolutely refused to give way.

“Isn’t there space next to you? You can just walk past, I’ve already moved to the side, why do you still want me to make way?” Yang Chen asked.

The security guard: “Can’t you see the stars from Korea? Make way quickly, don’t delay things. We have to safely send her to the car! Can’t you see that so many of you are blocking the road?”

Yang Chen: “Are you kidding me? There’s so much space next to you, you can just make the circle smaller and walk past, why do you want me to make way when there’s no way to make way? You can go if you want, I won’t give way.”

At this time, Li Xiujing said in Korean, “This person is so annoying! Push him away! I want to go back to the hotel to rest, I have to record a show tonight!”

The security guards were really obedient and really came up to drive away the passers-by who were chatting with Yang Chen about the movie.

At this time, Yang Chen’s bodyguards rushed over and pushed away Li Xiujing’s security guards.

When those security guards saw five strong men standing in front of them, they immediately became cowardly.

Yang Chen: “Everyone, thank you for supporting ‘Lost and Love’, please help promote it more. I have something to do, I have to go. Thank you everyone.”

After speaking, Yang Chen left, with the bodyguards following closely behind.

Those passers-by were stunned.

“I’ll go, is he really a ride-hailing driver?”

“I’ll go, he’s too pretentious, right? He’s just playing a supporting role, and now he has bodyguards?”

“Haha… he’s really getting carried away!”

…

The group came to the parking lot.

Yang Chen got in the car and left, going back to the hotel to catch up on sleep.

Li Xiujing and Han Zaixiu arrived at the hotel room.

The two immediately scolded the domestic brokerage company and the staff of the “Sisters Who Make Waves” program.

Li Xiujing: “Why didn’t you arrange for fans to pick us up? It’s too embarrassing! There were so many security guards protecting us, but there wasn’t a single fan to pick us up!”

Han Zaixiu: “I’ve never been so humiliated, being told to my face that I’m not as popular as a ride-hailing driver.”

Li Xiujing: “That’s right! That ride-hailing driver is too hateful, I hate him to death! You immediately teach him a lesson, let him be fired by the company, and not be able to drive a ride-hailing car in the future. If you can’t do it, then I won’t participate in the recording of the show.”