How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 344

The Whole Korean Nation Is Shocked—What’s Wrong With a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

Yang Chen returned to the Atlantis Hotel.

Lee Soo-yeon had already packed her things and was ready to leave at any time.

Yang Chen called a waiter to come up and help him pack his personal belongings into boxes.

Upon hearing that Yang Chen was leaving, the manager, Ge Zhengkang, rushed back from outside.

“Mr. Yang, are you going back to Haicheng?” Ge Zhengkang asked.

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No, I just bought a few houses in Yida Huafu. I’m moving there now. I’ll go back to Haicheng when I’ve had enough fun.”

Ge Zhengkang said, “You can just stay at the hotel. Why buy a house?”

Yang Chen said, “There’s no need. If I stay a few more days, the money the hotel loses would be enough for a down payment on a house. It’s almost New Year’s Day, and now is the peak season. The rooms should be for guests. I’ve had a great time staying here these past few days, and I’m very satisfied with your personal work ability. Work hard, and the company won’t mistreat you.”

Ge Zhengkang was so attentive because he wanted to hear these words from Yang Chen.

He was overjoyed and quickly said, “Thank you for your recognition, Mr. Yang. I will continue to work hard to manage the hotel well. Mr. Yang can focus on other businesses, and leave this to me. I will definitely not let you down.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile.

More than ten minutes later, Yang Chen left the hotel with Lee Soo-yeon and went straight to Yida Huafu.

Not long after driving out, the bodyguard responsible for protecting Yang Chen’s safety sent him a message.

“Mr. Yang, there’s a Hyundai car that seems to be following your car. Should we intercept it directly, or would you like to test if it’s really following you?”

Yang Chen quickly looked in the rearview mirror and saw a Hyundai indeed following behind.

The road is open to everyone, and anyone has the right to drive on it. It might just be going the same way. You can’t rashly judge that someone is following you.

So, Yang Chen decided to test it out.

Therefore, he made five consecutive turns, and then returned to this road. The Hyundai car was still following not too far behind.

Then there was no doubt, it was indeed following Yang Chen’s car.

Yang Chen stretched his left hand out of the window and made a gesture. Others couldn’t understand what he meant, but the bodyguards could.

The bodyguards immediately accelerated to overtake, and then blocked the Hyundai car.

Yang Chen’s car successfully shook off the Hyundai and went straight to Yida Huafu.

Neither of them had much luggage. Each carried a suitcase and went to the elevator entrance.

Yang Chen: “The east-facing apartments on floors 10-20 are all mine. Which floor do you want to live on?”

The residents waiting for the elevator next to them looked at Yang Chen in surprise. Who was this person, boasting so much!

Lee Soo-yeon immediately asked happily, “I don’t know. Can I look at each floor one by one and then choose?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Of course. The east-facing apartments on floors 10-20, you can choose any one you like.”

“Hehe… Thank you, Oppa,” Lee Soo-yeon replied with a smile.

At this time, the residents waiting for the elevator next to them couldn’t help but ask.

“Handsome guy, what do you do for a living? How are you so amazing that you bought all the east-facing apartments on floors 10-20?”

“Are you a property speculator?”

“Can’t he just be a rich second generation?”

“Even a rich second generation wouldn’t buy so many in one building in one community!”

“That’s true…”

…

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “You’re all thinking too much. I’m just an ordinary ride-hailing driver who occasionally buys some stocks and makes some investments.”

What the hell?

A ride-hailing driver who usually dabbles in stocks can buy 11 large east-facing apartments here?

What a joke!

“Brother, are you kidding? Is being a ride-hailing driver so profitable now?”

“No matter how profitable it is, it’s impossible to buy so many houses here at once. And they’re all large east-facing apartments, each worth over ten million [Chinese Yuan, approximately $1.4 million USD]. Buying eleven at once? No one would believe that.”

“Why do I think he looks familiar? I seem to have seen him somewhere before.”

“Now that you mention it, he does look a bit familiar. Ah, I remember, isn’t he the ride-hailing driver who acted with Andy Lau in ‘Lost and Love’?”

“Yes, yes, yes! That’s him! Oh my god, he really is a ride-hailing driver! Bro, did you get over a hundred million in film酬 [féi, payment or compensation] for acting in that movie?”

…

At this moment, the elevator door opened.

The people inside came out, and Yang Chen and the others went in.

Then, enthusiastic residents helped press the buttons for floors 10-20.

Yang Chen thanked them and said, “Andy Lau, the main actor in that movie, hardly took any money. I’m just a volunteer ride-hailing driver, so I definitely didn’t get any film酬. The director just gave me a red envelope [hóngbāo, a monetary gift] after it was over. Mainly, I made some money from stocks and stuff. I guess I’m just lucky.”

As he spoke, they arrived at the 10th floor.

Yang Chen and Lee Soo-yeon walked out, and those residents who had nothing to do and wanted to watch the excitement followed them out.

Yang Chen walked to the east-facing apartment and opened the door with his fingerprint.

“Go in and take a look,” Yang Chen said.

Lee Soo-yeon nodded and quickly ran in to take a look around.

In fact, the east-facing apartments on each floor were the same. The layout was the same, and the decoration was the same. The only difference was the floor.

Soon, Lee Soo-yeon came out after looking around. Then, Yang Chen took her to look at each floor one by one. Those residents watching the excitement finally believed that Yang Chen had indeed bought the east-facing apartments on floors 10-20.

“Bro, can I add you as a friend? I have some spare money. Can I invest in stocks with you?”

“Yes, yes, yes! I can even give you some management fees. It’s all negotiable.”

“Anyway, there’s no end to making money in the stock market. Just share some soup [a share of the profits] with us brothers, and we will definitely not forget your kindness.”

…

Yang Chen said, “That’s definitely not possible. I don’t have the ability or the courage, and I’m not qualified. Everyone, please go back. We’re going inside.”

After speaking, Yang Chen entered the east-facing apartment on the 20th floor, and Lee Soo-yeon quickly followed him in.

“I stayed here last night. The view from the 20th floor is better,” Yang Chen said.

Lee Soo-yeon quickly said, “Then I’ll live here too. There are two other rooms. Can I choose one?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Of course.”

Lee Soo-yeon chose another south-facing room to live in.

Yang Chen opened his phone and fiddled with it for a while, deciding to visit the Old Summer Palace and the Summer Palace today.

“Sis, I’m going out. Take care of yourself,” Yang Chen said loudly.

Lee Soo-yeon quickly ran out and asked, “Oppa, where are you going?”

Yang Chen: “To the Old Summer Palace and the Summer Palace.”

Lee Soo-yeon:

“Oppa, take me with you.”

Yang Chen: “Alright. Let’s go.”

The two went downstairs together and drove to the Summer Palace.

Not long after driving, the bodyguard reported that the Hyundai car was following behind again.

Yang Chen was puzzled. Who the hell sent these people? Were they so persistent?

Yang Chen deliberately drove the car to a less crowded place and stopped. Then, he cooperated with the bodyguard’s car to force the Hyundai car to stop in the middle.

“Sit still, I’ll be right back,” Yang Chen said.

Lee Soo-yeon didn’t know what was happening and quickly nodded.

Yang Chen came to the driver’s side of the Hyundai car, knocked on the window, and said, “Who sent you? You guys are really persistent!”

The driver immediately said in a mix of Chinese and English, “We are here to protect Miss Lee. Who are you?”

Yang Chen: “Oh, so you were sent by the president of the Two Stars Group [Samsung Group]?”

The four people in the Hyundai car nodded.

Yang Chen shouted loudly, “Sis, your dad sent people to pick you up!”

Lee Soo-yeon quickly got out of the car and ran over to take a look.

When the four Koreans saw the young lady coming, they quickly got out of the car and greeted her.

“Miss, the chairman asked us to take you home.”

Lee Soo-yeon: “Go back and tell my father that it’s okay for me to go back, but he must agree to three conditions. First, he can’t force me to marry Xin Xiangyou. Second, he must allow me to come to China to play at any time in the future. Third, I get to decide who I marry. As long as my dad agrees to these three conditions, I will go back with you. If he doesn’t agree to these three conditions, I won’t go back. When I’m done having fun, I’ll commit suicide here. Go.”

After speaking, Lee Soo-yeon stepped forward, took Yang Chen’s hand, and wanted to return to the car.

The four Koreans quickly stopped them.

“Miss, the chairman is very worried about your safety. Please come back with us. What does this Chinese man do? Do you know him? Is he reliable? You are the noble little princess of our Two Stars Group. You can’t get so close to a Chinese man. Why are you even holding his hand? This is a 亵渎 [xièdú, desecration] of your noble status.”

Lee Soo-yeon: “He is a ride-hailing driver, and he also speculates in stocks and real estate. I think he is very reliable and a good person. You don’t have to worry. Go back and don’t follow me anymore. If I see you again, I will be angry. Get out of the way!”

The little princess had spoken, and the four dared not disobey. They could only quickly make way and let the two leave.

“Axi [a Korean expression of frustration], a lowly Chinese man actually tainted our noble little princess. Unreasonable!”

“What should we do? Should we continue to follow, or should we report to the chairman immediately?”

“We must continue to follow and report to the chairman! Go, continue to follow. I’ll call the chairman in the car and listen to what he says.”

…

The few people quickly got into the car and followed Yang Chen’s car again.

Yang Chen saw the Hyundai car following again through the rearview mirror and said, “The people your dad sent are following again. It seems they are very worried about your safety. Why don’t you go with them? I don’t think they would dare to disobey you. It’s good to have them protect you. I don’t want to be followed. It affects my mood.”

Lee Soo-yeon quickly turned her head to look and said angrily, “Oppa, stop the car. I’m going down to talk to them.”

Yang Chen pulled over to the side of the road, and Lee Soo-yeon got out of the car angrily and walked over.

The little princess had a very violent temper. She scolded the bodyguards, and in the end, she scolded them so badly that they quickly drove the car ahead and turned around to leave.

Yang Chen and Lee Soo-yeon continued to visit the Old Summer Palace.

Lee Soo-yeon had told Yang Chen before that she usually didn’t have to pay attention to safety issues when she was in Korea. Even if she encountered gangsters on the street, they would take the initiative to avoid her and would not provoke her.

This also meant that many ordinary people in Korea knew her.

Sure enough, she and Yang Chen were having fun when several Koreans recognized her.

“Is that Miss Soo-yeon?”

“It seems to be really Miss Soo-yeon.”

“Ah, Miss Soo-yeon, why are you here?”

“Who is he? Is he Miss Soo-yeon’s boyfriend?”

“Is our Miss Soo-yeon in love?”

“Miss Soo-yeon’s boyfriend is so handsome! He has the demeanor of our Korean men. What does he do? Is he the son of a chaebol [a large family-owned business conglomerate]?”

…

Several Koreans babbled a lot.

Lee Soo-yeon quickly replied with a smile in Korean, “Hello everyone. You are also here to play in China. This is my friend. He is not from our country. He is Chinese. He is not the son of a chaebol. He is just a ride-hailing driver. But this ride-hailing driver is different from ordinary ride-hailing drivers. He speculates in stocks and real estate and is very good at making money.”

When the Koreans heard that Yang Chen was Chinese and a ride-hailing driver, their expressions immediately turned ugly. They were very disgusted.

As everyone knows, the Koreans are the most contemptuous of the Chinese in the world.

Other countries look down on China, but they will admit that China is rising and formulate corresponding countermeasures.

However, the Koreans directly deny China’s rise. In their eyes, Chinese people are inferior to them.

Therefore, when these Koreans heard Lee Soo-yeon say that Yang Chen was Chinese, their expressions were the most authentic reaction in their hearts.

They thought Yang Chen couldn’t understand Korean and immediately persuaded Lee Soo-yeon.

“Miss Soo-yeon, you are the little princess of the Two Stars Group, with a noble status. How can you be friends with a Chinese person? This will lower your status.”

“You are so high above, you must not be friends with a Chinese person, and he is just a ride-hailing driver. If this is passed back to your father’s ears, he will be very sad and angry. If the people of our country know, they will also be very sad.”

“Miss Soo-yeon, please, don’t be friends with him, otherwise we will be very sad.”

…

Lee Soo-yeon looked displeased and said, “I think Yang Chen Oppa is very good, and I am willing to be friends with him. Don’t say any more, or I will be angry.”

They were all ordinary Koreans, so naturally they didn’t dare to make the little princess angry, so they could only shut up quickly.

Lee Soo-yeon snorted and walked away with Yang Chen.

These Koreans took pictures of Lee Soo-yeon holding Yang Chen’s hand and posted them on their personal social media accounts.

How high is the attention of the little princess of the Two Stars Group, and the Korean population is small,

Soon it spread in Korea, and angry Koreans forwarded and commented.

“Axi, the little princess Soo-yeon was actually tricked away by a Chinese ride-hailing driver? Is he going to follow in his aunt’s footsteps?” (Lee Soo-yeon’s aunt married a driver, and later divorced, but the driver was allocated more than 10 billion in family property.)

“Damn it, what method did that Chinese person use to deceive Miss Soo-yeon? Otherwise, with Miss Soo-yeon’s beauty and her status, how could she look up to a Chinese person!”

“The Two Stars Group must take action quickly, and can’t let that Chinese person trick Miss Soo-yeon into his hands!”

“Axi, just thinking that the noble Miss Soo-yeon will be like that by a Chinese man makes my heart ache!”

…

At this time, Xin Xiangyou, the young master of the Lotte Group, was extremely angry.

He was smashing things in his office, and while smashing, he cursed, “Axi, damn Chinese, this is slapping our Lotte Group in the face! Lee Soo-yeon is also hateful, how can she be friends with that kind of person? The whole country knows that our two families are going to get married, aren’t you humiliating me? The men of my Korea must not be humiliated by a Chinese person, I must make that driver pay the price!”

After a burst of angry venting, Xin Xiangyou made a phone call.

“Hello, Lee Young-jae, I want you to go to Kyoto, China, and kill that Chinese man who is with Lee Soo-yeon. After killing him, you must leave evidence that we did it. I want the Chinese to know what the consequences are of offending the people of our Korea! I want them to know that the noble Miss Soo-yeon is not someone a Chinese man can touch,” Xin Xiangyou said viciously.

Lee Young-jae: “Understood!”

On the other side, Lee Jae-yong, the chairman of the Two Stars Group, was also angry.

After thinking about it, he felt that it would be more prudent to call Xin Dongjian, the chairman of the Lotte Group.

After all, both families are chaebols, and the face that should be given must be given.

Xin Dongjian, out of consideration for Lee Jae-yong’s face, did not say anything harsh, but only asked him to bring Lee Soo-yeon back as soon as possible and ensure that she had not lost her virginity to Yang Chen.

This was a very normal request. Even if Lee Jae-yong was the chairman of the Two Stars Group and could even cover the sky with one hand in Korea, he had to accept this reasonable request from his in-laws.

Hanging up the phone, Lee Jae-yong immediately sent his son Lee Seung-jun to take people to China.

No matter what method was used, he had to bring his sister back as soon as possible.

As soon as they took action, the Korean branch of the Aegis Security Group reported to Qiu Yuhong.

After receiving the news, Qiu Yuhong immediately called Yang Chen.

Qiu Yuhong: “Mr. Yang, there are actions against you on the Korean side. The chairman of the Two Stars Group sent his son Lee Seung-jun to find you and Miss Lee, and the young master of the Lotte Group, Xin Xiangyou, sent the professional killer Lee Young-jae to kill you. Do you have any instructions, or should I decide what to do?”

Yang Chen: “Let Lee Seung-jun and his group come, it’s just right to take his sister back. As for that killer, don’t kill him, but definitely don’t let him have a good time. It’s best to let him stay here forever, but his identity can’t be seen. After he has suffered enough, find a chance to get rid of him.”

Qiu Yuhong: “Understood. Then I’ll hang up first and prepare immediately.”

Yang Chen hummed and hung up the phone.

Lee Soo-yeon ran over happily with milk tea and said, “Oppa, here’s a cup for you. Thank you for buying me milk tea. I will remember all of this.”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Okay! You remember it, just pay me back when you have the chance.”

…

In the evening, Yang Chen took Lee Soo-yeon to Tang Court. After playing for a day, they had to have a good dinner.

After dinner, Yang Chen asked, “I haven’t driven my car for two days. I’ll go out and drive for a while later. Can you take a taxi back by yourself?”

Lee Soo-yeon quickly shook her head and said, “No! I want to go with you. I also want to experience being a ride-hailing driver. Oppa, please, take me with you. I haven’t experienced what it’s like to be a ride-hailing driver.”

Her brother would be arriving soon, and she wouldn’t be able to play for many days. For humanitarian reasons, he would take her out to have fun one last time.

“Alright. Then you pretend to be a passenger, and I’ll pick up a few express orders and try my luck,” Yang Chen said.

Lee Soo-yeon: “Ah? Why do you have to try your luck with this?”

Yang Chen: “Um… because express orders are hard to get, you may not be able to get them, it depends on luck.”

Lee Soo-yeon: “I see. Oppa, don’t worry, I will bring you good luck. If necessary, I can help you solicit customers.”

Good heavens, was she treating a ride-hailing car as a taxi?