How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 38

The Wine Worth Hundreds of Thousands is Used for Mouthwash – What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money?

The classmates looked at Yang Chen as if they were looking at a terrifying demon king.

Yang Chen took a tiny sip of the wine as a gesture, as he still had to drive later and couldn’t really drink.

Seeing everyone standing, Yang Chen said, “What are you all looking at? I’m not handsome enough to be a feast for the eyes, am I? Hurry up and sit down to eat.”

Everyone was still processing the scene from just now.

Xu Xiaowan asked, “Yang Chen, why was the manager of Baoqing Restaurant so polite to you?”

Xia Yurou quickly added, “Yeah! He acted like your subordinate, letting you order him around. What’s going on?”

“Oh, I saw that Baoqing Restaurant has good prospects, so I acquired 32% of its shares. Now, besides the major shareholder Li Baoqing, I hold the most shares. Isn’t it normal for Xu Chao to be a little polite to me?” Yang Chen replied truthfully.

The crowd was shocked for what felt like the hundredth time.

A guy who drives for a ride-hailing service actually acquired 32% of Baoqing Restaurant’s shares?

How could that be real?

Wu Tao quickly asked, “Yang Chen, you can’t joke about something like this. How could you, driving a ride-hailing car, have so much money to acquire 32% of Baoqing Restaurant’s shares? As far as I know, Baoqing Restaurant is about to go public, with an estimated value of 12.3 billion. If you want to acquire 32% of the shares, you’d have to spend three or four billion, right?”

Yang Chen nodded.

Wu Tao asked again, “Where did you get so much money driving a ride-hailing car?”

“I have a good dad who left me the money,” Yang Chen said evasively.

Chen Yuwan exclaimed, “Damn! You have billions, why are you still driving a ride-hailing car? Why don’t you use that money to buy houses and lie around collecting rent? Wouldn’t that be nice?”

“I’m only 24 years old. If I just lie around collecting rent now, what’s the point of my life? I have to find something to do, or I’ll just become a bum,” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

Everyone was speechless, as what he said seemed to make sense.

Wang Lixin swallowed, calculating how to get close to Yang Chen in her mind.

If she could get together with Yang Chen, even if they didn’t get married in the future, she would definitely make a lot of money during the relationship.

“Yang Chen, I’m really sorry. I was ignorant before. Don’t blame me,” Wang Lixin said humbly.

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “Don’t be like that. I still preferred you when you were mocking me with Zhang Jiankun. You were so smug back then.”

Wang Lixin was almost crying and quickly said, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I really know I was wrong. I apologize to you. Please don’t blame me.”

“It doesn’t matter whether you apologize or not. Anyway, we may not even contact each other in the future,” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

At this moment, a commotion suddenly came from the next room.

The classmates looked at each other, knowing that Xu Chao had started to deal with Zhang Jiankun and his group.

After a burst of wailing, the next room fell silent.

Then, Xu Chao grabbed Zhang Jiankun’s hair and dragged him over.

Xu Chao threw Zhang Jiankun in front of Yang Chen and roared, “Kneel down! Apologize to Mr. Yang!”

Zhang Jiankun’s forehead, mouth, and nose were bleeding, and both sides of his face were swollen.

He looked at Yang Chen in horror, then looked at Xu Chao and asked, “Can I ask what your relationship with him is?”

Xu Chao slapped him and cursed, “Are you blind?

Your dog eyes dared to bring people to Baoqing Restaurant to beat up our second shareholder. Is your brain filled with feces? How could you do such an idiotic thing!”

Zhang Jiankun was shocked and stammered, “Se… second shareholder? No… that’s impossible! Are you mistaken? He’s just a ride-hailing driver. How could he be Baoqing Restaurant’s second shareholder?”

Xu Chao slapped him again and cursed, “So you’re saying I’m lying?”

“No, no… that’s not what I meant. Hiss… Ouch… What I mean is, it’s not very scientific. How could a ride-hailing driver be your Baoqing Restaurant’s second shareholder? Could it be a mistake with the same name?” Zhang Jiankun replied.

Xu Chao raised his hand to slap him again, scaring him into quickly covering his face with both hands.

“Oh, you dare to block! I’ll let you block! Block!” Xu Chao muttered, grabbing Zhang Jiankun’s head and pounding it.

Zhang Jiankun quickly said to Wang Lixin, “Xiaoxin, save me, save me. Plead with Yang Chen to let me go. For the sake of our love, please save me. Otherwise, they will beat me to death.”

Wang Lixin, acting tough, stepped forward and slapped Zhang Jiankun, cursing, “It’s all your fault! If you hadn’t set up this ambush, I wouldn’t be stuck in this mess! You’re a bastard!”

It was almost 12:30, time for the appointment.

Yang Chen said, “Manager Xu, pour me a glass of water. I want to rinse my mouth.”

Xu Chao quickly replied, “Isn’t there wine? Just use this to rinse your mouth.”

With that, he quickly poured Yang Chen a glass of Romanée-Conti [a highly expensive and prestigious Burgundy wine].

“Damn, using a bottle of wine worth hundreds of thousands for mouthwash, isn’t that a bit too extravagant?” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Xu Chao laughed and said, “Mr. Yang is a distinguished guest. What’s a mere hundred thousand worth of wine?”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and actually used the wine to rinse his mouth before spitting it out.

Then, he slowly stood up and smashed the wine glass on Zhang Jiankun’s head.

“Ah! Ah…” Zhang Jiankun screamed, clutching his head.

This sudden scene shocked all the classmates.

Wu Tao thought, “Damn, that’s ruthless!”

Chen Yuwan thought, “As expected, you can’t mess with an honest person. They’re terrifying when they get angry.”

Xia Yurou thought, “Wow, so handsome, so manly, a true domineering CEO.”

Xu Xiaowan thought, “It’s strange, why don’t I hate him even though he’s so bad? Instead… it seems… I even think he’s a little handsome. Ah, why is this happening?”

Wang Lixin thought, “What a ruthless guy! But that’s what a man should be! Ruthless enough! Tough enough! I like it!”

Xu Chao thought, “No wonder he bought 32% of the shares at a 100% premium. He’s definitely extraordinary, and he strikes hard!”

Yang Chen wiped his hands with a tissue and said, “Manager Xu, clean up. I have a date, and I have to go now.”

Xu Chao’s respect for Yang Chen earlier was because Yang Chen held 32% of Baoqing Restaurant’s shares.

Now, his feeling towards Yang Chen was awe because he felt that Yang Chen was different.

“Understood! Mr. Yang, please go ahead and take care of your business. I will handle the aftermath,” Xu Chao said respectfully.

Yang Chen nodded, then smiled again and said to the classmates, “Everyone, enjoy your meal. Order whatever you want to drink. Except for Tao Ge’s share that he should pay for, the additional wine and dishes are on the house. I have a date, and I have to go now. If I finish early, I’ll come back and join you.”

With that, Yang Chen turned and left.

Xu Chao quickly called someone over to drag Zhang Jiankun away, and the waiters cleaned up the private room.

Then, Xu Chao said to everyone, “Since you are Mr. Yang’s classmates, we will definitely treat you as VIPs. I will leave two waiters here to serve you. Just tell them what you need. I’ll leave now. Enjoy your meal.”

Everyone quickly smiled and watched Xu Chao leave.

Although Xu Chao was very humble in front of Yang Chen, Wu Tao and his group were still afraid of him.

Because rumors had it that Baoqing Restaurant’s major shareholder, Li Baoqing, used to be a gangster, and he and Xu Chao and his group fought their way to the current Baoqing Restaurant.

Of course, Wu Tao and his group would be afraid.

The atmosphere in the private room was a bit awkward.

The most awkward one was Wu Tao, who had wasted more than 8,000 yuan and gained nothing.

Xu Xiaowan and Xia Yurou were the most open-minded because they both liked Yang Chen.

They were genuinely happy that Yang Chen was awesome.

“Okay, everyone, stop standing. Hurry up and sit down and eat. It’s rare for our class to produce a billionaire. Everyone should be happy,” Xu Xiaowan said with a smile.

Xia Yurou also said, “I didn’t expect Yang Chen’s family to be so rich. I really underestimated him.”

Wang Lixin thought to herself, “If I had known that Yang Chen’s family was so rich, I wouldn’t have given up on him even if he had cursed me like a dog. Finding a man like that, whether as a husband, boyfriend, or lover, would definitely mean I’d never lack money. No, I must try to win him over! I was born to be a rich wife, and no one can stop me!”