How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 4

Chen Xinyi approached Yang Chen, her voice laced with anger. “Yang Chen, you’re going too far! Can’t we have a clean break? What are you trying to accomplish? Are you deliberately trying to ruin things?”

“What right do you, an aging matchmaker, have to speak to me? Get lost,” Yang Chen retorted, his tone harsh.

Chen Xinyi’s face flushed with fury. “Yang Chen, watch your mouth! Don’t push it!”

Yang Chen sneered. “Don’t you constantly fill Zhao Feifei’s head with materialistic nonsense? Don’t you drag her to parties every day to find rich men? Am I wrong to call you an aging matchmaker? You’re so morally bankrupt yourself, yet you’re dragging your best friend down with you, and now you’re offering your face for me to slap. Aren’t you ashamed? Your parents brought you into this world to bring them honor, not to embarrass them. In your early twenties, you’re messing around with men old enough to be your father. Don’t you feel any shame? I’m ashamed for your parents.”

“You…” Chen Xinyi was rendered speechless by Yang Chen’s scathing words.

Though harsh, Yang Chen’s words struck a nerve because they were true.

Chen Xinyi had been involved with older, wealthy men since her freshman year, using their money to fund her lavish lifestyle of brand-name phones, clothes, and bags.

Yang Chen had repeatedly warned Zhao Feifei against associating with such people, predicting she would be led astray.

But Zhao Feifei had ignored his advice, insisting on remaining friends with Chen Xinyi. Ultimately, they both embarked on the same path toward “wealth.”

Just then, Zhao Feifei and her sugar daddy arrived.

The sugar daddy [a wealthy older man who provides financial support to a younger person in exchange for companionship or a romantic relationship] greeted Chen Xinyi with a smile. “Xinyi, what’s going on here?”

Chen Xinyi turned, a flicker of panic in her eyes. Seeing Zhao Feifei’s anxious expression, she quickly said to the sugar daddy, “Oh, Brother Li, it’s nothing. You two go sit down, I’ll be right there.”

The sugar daddy chuckled. “Sounds like you two were having a rather heated discussion. Young man, who might you be?”

Yang Chen answered bluntly, “You can call me the ex-boyfriend. I am Zhao Feifei’s ex-boyfriend. Oh, she just dumped me today. When did you two hook up? Are you a mistress? That’s not exactly something to be proud of. And you, Zhao Feifei, when did you develop a taste for this kind of thing? Weren’t you happy enough calling me ‘daddy’ in bed? Now you’ve found an old man who’s old enough to be your father.”

The sugar daddy turned to Zhao Feifei, a forced smile on his face. “Feifei, is that true?”

Zhao Feifei, tears welling up in her eyes, quickly replied, “I broke up with him a long time ago, but he just wouldn’t accept it. Today, he said he had planned a birthday dinner for me and insisted I come. So, I brought it up again, and I didn’t expect him to follow me. It’s just too much. Wuwu…”

Alas…

People really do change. Zhao Feifei, once so innocent, had transformed into a manipulative “green tea b*tch” [a derogatory term for a woman who appears sweet and innocent but is actually manipulative and self-serving].

The sugar daddy, being older, likely didn’t care whether Zhao Feifei was a virgin, as long as she was young and attractive.

Seeing the beauty in tears, the sugar daddy’s protective instincts kicked in. He gently patted Zhao Feifei, comforting her. “Feifei, it’s okay, it’s not your fault. Don’t get upset over someone like this. I’ll buy you a Gucci bag later, and a set of Chanel perfume, okay?”

Wow, the allure of these damn rich guys is truly intoxicating.

Zhao Feifei nodded, sobbing, but secretly delighted.

Chen Xinyi immediately chimed in with a mocking tone, “Yang Chen, did you see that? This is what a real man is capable of. He makes his girlfriend happy by buying her a Gucci bag. You try to make your girlfriend happy with just words. How can you even compare?”

The sugar daddy added with a smile, “Xinyi, don’t say that. He’s still young, it’s normal to be poor. However, poor people should live within their means and not fantasize about things that are out of their reach. Right, young man?”

Yang Chen nodded. “Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense. Everyone should recognize their place and know their own social circle. So, what are you doing here? Watching me eat?”

The sugar daddy chuckled. “I run a small business, supplying vegetables and other ingredients to the Peninsula Hotel. It’s only natural that I’d come here to eat the vegetables I supply, right?”

That’s quite the boast.

The confrontation between men is often like this: seemingly calm on the surface, but filled with hidden barbs and unspoken threats.

Since he’s a vegetable supplier to the Peninsula Hotel, this should be easy to deal with.

Yang Chen is now the second-largest shareholder of the Peninsula Hotel Group, so he certainly has the power to decide which suppliers they use, right?

At that moment, the waiter arrived with the dishes.

The table was soon laden with the dishes, cake, flowers, and other items that Yang Chen had ordered.

Seeing this, Zhao Feifei felt a pang of regret.

It seemed that Yang Chen really did care for her and had planned a birthday dinner for her.

Unfortunately, he was too poor to satisfy her materialistic desires.

Zhao Feifei questioned, “Yang Chen, do you think doing all this now means anything? Are you trying to make me feel touched, even guilty? Let me tell you, don’t even dream about it! The more you do this, the more disgusted I feel with you.”

Yang Chen rolled his eyes. “You’re just being dramatic!”

The sugar daddy chuckled. “Young man, this meal isn’t cheap. What do you do for a living? How much do you make a month?”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “I’m just a ride-hailing driver now, earning about three to five hundred yuan [approximately $40-$70 USD] a day.”

The sugar daddy laughed. “So, this meal will cost you more than half a month’s income. Is it really worth spending so much just to show off?”

Yang Chen chuckled. “It’s still better than you not even being able to afford to eat here without bringing your little girlfriend along to impress people. You’re so old, can’t you recognize your own limitations? Don’t you think you’re pathetic?”

The sugar daddy’s smile vanished. “Are you kidding me? I’m not qualified to eat here? Do you believe that if I pull some strings, you won’t be qualified to eat here?”

Yang Chen shook his head. “I don’t believe it! Why don’t you show me your true strength?”

Chen Xinyi fanned the flames, saying, “Brother Li, let him see what you’re really capable of. We can’t even enjoy our meal with him here.”

The sugar daddy agreed with Chen Xinyi. With Yang Chen present, none of them were happy.

So, he said with a smile, “Young man, it’s not that I want to bully you, it’s just that you’re being too annoying. I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to ask you to leave. Waiter, call your Manager Cheng over here. I have something to discuss with him.”

The waiter nodded and hurried off to find the manager.

Yang Chen still possessed compromising videos and photos of Zhao Feifei, which prevented her from completely cutting ties with him.

So, she quickly said, “Yang Chen, just leave, okay? Why can’t we have a peaceful breakup?”

“Are you serious? I came here to eat, and I haven’t even started yet. Why should I leave? I’ve already blacklisted your contact information. Isn’t that enough of a peaceful breakup? It seems you changed your number just to call me, right? What’s wrong? Are you so used to calling me ‘daddy’ every night that you want to continue our secret affair?” Yang Chen replied with a smirk.

His words caused Zhao Feifei to blush, both angry and humiliated.

But what could she do?

She didn’t dare to say a harsh word.

The sugar daddy was growing increasingly displeased.

Damn it, hearing his woman talk about calling another man “daddy” in front of him was a great insult.

Seeing her sugar daddy about to lose his temper, Zhao Feifei quickly said, “Yang Chen, I’m begging you, okay? Just leave me alone, stop bothering me. I’m begging you. Do I have to kneel down for you to be satisfied?”

She deliberately acted humble to elicit sympathy. Anyone overhearing would think that Yang Chen was a heartless jerk who had driven his ex-girlfriend to the brink, a classic “green tea b*tch” tactic.

As expected, nearby diners couldn’t stand it anymore and began to criticize Yang Chen.

“A real man should know when to let go. The more you persist like this, the more people will look down on you.”

“It’s so pathetic to keep harassing someone after a breakup. I really don’t understand men these days. Do they have no self-respect at all?”

“If it doesn’t stop, call the police. The more you engage with this kind of person, the more emboldened they become.”

…

Yang Chen turned to face the diners, his voice sharp. “Mind your own business and eat your food. What do you know about the situation? She betrayed a six-year relationship and ran off with this old man. I booked this meal in advance, so shouldn’t I be able to eat it? Am I supposed to just throw the money away and let the hotel profit?”

The diners were silenced by Yang Chen’s retort.

But then someone challenged him.

“She wouldn’t have betrayed your six-year relationship and left you if you weren’t the problem!”

“Six years! How many six years does she have? A girl stayed with you for six years, and in the end, she still left. How desperate must she have been?”

…

Yang Chen was speechless and immediately warned, “If you want to eat, then eat quietly. If you don’t want to eat, then leave. If you want to watch the show, then watch it silently. If I hear any more nonsense, I’ll make sure you all get kicked out of here along with him.”

The diners became even more agitated.

“Damn! So arrogant! Who do you think you are?”

“Haha… This is hilarious. Is this guy drunk before he’s even had a drink? Do you even realize how annoying you’re being?”

“Go ahead, I’d like to see you try to make us leave! Talk is cheap, understand?”

…

In the past, when Yang Chen read online novels, the villains were always portrayed as incredibly stupid.

At the time, he thought the authors were exaggerating and creating unrealistic characters.

Now, Yang Chen realized that those portrayals were based on real-life experiences.

There really are people with that kind of inexplicable confidence who offer their faces to be slapped and stand up to defend justice without even knowing the full story.

If he didn’t grant their wish to be kicked out, wouldn’t he be letting them down for being so eager to be humiliated?