How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 698

Yang Chen spent half a month diligently transferring all the new knowledge and technologies the system had rewarded him to the researchers at Tianyang Company. They were already absolutely loyal to Yang Chen due to the system’s influence, so there was no need to worry about them leaking secrets or betraying him.

“Alright, everyone has worked hard these past two weeks. Take your time to digest everything, and report any problems to General Manager Jiang. General Manager Jiang will compile them and pass them on to me, and I will find time to come over and answer them one by one. Don’t hesitate to ask questions; be sure to bring up any doubts you have. Once everyone has grasped this knowledge and technology, I will have important tasks to assign,” Yang Chen said encouragingly.

Jiang Tianyang quickly responded, “Okay, I will follow up and monitor everyone’s learning progress. Thank you, General Manager Yang, for sharing such cutting-edge technology with us so openly. We will definitely study hard, work diligently, and repay General Manager Yang’s trust.”

Yang Chen smiled, stretched, and said, “It’s good to hear you say that. Teaching these days has been a bit tiring, I need to go back and rest well. I’m leaving now; contact me by phone if anything comes up.”

Jiang Tianyang quickly saw Yang Chen out, watching him get in the car and leave before returning to supervise everyone’s assimilation of the knowledge Yang Chen imparted.

Yang Chen returned to the Prince Gong Mansion, took a shower, and went to sleep.

Although the past half month had been very draining, his body had a built-in recovery function thanks to the system’s influence, and he would be back to full strength after a sleep.

In the evening, Jiang Tianyang compiled the questions everyone submitted and sent them to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen patiently and carefully provided answers one by one. After Jiang Tianyang received the answers, he promptly guided everyone to study them together.

After a few more days, everyone had memorized the knowledge Yang Chen taught and could operate proficiently.

Jiang Tianyang reported everyone’s learning progress to Yang Chen, and they were now ready to accept Yang Chen’s task.

Yang Chen came to Tianyang Embryo Company immediately after dropping off a customer.

“Congratulations to everyone for mastering this knowledge. As you all know, I don’t lack money now. What I’m doing now is primarily for the benefit of mankind, with a little bit of profit-making on the side. We have many missing people every year, and these people are not all victims of revenge killings. Many are killed for organ trafficking. Everyone also knows that the cost of organ transplantation is very high now, and ordinary families simply cannot afford it. Even if they can afford it, they may not be able to find a suitable organ. Therefore, my task for everyone is to immediately establish a cloned organ research and development team to tackle the artificial cultivation of vital organs such as the human heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. If you can successfully develop this technology, you can not only save patients but also save innocent people who disappear. Each of you will be a hero of the new era!” Yang Chen declared passionately.

Hearing Yang Chen’s words, everyone’s faces were filled with excited smiles.

If they could truly develop artificially cultivated organs, they would surely be remembered in history.

He had taught everything he could, and how much they could learn depended on their own talent and effort.

Yang Chen hadn’t been driving for a while, so he decided to drive all day today.

Around 7 PM, Yang Chen received an order.

The passenger was a young man who looked very earnest, probably the kind of person everyone calls a ‘zháinán’ [宅男, otaku or stay-at-home guy].

Being a ‘zháinán’ [宅男, otaku or stay-at-home guy] wasn’t the problem; the key issue was that Yang Chen saw a life countdown above his head, with less than two hours remaining.

Yang Chen looked at the destination; it was a flower shop.

Yang Chen asked with a smile, “Hey there, where are you from?”

The passenger looked up at Yang Chen and replied, “Hunan.”

You could tell from his accent that he was from Hunan Province.

“Are you here to visit friends or for tourism?” Yang Chen inquired.

The passenger was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly and replied, “I don’t even know what kind of relationship I have with her, maybe not even friends. I’m just her ATM.”

Got it!

He’s going to commit suicide for love.

Definitely, no doubt about it.

Yang Chen comforted, “I can tell you’re troubled by love. I was like you back then; my girlfriend treated me like an ATM. All she did was ask me for money, and then she went around saying she was an independent woman. The worst thing was that she cheated on me with an older man. I gave everything and ended up being cuckolded. Who could I even talk to about that? But then I figured it out; it’s a good thing to see her true colors and get free sooner. So, brother, don’t be sad; it’s really not worth it. After a while, you’ll realize she’s nothing. When you meet a new girlfriend, she won’t even be a memory in your heart, really, believe me.”

The passenger looked out the window with a serious expression, and after a long silence, he said, “Maybe, but I may not be able to get through this…”

“Brother, don’t be foolish. The best way to deal with ‘zhānǚ’ [渣女, a derogatory term for women who mistreat men in relationships] is to live well and live better than her. She will definitely regret it in the future and will try every means to come back to you. Then you can do whatever you want with her. What do you do for a living?” Yang Chen asked again.

“Game ‘dàiliàn’ [代练, power leveling],” the passenger replied.

As expected, he’s a ‘zháinán’ [宅男, otaku or stay-at-home guy]. Game ‘dàiliàn’ [代练, power leveling] types don’t leave their rooms all day long. If they finally find a girlfriend, they will definitely devote themselves wholeheartedly, and they will definitely not be able to accept it when they encounter deception.

Yang Chen continued to persuade him, hoping to talk him out of it.

However, all the way to the destination flower shop, the passenger’s tone and expression did not change, and the countdown to his life continued, indicating that his decision to commit suicide had not been reversed.

The passenger got out of the car and went to the flower shop. In less than a minute, he was pushed out by a woman. The two were arguing, and the woman was probably the one he said only treated him like an ATM.

To be honest, this woman is really not that good-looking. It’s really not worth it for this guy to commit suicide for such a woman.

With one hour and fifty-five minutes left to live, if Yang Chen could stop him from committing suicide, he could collect this lifespan and store it in the system, which would definitely be useful in the future.

Therefore, Yang Chen did not leave but waited here to see what would happen next.

The girl said very impatiently, “I’ve already told you that we broke up, so don’t pester me anymore. Who says that relationships must last forever and can’t break up? It’s wrong of you to keep bothering me after we broke up.”

The passenger immediately said with an aggrieved expression, “But I gave you everything: my feelings, the money I earned in two years, at least 500,000 yuan. Now you say break up and break up; how can I accept that? I didn’t do anything wrong; why do you suddenly want to break up?”

The girl chuckled coldly.

She said with a dismissive smile: “Please, suddenly not loving someone is very normal, isn’t it?”

“But you asked me to come to your city to live with you. After I came, you said you weren’t ready and asked me to give you time to prepare. I believed you, I rented the cheapest house, worked more than ten hours a day, and starved from noon to afternoon to save a few yuan on food. I gave you all the money I saved. You said you wanted to open a flower shop, and I paid for it. I gave you everything, and now you suddenly say you don’t love me anymore; aren’t you obviously cheating me?” the passenger said angrily.

The girl immediately retorted angrily, “I warn you not to talk nonsense; I have never cheated you. I did want you to come live with me at the time, but now I really don’t love you anymore; it’s that simple. The money you gave me was voluntary; I didn’t force you. Who doesn’t spend money in a relationship? You’re just being too ‘xià tóu’ [下头, cringey] by pestering me like this. If I had known you were such a ‘xià tóu’ [下头, cringey] man, I would never have dated you. Just consider the two and a half years as feeding a dog; hurry up and leave.”

Damn, Yang Chen can now understand why this guy wants to commit suicide. This woman is not human at all; she’s talking as if she’s the victim.

However, Yang Chen can only watch the drama unfold. As an outsider, he can’t interfere in the conflicts between lovers.

The passenger still questioned her why she suddenly didn’t love him anymore; there must be a reason.

The girl still insisted on her statement: not loving is not loving; there is no reason.

Seeing that the girl was determined to break up, the passenger stopped pestering her, but his next action was incomprehensible. “Transfer 688 yuan to you; give me a bouquet of flowers.”

The girl rolled her eyes and said, “Do you think it’s interesting to do this now? Will I change my mind for a bouquet of flowers?”

The passenger immediately explained, “Don’t misunderstand; this bouquet is for myself, not for you. Please wrap it for me quickly.”

The girl shook her head, scolded him for being a lunatic, and wrapped a bouquet of flowers for him.

After the passenger transferred the money, he turned and left with the flowers.

Seeing that Yang Chen’s car was still parked on the side of the road, the passenger immediately walked over and asked, “Brother, I need a ride; can I take your car?”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Get in!”

The passenger nodded and quickly got into the back seat.

“How do I pay you?” the passenger asked.

Yang Chen smiled and replied, “No need; I’m going back anyway; it’s on the way. I’ll just give you a ride.”

The passenger nodded and said nothing more.

Yang Chen turned around and headed back. When passing the cross-river bridge, the passenger suddenly said, “Brother, let me off; I want to be alone.”

Yang Chen saw that there were 30 minutes left on the countdown above his head, so he stopped the car and let him out, but Yang Chen did not drive away immediately but also got out on the pretext of smoking a cigarette.

Yang Chen handed a Zhonghua cigarette [a popular brand of cigarettes in China] to the passenger, who was not polite, and then the two smoked by the bridge.

“What’s your name?” Yang Chen asked.

“My name is Liu Jun. What about you?”

“My name is Yang Chen. Brother, to be honest, I overheard a bit on the side of the road, and I think you are being too hard on yourself; it’s really not necessary. You don’t understand women at all.”

“Haha… I really don’t understand. We clearly agreed that I would come to her to live with her and try out marriage, but after I came, she changed her mind. She wanted to break up in less than a month. How did she change so quickly?”

“Is it possible—I mean, just possible—that she never regarded you as a boyfriend from the beginning? That her purpose from the beginning was very clear: to get your money. She asked you to come live with her just as an excuse to coax you into giving her more money, not really to live with you. Do you think what I said is possible?”

Liu Jun was silent. He vaguely felt that what Yang Chen said made sense, and it was very likely the truth.

But if this is the truth, he has no courage to live.

Liu Jun put the flowers aside, took a hard puff of cigarette, and coughed violently, which showed that he, like Yang Chen, didn’t know how to smoke.

After the coughing stopped, Liu Jun said to Yang Chen, “Brother, thank you for your enlightenment. I’m fine; don’t worry; go pick up orders quickly.”

But the countdown on his head continued, indicating that he still hadn’t given up the idea of suicide, and it was likely that he would jump into the river here.

Yang Chen also took a hard puff of cigarette and also coughed repeatedly. After the coughing stopped, he persuaded him for the last time: “To tell you the truth, I learned physiognomy from someone, and I can see that you will have a big misfortune today, and it is a disaster that is so serious that you can’t get through it. I saw your problem when you got in the car. I thought you had encountered some insurmountable obstacle, but it turned out that you were just cheated by a woman. Brother, I didn’t lie at all about the story I shared with you. Look, am I not living well? After she left, I realized that there is no shortage of anything in this world, and there is no shortage of young and beautiful girls. Let me show you the girlfriends I have now; each one is young and beautiful.”

Yang Chen took out his phone, opened the album, and showed the photos of him with his girlfriends.

“This is my first wife, Wang Manni. Although she is a few years older than me, she looks good, has a good figure, and most importantly, she is full of mature charm. This is my second wife, Lin Yiren; she is a flight attendant. Is she more beautiful than many stars? This is the third…”

Liu Jun was dumbfounded. This brother’s job is not very good, but his girlfriends are more beautiful than the other. Does he have any special skills?

At this moment, Liu Jun seemed to see a strange photo; his expression was obviously shocked, and his eyes widened.

“Brother, what about this one?” Liu Jun pointed to Yang Chen holding Liu Yifei in his arms and asked.

“This is also my girlfriend. Although she is a little older than the other wives, she is the latest to be with me, so she is the youngest,” Yang Chen explained.

Liu Jun said speechlessly, “Brother, she—your girlfriend—is still the youngest?”

Yang Chen nodded confidently and said, “Yes, yes.”

“Isn’t this Liu Yifei? Is she your girlfriend? Do you think I’m stupid?” Liu Jun said incredulously.

“Why don’t you believe me? Wait, I’ll call her and let her say a few words to you, and then you’ll feel better, okay?” Yang Chen said.

“Brother, if you can really get Liu Yifei to say a few words to me, I’ll go home and sleep right away, and I won’t think wildly anymore,” Liu Jun said.

Yang Chen nodded and called Liu Yifei.

Yang Chen: “Hello, Yifei, I have a passenger here who was cheated of his feelings and money by a girl, and now he is in a very bad mood and is thinking of doing something stupid. Can you say a few nice words to encourage him?”

Liu Yifei: “Oh, okay.”

Yang Chen pressed the speakerphone and put it in front of Liu Jun.

“Hey there, you just haven’t met the right person yet. You can be sad and heartbroken, but you can’t think of doing something foolish, because that right person is still waiting for you to meet her. If you do something you can’t take back, she will either be lonely for the rest of her life, or she will compromise and live with someone who is not suitable for her, which is too cruel for her. Come on, live well, and life will not treat you badly.”

Liu Jun looked at Yang Chen in shock. This voice really sounds like Liu Yifei.

“Are you really Liu Yifei? I thought this brother was talking nonsense, but how could you find a ride-hailing driver as your boyfriend?” Liu Jun asked in confusion.

“This is fate. Your fate hasn’t arrived yet; don’t be discouraged. Who hasn’t taken a few detours? But in the end, you still return to the right path. You’re right, aren’t you?” Liu Yifei continued to comfort him.

Liu Jun was silent for a few seconds, and the countdown on his head suddenly disappeared.

“You’re right, thank you,” Liu Jun said.

Liu Yifei smiled and replied, “You’re welcome; live well. The future will be better, and life will never treat hardworking and optimistic people badly. Come on!”