How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 95

You Pretend to Be My Boyfriend_What’s Wrong with a Ride-Hailing Driver Having Some Money? (1)

After dropping off 10 consecutive passengers, it was time for dinner, so Yang Chen found a food stall to eat at.

Halfway through his meal, Yuan Xiaozhao’s call came in.

Yang Chen answered the phone, and Yuan Xiaozhao’s voice came through, thick with tears.

“What’s wrong? Lost again?” Yang Chen joked.

Yuan Xiaozhao sobbed and replied, “N-no… it’s not that. Someone is stirring up trouble in my book review section, saying… saying I’m faking data. So many people are scolding me, what should I do? Waaah…”

“Who’s deliberately stirring up trouble? Do you know?” Yang Chen asked.

“It should be Gong Zijuan’s fans. I saw many IDs with her prefix. But I don’t have any evidence, it’s just a guess. I can’t even write this book anymore, the review section is full of insults, and the paragraph comments are all filthy words,” Yuan Xiaozhao said, feeling wronged.

Initially, Yang Chen only wanted to cash out rewards through Yuan Xiaozhao’s book, without considering the differences between the online novel community and the streamer community.

From this perspective, Yang Chen should really take responsibility for this matter.

Rewards are certainly a good thing, but if the author’s mentality collapses because of the rewards, then it’s a case of good intentions leading to bad results.

However, Yang Chen still felt that Yuan Xiaozhao hadn’t thought it through.

As long as she got the money, why should she care about what those people were saying?

“Yuan Xiaozhao, I think if I were the author, as long as readers give me rewards and subscribe, they can scold me all they want, and I can accept it. Isn’t it enough as long as the money is in hand? When you go to work, you might get scolded by your boss and customers, so would you quit your job then?” Yang Chen said.

Yuan Xiaozhao sniffled and said, “I understand the principle, but when I open the author’s backend, I see 99+ comments scolding me, and I feel bad. Are you free tonight? Can you pick me up? I’m going to a classmate’s birthday party.”

“What time? Where?” Yang Chen asked.

“Come pick me up at seven o’clock, at the Peninsula Hotel,” Yuan Xiaozhao replied.

Going there at seven o’clock, it would be about seven-thirty, just in time for dinner.

Yang Chen replied, “Okay! I’ll pick you up on time. Turn on the navigation and walk out, don’t get lost again.”

“Got it. Then I won’t bother you, see you tonight. Oh, right, you… you better dress a bit more handsomely, okay?” Yuan Xiaozhao said somewhat timidly.

“Dress handsomely? Oh, I understand. So, is my role your driver or your boyfriend?” Yang Chen asked with a smile.

Yuan Xiaozhao was embarrassed, her face flushed with shyness.

“This… if it’s convenient, then pretend to be my boyfriend. If they don’t target me, then don’t say anything. If they target me, then help me humiliate them severely. I’ll treat you to a movie to thank you later, okay?” Yuan Xiaozhao said a little shyly.

“Um, okay. Consider it compensation for being insulted. See you tonight,” Yang Chen said.

“Hehe… okay. See you tonight,” Yuan Xiaozhao replied.

Don’t young people nowadays like to compare themselves?

Especially at class reunions and alumni gatherings, which are basically just showing-off and hook-up events.

When everyone was a student in school, there wasn’t much to compare at gatherings.

But now that everyone is in society, they inevitably ask about jobs, families, incomes, and so on, which leads to an invisible competition.

Some people with good jobs will definitely be sought after by others.

Some people with less impressive jobs will be intentionally or unintentionally alienated.

For example, if a classmate becomes a senior executive in a large company or a civil servant in a government department, you can bet they’ll be the center of attention.

Those who are just scraping by in small private companies will definitely be ignored.

There’s no way around it; people are driven by self-interest.

Who doesn’t want to get on good terms with successful people?

Yuan Xiaozhao must be worried about her classmates showing off in front of her, so she asked Yang Chen to pretend to be her driver or boyfriend.

After all, in everyone’s perception, an online novel writer who hasn’t become a [successful and famous] author is equivalent to being unemployed.

Yang Chen could already predict that Yuan Xiaozhao would definitely become the target of everyone’s jokes.

Yang Chen didn’t have any particularly good clothes to wear right now, so he called Wang Jiayi.

Soon, Wang Jiayi answered the phone, saying with a hint of complaint, “What? It’s rare that you remember to call me.”

“The way you say that, isn’t it because I’m trying to earn more money to buy clothes from you, running all night every day?” Yang Chen replied with a smile.

“I believe you,” Wang Jiayi said sarcastically. “Are you asking if the clothes are ready?”

“See, there are benefits to having an older sister; you’re really understanding,” Yang Chen said with a smile.

“Tsk. The courier said they’ll be here soon. I was originally planning to deliver them to you tonight, but if you’re in a hurry, come and get them now. It should be delivered in about an hour. You can check them at the store, and if there are any problems, you can point them out on the spot,” Wang Jiayi said.

“Okay! I’ll do a few rides first, and I’ll send you a message when I’m over there. See you later,” Yang Chen replied.

Hanging up the phone, Yang Chen quickly finished his meal and started working.

Around four o’clock, Yang Chen arrived at Misia [Wang Jiayi’s clothing store].

The shop assistants saw Yang Chen and quickly called out Wang Jiayi’s name.

Wang Jiayi quickly ran out and invited Yang Chen into the VIP room.

Wang Jiayi carefully helped Yang Chen try on the clothes, and Yang Chen whispered, “Have those weirdos been bothering you lately?”

Wang Jiayi shook her head and said, “No. They couldn’t save the child, and they’ve already broken up.”

“It’s fate. So, people should do more good deeds. Those who do evil will be punished by God sooner or later,” Yang Chen said.

Wang Jiayi stood up and asked with a smile, “Then what about the bad things you’ve done to me?”

“I haven’t done anything bad to you. Didn’t you spend money to sleep with me once? I gave my body, you gave money, we don’t owe each other anything,” Yang Chen joked.

Wang Jiayi rolled her eyes at him and said, “Go look in the mirror and see if you like the effect [of the clothes].”

Yang Chen said very confidently, “Someone like me makes the clothes look good no matter what I wear. Unlike other people who are ugly and need clothes to make them look better. So, I don’t even need to look to know the effect will definitely be good.”

“Haha… you’re really good at bragging. If there are no problems, then sign for it,” Wang Jiayi said with a smile, taking out a few receipts for Yang Chen.

Yang Chen looked at them and then signed his name.

Wang Jiayi was still at work, so Yang Chen didn’t want to chat with her too much.

Leaving Misia, Yang Chen drove home.

Since he decided to help Yuan Xiaozhao put on a show, he had to be well-prepared.

Yang Chen got a haircut at the barbershop at the entrance of the villa area, went home to take a shower and change into his new clothes, and set off in his Bugatti.

At six fifty, Yang Chen drove his Bugatti to the entrance of Yuan Xiaozhao’s residential complex.

Yuan Xiaozhao was already waiting at the entrance of the complex.

She was dressed very nicely, wearing black-rimmed glasses, looking cute and adorable.

Yang Chen honked the horn twice and then opened the convertible top.

When Yuan Xiaozhao saw that Yang Chen had actually driven a sports car, she was immediately shocked.

She quickly ran over and asked in surprise, “Yang Chen, aren’t you a ride-hailing driver? How do you have such a beautiful sports car? This… B… BU… Bugatti, is it a Bugatti Veyron? The must-have sports car for the protagonist of a male-oriented [power fantasy] novel?”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “Get in the car.”

Yuan Xiaozhao nodded and quickly got into the car and fastened her seat belt.

“Since we’re going to pretend to be your boyfriend and put on a show, we definitely have to do it right. How is it? With this car parked at the entrance, even if your classmates originally wanted to make fun of you, wouldn’t they be afraid now?” Yang Chen said with a smile.

Yuan Xiaozhao laughed happily, “Of course! With your car parked at the entrance, anyone who dares to cause trouble is an idiot. Hehe…”

Yang Chen started the car, and the ear-piercing roar echoed through the streets.

More than twenty minutes later, the car arrived at the Peninsula Hotel.

Today was Friday, and it was dinner time, so there were no parking spaces at this time.

A Mercedes-Benz G-Class and a BMW X7 were arguing with the manager because there were no parking spaces.

Mercedes-Benz owner: “Isn’t there a parking space over there? Can’t you take the things away and let us park one car first?”

BMW owner: “That’s right! It’s better to park one car than none!”

Manager: “No! That’s a reserved parking space, reserved for one of our VIP customers. You can park on the side of the road; you won’t get a ticket. Or there’s a paid parking lot 800 meters to the east; it’s 10 yuan an hour, not very expensive.”

At this time, the manager saw the Bugatti Veyron behind them.

He quickly ran over, and when he saw it was Yang Chen, he quickly bowed and saluted.

“Hello, Mr. Yang. Please follow me; there’s still one parking space over there,” the manager said.

Yang Chen nodded with a smile, handed him a China [brand] cigarette, and said, “Don’t reveal my identity, lest the guests think our service is not good.”

The manager happily took the China cigarette and said, “Understood, understood.”

Then, the manager ran over to the Mercedes-Benz and BMW owners and said, “Excuse me, please move your cars to the side. A Bugatti Veyron is coming behind, and if it gets scratched, it will be painful for you.”

The Mercedes-Benz and BMW owners looked back and saw that it was indeed a Bugatti Veyron.

Helpless, they could only give way.

Yang Chen drove over, and the manager quickly removed the safety warning cone from the reserved parking space and let Yang Chen park in it.

After Yang Chen and Yuan Xiaozhao left, the BMW and Mercedes-Benz owners asked the manager about it.

BMW owner: “Is that the VIP customer you were talking about?”

The manager shook his head and said, “No.”

Mercedes-Benz owner: “Then why did you give him the parking space?”

Manager: “What else could I do? He’s driving a Bugatti Veyron, and it would be painful for anyone’s car to get scratched by it, and it could even lead to bankruptcy. I’m also thinking about the wallets of other customers. If you ever drive a Bugatti Veyron, I’ll give you the reserved parking space too.”

The Mercedes-Benz and BMW owners were speechless…