Tang Xia: "Are you saying Yang Chen had already predicted this outcome?"
Tang Chenghu nodded and said, "Yes! He had already predicted it would end like this, but I thought since your grandfather is my real dad, I can’t just watch him die like that. But when I begged Yang Chen to save him, he turned around and transferred all the assets to your second uncle and Chunlai. I didn’t even have a chance to act; the outcome was already determined."
Only now did Tang Xia realize how naive she had been. Even an outsider like Yang Chen could see the turbulent tides within the Tang Family, while she foolishly believed everything was the same as before, calm waters and family harmony.
Her mother suggested, "Why not discuss some countermeasures with Yang Chen?"
Tang Xia: "No way! We all know this is Grandpa’s plot. If Yang Chen finds out, knowing his temper, he’ll definitely jump into the trap even if he knows it’s one. I can’t let him get hurt."
Tang Chenghu: "But it’s your grandfather’s plot. Even if we don’t tell Yang Chen, he will certainly be informed about it. It’s inevitable. Better to discuss some strategies with him now, at least hear what he thinks."
Tang Xia hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
She then called Yang Chen.
At that moment, Yang Chen was arguing with a passenger. When he saw Tang Xia’s call, he quickly answered it.
Yang Chen: "Hello, Xiaxia, wait a minute. I’m dealing with something here. I’ll call you back once it’s resolved."
Words that were on Tang Xia’s lips were swallowed back. She said, "Oh, okay. I’ll wait for your call."
After hanging up, Yang Chen continued to dispute with the passenger.
What was going on?
This passenger initially ordered a ride to a destination in Hai City, but halfway through, he decided to change the destination to Jinling.
Yang Chen thought, going to Jinling is fine, just an opportunity to check on the business at the Gambling Stone Workshop.
But this guy wanted to take the highway and refused to cover the highway toll.
Yang Chen didn’t mind the toll cost, decided to take the highway, thinking of it as a dedicated trip for inspection, with a passenger tagging along.
But halfway through the highway, the passenger wanted to change the address again.
Having dealt with many quirky passengers, Yang Chen wasn’t surprised by this and agreed to the change.
Yang Chen thought the new address would be someplace in Jinling, but unexpectedly, the passenger changed it back to Hai City.
This annoyed Yang Chen. Damn, is this guy doing this on purpose?
With all this hassle, Yang Chen couldn’t go to Jinling and had to cover a toll of over a hundred yuan, which he was unwilling to pay.
It’s not about the money, it’s this jerk’s messed-up mind.
So, Yang Chen parked at the service area and started arguing with the passenger.
Both believed they were right, and the argument got more heated, eventually attracting a police officer.
After understanding the situation, the officer scolded the passenger, saying he can’t do that, and ordered him to pay the fare and half of the toll fees.
The passenger firmly disagreed with this resolution, willing only to pay the incurred fare and flatly refusing to cover the toll.
Yang Chen was willing to pay the highway toll on condition of the destination being Jinling, but now that it’s changed back to Hai City, that condition no longer applies, so the passenger should cover the cost.
The argument remained unresolved, as neither party was willing to give in.
The officer stated if they couldn’t reach an agreement, they’d have to be taken back to the station to settle it.
Finally, the passenger, knowing he was in the wrong, compromised and paid the incurred fare and the toll fees.
However, as a result of the passenger’s compromise, Yang Chen got a bad review.
"Garbage driver, promised to cover the highway toll to Jinling, then changed his mind midway, leaving me at the service area, and it was the police who took me back. This despicable driver deserves to be exterminated by humanitarian means and not exist in this world. If Bibi platform doesn’t deal with him, it’s intolerable. I’ll complain every day until this garbage driver’s account is banned."
At this time, the system issued a reminder.
"Congratulations to the owner for receiving a bad review. The system rewards the owner with a special mission. Upon completion, the owner will gain access to the Gate of Space-Time. Please decide whether to accept the mission."
Space-Time Gate?
Traveling to ancient times?
That would be epic!
Yang Chen quickly accepted the mission with his thoughts.
System: "Command received, special mission activated. Please successfully transport 10 special passengers to their destinations."
The system only provided this much information, without explaining what qualifies as a special passenger.
No matter, as long as orders come in, I’ll take them. Since the system gave this task, it surely ensures Yang Chen can complete it, though the process might be a bit challenging.
"Gate of Space-Time, I wonder if it leads to ancient times, or to the future. It’d be best if it led to ancient times, I’d be able to handle it. If it leads to the future, who knows what it’s like there? Going there, would I become an insignificant ant," Yang Chen muttered to himself.
A while later, a call came from Bibi customer service.
Customer service: "Mr. Yang, we received a complaint from a passenger. We reviewed the video data from your car and determined after examination that the issue was caused by the passenger. We’ve issued a warning to him and removed the negative review he left you. If he continues to complain, we’ll consider banning his account based on the situation. How does that sound to you?"
Yang Chen: "Sounds good! This time you did a great job. Dealing with unreasonable passengers, the platform should definitely increase penalties. Kudos to you, let’s grab a drink sometime. I’m still on the highway, so I’ll hang up now."