"Haha... That’s great! I want to see what that ride-hailing driver is going to do!"

"Damn, isn’t this the plot of the crooked-mouth Dragon King’s War God? It’s out in the open, I’m a bumpkin, I love watching this."

...

Yang Chen quickly waved his finger at Xue Yinong and the others, signaling them not to express any opinion.

Liang Tao walked up to Yang Chen, spread his arms with a smile, and said, "Brother, give me a hug."

Yang Chen smiled and wiped his mouth, saying, "Forget the hug, you might fall again and blame it on me."

Yang Chen pulled out five hundred-yuan bills from his wallet and placed them on the table, saying, "Alright, you’ve put on such a big show, just to vent your childhood grudge. I can understand your feelings, so I won’t bother with you. These friends are probably here to discuss investment stakes with you, right? I won’t disturb you, you all should hurry and get down to business."

He Li Lao is also preparing to go public, if they can invest smoothly, after the company goes public, they can cash out and earn at least 10 times, Yang Chen doesn’t want to miss such a good opportunity to make money.

But Liang Tao didn’t want to let him go.

Liang Tao reached out his right arm to block Yang Chen, smiling as he said, "You ruined my proposal and deliberately humiliated me in public, it’s not appropriate to just leave like this, right? Everyone, let me introduce you. This handsome guy is Yang Chen, a friend from my childhood. Back then, he was amazing, always among the top in the grade in terms of academic performance. And I, I was always at the bottom. My parents would always compare me to him, I’ve been living in his shadow since I was a kid. But now, he’s become a ride-hailing driver. And me, I’ve managed to bring He Li Lao to the brink of going public. I pretended to be a waiter mainly to inspect the service of our employees, and to get genuine feedback from customers about our dishes. I didn’t expect to meet him dining here. Despite what happened in our childhood, I didn’t hold grudges and treated him well. But then I found a girl I really liked and planned to propose to her, yet he ruined it, even deliberately tripped me. I’m not petty, nor do I bully. But he pushed me too far, I can’t just let it go. Brother, shouldn’t you bow, apologize, and say sorry to me?"

Yang Chen chuckled and said, "In the end, you’re still holding a grudge against me for things from our childhood. I was simply born outstanding, and you were just not as good as me, so your parents compared you to me, what’s that got to do with me? If you feel like you’re living in my shadow, then work harder and surpass me. Did you put on this whole act just to make me say sorry to you? You’re too naive, no wonder your parents used me as an example for you."

Liang Tao: "You think you’re outstanding? I haven’t surpassed you? Haha... Get a grip on the situation, these big capital bosses are here to discuss investment stakes with me. My company is about to go public. You’re just a ride-hailing driver, and I haven’t surpassed you? Haha... that’s the funniest thing I’ve ever heard!"

Yang Chen: "Say whatever you like. You all talk business, we’ll leave now."

Liang Tao grabbed Yang Chen’s arm and said, "Brother, things have escalated to this point, do you think you can just leave without showing any sign of apology? Everyone is watching, they can all testify. You ruined my proposal and even tripped me on purpose. I’m not bullying you, but you’ve crossed the line, you can’t just wipe your ass clean and walk away, right? Dear guests, don’t you agree?"

Those diners were already arguing with Chen Qingxia, and they looked down on the poor while favoring the rich, so they naturally sided with Liang Tao.

"That’s right! We can all testify!"

"Although he didn’t propose actively, it really was messed up because of him."

"But everyone saw clearly that he did trip the chairman."

"That’s right, there’s no denying it, he did trip the chairman. If it were me, I wouldn’t let him just leave like that either!"

"I think an apology is necessary, it doesn’t matter if he’s the chairman of He Li Lao, even if he was really a waiter, he should apologize too."

...

Just then, Jin Ming, the head of Star Investment, said, "Mr. Yang, actually we don’t necessarily have to invest in He Li Lao, Hai Li Lao is also preparing to go public recently, and they’re looking to raise funds to expand store size, making final preparations for the listing. If we can’t invest in He Li Lao, we can invest in Hai Li Lao."

That makes things easier, Yang Chen doesn’t need to hold back anymore.

At this moment, an elderly couple walked in.

Yang Chen immediately recognized them as Liang Tao’s parents, Liang Aihua and Zhang Hui Li.

Liang Aihua immediately recognized Secretary Xiao Li and asked, "Xiaoli? What are you doing here? And why are you dressed like that? As the chairman’s secretary, shouldn’t you always be by the company and chairman’s side?"

Secretary Xiao Li panicked, stammered, and couldn’t speak.

Everyone was shocked, this waiter is actually the chairman’s secretary?

Which company’s chairman’s secretary is she?