Seeing the former goddess before him stirred many emotions within Yang Yunhe. He knew that Li Susu's influence was crucial to his current position, even if she was unaware of it.
Yang Yunhe had met Li Susu because, in addition to being an aviation major, she was also a reporter for the campus newspaper. She was a year ahead of him, his senior.
Upon learning that the legendary plane-hijacker had enrolled in their university, Li Susu couldn't pass up such a significant story. She immediately sought out Yang Yunhe for an interview.
Li Susu was truly beautiful, with a great figure and a pleasant way of speaking. To get more firsthand information, she also took the initiative to comfort Yang Yunhe and share his mental burdens, which naturally led to Yang Yunhe falling in love with his beautiful senior.
Throughout their university years, apart from academics, he spent almost all his time trailing after this senior.
She was in the campus newspaper, and so was he.
She was in the literature club, and so was he.
When she was writing her thesis, he frantically helped her find materials, acting as a devoted admirer. Their relationship was quite good; whenever Li Susu needed help, Yang Yunhe was always her first consideration.
Whether this senior, Li Susu, knew Yang Yunhe's feelings was unimportant. Yang Yunhe was too insecure to ask, and she just needed to continue being the goddess who made everyone feel as if they were basking in the spring breeze.
There wasn't much more to say about what happened afterward. During Yang Yunhe's junior year, his senior had successfully gotten accepted as a flight attendant by Hainan Airlines, interning and working there throughout her senior year, during which time she had no contact with Yang Yunhe.
As Yang Yunhe's junior year was nearing its end, he suddenly received an invitation from his senior to have dinner with her and some other literature club members. At the dinner, she casually revealed that she had successfully passed Hainan Airlines' assessment and officially become a flight attendant.
She had returned to collect her diploma and have a farewell dinner with everyone.
Facing this outcome, what else could Yang Yunhe say besides drinking a few more glasses of wine? Naturally, he offered his best wishes for Li Susu's future endeavors.
Of course, Yang Yunhe also fantasized about joining Xi'an Aircraft International Corporation (XAC), achieving great things, and becoming a leader there, believing that would qualify him to pursue the goddess in his heart.
However, when Yang Yunhe graduated in his senior year and was directly rejected by XAC, he unexpectedly received news from other classmates that his goddess had gotten involved with a passenger, and they had married at lightning speed.
This passenger was rumored to be a Chinese-American, so after getting married, his senior directly resigned from her job at Hainan Airlines and moved to the United States with her husband to become a wife.
This news caused Yang Yunhe to collapse, leading him to resent the world and his country, and to yearn for the United States, hoping to become an American himself in the future.
Yang Yunhe himself was unsure if his goal of becoming an American was to meet this former senior. But Yang Yunhe was certain that without the incident involving his goddess senior back then, he would never have agreed to act as a pawn for Goldman Sachs; this was what people called fate!
However, Yang Yunhe never imagined he would meet this goddess, whom he hadn't seen in nearly eight years, in France.
"Yang Yunhe, Yang the Crazy, how did you end up in France?" Li Susu asked again, with pleasant surprise. Yang the Crazy was Yang Yunhe's nickname back then, stemming from his legendary plane-hijacking story.
"Work-related. The company has business in France, and they sent me to resolve some issues!" Yang Yunhe replied sincerely. He wasn't lying; he was indeed sent by his company for business.
"That's great! Your company must be quite impressive to have business in France. Is it XAC? I remember your dream back then was to join XAC!" Li Susu said with a smile.
"Senior, you still remember!" Yang Yunhe's heart filled with emotion. His goddess actually remembered his dream; wasn't that something to be moved by?
"How could I forget? You were always talking about going to XAC and building airplanes! By the way, are you still building airplanes?" Li Susu asked again.
"Uh… I was for the past few years, but not in the last year. I've moved on to other things!" Yang Yunhe said.
"It's alright, life is unpredictable!" Li Susu said with a smile, her tone as gentle as ever, still the goddess who made everyone feel like they were basking in the spring breeze.
"Yes, it's too unpredictable!" Yang Yunhe said, thinking of his experiences over the past year, of earning billions of renminbi in the blink of an eye, and he felt a sense of empathy.
However, Li Susu clearly misunderstood. She assumed her junior must have been treated poorly at work, as he had a troubled expression when she first saw him, appearing deeply troubled by something.
"By the way, Senior, I heard from classmates that you went to the United States. Isn't your husband American?" Yang Yunhe asked curiously.
"Oh, you even inquired about your senior's news!" Li Susu's lips revealed a hint of a proud smile before she said, "But that was in the past. William was later assigned to work in France by his company, so I came to France with him."
"Really? So this Mr. William is my brother-in-law. I haven't even met him. How about I treat you and your husband to dinner…" Yang Yunhe quickly suggested, primarily wanting to see what this William looked like and if he was worthy of the pure goddess in his heart.
"Then you won't have a chance. He's not even in France right now; he's on a business trip in Switzerland and won't be back for several months!" Li Susu quickly replied. "Besides, France is my territory, Senior. How could I let you, my junior, pay? Since we've bumped into each other today, sister will treat you to a meal at the best Chinese restaurant in France!"
"Ah, shouldn't we have French cuisine when we're in France?" Yang Yunhe blurted out instinctively. In fact, he had been in France for more than half a month, but due to work regulations and secrecy clauses, he hadn't left the hotel, and all his meals were also at the hotel.
Although the hotel had a decent living environment, the food was terrible. Apart from the pasta, which was barely edible, there was almost nothing else worth eating.
Thus, despite being in France for so long, Yang Yunhe hadn't truly enjoyed a French meal, which is why he instinctively suggested it!
"Ah!" Li Susu's expression changed slightly, and then she laughed, "That's right, Junior. You must be tired of Chinese food back home, and your company's meals are naturally bad too. It's time for a French meal! Then Senior will treat you to a meal at the best restaurant in France!"
"I feel rather embarrassed, but I should be the one to treat. I have money…" Yang Yunhe quickly said.
"Enough! You've traveled all the way to France. How can Senior let you pay? And what money do you have, you kid? Save your money for getting married. The price of a French meal is beyond your imagination; it's too expensive, only Senior can afford to treat you!"
"But Senior is wearing casual clothes today, so I'll have to go home and change first. I'll let you starve a little!" Li Susu said with a smile, then hailed a taxi by the roadside and gave an address.
"Yes, Madam!" Upon hearing the address, the taxi driver's demeanor became reverent.
Indeed, when the taxi stopped, a visually pleasing residential area came into view.
At first glance, this complex didn't seem particularly luxurious, but upon closer inspection, one would notice a statue every five steps, with each landscape perfectly arranged. Moreover, the houses were all three to four stories high, each with its own architectural style.
In a place like Paris, where every inch of land is precious, having such a residence would come with a staggering price tag!
"Junior, please bear with me and wait here for a moment. This residential area doesn't allow foreigners without proper identification. Senior can't make an exception, so please wait at the entrance until I change and come out!"
"Okay!" Yang Yunhe nodded. Li Susu then hurried into the residential area, and the security guards at the entrance indeed recognized Li Susu and smiled as they nodded at her.
The wait that followed was somewhat lengthy, so long that Yang Yunhe thought his senior might abandon him. It was only after a while that Li Susu finally reappeared.
However, she was completely different from the Li Susu he had met earlier.
When they first met, although Li Susu's makeup was still exquisite, her clothing was somewhat ordinary, even a bit unfashionable.
But now, with Li Susu having changed into a formal dress, her entire presence was different. She was breathtakingly beautiful, looking every bit like a true wealthy wife, which once again made Yang Yunhe feel a sense of inadequacy.
"Li Yunhe, remember, you are no longer that penniless young man. You are now a billionaire!" Yang Yunhe told himself, which helped him adjust his mindset.
"What? Staring blankly?" Seeing Yang Yunhe's dazed expression, Li Susu covered her mouth and asked with a faint smile.
"Yes, Senior, you are too beautiful!" Yang Yunhe said sincerely.
"What a sweet mouth! For saying that today, Senior will treat you until you can't eat anymore!!" Li Susu said with a charming smile, leaving Yang Yunhe utterly captivated.