Yang Yunhe hesitated, realizing he was tempted. He looked at Li Susu, whose expression was ashen and lifeless.
Indeed, any woman whose husband used her as a bargaining chip would likely wear the same expression.
"Perhaps we should just forget it?" Yang Yunhe wanted to back down, but then he thought, "No, if I refuse today, won't I be leaving my senior sister in this fiery pit? I should rescue her! Otherwise, she'll have to endure this kind of life forever!"
However, Yang Yunhe wasn't sure if he could pull this off. After a moment of deliberation, he dialed Huang He's number.
It was clear that Boss Huang valued Yang Yunhe highly, as the call was answered instantly, within five seconds.
Yang Yunhe was also direct from the start, admitting his mistake, stating that he had violated team principles by eating out and meeting someone.
"It's fine, we'll just deduct it from your salary," Boss Huang said with a chuckle. While it sounded like a punishment for Yang Yunhe, it was the most minimal penalty. Besides the salary deduction, there were almost no other repercussions.
As for salary deduction, Yang Yunhe, who had already received over a billion yuan in bonuses, wasn't concerned about such a small amount.
"Boss, there's also this situation, I have a senior sister..." Yang Yunhe gritted his teeth and explained the matter concerning his senior sister, then asked, "Boss, I don't know what I should do now. Can you advise me?"
"Yunhe, do you know what the most important thing in life is?" Huang He asked.
"I don't know..." Yang Yunhe shook his head. He knew many important things in life, but he truly didn't know what was most important.
"It's living a life where your heart is at ease, free from regrets and burdens!" Boss Huang said calmly. "Do you think your senior sister would be happier staying by your side, or happier following her husband?"
"Of course, she'd be happier staying by my side!" Yang Yunhe replied without hesitation.
"Then that's it!" Boss Huang smiled. "Go tell that man that I can agree not to sue him, but the price is that he must divorce Li Susu and sever all ties with her. Do you understand?"
"Yes!" Yang Yunhe nodded excitedly, but then hesitated again. "Boss, wouldn't Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi suffer significant losses then? For my sake, won't the company have to pay a hefty price?"
"This is also something I need to tell you. If you make this decision, then the compensation that man should pay will be deducted from your personal account. Since Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi has claimed 10 million Euros in compensation, you will have to pay this 10 million Euros, which is about 100 million RMB. Have you considered it carefully?" Huang He retorted.
"100 million!" Yang Yunhe was stunned. The tens of thousands from before were nothing, but now, for a woman, he had to pay 100 million. Was it really worth it?
Yang Yunhe glanced at Li Susu beside him. She was still beautiful, but no matter how beautiful she was, she couldn't be worth 100 million!
Yang Yunhe wanted to refuse, but Li Susu suddenly looked at him with a gaze that evoked pity. Yang Yunhe remembered his three years of unrequited love and what Boss Huang had told him about the most important thing in life being inner contentment!
So, he walked over to the dining table and said to the nervous Jiang Youchang, "You divorce Susu immediately, and hand over all of Susu's personal information to me. I will guarantee to settle this matter for you. And it will be fast; one phone call is all it takes to get you removed from the list."
"Really!" Jiang Youchang's face lit up with ecstatic joy. He said without hesitation, "No problem, none of this is a problem. Her passport, identification, and other documents, I'll arrange for someone to bring them over now."
"What about the marriage? Do you need to go to the US to get a divorce first?" Yang Yunhe asked.
"No, no need for that hassle. Because I was never actually married to this woman, there's no need for a divorce!" Jiang Youchang quickly replied.
"What?" This time, not only Yang Yunhe, but even Li Susu, who had been standing like a mute, was shocked.
"It's true, Susu. Don't blame me for betraying you. I really liked you back then. But with all my assets, I couldn't possibly share half of them with you after marriage!
"That's why I took you to Las Vegas to get married. The characteristic there is that marriage registration is very simple, and it looks legally binding. But in reality, apart from Las Vegas, other states in the US don't recognize such marriages because they don't have related marriage records. Therefore, our marriage was invalid from the start!" Jiang Youchang explained.
"You bastard!" Li Susu was completely furious. She grabbed Jiang Youchang's hair and began to pull at it wildly. Yang Yunhe watched from the side, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face.
He suddenly realized he quite enjoyed this feeling.
Half an hour later, Jiang Youchang's subordinate brought Li Susu's documents. Boss Huang also thoughtfully arranged a lawyer for Yang Yunhe, who verified the authenticity of the documents on the spot. The lawyer even used his connections to check the marriage registration records in the US, confirming that there was no marriage registration information between Jiang Youchang and Li Susu. With that, the deal was sealed.
Jiang Youchang soon learned from his lawyer that Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi had indeed proactively submitted documents to withdraw the lawsuit, removing Jiang Youchang from the list of defendants. Jiang Youchang was free.
Upon hearing this news, Jiang Youchang was ecstatic and voluntarily offered to have someone pack all of Li Susu's personal belongings and deliver them to Yang Yunhe's hotel.
Yang Yunhe waved his hand, urging Jiang Youchang to leave quickly. He couldn't stand to see that disgusting fellow for another moment and just wanted to be with his senior sister.
The more Yang Yunhe looked at her, the more beautiful he found his senior sister to be, especially considering she was now worth 100 million.
"Heh, I thought you, Yang Yunhe, were a good man. Now it seems all men are scoundrels!" Li Susu, having been treated like a commodity, looked at the man who had bought her with a hint of resentment, which was entirely understandable.
"Didn't you, senior sister, abandon everything in China and go to the US to marry Jiang Youchang, whom you'd known for less than a month, because he was rich?" Yang Yunhe retorted subconsciously. Li Susu opened her mouth, suddenly finding herself unable to refute him.
"Are you staying at my place today?" Yang Yunhe asked, scratching his head.
"Do I have anywhere else to go?" Li Susu sighed.
"Hehe!" Yang Yunhe chuckled foolishly.
"However, before I go to your place, I need to go to the mall. Jiang Youchang said he'd send my things over, but the earliest he can do it is tomorrow. I need to buy some clothes to change into today." Li Susu said.
"No problem, I'll pay. Buy whatever you like, senior sister." Yang Yunhe said.
"No, I have money!" Li Susu clutched her credit card tightly. This was her last bit of pride. She wanted to pay with her own money, not wanting Yang Yunhe to look down on her. xxs壹贰
To Li Susu's surprise, the taxi did not take her to a shopping mall but directly to the Tuileries Palace, as it was the only boutique of Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi in France. It was also the only luxury brand in all of France to have its boutique located within a royal palace, especially since the Tuileries Palace was originally a property of the Jiangnan Group.
Ten years ago, when Boss Huang first came to France, he hosted Princess Vivienne's coming-of-age banquet here, which also marked the first exhibition of the Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi brand in Paris.
Now, half of it still remained an open tourist attraction and garden, while the other half had become the private domain of Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi.
Li Susu had visited this garden more than three times before and had tried to see the legendary boutique. However, when she reached the rose garden, she was stopped by security personnel. Those without a Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi emblem weren't even allowed to glance at the buildings inside the garden.
But now, led by Yang Yunhe, Li Susu, as timid as a deer, passed through the security personnel without any difficulty. In fact, the security guards didn't stop them at all. They seemed to have received advance notice of Yang Yunhe's arrival and merely bowed respectfully from a distance, watching them enter.
Immediately, two French beauties in Cai Wei qipaos greeted them, leading the way and providing brief introductions to the building.
Indeed, this was once the bedroom of Empress Eugenie, later destroyed by war. Eight years ago, it was rebuilt with funding from the Jiangnan Group and then became the boutique for Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi.
The interior of the entire building was also astonishing. The boutique was completely reconstructed according to the records of Empress Eugenie's former bedroom. Half of the furniture displayed inside was restored based on historical records, while the other half were antique pieces acquired from that era, all genuine cultural relics.
As a result, Li Susu couldn't even locate where the clothing in this fashion boutique was displayed until they reached the palace's banquet hall. A grand banquet was being held inside, with countless elegantly dressed male and female guests enjoying the royal festivities in the hall.
Upon closer observation, it was evident that the styles of clothing worn by these male and female guests varied greatly, including traditional Chinese Hanfu, Western court gowns, modern casual wear, suits, and more.
What's more, Li Susu immediately recognized that all of these were seasonal fashion items released by Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi over the years.
Additionally, all the male guests were exceptionally handsome and well-built, even at the level of world-class models.
In other words, these guests, portrayed by numerous handsome men and beautiful women, were essentially the models in the boutique, and the clothes they wore were the displayed fashion items.
"Ms. Qu told us that clothes, whether hung in a wardrobe or displayed on plastic mannequins, are not really clothes but just colorful pieces of fabric. Clothes only reveal their true brilliance and beauty when worn by living people, in motion, and in real-life settings!" a sales associate explained with a smile, elaborating on the aesthetic philosophy of Liushang Qu Shui Cai Wei Shi.