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Sophie squinted her eyes and carefully looked at Kou Yaner's expression. She saw anxiety and doubt.Well, at least Kou Yaner responded to her proposal.But about the children, Sophie didn't think too much.

"You are my family. Little Button will grow up soon, Yan'er, you don't have to worry too much."

Kou Yan'er smiled and didn't want to continue talking. "Let's talk about this later."

Kou Yan'er doesn't need Sophie's determination.She doesn't doubt Sophie's sincerity, but some things can be solved without sincerity.

Sophie doesn't like children.Even without the last conversation, Kou Yan'er could still feel it. Sophie and Xu Maimai's attitudes and ways of dealing with little buttons are completely different.

Sophie is very good to Little Button, and often gives her gifts, encourages her, and even fights for Little Button when Kou Yaner disciplines her too harshly.However, Kou Yan'er could feel that perhaps it was because she had never had children, or because she didn't like children, Sophie treated Little Button as an outsider, and she didn't have that intimacy.

Little Button also likes Sophie, but never more than Xu Maizi. Even Little Button still admires Xu Maizi even though Xu Maizi has been inferior to Sophie in many aspects.

Xu Xiaomai treats Little Button like a friend, and is extremely patient. Sometimes Kou Yaner feels that Xu Xiaomai is even more patient than herself.

Mai said that the main reason she left Kou Yaner was because she was afraid of hurting Xiao Button.Kou Yaner refuted her statement mercilessly.After thinking about it seriously, this is a possible reason.It's just that I was too angry at the time, thinking that Xu Xiaomai was hypocritical.

Sophie was not reconciled, and continued: "I still have a year or so before my contract expires and I will return to the United States. We have to start preparing for some things."

Kou Yaner was stunned for a moment. When she first arrived at the hotel, she wanted to discuss this matter with Sophie, but she hesitated for a moment before being interrupted by the passionate scene.

"Why did the company send you to China?" Kou Yaner wanted to understand Xu Maimai's situation.

Sophie finally knew what Kou Yaner was hesitating to say, "Are you asking for Mai Mai?"

Kou Yan'er neither denied nor admitted it.People who are usually silent have an advantage in this situation, as long as they remain silent, there is no need to explain.

"What did Mai Mai tell you? Did I prevent her from being promoted?"

Kou Yaner's eyes widened, and she looked at Sophie in surprise, with an unbelievable expression, "Are you preventing her from being promoted?"

Sophie narrowed her eyes, and Kou Yaner never let go of the ever-changing expressions, "It seems that she didn't tell you. I was thinking too much."

"Please tell me the reason." Kou Yan'er said bluntly, she didn't want to go around in circles anymore.

Things are not complicated to say, what is complicated is the human heart.

Kou Yan'er's mind was very complicated, she didn't know how to evaluate what Mai Mai did.In principle, Sophie's point of view is completely tenable, but things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.

"Why does Maimai do this? There may be her difficulties." Kou Yan'er defended a little weakly, but she still chose to side with Xu Maimai.

"Yan'er, this is exactly the reason why I was sent to the China Department, and it is also where I have been very puzzled. It seems that things here are not principled, everything is flexible, and everything can be disguised and manipulated. The company What is needed are real data and reports, not faked ones. If Mai Mai is not worthy of the trust of the company, then let alone a promotion, whether she can keep the position is a problem.”

"What benefits can wheat get from it? What's the point of fabricating data for her?" Kou Yan'er was asking, not questioning Sophie.

"I don't know what the general manager promised her, at least it was his proposal to promote Xu Maimai." After a pause, Sophie seemed to be debating whether to say, "I questioned Xu Maimai at the office meeting a few days ago. She couldn't explain it at all. In the end the general manager helped her out."

Kou Yaner was dumbfounded when she heard that, where Xu Maimai and Sophie had already had such a fierce contest where she couldn't see.

"You said you would not embarrass Maimai." Kou Yan'er murmured.

Sophie turned her gaze away. Kou Yan'er, who has never asked for help, actually pleaded for Xu Maimai in such a tone, and pleaded without principle at all, which in itself made Sophie very angry.

Another reason for turning away was that Sophie couldn't say it herself, and that was that she was jealous of Xu Xiaomai.She questioned Xu Maimai at the meeting again, mainly because of jealousy.

After returning from hiking in the Gobi, Xu Xiaomai went straight to Guangzhou, and Kou Yaner refused Sophie's request to come to Guangzhou that week.And Kou Yaner rarely replied to Sophie's WeChat throughout the weekend, or it took a long time to simply reply.Kou Yaner simply ignored the text message "I want to eat candy".

The two of them discussed Maimai's affairs only once, that is, after the wedding, Kou Yan'er firmly stated that she had nothing to do with Xu Maimai.But now the situation has subtly changed.Kou Yaner's feelings are wavering.

Of course, there is another reason. Sophie feels that the relationship between Lu Hang and Xu Maimai is becoming more and more unfavorable to work, a relationship that is not professional enough and does not conform to professional ethics.This feeling was established when Lu Hang ate Xu Maimai's cake that day.

"Yan'er, you said that Xu Maimai might not be a good lover, but he would be a good employee. Do you still think so?" Sophie took offense as defense and regained the initiative.

"I don't know." Kou Yaner couldn't answer.

"When I hired Xu Xiaomai, I had high expectations for her, but her performance disappointed me."

Kou Yan'er supported her forehead with her hand, she felt a headache.

It seems that Xu Xiaomai is also aware of her situation. If she loses her job, what will happen to her mortgage?Kou Yaner never doubted Xu Maimai's work ability and professional ethics, Sophie's words were like pouring cold water on her head, which made Kou Yaner faint.And the other half of Sophie's question, "Will Xu Maimai be a good lover?" should be answered by Kou Yaner, she couldn't say it.She now thinks that Xu Xiaomai is actually a good lover.