Alice looked at Yanis who was rolling herself on the sofa.
“Yanis, I don’t mean to upset you. But I’ve found that you’re dealing with things without thinking over the years.
Yanis said, “Alice, do you mean that I am an airhead? You can’t be so mean.” Then she said, “I want to use my judgment. But I can’t be as sharp as you. We both have changed a lot these years. You became smarter, while I got stupid.”
Alice was speechless.
“Well, you can just treat me as a mindless person. Anyway, I don’t want to think too many things. I enjoyed my leisure and cozy life now. Just tell me what you thought at that time. All the members of your team were paid high salaries. What would you do if they left?”
“They wouldn’t,” Alice replied confidently.
“Why?”
“They are not ordinary people,” Alice looked at her and said gently, “They are outstanding designers. However, although they have made achievements, their career life is short and they are very proud. It is easy for me to arouse their reverse psychology. Even if they wanted to leave the company, they would despise themselves for not working but being paid with a high salary.”
Hearing her words, Yanis suddenly got up from the sofa and turned to stare at Alice seriously.
“What are you doing?” Alice was amused by her action.
Yanis just kept staring at her and said seriously, “Alice, you’ve become completely different as before. At that time, you were…”
“It’s all over now.” Alice seemed to know what Yanis was going to say. She interrupted her before she could finish her words. She said, “Don’t mention it.”
Then Yanis realized that she almost said something that she shouldn’t. She nodded at her.
They stayed in the company for some time and then left.
Because Alice had just started her company, she needed to choose a day to hold the opening ceremony and think out a name for it.
After they drove away from the building, Rachel came back from the window.
She said, “She is driving a Volkswagen. I’ve thought that she is rich before.”
“A Volkswagen?” Winnie raised her eyebrow and asked, “It is cheap. She has a company. Why does she drive in such an average car?”
“Zain gave her company. Maybe she doesn’t have much money. She can only buy a Volkswagen.” Rachel’s words stood in sharp contrast to her gentle image.
Ada just adjusted her glasses and did not speak.
Noah rested his chin on his hand and said, “But she is very smart. She knows how to use our weaknesses. Finally, she got us all to stay here. I’ve thought that some of us would leave today.”
Noah looked at several people as he spoke.
“Humph,” Winnie sneered and said, “Why do we leave here? I won’t let you look down on us. If we didn’t work and left here after getting a high salary, we would have a bad reputation in the industry.”
Ada nodded approvingly when she heard Winnie’s words. “I agree with Winnie. We have signed the contract and got the salary. It would be selfish if we left at this time.”
Sean said, “Anyway, we’ve been paid the salary. At least we should work for her in the next several months. She looks kind. We can just wait to see her true skill.”
Noah said, “It sounds flirting.”
Winnie gave Noah a stare when she heard his words. What a playboy he was!
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