"Of course, I'm a good boss." Julien lifted his chin slightly. His face was filled with complacency.
Sydney's lips twitched. "Don't you know that I'm being ironic?"
She knew that he liked to exploit Zach.
But she didn't expect him to exploit Zach extravagantly!
Besides, it seemed that Julien didn't think that he was wrong.
Julien leaned against the chair and replied with a smile, "I know it."
He wasn't stupid. Of course, he knew what she drove at.
"Then why are you so complacent?" Sydney rolled her eyes at him.
Julien smiled. "If I hadn't asked Zach to work overtime, I would have worked overtime and had less time to be with you. So I naturally asked him to work overtime. After all, he's single and has much free time."
What Julien had said was shameless, but he said so plausibly. Sydney was stuck for words. She felt angry but funny.
She sympathized with Zach.
'How can Julien exploit Zach just because Zach is single?'
Sydney supported her forehead and said resignedly, "If you hadn't squeezed Zach all the time, he would have had time to find a girlfriend and wouldn't have been single."
Julien fell silent.
'It sounds reasonable.
'But I can't admit it.
'If I admit it, it will be my fault that Zach has been single all the time.
'Thus, I mustn't admit it.'
Thinking of that, Julien covered his mouth with his hand and coughed slightly to hide his true thoughts. He replied calmly, "It's not because of me that Zach is single. It's because he is reluctant to find a girlfriend. If he is willing, he will make time to find a girlfriend no matter how busy he is."
'All in all, it has nothing to do with me.'
Of course, Sydney knew that Julien was chopping logic and was reluctant to admit it. She pulled a wry face and shook her head. "You're right. It has nothing to do with you. You're the most considerate boss. You're such a nice boss. It's impossible for you not to give your employees time to find girlfriends, right?"
Hearing that, Julien nodded shamelessly.
'That's it.'
Sydney's mouth twitched even more violently.
'He's too shameless.
'I praised him on purpose to tease him, but he accepted my praise without hesitation and didn't feel guilty at all.
'It's funny.'
Sydney rolled her eyes and said, "Alright, please don't exploit Zach too much. After all, you're still young and will work together for several decades in the future. If you squeeze him like that and prematurely age him, he won't be able to work beside you in the following several decades. Are you sure that you can find another subordinate who cooperates with you well and understands you?"
Julien moved his thin lips. After a while, he said, "Leaf."
“Yes?” Sydney tilted her head.
"You…" Julien compressed his lips and drawled. After a few seconds, he exhaled slightly and said, "It seems that you're crueler than me and exploit Zach more."
Sydney felt confused. "What do you mean? Why am I crueler than you?"
'Don't wrong me!'
"I see." Sydney had a moment of enlightenment and nodded. "I have heard that the bosses of large groups will appoint their right-hand men as the directors of subsidiaries. It turns out that it's true."
Julien narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Of course, it's true. The employees, who work beside me, are almost the people that I trust. Appointing them as the directors of subsidiaries is to approve of them, and I don't need to worry that the directors of subsidiaries will betray me."
Sydney touched her chin. "Got it. All in all, you will appoint your secretaries and assistants as the directors of subsidiaries one by one."
Julien nodded. "You're right. I can't let them be my secretaries and assistants all the time. They're all capable. I respect their talent, so I won't keep them working by my side. I let them work beside me now because I'm training them."
"Got it." Sydney smoothed her hair back.
'I learned a tactic from Julien again.
'If Skylight Corporation also has subsidiaries, I will have the chance to apply the tactic.
'It doesn't matter that I can't apply it now. Skylight Corporation is developing and will have subsidiaries.
'After Skylight Corporation develops, I will be able to appoint the employees who I think highly of as the directors of subsidiaries, just like what Julien has done.'
Thinking of that, Sydney couldn't help but laugh. She was like a little squirrel that ate pine nuts secretly.
Seeing that, Julien asked curiously, "Why are you laughing?"
"Nothing special." Sydney waved her hand and was reluctant to tell him.
She was afraid that he would laugh at her for lacking self-knowledge and daydreaming.
After all, she wasn't sure how much time it would take to let Skylight Corporation be like the Flint Corporation.
She didn't even know if she could make it.
Thus, she would better keep it a secret.
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