The clock on the table was ticking. Sophia's palms were a little sweaty, and there was no new message from Wendy yet. Sophia looked at the moon outside the window and suddenly seemed to have made up her mind. Yes, she planned to test Michael. If you can't confirm the candidate 100%, then use the elimination method to eliminate some people first.
It's already half past four in the morning. Sophia quickly returned to bed and took a nap.
When Michael got up in the morning, he saw breakfast already set on the table, and Sophia had already sat down.

"Good morning! Did you sleep well last night?" Sophia asked Michael proactively with a sweet smile.
Michael looked at Sophia's abnormal look and slowly sat down on the chair. "You slept well. But you seem to have not slept well. You have heavy dark circles under your eyes. Are you worried about something?"
"Maybe I was too tired from last night's dinner. Are you concerned about me?" Sophia didn't answer directly and threw the question back.
Kate then stepped forward and said, "Master Michael, these are the breakfasts Mrs. Sophia got up early at 5:30 in the morning to make for you. We wanted to help, but she didn't let us."
Michael looked down at the breakfast on the table, and he was very surprised. Sophia keenly captured Michael's small movements, although he couldn't see his entire expression through her glasses. But looking at his relaxed and sunken shoulders and stretched eyebrows, she knew that this seemed to have little effect, so she continued to maintain her virtuous and gentle image.
"Would you like to try it? Don't worry, my cooking skills are pretty good. Don't be too surprised. I just want to thank you for taking me to dinner at home and watching the wonderful fireworks. I really enjoyed watching fireworks. When I was a child, I always watched big fireworks and played with small fireworks with my mother. Those are very fond memories of mine." Sophia's voice was choked as she spoke.

Seeing Sophia like this, Michael stood up and walked to the other side of the table, took out a brown plaid handkerchief and handed it to Sophia. But a second later, he chose to hold Sophia's face and wipe the tears from her eyes himself.
Sophia didn't expect Michael to do this suddenly. The thumb and index finger of his left hand gently dragged her chin, and he held a handkerchief in his right hand and gently wiped the two tears from the corner of his eyes. She looked up at him, and he lowered his head and performed the movements on his hands gently. At the end, Michael also flicked Sophia's hair from front to back with his left hand. The morning sunlight shines through the glass windows on the table, on the exquisite dinner plates, on her and his faces.
Michael returned to his seat, picked up the egg custard in front of him, and took a sip. "It tastes superb. Thank you for your hard work. Go back to your room and rest more after breakfast. You won't have to do this in the future. Besides, I didn't prepare the fireworks for you, and the credit shouldn't go to me."
Sophia was immersed in Michael's warmth just a second ago, thinking she had a chance to seduce him further, but in the end, this guy didn't respond at all and was all acting. In that case, Sophia directly stepped up her offensive.

She picked up the coffee and sat directly on Michael's right side, and dismissed the servants. "I have something to tell you." Sophia put her hand on Michael's wrist and acted like an obedient little white rabbit.
Michael withdrew his hand, leaned back in the chair, and made a gesture of invitation to Sophia, gesturing for her to continue.
"How have you been busy with recently? I heard that there is a place with beautiful scenery in the city next door, including mountains, water and hot springs. Can I go with you? It would be better if Linda could come with us." Sophia said in a coquettish tone, while passing a piece of bread to Michael's mouth.
Michael took a bite and held Sophia's wrist, "Why do you want Sister Linda to come with you? Wouldn't it be better for the two of us?"
"Then you have time. We are going to go out for a few days and treat it as a honeymoon. Didn't I hear that Sister Linda is very successful in the fashion field? You know, my family makes jewelry. Yes, I hope to cooperate with Sister Linda. And I saw that you and Sister Linda were even closer at dinner yesterday." Sophia did not break away from Michael's hand, but continued to feed Michel bread while talking.
"So smart. It seems like your family shouldn't be left to professional managers. You should be in charge now," Michael said lightly.
"Oh, I don't even have a master's degree, and I haven't read the book clearly. I've been studying in school stupidly these past few years, and I haven't paid much attention to my family business. So when my father got sick, the company's stock price also dropped. Rapid decline. Doesn’t it require your family to save my family from the fire?" Sophia said, lowering her eyes.
"Really? Are you busy reading? Or are you busy with other things?" Michael let go of Sophia's wrist, put the bread back on the plate, and asked Sophia while holding his head.
Sophia looked at Michael's unwillingness to accept the move and thought to herself: What on earth does he know? But on the face of it, she continued to pretend to be sad and sighing. She paused and continued, "Well, there are also days of hanging around in school, doing club activities, and seeing good-looking boys go out on dates. Is it normal?" Sophia? Make an innocent face.
Michael looked at Sophia pretending to be stupid, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but he did not expose Sophia. I thought: This little white rabbit acted well. "When do we leave?"
Michael suddenly asked this, and Sophia was still immersed in the previous emotion and didn't react for a while. "Let's do it tonight. I think there is a direct flight in the evening. Can sister Linda go? Can she bring her boyfriend with her?"
"You really care about Sister Linda! Then let me call and ask." Michael's words sounded weird to Sophia, but Sophia still kept a sweet smile on her face and kept telling herself: It doesn't matter, a man can bend and stretch! As long as the purpose can be achieved.
Michael dialed Linda's phone number. Sophia also signaled Michael to increase the volume and play loudly. Although Michael was speechless, he still increased the volume of the calls. The call was connected.
"Good morning! Linda! I'm Michael.
"Good morning! What can I do for you?"
"Sophia would like to invite you to visit ELF mountain in City C. I heard that there are mountains, water and hot springs there. The scenery is very beautiful."
Sophia quickly interjected, "Sister Linda, good morning! I'm Sophia. I didn't get to meet you last night, but I've always liked you! Your clothing brand is really great! There are many restaurants near Lingshan. There are villages where traditional Morians live, and their folk culture and costumes are very special. I think maybe we will find something different or inspiration there."
"Sophia, dear, I really want to go with you. But I think it's better to leave this time to you and Michael. I don't want to be a light bulb for you two. Hahahahahahahaha"
"Linda, it's okay. You can also go with your boyfriend. It's good for the four of us to travel together." Sophia continued to talk on the phone.
"She wants to find you to cooperate with her jewelry company." Michael suddenly intervened and said coldly.
"Oh my God, why are you talking like that? Sister Linda will think I'm taking advantage of her. Sister Linda, that place is really nice. Please believe me, this is my first thought." Sophia was a little angry. He also slapped Michael with his hand. Although she looked anxious and angry in her face, Sophia was very happy inside. After all, speaking out what seemed to be the most genuine intention through Michael's mouth would not only make her look a little stupid, but also lower other people's vigilance and further believe in the authenticity of this desire.
"Uhahahahaha," Linda laughed on the other end of the phone, "It's okay, Sophia, we can have a chance to meet and chat later. But I'm sorry, I really can't be with you this time. I have had some work to do recently."
"Linda, are you going to Milan to see MuaMua's autumn and winter new show? I really like their green plaid suits for spring and summer. It's really beautiful!" Sophia said this was a gamble. After all, it has been fashionable in the past half month. The biggest event in the world is the MuaMua autumn and winter show in Milan.
"What a pity, dear, I'm not going to Milan. However, that green plaid suit is perfect. I can help you get that suit next time I go there. Bye, darling. I have something to do here, let's talk later. "Linda hung up the phone.
Sophia is still thinking. Could it be Linda? Are there any other big events in the fashion industry recently?
Michael looked at Sophia who was in a daze, "Are you so disappointed if she doesn't go? Okay, sit back and have breakfast, and then go back to the room to have a good sleep. Since you have decided to leave tonight, let's have a good rest. There are still many things to do. You have to do it, right?" Michael waved his hand in front of Sophia, bringing the lost Sophia back to reality.
Sophia returned to her seat and drank the milk in one gulp. Then he ate a few bites of bread and eggs, and then told Michael that he was going back to his room to rest.
Back in the room, Sophia quickly synchronized the latest situation to Wendy via encrypted email. Linda's situation cannot be fully determined yet, but at least she can hold off Michael. And she had found out that Mr. Smith and his eldest brother are going to preach everywhere this week and contact some parliamentarians to gain more support for the nomination and appointment of the prime minister and increase the success rate. The third brother really has to fly to Europe to attend an academic conference. The younger sister has a heavy academic workload and is too young. She has just entered her first-year student year and is unlikely to pose a threat.
At this time, Wendy also received an email. "Kosal, the president of Space Bank, has indeed flown to City B in the past half month and has been in contact with Mike from Blackstone. And according to internal employees of Blackstone, a team has recently been set up to implement a project called "Flying Stones from Beyond the Sky", a short-term secret project, because the legal compliance and risk control team has no way of knowing the identity of the partner, and the terms are not completely in line with the principle of fairness. The most special thing is that there is a clause in the contract, "Regardless of the outcome of the project, Blackstone needs to unconditionally provide Party A with providing all Amexi's new clothing from the past year. Judging from the time of the meeting and excluding other known project partners, it can be basically confirmed that Space Bank is the capital lender and partner of Blackstone this time.
Seeing this, Sophia's chaotic brain finally cooled down a little.
Amexi is an emerging fashion brand founded by Linda Smith. The wife of the president of Space Bank is indeed a fashion addict. She often appears at various social occasions and art and music exhibitions wearing new products from major luxury brands. She is also a well-known financial buyer in the fashion industry. Linda cares very much about her brand and hopes that the brand can reach a higher level. Therefore, she has an extremely high degree of control over the appearance of models and celebrities. Although the wife of the president of Space Bank likes to buy new products from major luxury brands, her figure is not what Linda likes and approves of. And because she is a fashion addict, she always mixes and matches branded clothes to form her own unique style. But this behavior made many designers feel insulted and disrespected. Her strange outfits and colors made the clothes lose their original design and shape. Therefore, many brands will not actively give their clothes to her and let her display them to the public. Linda is a very strong and thoughtful professional, and with the confidence given to her by the Smith family, she does not need to please any celebrities. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the current controller of Blackstone to be her. But if the terms mentioned in Wendy's email are true, then Linda will never tolerate this. She will definitely question the real person in charge of Blackstone, so follow her to find the real controller of Blackstone.
Sophia quickly sent an encrypted email to Wendy with her thoughts, and Wendy also believed that Sophia's analysis was very reasonable.