If possible, Eric would rather a delicate girl like Caroline stay in a castle forever and be a carefree little princess, but fairy tales can only be fairy tales, and most fairy tales actually have no real ending, and fairy tales that can really happen in this real world are even rarer than Disney's animated feature films.

Faced with Caroline's beautiful big eyes full of expectations, Eric couldn't bear to refuse directly, but still said: "Caroline, being my assistant is not so easy, although you can get an MBA from Harvard, it doesn't mean that you will be able to adapt to this job." You'll first need to intern in my assistant's office for a long time, maybe months, maybe even years, and you can only go further if you stand out in that environment. ”

Although Alan didn't have much work experience at the beginning, when he followed Eric, Firefly was just starting, and Allen's personal qualifications almost grew up with Firefly, so he was able to do this job, and stayed by Eric's side for more than five years.

Over the past few years, as the scale of the Firefly system has become larger and larger, in addition to Allen, who is directly responsible to Eric, Eric's personal assistant office has gradually expanded into a small team of more than ten people. Although Eric is rarely directly involved in the management of Firefly, it does not mean that he is indifferent to the company's affairs, and the most important part of the work of this small team is to be responsible for summarizing important financial, personnel, project decision-making and other information in the Firefly system and submitting it to Eric for review. Another important part of the team's work is to follow up in real time on all the film and TV series projects decided by Eric himself to ensure that these film and television projects do not deviate from Eric's production ideas. Although Yahoo, AOL, Cisco, and Nokia are basically in charge of Chris, there are still many matters transferred to Eric through the team, in addition, the team is also responsible for Eric's personal finances, scheduling, data collection and other tedious work.

Eric once had some ideas about adding fragrance to the red sleeves, trying to get Jennifer, a graduate of Stanford University. Connery went to his assistant's office for a workout. Then he took over Alan's job, but the girl didn't survive for a month and quit, which shows that this job is not easy at all, so Eric has no confidence in the delicate little man in front of him who seems to be broken at the slightest touch.

Caroline, however, had no intention of backing down. She didn't want to continue to be an ignorant little woman in the ivory tower. And, as long as she could get closer to him, she felt that she would be able to overcome any odds. Hearing Eric's loose tone, Caroline immediately said happily: "Then I'll take you as a promise, and when I finish the course here, I'll go to Los Angeles in September." ”

Eric thought for a moment, as if he couldn't remember what he had just agreed to, but seeing Caroline's excited look, he had to ask, "Will your parents agree?" ”

"Eric. I'm twenty-three years old, and I can decide for myself what I want to do. ”

"Oh......"

Eric dragged out his voice, a smile on his lips, and deliberately stepped back and looked Caroline up and down, making a look of 'I really didn't see how old you were'.

In the face of Eric's bad expression, Caroline showed a shy, helpless look, and her originally white little face under the street lamp turned red again.

Eric originally just wanted to tease, but felt that Caroline gradually showed an inferiority complex. Eric hurriedly stopped and said, "Okay." I promise you, but I'm not a boss, and if you don't do this job well, I'm definitely not going to show mercy. ”

Caroline nodded slightly.

Eric looked at his watch, it was not yet eight o'clock, and he could go back and communicate with Chris and the others just now. The matter of the meeting with Gates. Looking at the brightly lit apartment buildings along the path, Eric asked, "Let's go, which building do you live in?" ”

"That," Caroline said, gesturing to a red-brick apartment in front of them.

All the way to the entrance of the apartment, Caroline stopped a little reluctantly. Asked, "Eric, when are you leaving Boston?" ”

Eric had already planned to go back the day after tomorrow, but with the sudden appearance of his classmates, Eric's itinerary must be changed, and he said, "I'm not sure about this, suddenly there is something just now, and it is estimated that I will stay for four or five days." ”

Caroline had been expecting to see around Boston with Eric, perhaps as she had done in London and Berlin last year, but she could tell from Eric's tone that he was going to be very busy in the next few days, so she had to give up. After thinking about it, the girl said weakly, "Eric, why don't you come to our apartment for a coffee, I'll ...... Oh, and I can introduce my roommate to you. ”

Eric hesitated slightly, and was about to refuse, but Caroline, who had been watching the change in his expression, said uneasily: "Then, if it doesn't work, forget it, I, goodbye." ”

Eric sighed in his heart and said, "Okay, but Caroline, do you know what it means for a girl to invite a boy to her place for coffee at this time?" ”

Caroline was stunned, remembering some clips she had seen in books or movies, her face immediately turned red, and she stammered: "Either or not, it's okay to drink tea." ”

This Nizi is starting to sell cuteness again.

Eric resisted the impulse and said solemnly: "Caroline, you must remember that you are absolutely not allowed to invite any man to your residence for coffee, tea, juice, milk, or even tap water at such a time in the future. ”

Caroline also reacted at this time, twisting her two little hands shyly, and when she heard Eric say this, she hummed very obediently.

Walking into the hall of the apartment building with Eric, Caroline saw the small flag of her mailbox on the wall, walked over and took out a letter, and raised it at Eric with some joy, as if sharing her little secret: "Eric, my aunt has written to me again." ”

Eric smiled and walked up the stairs and said, "It seems that your aunt treats you better than your parents." ”

"Of course not," Caroline fumbled with the envelope and felt that it seemed to have a photograph inside, and couldn't wait to open it. "It's just that my aunt has been away from home for many years and has been living in Greece, and she only wrote to me last year and asked me not to tell my parents. ”

Eric sensed Caroline's eagerness to talk, and said in the girl's tone, "Why did your aunt write to you since you have been away for so many years?" ”

"My aunt said she missed her loved ones." Caroline carefully pulled out a few photos from the envelope, and suddenly remembered something, and said, "By the way, my aunt also mentioned you, she said, she said that she saw something about us in the newspaper." ”

Eric didn't think he had anything to do with Caroline, probably her aunt had misunderstood, and said casually, "Oh, what did your aunt say?" ”

"She encouraged me to be brave and pursue my own happiness. Don't be bound by the family," the girl glanced at Eric cautiously, her tone shy, her voice gradually declining, and finally becoming almost inaudible.

Somewhat embarrassed, Eric didn't know how to continue, so Caroline held up a few photos in her hand and handed them to Eric: "Look, this is my aunt. ”

The street lights in the corridor were a little dim, and Eric took the picture. I only saw a blonde woman in a long white dress leaning on the side of a small yacht, with fair skin. The temperament is elegant, with a very comfortable smile, it seems that she is only in her early thirties, she looks very young, and there seems to be some similarities with Caroline between her eyebrows.

Eric only stared at the first photo for a few seconds before politely returning it to Caroline. Complimented: "Your aunt is beautiful." ”

"Thank you," Caroline said, taking the photograph and carefully putting it back in the envelope, "if only I could look like my aunt." ”

Eric remembered how he felt and said, "I think you two are quite alike." ”

"My aunt is more like my grandmother. We don't look like each other," Caroline shook her head, glanced at Eric, and gestured her little hand above her head, enviously, "Besides, I mean, if only I could be as tall as my aunt." ”

Eric said: "You are just right now, you don't need to envy others." ”

Caroline raised her little face a little unconfidently: "Really? ”

"Fake."

"You scoundrel."

……

Melanie wondered if she was going to meet Eric. After a long struggle with Williams' story, Caroline finally decided to tell her about it, feeling a little guilty about some of the jealousy she had generated, Caroline was always very sincere with everyone around her, and Melanie felt that she really shouldn't have such thoughts.

However, it wasn't until dinner that Melanie realized that Caroline hadn't come back yet, and remembered that Howard was going to change girlfriends in three days. Heinz has been pestering Caroline lately, and Melanie can't help but get worried. Caroline is so innocent and kind, if she is tricked by that guy, she will definitely be hurt.

Just as Melanie decided to go and retrieve Caroline herself, she finally heard someone open the door.

Melanie hurriedly walked towards the door, and said in an excited tone to the little pink figure that came in first, "Caroline, guess who I met in the afternoon?" ”

Before Caroline could reply, another figure followed, smiling and saying, "It can't be me, right?" ”

"Ah," Melanie opened her mouth in surprise, and when she saw Eric smiling and looking at her, she quickly said with a sibling expression, "Mr. Williams, it turns out that you came to Caroline on purpose, I thought it was just a coincidence." ”

Eric also heard Melanie's figure, and realized that such a coincidence had happened, and said, "It is indeed a coincidence, I didn't know that Caroline was studying here." ”

Caroline originally wanted to introduce the two of them, but when she heard their words, she was even more surprised, looked left and right a few times, and asked, "You two know each other?" ”

"I went to the supermarket in the afternoon and happened to meet Mr. Williams on West Main Street," Melanie explained briefly, and then formally extended her hand to Eric, "Hello, Mr. Williams, my name is Melanie. Grissom. ”

"Call me Eric," Eric shook his hand.

If it were any other woman, she would definitely question the acquaintance of Eric and Melanie a little at this time, but obviously Caroline didn't realize this at all, but was very excited about the coincidence between the two, and asked Eric to sit down, and Caroline walked towards the kitchen, and just walked to the kitchen door, as if she remembered something, she turned her head and asked, "Eric, you, what do you drink?" ”

Eric chuckled lightly and said, "Let's still coffee." ”

Melanie sat down next to Eric, although she was still a little reserved, but obviously more talkative than Caroline, seeing Eric casually looking at the layout in the apartment, she took the initiative to say: "This is the arrangement I arranged with Caroline, I can let Caroline take you to her room to visit later, it's more interesting there." ”

Melanie said, winking at Eric in a wry way. Eric didn't know what Melanie meant, but a little head immediately poked out of the kitchen: "Eric, you, don't enter my room, that's, that's rude." ”

When Eric heard Caroline say this, he almost understood something, and the girl's room was nothing more than something related to himself: "Don't worry, Caroline, I won't do this." ”

Caroline was relieved, and without hesitation, she withdrew her gaze and continued to get busy.

Melanie laughed silently, reaching out and sneaking a finger at a room on her left, but Eric just smiled and shook his head.

Melanie was just joking, and asked, "Eric, did you come to Boston for those companies on Massachusetts Avenue?" ”

"Yes," Eric remembered that Caroline said in the dining room that their tutor had used these three companies as teaching cases, and glanced at a photo of Caroline and Melanie smiling on a bridge somewhere next to the TV cabinet not far away, and asked, "Caroline said in the afternoon that you analyzed these three companies as case studies, what do you think of their situation?" ”

Melanie didn't understand why Eric would suddenly test herself, but she also realized that this would definitely not be a bad thing, and after thinking about it, she said: "I don't think you should divide them into three companies, especially in the future, if you continue to maintain the current state, as the users of the three companies become larger, there will be more and more management and technical conflicts, slowing down the pace of development of the three companies, and only by combining them can we solve the problem of synergy." In addition, although we did not have specific data during the investigation, we realized that the user base of these three companies has reached a very frightening number, and this expansion rate is not slowing down, if they do not succeed in business transformation, with the rapid increase in operating costs, I think even you, will be difficult to bear this huge expense. (To be continued.) )