A single man checks into a couples' room; his life of ease and comfort begins.

In the afternoon, Hao Qiangzhuang accompanied Tang Xueyi to the mall.

To be honest, women back then loved shopping. They would try on a hundred clothes, and probably wouldn't buy any more than the hundred and first one.

Especially clothes in shopping malls, which are often priced at several thousand yuan.

Back then, a month's salary was only a few hundred yuan, while a single piece of clothing or pants could cost several thousand yuan, which was simply unaffordable.

There was a restaurant on the second floor of the mall that specialized in selling hamburgers. Hao Qiangzhuang had seen it on the computer, but it was the first time he had ever seen such a restaurant, so he forcibly dragged Tang Xueyi inside.

Just as I reached the main gate, I heard familiar voices behind me: "Hao Qiangzhuang, Hao Qiangzhuang, is that you?"

Hao Qiangqiang turned around and saw that it was Lin Yueru, the beautiful woman from the factory next door, whom he had drunk and sang with before.

Hao Qiangzhuang quickly pushed Tang Xueyi aside and went to greet Lin Yueru: "Lin Yueru, it really is you!"

Just as Lin Yueru was about to speak, she saw Tang Xueyi walk over and stand behind Hao Qiangzhuang.

Lin Yueru sized up Tang Xueyi and said, "Is this your girlfriend? She has a great figure and looks!"

Hao Qiangzhuang didn't answer, but looked at Tang Xueyi. Tang Xueyi shook her head and said with a smile, "Hao Qiangzhuang and I are just colleagues, not boyfriend and girlfriend. Don't misunderstand."

Seeing Tang Xueyi say this, Lin Yueru breathed a sigh of relief, forcefully took Hao Qiangzhuang's arm, and said, "I thought you had a girlfriend!"

Hao Qiangzhuang laughed and said, "Where would I get a girlfriend? She's a colleague, a colleague."

Lin Yueru pointed to the burger restaurant in front of them and said, "I saw you go in with your female colleague. I've never had a burger before, shall we go get some?"

Hao Qiangzhuang glanced at Tang Xueyi and asked, "Let's go! It's on me."

Tang Xueyi's expression was clearly off. Seeing the woman who had suddenly appeared in front of her holding Hao Qiangzhuang's hand, she felt a pang of jealousy, lowered her head, and turned to walk into the restaurant.

Hao Qiangzhuang clearly didn't like the taste of hamburgers the first time he ate them; he thought the flavor was strange.

After eating hamburgers, the three continued shopping. Hao Qiangzhuang and Lin Yueru chatted more and more passionately, while Tang Xueyi felt like a neglected street lamp, increasingly resentful.

Lin Yueru took the initiative to wait for me to cling to Hao Qiangzhuang. At first glance, it gave the impression that the two of them were really ambiguous, just like a boyfriend and girlfriend.

Seeing this scene, Tang Xueyi felt a surge of anger for no apparent reason, and her heart ached more and more.

Women can be really mean sometimes; if you tell her you like her, she might reject you instead.

When you like someone else, she starts to become interested in you.

Although the three people did not work for the same company, they lived in the same industrial park, and it was convenient for them to take a taxi after buying the clothes.

Upon arriving at the factory gate, Hao Qiangzhuang looked at Lin Yueru and said, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"

Lin Yueru hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Next time! I have to go home tomorrow!"

With Chinese New Year just a month away, and given that regular companies offer annual leave, many people will take leave in advance to combine their annual leave with statutory holidays and go home for a full New Year celebration.

Watching Lin Yueru leave, Hao Qiangzhuang felt a little reluctant. At this moment, Tang Xueyan pouted and walked back to the factory with her head held high.

Back in the dormitory, Hao Qiangqiang took off his shoes and lay down on the bed. Tang Xueyi went back to her own dormitory, took a hot shower, and changed into thermal underwear.

She didn't come over for dinner that night, but went to the cafeteria instead. Eating alone made Hao Qiangzhuang feel a little lonely.

I had a few drinks and went to the restroom to relieve myself. As I passed the balcony, I realized I could see the people across the street.

Unfortunately, they happened to see Lin Yueru. The two glanced at each other, and Lin Yueru pretended not to have been discovered and continued to bathe and change.

After watching for a while, she felt a little uncomfortable, so she quickly turned around and went back to her dormitory, sat down at the low table, and continued drinking and eating.

There was a knock on the door. Hao Qiangzhuang thought it was Tang Xueyi and excitedly got up to open it.

When they opened the door, they found it wasn't Tang Xueyi, but Wang Hui.

Hao Qiangzhuang stared at Wang Hui and asked, "Is something the matter?"

Holding a bag in her hand, Wang Hui looked at Hao Qiangzhuang with a flushed face and said, "My dorm doesn't have hot water, can I borrow your dorm to take a shower?"

Hao Qiangzhuang nodded, turned to the side, and Wang Hui immediately lowered her head and went inside. Hao Qiangzhuang immediately closed the door and locked it.

After Wang Hui came in, her stomach started rumbling again.

Seeing this, Hao Qiangzhuang immediately said, "I just ate too. You haven't eaten yet, so let's eat together!"

Wang Hui seemed to have missed her mealtime and was starving. She nodded and said, "Thank you, Mr. Hao."

Hao Qiangzhuang brought over bowls and chopsticks, and the two took out some medicinal wine, asking, "Would you like some wine?"

Wang Hui glanced at Hao Qiangzhuang and said with a smile, "I'm not a big drinker, but I'll have a drink with you!"

The two ate meat and drank together.

As they drank, Hao Qiangqiang realized that Wang Hui, who claimed to have an average alcohol tolerance, was actually quite a heavy drinker.

As he drank more and more, he started to feel the effects and Hao Qiangzhuang became somewhat incoherent.

Wang Hui had had enough, and as they drank, she suddenly said, "Mr. Hao, let's go take a shower together!"

That one sentence caused a subtle change in their relationship.

Hao Qiangzhuang's eyes were glazed over. When Wang Hui suggested taking a shower together, he put his arm around her and they walked to the bathroom.

The two of them were quite drunk, and they were staggering as they walked. Finally, they went into the restroom.

After the bathroom door was closed, steam rose up, like clouds and mist, and hot water gushed down.

When the two came out, they had changed into clean clothes, went into the dormitory, and closed the wooden door to the balcony, shutting themselves out from everything outside.

The medicated wine, combined with the scorching heat from the air conditioning, made me feel incredibly hot and restless. I felt like all the clothes I was wearing were unnecessary, and I really wanted to take them off to escape the heat.

Tang Xueyi was the only one in 202. She was very bored and lonely and pressed against the slightly warm wall, trying to hear what was happening in 201.

She waited and listened for a long time, but there was no sound at all. Just as she was about to give up and go to sleep, she suddenly heard a faint sound in her ear.

Those were rapid breathing sounds and irregular shouts, very suppressed, as if they dared not release them loudly.

Tang Xueyi felt strange, thinking to herself, "Luo Qiuxia left this morning. Besides me, there couldn't possibly be any other woman around Hao Qiangzhuang. Could it be that another woman took the initiative to throw herself into his arms tonight?"

With that thought in mind, Tang Xueyi decided to get out of bed and knock on the door to see who was looking for Hao Qiangzhuang.