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

the next day.

Hao Qiangzhuang was sitting in his office, lost in thought, when Liu Qiangbei walked in with a transfer order, handed it to him, and said with a smile, "Nephew-in-law, where's Zhang Ziyi?"

Hao Qiangzhuang opened the drawer, took out a resignation letter, and returned it to him along with his own form: "Third Uncle, the person doesn't want to go anymore and has submitted their resignation."

Liu Qiangbei asked, puzzled, "Why did she refuse the promotion and raise?"

Hao Qiangzhuang couldn't say this outright, so he simply lay on the table and said, "I don't know either. She went back to the company this morning and handed in her resignation."

Liu Qiangbei said unwillingly, "That won't do. I don't know how many people are eyeing that position. Call her over."

Hao Qiangzhuang, equally helpless and with a bitter expression, said, "Third Uncle, stop joking. He's already submitted his resignation. Reporters are even coming here this afternoon to do interviews."

Liu Qiangbei persisted, saying, "Just ask her if she feels the position is too low?"

Hao Qiangzhuang let out a long sigh of relief, too lazy to even pay attention to him.

Liu Qiangbei continued, "If she feels that's too low a position, she can go directly to my company and become the HR manager."

Hao Qiangzhuang was speechless for a moment. Just then, Gu Jia came over and overheard them, immediately saying, "Third brother, you've gone a bit too far. Your second brother has already made plans. The head office only allows one manager. Are you trying to start your own business?"

Liu Qiangbei, getting a little desperate, retorted angrily, "Look at what you're saying! All the personnel departments in the branch offices are under Hao Qiangzhuang's control, and all the beautiful women are gathered at headquarters. Hao Qiangzhuang can do whatever he wants with them. I don't sleep with Hao Qiangzhuang's women, so why should he refuse my orders?"

Gu Jia took out her phone, dialed Liu Qiangnan's number, put it on speakerphone, and said, "Tell your brother yourself!"

After the international call connected, Liu Qiangnan's voice came through: "My darling Jiajia, how could you bear to call me?"

Liu Qiangbei said excitedly, "Second Brother, it's me who's looking for you."

Liu Qiangnan said somewhat displeased, "If you wanted to find me, you could have just used your own phone. Why did you use Gu Jia's phone to call me?"

Liu Qiangbei said angrily, "Second brother, I want to ask the personnel department for someone, but your good son-in-law is unwilling to give it to me."

Liu Qiangnan asked, "Alright, is Hao Qiangzhuang here?"

Gu Jia said, "They're all here. I'll have him talk to you."

Liu Qiangnan said, "Hao Qiangzhuang went too far. Your third uncle wants someone, why not give it to him? What does that person have to do with you?"

Hao Qiangzhuang was a little embarrassed and said, "Dad, it's not that I'm unwilling, but that they're unwilling to go."

Liu Qiangnan said irritably, "So what if the money wasn't paid enough? Give her more money. If you can't even handle something like this, you might as well get lost."

Since Liu Qiangnan had already said that, Hao Qiangzhuang was even more at a loss for words. He could only bite the bullet and say, "If they don't agree, how much more would be appropriate?"

Liu Qiangnan said, "Talk to your stepmother. She's just a woman; I can still afford to support my only younger brother."

Liu Qiangnan killed the conversation with a single sentence and then hung up the phone.

Liu Qiangbei became even more arrogant, looking down on Hao Qiangzhuang with disdain: "Kid, remember this, even if you're a son-in-law, you won't be surnamed Liu."

Hao Qiangzhuang couldn't get through to Zhang Ziyi's phone number: "Zhang Ziyi, come to my office, let's have a good talk."

Hao Qiangzhuang hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

Five minutes later, Zhang Ziyi thought things had taken a turn for the better and excitedly ran into the office.

Upon entering, one sees Liu Qiangbei and CFO Gu Jia, while Hao Qiangzhuang is slumped over his desk.

Zhang Ziyi had a bad feeling and had already stepped into the office, but she immediately went back inside.

Liu Qiangbei, with a fawning smile, looked at Zhang Ziyi and said, "Ziyi! Come in, let's have a good chat."

Zhang Ziyi glanced at Liu Qiangbei and said disdainfully, "I've already quit my job, there's nothing to talk to you about."

Liu Qiangbei said, "I'll raise your salary to ten thousand, no, twenty thousand, and promote you to deputy manager of the human resources department. How about that?"

When Zhang Ziyi submitted her resignation, she had already spoken with Hao Qiangzhuang and knew that there was no way to undo the damage.

She didn't want to put Hao Qiangzhuang in a difficult position, so the two reached an agreement: during her leave of absence, Hao Qiangzhuang would provide for her food, clothing, and lodging; otherwise, she would reveal her affair with Hao Qiangzhuang.

Zhang Ziyi had a way out, so naturally she didn't want to stay here any longer. At worst, she could force Hao Qiang to support her and become his mistress.

With things having developed to this point, Hao Qiangzhuang had no choice but to agree to Zhang Ziyi's conditions, at most giving her ten or twenty thousand yuan a month for pocket money.

Zhang Ziyi said with a smile, "Sorry, 15,000 is too little, I won't go."

Liu Qiangbei stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "I've got my eye on you. Name your price!"

Zhang Ziyi raised her index finger with a hint of schadenfreude, letting Liu Qiangbei guess for himself.

Liu Qiangbei snorted coldly: "It's just 100,000? I can afford it. I'll double it for you, 200,000, deal."

Zhang Ziyi shook her index finger, shook her head, smiled, and remained silent.

Liu Qiangbei's face turned somewhat grim, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "One million, I'll take it."

Zhang Ziyi continued to shake her finger, her smile becoming even more smug.

Liu Qiangbei felt a pang of pain and stammered, "Ten million?"

Zhang Ziyi shook her finger again and said, "What I mean is, even a hundred million won't do. I just broke up with Jin Shangwu, but I've found someone better. He's much more capable than you!"

After Zhang Ziyi finished speaking, she said, "It takes a month to quit. I don't care about that little bit of salary. I'm leaving."

Zhang Ziyi had already rented an apartment and moved all her belongings there when she returned. She turned and left without a care in the world, leaving Liu Qiangbei with only a dashing silhouette.

As Zhang Ziyi left, Liu Qiangbei was about to chase after her when Gu Jia stopped him, saying, "Third brother, stop fooling around. Reporters are coming this afternoon, and if word gets out, it will have a bad impact on the company."

Just then, Li Mei walked in to deliver some documents. She was wearing many layers of clothing, so her belly wasn't showing.

Liu Qiangbei, somewhat exasperated, stopped Li Mei and said, "I'll give you 200,000 a month, will you come with me?"

Li Mei was stunned for a moment, wondering what was going on now.

She didn't dare look at Hao Qiangzhuang, but instead looked at Gu Jia beside her, and said with a face full of doubt, "I just got divorced, and I'm pregnant. Mr. Gu, are you trying to find a father for my unborn child?"

Now Liu Qiangbei had nothing to say. He snorted coldly and slammed the door shut as he left.

He had just left when Liu Qiangnan called again. Hao Qiangzhuang was a little overwhelmed and hurriedly answered, "Dad, what's wrong?"

Liu Qiangnan's tone changed, becoming gentler: "Qiangzhuang, is your third uncle still alive?"

Hao Qiangzhuang said, "That girl just rejected me and slammed the door and left."

Liu Qiangnan said, "Ignore him. I was just saying that to him, to make a show of it, so he wouldn't come crying to me again. The TV station is coming to interview you this afternoon, so you need to do your best. I know you manage the HR department well. Your third uncle has always been the nominal factory manager at the head office, so you should take over directly! We can't let him continue like this."