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

At 6:30 p.m., after finishing dinner, Hao Qiangzhuang saw the TV station staff off.

Just as he was about to walk back to his dormitory, Li Mei called out to him, "Manager Hao, wait a moment."

Hao Qiangzhuang paused for a moment, then turned to look at Li Mei and asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Mei handed him a stack of pregnancy test reports from her pocket, her face grim, and said, "Reimburse me for the expenses."

Li Mei didn't elaborate much. In fact, she didn't dare to get too close to Hao Qiangzhuang now, because her current life was hard-won.

Hao Qiangzhuang nodded and said, "You can use the 70,000 yuan the company gave me first!"

Li Mei replied matter-of-factly, "Then when will you give it to me?"

Hao Qiangzhuang said, "We'll go back to the dorm now, and I'll give it to you."

The two walked back to the dormitory one after the other. When they arrived at Hao Haoqiang's gate, Li Mei did not go in but stood outside waiting.

Hao Qiangzhuang found the money, put it in his backpack, came out and handed it to Li Mei, smiling as he said, "Find some time to deposit this money in the bank; it'll be safer that way."

Li Mei nodded, glanced around, stood on tiptoe, hugged Hao Qiangzhuang and kissed him, then took her backpack, walked to her room door, took out her key, opened the door, and went inside.

Just then, Gu Jia came up the stairs and saw Hao Qiang standing in front of the dormitory door, so she asked, "Did you see the TV reporter off?"

Hao Qiangzhuang nodded and said, "We just saw him off. Didn't you play billiards downstairs?"

Gu Jia said, "Those guys are so bad, it's no fun playing against them. By the way, I'm going to see the beach on Saturday, why don't you come with me?"

Hao Qiangzhuang looked slightly embarrassed and asked, "Is it just the two of us?"

Gu Jia chuckled: "You wish! My classmate is going too. I called Liu Qiangnan, and he said he wants you to come with me. He said he'll text you in a bit."

Before Gu Jia could finish speaking, her phone beeped with a text message. She opened it and saw it was indeed from Liu Qiangnan: "Qiangqiang, your stepmother is going to a class reunion. Keep an eye on her for me, don't let anyone harm her."

Hao Qiangzhuang nodded and said, "Okay, today is Thursday. After work tomorrow, I'll go with you the day after."

Gu Jia said with a smile, "Going on Saturday won't do. I have to go early after get off work tomorrow. My classmates have all booked a seaside hotel and are waiting for me."

Hao Qiangzhuang nodded repeatedly and said, "When we go is up to you. Let's go tomorrow!"

"Then I won't disturb your rest," Gu Jia said, opening the dormitory door and going inside.

Hao Qiangzhuang turned around and was about to walk back when his phone rang. He saw it was Zhang Ziyi calling, and Hao Qiangzhuang rushed into the dormitory like a thief, hurriedly closing the door.

Upon answering the phone, Hao Qiangzhuang asked in a low voice, "Have you eaten?"

Zhang Ziyi said coquettishly, "I can't eat by myself, come and keep me company."

Hao Qiangzhuang said, "Stop! This is the most sensitive time of the year. You want to kill me, don't you?"

Zhang Ziyi said, "If you don't come, I'll come to the company to find you."

Hao Qiangzhuang snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "If you want to come, then come quickly. Don't try to scare me. Let me tell you, I gave you 35,000 this month. Next month, I'll give you a maximum of 2,000. If you threaten me again, I won't even give you 2,000."

Zhang Ziyi retorted angrily, "You fucking bully me."

Hao Qiangzhuang said, "You should be content. Even if I don't care about you now, you can't do anything to me. Think about it carefully. If you really want me to treat you well, you should be more obedient. I don't like people who take my money and still give me attitude every day."

When facing Hao Qiangzhuang, Zhang Ziyi was firm but not compliant. She immediately lowered her head and said softly, "I'm sorry, Brother Qiangzhuang, I went too far just now, but I really missed you."

Hao Qiangzhuang said coldly, "Fine, I won't call you anymore. Unless it's a matter of life and death, you'd better not call me. If you ruin my life now, yours won't be any better."

After hanging up the phone, Hao Qiangzhuang called Wang Hui and asked, "Huihui, where are you now?"

A noisy sound came from beside Wang Hui, like she was in a shopping mall. She said, "Me? I'm going shopping with Tang Xueyi today! By the way, how long will it take for room 201 to be renovated? I'm about to collapse living in a multi-person dormitory. I really don't dare to go there with Gu Jia around.

Hao Qiangzhuang had intended to call her over, but she had already made it clear beforehand, so Hao Qiangzhuang had no choice but to say, "Alright then! You guys go shopping first, I'll go have fun by myself."

Now, Hao Qiangzhuang felt a little dejected. He thought about how Li Mei's belly was getting bigger and bigger, which must be inconvenient for her, and in the end, only Zhang Ziyi was left.

After thinking for a moment, he changed his clothes, left the dormitory and the factory area, hitched a ride on a motorcycle, and arrived near where Zhang Ziyi lived.

Then one person took a longer route and arrived at the entrance of the residential area where Zhang Ziyi lived.

Hao Qiangzhuang had an access card and key, so he opened the door directly, took the elevator to the seventeenth floor, and arrived at Zhang Ziyi's rented apartment.

This apartment costs 500 yuan a month to rent. It's a one-bedroom apartment. If it were a regular job, that would be almost equivalent to Zhang Ziyi's monthly salary.

Zhang Ziyi was bored living alone. After being rejected by Hao Qiangzhuang, she sat in the living room, set up a table, and was eating hot pot and drinking beer.

Suddenly, there was a noise at the door, and Zhang Ziyi's heart jumped into her throat. She thought to herself, "I forgot to lock it. Who could it be?"

Thinking this, he rushed to the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and ran to the front door. Just then, Hao Qiangzhuang opened the door and made eye contact with Zhang Ziyi.

Zhang Ziyi was wearing a sexy halter dress with cutouts, her hair in a ponytail, her eyes wide open, as if she were dreaming.

Hao Qiangzhuang walked in, closed the door behind him, looked at Zhang Ziyi, and asked, "Are you holding a kitchen knife, planning to chop me up?"

Zhang Ziyi was stunned for a moment, then put the kitchen knife on the ground, rushed to Hao Qiangzhuang, and began to kiss him.

Hao Qiangzhuang felt somewhat uncomfortable with Zhang Ziyi's proactive attitude.

Since their first meeting ended in an accident, he and Zhang Ziyi haven't had much interaction, let alone kissed.

Zhang Ziyi gasped for breath: "Don't just stand there like an idiot! Give it to me, okay?"

Hao Qiangzhuang has been feeling particularly depressed lately and has been wanting to relax, but living next door to Gu Jia has given him some reservations, especially after dealing with the pyramid scheme duo. He's been through a lot lately.

Provoked by Zhang Ziyi, he didn't care about anything else and picked her up, pinning her against the wall. Just then, his phone, which was placed in the entryway, vibrated.

Zhang Ziyi didn't even glance at it, but Hao Qiangzhuang said, "Quickly answer the phone and see who it is!"

After Hao Qiangzhuang finished speaking, he picked up the phone in the entryway, answered it for Zhang Ziyi, and held it to her ear. When he heard the voice, Zhang Ziyi was so frightened that she trembled: "Jin Shangwu, I've already broken up with you. Don't bother me anymore."

Jin Shangwu said, "Ziyi, please give me another chance. How am I supposed to live without you?"

Zhang Ziyi's voice grew increasingly nasal, and she struggled to breathe: "I already have a boyfriend. You'd better watch yourself!"

With that, Zhang Ziyi hung up the phone and turned to look at Hao Qiangzhuang behind her...