I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

China Construction Building, located in the central area of ​​the High-tech Zone in the south of Yangcheng, is a 62-story comprehensive building. The floors above the 16th are all offices, and many large companies in Yangcheng have offices here.

Floors 30 to 36 belong to three companies: Pingyang Animal Husbandry, Jule Food, and Weixinda Real Estate, all of which are subsidiaries of Shengyuan Group.

The 37th floor houses the Yangcheng branch of Shengyuan Group.

At this moment, Zhou Man is working in the general manager's office on the 37th floor.

After approving several documents, Zhou Man temporarily put down her work, leaned back, rubbed her eyes, rested for a while, and then drifted off into a daze.

She's been like this for the past few days, unable to concentrate on her work, and often spacing out. This is frustrating for her, but there's nothing she can do about it.

When will this end?

She's under so much pressure right now, so much so that she's almost looking forward to Judgment Day, rather than this slow, agonizing torture...

Ring ring ring ring...

Suddenly, her personal cell phone rang, startling Zhou Man so much that she jumped back from her chair. She then realized she had overreacted and felt a little annoyed.

But when she picked up her phone and saw the caller's name, all her emotions vanished instantly, and her mind went blank for a moment.

finally come.

Zhou Man paused for several seconds before finally answering the call, holding the phone to her ear but saying nothing.

A calm voice came from the other end of the phone.

"I heard you got married? And adopted two children?"

"Um."

"I also heard that you four are still living separately? Now that you're married, it's not good to live separately, so you should live together. Xiao Zhang is looking for a place, and it should be ready by the day after tomorrow at the latest. Then you can all move in together."

"……good."

"That's settled then. I have some things to take care of, so I'll have to go now."

beep...

There was only a dial tone on the other end of the phone.

Zhou Man slowly took the phone off her ear, put it in front of her eyes, and stared at it blankly for a long time, unable to react for a long time.

So... this is really how it's going to happen?

Zhou Man stood motionless like a statue for several minutes before finally putting down her phone. She clenched her fists tightly, her hands trembling, her eyes brimming with intense excitement, and she struggled to hold back her screams.

It really worked! The third path was a success!

This was simply unbelievable to her, and she felt like she was in a dream.

She never expected her father to react this way, and she couldn't understand it at all. But that didn't matter anymore; what mattered was that she had succeeded!

As for what the father said about letting the "family of four" live together...

For her, who had already prepared for the worst, this was a perfectly acceptable outcome!

Of course she knew what her father's intentions were, and she could easily guess them, but it was just wishful thinking on his part, completely useless, and utterly irrelevant to her!

It's just a matter of changing where I live.

Of course, this condition also meant that Zhou Man needed to persuade the other three members of the family.

She immediately took action, calling Xiao Bonian and saying that there was an important matter that required the four of them to have a small meeting to discuss, and inviting him to the suite at the Sheraton Hotel.

Then there's He Qiuzhu.

Finally, there's Shen Kang.

"Are you free right now? There's something very urgent that concerns me about my potential breach of contract, and we need to have a meeting immediately... Okay, let's go to that suite at the Sheraton, the one you visited last time you came to see me."

After Zhou Man and Shen Kang made their appointment, just as she was about to hang up the phone, Shen Kang's bicycle suddenly flashed into her mind.

"Where are you now?... I'm on my way there, don't wander off, I'll come pick you up."

After making all the arrangements, Zhou Man put away her phone and hurried out.

On the other end, Shen Kang took the phone away from his ear, held it in front of his eyes, and looked at it thoughtfully.

Judging from Zhou Man's tone, there was barely suppressed excitement, and it seemed to lean towards joy. So, he hadn't even taken any further action, and good news had already arrived? Had he inexplicably stumbled upon good fortune?

"Whose call was that?"

A voice came from beside his ear.

It is Yin Mingyang.

The two of them are now standing on the side of a street, one street away from the welfare home.

It was already past 5 p.m., and Shen Kang had finished his caregiving duties for the day. After work, he contacted Xiao Bonian and arranged to meet tomorrow. Then, Yin Mingyang came to the welfare home to find him so they could go online.

In the days since his rebirth, he has been busy with various matters concerning his family of four, and he had been unable to meet with Yin Mingyang several times. Now that he saw that he was free for the time being tonight, he finally agreed to meet Yin Mingyang.

The two were just about to go online when Zhou Man called.

"A friend." Shen Kang casually put away his phone.

Yin Mingyang had only asked casually and didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, he enthusiastically began talking about surfing the internet: "Let me tell you, I discovered a really fun game called DOTA. I'll teach you how to play it later..."

"I'm so sorry, Lao Yin, this friend had to come to me at the last minute, so I can't go today. I'll definitely treat next time!" Shen Kang said, clasping his hands together and apologizing repeatedly.

Yin Mingyang's face fell immediately, feeling very disappointed. He couldn't help but complain, "No way, I'm your best buddy, right? You go whenever someone else calls, but you never come when I call you."

Shen Kang chuckled awkwardly, "Well, you called me to play games online, but this time someone else called me because they really have something important to discuss... How about this, I estimate this matter will only last a few hours at most, let's stay up all night together, it's on me!"

Upon hearing "all night," Yin Mingyang's mood instantly brightened. "Alright. But you can pay, we can split the bill."

Shen Kang immediately replied, "I've been quite busy lately, haven't I? I've been doing some odd jobs, so I've still managed to earn some money. You don't need to be so polite with me."

Upon hearing this, Yin Mingyang's eyes lit up. "Could I add another bowl of instant noodles?"

Shen Kang flashed a peace sign, his words brimming with domineering confidence, "Two buckets! And I'll add two more sausages and two bottles of iced tea!"

"Damn, looks like you really made money!" Yin Mingyang was already grinning.

"Alright, alright, go play your game if you want," Shen Kang said, trying to shoo him away.

According to the agreement, the legal mother-son relationship between Zhou Man and him cannot be told to outsiders. When Zhou Man comes to pick him up later, if Yin Mingyang sees them, he doesn't know how to introduce them.

After driving Yin Mingyang away, Shen Kang squatted by the roadside and waited.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Zhou Man's Bentley drove onto the street and stopped in front of him.

Zhou Man was sitting in the back seat, seemingly in a good mood. The car windows were open, as if she were going for a drive, and she was smiling at him through the windows.

Shen Kang greeted her, then opened the car door and sat in the back seat. The car started and drove towards the Sheraton Hotel.

At one end of the street, Yin Mingyang stood behind a large trash can, staring blankly at the scene.

He was feeling playful earlier and instead of going online, he secretly hid here to see who Shen Kang had made plans with.

Then he saw the Bentley drive into the street.

Such a cool car naturally attracted his attention, and he subconsciously looked over. Through the open window, he saw the driver in the front and a very pretty aunt sitting in the back.

Then, the car pulled up in front of Shen Kang. Shen Kang stood outside, greeted the aunt in the back seat, opened the car door, and got in.

"..."

With trembling hands, Yin Mingyang pulled his phone out of his pocket, his fingers hovering over the buttons, ready to press, then lifting them again, then barely pressing them, then lifting them again…

He had only one thought in his mind right now—Shen Kang had fallen into depravity and was actually being kept by a rich young mistress!

He used to think that "being kept" was something far removed from his real life, something only seen in movies and TV shows. But he never imagined that one day his best friend would be kept by an aunt!

This scene was so impactful that it caused a huge shock to his worldview.

He really wanted to text Shen Kang and say, "Old Shen, it's really not good for you to be so self-destructive. If you want to make money, you can do something worthwhile, even if it's tough and tiring. Selling directly is really not a good idea!"

But after hesitating for a long time, the message still wasn't sent, not even a single word was typed.

"well!……"

Yin Mingyang sighed deeply and finally put his phone away. He looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and sadness welled up inside him.

Previously, his life consisted only of studying and playing games. His biggest dilemma was whether to choose the Beggars' Sect or the Free and Easy Sect when playing "Tian Long Ba Bu".

But at that moment, he suddenly realized that the world was really complicated.

Regardless, let's keep Shen Kang being kept a secret for now; we absolutely cannot let it leak out.