Around midnight, Li Yan finally made his way to Sister Liang's office. She handled all the company's HR stuff.
Rumor had it Sister Liang was related to the boss behind Crown International, but that was none of Li Yan's business.
What mattered was that Sister Liang was pretty reasonable to deal with.
"What's going on, Li Yan? Why the sudden resignation? Is something bothering you here? Or is it about the salary?"
"Tell you what, I'll talk to the boss about you audio guys' pay in June. Try to get you some benefits and raises..."
Li Yan knew Sister Liang wasn't just blowing smoke. She actually followed through on what she promised.
That was honestly why Li Yan had stuck around for two years, even when better opportunities came up.
But good as it was, money wasn't the reason he was quitting now.
When Li Yan politely walked out of that office, his resignation was official.
He'd work through April and then be done—just three more days. Might as well grab that perfect attendance bonus.
Sister Liang also promised his performance review would be maxed out this month—3,000 yuan in bonuses.
Honestly, finding a company this decent was something Li Yan was genuinely grateful for.
With his resignation locked in, Li Yan felt like a weight had lifted off his shoulders as he headed back to the equipment room.
Sure, this job was already pretty relaxed, but it was still work. Still not true freedom.
But from the moment he'd quit, his mind was already flying toward the horizon.
As he walked, Li Yan planned his post-resignation life. He'd head back to Shandong in May.
Besides attending his friend's wedding, he wanted to take some time off, spend time with his parents, and maybe fix up the old house back in the village.
At the rate the system was going, Li Yan figured he'd have enough saved up by then to handle all that.
Cars, houses, girlfriends, world travel—all the stuff he'd never eaten or seen before. Li Yan wanted to try it all.
Passing a room that had been puked all over, Li Yan figured the customer would be paying a hefty cleaning fee.
Then a room with the door wide open, surrounded by security guards and rubberneckers, voices arguing and cursing inside. Li Yan just glanced and kept walking.
Another room with the door half-open, seven or eight girls circling two or three guys, one of whom was shirtless on the table throwing cash around like confetti. Li Yan barely looked and kept moving.
If you wanted to see every facet of human nature, witness the decadent nightlife, observe pure materialism in action—Li Yan had seen it all in his two years at this KTV.
His monthly salary wouldn't even cover what these people spent in one night.
Besides the base charges of several thousand, throw in some drinks and call a few girls, and you're looking at ten grand easy.
Want higher quality? Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, even millions—it happened all the time.
For the past two years, all this excess had nothing to do with Li Yan.
But...
Now that he had his wealth system, Li Yan might not love places like this, but trying it out occasionally wouldn't hurt...
Time to clock out!
Actually, time to leave early.
Not that it mattered—nothing usually needed his attention at this hour anyway.
Coming out through the staff exit, Li Yan checked his phone. Just past 1 AM.
His roommates usually weren't off work yet.
Zhang Qiqi might get off around one or two.
But Liang Yuan and Lulu typically worked until four or five in the morning.
Of course, if business was slow, they could sometimes leave a bit early.
Either way, Li Yan would have to take a cab home.
Instead of rushing to call a ride, he walked and thought about tomorrow's morning run.
Three kilometers would be a bit challenging for someone like him who'd been avoiding exercise lately.
But at least the system didn't specify a time limit. That was a plus.
After completing tomorrow's task, he'd have nearly 170,000 in savings.
Three more tasks and he could actually buy the luxury car he wanted!
The thought got his blood pumping. He couldn't wait for new tasks to drop so he could experience cruising through downtown Hangzhou in a sports car.
Time to grab a cab home!
By the time Li Yan finished washing up, it was already 1:30.
Lying in bed, he'd originally planned to sleep early, but his body had other ideas.
After months of sleeping in the morning and staying up all night, changing his schedule overnight was basically impossible.
Li Yan had no choice but to lie there scrolling through late-night videos on his phone.
After watching about ten minutes of wilderness survival competition footage and making some snarky comments about the contestants, Zhang Qiqi called.
"Yo! Hot girls here, get over to BPM!"
"Nah, you guys have fun."
"Come on, dude! Hot girls!"
"Mm... still not going. When you get back in the morning, grab me some soup dumplings... click"
Li Yan hesitated for a split second when he heard "hot girls" but ultimately passed.
First, BPM was in the West Lake district—at least forty minutes by cab.
Second, going now meant staying out until four or five AM, and Li Yan was thinking about tomorrow's morning run task.
He knew that with Zhang Qiqi's reputation as the queen of organizing hangouts, any girl she called "hot" was definitely gorgeous.
But Li Yan ultimately chose money over beauty after that brief moment of hesitation.
Girls were nice to look at, but Li Yan wanted cash more.
With money, what kind of beautiful women couldn't he find?
While Li Yan continued his journey through TikTok survival videos, Zhang Qiqi stared at her phone in disbelief.
Go eat shit, and soup dumplings too...
Mentally cursing her roommate Li Yan, Zhang Qiqi sat in the BPM booth, continuing to call other people while glancing at the beauty sitting across from her.
Zhang Qiqi's reputation as an organizing goddess wasn't just for show. Average-looking girls didn't even register on her radar.
Her WeChat was full of rich kids with decent money, all waiting daily for Zhang Qiqi to set up hangouts.
'Your loss! I specifically saved this beauty for you!'