A successful businessman had an unsuccessful family life. Everything has been going wrong for several years now. But the hero of the novel patiently waits for something better. What? He himself doesn’t know, but he doesn’t even think about divorce. Maybe everything will work out on its own, and it’s scary to lose your little daughter in the event of a divorce. Unexpectedly, his wife runs away with her lover. The girl's mother and nanny are replaced by the businessman's secretary, for whom he has long had tender feelings. But will she agree to replace his wife?