Siheyuan: Sap is the last word

He widened his eyes and looked at Qin Huairu in disbelief.

"You...what did you say?"

Qin Huairu raised her head and looked at He Yudong, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"Yudong, I'm pregnant...It's Shazhu's child..."

This sudden news left He Yudong completely stunned.

He Yudong was stunned for a long time, as if someone had poured a basin of ice water on him. Qin Huairu was pregnant? Sha Zhu's child? This sudden news exploded in his mind like a bomb, making him buzz. He stared at Qin Huairu, trying to find any signs of lying on her face, but he only saw tears and a pitiful look.

"Are...are you sure?" He Yudong's voice was as dry as sandpaper.

Qin Huairu choked up and nodded, tears sliding down her pale cheeks and dripping onto her washed-out collar, creating a dark smudge. "I...I should have had my period last month, but it never came...I, I went to the hospital for a checkup today..." She took out a crumpled test report and handed it to He Yudong.

He Yudong mechanically took the test report and scanned the words on it, but his mind was blank. Pregnancy, idiot, child... these words rolled around in his mind, tangled into a mess. He suddenly felt nauseous and his stomach was churning.

He threw the test report to the ground, pointed at Qin Huairu's nose and cursed: "You bitch! How long have you been with Sha Zhu? What do you think of me? Are you treating me like a fool?"

Qin Huairu was so frightened that she trembled all over and covered her face and started crying. "Yudong, I... I was wrong... I was confused for a moment... Please, please forgive me..."

"Forgive you?" He Yudong laughed in anger, "How can I forgive you? The baby in your belly is a fool! How can I forgive you!"

"Yudong, I...I was really confused for a moment..." Qin Huairu cried, "I...I had no choice at the time...Shazhu...he promised to help me..."

"Help you?" He Yudong interrupted her. "Help you with what? Help you raise your child? Help you get out of trouble? Qin Huairu, what do you think of me? Do you think of me as a fool?"

Qin Huairu cried even harder. She knelt on the ground, hugged He Yudong's legs, and begged bitterly: "Yudong, I beg you, please help me... I can't live without Shazhu... The baby in my belly can't live without a father..."

He Yudong looked at Qin Huairu kneeling at his feet, feeling mixed emotions. He hated her, hated her deception, hated her betrayal; but he also felt sorry for her, pitied her helplessness, and pitied the child in her belly.

He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. "Qin Huairu, get up."

Qin Huairu raised her head and looked at him with tearful eyes.

"Go away," He Yudong said coldly, "I don't want to see you again."

"Yudong..." Qin Huairu wanted to say something but was interrupted by He Yudong.

"Go away! I don't want to hear any more explanations from you!" He Yudong's voice was full of disgust.

Qin Huairu looked at He Yudong desperately, then slowly stood up, turned and left.

He Yudong looked at Qin Huairu's departing back, and his heart ached like a knife. He didn't know what to do, and he felt like a fool being played around by others.

He sat down on the ground dejectedly, covering his face with his hands and groaning in pain.

......

The next day, He Yudong went to work with dark circles under his eyes. He was absent-mindedly cooking, with Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu in his mind.

He couldn't understand why Qin Huairu chose Sha Zhu? Besides being able to cook, what other advantages did Sha Zhu have? He was lazy and idle, always making trouble. And what about him? He was hardworking, down-to-earth, and sincere to Qin Huairu.

Could it be that Qin Huairu really only cares about Sha Zhu’s cooking skills?

No, he didn't believe it. He felt that Qin Huairu must have been deceived by Sha Zhu.

He decided to find Sha Zhu and ask him for clarification.

During the lunch break, He Yudong came to Sha Zhu's house.

He knocked on the door, and it opened. It was Shazhu.

When Sha Zhu saw He Yudong, a hint of pride appeared on his face. "Hey, isn't this Chef He? Why are you free to come to my humble abode today?"

He Yudong ignored Sha Zhu's sarcasm and said straight to the point: "Sha Zhu, what's going on between you and Qin Huairu?"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter. "He Yudong, you don't know yet, do you? Qin Huairu is pregnant with my child!"

When He Yudong heard this, he was immediately furious. He grabbed Sha Zhu by the collar and yelled, "You bastard! How dare you..."

Sha Zhu met He Yudong's gaze without fear, "Why shouldn't I dare? Qin Huairu is my woman, I can do whatever I want with her, you have no right to interfere!"

"You..." He Yudong was so angry that he was shaking all over, "You are taking advantage of the situation!"

"Taking advantage of someone's misfortune?" Sha Zhu sneered, "He Yudong, what you said is really interesting. When you kicked me out of the house, why didn't you say that you were taking advantage of someone's misfortune?"

He Yudong was speechless for a moment.

Sha Zhu pushed He Yudong away and said smugly, "He Yudong, I'm telling you, Qin Huairu is my woman, so don't try to hit on her in the future! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

He Yudong glared at Sha Zhu fiercely, then turned and left.

He walked back to the cafeteria, his heart filled with anger and resentment.

He just couldn't understand why Qin Huairu chose Sha Zhu?

Is it true that he is not as good as Sha Zhu?

At this moment, he saw Jia Zhang arguing with a man not far ahead...

He Yudong was stunned, as if he had been slapped hard, and his face was buzzing. Qin Huairu was pregnant? Sha Zhu's child? This plot development was more unexpected than the dishes made by the cafeteria aunt.

He stared at Qin Huairu, trying to find any signs of lying on her face. But this woman was crying so hard that I felt sorry for her. Her acting skills were comparable to those of an Oscar-winning actress. It was hard to tell whether she was lying or not.

"Are...are you sure?" He Yudong spoke with difficulty, feeling as if his throat was blocked.

Qin Huairu choked up and nodded, tears falling like beads from a broken string: "I...I should have had my period last month...but it never came...I...I used a test strip and it showed two lines..."

As she spoke, she took out a crumpled piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to He Yudong.

He Yudong took the note and took a look at it. The two bright red lines were as glaring as two knives, stabbing his heart.

He felt a surge of anger rising from the bottom of his heart, burning his internal organs. What was this? Did Sha Zhu cheat on him? Did Qin Huairu set him up? When did he, He Yudong, fall to the point where he was played around by these two people?

"So what?" He Yudong threw the note back at Qin Huairu, his tone as cold as ice chips, "You came to me, what do you want me to do? Help you raise your child? Or take the blame for Sha Zhu?"

Qin Huairu cried even harder, grabbed He Yudong's hand, and begged, "Yudong, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have left you... I... I just wanted to give you a better life... I didn't expect Sha Zhu would... do this to me..."

She cried so hard that her makeup was smudged and she looked awful.

He Yudong felt sick when he saw her like this. This woman changed her expression faster than turning the pages of a book. She was so charming one second and cried like a grudge the next.

He shook off Qin Huairu's hand and sneered, "Qin Huairu, stop pretending to be pitiful in front of me! That's not what you said when you chose Sha Zhu! You said you loved him, you said you were willing to give everything for him! Now you come to cry to me again, do you think I'm a fool?"

Qin Huairu was left speechless by He Yudong's words and could only cry.

He Yudong looked at her, feeling annoyed. He didn't want to get entangled with this woman anymore, so he turned around and left.

"Yudong! Don't go!" Qin Huairu saw He Yudong was about to leave, and quickly got up and hugged his legs, "I beg you, help me! I can't live without Shazhu! He... He is the father of my child..."

He Yudong stopped and looked down at Qin Huairu who was hugging his legs, his eyes full of disgust.

"Qin Huairu, you really disgust me!" He gritted his teeth and said, "The child in your belly has nothing to do with me! Go find whoever you want! Don't bother me anymore!"

He kicked Qin Huairu away and strode out of the room.

Qin Huairu was left sitting alone on the ground, crying heart-wrenchingly.

He Yudong returned to his room, slammed the door, and slammed his fist on the table.

He felt like a fool, being played around by Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He picked up the bottle of wine on the table and took a big gulp.

"Damn you Shazhu! Damn you Qin Huairu!" he roared, "You two bastards! I won't let you go!"

The next day, He Yudong went to the cafeteria with dark circles under his eyes.

He was in a bad mood and had no energy to do anything.

The workers all noticed that something was wrong with him and asked him what was wrong.

He Yudong just shook his head and said nothing.

He was feeling angry and didn't know how to vent it.

At noon, Sha Zhu also came to the cafeteria.

He walked up to He Yudong with a smug look on his face, and said in a sarcastic tone: "Hey, Master He, you look so bad, did you not sleep well? Are you missing my wife?"

When He Yudong heard this, he became furious.

He grabbed Shazhu by the collar and yelled, "Shazhu, what the hell did you say?"

Sha Zhu was not to be outdone, and grabbed He Yudong by the collar, shouting, "I told you that you missed my wife! What? Are you not convinced? Your wife is pregnant with my child now, you are a living cuckold!"

"You're talking bullshit!" He Yudong was so angry that he punched Sha Zhu in the face.

Sha Zhu was hit and staggered, taking a few steps back.

But he reacted quickly and punched He Yudong as well.

The two men wrestled with each other, and the cafeteria suddenly became a mess.

The workers stepped forward to try to stop the fight, but both men were so enraged that no one could stop them.

In the end, it was the canteen director who came and separated the two.

"What are you doing? Are you all crazy?" the canteen director roared, "This is a canteen, not a boxing ring! If you want to fight, go outside and fight!"

He Yudong and Sha Zhu then stopped, but both of them were panting and glaring at each other.

"He Yudong," the canteen director pointed at He Yudong's nose and said sternly, "As the canteen chef, you actually led a fight. How disgraceful! You don't need to come to work tomorrow!"

He Yudong was stunned when he heard this.

He didn't expect that he would be fired.

This sudden change made He Yudong completely confused. He never thought that things would develop to this point...

He Yudong was stunned, as if he had been hit on the head with a club. Qin Huairu was pregnant? Sha Zhu's child? This sudden news was like a bomb that exploded in his peaceful life, stirring up a thousand waves.

He stared at Qin Huairu, trying to find any signs of lying on her face. But Qin Huairu just lowered her head, tears falling like beads from a broken string, her thin shoulders trembling slightly, looking pitiful.