Siheyuan: Sap is the last word

Chapter 1084: Frame Yi Zhonghai

He reported Yi Zhonghai purely out of selfish motives and had no evidence at all.

"Tell me! Why did you frame Yi Zhonghai?" the factory director demanded.

He Yudong lowered his head and dared not speak.

"Speak!" the factory director shouted again.

He Yudong was so frightened that his whole body trembled. He raised his head, looked at the factory director, and said, "Factory Director, I...I was wrong! I shouldn't have framed Yi Zhonghai! Please...please let me go!"

The factory manager snorted coldly and said, "Let you go? You framed Yi Zhonghai and ruined his reputation. How can you let him live? How can you let him face the neighbors in the courtyard?"

He Yudong said with a sad face, "Director, I...I really know I was wrong! I...I am willing to compensate Yi Zhonghai for his losses!"

The factory manager said, "Compensation? Can you afford it? Can you afford to pay for Yi Zhonghai's reputation?"

He Yudong was completely desperate.

He knew he was finished!

"Director, I...I beg you, please give me another chance! I...I will never dare to do it again!" He Yudong begged bitterly.

The factory manager was silent for a moment, then said: "I can give you a chance, but you must agree to one condition of mine."

"What conditions? Director, you tell me! As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree to you!" He Yudong said quickly.

The factory manager said: "I want you to...marry Qin Huairu!"

Qin Huairu's tears fell on the back of He Yudong's hand like beads that had broken off the string. She trembled and choked with sobs: "Yudong, why...why did you do this? The uncle...he is usually so nice to you..."

He Yudong looked at her expressionlessly, his eyes as cold as a winter pond. He slowly pulled his hand back, his tone calm: "Good? He is hypocritical! He is a selfish hypocrite at heart!"

Qin Huairu cried even harder. She didn't understand why Yi Zhonghai, who had always taken good care of her, became a hypocrite in He Yudong's words? She tried to defend Yi Zhonghai: "He...he just wanted to help everyone..."

"Help everyone?" He Yudong sneered and interrupted Qin Huairu's words, "He is only helping himself! He just wants to use everyone to establish his own prestige and satisfy his pitiful self-esteem!"

Seeing Qin Huairu still in disbelief, He Yudong felt an inexplicable pleasure in his heart. He just wanted to make her suffer, to let her know how hypocritical her previous reliance was. He continued: "Do you think he really cares about you? He just wants to tie you to his side so that he can use you at any time! Look at you, what has he done to you? You work like a slave for his family, but what has he given you? He doesn't even give you a name!"

Qin Huairu's crying stopped abruptly. She stared at He Yudong blankly, as if she had just met him for the first time. He Yudong's words were like a sharp knife, stabbing into her heart. She had always regarded Yi Zhonghai as her support and benefactor, but now, He Yudong told her that all this was fake and Yi Zhonghai's disguise.

She began to doubt herself, her efforts over the years, and her persistence over the years. Could it be that she was really wrong?

He Yudong looked at Qin Huairu's distraught look, without a trace of pity in his heart, but even more proud. He wanted to defeat her and make her completely submit to him.

"Qin Huairu," He Yudong's voice was low and hoarse, "Wake up! Yi Zhonghai is unreliable. In this world, I am the only one who truly cares about you and treats you well!"

He grabbed Qin Huairu's wrist and pulled her into his arms. Qin Huairu did not resist. She was like a puppet without a soul, letting He Yudong manipulate her.

He Yudong looked down at Qin Huairu in his arms, with a wicked smile on his face. He finally got her, the woman he had always dreamed of.

However, he didn't know that all of this was seen clearly by Sha Zhu who was hiding in the dark.

Sha Zhu hid behind a big tree, his fists clenched tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh. He looked at He Yudong hugging Qin Huairu, and his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

He had always been secretly in love with Qin Huairu, but he didn't dare to confess because he knew he was not worthy of her. He was just an ordinary cook, while Qin Huairu was a widow with three children.

He could only protect her silently and give to her silently, but he did not dare to ask for any return.

But now, when he saw He Yudong treating Qin Huairu like that, he couldn't stand it anymore.

He rushed out, pushed He Yudong away, and yelled, "He Yudong, you bastard! Let go of Sister Qin!"

He Yudong was startled by Sha Zhu's sudden action. He staggered a few steps and almost fell down. He looked at the angry Sha Zhu with a hint of viciousness in his eyes.

"Silly Zhu, you're looking for death!"

He Yudong raised his fist and hit Sha Zhu in the face.

Sha Zhu was not to be outdone. He raised his arm to block He Yudong's fist, and then punched He Yudong in the stomach.

He Yudong bent over in pain, and Sha Zhu took the opportunity to punch him a few more times.

He Yudong was beaten black and blue. He roared and pounced on Sha Zhu.

The two men wrestled with each other and rolled on the ground.

Qin Huairu stood aside, watching this scene in horror. She wanted to stop them, but she didn't know what to do.

At this time, an old lady came over after hearing the noise. Seeing this scene, she shouted loudly: "Stop! Stop it, all of you!"

The appearance of the old lady did not stop the two men, but made them fight even more fiercely.

The aunt had no choice but to go find the uncle.

When an old man learned about this, he rushed over immediately.

When he saw He Yudong and Sha Zhu fighting fiercely, his face suddenly darkened.

"Both of you, stop it!"

After the old man roared, He Yudong and Sha Zhu stopped.

Both of them were out of breath and had bruises all over their bodies.

The old man looked at the two of them and said sternly, "Do you two have any manners left? You're fighting in the yard! How disgraceful!"

He Yudong and Sha Zhu both lowered their heads and dared not speak.

The uncle pointed at He Yudong and said, "He Yudong, why did you hit Shazhu?"

He Yudong raised his head, glared at Sha Zhu fiercely, and said, "He...he deserves to be beaten!"

"Why should he be beaten?" asked an old man.

He Yudong was about to speak, but suddenly froze. He didn't know how to explain.

He couldn't say that it was because of Sha Zhu that ruined his good thing, right?

In that case, wouldn't he be admitting that he had improper thoughts about Qin Huairu?

Seeing that He Yudong didn't say anything, the uncle asked again: "Shazhu, why did you hit He Yudong?"

Sha Zhu glanced at Qin Huairu and said, "He...he bullied Sister Qin!"

The uncle frowned and asked, "How did you bully me?"

Just as Sha Zhu was about to speak, Qin Huairu suddenly said, "No, that's not the case. Sha Zhu...he misunderstood."

Sha Zhu was stunned. He didn't expect Qin Huairu to speak for He Yudong.

He looked at Qin Huairu in disbelief and asked, "Sister Qin, what...what did you say?"

Qin Huairu lowered her head, not daring to look into Sha Zhu's eyes. She whispered, "I said, it's nothing, you misunderstood."

Sha Zhu's heart felt like it was pricked by a needle.

He has always regarded Qin Huairu as his goddess, but now, his goddess is actually defending his love rival.

He felt like his world was falling apart.

He left the courtyard in a daze and walked aimlessly on the street.

He didn't know where to go or what to do.

He only knew that his heart was in pain, very painful...

Sha Zhu walked down the street in a daze, his head buzzing. The scene of Qin Huairu defending He Yudong replayed in front of his eyes over and over again, like a thorn in his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe. He always thought that Qin Huairu understood him, but now it seems that he was wrong, so wrong.

He walked aimlessly to a roadside stall, ordered a bottle of Erguotou, and drank it. The spicy liquor flowed down his throat into his stomach, as if a fire was burning, making him feel a little better.

"Another bottle!" He threw the empty bottle on the table and shouted at the stall owner.

The stall owner was an old man in his fifties. He looked at Sha Zhu's decadent appearance, sighed, and said, "Young man, what's bothering you? Talk to me."

Sha Zhu glanced at the old man, smiled bitterly, and said, "Uncle, it's no use for me to tell you, you can't help me."

"You'll feel better if you say it out loud." The old man said as he poured wine for Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu took another sip of wine and said, "The woman I like is defending my love rival. What do you think I should do?"

The old man smiled and said, "Women are all fickle. They like this one today and that one tomorrow. Who knows?" He tapped the silly girl with his calloused fingers and said, "Young man, you are still young. You will meet someone better in the future."

"Better?" Sha Zhu laughed at himself. "Can someone like me meet someone better?"

He remembered that he lost his parents when he was young, and it was his grandmother who raised him. In order to support him, his grandmother did all kinds of hard work. He always felt that he was a burden and a useless person.

"Young man, don't lose heart." The old man patted Sha Zhu's shoulder, "There must be something to strive for in life. Think about your grandmother. If she saw you like this, she would be so sad."

Sha Zhu's eyes turned red, and he choked up and said, "My grandma...she's gone."

"Gone?" The old man was stunned for a moment, "My condolences, young man."

Sha Zhu wiped away his tears and said, "Uncle, you are right. I can't be so depressed. I have to cheer up so that my grandma in heaven can rest in peace."

He drank the rest of the wine, stood up and said, "Thank you, sir."

He staggered away from the roadside stall and walked towards the courtyard.

When he returned to the courtyard, it was already dark. When he walked to the door of his house, he saw He Yudong sneaking out of Qin Huairu's house.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu's anger flared up again. He rushed forward, grabbed He Yudong by the collar, and yelled, "He Yudong, you bastard! How dare you..."

He Yudong was startled by Sha Zhu's sudden action. He struggled and said, "Sha Zhu, what are you doing? Let me go!"

"Let you go?" Sha Zhu sneered, "I must teach you a lesson today!"

He raised his fist and punched He Yudong in the face.

He Yudong was unable to dodge and was hit directly. He covered his nose and blood flowed out from between his fingers.

"Shazhu, you're crazy!" He Yudong roared.

"I'm crazy? You drove me crazy!" Sha Zhu roared and punched He Yudong in the stomach again.

He Yudong bent over in pain, and Sha Zhu took the opportunity to kick him a few more times.

He Yudong was beaten so badly that he had no power to fight back and could only run away on the ground with his head in his hands.

"Silly Zhu, stop it!"

At this time, Qin Huairu ran out of the house. She grabbed Sha Zhu's arm and said anxiously, "Sha Zhu, stop hitting him! You're going to kill him!"