Chapter 9

Training ground, the competition is over.

Xu Yang approached Huo Zhengye and said, “Brother, I have found the task you asked me to do.”

Huo Zhengye signaled with his eyes to continue.

“Recently, there aren’t many job openings in the workplace. I used the connections of my aunts and uncles and finally found a job at a steel mill.”

“Chain steel factory?” Huo Zhengye frowned. Could Shu Wan bear this job?

“I’m not on the front line, but I need to walk around the workshops and do quality inspections. Girls can do this job too,” Xu Yang explained.

Huo Zhengye was afraid that Shu Wan would not be willing, so he asked again: “Is there anything easier?”

“Old Huo, you are so kind. I’ll look for her again. By the way, has Shu Wan not been making trouble these days?”

When asked this question, Huo Zhengye thought of the changes that Shu Wan had experienced in the past few days.

Not only did he love cleanliness and knew how to tidy up his room, but he also refused to take any money and said it was a loan to him.

“Isn’t she planning on using any big moves?” Xu Yang couldn’t help himself.

Huo Zhengye’s face darkened.

There had been similar situations before. I thought Shu Wan had really changed, but she turned around and drugged him. If he hadn’t had some consciousness, he would have almost fallen into the trap. From that day on, he lived in the army lounge.

I had wanted to wait until Shu Wan found a job before filing for divorce, but now I can’t wait any longer. I must clearly and explicitly put an end to Shu Wan’s delusions.

After making the decision, Huo Zhengye turned around and knocked on the door of the political commissar’s office.

“Enter.”

The voice of Political Commissar Lou came from inside.

Huo Zhengye pushed the door open and walked in.

“It’s Captain Huo. What’s the matter?” Political Commissar Lou was a middle-aged bald man with a kind smile.

Huo Zhengye pursed his lips and handed over a divorce report, “Commissar Lou, I want to apply for a divorce.”

Political Commissar Lou’s amiable smile froze, “Xiao Huo, this is not right. Shu Wan is pregnant. Do you want a divorce?”

Huo Zhengye froze instantly, “You…what did you say?”

“Shu Wan is pregnant, it seems she doesn’t know.”

“Young people just have a few words and it’s over. Don’t come to me to file for divorce. I won’t accept this divorce report. Take it away.”

Huo Zhengye left in a trance, his eyes wide open.

Xu Yang came over and asked, “What did the political commissar say?”

Huo Zhengye murmured: “Shu Wan is pregnant?”

“Ah, Old Huo, what you did is not right. You are getting divorced and still touching someone else.” Xu Yang shouted, his eyes full of complexity, as if he was really disappointed in his friend.

Huo Zhengye clenched his fists, veins bulging on his forehead.

He has never touched Shu Wan since they got married. How did Shu Wan get pregnant? Which man outside did she get pregnant with?

Besides Du Wendong, are there other men?

Good job, Shu Wan. Not only did she ruin his reputation and cheat on him, but she also openly made him raise someone else’s child!

Huo Zhengye’s eyes were red, his masseter muscles were bulging, and his fists were clenched.

Xu Yang was frightened by Huo Zhengye’s appearance and comforted him, “Old Huo, since Shu Wan is pregnant, you…you should live a good life with her.”

Huo Zhengye left the training ground with a gloomy face and walked home.

Shu Wan did it on purpose!

His performance over the past few days paralyzed him, causing him to let down his guard, and eventually he was stabbed in the back.

The raging anger was suddenly replaced by a sense of sadness, and when he came to his senses, he had already reached the gate of the courtyard.

Huo Zhengye opened the door and saw Shu Wan standing on the ladder with her back to the gate, rummaging around in something.

Huo Zhengye didn’t care about anything else and hurriedly pulled the person down.

“You don’t know how to be careful when you’re pregnant!”

Shu Wan? ?

Who is pregnant? Or did she hear it wrong?

But why did Huo Zhengye come back again? He came back quite frequently in the past two days.

Without waiting for Shu Wan to speak, Huo Zhengye said to himself: “I don’t care whose child is in your belly. I will take care of it as if it were my own.”

Shu Wan was stunned by Huo Zhengye’s words, “Not getting a divorce?”

Huo Zhengye looked at her deeply. Before Shu Wan could figure out anything, Huo Zhengye turned his head away and a low breath came out of his throat.

Huo Zhengye was surrounded by deep sadness and despair, which frightened Shu Wan a little. Upon hearing Huo Zhengye’s answer, Shu Wan responded directly by jumping up.

“Why not divorce? We must divorce!” She didn’t want to repeat the tragic fate of the original owner, working on a sewing machine in prison.

Huo Zhengye was frightened by Shu Wan’s action and quickly held her down to prevent her from moving. “He is willing to take responsibility?”

Shu Wan was confused. “What?”

Huo Zhengye frowned even more tightly, “How can you, a woman, support a child?”

“What’s wrong with being a woman? Can’t a woman fight for a career or make money?” Shu Wan retorted, her hands on her hips. As she spoke, her eyes suddenly widened and she pointed at herself, “What did you say? What child?”

“Aren’t you pregnant?”

Huo Zhengye gritted his teeth when he said this.

“Of course not. I’m still a virgin.”

Afraid that Huo Zhengye would not believe her, Shu Wan ran and jumped, saying that everything was fine. Huo Zhengye’s brows were tense at first, but then relaxed, and his face gradually turned darker.

“What’s up with the rumors out there?”

Shu Wan’s eyes flashed with guilt, “When I went to my eldest sister’s house to ask for money this morning, I was afraid that she would bully me, so I pretended to vomit.”

“But I didn’t expect people to have such a vivid imagination and think I was pregnant.”

Shu Wan scratched her head, feeling a little embarrassed.

Huo Zhengye grasped the key point, “Did you go to Shu Fangfang to ask for money?”

Shu Wan nodded, wondering why she felt that Huo Zhengye was more interested in this matter than divorce. Shouldn’t they discuss a solution quickly and not delay the divorce?

Thinking so in her heart, Shu Wan nodded.

The man’s sharp black eyes swept over Shu Wan, and Shu Wan’s heart skipped a beat.

I almost forgot that the original owner used to be a crazy protective sister, and he only followed Shu Fangfang’s lead. Now his attitude has suddenly changed, which might arouse Huo Zhengye’s suspicion.

Shu Wan added, “Yesterday morning Du Wendong asked me to borrow 20 yuan, which has touched my bottom line. Yesterday it was 10 yuan, today it was 20 yuan, will he ask for 100 yuan in the future? I don’t owe him anything, why should I pay him?”

“Du Wendong is not a good person, but my elder sister can’t see it. So I want to get back the money I’ve paid during this period, just to let her know Du Wendong’s true face, a hungry wolf who eats people without leaving any bones!”

Shu Wan clenched her fists, looking angry.

Seeing the suspicion in Huo Zhengye’s eyes disappear, Shu Wan breathed a sigh of relief.

“By the way, I have money now, I’ll return the twenty dollars to you.”

Including the money spent on going into the city in the afternoon, there were twenty-eight yuan left. After paying back Huo Zhengye, Shu Wan only had eight yuan left.

It’s not a lot of money, but it’s almost enough.

Huo Zhengye took a look and didn’t take it. He now found it a bit difficult to understand Shu Wan.

“Since we have decided to divorce, it would be better to divide the money clearly.” Shu Wan said when she saw that Huo Zhengye did not move.

“This is the living expenses for my family.” Huo Zhengye pursed his thin lips, his mind a little confused for a moment.

“You’re not going home, so you won’t be able to eat the twenty dollars.” Shu Wan was a little tired. Why was this man’s train of thought so strange? He was not even happy to be given the money.

Huo Zhengye frowned even deeper, “I’ll go home for dinner later.”

He figured it out. Shu Wan was now smarter and more difficult to deal with than before. Instead of worrying about accidents, it would be better to keep Shu Wan under his nose to facilitate control of emergencies.

The most important thing is that he can get along normally with Shu Wan now, instead of wanting to pounce on him and sleep with him at any time.

Shu Wan: “…”

Since she came here, Shu Wan has occupied a house with a courtyard of sixty or seventy people all by herself and has been quite free. Now that Huo Zhengye is coming back, Shu Wan can’t find a reason to refuse.

This is someone else’s home, and as an outsider she can’t say anything, so she might as well just become a paid cook.

Thinking of this, Shu Wan’s discomfort disappeared.

Shu Wan waved her hands, “These are not important. Let’s talk about the pregnancy and whether it will affect the divorce.”

Shu Wan held her chin with her hand, her face wrinkled into a ball, and she let out a long sigh.

Huo Zhengye’s gaze uncontrollably turned to Shu Wan. It seemed that she really wanted a divorce.

Why? Is it because there is someone you like?

Huo Zhengye frowned.