Alas, human life is full of absurdities.

  The bleak wind blew through the window, lifting the plain white curtains to flutter in mid-air. The windowsill was densely packed with cigarette butts, and thick smoke swirled around the edges of the window, refusing to dissipate. Shen Qing puffed on his cigarette, mouthful by mouthful, without any flavor, his eyes fixed unblinkingly ahead, without any focal point.

  It was just one sleepless night, yet it made him look more exhausted than staying up for several nights in the past. His eyes had dark circles under them and his whites were filled with red bloodshot lines. It was just one night, but he looked like he had aged decades. In fact, he was just worried about the person on the hospital bed.

  Suddenly, the sound of clothes and quilt rubbing came from behind, Shen Rui's hand holding the cigarette paused, and his scattered eyes finally had a focus. Taking a deep breath, suppressing his excited heart, he asked cautiously, "Are you pregnant?"

  There was no more sound coming from behind. Shen Qing couldn't help but furrow his brow, closing his eyes that had been open for a long time and felt a bit sour, thinking to himself, could it be that he had misheard, Gu Mo Ning hadn't woken up? He took a sudden drag on his cigarette, slowly turning around to look at the bed.

  On the snow-white hospital bed, only a pair of scattered eyes stared motionlessly at the ceiling. She woke up, or perhaps she was emptied after hearing that news and couldn't move anymore.

  Tensely gazing at the person on the hospital bed, Shen Qing's eyes flickered, taking a deep breath to calm himself down. "Shen Rui?" The brief and heavy question seemed like a statement, plunging the ward into a heavy silence.

  Until the cigarette burned her fingers red, Shen Qing finally came back to her senses. With a hateful expression, she threw the cigarette on the ground and crushed it, her eyes filled with bloodshot anger as she glared at Gu Mo Ning and shouted, "Is it Shen Rui's?"

  Two lines of clear tears slowly fell from her scattered eyes along her cheeks, yes, of course, how could it not be? Ah, she was actually pregnant, but that person...

  She suddenly grabbed the quilt, covered her head and burst into loud sobs. She was so tired that she could no longer bear it and didn't want to bear it anymore. All she wanted to do was cry unscrupulously and vent her emotions.

  "Get out, get out, you get out!" Xiè Sīdǐ lì yelled, making Shen Qīng suddenly flustered and unsure of what to do. In the end, she gritted her teeth and quietly retreated, leaving her alone to vent.

  Shen Qing stood at the door, lit a cigarette and took a drag. His red eyes were filled with complex emotions that couldn't be put into words. He was worried, angry, heartbroken, desolate, and confused. At this moment, he just wanted to beat Shen Rui to a pulp, as if only then could he vent his anger. No, even that wasn't enough - Shen Rui had betrayed Gu Mo Ning, who was already pregnant, and it wouldn't be excessive to kill him for that.

  Shen Qing directly grasped the cigarette in his hand, and with a frustrated punch, he slammed it against the wall. The bright red blood slid down the snow-white wall, extremely eye-catching, yet he still couldn't feel any pain. Shen Qing closed his eyes and recalled yesterday's family dinner, clenching his fists tightly.

  It was originally a good family dinner, the last second Shen Rui was still discussing with his parents whether to get married or work for a few years after graduation with Gu Mo Ning, the next second a woman came over and said she was pregnant, and it was Shen Rui's.

  He knew that Shen Rui was organizing the dinner party because of Liu Yali's restlessness, so he wanted to settle the marriage between him and Gu Moring as soon as possible, which is why he called his parents out for a joint dinner. At first, when he saw that Liu Yali had an unusual attitude towards his brother, he reminded them that Liu Yali was not a good-hearted person. As a result, both of them were indifferent, thinking that a mere Liu Yali could not pose any threat or harm to them.

  Who would have thought that the last two people who hadn't said a few words to each other ended up in bed together, and unfortunately, they were seen by Gu Moning. If it wasn't for Gu Moning's unconditional trust in Shen Rui, he would have been asked to explain himself, and the two might have broken up long ago. Why wait until someone came with a smug expression, holding Zhang's pregnancy test results, to disrupt their gathering?

  When he saw Gu Mornin's face turn white as if she had applied powder, he almost couldn't help but slap the hypocritical woman next to him twice to vent his anger for Gu Mornin. The hypocritical woman even affectionately called out to his father and mother, uncle and aunt.

  When he saw that Shen Rui's face was filled with even more worry, he suddenly felt extremely annoyed. What exactly was Shen Rui worried about, he didn't want to investigate further, all he knew was that Gu Mo Ning must be feeling very uncomfortable. Even if Gu Mo Ning believed in Shen Rui no matter what, she would definitely not be able to accept the fact that her good friend who had a crush on him was pregnant with his child, so when he saw Gu Mo Ning escape, he followed after her.

  It's good he caught up yesterday, otherwise he really couldn't imagine the final outcome.

  When he saw Gu Mornin not paying attention to the traffic light and running across the road, he was worried that an accident would happen. As they crossed the street, several drivers who were startled by Gu Mornin continued to scold her, but he could only use his cold gaze to sweep over those drivers who were scolding Gu Mornin, eventually forcing them all to shut up. He couldn't bear anyone bullying her, even if it was her fault, and no one could say anything.

  As a result, when they all arrived safely on the other side, Gu Mianing suddenly fell to the ground without any warning. At first, he thought she just couldn't accept it for a moment and fainted from escaping reality. After checking, he found out that she was actually pregnant, and due to not eating anything, low blood sugar caused her to faint.

  Another loud crash against the wall, and fresh red streaks slid down along the previous marks, shocking to behold.

  "What are you doing?" A hoarse voice came, Shen Qing turned around, looking at the person in front of her with complex eyes, wanting to speak but stopping. Guo Mo'ning's eyes had no ripples, staring tightly at his hand, "Don't tell Shen Rui that I'm pregnant." "Why?" "You also forget that I'm pregnant, because this child is not his. Tell Shen Rui that I have nothing to do with him anymore, and ask him not to bother me again, let him take good care of his mistress and children at home, I have nothing to do with you all, none of the people related to him should come looking for me again, it's farewell." After finishing her words in one breath, Guo Mo'ning walked away with big strides without any lingering attachment.

  Shen Qing stood there, silent for a long time. Shen Qing knew that it was they who had hurt her, so he didn't know how to retain her, and he wasn't Shen Rui, nor did he dare to stay. He hated his own incompetence, and could only let out a loud cry, like a madman, simultaneously punching the wall with both fists to vent his emotions.

  Gu Mian Ning returned to the small rental house she shared with Shen Rui, a place they had only just moved into over a month ago. At first, it was because she saw Liu Ya Li and Shen Rui sleeping together, which made her feel insecure, always wanting to keep him by her side, so the two of them rented this house together. It was on the day they moved in that she shyly yet happily gave herself to him, thinking it would be forever.

  The result was just a month's time, so brief, and they no longer had any reason to be together. Or perhaps it wasn't that there was no reason to be together, after all, they loved each other so much. But they could only part ways, she couldn't accept that her boyfriend had a child with another woman. Ah, how ridiculous.

  Gu Miao Ning carefully opened the door, found Shen Rui was not there and quickly entered the house to start packing her belongings. But which ones belonged to her and which ones belonged to him? They had so many things, each one a couple's edition. And then there were the gifts he gave her, the gifts she gave him, how could they be distinguished?

  Looking at so many memories, Gu Mian Ning couldn't help but burst into tears. Lying on the bed, closing her eyes and tightly hugging the quilt, as if it were that person. She wanted to be selfish, to get a little more warmth.

  She closed her eyes and deeply inhaled the fragrance of the quilt, which carried the scent of both of them. Her mind replayed the beautiful memories they had shared, so many, so many, that it seemed endless. It was like a dream. No, it wasn't a dream at all. How could a dream be so powerful, powerful enough to make one forget who they were in happiness?

  She smiled with tears, but her heart was in so much pain. All the happiness was like foam, when she forgot who she was and where she was, the person who gave her happiness poked the foam lightly, the foam dissipated, she fell from a high place, she fell from the beautiful foam into a nightmare.

  His clear outline was reflected in her eyes, but it would no longer bring her happiness, only nightmares that made her want to escape and die. She dreamed of all the hardships they had endured on their journey together, thinking that after going through so much, if they just persisted a little longer, they would never have any more difficulties and could be happy forever until old age.

  Alas, what can be done? Alas, what can be done? How absurd life is! How absurd youth is!

  The loud crying turned into sobs, Gu Mian Ning curled herself up into a ball, so cold, as if no matter how she hugged herself, it was still cold. The person who used to be her warmth, the person who wiped away her tears when she cried, was no longer hers, and had even become someone else's father.

  But she's also pregnant, can't they make up? No, no way, she doesn't want to be that cheap, the other person is already a father and still going after him. Even if he wants to make up with her, she'll mind it anyway. After all, that's her roommate who got pregnant with his child, how can she accept it.

  She still remembers the first time she saw Shen Rui, when the sun was shining just right, and he, his smile, was even more dazzling than that sunlight, easily capturing her heart. If they hadn't met, or if she hadn't seen his smile shine brighter than the sun that day, would all the sadness have never existed?