Chapter 3 You treat it as a betrothal gift

"No need, thank you for bringing me home. Goodbye." Shen Modi sincerely expressed her gratitude.

Huo Mingze nodded, "Okay. Give me your phone for a moment."

Shen Modi was about to open the door and get out but handed her phone to Huo Mingze. He dialed his private number from her phone and said, "This is my number. Contact me when you're done."

He then transferred 200,000 yuan to her via WeChat and opened her WeChat to accept the payment. Shen Modi saw it and panicked, "Why did you transfer money to me?" And such a large amount.

Huo Mingze returned her phone and said, "If you think we are suitable for each other, this is the bride price. If you don't, consider it a loan. You don't need to repay it immediately; take care of your family's matters first."

"No, I'll transfer it back to you now." Shen Modi quickly tried to make the transfer. Huo Mingze's large hand covered the screen of her phone. Shen Modi looked up and met Huo Mingze's gaze. He looked at her intently and said, "First, take care of your family's situation. Take your father to the hospital."

Huo Mingze's eyes were so serious, with a natural commanding presence that made people listen. Shen Modi was also anxious to check on her father, so she said, "Then I'll borrow it for now. I will repay you."

Her father insisted on being discharged because he was afraid of burdening her financially. She planned to show her father the balance later and tell him that it was all money she earned from her job, to ease his mental burden and persuade him to return to the hospital.

"Okay, go ahead." Huo Mingze said.

"Thank you!" Shen Modi quickly got out of the car, glanced back, and then hurriedly ran into the community.

Huo Mingze sat in the car, watching her figure disappear. His eyes were deep. In this world, some women are calculating and give up emotions for benefits, while others shoulder everything for their loved ones.

Soon, a Maybach slowly approached. A man in a suit got out, jogged over with a stack of documents, opened the car door, and respectfully said, "President, your car has been brought over by the driver. These are Miss Shen's documents."

During the entire blind date, he had been in the café. When the president left with Miss Shen, he immediately had someone investigate her.

"Don't meddle in the future." Huo Mingze got out of the car, ignoring the documents in the assistant's hand, and walked straight to the Maybach. At 22, he might have been naive. At 28, he had a keen eye. Some people don't need investigating. 

When he reached the door of the Maybach, Huo Mingze suddenly turned to his assistant and said, "Give me the documents!" Not to investigate Shen Modi, but to know more about her situation.

"Yes." The assistant quickly ran over and handed the documents to Huo Mingze. 

Huo Mingze got into the Maybach and instructed the driver, "To the office." The car started, heading to Huo Corporation.

Huo Mingze flipped through Shen Modi's documents with his well-defined fingers: 24 years old, graduated three years ago, a jewelry designer with a monthly salary of 8,000 yuan plus commission, with minimal commission. Her brother was born deaf, and her father was in the late stages of liver cancer. Seeing the words "late-stage liver cancer," he frowned slightly. He took out his phone and dialed a number. After a while, someone answered, "Big brother, it's 3 a.m. here, I need to sleep!"

"How is Old Fourth?" Huo Mingze asked.

"Sigh, the same as always," the voice on the other end sighed and then comforted, "But as long as we keep hope, maybe he'll wake up tomorrow."

"Yes, he will wake up!" Huo Mingze said, then asked, "Can you treat late-stage liver cancer?"

"No, I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker. I can't just create a new liver," the person replied irritably.

"Can you extend his life for a while?" Huo Mingze asked again.

The person on the other end, clearly not well-rested, complained, "Big brother, you're asking me this in the middle of the night? Who's sick? Last month when I was back in the country, I checked on your grandpa and mom, and they were both fine."

"My father-in-law," Huo Mingze said.

The voice on the other end was suddenly indignant, "Are you crazy? Yao Yutong went abroad, and you still care about her dad? Do you really think she went abroad for her dreams? She doesn't believe you can inherit Huo Corporation. Big brother, wake up. Lovesick fools, male or female, all end up digging wild vegetables!"

"It's not her!"

"Then who is your father-in-law?"

"My blind date's father."

"A blind date? Well done! Big brother, you finally got it. Get married immediately and let Yao Yutong eat dirt. Haha, I'll fly back at dawn. I'll start packing now."

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Shen Modi ran all the way home. It was an older community with walk-up buildings. Her family lived on the sixth floor because the rent was cheaper. As she was climbing the stairs, her phone rang. She answered while continuing to climb, "Hello?"

"Of course, I'm fine, never been better," came a female voice with a sarcastic tone.

"Who is this?" Shen Modi frowned slightly.

"Can't you tell? It seems you've become quite forgetful," the voice continued sarcastically.

"Who are you? If there's nothing, I'll hang up," Shen Modi said, feeling annoyed. She had too much on her plate to play guessing games, especially with someone who seemed ill-intentioned.

"Aren't you curious why your father was discharged from the hospital?" the voice asked. 

Upon hearing this, a surge of anger rose in Shen Modi's heart, "It's you!"

Her mind suddenly became extremely clear, and she recognized the voice. She angrily asked, "Song Keying?!"

"Oh, you recognized me?" Song Keying laughed over the phone, "I was wondering why you didn't attend my wedding with Tianxi. Turns out, your father is dying."

"You're the one who's dying! Even if you died, my father would be fine!" Shen Modi's anger made her chest heave.

"Keep cursing me, it only makes me happier. After all, only people who are doing badly get angry out of shame. Guess how I got your father discharged? I told him he had liver cancer, that it was incurable, and continuing treatment would ruin your life."

"Song Keying!" Shen Modi called out her name in a warning tone, her voice turning cold and calm, "If anything happens to my father, I will make you regret it!"

"I'm already regretting it now. I regret ever being friends with someone like you. But if we hadn't been friends, how could I have stolen Tianxi from you? Shen Modi, you saw the news. Tianxi and I are officially married. His business is moving to Haicheng. If you know what's good for you, take your sick father and mute brother and get out of Haicheng. Otherwise, suffer the consequences!"

"I'm not going anywhere."

"Shen Modi, let's meet. I have something to give you. Maybe after you see it, you'll change your mind."

"Tomorrow at 5 PM, at the Island Coffee on Nanhuan Road. I have something for you too," Shen Modi replied coldly and hung up the phone. 

She had already moved from Meicheng to Haicheng, and if Song Keying continued to be aggressive, she wouldn't hold back either.