Chapter 19 Meeting with Mo Di

"Close your eyes!" Huo Mingze said, noticing Mofei was staring at him in a daze. Mofei immediately closed her eyes, though her eyelashes fluttered slightly. She was nervous and uncomfortable, partly because they weren't that familiar and partly because they were in a hospital corridor. Huo Mingze kissed her again, his lips soft and tender. Mofei passively accepted his kiss. 

Huo Mingze pressed Mofei against the wall. Her fragile demeanor resonated with him. When Yao Yutong left, he had been just as sad. He had stood in the airport terminal, waiting for her to turn back. That day, he told himself that if Yao Yutong turned back, he would marry her, no matter how calculating she was. It didn't matter; he could always give her what she wanted. But ultimately, he had been wrong.

There was one thing Mofei said that he deeply appreciated: once you break up, there shouldn't be any further entanglement. In this regard, Mofei's way of handling things was far superior to Yao Yutong's. What did Yao Yutong do after their breakup? She left him while trying to keep him hanging on. She firmly decided to go abroad while constantly sending him WeChat messages asking him to wait for her. Just yesterday, she had acted coquettishly at the Qingya Restaurant, saying she had made a mistake, that she just wanted to pursue her dreams and asked him not to be angry.

She actually thought he was just angry with her. When he told her he was already married, Yao Yutong suggested he find a way to annul his marriage with Shen Mofei. She said it so lightly, as if it were the most natural thing in the world. When he asked her on what grounds, she casually replied that it didn't matter, that they could exploit legal loopholes and forge a report saying Shen Mofei had gonorrhea. At that moment, he truly saw Yao Yutong in a new light. 

It turned out that in six years, he had never really known Yao Yutong. Loving her had been like wearing blinders, seeing only her good qualities. 

Not wanting to think about the past anymore, he gently lifted Mofei's chin. Mofei anxiously opened her eyes, then quickly lowered her gaze, not daring to look at Huo Mingze. Seeing her like this, Huo Mingze's lips curled into a slight smile. He leaned down and planted another gentle kiss on her lips, whispering tenderly, "From now on, you have me, and I have you."

"Mm," Mofei responded softly.

In one of the hospital rooms, Qiu Zhan peeked out, internally cheering: Kiss her! Why are you just standing there? Hurry up and kiss her! Seeing Huo Mingze kiss Mofei again, Qiu Zhan wore a satisfied smile, like a proud father.

Back in the hospital room, Mofei took pictures of the two brooch designs and sent them to Director Hu. Then she called him, saying she would continue working on the designs and would return to the office once her father and brother were in better condition. Seeing the designs, Director Hu was immediately impressed and his tone softened considerably. He encouraged Mofei to keep designing and politely reminded her to take care of her family. From his tone, Mofei knew Director Hu was allowing her a few more days off, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Huo Mingze saw the design sketches and picked up the one with the ring concept that was still in its initial stage. "It's beautiful!" he said.

"I just drew it casually," Mofei felt a bit embarrassed.

"I have a friend in the jewelry business. How about we keep this design for ourselves? I can have my friend customize it for us," Huo Mingze suggested.

"Is that possible?" Mofei's eyes lit up. She had once dreamed of becoming a jewelry designer and designing her own wedding rings. Even though she wasn't marrying Gu Tianxi, she still wanted to wear something she designed.

"Of course!" Huo Mingze affirmed.

"Then I'll finish the drawing and give it to you," Mofei said, barely able to hide her excitement.

"Alright," Huo Mingze responded, picking up the other two brooch designs. "Don't leave your design sketches lying around. Protect your creativity."

Yao Yutong, who was also a jewelry designer, once had her ideas stolen, which made her furious for a long time.

"Got it," Mofei replied, taking the design sketches and carefully folding them before putting them in her bag.

...

After lunch, Huo Mingze went back to the company. Mofei took her brother outside to enjoy some sunshine. She found a spacious lawn and prepared to record foreign language teaching videos. She had two accounts, one for teaching Thai and one for teaching Spanish. Her videos didn't show her face and were divided into two parts: one explaining phonetics, grammar, and writing from basic to advanced, and the other telling stories in the foreign language with Chinese subtitles. Together, the two accounts had over 400,000 followers. Although the videos didn't earn much, it was a small source of income.

She started recording, but less than two minutes in, her phone rang. It was an unknown number. She answered, and a gentle female voice said, "Hello, is this Miss Shen Mofei?"

"Hello, this is Shen Mofei," Mofei replied politely.

"Hello, I'm a headhunter from Zhizhao. Miss Shen, do you have a moment? I have several large jewelry companies looking to hire designers with high salaries. I'd like to connect you with them," the voice said.

A headhunter? Mofei frowned, thinking she didn't have time to change jobs. She declined, "Hello, I'm not looking to change jobs right now."

"How about this, Miss Shen, could we meet briefly over a meal? I promise not to take up much of your time. I'll share the job information with you, and you can contact me when you're ready for a change. I won't bother you otherwise," the headhunter persisted.

"I have some time around four this afternoon. Can we meet at the Starbucks on Jinyi Road?" Mofei suggested. The Starbucks was diagonally opposite the Pingkang Private Hospital, which wouldn't take much time.

"Great, see you at four. I won't keep you any longer. Goodbye!" the headhunter agreed quickly and hung up.

Mofei thought it would be useful to see the job requirements of these large jewelry companies, just in case she needed to switch jobs in the future. She also wanted to understand the current market for jewelry designers.

...

Soon it was four o'clock. Mofei arrived at Starbucks five minutes early. At exactly four, a woman sat in front of her. For a moment, Mofei thought she was seeing things. A headhunter? She looked so much like Huo Mingze's ex-girlfriend.

"Hello, Miss Shen!" Yao Yutong greeted, extending her hand.

"Hello," Mofei shook her hand, still wondering if Huo Mingze's ex-girlfriend could be a headhunter. It was possible. She was waiting for the woman to share the job information when she heard Yao Yutong say, "Leave Huo Mingze, and you can name your terms!"

"What?" Mofei frowned at Yao Yutong.

With a condescending smile, Yao Yutong said, "A marriage without love won't last."