Chapter 16: Somehow Finding It a Bit Cute

It turned out that he just wanted to help her dry her hair.

"I'll do it myself." Shen Modi said.

"Come here." Huo Mingze called out gently again.

Unable to refuse such kindness, Shen Modi sat down beside Huo Mingze.

She always felt that the shirt was too short and couldn't cover her legs.

She wanted to pull the shirt down but was afraid that the neckline would be too low.

So she had to sit with her legs tightly together, feeling extremely uncomfortable.

Looking at Modi in this state, Huo Mingze somehow found it a bit cute.

He smiled and turned on the hair dryer to dry her hair.

His movements were gentle and his expression was focused.

Modi relaxed a lot.

"From now on, dry your hair thoroughly after taking a bath before doing anything else. Girls can't catch a cold. Catching a cold when you're young may lead to rheumatism when you're old." Huo Mingze said.

"Yeah." Modi was touched again in her heart.

"I'll go to the hospital to keep watch tonight. You have a good rest at home." Huo Mingze added.

"No, I can do it." Modi immediately said.

"You need to rest."

"It's okay. I also sleep in the hospital." Modi insisted.

Actually, during the time her father was hospitalized, she and her younger brother took turns to keep watch every day, fearing that her father might pass away.

Her work had also been greatly affected. The director was very dissatisfied with her. It was only because she could submit more design drafts that she was allowed not to go to the company.

However, her salary was only paid at 80% of the usual amount, supposedly to keep other colleagues' minds balanced.

With her father's poor physical condition, she couldn't care less about that 20% of the salary.

In addition, she had also voluntarily stopped the part-time tutoring job she had found, fearing that it would affect the learning of the other family's child.

These days had been the most tiring time for her.

But she had always been full of hope in her heart, believing that she could hold on.

Huo Mingze reached out and rubbed Modi's head, saying, "Then I'll accompany you."

"Okay." Modi had originally wanted to refuse, but then she thought that constantly refusing Huo Mingze's kindness would seem ungrateful.

Huo Mingze put down the hair dryer and pulled Modi into his arms, letting Modi lean on his leg: "You have a sleep. We'll go to the hospital after the clothes are washed."

"Okay." Modi leaned on Huo Mingze's leg.

At first, she was a bit nervous and uncomfortable.

But Huo Mingze's hand was gently patting her head, one pat after another.

Gradually, she relaxed.

Perhaps she was really too tired these days. Perhaps the impact of seeing Gu Tianxi was too great, hurting her energy and spirit. Or perhaps she felt a sense of security being with Huo Mingze. In just a moment, she felt dizzy.

Huo Mingze looked down at Modi, touched her hair again, and reached out to pull a blanket over her.

It was early winter now, and it was only seven or eight degrees outside. The day Lu Assistant brought people to decorate the house, the heating was turned on, and it was 20 degrees, which was the most comfortable temperature.

About half an hour later, three tinkling sounds came from the washing machine.

Modi jolted awake: "Are they washed?!"

Huo Mingze said helplessly, "You could have slept a bit longer."

"No need. I'm in good spirits now." Modi was a bit annoyed that she had actually fallen completely asleep just now.

But it was also good. Now she was full of energy.

She got up to get the clothes.

Huo Mingze reminded her, "The clothes are hot. Hang them up to dry for a while before wearing them."

"Okay." Modi agreed verbally, but in her heart, she couldn't wait to change into her own clothes.

At this moment, the doorbell rang.

Modi was so scared that she wanted to run into the room.

Thinking that she had already taken out the clothes, she immediately tied her sweater around her waist to cover her legs, and she immediately felt much more comfortable.

Of course, Huo Mingze didn't want outsiders to see Modi like this. He said gently, "You go to the room to rest for a while. I'll go open the door."

"Okay." Modi ran away quickly as if she had been pardoned.

Huo Mingze smiled again and went to open the door.

Outside the door, the general manager of the brand clothing chain store personally brought two store managers to deliver over a dozen sets of clothes.

Although Huo Mingze had only asked for five sets on the phone, how could they dare to be negligent?

Yu Meihua, the regional director, came in person.

Seeing Huo Mingze, she was extremely respectful: "Mr. Huo!"

The two store managers were also immediately about to greet him respectfully.

Huo Mingze raised his hand to stop them.

The two store managers immediately fell silent.

They craned their necks, and there was not only curiosity but also incredulity in their eyes.

Mr. Huo actually appeared in such a small place.

So, was Mr. Huo pursuing a girl?

Was this the girl's home?

They were even more curious and stretched their necks one by one, wanting to see what the girl liked by Mr. Huo looked like.

They usually talked about gossip besides selling clothes. They all knew that Mr. Huo Mingze and Miss Yao Yutong, the daughter of the Yao family, were a perfect match.

Now Mr. Huo was actually buying clothes for another girl, and they were ordinary clothes.

In the past, Miss Yao always wore haute couture.

Yu Meihua was also curious, but she didn't dare to ask more or look more.

She immediately asked politely, "Mr. Huo, please have a look at these clothes. Which styles and colors do you like?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the two store managers behind her immediately unfolded the clothes.

They were all hung on hangers, and the styles could be seen as soon as they were unfolded.

"Put them all on the sofa. You can go now." Huo Mingze said.

"Okay." Yu Meihua gave a look.

The two store managers immediately walked in to put the clothes down and then left quickly.

As soon as the three of them left, Modi changed into her own clothes and came out.

She had originally thought that it was Huo Mingze's friends who had come, so she changed into her clothes and was ready to come out to greet them.

"I bought you some clothes. See if you like them?" Huo Mingze said gently when he saw Modi come out.

"Buy clothes? When did you buy them?" Modi thought that Huo Mingze had ordered them online for her.

"Same-city delivery. Come, have a look." Huo Mingze said.

Modi was stunned when she saw the sofa full of clothes: "You bought so many?"

"Yeah, they're not expensive, so I picked a few more sets. Anyway, you'll need to wear them." Huo Mingze said.

"Too many. Can some be returned?" Modi asked.

Huo Mingze looked at Modi, walked over, reached out and pulled her to the front of the sofa, saying, "Come, try them on! They're not expensive. We got married, but I haven't bought you anything or given you any betrothal gifts yet."

Perhaps people really need to make a comparison to tell the good from the bad.

He used to buy clothes for Yao Yutong, and she would only think that some of the clothes were too ordinary in design.

"You've already spent a lot of money on me." Modi thought in her heart that the amount of money was so large that she would need to work really hard to pay it back later.

"Not expensive. Come, try them on." Huo Mingze took a set and handed it to Modi.

"Okay." Modi took it.

Then, under the clothes, she saw sets of underwear.

Her face flushed red instantly.

She was extremely embarrassed.

Huo Mingze, on the other hand, was calm. He picked up a set and handed it to Modi: "Try them on together. If they don't fit, they can be changed."

Modi's face turned even redder.

So red that she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Huo Mingze looked at Modi in this shy state, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

His mood, which had been a bit gloomy today, suddenly felt pleasant.

He saw Modi running away with the clothes in her arms again.