"Yes," Huo Mingze replied.
In fact, he didn't bring it, but he could ask his assistant to deliver it.
"Have you decided to get the certificate with me?" Shen Modi asked again.
Huo Mingze nodded: "Of course!"
"Then shall we go get the certificate now?" Shen Modi asked.
She knew the location of the Civil Affairs Bureau, which was very close to the city hospital, less than a ten - minute drive away.
"Okay," Huo Mingze replied.
"Dad, you have a good rest for a while. I'm going to get the certificate," Shen Modi sat by the bed and held her father's hand.
Shen Weiguo's eyes became red: "Okay, okay."
He held his daughter's hand tightly and said, "Xiao Di, look forward, live well in the future, and manage your own family well."
"Yes," Modi choked up and replied.
She knew what her father meant. Her father wanted her to forget Tianxi.
In fact, she had already forgotten.
"Dad, after getting the certificate, Modi and I will be husband and wife. I will be your son. There's nothing else I can do for you, and I won't give Modi a betrothal gift. I'll buy hearing aids for Xiaoguang," said Huo Mingze.
Shen Weiguo's heart trembled, and he immediately refused, "No... no..."
He was moved. Even though he couldn't accept it, Huo Mingze's thoughtfulness made him feel at ease entrusting Xiao Di to him.
Marriage begins with looks, but it's character that matters in the end.
"Dad, let's go get the certificate first. You have a good rest, and you'll get better," Huo Mingze said again.
"Okay, okay," Shen Weiguo said two good words in a row.
Shen Modi made hand gestures to Xiaoguang, telling him to take good care of Dad. Xiaoguang quickly gestured back, indicating that he would take good care of Dad.
Modi and Huo Mingze left the hospital room.
When they reached the stairs, she said, "Getting the certificate is a lifetime commitment."
"Yes, a lifetime," Huo Mingze reached out and held Shen Modi's hand.
Shen Modi stiffened slightly but didn't pull her hand back.
Huo Mingze held Shen Modi's hand and walked downstairs. Their hospital room was on the second floor, so they didn't take the elevator.
He said, "I will fulfill every word I said. I will be loyal to the marriage and treat you well."
"Thank you, and so will I," Shen Modi said.
Huo Mingze tilted his head, reached out and ruffled Shen Modi's hair, comforting her, "Everything will be okay."
"Okay." Shen Modi's eyes sparkled with determination.
When they arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, Modi went to the restroom.
The assistant handed Huo Mingze the household register and, conveniently, held the wristwatch in front of Huo Mingze, whispering a reminder: "CEO, you had an appointment with Mr. Zheng to sign a contract at ten o'clock last week. There are only thirty minutes left. What should we do?"
"You go!" Huo Mingze said.
"It won't work. Mr. Zheng is very difficult to deal with. If you don't go in person, he won't agree to sign the contract," the assistant said.
"Then let it be," Huo Mingze saw Modi coming out of the restroom and immediately went to meet her.
The assistant watched Huo Mingze's back with mixed feelings.
The CEO and Miss Yao had been in a long - term relationship for six years, and he was a witness to it.
The CEO's doting on Miss Yao could be said to be deeply ingrained.
Unexpectedly, the CEO finally decided to marry a stranger.
Huo Mingze and Shen Modi take wedding photos.
The photographer looks at Shen Modi's red - rimmed eyes and thinks to himself, if you don't want to get married, you don't have to. Why are you crying?
But he doesn't say much and professionally takes photos for them.
After getting the photos, Huo Mingze and Shen Modi go to the windows.
The line at the divorce window is ten meters long, while there is no one at the marriage window.
The two walk towards the empty window.
Suddenly, Huo Mingze's phone rings.
The caller ID shows: Yao Yutong!
This is the name Huo Mingze changed after Yao Yutong went abroad.
Before, the name was Tongbao.
"You answer the phone first," Shen Modi says when she hears Huo Mingze's phone ring.
She even steps back to the side of the window, ready to register after Huo Mingze answers the phone.
"It's not an important call," Huo Mingze smiles at Shen Modi and puts the phone in his pocket.
"But it keeps ringing," Shen Modi kindly reminds him.
"It'll stop ringing in a moment," Huo Mingze said.
"Okay," Shen Modi replied.
Huo Mingze reached out and held Shen Modi's hand, leading her towards the window.
Huo Mingze's phone kept ringing. He took it out again, glanced at it, curled his lips with a hint of sarcasm, and then turned it off.
After six years of a relationship, no matter how he tried to persuade her to stay, she still insisted on going abroad. Why was she now so eager to call him?
He also remembered the moment when he watched her back as she left, and four words suddenly flashed through his mind: It's just so - so.
They filled out the forms, signed, took photos, and the staff affixed the photos and stamped them...
In less than five minutes, two marriage certificates were presented to them.
Looking at the photos on the marriage certificates, Huo Mingze said to Shen Modi, "From now on, we are husband and wife, a family."
"Okay," Shen Modi replied, also looking at the marriage certificate in her hand.
She felt a bit mixed - up. She had never imagined that her marriage would start in such a way.
There is always a gap between ideals and reality.
A girl's ideal marriage is to wear a sacred and pure wedding dress and run towards someone she loves with all her heart.
However, in the real world, you may separate from the person you love for various reasons and then marry someone you don't love as much, and that's life.
She smiled as she looked at the marriage certificate.
In fact, it was much better than she had expected.
At least, Huo Mingze was not only handsome but also had a good personality and was willing to spend money on her.
She was quite lucky.
"Let's go back to the hospital first. When your father is more stable, we'll go out for a meal to celebrate, and then I'll take you to meet my parents," Huo Mingze said.
Seeing Shen Modi's empty fingers, he said, "Also, we need to buy engagement rings. But don't worry about that for now. Your father's condition is more important. Let's go back to the hospital first."
"I can take care of my father by myself. If you have work to do, you can go ahead. I'll call you if there's anything," Shen Modi was afraid of delaying Huo Mingze's time.
Today is Wednesday, a working day, and she had already delayed him for a whole morning.
"We are husband and wife now. Your business is my business. I'll ask about your brother's hearing aids right away," Huo Mingze said.
He was mainly waiting for Lao Wu Qiu Zhan to come back.
Lao Wu should arrive soon by the early - morning flight.
"No need. You don't have to worry about the hearing aids. You've already helped me a lot," Shen Modi said hastily.
Huo Mingze had already put away the marriage certificate. He placed both hands on Shen Modi's shoulders, lowered his head, and looked at her intently: "From now on, you don't have to bear everything by yourself. You can rely on me, your husband."
Shen Modi quickly looked away. Suddenly, her nose felt sour, and her eyes became red.
She had always thought she was strong.
However, hearing the word "rely," her nose still became sour.
She was really tired during this period.
"Let's go," Huo Mingze reached out, touched Shen Modi's head, held her hand again, and left the Civil Affairs Bureau.
When they rushed back to the hospital room, the nurse was just changing the IV drip for Shen Weiguo. She told Shen Weiguo that after finishing this bottle, he could rest for ten minutes and then change clothes to enter the treatment room.
Seeing Modi come back, Shen Weiguo looked at his daughter eagerly.
Modi knew what her father was thinking. She immediately showed the marriage certificate to her father.
Shen Weiguo took the marriage certificate with his dry - like - firewood hands.
Looking at the photos on the marriage certificate, his eyes became moist, and he said repeatedly: "Good, good."
He could finally feel at ease.
It was as if the string that had been tightly stretched in his heart suddenly loosened. The hand holding the marriage certificate suddenly dropped, his body convulsed, and he spat out a mouthful of blood...