After Huo Zhengqin and Yao Yutong left, Huo Mingze asked Shen Modi and Xiaoguang to continue eating.
Shen Modi's phone rang.
It wasn't a call but a text message.
The number was unfamiliar.
But the content was familiar:
"Xiao Di, let bygones be bygones. If you think I've hurt you, I apologize. I'm sorry! Don't mess with Keying. I hope that after the video of Ding Fan, you won't have any more conflicts with Keying."
If it wasn't Gu Tianxi, who else could it be?
Shen Modi's grip on the phone tightened continuously, and her hand was shaking.
The aura around her became one of anger and frustration.
She gritted her teeth and tried hard, really hard, to hold back her tears.
It was so unfair!
What right did he have to make demands of her?
She even felt pain with every breath, as if a big hand was tightly squeezing her heart, causing her intense pain.
"What's wrong?" Huo Mingze noticed that Shen Modi's face looked wrong and asked with concern.
Shen Modi seemed to be suddenly pulled out of that dark vortex. She took a deep breath and said with pursed lips, "Nothing."
She warned herself in her heart:
Shen Modi, how spineless are you? What happened three years ago is in the past, and so is the person. Why do you still care about what he says? Why? Ah?
She quickly blocked this unfamiliar number.
She decided that she would go and get a new mobile phone number later and start a brand - new life.
For so many years, she hadn't changed her number, not because she wanted to go back. She had never thought of going back, but she had been waiting for an apology.
Now, thinking about it, it was really ridiculous.
They had already broken up. Why did she still need an apology?
The phone rang again.
Shen Modi's face looked very bad, and her anger flared up.
When she saw that it was a call from her best friend Qingyi, she lost all her anger and let out a breath before answering the call: "Qingyi."
Qingyi said weakly on the other end of the phone, "Silly girl, I can't come over today. I have a low - grade fever. I'm going to rest at home for a few days."
"Ah? You have a fever? Have you seen a doctor?"
"Don't worry. It's just a low - grade fever. I have medicine. I'll go home and let my mom take care of me for a few days later."
"What's your temperature? Have you taken your temperature?" Shen Modi was worried.
Ning Qingyi laughed, "37.4."
In fact, she had a fever of 39.5 and her mouth was extremely dry.
At first, she thought it was a hangover from drinking last night. When she took her temperature, she found out that she had a high fever.
Hearing 37.4, Shen Modi felt much more relieved and reminded, "Qingyi, don't stay alone in your rental apartment. Go home and let your mom take care of you, in case the fever gets higher."
"Don't worry. I take good care of myself. I'm going to freeload food at home and let my mom make me a big meal." Qingyi said.
"Okay, that's good." Shen Modi felt more at ease.
She was just afraid that Qingyi would tough it out alone in the rental apartment when she was sick.
"By the way, silly girl, let's sign up for the Zhongding Cup. The registration deadline is the end of this month." At this moment, Qingyi was struggling to get out of bed, wearing winter pajamas and pouring herself a cup of warm water in her shabby rental apartment.
She still had a fever - reducing patch on her head and looked very haggard.
She was sick. How could she go back and let her mom worry?
She would tough it out by herself, and in a few days, she would be fine again.
"I'm not going to participate in the competition. You sign up, and if I have time, I'll come and watch you compete." Shen Modi frowned slightly after saying this.
Suddenly, she kind of wanted to participate in the competition and prove herself.
But then she thought, why did she need to prove herself?
Those who loved her would love her no matter what.
For those who didn't love her, what if she got a good ranking?
"Silly girl, new rules came out today. There's a 50,000 - yuan bonus for making it to the top 100, a 200,000 - yuan bonus for advancing to the top 20, and 300,000 yuan for the top 10! The bonuses for the champion, runner - up, and second - runner - up are even higher. The champion gets a 1 - million - yuan bonus." Ning Qingyi was so excited that she forgot she had a fever. "Silly girl, think about it. With your talent, if you win the championship, 1 million yuan! Then uncle and Xiaoguang's medical expenses would be covered."
Hearing about the bonus, Shen Modi's eyes lit up: "There's so much bonus this year?"
The Zhongding Cup was very authoritative and was held every three years. Many people participated.
She didn't know what her level was. But what if she made it to the top 100?
Then there would be a 50,000 - yuan bonus.
Although it couldn't pay back Huo Mingze's money, every little bit helped!
"Yes. These are the new rules that just came out. Check it out later. I'm going to pack up and go home. Bye. I'll come to see you in a few days." Ning Qingyi hung up the phone, drank two sips of water, and immediately went to lie on the bed.
The fever - reducing patch on her head almost fell off, and she quickly stuck it back on.
When she was alone, she groaned in pain while lying on the bed.
Shen Modi immediately searched for the Zhongding Cup.
Sure enough, as Qingyi said, the Zhongding Cup had extremely high bonuses this year.
She remembered that the bonuses for the Zhongding Cup three years ago were very small. The main thing was that those who made it to the top 100 or got better rankings could get signed by well - known jewelry companies.
Her situation didn't allow her to change jobs, and participating in the competition would require a lot of effort, so she didn't sign up from the beginning.
But now with the high bonuses, she wanted to give it a try. What if she made it to the top 100?
Thinking that she now had the identity of Huo Mingze's wife, she immediately asked Huo Mingze, "Mingze, if I participate in a jewelry design competition, will it affect you?"
Huo Mingze smiled slightly, "No. Do whatever you want. Marriage should be an enhancement, like 1 + 1 > 2, not a restriction on your life."
"What if I do very poorly in the competition? Will it affect you?" Shen Modi was afraid that she wouldn't even make it to the top 100 and would be widely reported by the media, saying that the young master of the Huo family married a useless person.
"Don't worry. It won't affect me. My sister participated in the Zhongding Cup last time and was eliminated in the first round. Grandpa gave her a bonus and encouraged her to participate again this time." Huo Mingze said with a smile, "Don't be stressed. Just do what you want."
Shen Modi was grateful and said, "Thank you!"
Huo Mingze was about to ruffle Shen Modi's hair. Remembering that his hands had peeled shrimp shells, he smiled at her gently, "Don't say thank you to me in the future. We are family."
"Okay." Shen Modi replied.
She reminded herself not to just say thank you but to try hard to be good to Huo Mingze.
"I happen to be free later. I'll accompany you to sign up, and then we'll go to the hospital to see Dad." Huo Mingze said.
"Okay." Shen Modi didn't refuse again.
Assistant Lu was very astute. He had been trying to make himself less noticeable just now. At this moment, he said smartly, "President, I'm done eating. Otherwise, I'll take Xiaoguang to fill out the registration form for Madam. After signing up, I'll take Xiaoguang around to relax?"
"Okay." Huo Mingze gave him an approving look.
Assistant Lu immediately became very happy. Sure enough, running errands for Madam was the right way. He immediately signed to Xiaoguang.
When Xiaoguang heard that he was going to help his sister sign up for the design competition, he was very happy and immediately stood up.
Shen Modi asked Assistant Lu to fill out a registration form for Qingyi by the way.
The last Zhongding Cup was held in Yancheng.
This one was in Haicheng.
Anyway, Qingyi would come to participate in the competition later. She would sign her up first.
"Let's go shopping and then go back to the hospital." Huo Mingze said with a smile after seeing Shen Modi send the information.
The biggest difference between her and Yao Yutong was that she would always think about taking care of her relatives and friends at any time. While Yao Yutong only considered her own feelings.
"I want to change my mobile phone number." Shen Modi didn't hide it from Huo Mingze.
"I'll accompany you."