On their way, they didn't see many soldiers. Leena was curious about everything.
"Sis, this base is huge. There must be many people here, " Leena asked with her head tilted.
"Yes, there are a few divisions." Daisy didn't answer Leena's question in detail. She thought Leena wouldn't understand.
"Well, how many soldiers are there in a division?" Leena pursued.
"Normally, an army consists of three divisions, a division three brigades, a brigade three regiments, a regiment three battalions, and a battalion three companies. But our army is special. There are four divisions in the army, four brigades in a division, four regiments in a brigade, four battalions in a regiment, and four companies in a battalion. Therefore, there are 16 brigades, 64 regiments, 256 battalions, and 1024 companies all together in the army. Daisy didn't understand why Leena was interested in the number of people.
"Wow, that's a lot of people! How come we have only seen a few of them?" Leena stuck out her tongue and asked again.
"Because it's lunchtime. Most soldiers are having lunch in the canteen." Daisy walked quickly. Leena had to jog to catch up.
"Sis, do you also eat in the canteen?" Picturing tens of thousands of people eating together, Leena got excited again. 'What a scene it will be!'
"Yes. We're on the way to the canteen. My accompanying official will show you around after lunch. I'm sorry that I don't have time to accompany you." Daisy turned to see her reaction.
"That's OK. As long as I'm not alone its fine. Actually, I can look around by myself. But I think you won't let me. I'm also afraid that I might wander into some prohibited zone." Leena didn't care who was with her. She was longing to enter the canteen to meet some handsome soldiers. 'There will be so many of them! How thrilling!'
Daisy stroked Leena's hair. She had been used to quietness. On the contrary, Leena was lively. She had no problem with Daisy's distance and clung to her like glue. Her lonely heart felt warm.
The noisy canteen surprised Leena. The soldiers were attracted by her sweetness and beauty, including Kevin.
It was the same girl who had had a one-night stand with him. Kevin recognized Leena immediately. 'Why is she with Daisy? How did they know each other?'
Leena didn't know about Kevin's state of shock. She glanced around until she was brought near Kevin.
"Is everything ready?" Daisy asked. She never cared about the attention the soldiers paid to her. She pulled Leena over and sat opposite Kevin.
"Colonel, who's this?" Kevin asked Daisy hesitantly, but his eyes remained on Leena, who was still looking around. He wondered when she would recognize him.
"Well, this is Leena, a close friend of mine." Daisy pulled Leena's dress to prompt her to turn around.
Finally, Leena saw him. Her eyes went wide open. Kevin thought Leena had recognized him.
"Wow, Sis, he is a really handsome man. Look at the attractive face and the athletic build. A perfect man!" Leena exclaimed. Kevin almost fainted to hear that. She didn't recognize him at all. She was just smitten with his appearance. She had only a vague impression of the man that night. How could she recognize him?
"Leena, be nice. This is Kevin, Chief of Staff. You can call him Mr. Kevin." Daisy was embarrassed by Leena. 'How could she talk like that? All the soldiers are watching us because of her.'
"Hello, handsome! I'm Leena. Your name sounds familiar,. Do I know you? She failed to notice that she had made a scene. She started hitting on Kevin. But she had heard the name somewhere.
Kevin wasn't sure how to react. He kept gazing at the woman who was smiling at him.
Does it? Where did you hear it? Kevin laughed. Since she had forgotten all about that night, why should he care?
Um, I think I have heard it before, but I don't remember where. Leena tried to recall. The longer she thought about it, the more familiar it seemed. How can I not remember such a handsome young officer?
Do you need a hint? Kevin asked, looking at her mischievously. We spoke on the phone. Has she forgotten that too?
Have you two met? Daisy looked at them perplexedly. That seems impossible. Leena was abroad for years. She has just come back. And Kevin has been in S City for the past few years only. They can't be possibly knew each other.
"Yes"
"No"
They gave two different answers at the same time. Daisy was confused.
Leena raised her head to look at Kevin. Have we met? How come I can't recall this? I have an excellent memory. I wouldn't have forgotten such a handsome man unless I was too drunk to remember.