"Copy that." Mark opened the door and got out. He wondered who was driving so fast and didn't have time to brake.
Brian Ouyang shook his head as dizziness overcame him, blurring his vision. He sighed after seeing what car he just hit. 'I am in big trouble. I hit a car for military officers.' Brian thought to himself. Brian Ouyang had been living abroad for such a long time and just came back home lately. So he wasn't familiar with roads in the city. He looked around and didn't notice the traffic light ahead of him. When he saw it and braked suddenly, it was too late. So he inevitably hit the car in front of him. Luckily his car was equipped with airbags, so that he wasn't hurt and just felt dizzy. It's a good thing that what he hit was a Humvee, well-known for its excellent anti-collision properties. So the officers inside weren't hurt.
Mark checked out the car that hit them. Sleek, white with blue accents. A Pagani Zonda Riviera. 'It must be a silver-spoon kid, driving such a posh car. Probably doesn't even feel sorry for hitting us.' Mark thought to himself with a frown. That's typical of kids of the ultra-wealthy. They had too much money to burn.
"I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to hit you. It is totally my fault. Are you okay?" Brian apologized as Mark walked towards him. He was to blame for the accident, so it was expected of him to say he was sorry. Besides, he could tell there must be an officer in the car.
"We are okay. But the rear end of our car is smashed. How are we going to handle that?" As he looked at Brian, Mark cursed to himself, 'He has so much money already. Why did God has to give him such a beautiful face? Life is so unfair.' Mark met many attractive men lately as Edward surrounded himself with a group of good-looking guys. But the man in front of him now was different. He was vigorous, handsome and young, such eye candy.
"It is totally my fault. I'll pay for any repairs." Brian said with a dazzling smile. You could tell from his face that he was pretty young.
Mark, what's the matter? What's taking so long?" Daisy looked at her watch and got out of the car. She thought, 'Isn't it just a normal accident? Just figure out who should pay the repair fees. You should have finished by now. Hurry up or we'll be late.'
"Colonel, just one more minute." Mark knew they were in a hurry as Daisy even had breakfast in the car. But he had to clear everything and go through the whole checklist, even though no one hurt and their car was only slightly smashed.
"Wait, are...are you Daisy?" Brian stared at Daisy as she got out. Her face seemed so familiar to him. He thought she was Daisy, but no one told him that she was a military officer. Besides, he hadn't seen her for so many years. So he wasn't sure whether she was Daisy or not.
"So you are...?" Daisy was surprised to see the man know who she was. She sized him up, but didn't recognize him.
"You are Daisy! I am Brian! Don't you remember me?" Brian stepped forward to hug Daisy, but was stopped by Mark.
"Sorry, I don't think I know you. Mark, let's go." Daisy turned around and got into the car. Mark was confused, 'What does she mean? We haven't settled up the bill. She doesn't want him to pay?'
'She doesn't know me?' Brian said to himself as he stroked his beautiful face. He was sure she was Daisy. Brian was just 12 years old when he went abroad. Daisy could be forgiven for not recognizing him. But why did she have to run off like that? He didn't even get the chance to introduce himself.
Daisy didn't recognize Brian in the first sight, but remembered him after he said he was Brian. Brian was pretty close to her when they were kids. But Daisy didn't want to contact with anyone from the Ouyang clan as she was driven out by them.
"Mark, what are you waiting for?" Daisy's cool voice came, showing she was really in a bad mood. Mark had to quit negotiations for the repair fee and trotted to the car. Brian stood still with a confused face.
What happened just now confirmed his guess: she was definitely Daisy. She must recognize him since she dashed off, not caring about the repair fee. But why did she have to do that? Did something happen to his family when he was abroad?
"Colonel, you really don't know him?" Mark looked at Daisy in the driving mirror while he was driving. He was sure they knew each other. Daisy wouldn't run away from a stranger. But she seemed rushed and slightly anxious. But why did she do that if she knew who the man was?
"No, I don't know who he is." Daisy said firmly as if she really had no idea who Brian was. Her face was devoid of feeling, but inwardly her mind was in a turmoil. It seemed she met the Ouyangs by coincidence often lately, first Mary, and now Brian. What did it mean?
Mark didn't ask more questions, he just followed orders and dropped it. He could sense she was really upset. So Mark remained silent on their way to the army base and only stole an occasional glance at her in the mirror. "We're here, colonel." Mark said as Daisy stared unseeing out the window. He began to worry about her.
"Okay. I am heading to the office. Get the car to the repair shop. Use my bank card to pay the fee. The password hasn't changed." Daisy took a card out of her briefcase and gave it to Mark. He had her full trust, so she could give him the password.
"Okay, copy that." Mark had been used to the cold way she treated him. It touched him that Daisy offered him her full trust.
Another Humvee arrived as Daisy began to walk away. Kevin got out.
"Good morning. Daisy, did you just get here? Wait, what happened to your car?" Kevin looked at it with amusement. 'What kind of car could smash up a military Humvee? It must be a very expensive car.' Kevin thought to himself.
"It's okay. Just a little accident. What about Leena? Have you found her?" Daisy didn't want to talk about what happened just now, so she mentioned Leena to distract Kevin.
"No, I know nothing about her friends and classmates. So it's difficult for me to find where she is now. But she is probably okay since Duke wasn't worried at all. Speaking of Duke, he remembered Duke and his attitude. How could he make Duke accept Kevin as his brother-in-law?
"In that case, there's nothing to worry about. Maybe she's having a good time with friends and forgot to call." Daisy knew what Leena was like: she poured her time and energy into something she was interested in and never gave up until she got what she wanted. Her stubbornness was a merit, but sometimes could cause no end of trouble.