"Well. She's back now. You can just ask her!" Edward saw Daisy who was already back. A touch of exciting energy gleamed in his eyes.
What are you going to ask me?" Daisy raised the head of the bed upto about 45 degrees while asking Mark. She just confirmed with the nurse that 45-degree was fine and wouldn't press Edward's wound. So she immediately took the action as soon as she came back to make Edward feel better by sitting up for a while.
"Oh! Nothing much, Colonel, the weather seems good today." Mark twitched his mouth. He realized how sly Mr. Mu was! It's fine he didn't tell him the answer. He even sent him in front of the gun. His colonel might punish him to take another cross-country race! He was honest. That was true. But he was not silly enough to mention to her the fact that he had just hit her! He didn't wish to ask for trouble.
"Of course it is. Why are you talking nonsense? Autumn Weather is always good. You are asking a silly question." Daisy frowned slightly and shot a glare at him. Then she began to collect her documents and computer. She had already got everything ready. All she needed to do was to print the file when she arrived at the office.
"Ur, yes! Are we going to the army base now?" Mark was speechless due to Daisy's speech. He stroked his hair awkwardly and smiled affably.
Wait a moment. There's no hurry." She couldn't relax leaving Edward alone in the hospital. She didn't want to go before someone took over here.
Honey, are you going to the army base today?" Edward's eyes darkened. But he didn't show any sign of unhappiness. He had married a soldier, and he felt a sense of bittersweetness in this situation. She couldn't always stay beside him even in this particular situation when he was hurt. But he would definitely keep his promise that he would never come in the way of her work no matter what happened.
"Yes! I'll go when Luke's here. Is it okay if I won't be here for a while?" Daisy asked him in a careful tone. Meanwhile, she started to massage his arms and shoulders slowly following Tom's advice.
It's okay." Edward smiled at her. Though he didn't want her to leave, he still behaved sensibly and didn't reveal any unhappiness. A bright and big smile spread at his mouth.
Are you sure about it?" Hearing his response, Daisy felt relieved yet desolate. If he requested her not to go to the office and to accompany him at the hospital, she wouldn't go and would stay with him because she still had one more day's leave. But she didn't expect that he'd give her such a positive response without hesitation. It seemed that he wasn't going to ask her to stay.
Yes, I'm sure. No matter how far away you are, you'll always stay with me in my heart. No matter how long we'll be apart, I'll wait for you here." Edward smiled softly. He was so warm and kind-hearted. Daisy felt touched by his words. Now she came to realize that he was reluctant to leave her too. He wanted her to stay. But he did not ask for it because he knew her responsibilities. This arrogant man was caring for her in his own unique way. He made concessions for her sake. He loved her so much. How could she stop her heart from loving him?
It was late morning when Daisy and Mark reached the army base. She went to her office and changed into her army uniform. After she prepared everything that she needed, she knocked at the door of the Commander's office. It was almost 12 o'clock. Unexpectedly, Daisy saw Kevin in the office. He looked exhausted.
What are you doing here?" Kevin was surprised to see Daisy. He asked her abruptly without realizing where they were right now.
I'll explain to you later." Daisy nodded to him and walked straight to the commander's desk. As always, she looked brave and courageous in her uniform.
Commander, here's the file." Daisy passed the file to the commander with frowned eyebrows. She remembered yesterday's incident when Leena ran out gloomily. Although Tom confirmed that Leena had calmed down, Daisy still felt a little suspicious whether Leena was fine or not. From the sight of Kevin's weary face, she gathered that he had again worked overtime last night. She doubted that Leena probably didn't have a comfortable night at home yesterday.
Sorry, Daisy. The superiors are urging for the file. So I had to give you this urgent task. I had no choice but to ask you to finish it as soon as possible. Is Mr. Mu better now?" The commander was a little embarrassed in front of Daisy. He made such an inconsiderate request by asking her to handle an urgent assignment while looking after a patient. But it was an order from the superiors. As a soldier, he had no choice but to obey.
"It's okay. He is better now. Thank you for your concern, Commander." Daisy was the kind of woman who would cite right from wrong. Therefore, she understood the commander with respect to this situation. She didn't see the need to complain to him.
Good. Then what's your opinion about the recent prison breakout?" The commander didn't rush to open the file. Instead, he solemnly asked Daisy about her opinion on the prison breakout of the arms dealer as well as the firefight following that.
I don't think my opinion matters much in this case. Anyway, it has already happened. The most important thing to consider now is whether they would acknowledge the mistake and how we are going to deal with it afterward. I am not supposed to make the judgment, right?"
Daisy didn't like to nitpick about the mistakes of other people. Another reason why she chose to be generous was because Edward was better now; otherwise, she would not have acted so calmly.
"I have already reported it to the superiors yesterday. Now that you're not going to deal with it yourself, let's wait for their verdict! Kevin, are you done with the follow-up?"
Yes! I'm almost done, they have sent a couple of police officers to offer help. So everything is going smoothly. Colonel Ouyang managed it well, so no other vehicle got involved and there weren't any misfires either. Besides, the fire field was relatively far, so there wasn't any panic caused in the surrounding."
Kevin's voice grow hoarse. The non-stop work made him a little tired. But still, he was able to endure it. So he had sat up all night to document the entire process in formal language. All he needed to do was to ask Daisy for some details and add them to his document.