"Hello. This is Daisy Ouyang." When the phone rang, Daisy picked it up without checking who was calling. She fixed her eyes on the latest missile test data displayed on her computer. She didn't tear her eyes from the screen when she answered the phone.
It's me. Are you free at noon? How about having lunch together?" Leo finally made up his mind to call Daisy. He no longer trusted any data provided by others, so he had to collect Daisy's DNA in person.
"What's wrong?" Daisy finally turned her gaze and listened to this familiar voice attentively. She sneered, 'Have lunch together? You must be kidding. We are on bad terms. Why should I eat any kind of meal with you?'
"Really? You can't even let your old man take you out to lunch? How rude." Daisy kept Leo at arm's length, which annoyed him. Leo thought she should show her due respect as he was her elder.
"The tension between us is palpable. Do you think we could dine together calmly?" It was presumptuous of Leo to think Daisy was rude. Years ago, Leo denied that Daisy was his daughter and kicked her out. Given what he did, Daisy thought he didn't deserve any respect. Her bitter suffering gave her no illusions. She had given up on Leo, so she didn't need to be nice to him.
"Just tell me if you have time. Nothing else!" Leo didn't want to snarl at Daisy, but what Daisy said made him fly into a rage. His heart pounded, face flushed -- he needed to blow off steam.
I can't make it at noon. The army base is pretty far from the downtown area. I still have to work this afternoon. But we can have dinner together. Wherever you want is okay. I see no reason to refuse, really. I'm bighearted like that."
Daisy said in a sarcastic tone. She knew Leo must be up to something and would hurt her again.
Okay. Let's meet at Westin Western Restaurant. I'll wait for you there." Leo hung up the phone immediately without waiting for Daisy's answer. He was afraid that Daisy would change her mind.
A faint sneer crossed Daisy's face. She put the phone aside and went on with her work. She quickly dismissed all thoughts of Leo from her mind. Her calm look seemed to suggest that she never got his call.
Colonel, bad news! Our soldiers are fighting with Hank's." Daisy was immersed in her work when Mark rushed in, gulping for air.
"What? Why? What the hell is wrong with that guy?" Daisy sprang to her feet. As she told Hank, she was sympathetic to him but unable to stop any demerits he got. Why did he start yet another fight?
Hank isn't involved in this. They started to fight with each other in the middle of a chat. Everything is spinning out of control, so I have to turn to you." Mark followed closely after Daisy. The platoon leaders and company commanders were also involved in the fight, so Mark had to ask Daisy for help.
"Damn it! Why would they fight with each other over a few words? I haven't drilled them for long, so they have nothing to do but stir up trouble!" Daisy said angrily. She stormed to the training ground. It was time for physical training, but the soldiers were not training there. They were breathing hard, some in fighting stance, some wrestling on the ground, some with their hair and uniform in disarray.
Well, shit." Daisy often said the four-letter word in the base, so Mark wasn't surprised. However, when he lived in Edward's house, he witnessed Daisy's aristocratic and elegant life, so it seemed very out of place.
"What are you doing here?" Daisy stopped at the sight of Edward, who had a fascinating smile on his face. She looked Edward up and down with a frown. Mark didn't expect that and bumped into Daisy. Daisy turned back and glared at him, which made him break out in cold sweat.
"What? Aren't I allowed here?" Edward stepped forward elegantly. He playfully stared at the woman who was shocked by his appearance.
"Of course you are, but I'm busy now. Whoever asked you here is probably waiting for you." Daisy continued to walk forward and didn't mean to stay. She was afraid that there would be serious injuries if she was late getting there. It was the last thing that she wanted to see. No matter who got hurt, she couldn't shirk her responsibility.
"Mr. Mu, are you going to meet the commander? His office is over there. We have something urgent to deal with. I hope you don't mind if we don't escort you right this minute." Mark pointed to the direction of the office building and strode to keep up with Daisy.
Mr. Mu, let's go. Don't keep the commander waiting," Luke urged Edward. Edward defied the commander. Like usual, he was very late for his appointment, but he wasn't in a hurry. Instead, he wandered around leisurely. In his words, he seldom came to the base, so he wanted to know the place where Daisy worked.
"Take your time. Let's go see what the emergency is. She didn't even spare a glance for me." Edward grinned and strode to catch up with Daisy. The commander would wait longer. Daisy was more important than him.
Luke was helpless. Edward was always relaxed when it came to punctuality. Luke was afraid that the commander would be angry, but he didn't dare to disobey Edward. Luke walked swiftly to keep up with Edward. All he needed to do was to follow Edward, and other things weren't his concern.
"Ten hut!" Daisy shouted angrily, calling the soldiers to attention. Watching the soldiers who were fighting fiercely, she furrowed her brow. Her frosty look scared the soldiers, but they were already filled with rage and didn't listen to her. They just wanted to beat down their opponents.
"Colonel, what should we do?" Mark didn't think that the fight would get even worse after he came back with Daisy.
What can we do? Join them!" Daisy threw her cap straight into Mark's hand and quickly ran over to join the fight. Seeing this, Edward gulped and also wanted to join the fight, but Mark stopped him.
"Mr. Mu, don't. You'll get in the colonel's way." Rage had consumed the soldiers. Edward hadn't fully recovered. If he joined the fight, he would be hit. If he were injured again, Daisy would punish Mark severely because he didn't stop Edward. Therefore, he couldn't let Edward join the fight.
"Mark, are you crazy? Dozens of soldiers are fighting, while Daisy is alone. She is outnumbered. Do you think she can defeat them all?" Edward roared at Mark. The soldiers started fights from time to time in the base. No wonder Daisy was often injured. At this thought, Edward couldn't calm himself down.
"Don't worry. The colonel can deal with it. Wait and see." Mark asked Daisy for help because he believed that Daisy could bring the fighting to an end. Otherwise he would report it to the commander. In that case, the soldiers who engaged in the fight would get a serious demerit. Mark didn't want that happen, so he turned to Daisy.
"How can she…" Before Edward finished his words, he was surprised to see that Daisy had stopped the fight adroitly. All the people stopped fighting and stood in two lines. However, none of them admitted defeat although they were injured. They breathed heavily and glared at each other with burning eyes.
"Why? Are you trying to turn this army into a laughingstock? Tell me. Why did company commanders and platoon leaders also join in the fight?" Daisy wiped the sweat from her forehead. She panted for breath because her physical strength was severely depleted, and her hair was a little messy. Fortunately, she finally stopped them.
The soldiers looked at each other and dared not answer. They turned to look at their company commanders and platoon leaders, hoping that they could find an excuse to convince Daisy. Otherwise they would be hurting for days.
"Say something! Cat got your tongue?" Daisy looked at the soldiers coldly and fiercely. The soldiers lowered their head and dared not catch Daisy's eye.
Colonel, punish us. It has nothing to do with the soldiers. We stirred up the trouble," a company commander said in a serious tone, walking out of the queue. The bruise at the corner of his mouth damaged his overall image. He seemed less confident.
It's good that you admit your mistake. Do you think you can escape punishment? But before we play the blame game, tell me why you were fighting. Daisy was serious in speech and manner in front of the soldiers. She always looked cold and hard to approach. As usual, now she was poker-faced.
Colonel, could we write the reason in the report? The company commander bit his lip. He was embarrassed to tell Daisy why they started the fight. He had dispute with other company commanders, which led into a fierce fight. The soldiers had no idea what was going on. They joined the fight to jelp their company commanders, so the scene was chaotic just now. No one was willing to admit defeat. Fortunately, Daisy cimr intime. Otherwise, the fight would continue. Daisy rolled her eyes. This would be a long day.