After thinking for a while, Daisy then dialed Luke's number. "The subscriber you dialed is busy now, please dial later." The same busy signal came from his phone too. Daisy frowned, and she could no longer stay in her room. She got up and hurried to the study, opening the computer to find whether there was any latest report of air crash or terrorist attack, and so on. After surfing all the news websites, fortunately, she found that no such mishap happened. She felt a little relaxed. At least, Edward was safe. He might just be in a no signal zone, Daisy thought to herself.
A long night passed, Daisy could not fall asleep at all. She woke up with puffy eyes in the morning. Daisy went downstairs with ruffled hair and baggy eyes. She thought of having a simple breakfast before she could leave for work. Unfortunately, on her way to the dining room, she came across Jonathan, who was going out for some sports. Her weary and untidy look gave Jonathan a big shock.
"Good morning, Dad." Daisy was in no mood to look in the mirror after she got up. So, she did not know how she looked like at the moment. She was so confused and lost that she did not even understand why Jonathan could not endure to look at her straight.
"Hmmm. Morning. Don't work too hard. Daisy! Take care of yourself. See what you have become now, especially look at your eyes." Jonathan shook his head, frowning and walking out.
Daisy felt puzzled even now. She touched her face but couldn't understand what was wrong with it. 'What is wrong with my face?', Daisy thought to herself. Why did Jonathan suddenly come up with such a sentence to her?
"Mrs. Mu, come here. I have already prepared some breakfast for you." Mrs. Wu caught sight of Daisy and waved to her. If Daisy was at home, Mrs. Wu would always prepare Daisy's breakfast in advance, because Daisy always left earlier than the other people in the house.
Alright! Morning, Mrs. Wu. I am coming " Daisy gazed at Jonathan's receding distant figure. She still could not understand why Jonathan said that. Anyway, she ignored it and walked towards the dining room.
"Oh, Mrs. Mu. What's the matter with you? Look at your eyes. And your face looks so pale. Also look at your hair. You did not get good sleep last night, right?" Mrs. Wu screamed just when Daisy entered the dining room.
What's wrong with my eyes?" Daisy felt even more puzzled now on Mrs. Wu's series of questions. What's wrong with her eyess? Why was everyone pointing at them?
Daisy, didn't you look at yourself in the mirror this morning?" Mrs. Wu looked at Daisy curiously. This was so weird. How couldn't Daisy notice such an obvious thing?
"Uh! No, I did not look at myself in the mirror this morning. What's up?" Daisy said with an innocent look. She was completely confused now,. She looked at Mrs. Wu straight with her beautiful shining eyes, hoping Mrs. Wu could clear her doubts.
"Well, in fact, there is nothing serious. You just look a little tired." Even though Mrs. Wu looked straight into Daisy's eyes, she did not tell her that she had big bags under her eyes.
"Oh, thanks, Mrs. Wu. All right. I can recover just in a short while." Daisy finally knew the reason. But she was not worried at all. Because the panda eyes were just temporary. She only needed an hour or so and the panda eyes would be automatically eliminated. However, Daisy still felt a little embarrassed when she thought of Jonathan's words.
Although Daisy now knew that she had puffy eyes but she was still shocked when she looked at herself in the mirror. What big and dark bags under the eyes! So, as a last resort, she had to wear a pair of sunglasses, in order to cover up the embarrassment. "Colonel Ouyang, how are you today? Are you not feeling good?" Mark asked. Mark first looked at the sky, and then he fixated his eyes on her glasses. He did not understand why Daisy was wearing sunglasses on a cloudy day.
I am fine, thanks. Let's go!" Daisy got into the car directly, ignoring Mark's exploring eyes. In the car, she could not help but put her phone in her hands, hoping it would ring in the next minute.
She was worried about Edward. Why didn't Edward call her?
Mark touched his head, frowning and finally got on the car. But he observed Daisy all the way from the rearview mirror silently. It was strange that Daisy kept looking at her phone without saying anything. This never happened before!
Before going to the military area, they first headed to a stationary point for the other armed forces in the city. So, it was already ten o'clock when they finally reached the military base. And Daisy still was doing the same action. She was continually looking at her phone. Time and again, she would put her phone to the ears to listen to it. But she did not say anything, probably because the call didn't get through. Sometimes, she stared out of the window silently.
"Mark, could you lend me your phone?" Daisy suddenly asked, stretching out her hands to the front seat.
"OK, here you are. Besides, is there anything wrong with your phone? May I take it to repair center later?" Mark said honestly, handing over his mobile phone to Daisy.
I also think that it is not ringing because my phone is broken. Daisy murmured, with her fingers dialing up the phone immediately. It was magical that this time the call finally got through. It made her more convinced that there was a problem with her mobile phone.
Hey, Mark, it's me Edward. Why are you calling me? Where is your Colonel? Edward's familiar voice came from the phone. Daisy could sense a strong sense of tiredness in his voice which was mixed with a hint of tension.
Edward, your a liar. On hearing that familiar voice, Daisy could no longer keep her composure. The whole night of uncertainty and worry finally found a way to vent out. Daisy started to cry. She look so dedicated and charming even when she was crying.