"Hey! You are not lovers, nor are you brother and sister. So, what do you mean by family?!" Louisa raised her hand and tossed her wavy linen coloured hair. She gave Daisy a scornful look and waited for her explanation.
"Miss Ye, I have been treating you with great patience and politeness since we met. Please be advised that it is only because I know that you are the Commander's daughter. However, I don't think it is necessary for me to report to you about my private life." Louisa's rudeness had successfully crossed Daisy. She felt greatly offended by her overbearing words. Daisy's pretty face became darker as she glared at Louisa.
"Whatever! You might just as well keep your pathetic secret! You are nothing but a soldier in my eyes. What are you cocky for?" Spoiled brat as she was, Louisa had never been told off by anyone like this before. She felt humiliated, thus her words became even more aggressive. She held up her chin and glared back at Daisy.
"Miss Ye, judging from your tone, I assume that you are looking down on people who follow their career paths in the military? I hope for you to at least have the decency to know the importance of us soldiers. It is only because of military efforts that you are able to enjoy a prosperous society!" Daisy really treated her career seriously and what Louisa just said hurt her bad. She could not stand her absurd rudeness anymore that's why she snapped back angrily.
"Don't be a joke! I am only looking down upon you. I never said that for the rest of the soldiers. What are you barking about? Trying to label me with random tags?" Louisa's lips curled up disrespectfully. She gave Daisy a hard look then moved her head away quickly, acting as if she was a queen who just saw a peasant.
"Well, say whatever you want. Since I am such a nuisance to you, I might just as well leave you alone. Bye." Daisy's good mood was completely ruined. With these words, she turned around and was about to take off.
"Daisy! Stop! We are not done yet, give me the key right now!" Louisa jumped to her feet and charged over with a pouty mouth. Her face was twisted with anger. She never anticipated for Daisy to leave her right in the middle of the conversation. How could she treat her with such direct indifference? Didn't she know who she was? Daisy paced ahead without even looking back. She ignored the shouting behind her completely. The last thing she wanted to do was to talk to that spoiled brat. She really could not understand how the commander have such a nasty daughter. The commander was highly respected among the soldiers. He was known to be a great leader with outstanding charisma. However, his daughter turned out to be an asshole. Daisy still remembered the first time she saw Louisa. She thought she was a sweet girl with good manners back then. Well, the first impression could definitely be misleading!
"Damn you! You are in big trouble now!" Louisa murmured to herself as she clenched her fist. Louisa could not stop Daisy. She stared at her back and stomped her feet.
Daisy stormed back to her office. The first thing she did was to gulp down a large glass of cold water. She was filled with anger. What a nasty woman that Louisa was! The words she said to her were simply unbearable! Daisy closed her eyes and reminded herself to walk away next time they met. To be honest, she was not afraid of challenging that brat at all. However, she needed to think about the commander. She respected him very much and did not wish to embarrass his daughter for his sake after all.
The cold water did calm her down. Daisy pulled the chair over and sat down in front of the desk to deal with her work. As she opened the briefcase to get the documents, a business card fell out to the ground and caught her attention. She bent down and carefully picked it up. Her eyes widened as she realised that she almost forgot to do something really important! She patted herself on the forehead. What poor memory she had!
She smiled bitterly and slowly shook her head. She took a deep breath and dialled the number on the business card. Daisy rolled her eyes as she waited for the other person to pick up. What was wrong with her? How could she almost forget such important thing! Was she getting old and forgetful?
Hello? This is Zemo speaking. Who is that?" The phone was answered instantly that she was even surprised to hear Zemo's voice so fast.
"Hello. This is Daisy. I am sorry for contacting you this late." Daisy felt a little stressed as she talked on the phone. Her sweaty hand was pressed against her forehead as she leaned on her desk.
"Hey Daisy. Finally you called! I have been waiting for your call for such a long time. I am not dreaming, am I? You never showed up in front of me!" Zemo was thrilled to receive a call from Daisy. He nodded to the people around him, gave them an apologetic smile and walked out of the door to somewhere more private. He did not wish anyone else to overhear their conversation.
"I am sorry. I get caught up with something these days. I have been busy and forgot to call you in time." As soon as she spit out the truth, Daisy bit her bottom lip. She did not intend to lie to Zemo at all. It was rude for her not to call him earlier. But it would be even ruder to make up some lame excuses about it. She would not lie about it even if it made her look bad. She was an honest woman as always.
"Don't worry about it. I am totally cool with it." With one hand holding the phone, Zemo casually leaned against the wall with his other hand in his pocket. A big smile spread across his handsome face as he spoke.
"How about this? I suppose you are still in S City. I would love to buy you dinner tonight." Daisy quickly checked her agenda and suggested earnestly. She was really looking forward to meeting him again.
"No way! You really mean it?!" Zemo knew that Daisy was a woman of her words. Nonetheless, he couldn't help but tease her from time to time. He sounded as if he did not believe her at all.
"What? Are you occupied or what? Do you have a date with some hot girl tonight? Is that the reason why you're hesitating?" Daisy's lips curled up as she efficiently sorted out the documents on her desk.
"What are you talking about?! Trust me, there is no hot girl more important than you!" Zemo sounded extremely sincere in the phone. Daisy grinned at his words. She wondered whether he really meant it or not. One thing she knew for sure was that Zemo really cherished their friendship as much as she did.
"More important than your hot girls? Stop it. I don't believe you at all. Anyway, I will see you at dinner then." Daisy stood up from the desk and checked the documents carefully, hoping she did not leave anything important behind.
I am telling you the truth. I can't see the future but I can promise you that you are the most important woman in my heart right now." Zemo's face softened as he talked to her in a gentle voice. A loving smile cracked his face as he spoiled her with soothing words.
"Oh really?" Daisy laughed generously on the phone. She picked her military cap and briefcase then swiftly walked towards the parking lot.
"What do you think then? Am I speaking the truth or not?" Zemo grinned silently. He hadn't seen her for ages but the memories of her were still fresh and vivid. However, it seemed that she had changed a lot. She would never tease him and joke around like this before. Zemo thought about their conversation just now and realized that every single word she said to him was kind of enticing. It was as if she was teasing him. What had changed her so much? Could it be the charming man he saw the other night?