"So... you think that I still have a chance with her?" To be honest, Rain didn't even want to think about seeing Annie again. Part of him always believed that they would never meet again, and that he had already lost her for sure. So many years later, when he finally saw the woman who had been in his mind day and night walking past him in front of his eyes, holding hands with two young kids with a gentle smile on her face, his eyes popped out in disbelief. He froze in place, stared blankly at her, watching her disappear before his eyes without doing anything. He couldn't believe his own eyes, and he couldn't think straight. He just dumbly stood there. Before he knew it, she was gone. And right at that time, he finally realized who he saw just now and hurriedly started to look for her in vain. But unfortunately, she was nowhere to be found.
"Well, I mean, if you really want to see her, I believe that you two will definitely meet again. It all depends on you, you know? You just have to figure out what you really want." Edward poured himself a cup of tea. Ever since his father learnt how to make tea from Daisy, he spent every day studying how to do it perfectly. So wherever he was, there was always a tea set with him. He needed to figure out the secret.
"Well, I guess we will talk about it later. I just want to get my mind off it for now. And I wanted to ask earlier, where's Daisy? Does she still have to work on National Day?" Compared to Daisy, Rain thought that he was indeed luckier than her. Though he always liked to complain about his work, in fact, he was being treated the same way as his CEO. And more importantly, he had absolute control over his work schedule. At least, he didn't have to work overtime.
Yeah. I guess today she's even busier than usual." Edward's brows lowered as he frowned. Maybe this was the disadvantage of having a colonel as his wife. He was constantly worried about her safety, especially when every other families were together, celebrating the lovely holiday and just enjoying being with one another.
"Oh. Shame that she can't join us. It seems that Daisy works really hard, but everyone else just sees her status instead of the hard work." Rain let out a sigh. He knew that as a woman, it was pretty difficult to achieve the status Daisy had today all by her own hand. To be honest, if he were Daisy, he probably couldn't do as well as her, and he was a man. So he really deeply admired and respected Daisy. She was a real role model, the real deal. He felt like a slacker next to what she achieved.
"Yeah, it's thanks to people like Daisy that we can all have a safe and sound holiday. Besides that, their families also have sacrificed the chance of being together with them on this special holiday. And I'm one of them." Edward found another chance to mock Rain. But deep in his head, all he could think about was Daisy's beautiful figure. He really missed her. He wished that they could at least be together on the holiday.
"Pffft! Don't puff yourself up that much. To be honest, the bomb here is Daisy, not you. Stop flattering yourself, will you?" Rain snorted loudly. It seemed that Edward was really without shame.
"What are you talking about? You're so loud that I could hear you from outside." Daisy made her entrance in an olive green military uniform, looking refreshing and spirited. She didn't expect that it would be this lively at home. It seemed like a fun party.
Ah, speak of the devil. We were just talking about you, Daisy." In Rain's eyes, it was Daisy in her military uniform that was the most beautiful he'd ever seen her. It was hotter than when she wore the prettiest dress at a party. Because the uniform showed her energy and capability. And his guilty pleasure was women in uniform.
"Oh? Were you speaking evil of me behind my back?" Daisy said, walking towards them. When she walked past Jonathan she greeted him in a small voice, simply saying "Dad." And Jonathan, being his usual cold self, just nodded towards her and said, "You're back."
Daisy, I wasn't, you know. But they -- well -- I can just say that they talked a lot about you." Even when Tom was playing chess, he still didn't forget to rat on Rain and Edward.
Mommy, you're home early! I thought that you'd be late again." Justin threw himself on Daisy as soon as he saw his mother. He held onto Daisy's legs and raised his head up to look at her. He was really surprised and happy that his mother was back. He thought that she couldn't make it today.
"Yeah! That's because mommy misses you very much, Justin! So I came back early. Are you happy?" Daisy stooped down and said these words to her son. And at the same time, Edward, who had been keeping his eyes on her, suddenly gazed on her with a surprised look. Delight flashed in his eyes, and he felt extremely happy for his wife. Because she finally climbed to this position. She really deserved it, for all the effort she put in her work. It was just that he didn't expect at all that she would give him such a pleasant surprise on such a special day -- the National Day.
"It seems that we are going to pop the champagne tonight." Edward slowly stood up. He walked briskly towards Daisy and stopped beside her. His eyes rested on the two bars and four stars on her shoulder, and they were full of happiness and affection for his little wife. The day finally came. There were no words that could describe his joy.
"Pop the champagne? Why? Daddy?" Justin asked in a confused voice. He couldn't think of anything that needed to be celebrated. But beside him, Daisy turned her head and looked at Edward in surprise. She didn't expect that he would find out about her promotion this soon. She had thought that he probably wouldn't even notice the small change on her uniform, at least not this soon. But much to her surprise, Edward noticed the two bars and four stars on her shoulder as soon as she walked in the room. She was really touched by Edward's behavior. Again, she realized how important she was in her husband's heart. She always held a special place there. That was why he would immediately know about anything that happened to her.
Justin, look at your mother more carefully. Then you'll know why we are celebrating tonight." Edward looked into Daisy's eyes, both of them showing the deep love for each other. She must be the happiest one in this room right now! After all, it was exactly what she wanted and deserved. And he could tell that she had definitely cried before she walked into the room, because her beautiful eyes were still a little red. Indeed, everyone could tell.
"Ah! Mommy, you are a senior colonel now! Grandpa, Uncle Rain, look! My mommy is a senior colonel!" Justin had lived at the army base since a very young age, so he knew very well about the different Army ranks. That was why he couldn't help but shout excitedly when he saw the brand new two bars and four stars on his mommy's shoulder. He was so happy that it seemed that he was the one getting a promotion.
What? Justin, you are not kidding, right? Daisy, is it true? Let me see!" Excited, Rain jumped up and practically ran straight over to Daisy. But he couldn't see anything different about her. What the hell? How did both Edward and Justin know that she got a promotion?
Uncle Rain, where are you looking? Look at my mommy's shoulder! Her epaulet!" But Rain still looked quite confused, which made Justin feel very anxious. How could he be so oblivious? Justin just couldn't understand. It was right in front of his eyes! And still, he just couldn't see it.
"Her epaulet? What's wrong with her epaulet? There isn't anything special about it." Rain knew nothing about the military, so he couldn't tell the difference between the insignias of one rank and another. Ever since he came into contact with Daisy, he started to be interested in some military stuff. A little.
"Come on! You're just so dumb sometimes! Can't you see there's another star on the epaulet?" Justin looked at Rain in disdain. He practically told him the answer! But Rain, being his usual oblivious self, still couldn't crack the code. Well, he was dumb sometimes.