Of course it's great! I chose it for you. I have the best taste in accessories, if I do say so myself," boasted Brian proudly. Seeing that Daisy liked his gift, he was in a fantastic mood, a brilliant smile flowering on his face.
As for Brian's overconfidence, Daisy didn't refute him. She gave out a soft smile to indicate her fondness for this little brother. As long as he was happy, she felt everything was alright for her.
"Excuse me, Miss. We'll take this bracelet," said Brian to the clerk beside them. Without even asking the price, he took his credit card out of his wallet.
"Okay, sir. It'll be 122 thousand dollars in total. Do you wish to pay in cash or plastic?" asked the clerk politely, smiling warmly at them. Brian was such a handsome and eye-catching boy. Even if he hadn't bought anything here, just looking at his gorgeous face would be a nice thing to do.
"Pardon, Miss? That seems a little high for such a small bracelet. Are you sure you aren't looking at the wrong price?" asked Daisy, frowning deeply at the extremely high price. As far as she was concerned, it should be no more than a few thousand -- but not a hundred thousand for the bracelet, so such a stupefying number had taken her unawares.
"This beautiful lady, this bracelet is an antique from the Qing Dynasty. Due to its color and luster, this is a lower price already. If its color and luster were of a higher grade, it would be worth not just a hundred thousand dollars, but many hundreds of thousand dollars," explained the clerk patiently. Glancing at the clothes Daisy was wearing, she could tell Daisy's clothes were all from name brands, definitely not the cheap ones just off the rack. If she hadn't figured wrong, her clothes should be even more expensive than this bracelet. Then why was Daisy so surprised at the price? She should be used to purchasing such expensive luxury things. Otherwise, if she were so averse to the price, was she just wearing fake ones? Was she an imposter?
Brian, forget it. I may not even have a chance to put on this bracelet if you buy it for me. It's too wasteful to spend a hundred or so thousand dollars on it," said Daisy seriously. She was never someone who spent money casually. She didn't like that especially if the money was squandered on her. Even though she could have got a lot of money from Edward if she had wanted, she never did that, and all her money had been used reasonably. It might be a small amount for Brian, but it was almost one year's salary for her. She was not willing to do that.
"Sis, you don't need to worry about the money. It's totally okay by me. As long as you like it, it'll be alright. I'm happy to buy this for you, so don't say it's a waste. That hurts me," said Brian, then he turned to the clerk, "Miss, I'll pay for the bracelet with my credit card please." He handed her his credit card without any hesitation. Coming from a wealthy family and being a rich man himself, Brian never needed to think about the price when buying things. A hundred or so thousand dollars was just a drop in the bucket for him.
Thank you!" said the clerk exuberantly. She was smiling more brilliantly as the deal was made successfully. After all, she worked on commission, so selling an item as expensive as this one just earned her a lot of money in the blink of an eye.
After getting out of the jeweler's, Brian shopped for a lot of things for him with Daisy in tow. Seeing that Brian had bought almost everything he would need for living, Daisy realized that Brian had really made his decision to stay in the city for a long time.
Though it was already late autumn, the sun still shone brightly in the afternoon. So when Daisy came home after saying her goodbyes to Brian, her cheeks were deeply reddened by the sunshine and the wind. She was used to this because of her military training, so she hadn't paid any attention to it. Military soldiers always spent a lot of time out of doors. But that was not the case for Cynthia when she saw Daisy enter the house.
"Oh my god, Daisy! What happened to your cheeks? Have you got sunburn on them? They look so red! Your skin might come off tomorrow if it's hurt by the UV light," said Cynthia worriedly, her hands reaching out and gently touching Daisy's red and burning cheeks to check how bad her sunburn was. Just like how any mother would feel and react when she saw her child was injured, Cynthia began caring for Daisy. She had treated Daisy as her own daughter, so she loved her and cared about her sincerely. Even though this might just be a minor injury for the senior colonel, Cynthia still couldn't help feeling anxious, doing everything she could to help her recover.
Mum, I'm fine. Don't worry. I'll daub some essential oil on my cheeks tonight. I'll be right as rain. They won't peel tomorrow," replied Daisy, with a big smile on her face to reassure Cynthia. She thought Cynthia might be overreacting a little. After all, she had to train under even more intensive sunlight almost every day. She was so used to it that this kind of slight sunburn was really no big deal to her. She was not as fragile and delicate as Cynthia might imagine.
No, don't wait until tonight. This should be taken care of as soon as possible. Go wash your face now. I'll get you a mask right away. Let's get moving now, " indicated Cynthia. She herself had been very careful about skin care, so Daisy's oblivion to her cheeks' sunburn looked like abuse to her skin in Cynthia's eyes. Especially because Daisy was so beautiful, Cynthia couldn't let Daisy ignore her skin conditions like this to spoil her beauty. Even before Daisy could respond to her indication, Cynthia had disappeared herself into her room, probably to find a proper mask for Daisy.