When Tom was finally done with Daisy's wound, it had been more than ten minutes. During the entire time, small beads of sweat lingered on his forehead that refused to disappear. Edward had been staring at his every action like a hawk. His cold eyes never left him. Not a minute went by when Tom was not nervous.
Tom, thank you!" Daisy said, wanting to grin at him widely, but all she could manage was a small twitch of her mouth. The small smile seemed a bit forced. The pressure of Edward's presence made her feel more nervous than it did to Tom.
"Well, can I just say that I'm used to it? Daisy, please, just take care of yourself! Even if it's not for me, you should be more careful for Edward's sake! I really don't like seeing you like this. You are making all of us feel worried." Tom shook his head. He meant what he said. He was also worried about Edward. He didn't know how much longer Edward could stand constantly worrying over Daisy's safety. He seemed near to mental breakdowns because of her many injury scares. Truthfully, it was the first time Tom had seen Edward so deeply in love with a woman. However, it was a shame that the first woman he loved was someone who drove him out of his mind with anxiety. Might be that only a strong man like Edward, who had a heart of steel, could handle this kind of love.
"You just talk too much, Tom. Are you done with the wound or not? If you are, go to the dining room and eat. I'm sure you are hungry. Also, I don't want to hear you whining about how I'm intentionally starving you." This was just how Edward was. He just couldn't stand other people scolding his wife, even it was his brother and friend. According to him, Edward himself was the only one who could warn her about these things so sternly. He didn't want to see Daisy uncomfortable over others' grim words. When he heard Tom speaking so seriously to Daisy, Edward contradicted him even though he himself was also mad at Daisy. Tom was absolutely right, that was true. It was just that he shouldn't be the one saying them. That was Edward's job!
Daisy raised her head to look at Edward. However, Edward didn't even glance in her direction and turned his back on her. It was clear that he didn't want to speak to her, angry as he was. To be honest, Daisy understood Edward's feelings right now. She also understood why he was so mad at her. She was aware that after tolerating her careless actions for so long, he was bound to lose his temper eventually. His domineering attitude did not come as a surprise to her at all.
"Well, honestly, you actually ARE starving me, you can't deny that. Anyway, I'm going to find Mrs. Wu and ask her to prepare some food for me. I am really hungry right now," As he said this, Tom walked downstairs, not even waiting for their reply. After all, he was already very familiar with their house. Might be he was even more familiar with their house than he was with his own. The biggest reason for that was that Mrs. Wu was an excellent cook, so he often found excuses to come over with Duke and have a delicious meal at their house.
Once Tom left the room, the atmosphere in the bedroom turned grave. The temperature seemed to drop because of the chill that surrounded Edward. Daisy nervously bit her lip when she felt the sudden change. She thought about how to apologize to him and ebb his anger. However, Edward took her silence for defiance. There was still a deep frown that marred his beautiful face, and there was no trace of the usual tenderness he had for his wife. He locked his unsmiling eyes on Daisy, who lowered her head, not looking at him.
"Well, Senior Colonel Ouyang, don't you have anything to say to your husband anymore?" Edward asked in an indifferent tone. He walked over to Daisy and looked down at her, his gaze intense.
"I'm sorry! I really didn't expect that the injury would be this serious. I thought it was just a small wound, and that I could handle it myself. So I put some ointment on it and simply bandaged it. I didn't expect it would tear again and start bleeding! All things considered, it was my own fault. I should learn how to properly bandage a wound. But don't worry, I'll ask Tom about it and have him teach me how to bandage one effectively. You just see, in no time at all, you won't even have to worry about my bandaging skills at all. I'm quite confident about this. I'm a fast learner after all."
The look on Daisy's face was sincere. She was afraid that Edward wouldn't believe her words, so she kept blurting out things so Edward would have faith in her. Deep down, she knew the reason why Edward was so mad. She just didn't want to touch that subject right now and intentionally deflected the issue. Daisy pretended she didn't know what he actually meant.
Edward couldn't believe what he was hearing with his own ears. The corner of his mouth curled in disbelief. 'She must be kidding, right? Was she trying to make me angrier? Well, if she was, then she has surely succeeded!' Edward thought. Who the hell cared about her bandaging skills? What couldn't she understand here? What he cared about was her safety. He didn't want to see her constantly getting hurt when she was at work.
"Wow, just... wow. I don't even know what to say to that. You are really something else, Daisy." Edward just couldn't contain his ire. Suddenly, he grinned. A wide, beautiful smile spread on his gorgeous face. Anyone who knew him well enough was aware that kind of smile from him meant danger. It meant that Edward was livid.
"Honey, what does that mean?" Daisy flinched when she saw his wide grin. Well, that was bad. She could admit that now she was truly freaked out. The most beautiful things in life were always the most deadly ones. That was why the smile on Edward's face was deadly dangerous to her. She couldn't remain calm anymore.
"Ha! Do you really not understand? Okay, that's fine. You have time to think about it. You can come find me when you have it figured out. I am patient. I can wait," Edward announced, turning around and walking straight out of the room. He went downstairs. 'Fine, if she really wants to pretend that she didn't understand what I meant, then she could definitely keep at it! I have a lot time to wait for her anyway.' Edward thought.
Daisy didn't expect that he would react this way at all. She was frozen in place as she stared at Edward's retreating back, her eyes full of surprise. She didn't know how to respond to his words, because she was so used to Edward's tenderness and affection at all times. His sudden callousness hurt her and made her feel like she had been abandoned by him. She hated this feeling. She felt lost and didn't know what to do.
"Mrs. Wu, your food is always so delicious! This tastes exactly how I remembered." With the tasty meal in front of him, Tom didn't feel shy to give Mrs. Wu his compliments. When he was this hungry, the food tasted even more delicious.
"Oh, Mr. Qin, stop flattering me. It's not as good as you are saying. But if you really like it, eat all of it! Mrs. Mu asked me to prepare this special meal just for you." Mrs. Wu gently smiled. There was a slight blush on her face as she heard Tom's compliments.