Chapter 640: Thank You for Coming (part one)
"Honey, people don't praise someone like that." Edward felt speechless. It seemed that Daisy practiced all the things she had learnt in the past on him.
"Is there anything wrong?" asked Daisy. Daisy was not as comfortable as Edward was. Let's look at Edward. He was leaning on the chair comfortably, making a phone call with Daisy. How about Daisy? Daisy had to focus on the documents that Hank just gave to her. Simultaneously, she also had to spare part of her attention to talk to Edward.
"Forget it, I should not be so serious with you. It is me who always compromises at last. By the way, I have to go abroad for some urgent business later," Edward replied. He lifted his hand to look at the time on his watch, to know how much time he still had to talk to Daisy before he left for his business trip. The decision of going abroad was made just now. This decision was made in a rush because those urgent cases could only be solved by Edward. So, he had no other choice but to go there himself and take care of the matters.
What? What about the performance of the new weapons? You're not going to be around for the performance, right?" On hearing this, Daisy finally stopped her reading, with her eyebrows knitting together in a little frown.
"Don't worry! I will come back on time to participate in the performance. But in comparison to the performance, I think, you should care more about me, shouldn't you?" Edward said. Just then he stood up, as Anna came in again, pointing at the watch to remind him that it was time to go.
Then, will you make me worry?" Daisy did not answer Edward's question, but rather asked him a new question. It was impossible for her to say that she wouldn't be worried about Edward. However, Daisy really did not want to let her fears become another pressure for him. Therefore, instead of telling Edward that she did worry about him, Daisy rather asked him for a promise, a promise to keep himself safe, while he was away.
No, I won't, honey. I will never let you worry." Edward promised as Daisy wanted. He picked up his coat and walked out of the room while saying that. But at this moment, he didn't know that he had made a promise that he couldn't keep later. Soon, Daisy would become really worried about Edward's safety.
"In that case, what else do I have to worry about?" Daisy said, with a soft and comforting smile on her face. Even though Edward could not see her smiling face, Daisy felt that it was a silent comfort that she could give to Edward.
"I'm going to the airport, and I'll call you when I get there." Edward took over the briefcase which Anna handed over to him and hurried to the stairs.
Yes! And promise me to take care of yourself. Goodbye, honey. Love you!" Daisy told him in a restrained and soft tone, with her eyes gradually filled with tears. She tried to control her tears, in order to restrict her worries from being reflected in her words. Though Daisy did not know what to do now. She already began worrying about it, even before Edward left.
"I will, honey. Don't worry. I will try my best to finish the work and come back to you as quickly as I can. Honey, I have to hang up now. Love you." Edward ended the conversation and blew a kiss through the microphone. He could feel Daisy's worry even though Daisy had not expressed her feelings directly. Edward hoped his kiss and love could be transferred to Daisy via the line and make her feel a little comfortable. Then, he hung up the phone and got on the car which Luke had already kept ready for him.
After Edward hung up the phone, Daisy could only hear the beep beep sound from the phone. She sat there in silence for a while. It seemed that she was lost in her thought. But soon, she came to her senses, took a deep breath, and then resumed her work. Daisy was certain that if that man promised something then he would keep it. So, she believed that Edward would take good care of himself and be safe. Besides, even if she did not believe in him, she should have faith in Luke who was a very experienced bodyguard. Luke would never let Edward get in trouble.
Anyway, Edward left for his business trip. And after a whole-day work, Daisy also left the office. She did not work overtime as she always did before. However, she did not go home either. Instead, she went to a special place as someone wanted to see her.
"Colonel Ouyang, thank you for coming," Hero said. Now, even though Hero was in prison, he still retained his unique style and characteristics. But, in comparison to his usual high spirits then, he now looked more drawn and tired.
"Say now! Why do you want to see me?" Daisy sat opposite to him and looked at him rather indifferently. She managed to keep her cool. There was no trace of contempt on Daisy's face. She had no aversion to Hero.
"No, there is no special reason. I just want to see whether you are all right or not. I could only reassure myself by seeing you with my own eyes. Anyway, it seems that you are much better than I expected you to be." This had always been Hero's aspiration truly from the bottom of his heart. His desire became more intense when he saw Jessica was badly disfigured. He could not help but feel worried and even scared for Daisy. He did not know whether Daisy also got injured just as badly as Jessica who had her face full of scars. He felt so sad every time he thought about that scene and was eager to see Daisy face to face to ensure that she was safe. That's why Hero insisted on seeing Daisy.
So now you have seen me. Anything else that you want to tell me? Anything about why you've taken all the blame on yourself? Daisy asked. She was not a sensitive person. Her insensitivity was mainly because of tje environment she grew up in the military training that she received all these years. However, Daisy could still feel whether others were sincere to her or not. Such was the case with Hero. Daisy knew that Hero's care for her was real and so she also had some sympathy for him. Hence, she wanted to know the real reason why Hero did that. She wished to help him, if possible.