Chapter 867: Senior Colonel (part one)

"Don't take anything for granted. Better to stay alert. Everything is up in the air right now. Don't underestimate anyone, or you might lose. These are good rules for business and war." Daisy said and frowned, having no idea why this woman kept repeating her mistake again and again.

"If they somehow succeeded, you wouldn't say I'm a profiteer then." Edward teased Daisy roguishly. 'Thank God she finally cooled down. What a little nice cutie," Edward thought.

"You are a profiteer. But I'm not going to kick myself over my choice. Just be yourself, you little prince," Daisy said roughly and glanced at him. She wasn't a vainglorious woman, but she wasn't stupid enough to see Edward unsuccessful. After all, she had no intention of discarding all she had and living a poor life. From this point of view, she was like anyone else. It was typical of people to think about it like this, right? She was no exception.

"Now that you've decided to accept me as a profiteer, I'll see if I can live up to your expectations! But remember, you asked me to do it. So you can't call me a profiteer anymore." Edward haggled with Daisy, looking reluctant, which made Daisy desperate to kick him. 'How could he say that I asked him to do that? He couldn't live a poor life even if he had to,' Daisy thought. She said it all on his account. She would never be influenced by his wealth. After all, most of the time in the past, her life was not happier than the poor people since her mother died. She didn't see her life back then as better than that of anyone with less money. But Edward was different. He was raised in a rich and noble family. How could he compare to her?

"I want you to eat shit. Why don't you do that?" Daisy glanced at him with cold eyes. She thought she couldn't underestimate his impudence.

"Ew! That's nasty! How can you say such things?" Edward said. Sure enough, he was more suited to be a noble than a commoner. Even if she just mentioned it once, he'd got a mental image and been disgusted. He had delicate sensibilities. The CEO didn't know there were so many people out there living a life that he found disgusting. As a rich man, how could he get it?

So! To avoid hearing this stuff on the daily, you just be the rich man we both know you are!" Daisy said and looked at him scornfully, her eyes full of contempt.

"Why are you looking at me like that, colonel? Could you be gentler?" Edward said and frowned. He didn't like that way she looked at him. It made him feel like he was an extremely terrible man.

"Sorry. It's the soldiers' way. We can't behave as artificially as you." Daisy kept teasing him, with a cold smile on her face.

"Hah, nice try! Your nose is growing!" Edward said and looked at her in astonishment. He wondered since when this woman had grown a sharp tongue.

"Sorry. I learned it from you. You asked for it," Daisy said. She felt much more relieved about what Edward had done to her at nightfall. After all, eventually it was time to let things go. Why should they dwell on the negative? As a matter of fact, she was far more happy when she knew that he cared for her.

Very good. You can fight back quite well. I think I underestimated you," Edward said, laying his head on her body. He was comfortable and surrounded by love. He enjoyed that pleasant feeling a lot.

"Glad to hear it. So don't piss me off if you know what's good for you. Unless you want another lesson..." Daisy said with a pleased gleam on her face and waved her fist at Edward.

"Aaah! I'm so scared!" Edward said, pretending to be frightened. He clawed his face playfully, stretching the skin around his eyes to make them look rounder. He had never been more satisfied with his life than in that moment. He was content to have such a good wife.

The moonlight outside of the window shone brightly and the couple, separated from the moonlight by a pane of glass, was murmuring intimately. Couples argued all the time. It was natural. What took greater skill, however, was letting things go.

Daisy couldn't enjoy her National Day like everyone else, but instead got even busier. To the people, it marked the start of a vacation. It didn't matter to Daisy right now. To her, it was time to whip herself into shape. She started at dawn, but she enjoyed her fatigue. She needed to test her limits, to find out what outcome she could get from the efforts.

Colonel, Hank did a good job for once," Mark stood beside Daisy and murmured. Out of their expectation, Hank had changed a lot, like a new man, since he was demoted. He wasn't impulsive, irritable or narrow-minded like before, which knocked everyone's socks off.

"Um! Everyone makes a mistake here and there. If they can make things right, then it's all good. No one deserves to be punished forever," Daisy said with a faint smile, looking at the armored vehicles, tanks and columns passing by her one by one. Honestly, she would become emotional every time when she watched this.

"Got it. Colonel. I'll keep that in mind," Mark replied. He had no problem following Daisy's orders. He took every word of Daisy's to heart, which he also valued as the philosophy of life.

Daisy stopped lecturing Mark at his sharp reply. She knew he was a simple and kind man and it was impossible for him to cheat someone.

"Haha! Daisy, well done! You trained these guys so well! Very impressive! You're amazing!" Commander praised Daisy with a laugh. As he had said, once they were trained by Daisy, the recruits would shine with potential no matter what they looked like before joining up.

"They all came with good qualifications. Lucky me!" Daisy said. She never claimed credit for herself but stayed low key and humble in everything.

"Luck had nothing to do with it. I keep telling you, the secret to these recruits' success is you. You're a kickass colonel. And you'll be more than able to handle what happens next." The commander showed a mysterious smile, brimming with excitement. He wasn't sure if the next surprise would prompt her to weep for joy on the spot. After all, it was a longed-for recognition for her. If only she could rise above her humility to claim it.

What happens next? What are you talking about, commander? Don't torture me by keeping me in suspense. I hate waiting," Daisy said and frowned. She had no idea why their commander was being so vague.

Just wait! I'll tell you later," the commander said with a smile. He wasn't about to tell her.

"Any ideas, Kevin? What could it be? He's being really evasive." Daisy said to Kevin, who was right next to her. And the commander had no intention to tell her.

"I don't know what this sly old fox has got up his sleeve, either. We can just wait and see now that he's let on that he has something to tell you. But it couldn't be a bad thing for sure. Otherwise he wouldn't be smiling. That old coot has a soft spot in his heart for you." Kevin said. He was confused too. They could do nothing if the commander didn't say anything more about this. All they could do was just wait.

"Kevin, you're so dead. How could you say the commander is a sly old fox? Or an old coot?" Daisy said it louder on purpose, hoping the commander would hear her. All his kindness went out the window, and she was in a playful mood. It was like the old saying: "A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman."

Ahem! Kevin, I've heard them all." The commander said, pretending to be serious. His glare at Kevin showed the poise of a leader, but there was a gleam in his eye.

Commander, you didn't hear anything." Kevin said calmly without any shame about that. It seemed that he had never said that before.

Kid, do you think I'm deaf? The entire army could hear you. You have a lot of nerve to try and shrug it off," the commander said, glaring at Kevin, But it didn't work on Kevin as he knew the commander was just making joke with him.

Commander, are you sure you're going to keep arguing about this with me?" Kevin said with a cold smile. He was trying to change the topic.