"Nana, Rain, were you out together?" Kevin asked. "It's none of your concern!" Rain blurted out. He still held hostility towards Kevin.
"Rain!" Leena rebuked him, furrowing her brow. She pinched him hard on the side. She was angered by Rain's attitude.
"Hey, would you stop pinching me? What an ungrateful woman you are! I've been so nice to you, but instead, you hurt me for another," Rain said bitterly, rubbing at his bruised skin. He felt heart broken; the reason why he had always held hostility towards Kevin was that Kevin was now more important in her eyes.
Amused by Leena's move, Kevin tried his best to hold back his laughter. He felt great having such a sweet and loyal wife.
"Rain!" Leena coughed dryly, embarrassed by Rain's statement. She hadn't expected Rain to say it out loud, and Kevin must now think her a rude woman.
"Stop coughing, okay? Kevin already saw your true colors now," Rain said, walking to the elevator, and leaving them behind.
"Rain, where are you going?" Leena called in confusion. She couldn't understand why he was going to the elevator, and not back home.
"Aren't you going to invite me in? How rude? I'm so disappointed in you!" Rain said coldly, looking Leena in the eye.
"Uh...sorry. I thought that you would be going back home now." Leena apologized, rubbing at her nose in embarrassment, concerned that she had gone too far and offended Rain.
"Let's go in," Kevin said, indifferent to the sudden tension. Leena had been in low spirits recently, and he thought it was not a bad idea to have Rain for company to cheer her up.
Rain didn't want to go back home now. There would be no one waiting for him, and he would be alone and bored there. So, he decided to stay at Leena and Kevin's house instead. They entered the house. Rain walked towards the couch, and leaned casually against it, while Leena went upstairs to change her clothes.
"What would you like to drink, coffee or tea?" Kevin offered from the kitchen.
"Is there a third option?" Rain asked spitefully, intending to make things difficult for Kevin.
"Yes, there is. So, you want water?" Kevin replied seriously, as if he didn't realize Rain's intention.
"Ha ha! Kevin, can you stop being so serious? Never mind, give me coffee, please." Rain was upset that Kevin had avoided his plan, and he was unable to be difficult any further.
"Sure. Wait a minute, while I put the kettle on." Kevin continued seeming serious, but actually handled Rain's demanding attitude effectively.
Rain's face twitched, and he agonized that it was stupid to tease Kevin further. Kevin was after all so dull. 'Oh, my god, I'd better avoid him, ' Rain thought glumly. However, he was bored even more by the awkward silence, so Rain decided to make small talk.
"Kevin, are Daisy and you the only two capable people in the army base? You two are so busy every day!" Rain asked, not really interested, but merely curious about their daily life. "I thought soldiers only needed to do some daily practice in peace time. But you two seem so busy every day, what are you doing?" Rain asked.
"No, you are quite wrong. As modern soldiers, we not only need to strengthen our physical qualities, and combat skills, but, we also need to expand our knowledge through training. We need to put what we have learned in books into practice, so that the strength of our army will reach an even higher level," Kevin replied, earnest now. He always paid attention to protect the image of soldiers to the common people, though there were indeed some soldiers who ruined the image of the army by acting undisciplined in public. Fortunately, they were merely a minority. Kevin believed that it was his duty to maintain a good image on behalf of the army.
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