"Congratulations. Your dream has finally come true. You've married the man you love." Zemo knew that the man Daisy talked about was the love of her life. Whenever she talked about him, she would get a faraway look in her eyes. Back when they trained at the academy together, Zemo always refrained from this topic as much as possible to avoid upsetting Daisy.
"Thank you. I have a happy marriage." Daisy grinned at the delightful thought. She was comfortable with Belinda and Zemo, occasionally playing jokes with them. Edward was a different story. Although he was an arrogant bully, she could have him eat out of the palm of her hand.
"I can tell from your big smile. How's life in the army? It must be fantastic." Zemo wanted to know more about the military life that he had yearned for a long time. He got excited when he brought up the topic.
"You know how it is. It's all about drills. The soldiers follow the same pattern every day." Outsiders often thought that the military life was mysterious, but it was actually quite boring.
"But you enjoy it enough to never get tired of it." Although their bodies were dripping with sweat during their training days, they were still blissfully happy. Zemo often indulged in those memories after he left the military.
"I have grown accustomed to it. If I leave the army one day, I don't know how I'd adapt." Daisy fiddled with her hair in embarrassment. Truth be told, she really liked her life in the military. It wasn't because she enjoyed the honor brought by her senior rank. But she had invested herself wholeheartedly to the job, and she found it hard to step back.
"Since you don't want to leave, you should stay. I think it suits you best." It had been a long time since they last saw each other. They couldn't converse as casually as they did before. It was as if they were afraid of saying something they shouldn't.
"Maybe I feel this way because of the routine. Well, let's talk about something else. Tell me about your life. Do you have a family now?" Daisy blinked and stared straight at Zemo, not giving him a chance to lie.
"It's difficult to find someone like you," Zemo said sadly. Daisy wasn't sure if he was joking.
"Come on, why would you want to marry a girl like me? Did you forget that I used to bully you back at the academy?" Daisy frowned. Zemo's words brought her a lot of pressure. She made a joke to relieve the awkward atmosphere.
"No. But I like that feeling. I enjoy your bullying." Zemo looked at Daisy tenderly, giving more meaning to his words.
"Don't make fun of me. You've really changed a lot. You're a smooth talker now. Is it a requirement for businessmen to be smooth talkers?" Daisy realized that everyone in her life couldn't be underestimated. They were all as cunning as a fox.
"It's the same for soldiers in the military. The environment shapes the person." Zemo knew that she was deliberately changing the topic, but he pretended to be oblivious and went along with it.
"Oh, have you finished what you need to do?" It occurred to Daisy that Zemo came to S City for work. She berated herself for being too busy to think about his affairs.
"It's almost done, but I'll stay for a while longer. We have a big project to complete." Zemo heaved a sigh. He originally thought that things would be concluded quickly, but he didn't expect the other company to say that their CEO had to examine and approve the project personally. He had to wait for a while before the project got under way.
"Great! We can hang out until then." Daisy was excited. They hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they had a lot to reminisce and talk about. Neither of them noticed that it was getting late.
Edward checked his watch again. It was 8:30 p.m. when he first checked the time, and it was 9:30 p.m. already. He was playing with his phone the whole time, hesitating to make a call. It wasn't that he was jealous or that he distrusted Daisy. He was worried about her. Although she was still outside, she had sent Mark back. He wondered how she would get home after.
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