Edward Stephens was discharged from the hospital after a month of staying there.
Daisy Ginger was discharged a week earlier than him because the company had fallen behind by nearly a month. Therefore, she didn’t visit him when she was discharged and only asked Zoe Hilker to send him a bouquet of flowers.
Edward was sowhat dissatisfied with this.
He considered himself Daisy Ginger’s lifesaver. When she was discharged, she didn’t co to see him, and when he was discharged, she didn’t co to pick him up either. Was she really ignoring her lifesaver like this?
This dissatisfaction reached its peak when after returning to the Stephens family ho, Oliver Rubio, Daisy Ginger’s secretary, called to say she was working overti at the company.
He hung up the phone with a sullen face and returned to the dining room. Lady Stephens was seated at the dining table. Seeing her son walk in with a frosty expression, she asked in puzzlent, "Edward, what’s wrong?"
"She’s working overti tonight and won’t be coming back." Edward sat in the dining chair, not in a good mood. He glanced at the tableware set for Daisy Ginger next to him and found it increasingly displeasing, so he asked the servant to take it away.
Lady Stephens spoke kindly of Daisy Ginger: "Daisy is managing such a big company on her own. How can she be as idle as you, who spends the day at ho reading or going out drinking?"
Edward: "......"
What the hell, he’s very busy too!
"If you feel sorry for her, just say it," Lady Stephens gave him a sideways glance, "Why are you sulking like soone owes you eight million?"
"..." This al is impossible to eat now!
After dinner, Edward went out to have a cigarette.
He took out his phone and sent a text to Daisy Ginger.
「My mom made chicken soup for you. It’s in the insulated box. Make sure to drink it when you get back tonight.」
Daisy quickly replied to the text.
「Okay, I’ll definitely drink it when I get back ^_^」
Edward stared at the "^_^" for a while and, for so reason, found it a bit cute, which made the corner of his lips lift slightly.
At this age, why act cute?
He humd to himself inwardly, feeling quite cheerful as he put his phone back into his pocket, and headed upstairs while humming a tune to take a shower.
Lady Stephens was sitting on the sofa watching TV. She paused slightly in eating her fruit as she watched her son walk past her with a noticeably smug look.
This guy, his face changes faster than flipping a book. Has he already gone from cloudy to sunny so quickly?
Halfway through, Edward seed to rember sothing and turned to Lady Stephens, "Mom, Daisy will drink the chicken soup when she gets back tonight. Make sure to have soone heat it up for her."
"Understood." Lady Stephens waved her hand.
Only then did Edward go upstairs feeling reassured.
*
The next morning.
Edward was brushing his teeth in the bathroom when Lady Stephens, wearing her pajamas, ca to knock on the door.
"Edward," Lady Stephens said groggily to him, "Did Daisy co back last night?"
Edward paused his brushing, only then realizing that Daisy hadn’t co ho last night!
Seeing her son’s face change, Lady Stephens was startled and instantly woke up.
She instinctively spoke well of Daisy Ginger, "Daisy is so busy with work..."
Edward looked displeased, rinsed his mouth, and called Daisy Ginger’s office phone.
It was answered by Oliver Rubio.
On the phone, Oliver Rubio said that Daisy got off work too late last night and couldn’t make it back, so she slept at a villa in the city center.
Edward impatiently stated, "Tell her to get on the phone."
Oliver paused, and under Edward’s intimidation, reluctantly handed the cordless phone to Daisy.
Daisy sat in her office chair, arms crossed, staring warily at the cordless phone handed to her like it was a ticking ti bomb.
Edward wasn’t concerned about whether she was listening and threatened over the phone, "If you don’t co ho tonight, you’ll have to deal with it!"
With that, he hung up the phone!
The busy tone echoed in the quiet office. Oliver put the cordless phone back and sighed at Daisy, "Director Ginger, I know you’re really busy, but you can’t ignore ho."
The calls are coming to the office now; I can’t answer them every ti, can I?
Daisy frowned, listening to Oliver’s words, she thought, what do you know. She’s just...
too busy with work.
"You can go out now." she told Oliver.
Oliver glanced at her, sighed quietly, and walked away.
Daisy leaned back in her office chair and rubbed her chest.
Just thinking about having to see Edward made her heart grow uncomfortable.
She closed her eyes, slowly exhaled, and sent a text ssage to Oliver.
"Go buy a box of painkillers and bring it over."
*
In the evening, Edward drove over to pick her up personally.
Daisy still had to use a wheelchair, so he went up to her office and carried her down himself.
It was the end of the working day, people were coming and going, Daisy felt a little embarrassed being carried by him, while Edward showed no embarrassnt a normal person would, openly carrying her to the car.
"Where do you want to eat?" He leaned against the driver’s seat, shifted gear, and lazily turned his head to look at her.
Daisy blinked her eyes, "There’s a Western restaurant nearby."
Edward gave her a glance, and upon hearing her answer, let out a slight sneer, "I thought you’d never want to see again."
Daisy, "How could it be?"
"Didn’t visit while I was in the hospital, didn’t pick up when I was discharged, and disappeared when it was ti to co ho," Edward recounted her offenses, pinching her cheek, "Is work more attractive than I am? You might as well marry it."
Daisy tilted her head, looking at him, and smiled softly, "Jealous?" She leaned over and kissed him on the cheek to appease him, "I’ve fallen behind too much; if I don’t catch up in the next few days, the year-end performance report might not look too good."
Edward supported his face with his hand, speaking lazily, "You’re supporting so many people on your own, aren’t you tired?"
"This company was left by my mom," Daisy smiled, "If I don’t work hard and soone snatches it away, it would be terrible."
Edward moved his lips, then turned his head to look ahead, "Speaking of which, you haven’t introduced to your mom yet."
Daisy gazed into his face, her eyes filled with tender affection. She squeezed her hand, gently exhaled, and, in a calm tone, said to Edward, "Okay, after this quarter’s busy season, let’s go see her."
Edward glanced at her, observing her pretty and delicate face, his lips slightly curled up before reaching out to gently tousle her hair. He drove forward.
*
After finishing their dinner at the Western restaurant, Daisy and Edward returned to their ho in the city center.
She went to the study to handle so unanswered emails and, thinking about Edward waiting for her in the bedroom, she took a deep breath and took out the prescription dication that Oliver had gotten for her from the hospital.
The dication was potent, so the doctor didn’t prescribe much. Daisy took a pill and sat in the chair, quietly waiting for it to take effect.
She supported her forehead, her eyes slightly closed, her face showing a hint of fatigue under the light.
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