Though Hero never woke up, he was finally past the crisis point. So Tom transferred him to his own hospital, Renxin Hospital. It was easier for him to treat Hero this way.
And Daisy just got the news about Hero this morning. She was truly grateful and touched, because Edward had done all this for her, he took her feelings into account.
"Honey, thank you so much!" There were tears in Daisy's eyes when she said this. The city hospital had done all they could do, but they still couldn't pull him through this. There was little hope of recovery. Once Tom started treating him, Hero might yet live.
"I know you so well." Edward's eyes were full of affection and love for Daisy, he stared at her lovingly. However, he was still a little bit jealous, but he could surely understand what Daisy was feeling now. He knew that she was conflicted by Hero's sacrifice and touched by Edward's deeds.
"I know, and that's why I'm so grateful." Daisy's eyes locked with Edward's, she didn't give a damn that they were in the crowded hospital. There were people everywhere, and her olive green uniform was so eye-catching. All she could see and think about was the man standing in front of her, and she ignored everyone else around them. It seemed that Edward's carefree nature had rubbed off on her.
"Then how are you going to reward me?" Edward had a playful smirk on his face. He could never change who he was, and the glint in his eyes was meaningful.
"Reward you? I have the perfect idea. Tonight, when we get home, I will let you run about twenty laps around the garden!" Daisy replied, with a smug grin on her face. She really couldn't stand him sometimes. Could he get his mind out of the gutter, even just for a short moment? He could tease her all he wanted when they were home, but he was being extremely shameless right now. After all, they were in a public place.
"Well, I guess that won't be necessary. I'm not interested in running." Edward instantly lost the enthusiasm to tease her, because the thing he disliked the most was running. He preferred anaerobic exercises.
"I still can't understand why you hate running so much. You see the soldiers at our army base, every one of them has a strong and handsome body. You should run more." Daisy rolled her eyes at him. She didn't agree with him on this at all.
"Are you sure each one has a strong body? Then why did I see a soldier who was quite chubby last time I visited?" Edward snorted. It looked like Daisy exaggerated a bit. He wondered what Daisy would say next.
"Well...about that... That's an exception. You can pretend you never saw him." Daisy clenched her hand into a fist and covered her mouth, coughed, feeling a bit embarrassed about her words. Usually, the canteen staff had much less time to be properly trained, and the man that Edward saw last time was a newbie, so it was reasonable that he was a little overweight. That was quite normal with the canteen staff. Now that Edward had made a note of it, Daisy thought that maybe it was time to add some specific exercises for the canteen staff after all.
"Uh-huh! So I'm right. Not everyone in the army has a fit body. So quit trying to make me want to run. That won't happen." Edward sat down on the bench outside the operating room, waiting for the good news about Hero's second operation.
"I told you, he is the exception! You can't possibly think that all the soldiers in the army base are overweight." Daisy turned her head and glanced at the door of the operating room. Thinking about what Tom said earlier, she couldn't help but feel worried, because nobody could predict how this second operation would turn out. Even Tom didn't know, and he was the surgeon. They had two choices facing them. One was taking a huge risk, potentially saving Hero's life and allowing him a chance to recover; the other was keeping him in a coma where he would never wake up, and possibly get worse. Daisy had weighed the two options a lot. And she thought that Hero would never go for just lying in bed and waiting for death -- he was such a proud man. So she made the decision for him, and signed her name on the consent forms. The operation would proceed.
"Well, I only believe what I see." Edward knew that she was very nervous about Hero's operation, so he intentionally started teasing her, hoping that she could at least relax a bit. If life went back to normal, then she'd feel better.
"Huh. I didn't expect you to be this narrow-minded and short-sighted at all." Daisy knew, when arguing with Edward, you should be extremely careful, or he would certainly get the upper hand. So she briefly forgot about Hero's operation all of a sudden, which meant that Edward had successfully distracted her. 'Bingo!' Edward thought.
"Exactly! That's why I'm so into you!" Sometimes, Edward just couldn't help himself. He just wanted so badly to tease Daisy and make her mad, then once she was angry at him, he would say something sweet to make her happy again. He found it cute when Daisy took things way too seriously when they were joking around.
"So...you're telling me that, you think falling in love with me was a bad decision, right?" Daisy squinted her eyes, staring dangerously at Edward. It was clear in her eyes that if Edward dared to say yes to this question, then he'd be dead.
"I didn't say that! Stop putting words into my mouth, will you?" Edward's hand was turning the ring on his finger, and he looked so defiant, it seemed that he wanted to anger her more. He relished the dangerous look in her eyes, and laughed inside.
"I'm merely saying what you really wanted to say anyway. Truth be told, That's exactly what you are thinking, right?" The longer they were together, the more she appeared to be a little woman in front of him. She would act pouty when they were together from time to time, and she clearly knew more about what he was thinking. She would act dumber and more sensitive than she actually was.
"Who says that? If that's how good you are at reading minds, don't go into business as a psychic." Edward could never fully discover Daisy's beauty, nor could he get enough of it. Every time he saw Daisy, he would discover something different about her that made her so beautiful. She was full of good surprises. Whether she was wearing her uniform, or some luxury gown, or even just some casual clothes, she was always beautiful in his eyes. And different outfits showed her different sides, which had nothing to do with the way she looked, but something else that was inherent.
"You're deflecting the question. That's interesting. Because I think that I just said the truth, that's all." Daisy snickered, unfazed by his words. But then, she turned her eyes and glanced at the door of the operating room. It had been at least two hours, why weren't they out yet? Why was it taking so long? Why wasn't it over yet? Did anything bad happen while Tom was poking around? Daisy was no doctor. She couldn't have known that most surgeries lasted anywhere from 2 to 6 hours, so she could be waiting there for quite a time.
"Honey, don't be so serious! You really should let yourself relax more sometimes, or you will easily get riled up. Silly girl." Edward pulled her close to him, and made her sit down beside him. He then affectionately pinched her nose, eyes full of affection and love for his little woman.