Bailey sat in the women's table at the matchmaking event, looking at her mother and Mia, who were cheering her up in the guest table not far from him, and felt that this time he came to the matchmaking event was the right choice.
Especially when she saw the rosy glow on her mother's face and the laughter from the bottom of her heart, she felt all the more that it was worth it no matter what the outcome of the trip was.
With a military whistle, the military camp matchmaking event officially began.
The event was in the form of an eight-minute matchmaking session, where the female guests remained still and the male guests changed positions every eight minutes until all the female guests they liked were met.
The first soldier to sit in front of Bailey was a straightforward man, and he raised his hand to Bailey with a military salute, "Report to the ..."
Bailey frowned slightly.
"Pah, pah, I said the wrong thing. My name is Gary, twenty-six years old, three years in the military,in good health, no bad habits. My family is in the countryside. My parents are farmers. I have two elder sisters and a younger sister...."
"Ah, sir, this is a matchmaking event, not a census event." Bailey had to give a reminder.
"I digressed," Gary scratched his head embarrassedly and blushed all of a sudden. "I'll just get to the point. If you marry me, I'll hand over my salary, do all the housework, and have children, I won't be picky about boys or girls. Of course, it would be perfect if you could have twins, one boy and one girl.
Bailey couldn't hold on any longer and called the host to stop halfway through.
The second officer sitting in front of Bailey was clearly a civilian officer, with a refined air and eyes perched on his nose.
"I'm from the south. Where are you from?" It's a bit coquettish when you start speaking.
"From the village." Bailey's first impression of the officer was not very good.
I hope my significant other has a stable occupation. Civil servants, teachers, and bank clerks are preferred. I don't really like other industries.
"I do shoe repair on the street."
"You..." The civilian officer, realizing Bailey was teasing him, blushed and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Before the second eight minutes were up, the officer called a stop.
After that, Bailey spent several consecutive eight minutes, but there was no gain at all. A few of the people she met could be summed up in one sentence: Weird things happen every year, and there are plenty of them here.
When Bailey's mother saw this scene, she couldn't sit still. She couldn't understand why her daughter, who was so excellent, had no man interested in her.
"It's okay, these men have no discerning eye. The next one will do." Mia consoled Bailey's mother and pointed with her hand at the same time, "I think this guy seems to be interested in Bailey."
Following the direction of her finger, Bailey's mother looked and indeed saw a tall, burly soldier sitting in front of her daughter.
"Bailey?" The soldier sat down in front of Bailey, still looking cheerful, but when his eyes met Bailey's name tag on the table, he became a little hesitant.
"I recognize you." A sneer played on Bailey's lips. The soldier was a best friend of one of her fiances and had appeared as the best man at her engagement ceremony.
With Bailey's reminder, the man's vague memory came to life in an instant. He let out an "ah" and jumped up, knocking the stool over with a loud noise.
The matchmaking event, which had been noisy before, was now in a state of silence, with people looking on this side with concern.
"You, you are the Bailey who killed four men?" The man asked in terror, his vocal cords starting to go out of tune with the shudder.
It was destined to come, but Bailey felt as if a stone had fallen. She smiled and said to the man, "Yes, that's me. Do you want to be the fifth?"
"No." The man, still in his military uniform, was as timid as a mouse and ran away in a flash with his head in his arms.
The whispers of people came from the matchmaking event, like a tide coming from all directions, enveloping Bailey.
Oh my goodness! How many times has this woman been married?"
"Whether you have a husband or not, this is superstition and not to be taken seriously. But she looks really bad, pretty but with an aura of evil."
"Such a person can come to the matchmaking event, what international joke is that?"
Bailey was used to such remarks and smiled calmly: "Is there any other man who would like to go on a blind date with me? If not, I'm leaving to avoid spoiling the good atmosphere."
Bailey glanced at the guest seats, her face as pale as a mother who had been struck hard. She wished she could take her mother home at once so that she wouldn't shed tears here.
Bailey's words were spoken, but no man dared to respond.
As expected, Bailey chuckled in his heart and stepped out of the field.
"I do." Just then, a deep, pleasant male voice broke the silence at the matchmaking event. Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a tall, handsome officer emerging from the corner.
At the moment they saw him, all the soldiers present immediately raised their hands and saluted him.
Bailey was so shocked that his mind and expression froze with time, not expecting that after a brief encounter in the Hospital elevator, they would meet again here.
Henry smiled at his men and said, "Relax all of you. I came here today for the same purpose as you. I came here for a blind date."
Having said that, he went straight to Bailey's table and sat down.
"Why is Sir Henry here? Does he know Bailey before?" Mia looked at the scene before her in disbelief.
"Who is he and what does he do?" Bailey's mother was very anxious. She couldn't figure out what was going on.
"His name is Henry, a soldier, and his grandfather was a General. He is now the commander of the Ascalia Military District, with the rank of major colonel." Because Mia is a military wife, she is well aware of Henry's situation.
"It would be great if he could be with Bailey." Tessa couldn't figure out what the rank of colonel meant, but as soon as he came out, all the soldiers were saluting him as if he were a high-ranking official. And she had heard from Mia that the young man was of noble birth and handsome, and now it seemed that he had a special interest in his daughter. Tessa prayed for her daughter in her heart.
Everything else is fine, but there is one thing that is not good. Mia stammered --
"He's sick..."