Robin did not use his original appearance, after all he was going back to eliminate the Harding family this time, he could not leave any traces to be found, so he let the makeup artist make minor alterations.
However, they were indeed minor.
He was given a bit of stubble and some added weariness to make him look slightly older and more mature. But a man like this was fatally attractive to Mimi Beckett. He was originally handsome and had just heroically saved her, making her heart thump rapidly with infatuation.
At this moment, Mimi Beckett’s goodwill towards Robin was off the charts. She was just short of offering herself to him. However, Mimi Beckett was still a young lady after all, so she had to exercise some modesty. She lay pitifully on the ground as if about to cry, hoping that Robin next to her could help her up. That way, she could take advantage of the situation and sit next to him. With her looks, something was bound to happen.
However, Robin continued sleeping. He did not even glance at her. He left her awkwardly sprawled on the ground, stiffly staying that way until other young men on the plane came out and walked over one by one to show concern:
“Miss Beckett, are you alright? Let me help you up.”
“Mimi, don’t you recognize me? We met at the networking event last time. Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”
“Mimi, I’m an employee at your company. I’m sorry I didn’t notice earlier, but from now on, I will definitely protect you well.”
Miss Beckett looked so pitiful sprawled on the ground with no one to help her up, which naturally evoked a wave of sympathy from the men, not to mention that Mimi Beckett was very beautiful with gorgeous looks. Moreover, she came from a good family, so whoever won her heart would have no worries for life. Marrying Mimi Beckett meant they would never have to struggle again.
However, Mimi Beckett looked at these men and spat out a single word: “Scram!” Her eyes were full of disgust.
Earlier, these men had buried their heads in their clothes like ostriches when it was dangerous. Now that the danger had passed, they came around again like Monday morning quarterbacks, only making her feel nauseous.
In contrast, she looked at Robin whose eyes were filled with little stars. Look at him, he saved her but did not come to claim credit afterwards. He had no ulterior motives and simply stepped up to do good, better than these men by thousands or tens of thousands of times.
“Um…” Those men were not discouraged and still wanted to say something.
But Mimi Beckett forcibly climbed up from the ground, glared at them and said somewhat fiercely, “I can stand up myself, I don’t need you guys.”
Then she walked in front of Robin and changed her tone to a pitiful, coquettish one, “Um, kind sir, may I sit next to you?”
It contained a hint of reliance. Mimi Beckett’s voice was extremely pleasant to hear, otherwise she could not have become a generation’s internet goddess. This voice drove the men around her crazy. This was a goddess who was actually being so gentle to that guy.
However, Robin’s voice came back, “The seat next to me is taken.”
Everyone looked to the side and saw an ordinary man, not Jeff. They were not sitting together. That ordinary man saw everyone looking at him, including Mimi Beckett.
Finally, Mimi Beckett took out three thousand dollars from her body and asked, “Can I buy your seat from you?”
“Sure, sure!” That man did not dare refuse either. He could not afford to offend Mimi Beckett. He immediately took the money and left. Mimi Beckett got her wish and sat next to Robin. But after sitting down, she discovered something. Robin kept his hat over his face the whole time, not even glancing at her once, as if she was very ugly.
But she was not ugly at all!
“Um… thanks again this time… I’d like to thank you…” Mimi Beckett had just wanted to get closer, but at this moment, Robin took off his hat. His sharp eyes looked at her, causing her heart to race even more rapidly.
However, Robin only said one sentence. “No need. I saved you only because he stepped on me, not because of you. Also, I want to sleep, don’t disturb me.”
After saying that, Robin covered his hat again.
Utter despair. An unprecedented despair. Mimi Beckett’s face was almost white. She had never felt so desperate before, not even when she was surrounded by those hijackers earlier with her life hanging by a thread.
She was a lady of privileged birth, fair-skinned and beautiful, with long legs. She had been the center of attention since childhood with countless suitors chasing her. Now she was even a famous internet celebrity. Her admirers were innumerable, yet she had not agreed to a single one because she felt she had not met true love yet. But today, she felt she might have encountered it – that throbbing feeling.
But she had been rejected. Cruelly rejected. He did not even want to look at her more or say another word. He just rejected her like that. It was the first time in her life.
But this made Mimi Beckett feel a strange emotion in her heart for the first time. This was the first person to reject getting closer with her. He was different from the other men. He was cold, strong and handsome. He was perfect. He was extraordinary.
He captivated Mimi Beckett. If Robin had tried to get close with her, she would have thought he was the same as those other men, just wanting her for her looks and family background. But his coldness was not an act. She could feel it. Those eyes really were cold. It proved this man was truly different and noble, not vulgar.
“Mimi Beckett, Mimi Beckett, this is the first time you’ve met such a special man. He even saved you. You must offer yourself to him, best to bear him ten, eight daughters, to repay him.”
This voice kept ringing in Mimi Beckett’s heart. Repay him. Repay him. Bear him ten, eight children.
The more Mimi Beckett thought about it, the more guilty she felt, and the redder her face became. But she also did not forget that she had just been rejected. She cheered herself on in her heart: “Mimi Beckett, him rejecting you just proves he’s different from other men. A man like this is worth pursuing. See that he’s also going to Bianhai City, go for it. You must get thick skin and be bold.”
She pumped herself up in her heart. She secretly glanced at Robin next to her, her eyes full of adoration. Robin wore a hat and did not look at her, but this allowed Mimi Beckett to look unabashedly. She just looked like that, not daring to make a sound either, afraid of upsetting Robin.
Of course, she also exercised some modesty, stealing glances while thinking to herself that she did not even know this man’s name yet, or what type he liked – younger or mature. She could dress herself up accordingly.