Elise Houry is very understanding.
Truly understanding.
She knows that Robin Bailey went to West State on a mission, so she said, it was Robin Bailey who came to find her, not the other way around, and only if he had time, would he come see her, if not, she wouldn’t force him, just casually mentioning it.
However, she really missed Robin Bailey.
But she also understood the bigger picture, knew to let Robin Bailey go, she knew the burden Robin Bailey carried.
To bear that honor, one must learn to bear that burden.
“Okay.”
Robin Bailey smiled gently. “I promise, I will definitely come and find you.”
“You better, if you don’t come, I’ll get Leslie to bite you, hmph.”
With a tsundere hum, Elise Houry hung up the phone.
Then, Elise Houry returned to the meeting room with a smile on her face, saying, “Sorry, carry on. The next step, our Landview Inc.’s direction is West State…”
And Robin Bailey put down the phone, looking at the urn in front of him: “Mom, can you see? Your daughter-in-law, she’s very gentle, and virtuous, with a good heart, her voice is pleasant, and she’s also beautiful, you can rest assured. Your granddaughter is also very cute…”
Robin Bailey was kneeling there.
Occasionally uttering words, as if trying to recount all that had happened over the years.
Like when he was a child.
No matter what happened, he would always go home and tell his parents.
When he grew up, he stopped doing that.
But these memories, buried deep in Robin Bailey’s mind, hadn’t been recalled in a long time.
Robin Bailey was nostalgic.
And so, Robin Bailey knelt there all day, not just out of longing, but also out of a sense of owing to his mother, a kind of stubbornness, companionship, or perhaps guilt.
However, at this moment, there were three drunk men passing by.
Looking rough.
The three of them were drunkenly leaning on each other, a blond man slurring, “You guys don’t know, that girl the other day, that feeling, so tender.”
“That’s because you got her drunk?”
Another person asked.
“Yes.”
The blond man nodded proudly.
“She seems to be a student, you got her drunk, come on, man, you’re bad. Oh, do you have her contact information? Give it to me, I’ll try next time, she’s so tender, I haven’t tried that yet.”
The man rubbed his hands, his face showing a dirty grin.
At that moment, another man with some freckles pointed to Robin Bailey kneeling in front, saying, “Look, there’s a guy kneeling over there.”
“Indeed.”
The blond man nodded, then shouting loudly, “Hey, kid, what are you doing here.”
Robin Bailey didn’t answer.
He didn’t want to pay attention to these people.
Right now, all he wanted was to quietly kneel in front of his mother, enjoying a moment of peace.
“You dare not leave me?”
With that, the blond man got angry, pointing at himself immediately. “Do you know who I am, daring to ignore me? Everyone around here knows my reputation, you dare ignore me.”
He was already drunk, and seeing Robin Bailey ignoring him, he got angry.
He walked over quickly, yelling, “Kid, tell me, what are you doing here!”
Robin Bailey still ignored him.
He didn’t even look at him.
“You little punk, how dare you be so arrogant, come on, you two, let’s throw this kid in the river.”
The blond man gestured with his hand.
“This guy, not moving at all, could he be mentally ill?”
The freckled man asked.
Still no response from them.
“Mentally ill? So what if he’s mentally ill, does that mean he can’t respond to me? Mentally ill, he has the nerve to ignore me? Who am I, Vernon, even if he’s mentally ill, I still have the right for him to not ignore me.”
The blond man angrily declared.
“Alright.”
The other two nodded.
They were bold and daring individuals to begin with, and now that they were drunk, they were capable of doing something as absurd as this.
Suddenly, the three of them wanted to come over and throw Robin Bailey into the river, after all, this was under the bridge, with a road next to it and a swift river beside it.
“Come on.”
They were ready, but as they were about to approach Robin Bailey, suddenly, a powerful force burst out from Robin Bailey’s body, sending all three of them flying.
Directly into the river.
It wasn’t Robin Bailey’s fault.
He was deeply engulfed in nostalgia and wasn’t aware of what was happening.
It was just a protective energy.
As long as they didn’t touch Robin Bailey, there would be no harm, but once they made contact, the force shook them and they struggled in the water.
The problem was, none of them could swim.
“Help… help… help…”
“Help us…”
The three of them struggled desperately in the water, but unable to swim, they were quickly swept away downstream, though luckily, there were rescuers downstream who pulled them out.
“You guys, you’re in quite a plight.”
The captain looked at them and chuckled.
Normally, if someone laughed at them like that, they might have gone up to punch the person, but not now. After waiting for a while, they finally recovered, the freckled man gasping for air, “Did we almost commit murder just now?”
Their alcohol had worn off.
Had they almost committed murder?
If that guy couldn’t swim and was mentally ill, throwing him in, he might actually have died.
However, at this moment, the blond man said, “Whether we almost committed murder or not, let’s put that aside for now. He really almost killed us earlier, that’s for sure.”
He was somewhat scared, truly, if not for that rescue boat, they might have really died.
But after the fear passed, a hint of resentment surfaced.
That guy almost killed them.
“That’s true, we really almost died on this river. But, that kid is really something, a single touch and we were sent flying, he’s not an ordinary person. Maybe he knows kung fu.”
The freckled man frowned.
He was also filled with hatred.
Almost getting killed by that guy, he also held a grudge, he also wanted revenge, but how to get it.
That guy was really something.
“Is that not simple? Have you forgotten, all the money we earn from stealing, cheating, and swindling, who do we offer it to? That money is not given for free.”
The blond man chuckled darkly.
“Are you talking about Captain Lee?”
The freckled man suddenly remembered, a smile appearing on his face. “Exactly, no matter how mystical that guy is, he can’t possibly withstand a bullet, right? Captain Lee, who’s taken so much of our money, should lend a hand this time. And, there’s a charge, attempted murder, nearly killing us, this time, I’m going to make sure he dies.”
The three of them bore a look of hatred.
That guy nearly killed them.
This grudge couldn’t go unavenged.