Redemption from the Abyss: The School Beauty Insists on Pulling Me Out of the Mire

Lu Wen turned his head.

"No way, you idiot, where the hell did you get so much money?"

He almost lost his grip on the steering wheel.

Xie Wang leaned against the passenger seat.

"Through a little bit of technology."

Lu Wen took two seconds to process this, then slammed his hand on the steering wheel.

"Wow, that's awesome, bro. From now on, if the company needs money, we can just ask you for funding."

Xie Wang chuckled.

"I definitely have to take responsibility for our company; I can't run away from it."

Lu Wen slowed down and turned onto the main road. The sound of the Ferrari's engine was particularly conspicuous in the traffic.

"How about we go check out the Mercedes dealership? I think their style suits you quite well—understated yet powerful."

Xie thought about it for a moment.

"OK."

The two stopped at a traffic light intersection. While waiting for the light to change, Lu Wen swiped a news page from his phone and handed it to him.

"Oh, right, look at this."

The screen displays Tianlong Group's latest announcement, which is vaguely worded but contains a wealth of information. The core message is simple: the cash flow has been disrupted, and multiple subsidiaries have ceased operations simultaneously.

"Ever since Gu Tianlong was arrested, their entire group has been in turmoil. The board of directors has been holding meetings every day to revise plans, and the stock price has been plummeting. Yesterday, it closed down another 12 percent."

"At this rate, they'll probably announce bankruptcy liquidation in the next few days."

Xie Wang tapped his knee lightly twice with his fingertips, a habit he had developed while thinking.

"What do you want to say?"

Lu Wen smiled.

"Tianlong has a cybersecurity business, which is not particularly large, but has very high-quality customer resources. It has previously signed long-term contracts with the government and several state-owned enterprises."

He paused for a moment.

"Now that Tianlong has collapsed, these clients will definitely need to find new service providers to take over. Do you think we can handle this business?"

Xie Wang's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Sure, I'll go back and study their contract structure and technical architecture. If there aren't any major issues, Xinghuo is fully capable of taking it on."

Lu Wen nodded in satisfaction and sped off.

"Then it's settled. Give me a proposal after you've reviewed it, and I'll schedule appointments with those clients."

The Ferrari turned into the direction of the eastern business district in the night, and a brightly lit Mercedes-Benz 4S store could be vaguely seen in the distance.

Xie Wang looked at the huge three-pointed star emblem in front of him and suddenly spoke.

"Lu Wen".

"Um?"

"I hope this isn't the classic scene that's about to unfold."

Lu Wen turned his head and glanced at him.

"What classic plot?"

"It's like when the two of us walk in, and the salesperson looks down on us because of their superiority, but then they slap us in the face when we're about to pay."

Lu Wen paused for a second, then laughed so hard he almost veered off course.

"Seriously, buddy, do you think this is a novel?"

He patted the prancing horse logo on the steering wheel.

"If I drove up in a Ferrari, wouldn't they fawn over me like dogs?"

The Ferrari 488 entered the Mercedes-Benz dealership's parking area with an overwhelming presence.

The distinctive, deep roar of the V8 engine penetrated the glass curtain wall of the showroom, causing several salespeople who were drinking coffee to simultaneously look up.

Before the car had even come to a complete stop, the showroom doors were pushed open.

A saleswoman in a black business suit walked out quickly in high heels, her legs covered in thin black stockings that gleamed slightly under the parking lot spotlights.

Her pace was so fast that it made you wonder if she was sprinting 100 meters.

Then, before Xie Wang and Lu Wen could react, the incredibly efficient saleswoman sat directly on the hood of the Ferrari.

Her legs were crossed on the hood of the sports car worth over three million, and the hem of her skirt rose slightly because of the movement, a posture that carried a textbook sense of provocation.

"Hey handsome guys, wanna look at a car?"

Her voice was so sweet it could melt your heart.

inside the car.

Xie Wang and Lu Wen were both stunned.

Lu Wen's hands were still on the steering wheel, and his expression went through a complete process from shock to bewilderment to helplessness.

Xie Wang sat in the passenger seat, his long legs slightly stiff, and his ears turned light pink within three seconds.

"That's too intense," Xie Wang said in a low voice.

Lu Wen opened the car door first and stepped out, maintaining a safe social distance from the overly enthusiastic saleswoman.

"Oh dear, no, no, that won't do."

Lu Wen waved his hands in front of him.

"Sister, we're both married."

The saleswoman slid off the hood, steadied herself in her high heels, and showed no embarrassment at being rejected. Instead, she took another half step closer to Lu Wen.

"It's even better if you're married, it shows you both have good taste. We recently received several limited edition items, which are especially suitable as gifts for your sister-in-law."

As she spoke, her slender fingers inadvertently touched Lu Wen's forearm.

Lu Wen's face changed to a complex color within two seconds, and his right hand reflexively reached for his phone in his pocket.

"I'm telling you, don't do this."

Lu Wen's voice rose half an octave as he spoke, taking a large step back as if to pull out his phone to make a call.

"If you come any closer, I'm calling my girlfriend."

Xie Wang got out of the car and stood on the passenger side. Looking at Lu Wen's tense expression, his lips twitched.

Lu Wen decisively gestured to the saleswoman to stop.

"Could you please send us a male salesperson? Thank you."

After he finished speaking, he quickly walked to Xie Wang's side, his expression serious.

"You son of a bitch, you'd better be my witness."

Xie Wang looked at him.

"Prove what?"

"Prove my innocence, Lu Wen! She was the one who approached me first; it has nothing to do with me."

Xie Wang nodded.

"Don't worry, I will definitely tell Lin Lu that a beautiful woman in black stockings sat on your hood to seduce you, and you remained chaste and firmly refused."

Lu Wen noticed the subtle emphasis in that sentence.

"Could you please remove the words 'black stockings'?"

"Then it loses its value as proof." Xie Wang's expression was very innocent.

Just then, Lu Wen's cell phone rang in his pocket.

The caller ID displayed three characters: Lin Lu.

Lu Wen and Xie Wang both looked down at the lit screen. Lu Wen forced an awkward smile and pressed the answer button.

"LuLu, did you miss me?"

Lin Lu's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Lu Wen, why do you sound so guilty?"

"No, I'm very open and honest."

"Are you seducing other women?"

Lu Wen almost threw his phone away.

"Holy crap, you knew that? No, no, let me explain."

He took a deep breath and spoke twice as fast.

"The main problem is that a female salesperson kept trying to seduce me, but I'm very chaste. I didn't even touch her, you know? If you don't believe me, ask Wangzi. He was standing right next to me and witnessed the whole thing."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

Then Lin Lu's voice came through the receiver, carrying a cold, clenched tone.

"Ugh, you stinking woman."

The moment Lu Wen heard those three words, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally returned to its original position.

He repeatedly assured the phone of his absolute innocence before hanging up, then turned to look at Xie Wang with a look of relief.

"Let's go look at the cars."