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

Xie Wang's gaze swept over Zhao Tianyu.

Under the watchful gaze, Zhao Tianyu inexplicably felt a chill run down his spine.

Xie Wang placed the paper bag he was holding on the edge of the marble coffee table.

"The way you asked me who I was just now."

He turned to look at Su Qinghe sitting next to him.

"I'm Su Qinghe's boyfriend. And who are you?"

The faces of Mr. Zhao and his family of three turned a ghastly liver color at the same time.

The woman in the mink coat was the first to react. Her eyes widened, and she looked back and forth between Xie Wang and Lin Wanyi with an incredulous gaze.

"Chairman Lin, is this true? Miss Su actually has a boyfriend."

She instinctively felt that this young man, carrying an ordinary black paper bag and without any entourage, could not possibly be a scion of a prestigious family.

General Manager Zhao quickly chimed in, trying to salvage the face they had just lost.

"President Su, this child doesn't look very old. You parents can't let your daughter do whatever she wants."

Hearing his parents' strong support, Zhao Tianyu immediately regained the confidence he had just lost. He crossed his arms and looked Xie Wang up and down with a disdainful gaze.

"Yeah, he looks decent enough, but who knows if he's just a penniless guy who's after the Su family's money and wants to freeload off them."

Just as Su Qinghe was about to retort to this mindless provocation, his younger cousin, who had been silent until now, suddenly burst out first.

My little cousin slammed his game console on the sofa, then stood in front of the coffee table, pointing at Zhao Tianyu's nose and launching a counterattack.

"You ugly freak with red hair and a pheasant-like appearance dare to say that Brother Xie Wang is a gigolo."

My little cousin's voice was loud and clear, so that everyone in the living room could hear it clearly.

"My brother Xie Wang is a science genius. Not only is he good at games, but he can also afford that super cool black car outside. Who do you think you are to come to my house and point fingers?"

Zhao Tianyu was called a "red-feathered pheasant" in front of a seven-year-old child, and his face turned pale and then red.

Xie Wang was amused by his little cousin's impressive output. He reached out and pulled the little guy back to his side, then patted his fluffy head in appreciation.

He raised his head and looked at Su Qinghe again.

"Teacher Su, who exactly are these three people?"

Su Qinghe gave a cold glance to President Zhao, who was sweating profusely.

"One of my family's building materials suppliers, with whom we rarely interact, probably came here today to curry favor with my parents, probably because he knew they were home."

Mr. Zhao was somewhat embarrassed. He coughed twice to cover up this fatal embarrassment and decided to prove his worth with practical actions.

He gave the somewhat bewildered middle-aged woman a wink, and she immediately took out two luxuriously packaged red brocade boxes from the expensive crocodile skin bag next to her.

Mr. Zhao stood up and pushed the two brocade boxes to the center of the coffee table, his face once again plastered with that obsequious smile typical of businessmen.

"President Su, Chairman Lin, we were indeed being presumptuous today. We didn't know we had important guests at home."

He deliberately emphasized the word "guest" in an attempt to belittle Xie Wang's status in the household.

"These are gifts we specially purchased for you two at the auction house. One is a century-old wild ginseng, and the other is an imperial green jadeite bracelet. We hope you will accept them with your kind wishes."

These two items are indeed priceless on the market. Boss Zhao spent a lot of money to show off his wealth and make this poor boy back down.

Su Chengyun looked at the two brocade boxes. Although he felt extremely disgusted with this family, he still needed to maintain appearances in business.

"Mr. Zhao, you've gone to great lengths. We are unworthy of such an expensive gift."

Before Su Chengyun could finish his polite words, Zhao Tianyu couldn't help but jump out and show off his pathetic sense of superiority.

He looked at Xie Wang defiantly, speaking in a condescending and mocking tone.

"Kid, see this? This is the proper way to visit elders. What kind of cheap stuff is in that tattered paper bag of yours? It's not like it's two packets of tea worth a few dozen yuan, is it?"

Zhao Tianyu was convinced that Xie Wang was just a poor student, and that the car outside was definitely rented to make a show of things.

Xie Wang slowly took the two black paper bags he had brought in and placed them next to the two luxurious red brocade boxes.

The black paper bag had no conspicuous markings on its exterior, creating a strong visual contrast with the red brocade box.

Xie Wang's long, slender fingers reached into the first bag, and under the expectant gazes of everyone, he pulled out a square object carefully wrapped in vintage kraft paper.

He walked up to Lin Wanyi, his tone less arrogant than when he spoke to outsiders, and more respectful than that of a junior.

"Auntie, Qinghe mentioned to me before that you were a big fan of a foreign jazz master when you were young."

Xie Wang carefully unwrapped the kraft paper, revealing a vintage-looking vinyl record inside.

"This is the last publicly recorded master tape of his album, which was a rare release with only ten copies distributed worldwide at the time."

The moment Lin Wanyi saw the album cover, her eyes shone with an undisguised excitement.

Xie Wang ignored the stares of others and turned to walk towards another paper bag.

He then took out a simple-looking purple clay sealed jar.

"Uncle, I know you love drinking tea and have a very high level of expertise in tea appreciation."

"This is an ounce of authentic Da Hong Pao tea picked this year from the mother tree in Wuyi Mountain. I know the Su family is not short of good tea, but this stuff is really hard to come by. Try it and see if it suits your usual taste."

As a seasoned tea drinker, Su Chengyun knew all too well what this thing meant in the world.

Su Chengyun picked up the purple clay pot.

"Good lad, this gift of yours is too generous. I'm afraid even my treasured tea sets are not worthy of brewing this fine tea."

Zhao Tianyu's face darkened.

Taking advantage of this excellent opportunity, my younger cousin once again jumped out to finish off the enemy.

He put his hands on his hips, raised his chubby, delicate face, and loudly proclaimed Xie Wang's overwhelming victory to everyone.

"Wow, I knew Brother Xie Wang was the most amazing god! Red-haired monster, are you convinced now? Your junk can't compare to the divine gifts my brother sent."

A child's innocent words, yet sharp as a blade, shattered the last shred of dignity the Zhao family was trying to maintain.

General Manager Zhao was sweating profusely, as if his attempt to flatter had backfired spectacularly.

"President Su, Chairman Lin, I just remembered that the company has an urgent building materials contract that needs to be processed immediately. Since you two have distinguished guests at home, we won't bother you any longer."

As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Zhao Tianyu, who was still in a daze, with a menacing look, and reached out to pull his wife, who was still in a daze.

Su Chengyun didn't even bother with polite words of persuasion to keep him; he simply nodded and saw him off.

"Since Mr. Zhao has urgent business at the company, I won't insist that you stay. Everyone is indeed very busy during the Chinese New Year. Let's reschedule for a casual meal another day."

This blatant attempt to evict the Zhao family members, with no intention of even offering a way out, left them so embarrassed they wished they could disappear on the spot.

The Zhao family of three slunk out of the villa's spacious gate like stray dogs.

The spacious living room of the Su family villa has finally regained its former tranquility.

Seeing that the three people had completely disappeared from sight, Su Qinghe finally couldn't help but lean on Xie Wang's tall shoulder and let out a series of clear and pleasant laughs.

Her laughter echoed through the opulent villa, carrying a sense of ease and joy from having completely let down her guard.

Lin Wanyi was still lovingly stroking the cover of the rare record when she heard her daughter's long-lost laughter, and she also showed a loving smile.

Su Chengyun carefully handed the jar of Da Hong Pao tea to the housekeeper for refrigeration, then walked up to Xie Wang and patted him on the shoulder with appreciation.

"From now on, I will instruct the gatekeepers to stop these unimportant bystanders directly outside. Today, you, a junior, have made a fool of yourself in front of the Su family."

Su Qinghe stopped laughing, looked down at her little cousin who was sticking to Xie Wang's side, and reached out to pinch his chubby cheeks.

"You've really come out on top today. You usually can't even recite a single Tang poem correctly, but today your vocabulary of insults has really impressed me."

The little cousin proudly puffed out his chest, grabbed Xie Wang's strong thigh, and began to ask for credit and reward.

"Of course! Who told them to bully my Wild King brother? If you don't behave in the future, I'll have Brother Xie Wang carry me in ranked matches and I definitely won't play with you."

The atmosphere in the living room was brought to its peak by this little rascal.

Lin Wanyi handed the record to the aunt next to her and put it away carefully.

"Little ones, the seafood stew in the kitchen is ready, let's eat."