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

The winter morning light seeped into the second-floor guest rooms through the gaps in the heavy blackout curtains.

Su Qinghe opened her eyes in the stillness and turned her head to look at the boy lying beside her.

Xie Wang was still fast asleep.

Looking at his flawless face, Su Qinghe felt an urge to play a prank.

She extended her fair index finger and traced his high, straight nose in mid-air.

Her fingers finally landed on his cheek, gently pinching the warm flesh.

Xie Wang's brows furrowed slightly in his sleep, but he didn't wake up; he simply buried his head deeper into the blankets.

Su Qinghe turned his head and glanced at the electronic alarm clock on the bedside table. The screen showed the number 7:30 in the morning.

Mom and Dad need to get up.

Su Qinghe bit her lower lip.

She lifted the soft air-conditioning blanket covering her and stepped her long right leg over his waist and abdomen.

She straddled Xie Wang, with only a slightly thick winter quilt between her and him.

Su Qinghe felt the temperature of his cheeks rising uncontrollably, and the act of straddling someone was incredibly embarrassing.

But right now, I can't afford to dwell on those surging emotions.

She leaned down, grabbed Xie Wang's cheeks with both hands, and pulled them outwards forcefully.

"Thank you for your vain."

"Wake up quickly."

Xie Wang felt an undeniable pressure coming from above his lower abdomen.

My vision quickly transitioned from a hazy, drowsy state to a clarity tinged with a hint of embers.

He quietly watched the girl straddling him in this ambiguous position.

"Teacher Su."

"She throws herself into my arms first thing in the morning, who could resist that?"

Xie Wang's hands emerged from under the covers and rested lightly on either side of Su Qinghe's slender waist.

The scorching heat of his palms seeped through the thin white nightgown fabric and was clearly felt on her skin.

At the same time, Su Qinghe keenly noticed the changes taking place under the winter quilt beneath him.

Xie Wang, there's a response.

She tumbled off his waist like a startled cat.

"Get up right now!"

Su Qinghe stood by the bed and stammered out those words.

She didn't even bother to put on slippers; she turned and ran barefoot on the wooden floor.

Xie Wang leaned against the dark headboard, watching her fleeing figure, a pleasant smile spreading across his eyes.

Su Qinghe opened the wooden door to the guest room and slipped out.

She leaned against the wall of the corridor, taking deep breaths to calm her wildly beating heart.

Just when she thought she had passed the test safely.

"elder sister."

A childish voice suddenly rang out at the end of the corridor.

Su Qinghe turned his head.

Su Yu was wearing a green dinosaur onesie pajamas and holding a dinosaur tail doll in her arms.

He was standing less than five meters away from her, rubbing his sleepy eyes with the back of his hand.

He had obviously just come out of the restroom.

When Su Yu saw the closed guest room door behind Su Qinghe and her flushed face.

His eyes, which had been heavy with sleep, suddenly lit up like two 100-watt light bulbs, curving into two cunning crescent moons.

"I don't know anything."

"I really don't know anything."

As Su Yu spoke, he backed away, his wicked grin practically screaming "trying to cover up the truth."

Su Qinghe froze on the spot.

She tried her best to maintain her usual aloof and reserved demeanor, and walked over to half-squat in front of Su Yu.

"Really, Xiaoyu?"

Su Qinghe tried his best to make his tone sound oppressive.

Su Yu wasn't buying it at all.

He lowered his hand from his mouth and whispered in Su Qinghe's ear.

"elder sister."

"My rank in King of Glory is so low right now, my classmates all laugh at me."

"Could you ask Brother Xie Wang to take me for a fight?"

Extortion!

Su Qinghe was amused by the little rascal and flicked Su Yu's chubby forehead.

"You little rascal."

"You're so young and all you do is play video games. Your brother Xie Wang is about to take the college entrance exam, he doesn't have time to play games with you."

Just then, the door to the guest room was opened from the inside.

Xie Wang had changed into a black turtleneck sweater and came out. He looked down at Su Yu, whose face was full of expectation.

"make a deal."

Su Qinghe turned to look at him in surprise, signaling with his eyes not to join this brat in his antics.

Xie Wang ignored Su Qinghe's warning.

He leaned down so that his gaze was level with Su Yu's.

"I can help you rank up and make sure you can walk with your head held high in front of your classmates."

Xie Wang's tone carried a hint of casual guidance.

"But you have to agree to one condition."

Su Yu nodded frantically, her little head bobbing like she was pounding garlic.

"I'll agree to any conditions."

Xie Wang straightened up and casually brushed the stray hairs from his forehead with his fingers.

"From now on, when you see me, please remove the word 'brother' from your title."

"Just call me brother-in-law."

The air in the corridor fell silent for two seconds the moment those words were spoken.

Su Qinghe's eyes widened instantly, and the blush at the base of her ears spread like wildfire up her long neck.

"Thank you for your vain."

She scolded him in a low voice, embarrassed and annoyed.

Su Yu's reaction speed was much faster than hers.

He stood up straight, holding the dinosaur tail doll, and shouted at Xie Wang in a clear and loud voice.

"no problem."

Good morning, brother-in-law.

Xie Wang patted the clever little head with satisfaction.

Su Qinghe covered her face, feeling that her innocence had been completely ruined by these two treacherous men on this morning.