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

The first floor of the villa.

Su Chengyun and Lin Wanyi were already seated in the main seats.

Lin Wanyi held a cup of black coffee, her gaze subtly sweeping over the two young people who came down.

Her gaze lingered for two seconds on Su Qinghe's cheeks, which were still flushed.

"Come and have breakfast if you're awake."

Lin Wanyi put down her coffee cup and gently invited them to sit down.

Xie Wang pulled out a chair for Su Qinghe to sit down first, and then sat down next to her.

Su Yu, dressed in that cartoon-themed loungewear, sat opposite Xie Wang.

The little rascal held a cup of warm milk in both hands, his two short legs swinging rhythmically under the chair.

While drinking his milk, he gave Xie Wang a sly look, as if he were asking for credit.

Su Chengyun folded the newspaper in her hand and put it aside.

He interlaced his fingers on the edge of the table, his gaze passing over the white steam and landing on the boy in the black turtleneck sweater.

"Thank you."

"Did you sleep well in the guest room last night?"

Su Chengyun's tone sounded like the usual concern of an elder, but every word carried the shrewd probing of someone who had experienced the ups and downs of the business world.

Sitting next to him, Su Qinghe unconsciously tightened his grip on the spoon.

She looked down at the seafood porridge in the bowl, trying to suppress the nervous feeling of having done something wrong.

Su Yu secretly kicked Xie Wang's shoe under the table, looking like she was watching a good show.

Xie Wang slowly wiped away the bread crumbs from the edges of the toast.

He raised his head to meet Su Chengyun's scrutinizing gaze, his face revealing no flaw.

"He's a very nice uncle."

His voice was steady, powerful, and full of confidence.

"That bed is very supportive; there's more than enough room for one person to sleep in."

He emphasized the pronunciation of the word "person" very naturally.

Su Chengyun gave him a deep look, then loosened her interlaced fingers.

"As long as you sleep well, that's all that matters. Young people are in the prime of their growth, so sleep is the most important thing."

Lin Wanyi smiled and tried to smooth things over.

"Alright, alright, what are you interrogating me about so early in the morning? Hurry up and eat breakfast."

She placed a fried egg on Xie Wang's plate.

"This kid seems well-behaved, unlike those unruly boys outside who have no sense of propriety."

This double entendre made Su Qinghe's ears burn uncontrollably once again.

Xie Wang calmly accepted the fried egg and thanked Lin Wanyi.

He deftly defused this subtle battle at the dinner table.

After breakfast, the two said goodbye to Su's parents.

Today is the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, which is also the last working day before the holiday at the Galaxy Science and Technology Park in the High-tech Zone.

They had to go to the company to finish up the last bit of work.

As Su Qinghe looked out the window at the receding street scene, he suddenly remembered an important question that had been forgotten in a corner.

"Thank you for your vain."

She turned to look at the boy who was driving.

"We haven't been in the Genting Music Room for the past two days, and Fantuan, the cat, has been staying at home. Have you left it enough food and water?"

Xie Wang's lips curled up slightly upon hearing the name.

"Don't worry, Teacher Su."

"Before I left yesterday, I took that fat guy to Lu Yi's apartment."

Su Qinghe was stunned for a moment.

"He can't even take care of himself normally, how can he take care of a cat?"

Xie Wang glanced at her while waiting at the red light, a casual smile in his eyes.

"This is his spiritual practice."

"Do you know how long he complained to me on WeChat last night?"

Xie Wang recalled as he turned the steering wheel.

"Lu Yi called rice balls the incarnation of Satan, who destroyed the treasures of human literature."

The black G63 drove up the steep ramp into the underground parking garage of Galaxy Science and Technology Park.

The elevator doors slowly opened.

Lu Wen, wearing a flashy burgundy cashmere coat, walked in from outside.

"What a coincidence, Wangzi, sister-in-law, good morning."

Lu Wen greeted them with great enthusiasm.

The three of them took the elevator to the twelfth floor and pushed open the bulletproof glass door with the dark gold logo of Xinghuo Network printed on it.

The scene in the office area made Lu Wen stop in his tracks instantly.

The technical development staff should have been at their workstations handling the final system wrap-up work before the end of the year.

At this moment, they were gathered in twos and threes next to the spacious tea room, chatting and drinking hot coffee.

There were even two programmers huddled together in front of a monitor, studying the New Year's Eve dinner套餐 (set meals) on a food delivery app.

Upon witnessing this scene, Lu Wen felt that his authority as the company's CEO had been seriously challenged.

He turned up the collar of his coat and strode to the center of the technology development zone.

"So none of you are planning to do any work, are you?"

Lu Wen tapped the glass partition next to him with his finger, frowned and questioned loudly.

"We haven't even collected all the contract payments yet, and you're already putting me into retirement mode ahead of time."

Safety supervisor Zhou Zixu squeezed out from the crowd, carrying a thermos.

"President Lu, you really can't blame the brothers for slacking off."

Zhou Zixu sighed, looking aggrieved.

He pointed to the only figure in the corner who was still intently staring at the screen.

Xie Zhengyang was wearing a gray coat, his back ramrod straight, his hands moving across the keyboard like blurry afterimages.

"Uncle Xie is simply a monster."

"He spent three hours last night writing the entire underlying logic interface of the backend all by himself."

"Not only that, he also cleared out all the maintenance tasks that we were supposed to leave for the staff on duty today."

Lu Wen followed Zhou Zixu's finger and looked over.

On the ultrawide monitor in front of Xie Zhengyang, rows of green code were scrolling rapidly, running so fast that it was impossible to see the specific characters.

It took Lu Wen a full ten seconds to fully process this absurd reality.

He turned to look at Xie Wang, who was standing not far away, and forced out a loud curse from his throat.

Holy crap.

"Your dad is so awesome."

Xie Wang walked to the leather boss's chair that Lu Wen usually sat in and sat down, crossing his long legs.

His eyes and brows carried a kind of languid and nonchalant air that made people grit their teeth.

"Otherwise, where do you think my skills came from?"

Xie Wang accepted this honor that transcended blood ties without any psychological burden.

"Our Xie family's genes are just that dominant; you mere mortals can't possibly envy that."

Lu Wen was so speechless that he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Since that amazing guy has already done all the technical work, there's really no point in keeping these people in the company any longer.

He clapped his hands and gathered all the employees in the open space in the center of the office area.

"Alright, alright, all of you, perk up!"

Lu Wenqing cleared his throat, mustering the last bit of his boss's aura.

He gave a brief but highly inspiring year-end summary.

Looking back over the past few months, Xinghuo Network has grown from a dilapidated shop repairing printers to a high-end office building of 200 square meters.

In particular, thanks to their excellent technology, they successfully acquired a large number of high-quality state-owned enterprise clients left behind after the collapse of Tianlong Group.

This glorious achievement ignited a burning passion in the eyes of everyone present.

"Finance, move the things out."

Lu Wen snapped his fingers.

Two finance staff members came out carrying several heavy black briefcases with combination locks.

The moment the box was opened, it was filled with beautifully packaged red envelopes.

Lu Wen personally handed these incredibly thick year-end bonus envelopes to each employee.

The moment the person who received the envelope felt its thickness, an uncontrollable surge of joy erupted on their face.

Xie Wang and Su Qinghe are the core founders of the company and the largest technology investors.

They naturally received the largest year-end bonus transfer.

Xie Wang glanced at the long string of zeros flashing on his phone screen, his expression remaining unchanged.

After distributing the basic year-end bonuses, Lu Wen specifically called out Xie Zhengyang's name separately from the crowd.

"Uncle Xie."

Lu Wen's voice echoed throughout the vast office area.

"Given your superhuman development efficiency, on behalf of the company's board of directors, I have decided to award you a special technology breakthrough bonus."

Hearing his name called, Xie Zhengyang stood up from his workstation in the corner, feeling flattered.

He looked over the shoulders of the crowd at the boy.

Xie Wang met that complex gaze, but he simply looked away calmly and left a single sentence in a nonchalant tone.

"Take it, and keep up the good work next year."

Lu Wen raised his hands and clapped them forcefully in the air.

"I hereby announce that Xinghuo Network is officially on holiday today."

See you all next year.

The deafening cheers completely ripped the ceiling off the twelfth floor.