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

That evening, as Lu Wen, that show-off, roared away on his motorcycle, Shen Hao and Xu You also left one after the other, their faces flushed.

Once again, only Xie Wang and Su Qinghe remained on the bustling top floor of the library.

The air suddenly became quiet, with only the faint sound of the air conditioner running.

After a day of working on problems, both of them suffered severe brain cell damage.

I'm tired.

Xie Wang threw down his pen, slumped unceremoniously in his chair, and stared up at the ceiling:

"Ms. Su, I'm going to throw up from doing any more problems. Can't I get a brain transplant?"

Su Qinghe rubbed his sore temples and pushed aside the physics exam paper in front of him.

She was exhausted too. Even an iron man couldn't withstand this kind of high-intensity training.

"What do you want to do?" she asked.

Xie Wang pulled his phone out of his pocket, waved it, and a sly smile crept across his lips:

"Play a couple of rounds to build up your resources? Right here."

"I heard you used to play this game, and your rank wasn't low?"

Su Qinghe glanced at his phone, paused for two seconds, and then took out his own phone as well.

"Okay, but I won't bring newbies."

"Oh."

Xie Wang logged into the game, and the familiar "Honor of Kings" startup sound effect rang out.

"Newbie? Teacher Su, just don't shout 'awesome' later."

Matching begins.

Xie Wang instantly chose the jungler role – Li Bai.

Phoenix Seeking Phoenix skin features snow-white robes and a sharp, fierce sword aura.

Su Qinghe chose the mid-lane mage – Shangguan Wan'er.

The brushstrokes fly freely, soaring through the heavens.

Both of these heroes are known for their high skill ceiling and high burst damage, making them the easiest characters to "show off".

"You're actually playing Wan'er?" Xie Wang raised an eyebrow. "If this hero can't fly, she's just a chicken with broken legs."

"Mind your own jungle," Su Qinghe replied calmly. "Don't make me come to your aid."

Games start.

Because they hadn't played for so long, both of them were now at the Diamond rank.

For the next hour, the locals of Diamond learned what suffering truly meant.

Xie Wang was in control of the overall situation.

"The enemy's red buff will respawn in 3 seconds."

"There's someone in the bushes below, don't go there."

"Su Qinghe, save your ultimate move. Follow me into the fray."

He's like he's got a cheat code on the whole map.

Su Qinghe's performance was even more astonishing. Her Wan'er took flight from the sky, her brushstrokes effortlessly taking down the enemy's carry amidst the crowd.

"Penta Kill! (Five-hit combo!)"

As Xie Wangyi delivered a divine strike to secure the final kill, the crystal exploded.

"We won."

Xie Wang put down his phone, flexed his fingers, and laughed heartily:

"Teacher Su, great teamwork! Mid-jungle synergy, one dead and one fed... oh no, it's unparalleled."

Looking at the word "Victory" on the screen, Su Qinghe finally relaxed completely after a day of tension.

She looked at Xie Wang, a smile appearing in her eyes:

"Is it because you're good at setting the pace? Is this the typing speed of a programming genius?"

"Absolutely."

Xie Wang leaned closer and looked at the rank and star rating on her phone:

"Win three more games, and you'll be a Diamond player. Want to continue?"

"continue."

That night, the two were like two sophisticated killing machines, frantically climbing the ranks in the Rift.

They don't need much verbal communication; a glance or a signal is enough for them to understand each other's intentions.

The two reluctantly put away their phones only when the library's closing bell rang.

"I'm gone."

The two walked out of the school gate.

At the fork in the road, Su Qinghe stopped.

"Go back and get some sleep. Don't stay up late."

Xie Wang stood under the streetlight, one hand in his pocket, watching her get into his car.

"I know, you feel the same way."

See you tomorrow, Teacher Su.

As the taillights disappeared into the night, Xie Wang's smile gradually faded.

He turned and looked at another road leading to the old town.

The relaxing time is over.

Tonight, there's one last "game" to complete.

……

22:30 PM, attic of Xingfu Residential Area.

Xie Wang pushed open the door.

The room was quiet and clean. Since Xie Zhengyang was taken there, it finally felt like a habitable place.

He didn't turn on the headlights, only a table lamp.

Xie Wang sat in front of the computer, looking at the encrypted file.

This is the only thing my mother left on the computer.

He had been trying to crack this encrypted file for three whole years.

The progress bar has been stuck at 99% for three days now.

Today, after re-optimizing the algorithm, he has a premonition that this final layer of the shell is about to break.

"mom……"

Xie Wang's fingers gently stroked the cold outer shell of the hard drive, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"What secret are you hiding? Why did you set such a difficult lock?"

He took a deep breath and inserted the hard drive.

His fingers flew across the keyboard as he typed the final line of decryption commands.

On the screen, the red progress bar began to slowly creep forward.

99.1%...

99.5%...

99.9%...

Xie Wang held his breath and stared intently at the screen.

The air seemed to freeze.

"bite."

A crisp notification sound rang out sharply in the quiet attic.

A green dialog box popped up on the screen:

[Decryption successful. First layer of files unlocked.]

Xie Wang's hands trembled slightly.

He opened that folder.

It contains only one video file and one text document.

He put on his headphones.

Hover the mouse over the video file.

I hesitated for a second, then pressed down hard.