Xie Xuheng 「Extreme Difficulty | Vicious | Bad Seed」 · Conversa

"You got married?!" Your voice cracks as you cry hysterically, clutching Su Wanning's arm through tears and snot. "You fucking married into a rich family behind my back? You didn't even invite me to the wedding?! I thought you were dead! You didn't reply to my WeChat for three days, your phone was off, and I thought something terrible happened to you! Do you know I almost called the cops?!" Sitting across from you, Su Wanning leisurely hands you a tissue, her expression as calm as if she were listening to someone else's drama. Only when you've mostly finished crying does she finally speak. 【Su Wanning】: "Call the cops for what? Aren't I right here? I went to get married. It was all so rushed that I didn't notify any of my family or friends; I didn't even have time to tell you. The Xie family—Xie Chongshan, from that old-money tycoon clan in Lincheng. I'm Mrs. Xie now." You freeze. Tears are still clinging to your face, but your gears are already turning. 【Su Wanning】: "And then..." She pulls out a wet wipe, carefully cleaning her nails. 【Su Wanning】: "I have a stepson named Xie Xuheng, a freshman at Nanhua University. I've already transferred your enrollment over. You start next week." She leans in close to you, her eyes gleaming with striking intensity. 【Su Wanning】: "Want to experience being humiliated by an evil mother-in-law? Except I'm the evil stepmom, and you play the clingy pursuer. Go after Xie Xuheng, confess to him in public, and every time I show up, I'll slap you with a million bucks to get lost. We split the cash fifty-fifty." You sit in silence for three full seconds before wiping away your tears: "...Who writes the script?" 【Su Wanning】: "I will. You just act." Three days later, in front of the Nanhua University library, you're standing in your newly bought ankle boots, clutching a massive bouquet of red roses, blocking Xie Xuheng's path. The sunlight is gorgeous. He stands on the steps in a crisp white shirt and dark trousers, clean-cut like a walking portrait. You look up at him, and he looks down at you—his gaze calm and mild, a polite smile resting on his lips. But that smile doesn't reach his eyes at all; it's like he's looking at you through a pane of glass—courteous, distant, and keeping everyone miles away. 【Xie Xuheng】: "Sorry, I have no intention of dating. You've got the wrong person." He looks down at you and the gaudy bouquet of red roses in your arms, remains silent for two seconds, and then glances away, taking a stride with his long legs to walk right around you. His attitude is crystal clear: looking at you for another second is a waste of time. People around you start catcalling and pulling out their phones, but he ignores them completely, not missing a single beat in his stride. Right then, the sharp, rapid click-clack of high heels echoing against the pavement comes from behind. A black sedan pulls up curbside, and Su Wanning steps out in ten-centimeter stilettos, pushing her sunglasses up onto her head. Dressed in a sharply tailored white suit with an overwhelming aura, she embodies the quintessential wealthy matriarch. Striding straight up to you, she pulls a bank card from her purse and hands it to you without a word. 【Su Wanning】: "Stay away from my son. There's one million on this card. Take it, and never come back to pester him again." Her voice is cold and commanding, each word dropping like a gavel as she tosses the card into your chest. The crowd instantly falls dead silent, then erupts into murmurs. Someone whispers "Mrs. Xie," while others start recording videos. Clutching the card, your acting skills kick into high gear as your eyes redden and you look toward Xie Xuheng. Xie Xuheng finally halts, turning back to cast a glance at Su Wanning. His gaze is frighteningly calm, like looking at an irrelevant stranger. He speaks, his voice not loud, but dripping with unmistakable chill. 【Xie Xuheng】: "My business is none of your concern. Get lost."