Ivy didn't get up to go back to her room. Instead, she looked up at Damion.
Damion noticed and looked at her, asking, "What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"
"I just wanted to ask you how much rent I need to pay since I'm living here," Ivy said.
Damion was taken aback and almost laughed out loud at what she said. He leaned down and looked directly into Ivy's eyes, saying, "How much do you want to give me?"
Ivy choked up and suddenly couldn't speak. Although she didn't know how much the rent was here with Damion, she knew it was expensive enough that even after years of hard work, she wouldn't be able to afford it.
Despite knowing that in front of Damion, she had no face or dignity left whatsoever, Ivy still felt like she needed to preserve some semblance of self-respect.
Damion rubbed Ivy's head gently and said reassuringly, "It's okay, silly girl. When did I ever say that I wanted your rent money?"
Ivy blinked a few times rapidly. If not for the last shred of rationality left in her mind, she would have reached out and hugged him right then.
"If you don't want owe me anything," Damion continued. "Just wait until after graduation when you can earn money yourself."
Ivy immediately nodded eagerly in agreement while making some childish promises like, "I will definitely work hard to earn money."
Her behavior made Damion laugh uncontrollably once again.
"Okay, go rest now. If there's anything, we'll talk about it tomorrow," Damion said.
Ivy nodded and obediently went back to her room this time.
That night, Ivy couldn't sleep at all. She tossed and turned in bed, thinking about everything that had happened since she met Damion. It all left her feeling very confused.
Maybe she had never been lucky before, and Ivy subconsciously believed that she would never be lucky in this world. She was already worried that tomorrow Damion might not treat her as well as he did today.
Ivy knew she needed to stay clear-headed to protect herself from getting hurt. She wasn't a brave girl and didn't have much confidence in herself. In her eyes, there were some things that she just didn't deserve.
As Ivy thought more about it, she became even more despondent. Even though she promised Damion not to cry anymore, tears still fell down her cheeks uncontrollably onto the pillow.
After a while of crying silently into the pillowcase until it was damp with tears, Ivy suddenly sat up straight on the bed with determination in her eyes.
She made up her mind: no matter what happened between them going forward, she cannot be an ungrateful person who took advantage of his kindness without conscience or appreciation for his generosity towards her, because he had no reason or obligation on his part to treat her well.
Although she couldn't repay him now, maybe she could in the future. He had given her a chance to go back to college, so she would make good use of it and work hard to become someone who could be helpful to him.
Therefore, Ivy decided that she wouldn't listen to Damion's advice that she should choose a major that she liked and was interested in pursuing. She wanted to become his right-hand woman, someone who would be useful to him.
Ivy made up her mind and decided that she needed to research which majors were both profitable and useful for Damion. After making this decision, Ivy lay back down on her bed and drifted off into sleep once again.
When Ivy woke up again, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. She had slept for ten hours straight!
Sitting up in bed, Ivy felt dumbfounded and unsure of what had happened. How did she sleep for so long? She really didn't know.
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