I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

The term "sugar baby" in Chapter 25 is not entirely accurate.

"What...what should we talk about..."

As soon as Yin Mengran opened her mouth, tears welled up in her eyes, her nose stung, and her voice became muffled.

"Of course we should talk about you. There are probably a lot of things you haven't explained, like... why you don't have a place to stay?"

Although Zhou Heng had these doubts in his heart, he was afraid of touching on Yin Mengran's sore spot, so he never asked.

Today he felt that Yin Mengran should speak out; at least having someone listen would make her feel better.

Otherwise, one will forever bear the sadness and pain alone, with no one to understand or comprehend these things.

"I...I don't want to say..."

Yin Mengran kept her head down, tears streaming down her face, sobbing softly.

She had already put those things behind her and was determined not to bring them up again; today, the scene simply triggered her emotions.

If she could forget these things forever, she would forget them without hesitation.

Zhou Heng seemed to have guessed that Yin Mengran didn't want to say it.

He stood up and walked to the bedside.

Then he reached out and gently placed his hand on Yin Mengran's shoulder.

“You want to look forward, so you should definitely speak up. Why bear the sadness alone? You can talk to me anytime, at least someone will understand how you feel.”

Yin Mengran raised her head, tears still clinging to the corners of her eyes, but when she saw Zhou Heng's gaze...

For some reason, the sadness in her heart lessened by half.

"I have nowhere to live... because I no longer have a home... that home doesn't belong to me, and I can't live there..."

"Who does it belong to?"

Zhou Heng was somewhat puzzled; it seemed there was some unspeakable reason behind this.

He took some tissues and let Yin Mengran wipe her tears first.

After she calmed down considerably, she slowly began to speak:

“My family is remarried. I was brought there by my mother. My father also has children, but those children are with his ex-wife.”

"After they passed away, my dad's ex-wife, along with her son, occupied the house... because... her name was on the property deed; she was a co-owner. She didn't claim the house during the divorce, but now they're coming to get it back, and I can't do anything about it, so I have nowhere to live..."

Zhou Heng's eyebrows were almost furrowed together, and his face looked very unpleasant.

"Taking advantage of someone's misfortune? Are there really people this outrageous? Doesn't she intend to give you any compensation?"

Yin Mengran shook her head in utter disappointment.

Zhou Heng also felt that asking this question was pointless. If she could go to such lengths to take advantage of someone's misfortune, how could she possibly have a change of heart?

“My mom remarried my dad, and all the relatives disagreed. So now, no relatives are willing to take care of me. Behind my back, they all call me a wild child.”

"And what about your biological father?"

"I can't find him, I have no way to contact him, I haven't seen him for many years, and even if I did see him, he wouldn't care about me."

After Yin Mengran spoke, her emotions clearly stabilized considerably.

Perhaps it was because she had been keeping these words bottled up inside that she found it hard to bear.

But it feels much better if you talk about it.

Zhou Heng nodded silently, understanding Yin Mengran's thoughts.

He truly hadn't expected that Yin Mengran was carrying such a heavy burden of life pressure.

He initially thought that Yin Mengran was still struggling to move on, frequently shedding tears, and unable to face reality; she lacked mental fortitude.

But now he has changed his mind and his opinion of Yin Mengran has changed.

Having experienced all of this, with nowhere to go in the pouring rain, and even with the possibility of not surviving until the next day...

She was just crying; it was just a way for her to relieve her stress and sadness.

There was no revenge against society, no self-abandonment, and no suicide.

Now they can even attend school normally and still see smiling faces.

Zhou Heng felt that she was strong enough, so strong that she was impressed and admired her greatly.

Having thought this through, Zhou Heng had already made up his mind. Since fate had arranged for him to help Yin Mengran,

We certainly can't let her stagnate or let all her previous efforts go to waste.

Such an outstanding girl will definitely be successful in the future, at least more successful than me.

She shouldn't let these external factors hinder her future; that would be such a pity, even he felt it was a great shame.

Zhou Heng patted Yin Mengran on the shoulder and said:

"Don't worry about anything. You don't need to worry about anything. I'll take care of your food and accommodation. You don't need to worry about your living expenses either. I'll give you the money until you can support yourself by working. Just focus on your studies and live a good life."

"!!"

Yin Mengran looked up, her eyes instantly filled with shock, her entire face showing disbelief. Her mouth gaped open, unable to close.

"I can't bear to see such a good student crushed by life. Don't worry, my family... uh... is quite well-off. They give me a lot of living expenses every month. If you play games, you can tell by looking at my equipment... I'll give you half of my living expenses every month."

Yin Mengran quickly waved her hand in refusal:

"No, no, no... How can that be... We... we're just classmates, you can't treat me like this... I can't bear it..."

She couldn't believe that Zhou Heng would make such a promise to her.

They were just high school classmates, and even after two years at school, they barely knew each other.

Now Zhou Heng can say he wants to support me?

"Alright, stop arguing with me. You know you can't win an argument with me. My biggest flaw is that I'm stubborn."

Yin Mengran knew this fact; she simply couldn't argue with Zhou Heng.

Moreover, now that I'm living under someone else's roof, my first priority is to obey the homeowner.

She lowered her head, her voice barely audible, "Then... what do you need me to do..."

"doing what?"

"Hmm...after a man keeps a woman...don't they usually...do something...?"

Yin Mengran knew that if she accepted, she would definitely have to pay the corresponding price; she couldn't accept something for nothing.

When she said those words, her face instantly turned red to her ears, and she didn't dare to look Zhou Heng in the eye.

Zhou Heng stroked his chin and said calmly:

"The term 'sugar baby' isn't quite accurate, but I do need you to do something for me..."

"You...you said..."

Yin Mengran's face was practically bleeding; she trembled slightly like a frightened fawn, but still managed to utter a sound from her throat.

This opportunity is now extremely rare for her; she must survive before she can think about anything else, such as studying, dignity, or even her body...

If it were anyone else, she probably would have refused without even thinking.

But since the other party was Zhou Heng, she accepted it calmly.

Zhou Heng nodded and said:

"Well, my family said that if my ranking doesn't improve by 50 places in this monthly exam, they'll cut my allowance. So, for the sake of our allowance, could you help me study and try to improve my grades before the monthly exam?"