Everyone had their own destiny.
At that moment, the girl asked, "How should I address you?"
"I'm Wilbur."
"Okay."
The living room fell into silence again.
After a long time, Ivy straightened up and said, "I escaped from the mountains."
"Escaped?" Wilbur was a bit surprised.
Ivy suddenly smiled and said, "Yes. I can tell that you're someone important. You might think that people like us are a joke."
"No, don't misunderstand me."
Ivy did not respond to that. Instead, she seemed to have found someone to vent to.
It was like she was complaining, but also talking to herself at the same time.
"Deep in the mountain, we are very poor. So poor that you wouldn't believe it."
"Did you have to starve?"
"Rather than starving, the poverty of the spirit was even more terrifying."
Wilbur did not answer and merely listened quietly.
Ivy asked, "Do you know what getting external help is?"
"External help?" Wilbur wondered.
Ivy suddenly smiled coldly, "Basically, it's something a woman has to do to maintain a family."
Wilbur frowned at Ivy.
Ivy laughed coldly and said, "Yes, it's just like you thought. The mountains are very poor, and all the men are incredibly lazy. Even in the mountains, they can't make a living for themselves. To survive, the women have to seek external help at night."
That place was not somewhere meant for humans, leaving it was a good choice.
As for those parents, they could die for all he cares.
"But do you know what I encountered after arriving here?" Ivy looked at Wilbur.
Wilbur paused for a moment before he said carefully, "What?"
"I went to a restaurant to work. I washed the dishes for twelve hours a day and made a modest sum," Ivy said.
Wilbur frowned and said, "That's not too bad. At the very least, you left your family and managed to live like a normal person."
"I thought so too, so I worked incredibly sincerely and hard. I wanted to make some more money so I could study and live a better life."
Wilbur nodded, "That's not a bad idea."
"But do you know what happened after that?" Ivy asked as she looked Wilbur in the eye.
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