I save a pathological girl with a twisted love story.

Yoshiko seemed to understand as soon as she saw Chiho's expression.

But she pretended not to understand and looked at Chiho, as if she would keep this gesture as long as Chiho didn't say anything.

The boundless seawater surged towards Chiho, suffocating her.

Toshio Kirishima glanced at Yoshiko: "Since you've improved, the ranking isn't important."

Yoshiko said, "How can it not be important? What schools care about is ranking, or rather, what human society as a whole is all about is ranking. You don't need to do exceptionally well, as long as you can surpass others and get first place."

"Success comes only when you stand on the shoulders of others."

She said, "Chiho, tell Mom what rank you got. Mom isn't a strict mom, as long as you did okay, it's fine."

"Of course it's fake, she's definitely lying to me."

Chiho said softly, "Second place."

"Second place?" Yoshiko frowned. "Who surpassed you?"

The girl answered softly, "It's Xia Wuzhao."

Yoshiko suddenly fell silent, and after a long while, she sighed.

"How could you let him surpass you? Your mother warned you about this before, didn't she?"

Chiho remained silent.

Jiazi then said, "I warned you before. Others would do anything to surpass your score. See? You didn't listen to your mother, and now he's overtaken you!"

Using the wisdom of someone who's been there, she lectured Chiho from a superior position: "It's not your mother who's been forcing you to study, it's society that's forcing you. If you don't surpass others, what will you do in the future?"

"The tutoring classes your mother enrolled you in are all for your own good."

“If society ranked people based on how they play, Mom would definitely let you play to your heart’s content. But the world isn’t like that. The world is about competition, it’s about ranking.”

"If you don't step on others, they will step on you."

Yoshiko spoke frankly, and looking at Chiho's somber and even pained face, she felt extremely pleased.

He had once again grasped power and was able to control a person.

She had never had such an experience before, so she cherished it all the more.

"The fact that an ordinary person like myself can control such an outstanding Chiho is an undeniable power of a mother."

"However, I'm not mediocre either. I'm one in a million, otherwise how could I have come here from those small cities? And even settled here, able to wear luxurious clothes every day and have a personal driver?"

Yoshiko smiled and said, "You must understand your mother's good intentions, Chiho."

"Everything your mother does is for your own good."

"Mom, how could I possibly want to harm you?"

"Think about it, you used to always be number one. Everyone who talked about you was envious."

She said earnestly, "Do you understand your mother's good intentions? If this result gets out, people will not only laugh at you, but they will also laugh at your mother and your father."

"Your parents have sacrificed so much for you, you should also think about your parents' feelings, do you understand?"

She spoke these words in a gentle voice, but it felt like boiling lava was being poured over Chiho.

It made her soul wail fiercely.

Yoshiko looked at Chiho: "So, let's continue with the tutoring class tomorrow. That way, you'll definitely be able to get first place again next time we take the exam."

After saying this, she waited for Chiho's reply.

Chiho's lips moved, but she couldn't say anything.

"If I agree, everything I've done will have been for nothing."

"If Xia Wu knew, he would definitely sever all ties with me."

Her lips trembled, and her fingers gripped her skirt tightly.

"But Mom is right, I have let Mom and Dad down."

"It's because I didn't get first place."

Chiho felt increasingly suffocated, making her dizzy.

"I suddenly woke up, awakened from that blissful dream."

"Those moments of happiness, those times that seemed so close yet so close, have all vanished into ashes."

"I'm sorry to my parents."

"I carry an inescapable responsibility on my shoulders."

"Besides, it's just attending a tutoring class. As long as I can fool Xia Wuzhao, my relationship with him will definitely not be a problem."

She was filled with despair yet also a glimmer of hope; she actually wanted to answer her mother.

But Xia Wuzhao's words kept flashing through her mind, causing her great distress!

This made her hesitate!

"Hey, Yoshiko!" Kirishima Toshio frowned and scolded Yoshiko; "What are you doing! It's just a tutoring center! Do you have to pressure Chiho?"

Yoshiko looked at Chiho, and she was furious.

She said to Toshio Kirishima, who had interrupted her, "This isn't just about the tutoring center! Our daughter has been deceived by that boy named Kai Natsugiri, aren't you concerned about that?"

Toshio Kirishima said, "What exactly are you talking about?"

"That boy named Xia Wuzhao is Chiho's boyfriend!" Yoshiko said in an exaggerated tone, "It's because he lied to Chiho and became her boyfriend that his grades are able to surpass Chiho's!"

"Why do you think Chiho comes home so late every day? It's because she and Natsuki Kai kiss in the clubroom!"

"You neglect the child every day, but I have. I've made Chiho so outstanding, and you're still not satisfied with me?"

"You only care about getting good grades!" Toshio Kirishima scolded Yoshiko. "Look at what you're doing now!"

“I did a great job!” Yoshiko exclaimed. “Do you know what would happen if I didn’t? Chiho would become mediocre! I don’t care about grades, so what do I care about?”

"I'm doing this all for her own good! To make her outstanding, so she can go to a good university, so she won't become a failure in her future! What's wrong with attending tutoring classes? Minfu, why are you making such a fuss!"

She spoke with such self-righteousness, as if she didn't think she had done anything wrong.

Kirishima Toshio's face was filled with deep disappointment. He pointed at Yoshiko and said, "I really don't know how you've become like this! You care about grades so much!"

Chapter 152 The Swirling, Flowing, and Inescapable Swamp

"You're so different from before, Yoshiko."

Toshio Kirishima appeared extremely disappointed; he even wanted to slam his fist on the table, stand up, and leave in anger.

He was so disappointed that he couldn't understand why Yoshiko, who was perfectly fine before the marriage, had become like this!

But Yoshiko's lips trembled, and she gritted her teeth.

"You think I'm making this demand of her? Because she's my daughter!"

Yoshiko screamed, "If I don't demand anything of my daughter, if I don't supervise her, who will supervise her to improve? Who will be responsible for her life?"

"It's my responsibility. Can't a family like mine give my daughter a bright future?" Toshio Kirishima slammed his fist on the table. "Do you think my family is the same as yours? Even if my daughter does nothing, her future will definitely be good!"

Yoshiko completely lost her mind. She screamed shrilly, "Am I wrong to ask anything of my daughter? I've been sacrificing for this family all along, can't you see that?"

“Every day I get up to cook for you and do your laundry. Then I have to pick up and drop off Chiho. Whenever I have a spare moment, I have to find tutoring classes for her!”

"Can't you see these things?"

Tears streamed down her face: "I work so hard every day, I don't have a moment for myself. I'm doing all this for the good of this family, am I wrong? What did I do wrong?"

Am I doing this for myself?

"Isn't everything I've done for Chiho's future? Don't you know how much pressure there is in society today? Don't you know how fierce the competition is?"

"If I don't push Chiho to improve, if I don't encourage her to strive for better, don't you know what kind of person she will become?"

"She's definitely going to become a vulgar, materialistic woman!"

"I'm doing this for her own good, don't you understand?"

Jiazi screamed wildly, repeating over and over how hard she had worked and how much time she had sacrificed for this family.

She seemed to have suffered a tremendous injustice.

Chiho felt heartbroken as she watched her parents arguing over her.

"Perhaps, I am superfluous. Without me, perhaps Mom and Dad wouldn't be the way they are."

She couldn't help but think that way.

Kirishima Toshio was extremely disappointed in Yoshiko. He said angrily, "How could I have married a woman like you? How could you have changed so much?"

"You say you're afraid Chiho will become vulgar and materialistic, but the truth is, only you will become vulgar and materialistic!"

"Since you got married, look at what you've done! What have you been doing every day?!"

Kirishima Toshio pointed at Yoshiko, feeling extremely annoyed: "Every day you go to some kind of party, every day you go out for tea with some other ladies. Didn't you say before that you hated tea the most? Now you have the energy to go to some dilapidated temple in the mountains to drink tea every day?"

“Before, you didn’t care at all about the price of clothes. You wore even the cheapest clothes with great enjoyment.”

"Look at you now! You're wearing a tacky dress, not caring whether it suits you or not, only about the price. The more expensive the dress, the happier you are. Look at your jewelry and dress now, is any of them worth less than your food expenses for a month before?"

"You want to film eighty videos every day and post them online. When you see other people's envious comments about you, you almost laugh yourself silly!"

"Every day you learn from those gossipy women and spout all sorts of nonsense. The moment you open your eyes, all you think about is how to make a scene and attract attention!"

How did you become like this?

"It has become so vulgar! It has become so repulsive!"

Toshio Kirishima angrily retorted, "And yet so sharp-tongued and mean."

"That driver simply didn't drive dangerously as you instructed, and you keep bringing it up with me. You're determined to fire him! What's wrong with you? Are you so petty and vindictive? So mean-spirited?"

"What did the driver do wrong? Was driving safely wrong? What right do you have to fire him? He's my driver! I hired him! He's been in this family longer than you have!"

"And you! Every day you're either talking badly about this person or talking badly about another person on your phone."

He rebuked her angrily, but Yoshiko's face was full of resentment.

She seemed to be burning with immense anger.

Toshio Kirishima said, "Don't you have anything else to do? You keep saying how much you've sacrificed for your family, don't you find that ridiculous? Do you think I can't afford a housekeeper?"

"You insist on suffering every day, and you expect me to be grateful to you?"

He yelled, "You always say you're chauffeured around, but does Chiho need you to chauffeur her? Are you really chauffeured around? You just want to show off at school!"

"Show off your luxurious clothes in front of those teachers!"

"Look at what you do every day!"

The more Toshio Kirishima raged, the more exhausted he felt.

He felt extremely annoyed by Yoshiko's defiant attitude.

Pointing at Yoshiko with utter disappointment, he scolded, "I really don't know how you've become like this! You weren't like this before."

Toshio Kirishima was somewhat disappointed, but Yoshiko immediately seized the opportunity.

It was like a tightly wound noose.

"If I don't do this, what else can I do?!"

She screamed, "It was your family who looked down on me first! It was your mother who looked down on me! She wouldn't even give me an old piece of clothing that has been passed down through generations! It's clear she's looking down on me! Your grandma can wear it, your mother can wear it! Why can't I wear it!"

"Everyone else has it, why don't I!"

She shouted, "That's why I did that! It's because you look down on me!"

"I attended banquets with all my might and put on a smiling face at those old ladies' tea parties because I wanted to prove that I was also a noble lady! That I was worthy of this family!"

"Why do you all look down on me? Why do you have the right to look down on me from a superior position?"

"Why do you think you can use these ridiculous rules to humiliate me?"

"Why should I?! Tell me why!"

Yoshiko roared furiously, "What did I do wrong?"

"Why can't I wear this expensive dress? Why can't I buy those luxury goods?"

"What do they have that I don't? Their grades aren't as good as mine, and their degrees aren't as high! What gives them the right to look down on me? Some of them haven't even gone to school!"