Determined to improve my terrible grades quickly, I hired an elite tutor and packed my schedule to the brim, charging ahead with a do-or-die attitude. My mom saw this and wondered if I'd suffered some kind of shock. Looking at my mother, who had died of depression in the previous life, I felt guilty and sad. I threw myself into her arms and solemnly promised that I would study hard and work hard, so that I could take over my father's company one day and let my parents retire early in comfort. 'Otherwise, someone with ulterior motives would take advantage.' Of course, I didn't say that last part out loud. My parents were thrilled that I wanted to improve myself and help them. They supported me wholeheartedly. I was their only child. They only wanted me to be happy. They never pushed m

