My daughter, Yori Smith, excels in both character and learning, but my husband, Ted Smith, in his previous life was bound to the SAT score exchange system. He wants to exchange Yori's SAT score for the underachieving daughter of our divorced neighbor.

My daughter failed the SAT and developed depression.

I questioned Ted, but he said, "They are pitiful, can't you have a little sympathy for them?"

Later, I drowned together with my daughter who was attempting suicide by jumping into the sea.

Ted directly let the mother and daughter from the neighbor's house occupy the princess room that I carefully created for my daughter.

In this lifetime, I secretly applied to prestigious foreign schools for my daughter in advance, and instructed her to come back from the exam with a score of zero.

Ted doesn't know that the system will consume his life force once it succeeds.

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"Miya is so lively. Let our Yori continue to tutor her. Yori is always so lifeless. With Miya accompanying her, she can be more happy and pleasing. You don't need to interfere too much."

Ted's words echoed in my head again, making my head feel heavy.

The suffocating feeling of seawater rushing into my nostrils had not completely faded, and I had returned to the time point before my daughter's SAT.

In the previous life, my husband Ted suggested that our excellent student daughter Yori tutor her neighbor Miya, but Yori was in a critical review period, and her own study time was already tight.

Ted said, "Don't be too selfish. It's not easy for Miya's mother to raise a child alone. We should help her as much as we can."

Yori had always been unloved by her father because of her introverted personality, so she agreed to tutor Miya to make Ted happy.

But Miya was a troublemaker. Not only did she not study, but she was jealous of Yori's good grades and later found a blond delinquent to rape Yori!

Fortunately, I caught it in time and stopped it. Ted even defended Miya, saying, "Miya is just a child with a natural disposition. She found friends to comfort Yori. Look at how boring Yori has become because of you. Even if she studies well, she will not be as successful as Miya in the future."

I said coldly, "My Yori is not interested in that. She is a good child with principles and boundaries. If you think Miya is good, go be her father. My daughter doesn't have time to hang out with troublemakers. Miya can't get into college on her own. She should learn a trade with her mother."

Abby Miller, Miya's mother, and our female neighbor, was divorced.

She dressed provocatively and often brought different men home.

I suspected that she was in the unscrupulous industry, and Ted even got angry.

He said, "Don't look at a noble soul with your prejudiced eyes."

What a noble soul! A noble soul was to seduce other people's husbands and make her daughter steal other people's fathers.

After we severed ties in the previous life, I moved with Yori out of our current house and went to my parent's home to study in peace.

Ted saw that Miya had no hope of passing the SAT, so he tied the exchange system and wanted to give Yori's score to Miya.

Later, Yori failed the SAT and could not accept the result. She was already introverted and became severely depressed after that.

However, Miya became the champion and went to a top university.

On the day of Ted's celebration for Miya's admission, Yori walked towards the sea...

Time went back to the present. Looking at Ted's earnest pleading to get Yori to tutor Miya, I even doubted who he was the father of.

I sneered and replied, "Yori only learns by herself; she can't teach others. Let me give Miya tutoring instead. I am a master's degree holder in engineering and am best at math, physics, and chemistry."

Ted was delighted. "Great! Are you really willing?"

I nodded. This little beast was in my hands, and it was time to repay my daughter for her painful previous life.

This life, I not only wanted to protect my daughter, but also made Miya and her mother pay for it!

As for Ted's system, I knew in my previous life that it was meant to shorten his lifespan. I hoped he could still laugh when he was dying.

Knowing that I would be tutoring her, Miya looked very reluctant.

She was standing at the door, biting her sleeve, with a look of shyness and a hint of foxiness for her young age.

"Uncle Ted, I'm scared. Does Mrs. Smith not like my mom or me? I'm afraid she will deliberately not teach me well."

Ted crouched down next to Miya and gently comforted her. "Of course not, Yori's mom is a science and engineering master's degree holder. If she can't teach you well, then all her studying would be in vain. I will scold her and even hit her. You don't have to worry about that."

Miya was still hesitant. "What about Yori? She studies so well, is she looking down on me?"

Ted's brows twitched when he heard that.

"Yori, come here! You little brat, what are you pretending to be high and mighty for? You dare to give Miya a hard time, and I'll break your legs!"

Yori was scared by her father's outburst and her face turned pale. She looked to me for help.

Ted was about to say something more, but I glared at him and protected Yori.

"What are you showing off to the kids for? Since Miya walked into this house, has Yori said a single word? If you don't want me to tutor Miya, you can just hire a tutor outside. It's not expensive, just one or two thousand dollars per lesson. Do you want me to contact a tutor?"

Ted immediately calmed down.

Miya's mother was a scatterbrain and she wouldn't pay for anything. Ted's salary barely covered his own expenses, and the only valuable things we had in our family were the houses.

So when it came to money, Ted had to rely on me.

"Don't get angry. I'm just giving the kids a heads-up."

Hmph, Ted pushed Miya to the door of the study room and told her to study hard.

The two of them looked at each other, with tears in their eyes, as if Miya was about to be eaten by me.

I couldn't help but mock him, "You didn't have this look on Yori's first day of elementary school. Come on, Ted, your Princess Miya is already 18 years old. She is an adult. If she doesn't come in to study soon, she won't pass the SAT."

Ted finally let go.

He bought Miya a smartwatch and told her to call him immediately if she felt tired. He would come back immediately no matter how far away.

Yori saw this and her eyes darkened. Ted had never even bought a gift for Yori since she was young!

Old jerk, you wait, you hurt Yori's heart. But when you're at your worst, will your Miya even look at you then?

Before tutoring Miya, I first took Yori to the school to handle the overseas study procedures.

The head teacher was a bit confused. "Yori's grades are so good that she might become the top scorer and win a huge bonus."

I smiled and explained, "Studying is just a part of life. As long as my Yori grows up happily, that's enough for our family. We don't lack money. Please keep this news confidential, as I'm afraid it may affect other students' preparations for the SAT. Yori will also take the TEST as a formality."

The teacher agreed. "Yori has been outstanding in studies and has won numerous competitions. It's good that she is going to study at a prestigious university abroad. The only worry is that your parents may not be willing to spend the money. Your open-mindedness is better for her future."

Yori asked doubtfully, "Mom, wasn't your and Dad's biggest wish that I could get into a key university? So I studied hard since I was young just to fulfill your wish."

Silly girl.

I hugged Yori's slim body tenderly.

"Mom's life goal is for you to have a safe, smooth, and happy life. Whether you can get into a good university or not is not that important. I have saved money for you, so you can pursue the life you truly want."

Yori seemed to understand but was not sure. "Mom, I promise to get a high score on the SAT to make you happy."

"No, sweetie. Promise me that you aim for the lowest score in the test, and try to get a zero. And all of this must be kept secret, especially from your dad."

Yori was silent for a moment and agreed.

"Okay, mom. Dad actually doesn't care about my affairs. I won't tell him."

Looking at Yori's disappointed face, my hatred for Ted grew even stronger.

I will get back what you owe our daughter, with interest.

With only one month left until the SAT, Miya started coming to my house for tutoring.

I tested Miya's grades and she was a complete failure in terms of academic performance.

Not to mention the difficult questions, she also got all the easy points wrong, which made me suspect that Miya might have got something wrong with her brain.

Yori was already working on the extension questions, while Miya was still staring at the first page of the multiple choice questions.

I tapped on her desk, and Miya gave me a confused look.

"Mrs. Smith, my foundation is weak. Are you intentionally giving me these difficult questions?"

I smiled and said, "Your foundation is weak, so just memorize all the answers, and you'll understand."

Miya naturally refused, pointing to Yori and saying, "Why is Yori doing the latest quizzes, while I have to memorize old ones?"

Getting new quizzes was easy.

I used Miya's mother's name to order a large batch of the latest quizzes from the bookstore downstairs for Miya.

"Shouldn't that be enough? Yori has also memorized them, and if you memorize them too, you can be as good as her," I said.

I didn't miss the flash of jealousy in Miya's eyes.

Yori had indeed memorized them, but she had been doing it for three years, and had learned to apply similar concepts and solve problems in different ways.

Miya would never be able to catch up to Yori.

What I was doing was just wearing down Miya's last bit of study enthusiasm.

Miya grudgingly memorized the quizzes, and in the evening when Ted came home, I heard Miya complaining to him.

"Uncle Ted, Mrs. Smith is so strict. She's making me memorize such thick quizzes, and I'm so tired and stressed out," Miya said.

Ted immediately got angry.

"Vivian! Are you purposely not teaching Miya well? She's just a little girl. She can't bear such exhaustion. Don't you have an easier way? You're a master, but you're so useless!"

I pretended to be innocent. "This is already the fastest way. There's no easy way to study. Yori used to do the same. Since Miya is smarter than Yori, she can definitely do it too."

After thinking for a while, Ted realized that what I said was true and couldn't refute it.

He had to turn back and comfort Miya, asking her to persevere.

Miya was unwilling.