Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 13

In the original book, the male lead’s parents did not appear very often, and there were very few descriptions of their daily lives.

From the female lead’s perspective, the male lead’s father was gentle and mature, but he did not really manage household affairs. In this villa, it was basically the male lead’s mother who had the final say.

The male lead’s mother was a mean noblewoman who often made things difficult for the female lead.

From the qipao incident last time, it could be seen that even toward her own daughter, the male lead’s mother had not shown any softness.

Now Dai Shiyuan actually admired the female lead a little. After blackening later on, she had so easily forgiven the male lead’s mother.

Yet only toward Dai Shiyuan had she bitten down and refused to let go, insisting on driving her to death.

Tomorrow, when facing the male lead’s parents, Dai Shiyuan had to behave a little more obediently and clingily.

As long as she acted according to her current character setting, there should not be too much of a problem.

The male lead’s parents’ plane arrived at nine. It would take more than an hour to get from the airport to the villa, so by the time they returned, it would be just in time for lunch.

The servants in the villa were especially busy today, and everyone’s face carried a cautious expression.

Dai Shiyuan could feel that the atmosphere inside the house had become more tense than usual, probably because of the male lead’s mother.

The scene of Ping Xue being punished last time was still vivid in her mind. The servants were probably still frightened too.

At eleven o’clock, the butler led all the servants to stand at the entrance of the villa to welcome them.

Dai Shiyuan also stood among the crowd. Watching that expensive car draw closer and closer, her heart could not help growing nervous.

The driver got out first and quickly ran to the back seat to open the door.

The first to come out was the male lead’s father. He was tall and broad, even more refined and elegant than he had looked in the video, carrying the charm of a mature man.

“Xiao Yuan, come here quickly. Dad brought you a gift.” Father Dai smiled and beckoned, his eyes full of indulgence.

Dai Shiyuan immediately revealed an obedient smile in response, jogged over to stand in front of Father Dai, and sweetly called, “Dad.”

“It’s only been a month since we last saw each other. Why are you acting so clingy?” The male lead’s mother’s voice came from inside the car, clearly carrying a hint of jealousy and displeasure.

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan showed a startled expression on her face. She took a small step back and crisply called, “Mom.”

Seeing Dai Shiyuan’s cautious appearance, Father Dai turned to look at Mother Dai. “Xiao Yuan is still young. Don’t be so strict. It wouldn’t be good if you scared the child.”

“She’ll be eighteen in a few days. How is she still young? She’s already this old and still clinging to someone else’s husband. What kind of behavior is that?” Mother Dai swept a glance over Dai Shiyuan, her words carrying anger.

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan felt a little strange inside.

She realized that the male lead’s mother held a lot of hostility toward her. Every sentence carried dissatisfaction with her.

If it was because Mother Dai still resented her over the qipao incident, then she was far too petty.

With this mean and domineering personality of the male lead’s mother, Dai Shiyuan really could not bring herself to like her.

Dai Shiyuan lowered her head in grievance, putting on the appearance of obediently accepting a scolding. She did not refute a single word, lest saying too much lead to more mistakes.

Father Dai, however, could not bear to watch and argued a few words with Mother Dai.

As a result, the two of them started arguing in front of everyone.

Shan Yaxin stood among the crowd, watching Dai Shiyuan’s pitiful appearance, and sneered inwardly.

Her younger sister-in-law’s methods were quite brilliant. With only a few words, she made those two argue over her, while she herself stood to the side without trying to stop them.

She was probably secretly laughing inside.

This woman was skilled at pretending to be weak and pitiful to gain sympathy.

On the surface, she looked delicate, pitiful, and very kind, but in reality, her thoughts were more vicious than anyone else’s.

Fortunately, Shan Yaxin had already seen through this woman’s methods and would not be fooled again.

Father Dai and Mother Dai argued for a few sentences. Very quickly, Father Dai lost and surrendered with slight helplessness. “All right, let’s stop talking about it. Let’s go inside first.”

Mother Dai won. She swept a demonstrative glance at Dai Shiyuan before getting out of the car smugly.

When she passed by the female lead, Mother Dai stopped. Her sharp gaze swept the female lead up and down, and she said contemptuously, “Dressed like this, anyone who didn’t know better would think you were a maid in my house. You don’t look the slightest bit like a young madam. How are you worthy of my son?”

Shan Yaxin had heard these words many times before. She could already accept them calmly.

Moreover, in this family, it had always been this vicious mother-in-law of hers who called the shots. Right now, Shan Yaxin’s wings had not yet grown, so there was no need to defy her.

“Mom, you’re right to teach me.” Shan Yaxin lowered her head and bent slightly, putting on a submissive posture.

Mother Dai gave a cold snort, gathered the expensive silk scarf around her shoulders, and entered the house with an arrogant expression.

Father Dai followed closely behind.

Now Dai Shiyuan could see it clearly. Although Father Dai held absolute authority in major matters, when it came to these trivial household affairs, he still went along with Mother Dai.

Just now, Mother Dai had embarrassed the female lead in front of everyone, and Father Dai had not opened his mouth to speak up for her. That was the best proof.

Dai Shiyuan had originally wanted to act spoiled with Father Dai and seek justice from Mother Dai over the matter of her preferences being changed.

Now, it seemed there was no hope.

“Xiao Yuan, this is the watch Dad bought for you. See if you like it.” Father Dai smiled and took out a gift box, placing it on the table.

Dai Shiyuan glanced at it. It was a well-known brand, the kind that cost several hundred thousand.

Before she could walk over, Mother Dai directly picked up the gift box and said arrogantly, “She’s still young. Why are you buying her such an expensive gift? I happen to be short of a watch.”

As Mother Dai spoke, she opened the gift box, took out the watch, and put it on her wrist.

A trace of dissatisfaction flashed through Dai Shiyuan’s eyes.

This Mother Dai was too strange. She even snatched gifts from her daughter.

However, in order to maintain her character setting, she naturally could not show her true thoughts right now.

Dai Shiyuan smiled obediently and said softly, “Mom, it suits you very well.”

“Of course it does. You’re a student, so you should be diligent and frugal. You can’t spend money casually just because the family has money.” Mother Dai scolded with a stern face.

Hearing this, the dissatisfaction in Dai Shiyuan’s heart grew even stronger. Her eyes held a pitiful light as she looked at Father Dai.

Father Dai immediately felt heartache and opened his mouth to mediate. “Xiao Yuan is our daughter. It’s perfectly natural for her to spend the family’s money. As her mother, you shouldn’t be too harsh.”

“I’m harsh?” Mother Dai immediately became agitated and raised her voice to ask, “How am I harsh toward her? Is it wrong for me to teach her to be frugal?”

“All right, you’re not wrong. I won’t argue with you.” Father Dai took the initiative to admit defeat and turned his head to the side.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat strange.

Dai Shiyuan grew even more confused.

They had only been back for a short while, yet the two of them had already argued twice because of her.

It seemed she would have to come back less often in the future. Otherwise, she would only earn Mother Dai’s dislike again.

Seeing this scene, a trace of doubt flashed through Shan Yaxin’s eyes.

In the past, this mother and daughter had a very good relationship and often went shopping together.

But now, this mother-in-law of hers held a great deal of hostility toward her younger sister-in-law, making Shan Yaxin unable to understand it.

“Madam, lunch has already been prepared. Shall we start serving now?” The butler stood to the side and asked respectfully.

“Mm.” Mother Dai answered coldly, her face still carrying anger.

During lunch, Mother Dai’s expression remained poor. Apart from Father Dai, whose expression was natural and who did not take it seriously, everyone else did not dare breathe too loudly, afraid of making a mistake.

Dai Shiyuan was also a little nervous. It was not that she was afraid of Mother Dai, but that she did not want to provoke trouble out of nowhere.

After hastily eating a few bites, Dai Shiyuan used the excuse that she was full and returned to her room.

She had once imagined the warm scene of a family eating together, but now it seemed that was impossible.

Mother Dai’s hostility and disgust toward her were far too obvious.

This should have been everything the female lead had to endure, yet now it had become Dai Shiyuan who had to endure it.

Dai Shiyuan lay on the bed and thought carefully for a long time, but still could not figure out where exactly things had gone wrong.

In the original book, the relationship between this mother and daughter had clearly been quite good. At the very least, they had united against outsiders to bully the female lead.

Now, however, it had turned into this, giving Dai Shiyuan a headache.

Just as Dai Shiyuan was thinking, a sharp female voice came from outside.

“Do you even know how to do your work? You actually poured me tea this hot. Are you trying to murder me?”

This voice could only belong to Mother Dai.

“Mom, I’m sorry… I’ll go pour another cup…”

It seemed the person Mother Dai was making trouble for this time was the female lead.

For a moment, Dai Shiyuan felt as if she and the female lead were fellow sufferers.

This Mother Dai really attacked indiscriminately. Whether toward Dai Shiyuan or the female lead, she showed no mercy.

Dai Shiyuan tactfully did not go watch the commotion, lest she provoke Mother Dai’s bad mood.

She pricked up her ears and listened for a while. The sounds from downstairs disappeared, but instead, there came a knock from outside her door.

“Xiao Yuan, it’s Dad. Open the door,” Father Dai said gently as he knocked.

Dai Shiyuan blinked, got up, and opened the door. When she saw Father Dai, she bit her lip in grievance. “Dad, does Mom not like me?”

Hearing this, Father Dai’s expression stiffened for an instant, but he soon smiled again. “Don’t overthink things. You’re Dad’s good daughter. How could anyone not like you? Your mom hasn’t been in a very good mood recently. Be more understanding of her.”

“So that’s how it is. I won’t talk back to Mom.” Dai Shiyuan smiled faintly, her youthful face full of understanding.

Father Dai immediately revealed a gratified expression. He reached out and stroked Dai Shiyuan’s head, then said in a deep voice, “No matter what happens in the future, you will always be Dad’s daughter.”

“Thank you, Dad.” Dai Shiyuan nodded heavily, and the smile on her face became even brighter.

She felt there was something hidden in Father Dai’s words. Since he was unwilling to say the specific matter, she could not ask too much either.

There would definitely be a chance to know in the future.

After chatting for a while, Father Dai left.

The meaning between his lines was that he wanted her to give way to Mother Dai and not have conflicts with her.

Dai Shiyuan closed the door and frowned.

She now felt that Mother Dai’s character really seemed a little crazy.

When she had first read the book, Mother Dai’s character setting was that of a vicious mother-in-law who made things difficult for the female lead in all sorts of ways.

She often said extremely unpleasant things to humiliate the female lead and deliberately slandered the female lead in front of others, giving the female lead no face at all, inside or outside the house.

At the time, Dai Shiyuan had even felt indignant on the female lead’s behalf. Now that she looked at it this way, she had to be even more careful. Otherwise, Mother Dai would scold her until she was drenched in dog’s blood.