Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 14

Because Mother Dai had returned, the villa was filled with a solemn atmosphere all day long, and the servants’ nerves were all stretched tight.

Even though they were already being very careful in their work, Dai Shiyuan would still hear Mother Dai’s furious shrieks from time to time.

With a mother who went mad all day long like this, it was not entirely unreasonable that the younger sister-in-law character in the original book had turned vicious.

Dai Shiyuan sat in the living room, watching Mother Dai scold the servants.

She did not want to sit here, but Mother Dai insisted she come downstairs, even saying that staying in her room all day made her look like a bookish fool who only knew how to study.

When this woman started scolding people, she really was sharp-tongued and completely merciless.

Dai Shiyuan sat obediently and did not say a word.

Mother Dai drank the tea poured by a servant and leaned lazily against the sofa. She lifted her eyelids and glanced at Dai Shiyuan, a look of disgust appearing on her face. “Did I call you down here just to sit there doing nothing? Hurry over and massage my shoulders.”

Hearing this, a trace of dissatisfaction passed through Dai Shiyuan’s heart, but her face still maintained an obedient expression. She got up and walked over.

After massaging Mother Dai’s shoulders twice, Dai Shiyuan carefully asked, “Mom, is this pressure all right?”

“It’s passable.” Mother Dai gave a picky hum.

Before long, the female lead appeared, carrying a plate of carefully made pastries.

Dai Shiyuan instinctively glanced at the female lead and secretly let out a breath of relief.

With the female lead, this punching bag, here, Mother Dai would not make things difficult for her.

“You arranged this plate?” Mother Dai heavily knocked her teacup against the table, producing a loud sound.

The surrounding servants were startled, each one tensing up and not daring to breathe too loudly.

Shan Yaxin’s eyes flickered, and she obediently lowered her head. “Yes. Mom, if you don’t like it, I’ll redo it.”

“With plating skills like yours, who do you think would like it?” Mother Dai swept a disgusted glance over it and scolded angrily, “This is what happens with a wild girl raised in the countryside. No upbringing at all.”

Hearing this, a trace of hatred flashed through Shan Yaxin’s eyes.

She could endure this vicious mother-in-law’s various insults toward her, but the one thing she could not tolerate was this woman speaking about her family that way.

In her previous life, she had easily forgiven this venomous woman. This time, she would not be so foolish.

“Mom, I’ll go make another plate.” Shan Yaxin spoke in a low voice and quickly withdrew with the plate.

Once the female lead left, Mother Dai gave a contemptuous snort. “A woman like that—how is she worthy of my son?”

Dai Shiyuan carefully massaged her shoulders and did not echo those words.

Right now, she truly wanted to hurry to school and stay far away from Mother Dai, who was full of hostility.

Not long after, the female lead returned with another plate of pastries.

The arrangement on this plate was clearly better than the previous one, and only then was Mother Dai somewhat satisfied, no longer nitpicking.

After eating the pastries, Dai Shiyuan hurriedly found an excuse to leave.

Staying with this Mother Dai was even more uncomfortable than being alone with the female lead.

Dai Shiyuan returned to her room and lay down in relaxation, intending to sleep properly and catch up on rest.

These past few days, Mother Dai had truly been like someone in the throes of menopause, losing her temper from morning to night every day. Even a tiny matter could make her fly into a rage, leaving everyone trembling with fear.

Naturally, Dai Shiyuan could not curl up in her room and enjoy herself the way she usually did. She always had to face Mother Dai’s angry and twisted face.

After being mentally tense for so long, even she was having a hard time enduring it.

Dai Shiyuan yawned. She had just closed her eyes when the knocking sounded.

Recognizing that it was the female lead, Dai Shiyuan frowned and waited for a while before going to open the door.

Although she now felt a little sympathy for the female lead, who was scolded every day until she was drenched in dog’s blood, she still did not want to be alone with her.

Dai Shiyuan opened the door a crack, poked her head out, and asked, “Sister-in-law, is something the matter?”

“Can Sister-in-law not come over if there’s nothing wrong?” Shan Yaxin asked back with a soft laugh, her expression gentle to the extreme.

Dai Shiyuan keenly sensed the dissatisfaction hidden in those words. After a slight hesitation, she turned sideways and moved aside a little to let the female lead in.

After entering the room, Shan Yaxin sat at the desk with her head lowered, looking somewhat pitiful.

Dai Shiyuan narrowed her eyes and followed by sitting at the edge of the bed, her expression sizing up that frail figure.

The female lead had deliberately come to her room to act pitiful. Was she here to pour out her grievances?

The problem was that Dai Shiyuan could not deal with Mother Dai either. Shouldn’t this kind of matter be brought to Father Dai?

Dai Shiyuan pondered silently. If the female lead did not speak, she definitely would not ask.

Only after quite a while did Shan Yaxin raise her head. Her beautiful face carried a few traces of vulnerability, and those bright eyes held specks of starlight.

A beauty with tears in her eyes was naturally lovely. If it were an ordinary person, they would definitely feel heartache.

But Dai Shiyuan always remembered that this seemingly harmless woman would be the one to kill her. Her heart was much more guarded, and she had a strong immunity to the female lead’s pitiful appearance.

“Xiao Yuan, Sister-in-law is very laughable, isn’t she…” Shan Yaxin gave a bitter smile, and mist gradually filled her eyes.

Dai Shiyuan instinctively frowned. After considering it for a while, she shook her head.

When facing a ruthless abnormal character like the male lead’s mother, suffering losses was inevitable. The best choice was to act cautiously and avoid her edge.

However, the female lead was clearly Mother Dai’s thorn in the eye, watched at all times and unable to avoid her at all.

“Ever since I married into this family, Mom has never liked me. No matter what I do, she scolds me.” As Shan Yaxin spoke, she began sobbing softly, her beautiful face appearing very fragile.

Seeing this, Dai Shiyuan hesitated for a few seconds, then still comforted her quietly. “Sister-in-law, don’t be sad. Mom just has this kind of temper. She doesn’t have any bad intentions. She only has a sharp tongue.”

After saying this, Dai Shiyuan reviewed the plot in her heart.

The male lead’s mother indeed had not done anything utterly outrageous. She only made things difficult for the female lead in daily life.

After the female lead returned powerfully later on, she also did not make things difficult for this mother-in-law.

Instead, Mother Dai eventually helped the female lead expose the younger sister-in-law’s scheme, successfully whitewashed herself, and turned into a kind and benevolent good mother-in-law.

But right now, the malice in this woman’s words was enough to hurt someone.

Dai Shiyuan had already seen through Mother Dai’s true nature. In the future, she would not get close to this person.

“I understand.” Shan Yaxin wiped her tears, without the slightest resentment in her eyes. “Xiao Yuan, can you tell Sister-in-law how to make Mom happy?”

Hearing this, the corner of Dai Shiyuan’s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.

Did she look like someone capable of coaxing that crazy woman?

These past few days, she had been scolded plenty too…

“Sister-in-law, with Mom’s temper, it’s best to go along with her as much as possible.” Dai Shiyuan spoke calmly.

If she could, she really wanted to hide far, far away.

Hearing this suggestion, Shan Yaxin lowered her head, glanced at her watch, and curved her lips into a smile.

At this time, that mother-in-law of hers would definitely go take a bath. If nothing unexpected happened, she would fall.

Shan Yaxin had to stay at her younger sister-in-law’s side a little longer to avoid suspicion.

Watching the female lead lower her head in grievance and let out broken little sobs from time to time, Dai Shiyuan only felt a headache coming on.

In the current situation, she could not chase the female lead out either.

After weighing things left and right, Dai Shiyuan still decided to comfort her.

Only by comforting the female lead properly could she send this great deity away.

“Sister-in-law, don’t be sad. You’ve already done very well. In the future, Mom will definitely like you.” Dai Shiyuan tried her best to soften her voice as she persuaded her.

“Really?” Shan Yaxin raised her head in surprise, tears still lingering in her eyes.

Dai Shiyuan hurriedly nodded affirmatively.

It seemed that right now, the female lead’s temperament was still a little too weak. Once the male lead’s mother targeted her, she became somewhat unconfident and constantly worried about displeasing her.

In reality, there was no problem with the way the female lead conducted herself as a daughter-in-law. It was just that the male lead’s mother was too overbearing and picky, always describing the female lead as utterly worthless and doing her utmost to strike at the female lead’s confidence.

“Thank you, Xiao Yuan.” Shan Yaxin said gratefully, finally revealing a trace of a smile on her face.

As the two of them were talking, a sudden commotion came from downstairs.

Dai Shiyuan’s eyes flickered, and she immediately got up and went out.

Shan Yaxin remained seated where she was, the corners of her mouth curving slightly, a few traces of coldness appearing in her eyes.

“What happened?” Dai Shiyuan stopped a servant and asked.

“Madam fell in the bathroom. There was a lot of blood.” The servant answered with a pale face, looking even more anxious than if she had been the one to fall.

Dai Shiyuan’s heart immediately gave a thud, and there was even a slight sense of satisfaction.

These past few days, she had been bullied by the male lead’s mother until she was almost suffocating with frustration. She had only never dared to oppose her because of the issue of not exposing herself.

Now, hearing that something had happened to this woman, she could not help feeling a little schadenfreude.

Of course, on the surface, she still showed a worried expression.

“Xiao Yuan, what happened?” Shan Yaxin got up and came to the doorway, asking with concern.

“Mom fell.” Dai Shiyuan answered solemnly.

“How could that happen?” Shan Yaxin covered her mouth in disbelief and gave a soft cry of alarm, obvious panic visible on her face. “Let’s hurry and go see Mom.”

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan did not actually want to go.

With the male lead’s mother’s foul temper, if they went over now, they would definitely be scolded.

Moreover, Dai Shiyuan fainted at the sight of blood. If she fainted, that would be rather embarrassing too.

During the few seconds Dai Shiyuan hesitated, Shan Yaxin had already left the room.

In just a few minutes, more than half the servants in the villa had arrived outside Mother Dai’s room.

Someone had already helped Mother Dai up from the floor.

When Shan Yaxin arrived, Mother Dai was lying on the sofa, her forehead wrapped in a circle of gauze, looking somewhat comical.

But no one dared laugh right now. Everyone stood uneasily, respectfully lowering their heads.

“Mom, are you all right?” Shan Yaxin hurried into the room and asked anxiously.

“I think you’re hoping something happens to me.” Mother Dai raised the corners of her eyes and scolded angrily.

Although her voice was weak, her imposing manner was no weaker than usual.

Shan Yaxin hurriedly shook her head, her delicate face carrying a hint of grievance from being misunderstood. “Mom, how could I hope something happened to you? I was just talking with Xiao Yuan about how to make you satisfied.”

“Stop crying over there. I’m not dead yet.” Mother Dai continued scolding coldly, leaving no affection at all.

Shan Yaxin immediately lowered her head and stood obediently to the side.

Her lowered eyes glanced at the slippers by the bathroom door.

“Who bought these shoes? They’re not comfortable at all and even made me fall.” Mother Dai swept a glance around the room, her intent to assign blame extremely obvious.

The servants present were all startled inside. They looked at one another, but no one responded.

“No one’s talking, is that it? Then all of you will be punished.” Mother Dai roared angrily.

Seeing this, Shan Yaxin said quietly, “Mom, Dad bought these for you last time.”

She had thought for a long time before deciding to tamper with the slippers. These shoes had been bought by Father Dai, so the woman before her definitely would not send someone to investigate whether anyone had tampered with them.

“Your dad bought them?” Mother Dai’s tone instantly weakened, and doubt appeared on her face.

Shan Yaxin nodded affirmatively, her voice gentle as she reminded her, “It was the day before you went traveling. Dad bought them for you. At the time, you wanted to bring them along, but in the end, you didn’t.”

“Is that so?” Mother Dai widened her eyes and thought for a while. Finally, she remembered. Glancing at the slippers, she said, “Put these shoes away. From now on, without my order, they are not allowed in the bathroom.”

“Yes.” The servants rose and answered.

Shan Yaxin immediately walked over, picked up the shoes, and said, “Mom, I’ll wash them once first, then dry them and put them away.”

“Make sure you wash them clean. Otherwise, I won’t spare you.” Mother Dai’s anger had not yet faded, and she warned her while holding the painful spot.

“All right, Mom.” Shan Yaxin hurriedly nodded and carried the shoes out.

It seemed no one had touched these shoes yet. Now, she could quietly remove the lubricant from the soles to avoid being discovered.

After walking a distance out the door, just as she reached the corner, she was moving too quickly and accidentally bumped into someone.

Seeing that it was her younger sister-in-law, Shan Yaxin immediately held the soles of the shoes downward and asked with concern, “Xiao Yuan, are you all right?”

“I’m fine…” Dai Shiyuan touched her aching nose and answered in a muffled voice. Seeing the shoes, she asked in confusion, “Sister-in-law, why are you holding the shoes?”

“Mom fell while wearing these shoes. Now she wants me to wash them clean and put them away,” Shan Yaxin said gently, her expression extremely calm, without the slightest hint of panic.

“So that’s what happened.” Dai Shiyuan nodded in understanding, rubbed her nose, and asked, “I heard Mom lost a lot of blood. How is she now?”

“The wound has already been bandaged, and the bloodstains on the floor have been cleaned up. Xiao Yuan, hurry and go take a look. Mom is feeling quite unwell right now.” As Shan Yaxin spoke, a worried expression appeared on her face.

Seeing the female lead care so much about Mother Dai, Dai Shiyuan silently complained in her heart about this excessively weak character setting.

But hearing the female lead say that there were no bloodstains anymore, she could finally go over with peace of mind.

Watching Dai Shiyuan enter the room, Shan Yaxin let out a soft breath of relief, glanced at the shoes, and hurriedly returned to her room.

At the doorway, Dai Shiyuan could already feel the oppressive and tense atmosphere inside. Once she entered, she immediately regretted coming over.

Father Dai was not home today, so no matter how Mother Dai acted up, no one could stop her.

“You still know to come see me? I thought you didn’t have a mother like me in your eyes.” Mother Dai gave a cold laugh, her slightly plump face full of meanness.

Dai Shiyuan was choked by those words, breath stuck in her throat. She endured it and did not flare up, obediently walking over to massage Mother Dai’s shoulders.

“Mom, I didn’t come just now because I went to call Dad.” Dai Shiyuan softly explained.

In this family, only Father Dai could suppress the male lead’s mother.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Mother Dai’s expression improved a little, and her tone was slightly softer than before. “What did your dad say?”

“Dad said you should take care of yourself more, and if necessary, go to the hospital for a checkup.” Dai Shiyuan answered obediently, adding a bit of skillful pressure with her hands.

Mother Dai immediately narrowed her eyes comfortably and laughed. “At least he has a conscience. I won’t blame him this time. Did your dad say when he’s coming back?”

“He’ll come back tomorrow after he finishes his work,” Dai Shiyuan answered quickly.

Fortunately, when she had called Father Dai, she had asked one extra question. Otherwise, she truly would not have been able to answer this now.

Hearing this answer, Mother Dai was somewhat dissatisfied and gave a complaining hum. “All he knows is work all day. Even when something this serious happened to me, he doesn’t know to come back and see me.”

“Mom, don’t blame Dad. Actually, Dad told me he wanted to rush back right away too, but he’s currently discussing a partnership with someone and can’t return.” Dai Shiyuan comforted her softly.

“I know he’s a busy man. How would I dare blame him?” As Mother Dai spoke, she smiled, and her mood seemed to have improved quite a bit.

Dai Shiyuan quietly let out a breath of relief and looked up outside. Those servants were the same as her.

Every time the male lead’s mother roared, the hearts of everyone here trembled.

With something this big happening tonight, everyone had probably been frightened half to death.

“All right, all of you get out. Are you all standing here to watch me make a fool of myself?” Mother Dai’s eyes turned sharp as she glared fiercely outside.

The servants at the side quickly withdrew.

Dai Shiyuan tactfully left along with the servants.

After leaving the room and finally no longer having to face the male lead’s mother’s sour and mean face, Dai Shiyuan’s mood improved, and she returned to her room without stopping for even a moment.

This home was far too oppressive. There was no fairness or personal freedom to speak of.

All matters were decided by Mother Dai. She was practically an authoritarian and domineering “local emperor.”

When Mother Dai was happy, everyone’s days were a little easier.

Once this person was in a bad mood, everyone had to live in constant fear.

Even Dai Shiyuan, this daughter, was not spared.

Now, she was starting to suspect whether Mother Dai had some kind of personality defect and hated women so much.

The female servants in the villa had basically all been scolded by Mother Dai. But when facing male servants, Mother Dai was much better and did not criticize them so harshly.

At the very least, Dai Shiyuan had never seen Mother Dai scold any male servant until he was drenched in dog’s blood.

This kind of gender double standard was truly unpleasant.

Dai Shiyuan thought indignantly for a while, and the corners of her mouth gradually lifted.

This time, the male lead’s mother seemed to have fallen rather seriously. Her head was wrapped like a big bun, making her look very comical and not at all like a noblewoman.

Now that Dai Shiyuan thought about it, she could not help wanting to laugh.

It was not that she had no sympathy, but this woman was truly too hateful and simply did not deserve anyone’s sympathy.

Only someone as foolish as the female lead would feel heartache for the male lead’s mother.

If it were Dai Shiyuan, she definitely would not be able to repay resentment with virtue.

The more Dai Shiyuan thought about it, the happier she became, and she could not help secretly laughing.

Now that the male lead’s mother was injured, Dai Shiyuan had to persuade her to go to the hospital. Otherwise, everyone’s days would be difficult.

Dai Shiyuan hurriedly picked up her phone and called Father Dai.