Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 24

Dai Shiyuan pushed the things she had bought toward the checkout. When she passed by the snack section, she hesitated for a moment, then stopped.

She had to stock up on some snacks for emergencies.

After quickly taking some of the snacks she liked, Dai Shiyuan turned around and unexpectedly saw the female lead talking with a woman whose appearance was cold and aloof.

They seemed quite familiar with each other.

Following behind that woman was a girl holding the package of bedsheets with the rabbit pattern.

It was Zuo Jia, the girl she had just met.

Dai Shiyuan raised her brows slightly and prepared to pretend she had not seen them and leave quickly. In the end, that girl called out her name loudly.

“Student Dai, what a coincidence.” Zuo Jia waved happily, her eyes narrowing slightly, making her look well-behaved and adorable.

The other two people’s gazes immediately turned over. The corner of Dai Shiyuan’s mouth twitched, and she had no choice but to stop. She squeezed out a trace of a smile and responded, “What a coincidence.”

“You two know each other?” Shan Yaxin looked at the two of them and asked with a soft smile, her pretty face full of confusion.

“We just met.” Zuo Jia answered excitedly and pointed at the rabbit bedsheets in her hand. “Student Dai let me have this.”

“How can you snatch something someone else likes?” The cold-looking woman scolded, her expression appearing very dissatisfied.

Zuo Jia immediately became frightened. The smile on her face vanished in an instant, and her little head lowered.

She looked somewhat wronged like this, but she did not dare refute.

Dai Shiyuan frowned and had just wanted to say a few words for Zuo Jia.

Before she could speak, Shan Yaxin smiled and persuaded, “Xiao Fan, don’t be so strict. If Jiajia likes it, let her have it. Xiao Yuan won’t mind. Right, Xiao Yuan?”

Toward the end, Shan Yaxin looked at Dai Shiyuan with smiling eyes, the meaning in her gaze very clear.

For some reason, Dai Shiyuan always felt that this sentence was implying something about her, as if saying she was petty.

Dai Shiyuan frowned even more deeply, narrowed her eyes slightly, and shook her head somewhat unhappily.

Only then did Zuo Fan’s expression improve a little. She ordered Zuo Jia, “Hurry and say thank you.”

“Thank you, Student Dai.” Zuo Jia raised her head. Her smile was a little pale, no longer as bright as before.

Dai Shiyuan nodded and quietly glanced at Zuo Fan.

In the book, this woman’s personality was rigid and serious. She treated her younger sister very strictly, sometimes even to the point of being unreasonable.

The scene just now was already enough to show her personality.

And this woman, who always wore a stern face, was the female lead’s best friend.

Sure enough, birds of a feather flocked together. No wonder Dai Shiyuan always felt a chill from the female lead.

Dai Shiyuan lowered her head, pursed her lips, and felt somewhat conflicted over whether she should become good friends with Zuo Jia.

“Xiao Yuan, let’s go check out.” Shan Yaxin gave a light laugh and was the first to push her cart toward the cashier.

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan immediately withdrew her thoughts and followed behind.

There were quite a few people checking out at this time, and a long line stretched ahead of them.

Dai Shiyuan lined up behind the female lead and boredly stared at her back.

When the female lead had been chatting with Zuo Fan just now, the smile on her face had been very real. Her whole person looked elegant, intellectual, and extremely graceful.

But when she was with Dai Shiyuan, that smile always felt somewhat perfunctory, and often made Dai Shiyuan feel a chill.

She clearly had not offended the female lead now. She should not be receiving this kind of treatment, right?

Dai Shiyuan was seriously thinking this over when a magnified smiling face suddenly appeared in front of her.

“Xiao Yuan, what are you spacing out for? It’s our turn.” Shan Yaxin said with a soft smile.

Dai Shiyuan’s heart chilled. She unconsciously frowned and leaned back slightly, putting a bit of distance between them.

This time, the female lead paid the bill, and she did it so quickly that Dai Shiyuan did not even have the chance to refuse.

Using the female lead’s money meant she had somehow owed her a favor.

Dai Shiyuan’s feelings were complicated. After returning home, she went to wash the bedsheets and duvet cover.

The female lead went to the kitchen to cook.

Close to six o’clock, the apartment was filled with the fragrance of food.

Dai Shiyuan lay on the sofa in her room, tempted by the aroma until her appetite surged. Desire was written in her eyes, but she did not move.

“Xiao Yuan, I’ve made dinner. Come out and eat,” Shan Yaxin knocked on the door and said gently.

Dai Shiyuan immediately closed her eyes and pretended not to hear.

Shan Yaxin waited for a while, but there was still no response. Yet she did not leave. Instead, she continued knocking and persuading her.

Listening to the female lead’s persistent voice outside, Dai Shiyuan ultimately lost. Maintaining a cold expression, she opened the door. “I know.”

“I thought you didn’t hear…” Apology appeared in Shan Yaxin’s eyes. She smiled lightly, withdrew her hand, and turned away, her back looking somewhat pitiful.

Dai Shiyuan frowned.

The female lead had been trying to please her all this time, while Dai Shiyuan always kept a cold face. It seemed somewhat unreasonable.

Very quickly, Dai Shiyuan drove this strange thought out of her mind. She was supposed to stay away from the female lead. She could not be fooled by the occasional weakness the female lead showed.

During dinner, Dai Shiyuan did not say a word. She only picked up the dishes in front of her and finished eating in less than ten minutes.

Seeing that she was about to get up, Shan Yaxin immediately put down her chopsticks and said softly, “Xiao Yuan, there’s something I want to talk to you about.”

“Mm?” Dai Shiyuan raised her eyes, her face still carrying an indifferent expression.

“To avoid other students gossiping, let’s try not to tell anyone about our relationship as sisters-in-law. If you meet me at school, just call me Teacher Shan, all right?” Shan Yaxin smiled gently as she asked for her agreement.

“I understand, Teacher Shan.” Dai Shiyuan responded flatly, then got up and returned to her room.

Hearing that distant form of address, Shan Yaxin felt a blockage in her heart and was slightly uncomfortable.

This was the request she had made, and the other party had done as told. She had already achieved her goal, but she still felt a little unhappy.

Her younger sister-in-law had been avoiding her all along. By making this kind of request, it was as if she had played right into the other party’s hands.

Shan Yaxin pressed her lips together, her expression cold.

After returning to her room, Dai Shiyuan began organizing the things she needed. By the time she finished, it was already nine at night.

After carefully checking everything once and confirming nothing had been missed, she went to take a bath.

The thought that she would be able to live a free life away from the female lead starting tomorrow made Dai Shiyuan unable to stop smiling.

The instant she opened the door after bathing, the smile on Dai Shiyuan’s face immediately stopped.

She stared at the person outside and frowned. “Teacher Shan, what are you standing here for?”

“Xiao Yuan, when we’re at home, you should still call me Sister-in-law.” Shan Yaxin lifted the corners of her lips, smiling very gently.

Dai Shiyuan’s brows furrowed even more deeply. After a while, she said, “I should still call you Teacher Shan, in case I call you the wrong thing at school.”

This reason left Shan Yaxin unable to refute for a moment. She could only watch the person walk past her.

That night, Dai Shiyuan slept very well.

When she got up at eight in the morning, there was already no sign of the other person in the apartment, which made her mood a little more pleasant.

After quickly washing up, Dai Shiyuan put on light makeup, took her admission notice and registration fee, and headed to school.

Entering the campus, a youthful and lively atmosphere rushed toward her.

Looking at those young and innocent faces, Dai Shiyuan instantly felt that her state of mind had become much younger too.

With her previous experience of registering for university, she very quickly finished the enrollment procedures and obtained her dormitory key.

The dormitory she was assigned to was Room 302, a four-person room.

When she entered, there was already one person making a bed inside.

Hearing the movement, that person turned back. When she saw Dai Shiyuan, a happy smile appeared on her face. “Student Dai, what a coincidence. We’re actually in the same dorm.”

“Yes.” Dai Shiyuan smiled and nodded.

She had already known about this outcome, so she was not surprised.

“Teacher Shan didn’t bring you over?” After making the bed, Zuo Jia sat down and asked.

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan frowned and asked back, “Why would she bring me?”

“Ah?” Zuo Jia opened her mouth in surprise. After a while, she smiled somewhat sadly. “So you’re the same as me. No one came to send you off either.”

Only then did Dai Shiyuan react. When first-year students enrolled, they basically all had family members or relatives accompanying them.

But the two of them had come alone.

“But I don’t blame her either. I know she must be very busy right now.” Zuo Jia smiled, lowered her head, and stared at the floor.

“Mm.” Dai Shiyuan responded and began tidying her own bed.

Zuo Fan was also an English teacher, and a homeroom teacher at that. At the start of school, she was definitely extremely busy.

“If only my sister could be as gentle as your sister-in-law.”

Dai Shiyuan had just finished wiping the cabinet when she suddenly heard this sentence. She was so startled that she nearly bumped her head. She turned back and looked at Zuo Jia in surprise. “My sister-in-law is gentle?”

“Sister Shan is very gentle.” Zuo Jia nodded affirmatively, an expression of admiration appearing on her face. “She never dislikes me for being stupid. Every time, she patiently tutors me with my schoolwork and often encourages me too. If not for her, I might not have gotten into this school.”

After listening, Dai Shiyuan frowned lightly.

This part of the plot Zuo Jia mentioned had not appeared in the book. In the early parts of the original book, the female lead’s character setting was indeed gentle.

But Dai Shiyuan had not felt it.

Anyway, staying farther away from the female lead was the right choice.

Dai Shiyuan continued wiping the cabinet.

Before long, her phone rang. It was the female lead calling.

Dai Shiyuan frowned and stopped, pressing the answer button. In a calm tone, she said, “Teacher Shan, is something the matter?”

“Xiao Yuan, have you finished handling enrollment?” Shan Yaxin asked gently, not angry at all because of the other side’s coldness.

“It’s done. Is there anything else?” Dai Shiyuan said, her expression unchanged.

“That’s good. Sister-in-law was truly too busy today and couldn’t help you. I hope Xiao Yuan won’t blame Sister-in-law.” Shan Yaxin said softly, her pretty brows knitted tightly together.

Dai Shiyuan gave a quiet “mm,” then hung up the phone. From the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Zuo Jia’s surprised expression.

“Student Dai, why are you so cold to Teacher Shan? Aren’t you sisters-in-law?” Zuo Jia asked in surprise, her innocent face full of disbelief.

Dai Shiyuan’s eyes flickered, but she did not answer.

Seeing this, Zuo Jia somewhat embarrassedly crossed her hands together. “Sorry, I shouldn’t have asked too much.”

“It’s fine,” Dai Shiyuan said indifferently.

After wiping the cabinet and bedboard all over, Dai Shiyuan planned to go back and move her luggage over little by little, then spend the night in the dormitory tonight.

She had just gone out when Zuo Jia’s voice came from behind her. “Student Dai, do you need my help?”

Dai Shiyuan paused. After thinking for a while, she nodded.

Zuo Jia immediately smiled happily, stood up, and trotted out.

Dai Shiyuan suddenly felt that becoming friends with such a simple and sincere girl was a pretty good thing.

The two of them arrived at the apartment. The moment they opened the door, they met a cold face.

“Sister,” Zuo Jia immediately called, restraining the smile on her face.

Dai Shiyuan frowned and braced herself as she entered.

She should have asked about the female lead’s whereabouts before coming. Now that they had run into each other, it was somewhat awkward.