Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 25

Dai Shiyuan politely greeted Zuo Fan, then quickly entered her room.

She had originally planned to close the door, but when she thought of Zuo Jia outside, she did not do so.

“What are you doing here?” Zuo Fan asked sternly.

“Student Dai wants to move her luggage to the dormitory. I came to help,” Zuo Jia lowered her head and answered quietly.

After saying this, she looked up at Zuo Fan, the meaning of asking for permission very obvious.

Zuo Fan glanced at Shan Yaxin’s room and nodded.

“Thank you, Sister,” Zuo Jia said softly, then quickly entered Dai Shiyuan’s room.

Seeing Zuo Jia come in, Dai Shiyuan pretended to close the door casually and whispered, “Your sister is so strict.”

“She isn’t that strict. She’s doing it for my own good.” Zuo Jia hurriedly explained, both hands waving nonstop.

Seeing how protective she was of Zuo Fan, Dai Shiyuan could not say anything more.

What she urgently needed to think about now was what she should say if the female lead asked why she wanted to move into the dormitory later.

Her things were already packed. They just had to take them over directly.

Dai Shiyuan had just prepared to take the heaviest bedding when Zuo Jia beside her said, “I’ll do it.”

Before Dai Shiyuan could refuse, two quilts were lifted by a slender hand, looking extremely easy.

Dai Shiyuan raised her eyes in surprise. “You…”

“I often help my parents with farm work. This bit of weight doesn’t count as anything to me.” Zuo Jia smiled lightly, her face a little red.

Dai Shiyuan immediately felt a trace of sympathy. She reached out with both hands and took the quilts over. “Help me take the other things. I’ll carry this.”

Seeing that Zuo Jia still looked like she wanted to help, Dai Shiyuan smiled and continued, “You don’t need to feel guilty. You’re already helping me a lot.”

“Thank you.” Zuo Jia smiled lightly and turned to take the other things.

Dai Shiyuan could not help sighing helplessly in her heart.

Zuo Jia’s nature was very kind, and she was not good at refusing others.

If she refused someone, she would even feel guilty for not being able to help them.

With a personality like this, kind to the point of weakness, she was destined to be bullied.

The original owner had relied on this point and had always bullied this kind girl without restraint.

But Dai Shiyuan would not do that. Cute girls should be protected properly.

Even if she wanted to bully someone, it would have to be someone like the female lead.

Dai Shiyuan held the quilts and opened the door with difficulty. The next second, she regretted it and wanted to close the door.

At some point, the female lead had appeared at the doorway of her room.

“Xiao Yuan, where are you moving the quilts?” Shan Yaxin asked in confusion, her gaze quickly sweeping over the room.

Many things in the room had already been packed. It definitely could not have been done in such a short time just now.

It seemed her younger sister-in-law had planned this in advance and wanted to move into the dormitory.

She could not let this woman escape.

In her previous life, this person had lived in the dormitory, harming Shan Yaxin’s family several times in places she could not see.

This time, she absolutely had to keep this person under her nose and could not lower her guard.

“We’re going to the dormitory,” Zuo Jia answered, her face carrying an obedient smile.

Dai Shiyuan nodded coldly and made as if to walk outside, but a hand suddenly blocked her path.

“Is living here not good? Why must you move into the school?” Shan Yaxin asked somewhat anxiously.

Because her heart was filled with panic, her tone unconsciously became stern.

“Military training is about to start. The teacher wants all of us to live on campus.” Zuo Jia answered with her head tucked down, a trace of fear in her eyes.

Dai Shiyuan’s expression did not change as she continued nodding, applauding Zuo Jia in her heart.

“So that’s how it is. I thought you didn’t like living with Sister-in-law.” Shan Yaxin gave a light laugh, a trace of unnaturalness flashing through her expression.

Zuo Fan, who was standing to the side, saw this scene. Her eyes flickered slightly, but she did not speak. She only pulled Shan Yaxin to the side, making way for them.

Without the female lead blocking her, Dai Shiyuan hurriedly carried the quilts out.

Zuo Jia followed behind. Only after saying “goodbye” to the two of them did she leave.

Listening to the sound of the main door closing, Zuo Fan finally spoke. “Xiaoxin, what’s going on with you? These past few days, I’ve noticed you keep spacing out. You’re acting mysterious, like something is going on.”

Hearing this, Shan Yaxin rubbed the space between her brows, sat down, and said, “There are some things I can’t tell you for now. When the right time comes, I’ll tell you. I only want to remind you of one thing. Don’t let your younger sister get too close to my younger sister-in-law. That woman isn’t as innocent and harmless as she appears on the surface.”

“She’s the Dai family’s young lady, pampered since childhood. It’s understandable if she’s a little arrogant or rude. I think Jiajia won’t mind,” Zuo Fan said with her expression as usual.

Seeing that Zuo Fan had not taken this warning to heart, Shan Yaxin did not continue persuading her.

Right now, no matter what bad things she said about her younger sister-in-law, no one would believe her.

If she had not personally heard this person proudly boasting to someone else about those vicious plans, even she would not have believed that the person who had always smiled at her like a flower, who affectionately called her Sister-in-law both in front of people and behind their backs, would harm her family to death.

Shan Yaxin clenched her fingers, a few traces of hatred in her eyes.

Recently, she had been constantly observing her younger sister-in-law’s movements, wanting to find some clues.

But the other party hid too well. There was not the slightest flaw at all.

The more it was like this, the more dangerous Shan Yaxin felt it was, and the more she did not dare let down her guard.

After military training ended, she absolutely had to make her younger sister-in-law move back from the dormitory.

Dai Shiyuan had just arrived at the dormitory when she sneezed.

With Zuo Jia’s help, she quickly made her bed.

The two of them went out and had lunch together. When they came back, there was one more person in the dormitory.

The dormitory, which had originally been clean and tidy, had become somewhat messy. Many things that did not belong to them had appeared on their desks.

“Hello, I’m Yao Ning. I have too many things, so I’ll put them on your desks for a while.” The girl enthusiastically took the initiative to greet them. After saying this, she continued tidying her bed.

“It’s fine. You can leave them there for now. Do you need me to help you?” Zuo Jia said with a smile.

“Sure. Help me wipe the cabinet. Make sure you wipe it clean, otherwise it won’t be good if it dirties my new clothes.” Yao Ning accepted without the slightest politeness, not acting like an outsider at all.

Dai Shiyuan watched the two of them busy themselves and glanced at the things on the desk. She felt somewhat uncomfortable inside.

This Yao Ning had placed things on their desks without their permission, and she even acted as though it was nothing.

Although it was only a small matter, it still somewhat invaded Dai Shiyuan’s personal space.

Dai Shiyuan tried to tolerate her new classmate. After holding it in for a while, she still could not resist. She placed everything on the desk that did not belong to her onto the floor and said seriously, “Student Yao, I don’t like other people occupying my private space, and I dislike other people touching my things even more.”

“It’s just a small matter. Why are you making it so serious?” Yao Ning stood up and frowned in dissatisfaction. “I only used it for a little while. We’re all classmates. Is there a need for you to be this petty?”

“Sorry, I’m just a little petty.” Dai Shiyuan answered coldly.

In the book, Yao Ning had been shaped as an enthusiastic, outgoing, and naturally familiar girl. She was pretty, had good athletic ability, and knew how to dress up. Because of that, she was very popular among both boys and girls, and she had been very close with the original owner.

When Dai Shiyuan had read the book, she had thought this character was not bad. But now, she somewhat disliked this girl.

Someone who occupied another person’s private space and could still righteously call the other person petty already fully belonged in the category of impolite.

“Don’t argue. I think Student Yao didn’t do it on purpose.” Zuo Jia weakly tried to mediate from the side, looking left and right, not knowing who she should help.

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan swept a cold glance over at her.

It was Zuo Jia’s own business if she had a weak personality and was willing to be bullied. But if she wanted to drag Dai Shiyuan into being bullied too, Dai Shiyuan would not do it.

“I only think that since we’re all classmates, it’s better not to argue on the first day we met… After all, we still have to live together for four years…” Zuo Jia’s voice grew even smaller. By the end, she lowered her head.

“I won’t live in this shabby place for four years. My sister has already rented an apartment outside for me. If the teacher hadn’t required us to move in, I wouldn’t have come.” Yao Ning said arrogantly, looking at the two of them with contempt. “The two of you suit this place very well.”

“You don’t deserve this place.” Dai Shiyuan coldly struck back.

“You…” Yao Ning’s face immediately turned livid. She glared angrily at Dai Shiyuan. “Do you know who my sister is?”

Dai Shiyuan curled her lips disdainfully and gave a cold snort.

Wasn’t that woman just a white lotus trying to dig at the female lead’s corner? What was there to show off about?

However, she could not say that right now.

According to the plot, she and that woman did not know each other at all.

“Hmph. You’ll regret this later.” Yao Ning angrily threw down that harsh statement. Without even tidying her things, she picked up an exquisite bag and walked outside.

Dai Shiyuan glanced at it and discovered that the bag was somewhat expensive. It was the kind a mature woman would carry, and it did not match a student’s innocent aura at all.

However, Yao Ning’s appearance and style were already on the mature side, so carrying it did not look out of place.

This bag had probably been given to Yao Ning by that woman, filled with an air of luxury.

“Student Dai, Student Yao is angry. You should go apologize to her. Then everyone can get along harmoniously,” Zuo Jia gently advised.

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan almost could not believe her ears. She stared at Zuo Jia in surprise for quite a while before saying, “The one in the wrong is her, yet you actually want me to apologize?”

“We’re all classmates. Using the desk a little isn’t anything much. You shouldn’t have put all her things on the floor,” Zuo Jia bit her lip and explained quietly.

Dai Shiyuan was almost angered into laughter.

She could understand Zuo Jia’s desire for harmony in the dormitory, but she was someone who repaid grudges. She could not repay resentment with virtue.

Even more so, she would not be like Zuo Jia, foolishly self-reflecting even after being bullied.

“Zuo Jia, from now on, don’t interfere in conflicts between me and her.” Dai Shiyuan warned coldly.

If not because she clearly understood Zuo Jia’s personality, she really would have wanted to tear into both of them together.

Cursing one against two—she would not back down.

“I… I only…” As Zuo Jia spoke, she lowered her head, her eyes reddening somewhat in grievance.

Dai Shiyuan pursed her lips and did not say anything harsher. She sat down and played on her phone to vent her anger.

After a while, her phone rang. It was a call from the female lead.

Dai Shiyuan was still angry, so she directly hung up.

After pausing for a few seconds, she decisively turned off her phone to prevent the female lead from calling nonstop again.

Less than a minute later, another phone ringtone sounded in the dormitory.

Dai Shiyuan immediately had a bad premonition. She turned back to look at Zuo Jia and said in an especially quiet voice, “Say I’m not in the dormitory.”

“Sister Shan, Student Dai, she, she… isn’t… isn’t here…” Zuo Jia answered haltingly, her face turning bright red because of the lie.

Dai Shiyuan smiled in satisfaction and gave her a thumbs-up.