Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 27

After sitting in the dormitory for an hour, Dai Shiyuan estimated that the female lead should be coming soon. She turned to Zuo Jia and said, “Call her and ask when she’s coming over.”

“Okay.” Zuo Jia immediately nodded and took out her phone to call.

But no one answered.

Dai Shiyuan frowned and thought for a while. She still felt that if she stayed in the dormitory, the chance of running into the female lead was very high. She might as well go out.

The campus was very large, and the greenery was excellent. The air everywhere carried a faint fragrance of osmanthus.

Dai Shiyuan walked alone along the shaded path, leisurely admiring the scenery around her.

There were not many people passing through here right now. It was very quiet and suitable for clearing one’s mind.

After walking for a while, Dai Shiyuan’s feet began to feel a little sore. She was just about to find a bench and sit down when a maturely dressed woman appeared in her field of vision.

Behind that person followed two men. Their clothes looked somewhat roguish, and their aura did not seem like students.

The three of them chatted and laughed as they came this way, stopping in front of Dai Shiyuan.

At this distance, Dai Shiyuan could see the person before her clearly.

Only then did she realize that this woman was Yao Ning. That face full of provocation clearly showed she had come looking for trouble.

“Dai Shiyuan, apologize to me now, and I’ll pretend yesterday’s matter never happened.” Yao Ning threatened fiercely. After saying this, she gave the two people beside her a look.

Dai Shiyuan’s heart gave a thump. She quickly glanced around and found that there was not a single person nearby.

Just now, she had been glad this place was quiet. Now, it seemed a little like she had been “courting death.”

“What do you want to do?” Dai Shiyuan took a step back and asked calmly, her momentum not losing to the other party at all.

At a time like this, she definitely could not show panic. Otherwise, she would not be able to save herself.

“Nothing much. I just want to have a chat with you.” Yao Ning folded her arms, her expression arrogant.

When the two men behind her heard this, they quickly walked to Dai Shiyuan’s sides and grabbed her arms, one on the left and one on the right.

“Sister Ning wants to play with you. Don’t fail to appreciate favors,” one man threatened with an unrestrained laugh.

Dai Shiyuan frowned. Understanding that resisting now would be useless, she obediently followed the two men forward.

While no one was paying attention, she quietly slipped her hand into her pocket and, relying on feeling, pressed a phone number in her contacts.

Feeling a vibration come from her pocket, Dai Shiyuan’s heart filled with joy. She immediately raised her voice and said loudly, “Yao Ning, we are in the same class and the same dormitory. You did something wrong and didn’t apologize. Instead, you brought people to threaten me. If anything happens to me on this Osmanthus Road, the school will definitely punish you severely.”

After saying this, Dai Shiyuan nervously lowered her eyes, her heart beating rapidly.

She had said both the location and the person involved. She hoped the person on the other end of the call could understand.

“You dare say I’m the one in the wrong?” Hearing this, Yao Ning lifted the corner of her mouth. A vicious look appeared on her carefully made-up face. She stepped closer and grabbed Dai Shiyuan’s arm, twisting it hard. “Hurry up and apologize to me.”

“Hiss…” Dai Shiyuan winced in pain, her fingers trembling unconsciously.

Feeling the vibration coming from her pocket, her heart immediately chilled, and a trace of panic appeared on her face.

Because of the pain just now, she had accidentally hung up the call. Now the connection was gone. She did not know whether the person on the other end could save her.

“Weren’t you pretty arrogant yesterday? Why are you mute now? You don’t dare speak?” Yao Ning laughed smugly, increasing the strength in her hand.

Dai Shiyuan instantly hurt even more. She gritted her teeth and endured the pain, curling her lips disdainfully with a cold laugh. “Do you know who my brother is? If I say it, I’ll scare you to death!”

“Oh? Then I’d like to know who your brother is.” Yao Ning’s expression turned cold, and she reached out to twist Dai Shiyuan again.

Looking at her arrogant appearance, Dai Shiyuan raised her brows slightly. Her face carried a ruthless look as she slowly said, “My brother is the president of Dai Group.”

Hearing this, Yao Ning became frightened. She unconsciously withdrew her hand and looked at the two people beside her.

The two of them looked at each other, neither able to make a decision.

There were many wealthy children in this school. Her sister had gone to great lengths to send her in here. The person before them might truly be the Dai family’s young lady.

Seeing that Yao Ning had backed down, Dai Shiyuan curved the corner of her mouth and laughed disdainfully. “What? Are you scared now?”

“You say you’re President Dai’s younger sister. What proof do you have?” Yao Ning asked loudly, though her momentum was already much weaker than before.

“Do I need to prove it?” Dai Shiyuan smiled as she asked back, her expression relaxed. A few traces of contempt flowed through her dark eyes.

Seeing her so confident and at ease, Yao Ning felt unwilling, yet somewhat guilty. After thinking for a while, she gave the two men a look.

The two understood and immediately released Dai Shiyuan.

“If you really are the Dai family’s young lady, then I’ll forgive you for yesterday’s matter. From now on, we’re still classmates.” Yao Ning put on a lofty attitude as she spoke. After staring at Dai Shiyuan for a few seconds, she lowered her voice and warned, “If you dare lie to me, I’ll definitely make you regret what you did today.”

Dai Shiyuan gave a cold snort, rubbed the place that had been pinched painfully, then suddenly smiled at the face in front of her.

In the moment the other party stood there stunned, she quickly slapped her across the face.

A crisp “pa” rang out clearly and loudly on the quiet road.

Yao Ning was directly stunned by the slap. She held her face and stood there blankly for several seconds.

The two men beside her were also stunned.

Dai Shiyuan smiled lightly, elegant and composed. “This slap is me returning it to you. Consider it my forgiveness.”

“You…” Only then did Yao Ning react. Just as she was about to curse, she saw a figure walking over from afar and immediately panicked, throwing down a threat. “Just you wait.”

Dai Shiyuan responded with a disdainful snort.

Watching Yao Ning flee in panic, she laughed softly.

When facing this kind of bullying through power, one had to be even more unreasonable than the other party. Showing weakness would only lead to being bullied even worse.

Once Yao Ning went to investigate, she would soon discover that Dai Shiyuan’s words were true.

In the future, this woman definitely would not dare offend her again.

As Dai Shiyuan thought this, her mood gradually improved. But when she turned around and saw a beautiful face, the smile on her face paused.

“Xiao Yuan, are you all right? I came over as soon as I received your call.” Shan Yaxin ran a few steps forward, asking anxiously.

Dai Shiyuan froze for a moment and did not answer. Her feelings were rather complicated.

She had not expected that the person who answered the call would actually be the female lead.

Right now, there was fine sweat on the female lead’s face. It was obvious she had run here the entire way, and the gaze she looked at Dai Shiyuan with carried concern.

If this person were not the female lead, Dai Shiyuan really would have wanted to properly thank her.

Although she felt a little moved inside, she still could not get close to the female lead.

After looking her over for a while and seeing that there were no injuries on Dai Shiyuan’s body, Shan Yaxin immediately let out a breath of relief. She comforted her gently. “Xiao Yuan, don’t be afraid. Sister-in-law is here. I’ll report what happened today to your homeroom teacher and make sure she receives the punishment she deserves.”

“No need.” Dai Shiyuan shook her head and returned to the dormitory with a cold expression. When she passed by the female lead, she stopped and said quietly, “Thank you.”

Her voice was extremely soft when she said this, so soft that Shan Yaxin could barely hear it.

A light breeze brushed past, blowing the two of them’s hair together.

Only for one second, and then they separated again, as if they had never intertwined.

Shan Yaxin’s eyes flickered, and her heart was unexpectedly touched.

For one instant, she felt that this younger sister-in-law carried a kind of calm steadiness that made Shan Yaxin admire her.

In her impression, whenever the younger sister-in-law encountered some difficulty, she would always shout irritably, never knowing how to solve it.

This time, faced with school violence, she had actually escaped danger on her own and even slapped the perpetrator.

This self-rescue and counterattack could be called perfect.

If this person were not her younger sister-in-law, Shan Yaxin would be very willing to become friends with someone this brave and composed.

Unfortunately, this woman was her younger sister-in-law…

She could not be blinded by the illusion before her and lower her guard.

Dai Shiyuan kept an indifferent expression as she returned to the dormitory. Only after sitting down did she realize her fingers were trembling.

It was not fear, but nervousness and unease.

She was feeling a little regretful now. Why had her brain glitched and made her say thank you to the female lead?

For no reason, she had made the atmosphere somewhat sentimental.

Seeing Dai Shiyuan bury her head by herself and occasionally let out annoyed sounds, Zuo Jia blinked in confusion and asked with concern, “Student Dai, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Has your uniform been altered?” Dai Shiyuan raised her head, both hands covering her slightly reddened cheeks.

The more she thought about it now, the more she felt her behavior just now had been a little embarrassing.

If time could flow backward, she would definitely walk past the female lead coolly and absolutely not say anything unnecessary.

“Sister Shan already brought it over for me. It was not long after you went out.” Zuo Jia answered happily. Very quickly, a puzzled expression appeared on her face, and she said worriedly, “Sister Shan answered a phone call, then rushed out without saying a word. I don’t know what urgent matter she ran into.”

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan’s heart shook, and her eyes looked ahead in surprise.

When she encountered danger, the female lead had actually been this anxious, looking as though she cared about her very much.

In that case, Dai Shiyuan’s usual cold words toward the female lead seemed somewhat excessive.

Dai Shiyuan blinked, her heart beating a little faster.

Then she suddenly felt that saying thank you earlier had been the right thing to do. After all, the female lead had run over for her.

After thinking for a while, Dai Shiyuan finally felt relieved.

The female lead saved her, so she should thank her. But that did not prevent her from continuing to keep her distance from the female lead.

Seeing Dai Shiyuan suddenly smile as if she had come to a realization, Zuo Jia became even more confused. She tilted her head and watched for a while without speaking.

The two stayed in the dormitory for the entire afternoon and chatted about some things.

This time, Dai Shiyuan learned a few other details about the female lead.

As they were chatting, Dai Shiyuan’s phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. The voice on the other end was stern and told her to go to the academic affairs office.

Dai Shiyuan hung up the phone, curved her lips into a smile, and rubbed the spot that had been pinched painfully. A trace of anger flashed through her eyes.

She had not gone to settle accounts with Yao Ning, yet the other party had gone to complain first.

How interesting.

When she arrived at the academic affairs office, she had not even entered the door before she already heard a burst of crying.

Aggrieved and pitiful.

Dai Shiyuan frowned. After entering, she indeed saw Yao Ning crying.

There were several teachers in the academic affairs office, all looking at Yao Ning with sympathy. One of them comforted her. “Student Yao, don’t cry first. If this matter is true, we will definitely give you justice.”

“Thank you, teacher…” Yao Ning sobbed, her eyes red.

When she saw Dai Shiyuan arrive, she immediately cried even harder.

Dai Shiyuan gave a cold snort in her heart, then obediently greeted all the teachers, leaving everyone with a good impression.

She had seen plenty of green-tea tactics like Yao Ning’s—pretending to be pitiful to win sympathy and turn right and wrong upside down.

If it were another inexperienced student, they definitely would not be able to win against this scheming woman.

But Dai Shiyuan was different. She would not let a woman like Yao Ning get her way.