Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 8

Ping Xue was still begging for mercy on the floor, crying until snot and tears streamed down her face. She looked rather pitiful.

Dai Shiyuan waited until Ping Xue had cried for a little while longer before waving both hands and saying, “I don’t blame you. I’ll give you this dress.”

“Thank you, Miss… Thank you, Miss.” Hearing this, Ping Xue immediately kept bowing while kneeling. Her face was crying and smiling at the same time, making her look a little strange.

Dai Shiyuan frowned slightly, then turned and left, returning to her room.

She first took a bath, then changed into another outfit.

When it was time for dinner that evening, Dai Shiyuan did not see Ping Xue among the servants.

She did not take it to heart. After finishing dinner, she returned to her room and sat leisurely at the desk, admiring the beautiful night view.

The starry sky tonight was quite pretty.

Before long, the door sounded.

Dai Shiyuan’s heart gave a tiny start, but she quickly calmed down. She was almost certain that the female lead had come because of the qipao.

Shan Yaxin entered, holding a plate of sliced fruit. She came closer, set down the fruit plate, and asked, “Xiao Yuan, did you get your qipao back?”

“I… I gave it to Ping Xue.” Dai Shiyuan deliberately let her eyes flicker and spoke with insufficient confidence, intentionally avoiding the female lead’s eyes as she said it.

This action of hers must have made her look weak and pitiful.

“So that’s how it is. When I saw Ping Xue wearing that qipao, I was a little surprised.” Shan Yaxin said with a smile, her expression gentle to the extreme.

A light breeze blew past, lifting her long black hair. Paired with that beautiful face, she looked a little like an elf beneath the night sky.

Beautiful, mysterious, and noble.

Dai Shiyuan happened to look up and see this scene. Her heart could not help giving a hard jump, and she immediately turned her face away to eat fruit.

She had to admit that the female lead was truly very good-looking. Her features were perfect, her skin was snow-white, and especially those eyes—they were as beautiful as stars.

It was just that such a good-looking person always made Dai Shiyuan feel a chill.

Even though the female lead was smiling very gently right now, she did not dare let down her guard.

“I remember that dress was given to you by Madam. You liked it quite a lot, so why did you suddenly give it to Ping Xue?” Shan Yaxin asked curiously, bending slightly at the waist and closing the distance between them.

In her plan, when this younger sister-in-law of hers saw someone else wearing that qipao, she would definitely be so furious that she would drive Ping Xue out.

But the way things had developed had exceeded Shan Yaxin’s expectations. Not only had Ping Xue not received any punishment, she was even showing off the new dress she had obtained to the others.

Even though that dress had obvious cake stains on it.

Back then, in order to make things go more smoothly, Shan Yaxin had specially taken a piece of cake from the kitchen and brought it over.

Based on her understanding of Ping Xue, Ping Xue would definitely eat that piece of cake, and there was a very high chance she would get cake on the dress.

Everything had gone according to her plan. The only thing she had not predicted was this younger sister-in-law’s reaction.

She had actually forgiven Ping Xue so calmly and even given the dress away…

Shan Yaxin felt some irritation inside, but even more than that, confusion.

She did not believe this person would truly be so kind and pure as to not care. She must be putting on an act for Shan Yaxin to see.

The female lead moved closer and closer, until Dai Shiyuan could even feel the warm breath spilling from those red lips.

It was as if that breath were about to wrap around her entire body. In that instant, she felt like prey that had been targeted by someone.

Dai Shiyuan’s heart could not help growing nervous. Even when she put the fruit in her hand into her mouth, she no longer knew what it tasted like. She was purely chewing mechanically.

For a moment, her mind was completely blank.

The female lead’s breath affected her so much that she could not think normally. She could only recount everything exactly as it had happened, then finally repeated, “Ping Xue dirtied the dress, so I gave it to her.”

After listening, Shan Yaxin did not show the slightest surprise in her eyes.

Everything Dai Shiyuan said was something she had already predicted. It was only the final turn that she found somewhat interesting.

Her younger sister-in-law really knew how to act. Even after all this, she had not revealed a flaw. Shan Yaxin could not help admiring her a little.

But as for that woman Ping Xue, she would not let her off.

She would definitely make Ping Xue get out of this villa.

Since her younger sister-in-law was unwilling to play the villain, then she would let that forceful mother-in-law of hers handle it.

“Xiao Yuan, this dress has great commemorative meaning to Mom. Since you gave it to someone else, you should tell Mom about it.” Shan Yaxin straightened up and said gently.

Dai Shiyuan frowned, stood up to get her phone, but did not immediately make the call.

This dress had been given by the male lead’s mother to her daughter to wear during the college entrance examinations, and it was even a mother-daughter outfit. Its meaning really was not ordinary.

But to suddenly call the male lead’s mother like this made her a little worried that she might say something wrong.

“It’s a little late now. I’ll talk about it tomorrow.” Dai Shiyuan said with a smile, tilting her head and putting on an obedient appearance.

Shan Yaxin naturally heard the implication in those words, but she was not in a rush.

She had enough patience to wait.

Whether it was driving Ping Xue out or waiting for this younger sister-in-law to reveal her true face.

“All right. Take your time eating the fruit. I still have to go pull weeds.” Shan Yaxin said softly.

“You still have to pull weeds this late?” Dai Shiyuan asked in surprise.

“I didn’t finish during the day, so I can only continue at night.” Shan Yaxin answered calmly, a faint smile on her face. After a pause, she added, “Xiao Yuan, if you can’t sleep, why don’t you come help Sister-in-law?”

Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan blinked and seriously considered whether she should nod or shake her head.

After weighing the pros and cons, she still decided not to move.

At present, she did not want to raise the female lead’s favorability. All she needed to do was stay away from the female lead. There was no need to kneel and lick the female lead.

Once the admission notice arrived, she would peacefully go to university out of town and stay far away from the female lead. Then she would be able to preserve her little life.

Shan Yaxin waited for a while but still did not receive an affirmative answer. She smiled and said, “Xiao Yuan, rest early. I’ll go down and get busy first.”

“All right.” Dai Shiyuan smiled lightly and nodded, watching the female lead leave.

When the female lead’s figure appeared on the lawn, Dai Shiyuan sat at the desk and looked through the window at her busy figure.

The lighting facilities inside the villa were still quite good. Even at night, everything could be seen clearly.

Beneath the brilliant starry sky, a slender figure crouched on the ground and worked busily. Under that stretch of stars, there was a quiet beauty to the scene.

Dai Shiyuan propped up her small face and quietly watched outside the window.

At the female lead’s current speed, she estimated it would take less than an hour to finish.

Once the female lead finished, Dai Shiyuan could go to sleep too.

Dai Shiyuan smiled softly, her eyes shining with light.

Shan Yaxin happened to turn back and see this scene. She froze slightly, then continued pulling weeds.

In the night, the young girl’s action of propping up her small face with both hands looked pure and adorable, and the smile she revealed was very sweet.

Just like tonight’s moonlight, bright white and flawless.

But Shan Yaxin knew that the beauty shown in that smile was false. In reality, the other party was only watching her make a fool of herself.

Just like during the day.

Dai Shiyuan suddenly met the female lead’s gaze without any warning, and her heart tightened in fright.

The female lead’s eyes were even colder than this moonlight…

Dai Shiyuan frowned and no longer had any interest in continuing to admire the scenery. She prepared to get up and go to sleep.

At that moment, a mocking voice came from outside. “It’s all because you slacked off during the day. Now I’m dragged into supervising you at night too. What a troublesome thing you are.”

Recognizing Ping Xue’s voice, Dai Shiyuan felt that a good show was about to begin. She immediately poked out a little bit of her head and widened her eyes, looking at the scene below.

In response to Ping Xue’s cold mockery, the female lead did not answer and still pulled weeds quickly.

But Ping Xue was unwilling to be ignored. She walked right up and kicked over the female lead’s basket.

Most of the weeds were dumped out, falling messily onto the ground. A few even landed on the female lead’s body.

Dai Shiyuan was somewhat surprised.

Ping Xue really was quite bold, bullying the female lead this openly.

Looking at the toppled basket, Shan Yaxin’s expression remained calm as she picked up all the weeds on the ground again and placed them back into the basket.

When dealing with a petty person like Ping Xue, who had gotten carried away with a little power, ignoring her was the best method.

Although Shan Yaxin very much wanted to slap her directly right now, there was someone watching from the window, so she could not do that.

She was the gentle and kind daughter-in-law of the Dai family. How could she do something so crude as hitting someone?

Shan Yaxin’s eyes flickered, and a mocking light swayed in her pupils.

If she struck Ping Xue now and the matter was brought before her mother-in-law in name, the one who would suffer and be scolded would definitely be Shan Yaxin.

This mother-in-law had never liked her. It could even be said that she detested her.

And Ping Xue was that woman’s most favored maid. In that woman’s heart, Shan Yaxin’s status was not even equal to a maid’s.

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Feeling guilty?” Ping Xue laughed recklessly, standing to the side with her arms crossed. With a smug expression, she shouted, “So what if you schemed with all your might to marry Young Master? In the end, aren’t you still just a maid? Madam and Young Master don’t like you. If I were you, I would have been so ashamed that I’d have rolled out of this house on my own long ago.”

Hearing this, Shan Yaxin’s expression did not change. Instead, she raised her head and curved her lips into a smile. “That wish of yours will come true very soon.”

Ping Xue suddenly felt a wave of coldness sweep over her, and fear rose in her heart for no reason. But very quickly, she became fierce again. “The one who should get out is you. Why don’t you look at what kind of thing you are? Young Master still hasn’t touched you to this day.”

Shan Yaxin’s eyes turned cold, and she directly snapped the grass in her hand.

Dai Shiyuan was shocked by this news and almost could not believe what she had heard.

The male and female leads had actually not shared a room!

In the original book, not long after the female lead married the male lead, she became pregnant. That child was lost because of an accident.

According to the plot, the two of them should already have slept together. Otherwise, how could she have gotten pregnant?

But now, the female lead did not refute Ping Xue’s words, which meant that what Ping Xue said was true.

Dai Shiyuan instantly grew somewhat curious. However, this sort of thing was too private, and she was too embarrassed to ask the female lead. She could only continue watching the show.

“Why aren’t you talking? Did I hit where it hurts?” Ping Xue shouted contemptuously, her expression even more smug. “A woman like you who crawled out of the slums should find some ordinary man just like you. Don’t dream of flying onto a branch and becoming a phoenix. A sparrow will always be a sparrow.”

“A sparrow is indeed a sparrow, and a servant will forever be only a servant. Even if Young Master had not married, he would never marry a servant. Even if he were willing, Madam and Master would never agree.” Shan Yaxin said calmly.

Her quiet calm stood in stark contrast to Ping Xue’s arrogance and domineering manner, instantly making it clear which of them was superior.

“You…” The smugness on Ping Xue’s face instantly vanished. Her face twisted slightly, and her eyes filled with anger.

She stomped her foot and left in fury.