Paranoid Girlfriend [Transmigrated into a Book] - Chapter 8
Ping Xue on the ground was still begging for mercy, crying with snot and tears, looking quite pitiful.
Dai Shiyuan waited for Ping Xue to cry for a while longer before waving her hands and saying, “I don’t blame you. You can have this dress.”
“Thank you, Miss… thank you, Miss.” Hearing this, Ping Xue immediately knelt down and kept bowing, her face both crying and smiling, looking a bit strange.
Dai Shiyuan frowned and turned to leave, returning to her room.
She took a shower first, then changed her clothes.
When it was time for dinner, Dai Shiyuan didn’t see Ping Xue among the servants.
She didn’t take it to heart. After dinner, she returned to her room and leisurely sat at the table, admiring the beautiful night view.
The starry sky tonight was quite beautiful.
After a while, there was a knock on the door.
Dai Shiyuan was slightly startled but quickly regained her composure. She was almost certain that the female lead had come about the cheongsam.
Shan Yaxin entered, holding a plate of sliced fruit. She walked over, put down the fruit plate, and asked, “Xiao Yuan, did you get your cheongsam back?”
“I… I… gave it to Ping Xue,” Dai Shiyuan said, deliberately fluttering her eyes and sounding a bit unsure, avoiding the female lead’s gaze as she spoke.
This action of hers must have looked weak and pitiful.
“Oh, is that so? I was a bit surprised when I saw Ping Xue wearing that cheongsam,” Shan Yaxin said with a smile, her expression extremely gentle.
A gentle breeze blew, lifting her dark, flowing hair. Combined with her beautiful face, she looked somewhat like an elf in the night sky.
Beautifully mysterious and noble.
Dai Shiyuan looked up and happened to see this scene. Her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat, and she quickly turned her face away to eat the fruit.
She had to admit that the female lead was truly beautiful, with perfect features, snow-white skin, and especially those eyes, which were as beautiful as stars.
However, such a beautiful person always gave her a chill.
Even though the female lead was smiling very gently now, she didn’t dare to be careless.
“I remember Madam gave you this dress, and you liked it very much. Why did you suddenly give it to Ping Xue?” Shan Yaxin asked curiously, bending down slightly to close the distance between them.
In her plan, her sister-in-law would definitely be furious upon seeing someone else wearing that cheongsam and would drive Ping Xue out.
But the reality exceeded her expectations. Ping Xue not only didn’t receive any punishment but also showed off her newly acquired clothes to others.
Despite the obvious cake stains on the dress.
At that time, to make things go more smoothly, she had deliberately taken a piece of cake from the kitchen.
Based on her understanding of Ping Xue, Ping Xue would definitely eat that cake and would very likely get cake on the dress.
Everything had developed according to her plan, except for the reaction of this sister-in-law, which she hadn’t anticipated.
She had actually forgiven Ping Xue so calmly and even given away the dress…
Shan Yaxin felt a bit annoyed, but even more confused.
She didn’t believe that this person would really be so kind and innocent as to not care; she must be pretending for her benefit.
As the female lead leaned closer, Dai Shiyuan could feel the warm breath coming from those red lips.
It felt as if she was being enveloped, and at that moment, she felt like prey being targeted.
Dai Shiyuan’s heart couldn’t help but tense up. She ate the fruit in her hand without knowing what it tasted like, purely chewing mechanically.
For a moment, her mind went blank.
The female lead’s presence made it impossible for her to think normally. She could only explain the whole thing truthfully, finally repeating, “Ping Xue dirtied the dress, so I gave it to her.”
After listening, Shan Yaxin’s eyes showed no surprise.
What Dai Shiyuan said was all within her expectations. It was only the final turn of events that she found somewhat interesting.
Her sister-in-law was quite good at pretending, not revealing any flaws even with this. She couldn’t help but admire her a little.
However, she wouldn’t let that woman Ping Xue off the hook.
She would definitely make Ping Xue get out of this villa.
Since her sister-in-law wasn’t willing to play the villain, then she would let her strong-willed mother-in-law handle it.
“Xiao Yuan, this dress has great sentimental value for Mom. Since you’ve given it away, why don’t you tell Mom about it?” Shan Yaxin straightened up and said softly.
Dai Shiyuan frowned and stood up to get her phone, but she didn’t dial immediately.
This dress was given to her daughter by the male lead’s mother when she took the college entrance exam, and it was also part of a mother-daughter set, so it did have special significance.
However, she was a bit worried about saying the wrong thing if she suddenly called the male lead’s mother.
“It’s a bit late now, let’s talk about it tomorrow,” Dai Shiyuan said with a smile, tilting her head to look well-behaved.
Shan Yaxin naturally understood the implied meaning of these words, but she wasn’t in a hurry.
She had enough patience to wait.
Whether it was to drive Ping Xue out or to wait for this sister-in-law to reveal her true colors.
“Okay, you can eat your fruit slowly. I still have to go pull weeds,” Shan Yaxin said softly.
“Pull weeds so late?” Dai Shiyuan asked in surprise.
“I didn’t finish during the day, so I have to continue at night,” Shan Yaxin replied 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 your sister-in-law?”
Hearing this, Dai Shiyuan blinked, seriously considering whether to nod or shake her head.
After weighing the pros and cons, she decided to stay put.
Currently, she didn’t want to improve her relationship with the female lead. She just needed to stay away from her and didn’t need to fawn over her.
Once the admission letter arrived, she would go to university in another place with peace of mind, far away from the female lead, and then she could save her life.
Shan Yaxin waited for a while but still didn’t get a definite answer. She smiled and said, “Xiao Yuan, you should rest early. I’ll go downstairs and get busy.”
“Okay,” Dai Shiyuan nodded with a light smile, watching the female lead leave.
Seeing the female lead’s figure appear on the lawn, Dai Shiyuan sat at the table, watching her busy figure through the window.
The lighting in the villa was quite good, so even at night, she could see clearly.
Under the brilliant starry sky, a slender figure squatted on the ground, busy working, creating a quiet beauty against the backdrop of the stars.
Dai Shiyuan propped her small face in her hands, quietly looking out the window.
At the female lead’s current speed, she estimated it wouldn’t take an hour to finish.
Once the female lead was done, she could go to sleep too.
Dai Shiyuan smiled gently, her eyes filled with light.
Shan Yaxin inadvertently turned her head and saw this scene, paused slightly, and continued to pull weeds.
The young girl in the night, her small face propped up in her hands, looked simple and cute, her smile very sweet.
Like the moonlight tonight, pure and flawless.
But she knew that the beauty expressed by this smile was fake; in reality, the other person was just watching her make a fool of herself.
Just like during the day.
Dai Shiyuan unexpectedly met the female lead’s gaze, and her heart tightened in fright.
The female lead’s eyes were colder than the moonlight…
Dai Shiyuan frowned, losing her interest in enjoying the scenery. She prepared to get up and go to sleep.
At this moment, a mocking voice came from outside, “It’s all your fault for being lazy during the day, making me have to come and supervise you at night. You’re such a troublemaker.”
Recognizing Ping Xue’s voice, Dai Shiyuan felt a good show was about to begin. She immediately poked her head out a little, widening her eyes to watch the scene below.
The female lead didn’t respond to Ping Xue’s sarcasm and continued to pull weeds quickly.
But Ping Xue, unwilling to be ignored, walked up and kicked over the female lead’s basket.
Most of the grass spilled out, falling haphazardly on the ground, and some even landed on the female lead.
Dai Shiyuan was slightly surprised.
Ping Xue was quite bold, bullying the female lead so openly.
Watching the overturned basket, Shan Yaxin calmly picked up all the grass on the ground and put it back into the basket.
Ignoring someone like Ping Xue, who had become arrogant after gaining a little power, was the best way to deal with her.
Although she really wanted to slap her right now, there was someone watching from the window, so she couldn’t do that.
She was the Dai family’s gentle and kind daughter-in-law; how could she do something as rude as hitting someone?
Shan Yaxin’s eyes flashed, a sarcastic light flickering in her pupils.
If she made a move against Ping Xue now and the matter reached her nominal mother-in-law, she would definitely be the one to suffer and be scolded.
This mother-in-law had always disliked her, even hated her.
And Ping Xue was that person’s most beloved maid. In that person’s heart, her status was even lower than that of a maid.
“Why aren’t you talking? Are you feeling guilty?” Ping Xue laughed wantonly, standing aside with her arms crossed, shouting triumphantly, “So what if you went to great lengths to marry the young master? In the end, you’re still just a servant. Madam and the young master don’t like you. If I were you, I would have been so ashamed that I would have rolled out of this house myself long ago.”
Hearing this, Shan Yaxin’s expression didn’t change. Instead, she raised her head and smiled, “Your wish will come true very soon.”
Ping Xue suddenly felt a chill, an inexplicable fear in her heart, but she quickly became fierce again, “You’re the one who should get out. Don’t you even look at what kind of person you are? The young master hasn’t even touched you yet.”
Shan Yaxin’s eyes turned cold, and she directly snapped the grass in her hand.
Dai Shiyuan was shocked by this news, hardly daring to believe what she had heard.
The male and female leads hadn’t even shared a bed!
In the original story, the female lead became pregnant shortly after marrying the male lead, but the fetus was lost due to an accident.
According to the plot, the two should have already consummated their marriage; otherwise, how could she have gotten pregnant?
But now, the female lead hadn’t refuted Ping Xue’s words, which meant what Ping Xue said was true.
Dai Shiyuan suddenly became a bit curious, but such a private matter was something she was too embarrassed to ask the female lead about, so she could only continue watching the show.
“Why aren’t you talking? Did I hit a sore spot?” Ping Xue shouted contemptuously, her expression even more triumphant, “A woman from the slums like you should find an ordinary man just like you. Don’t even think about climbing the social ladder to become a phoenix. A sparrow will always be a sparrow.”
“A sparrow is indeed a sparrow, and a servant will always be a servant. Even if the young master wasn’t married, he wouldn’t marry a servant. Even if he was willing, Madam and the master wouldn’t agree,” Shan Yaxin said calmly.
Her tranquility and composure, compared to Ping Xue’s arrogance and insolence, clearly showed who was superior.
“You…” The triumph on Ping Xue’s face instantly disappeared, her face slightly twisted, her eyes full of annoyance.
She stomped her foot and left angrily.