Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

“So, what exactly happened to your younger sister?” Bai Youwei asked Zhu Xiaofen curiously. “I’ve been listening for a while, but I still don’t understand.”

“Nothing happened to her! She went to another city with her boyfriend and is living a much better life than me!” Zhu Xiaofen hurriedly explained. “Besides, I already knelt down to her! What more do I have to do to earn my husband’s forgiveness? Why can’t she understand my situation? When we were little, I took care of her, I read her stories, I braided her hair, and I gave up my chance to go to school so that our family could afford to send her to university! Why can’t she understand me and insists on forcing me to get a divorce?! It was just sleeping with my husband a few times; she didn’t lose anything! How can she say I harmed her?! How can she?!”

The white card grew redder and redder, so red it almost seemed to be on fire!

Zhu Xiaofen finally released the card as if burned.

The card landed on the table, turning white again.

The Overseer said with a faint smile, “Unfortunately, the answer to the second question is also incorrect. You are eliminated.”

Zhu Xiaofen’s pupils constricted sharply, and her mouth clamped shut! It was as if an invisible hand had covered her mouth, and she could only manage a strained whimper!

Behind her, the dolls came to life one by one. Sinister smiles spread across their faces, their mouths stretched wide, and their eyes opened incredibly wide. Some grabbed Zhu Xiaofen's arms, some hugged her waist, some pulled at her legs, and some climbed onto her shoulders…

Countless hands reached out, almost drowning Zhu Xiaofen.

“So happy… a new friend has come…”

“Come, come play with us…”

“Let’s play together…”

“Come… come…”

Zhu Xiaofen couldn’t make a sound, nor could she move. She could only stare with wide, terrified eyes, revealing immense despair and fear!

Everyone watched as the dolls dragged her away…

…

“What will happen to her?” Bai Youwei asked.

The Overseer replied, “She will stay here and become our eternal friend.”

Bai Youwei pondered, “Being eliminated means her second answer was also wrong… Could it be she didn’t tell the whole truth? Is she still hiding something?”

Shen Mo said, “She just said ‘a few times.’ If what happened to her sister the first time was an accident, then the subsequent times, she must have been tricked into going to their house.”

Bai Youwei felt a pang of regret. “I should have hit her harder earlier.”

“Whose turn is it now?” The Overseer looked at Wu Lili and smiled. “After two white cards, you must choose a black card, or you have to use two more white cards. What will you choose?”

Wu Lili remained silent for a long time.

She was trembling.

Zhang Qi, sitting next to her, nudged her with her elbow and inadvertently saw that Wu Lili’s pants were wet.

…She had been frightened by the dolls.

Zhang Qi pursed her lips and said, “It’s your turn!”

Wu Lili seemed to awaken from a dream and looked at the Overseer with a pale face. “I… I choose truth…”

Trembling, she reached out and picked a white card from the table, flipping it over:

[Truth: What is your greatest wish?]

Seeing the question, Wu Lili relaxed considerably.

“My greatest wish… used to be to have a two-bedroom apartment in Shanghai. Now… now, I just want to go back, back to when nothing had happened.” She answered with tears in her eyes, utterly sincere.

The white card didn’t turn red but instantly disintegrated into dust in her hand.

Wu Lili nervously asked the Overseer, “Does that mean the card is eliminated?”

“Yes,” the Overseer replied, maintaining his smile. “Then, please choose your second truth card.”

Wu Lili bit her lip and, still trembling, chose a second card and flipped it over:

[Truth: Do you think the girl in the white dress and the tall, handsome man look compatible?]

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