Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

"The Last Bride"—including Su Man, a total of four people escaped the game.

All four suffered injuries of varying degrees, and Chu Huaijin immediately arranged for people to treat them.

Bai Youwei's injuries were the lightest, only some scrapes and bruises. With her constitution, she could recover quickly even without medicine.

She and Shen Mo returned to the three-bedroom apartment that the organization had arranged for them.

There were some strangers in the residential complex. As soon as they saw her and Shen Mo, they came over in groups of two or three to greet them. Their words seemed friendly, but they were actually probing for information about the contents of Game No. 24 and its rewards.

Everyone is curious.

Moreover, the game concerned life and death. If the rewards were generous, and they knew the game's content, they could gather a group of people to enter the game and "farm" rewards.

However, Bai Youwei was not in the mood to deal with these people.

She followed Shen Mo home, then closed the doors and windows tightly and lay down on the bed to rest.

She had walked too much in the game. Even with the crutches, her feet and hands inevitably ached, and her armpits were burning.

She used to be accustomed to getting around in a wheelchair; where had she ever suffered like this?

Bai Youwei sighed softly.

The drawn curtains made the room feel like dusk, dim and quiet. She relaxed her whole body and closed her eyes.

Considering that people from the organization might come to inquire about the game at any time, it was inconvenient to go into the dollhouse now, so she could only make do with resting like this for the time being.

Teacher Cheng came over with a bowl of steamed egg custard, muttering, "Weiwei, come and eat this quickly. Shen Fei sent the eggs. I added ham and scallions. It's very nutritious…"

She had just reached the bedroom door when Shen Mo stopped her.

Shen Mo made a shushing gesture to Teacher Cheng and silently glanced at Bai Youwei behind him.

Teacher Cheng followed his gaze and noticed that Bai Youwei on the bed had fallen asleep at some point.

"She must be exhausted." Teacher Cheng sighed and said to Shen Mo in a low voice, "Then I'll put it away first, and reheat it for her when she wakes up."

She took two steps, then turned back and handed the bowl to Shen Mo, "You eat it. You've been guarding her these past few days and must be tired too. I'll make another bowl for Weiwei later."

Shen Mo gently shook his head and said, "Give it to Xiao Xin. I'll stay here with her for a while."

Tan Xiao in the living room heard this and immediately said, "Xiao Xin is so small, he can't finish it! Give it to me, give it to me! I'll eat half for him first!"

Pan Xiaoxin said very quietly, "I can finish it…"

Shen Mo smiled and said to Cheng Weicai, "Please trouble you to make another bowl."

…

The voices outside did not wake Bai Youwei. She slept very deeply, falling asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow.

After falling asleep, she had a nightmare.

In the dream, she was chased by the Duke, who had transformed into a beast. She ran desperately, ran desperately… In reality, her legs couldn't run at all, but in the dream, she was running.

Just as she was about to be caught, her legs suddenly reverted to their disabled state, and she fell to the ground!

She frantically searched for her crutches and wheelchair, but it was dark all around, and she couldn't see anything.

At this moment, the Duke caught up!

At the critical moment, she took out the puzzle with her last hope!

But it wasn't there…

Her hand was empty.

Her puzzle had been given to Su Man; it was gone.

The Duke's bloody mouth approached her face, and she suddenly sat up, waking up with a start!

"Huff…"

Bai Youwei gasped sharply, and only when she saw Shen Mo by the bed did she finally realize that she had had a nightmare.

Shen Mo reached out and gently patted her back, feeling the cold sweat on her back.

"I'll get a towel." He said as he got up.

"No need." Bai Youwei grabbed his hand, resting her forehead on his arm. "Stay with me for a while."

Shen Mo was silent and sat back down.

Bai Youwei closed her eyes and leaned against him, calmed down, and said softly, "Shen Mo, my puzzle was used by Su Man."

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