Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Everyone was surprised.

Having spent so many days together, they all had a good understanding of Bai Youwei. While she wasn't entirely heartless, she certainly wasn't known for her kindness. So, her offer to take in a ten-year-old child was unexpected.

…Could there be an ulterior motive?

"What's with you all?" Bai Youwei's brows furrowed slightly. "The way you're looking at me right now is making me very, un, hap, py~"

"Ahem…" Tan Xiao and Teacher Cheng averted their gazes.

Shen Mo was more direct, asking her, "Reason?"

Bai Youwei spread her hands. "Because I think that child has potential. He's observant; he guessed that our destination was the maze. He's also quite brave, daring to approach adults and make a deal at the age of ten. And he's clear-headed, understanding that Fei Ge was essentially using him as a scapegoat. Of course, he has some shortcomings, but he's only ten, so I can't set my expectations too high, right?"

"Just those reasons?" Shen Mo looked at Bai Youwei, his eyes full of suspicion.

The child's strengths were obvious, but his weaknesses were even more glaring.

He was a child, weaker than adults in every aspect, undoubtedly a burden in the game. For example, in the "Friends' Gathering," during the first flower-picking segment, if someone tried to steal his flower, the child would be powerless to resist.

In short, taking him in would require their entire team to expend considerable effort to protect him.

"Actually… ever since we came out of the last game, I've felt like our group is missing something," Bai Youwei said.

Shen Mo asked, "Missing what?"

"It's hard to put into words. You could think of it as… a simpler, more instinctive way of thinking?" Bai Youwei put down her chopsticks, paused for a moment, then continued, "I think the doll games aren't that difficult; the difficulty lies in finding the right approach to solving them. But many of our thought patterns, influenced by our life experiences and upbringing, have become relatively fixed, myself included."

She looked at Tan Xiao and Cheng Weicai. "You probably don't know, but during Truth or Dare, when I was writing questions on the cards, I suddenly remembered the Overseer's taunt about humans being combinations of water, protein, and organic matter, so I changed the questions on the spot. But afterward, I realized there was a much simpler way to clear the game, and I completely missed it."

Tan Xiao and Cheng Weicai exchanged glances and asked Bai Youwei, "What method?"

Bai Youwei pursed her lips slightly.

"The Overseer can't kill itself, so I had everyone write 'Kill the Overseer of this game' on the cards. But in reality, there are so many things the Overseer can't do. It can't make itself bleed human blood, and similarly, I guess it can't pick its ears, dig its nose, scratch dandruff from its scalp, or spit. Don't these methods sound disgusting? Vulgar? But they might actually work, right?"

Shen Mo frowned slightly. "You mean that child can fill in our thinking blind spots?"

"I'm not sure…" Bai Youwei pondered for a moment, then said, "How about this, let's play a game now. You treat me as the Overseer and see if you can clear the game. How about it?"

The three men, holding their bowls, looked at her speechlessly.

"Give us the question," Shen Mo said.

They'd treat it as a dinner game.

The corners of Bai Youwei's mouth turned up. "Hello everyone, I am the Overseer of this game. Welcome to the Doll Game."

Shen Mo: "…"

Tan Xiao: "…"

Teacher Cheng: "…"

Bai Youwei smiled, extending both hands, palms up:

"The theme of this game is 'Weiwei's Candy.' Suppose I have a red candy and a green candy. The red candy is watermelon flavored. What flavor is the green candy?"

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