Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

This was a room filled with gorgeous dresses.

Except for the wall with the door, the other three walls were entirely wardrobes!

In the middle of the room stood more than a dozen window display mannequins dressed in elaborate gowns, with towering wigs, puffy sleeves, and wide, floor-sweeping skirts, as if hosting a court banquet from the Elizabethan era.

Zhu Shu opened one of the wardrobe doors, first helping Bai Youwei inside, then closed the door. She then squeezed herself under the skirt of one of the mannequins.

The court dresses of this period were extremely ornate, with a layer of silk velvet hip padding in the middle. The larger the hip support, the wealthier the wearer. Beneath the hip support was an even wider skirt frame, and outside the skirt frame was the actual skirt.

Not long after Zhu Shu hid under the skirt, she heard heavy footsteps from downstairs.

The Duke was back.

His footsteps were hurried and heavy, filled with rage. Almost as soon as he had recovered, he stormed to the third floor! Then he began searching room by room!

Just as Bai Youwei had anticipated, he skipped the first two rooms and started searching from the third.

Rooms deeper in the corridor were more likely to be his targets.

Bai Youwei stayed quietly in the wardrobe, but her heart was not at peace. She felt like she was being roasted over a fire.

One moment she felt relieved because the Duke was moving away, the next she worried about Su Man and Yu Yaqing being found. Three parts of this concern were due to their shared life-and-death experiences, and seven parts were due to her unwillingness to accept defeat in the game!

She couldn't understand why she was wrong!

Based on her previous game experience, killing the Duke should lead to clearing the game. Since the Duke was invincible at night, the gardener during the day was their opportunity!

But why didn't it work?

The gardener wasn't dead!

Not only was he not dead, but he had transformed into the Duke, bringing the night forward! Now, all of them had become his prey!

Annoyance or regret couldn't describe her current mood; there was also deep doubt and confusion.

The Duke's gnashing, furious voice echoed in the corridor.

"My lovely brides, where are you… Don't you know that refusing to dine with me will anger me!"

"Come out quickly… brides, I can already smell you, like stray cats in a garbage dump, fishy and foul! Disgusting!"

"Where are you?! Come out!!!"

"Liars! Liars!!! Greedy and foolish women! I will tear you apart, aaaaah!!!"

The roars and heavy footsteps filled the entire manor, the floor trembling faintly due to its master's anger.

Having found nothing on the third floor, the Duke angrily went to the second floor, searched it, and then went to the first floor!

As he moved further away, the imposing sounds became distant and faint.

Zhu Shu felt a slight relief.

She curled up under the skirt, her legs aching and numb, but she didn't dare move.

Just as she was hesitating whether to stretch her legs, the footsteps suddenly grew closer!

After searching downstairs, the Duke seemed to suspect that they hadn't left the third floor and had returned!

Her just-relaxed nerves tightened again! Zhu Shu held her breath.

Bang, thump.

The sound of something falling to the ground.

Zhu Shu's heart almost leaped out of her throat!

Why would something fall for no reason?! Could something have happened to Bai Youwei? Damn it, this sound will attract the Duke!

Sure enough, the footsteps approached faster!

Zhu Shu was anxious but helpless, slightly lifting the cake-icing-like frills at the bottom—

There was nothing unusual near the wardrobe, but at the door, a corner of clothing quickly retreated.

Zhu Shu was stunned.

She recognized that piece of fabric.

It was Hu Ya…

A chill rose in Zhu Shu's heart. She hadn't expected that with the situation still unclear, Hu Ya would want to harm them.

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