Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Li Li's expression was stiff, with a hint of indescribable bewilderment.

He looked at the woman whose shoulders were constantly shaking as she sobbed, his mind a blank. He subconsciously tried to comfort her, "This… this can't be blamed on you, after all, life and death are unpredictable once you enter the game. You didn't do it on purpose…"

Zhu Zhu's crying stopped.

It stopped abruptly.

She stared blankly at Li Li. After a brief pause, the grief in her eyes intensified, brewing into sorrow and indignation. She cried and roared at Li Li:

"How can you not blame me?! How can you?! Don't you understand? I killed Su Man!

She died because of me!

She's dead!!!

Do you understand?!

Just because it wasn't intentional, can you easily forgive someone? Even if the person who died had been with you for over a decade! Don't you care?! Aren't you angry?! Don't you want to avenge her?!

Li Li! Su Man was killed by me!"

Zhu Zhu grabbed his collar, clutching it tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"Hit me! Why don't you hit me? Why don't you even scold me! You bastard! Bastard!!!"

"Zhu Zhu…" Li Li looked at her, unable to express his feelings, his eyes also reddening.

Zhu Zhu cried uncontrollably.

She hated Li Li's indifference, but she also knew that she had no right to hate him. However, she couldn't control her emotions. As soon as she thought of the scene of Su Man being dragged into the torture chamber, her heart ached as if she were dying.

Chu Huaijin separated the two to prevent Zhu Zhu from doing something else in her uncontrolled state.

Li Li's neck was scratched red.

He stared blankly at the weeping Zhu Zhu, vaguely feeling that he seemed to be wrong, but he didn't know… where exactly he was wrong.

Fragmented footsteps came from behind, followed by a familiar female voice—

"Zhu Zhu."

Li Li turned back in astonishment and saw Yan Qingwen and Lü Ang walking over with Su Man.

"Su Man?" Li Li was even more confused, "Didn't you already…"

Before he could finish speaking, a figure rushed over quickly!

Zhu Zhu hugged Su Man tightly, overcome with mixed feelings of sorrow and joy: "You're okay?!"

"How could you be okay? We all thought you were already!…" Yu Yaqing was also surprised and delighted, and couldn't help but punch Su Man's shoulder, "Forget it! Anyway, it's great that you came out safely!"

Su Man rubbed her punched shoulder, a little embarrassed, and explained:

"I can't say I'm completely okay… I have quite a few injuries. I fainted as soon as I left the game. Fortunately, Brother Yan and Lü Ang were there. They were busy all night trying to find medicine for me."

Hearing this, Li Li couldn't help but turn to ask Yan Qingwen, "Su Man came out early? Why didn't you notify us?"

Before Yan Qingwen could explain, Lü Ang said in a loud voice, "Where could we notify you? Lao Yan and I don't know the new address after the headquarters moved. Besides, Su Man came out late at night, and the city was like a ghost town! We couldn't see a single person! Finding medicine for her almost broke our legs. Lao Yan and I had only just laid down to rest for less than two hours when Tan Xiao came knocking on the door and woke us up!"

Yu Yaqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and asked Su Man, "What exactly happened? How did you get out?"

Su Man looked at Bai Youwei and said, "…She gave me a puzzle piece."

Zhu Zhu and Yu Yaqing were both stunned.

Zhu Zhu asked in a hoarse voice, "When did she give it to you? How come we didn't know?"

"It was when I was being dragged into the torture chamber…" Su Man took out a gray puzzle piece from her pocket and gently rubbed it with her fingers, "At that time, I thought I was doomed, and I didn't want to waste any more props. I thought that if one of the four of us had to die, then let it be me. But Bai Youwei said…"

Su Man looked at Bai Youwei, her usually sharp and proud eyes becoming gentle and soft. She walked up to Bai Youwei and gently placed the puzzle piece in her hand.

"She said, Su Man, you have to hold on."

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