Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

As much as Tan Xiao hated it, he had to endure his annoyance and eat at the same table as the others.

There were eight people seated at the table. Besides the four of them, there was Uncle Zhao, the female tour guide, the strong man from the boat, and a young man beside him.

The dishes on the table were mostly fish, with a good amount of vegetables.

It had been a long time since they had a proper meal like this.

Tan Xiao ate with gusto, his bowl in his hand. Cheng Teacher was chatting and drinking with Uncle Zhao, their cups clinking. The strong man and the young man beside him were quiet, only smiling naively. The tour guide was busy serving food to this person and pouring water for that person.

She paid the most attention to Shen Mo.

—There was no helping it. His looks and figure were too attractive.

However, Shen Mo didn’t touch any of the food she served him. Otherwise, Bai Youwei wouldn't have been able to sit still for so long.

After a round of drinks, Uncle Zhao smiled and asked Shen Mo, “I heard you guys were wandering around the island this morning?”

“Yes,” Shen Mo replied calmly. “We walked around, hoping to see if there were any passing cargo ships.”

He didn’t hide it because the island was small, and their whereabouts couldn’t be hidden at all. He also wanted to use this question to test the other party’s reaction.

Tan Xiao quickly added, “We've been wandering around for a long time, and we haven't seen anything!”

Uncle Zhao laughed. “That’s because the West Mountain Island dock isn’t on this side. It’s in the other direction, blocked by the mountain. Of course, you can't see it.”

The old man seemed normal and didn’t reveal anything unusual.

Shen Mo asked, “Besides being selected to go to the safe base, is there any other way to contact the people there?”

“Is there something urgent?” Uncle Zhao put down his glass, his face kind. “If it’s urgent, you can tell me. I can take a message for you the next time I sail over. But I can only talk to the people at the dock. It’s difficult to go any higher than that.”

The strong man poured Shen Mo a glass of wine. “Buddy, what’s the rush? They select a group of people to go there every week, more than ten people each time. There are… um, sixty or seventy people on our island now. Just wait another three to four weeks, and it’ll definitely be your turn.”

“There are only sixty or seventy people on the island?” Shen Mo was slightly taken aback.

This number was much lower than expected. When he and Tan Xiao were observing the situation on the island, they saw traces of people living in many places.

The strong man said, “There used to be more, more than three hundred at most. It’s just that everyone has gradually gone to the base.”

Tan Xiao asked suspiciously, “Then why have you stayed here all this time?”

“Hehe, I’ve been unlucky.” The strong man laughed. “My name has never been chosen for the selection. But I’m not in a hurry. Life on this island is quite comfortable. There are more rules at the base. I’m better off staying here.”

He nudged his companion beside him with his elbow. “Right, Little Zhang?”

Little Zhang pushed him back and chided with a smile, “Get lost! Xiao Mei is at the base. Of course, I have to go!”

The strong man laughed heartily and said to everyone, “This guy misses his wife!”

Everyone at the table laughed.

The meal was quite enjoyable. Except for Shen Mo, the other men drank quite a bit. Cheng Teacher had low alcohol tolerance and his face was flushed after a few glasses with Uncle Zhao. He was even staggering when he walked. Tan Xiao was not much better.

Shen Mo helped Tan Xiao up and asked Little Zhang to help Cheng Teacher back to his room.

The group returned to the hotel room. Little Zhang put Cheng Teacher down and was about to leave when he realized that the door had been closed at some point—

Shen Mo, Bai Youwei, and Tan Xiao were looking at him leisurely.

Shen Mo asked Bai Youwei, “Are you sure you want to choose him?”

Bai Youwei nodded with a smile. “Yes, it’s him.”

Little Zhang was confused. “Wha… what’s going on?”

“Behave yourself!” Tan Xiao’s drunken demeanor vanished, and he waved the baseball bat in his hand threateningly. “Do whatever my brother says! Or else…”

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