Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Su Man was unconvinced. “Perhaps in the end, we'll have to rely on you to get out. Then what?”

“Then what? How about… I give you my puzzle pieces?”

Bai Youwei took the puzzle pieces out of her bag and spread them out in her palm. Three nearly identical pieces lay there.

They were a silvery-gray metal, gleaming in the flickering firelight from the fireplace.

One was hers, one was Shen Mo’s, and the other was snatched from Old Man Zhao.

Su Man, Yan Qingwen, and Li Li were all stunned.

Especially Su Man.

She had just said that casually, not really expecting Bai Youwei to give her the puzzle pieces.

Just as she was about to decline, Bai Youwei suddenly withdrew her hand and put the pieces back in her bag.

“Giving them to you is impossible,” Bai Youwei said coolly. “I didn’t even charge you for carrying you through the last game.”

Su Man: "…"

Li Li: "…"

Yan Qingwen couldn't help but laugh. “Are you so sure you can clear this game? You should know that the Overseer’s intention in giving out this gold coin is definitely not simple, and the difficulty of this game is definitely not ordinary.”

Bai Youwei curled her lips and squinted at the leaping flames in the fireplace. “Yes, can I really clear it…?”

Unconsciously, she began to anticipate it…

Games that were too easy bored her.

Life-or-death situations were the only things that made her feel the value of being alive.

Therefore…

She was very, very much looking forward to it.

…

Their late-night discussion lasted until midnight.

Afterward, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Bai Youwei fell asleep by the fireplace.

Shen Mo was on watch for the middle part of the night, so he simply stayed with her in the living room. Past three in the morning, when it was time to change shifts, and Bai Youwei’s hair was completely dry, Shen Mo carried her upstairs to rest.

Bai Youwei mumbled something in her sleep and then fell back into a deep slumber in his arms.

That night, Shen Mo only slept for two or three hours, but he slept exceptionally soundly. This house seemed to possess a certain magic, allowing people to let down all their guard and vigilance, and sleep peacefully until dawn.

The next morning, Shen Mo’s first feeling upon opening his eyes was astonishment. It was truly strange to sleep so deeply in an unfamiliar environment.

His second thought was that the rain had stopped.

Outside the window, the sky was a clear, cloudless blue. Bright sunlight streamed in, gilding the dark wooden floor, the wood grain shimmering like ripples on water.

Bai Youwei was pillowed on his arm. In the sunlight, her hair had a luminous sheen, and even the fine downy hairs on her skin were visible. Her face was rosy and soft, and her features were gentle, devoid of her usual sarcasm and arrogance, leaving only innocence.

She lay curled up in his arms, her small hand resting on his chest, sleeping peacefully.

Shen Mo watched her for a while, and for some reason, he remembered what she had said yesterday.

—Will you… secretly kiss me while I’m asleep?

Yesterday, he had only found her train of thought bizarre.

Now, remembering it, his breathing unconsciously became shallow.

He glanced at the beautiful morning light outside the window, then scanned the quiet room. His gaze lowered, settling back on her face.

His heartbeat was clearly audible.

He leaned down slightly, his nose brushing against the stray hairs on her forehead. It tickled a little.

Her eyelashes fluttered, and she slowly opened her eyes. Her light brown pupils held a sleepy haze, as if she might close them again at any moment.

Shen Mo waited quietly for a moment, watching as those clear eyes gradually woke up.

He exhaled softly and reached out a hand to touch her forehead. She no longer had a fever.

Bai Youwei mumbled sleepily, “Did you hear… it sounds like music?”

Music?

Shen Mo frowned.

He hadn't noticed it before, but now, he seemed to actually hear it…

Faint music, very weak, almost inaudible, a tinkling sound… like a music box.

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