Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

Having slept too late the night before, Bai Youwei didn't wake up until the sun was high in the sky the next day.

Resting in the dollhouse, one could easily fall into a deep sleep. It was like a natural resting place, allowing people to quickly relax and recover their energy.

Because it was so comfortable, everyone spent the whole morning in the dollhouse, tidying up the rooms, washing clothes, and moving all the coriander and scallions in the flowerpots to the backyard to bask in the sun—

While preparing breakfast, Teacher Cheng rummaged through the kitchen and said to Shen Mo with a worried expression:

"We don't have much food left. There's still a lot of rice and flour, but we're lacking vegetables and meat. We're also running out of eggs."

Vegetables had a short storage time and were always in short supply. Meat relied entirely on the pile of vacuum-packed cooked food, which was now also exhausted.

Even instant noodles only had a dozen packs left.

"The city's supplies are distributed uniformly by the organization, so we can't collect supplies here." Teacher Cheng sighed, "Unless we join the organization, we can go to the supply depot to receive food for free. It seems that if we don't plan to join, we can't stay here for long."

Shen Mo said calmly, "Let's just eat something simple for breakfast. We won't stay here for too long."

Bai Youwei glanced at him.

It didn't really matter to any of them where they stayed, but Shen Mo was different. Shen Mo's father was in Shanghai.

Leaving his family to find who knows how many more puzzle pieces, was Shen Mo really willing?

"I'll go out first." Shen Mo got up and walked towards the door, "Everyone, tidy up and come out too, to avoid arousing suspicion."

The door opened directly into the bedroom of their residence.

He had just stepped out when he heard a knock on the door.

Because the door was open, the sound also entered the dollhouse.

Bai Youwei tilted her head and thought for a moment, then wheeled herself over: "They're probably here to see me."

"Looking for you?" Shen Mo raised an eyebrow, slightly puzzled.

He went to open the door. Outside were two thin, tall young men. Seeing that it was Shen Mo who opened the door, their eyes showed scrutiny and vigilance, but their attitude was still polite:

"Excuse me, does Bai Youwei live here?"

Shen Mo frowned and turned to look at Bai Youwei behind him.

"Yesterday you weren't here, so I posted a notice at the exchange point about exchanging items." Bai Youwei said, "Let them in."

Shen Mo stepped aside, making way for them to enter.

The two thin, tall young men exchanged a look and walked up to Bai Youwei, taking out two puzzle pieces: "We want to exchange for the Doppelganger Doll item."

Bai Youwei lazily glanced at their puzzle pieces and gently shook her head: "This number is far too off."

"How much do you want?" one of them asked her.

Bai Youwei asked back: "How much do you have?"

"We…" The other party gritted his teeth and said, "We only have this much. Only people who have been through the maze will have puzzle pieces. Two pieces are already a lot! Most people don't even have one!"

"Too little~" Bai Youwei still shook her head, saying indifferently, "With this number, don't even mention the Doppelganger Doll, I wouldn't even exchange the Flare Gun and flower seeds with you."

"Then how much do you want!" The other person was a little anxious.

Bai Youwei held out a hand, her five white and tender fingers waving, "At least five puzzle pieces."

"What about the Doppelganger Doll?"

"I won't consider it without ten pieces."

The two young men exchanged glances, and didn't speak for a moment.

Bai Youwei slowly said, "You can go back and think about it, but I also want to remind you that this price will only increase, not decrease. After all, used puzzle pieces are useless. I'm just curious and want to collect them. Maybe tomorrow I'll regret it and think it's not worth it, and I won't want to exchange them anymore."

Both of them frowned.

One of them said, "…Okay, we'll go back and think about it."

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