Today, I Have Yet to Become a Doll

It was a hot summer day. Who wouldn't feel uncomfortable after two days without a shower?

Shen Mo felt uncomfortable too.

But the question was, how could he shower at a time like this?

Shen Mo stared at Bai Youwei, exhaling slowly through his nostrils, his molars clenching.

Bai Youwei nibbled on a biscuit with her head down, not looking at him, muttering to herself, "I want to take a shower."

Shen Mo: "…"

After a moment, he stood up and walked out of the dormitory room.

…

At ten o'clock in the evening, Shen Mo boiled bathwater for Bai Youwei.

He found two large stainless steel basins from the cafeteria, rinsed them clean, filled them with water, and put them on the fire to boil. When the water was about lukewarm, he carried them to the dormitory room--

It was impossible to take a bath or shower, so she could only wipe herself down with hot water.

Shen Mo closed the door and waited outside.

Thinking back on the past two days, he found it funny. He had done things he had never done in the first half of his life.

But who asked her to be a patient? In the face of caring for a patient, even the social etiquette between men and women should be put aside. What's more, she was nominally his sister, so it was not shameful to accommodate her a little.

The sound of splashing water came from the room. Shen Mo had no romantic thoughts in his mind. He just thought about these trivial matters, and his mind gradually calmed down.

The anger and annoyance he had felt earlier also seemed unnecessary.

…

After Bai Youwei finished washing up, she came over and opened the door with her crutch, making a creaking sound.

Shen Mo turned around.

She had changed into a white dress. Her long hair was braided and coiled around her neck, with the ends draped over her front. The tips of her hair were wet and dark, while her face was fair and clean, as smooth as jade in the night, lustrous and beautiful, without the sharpness she had in the game.

His eyes dropped slightly, and he saw a dark red mark on her neck. It was very glaring.

That was where he had choked her in the game.

He had promised to take her safely to Yangzhou, but the first scar on her body was from his own hand.

Shen Mo didn't know what to feel.

"There's still a basin of water. Do you want to wash up too?" Bai Youwei looked at him, frowning slightly. "What's wrong?"

There was no mirror in the room, so she didn't know she had a mark on her neck.

"It's nothing." Shen Mo looked away and went into the room to get the water.

As he was about to leave, he said, "Call me if you need to go to the bathroom at night. I'll be next door."

Bai Youwei pursed her lips at his words.

After a moment, she let out an "mm-hmm" and whispered, "…Got it."

They both knew in their hearts that this was an opportunity for a truce.

The journey was not over yet, and it would not do either of them any good to continue to be at odds, especially for Bai Youwei.

So he made a gesture of goodwill, and she accepted it.

Before going to bed, Bai Youwei went to the bathroom again.

The whole process was very calm and smooth. Shen Mo found that as long as she didn't throw a tantrum, she was actually very easy to take care of.

As they were pushing the wheelchair back, they ran into Monkey.

Monkey was waiting outside the house. When he saw them coming back, a somewhat embarrassed and ingratiating smile appeared on his face.

"We're parting ways tomorrow. It's not appropriate for me to keep this thing. You guys can decide what to do with it." He took out a cell phone and handed it to Shen Mo, then smiled. "Don't worry, the phone has no signal, and it hasn't been sent out. This is the only copy."

Shen Mo frowned and handed it to Bai Youwei.

It was the video they had taken when they were bullying Bai Youwei. It was not convenient for him to watch it.

Monkey handed over the phone and turned to leave.

He used to be a small fry who followed Brother Hui, with no sense of presence, but now he had taken the initiative to show his goodwill and try to win them over several times. It seemed that he had become different from before.

Shen Mo stared at his back for a while, then stepped forward to push Bai Youwei back to the house. "Delete it. If you're worried, just pull out the memory card."

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