I Have Yet to Become a Doll Today

Chapter 846: Chapter 846 Heart Knot

Zhu Shu laughed, and said, “Shen Mo is always so careful with you.”

Her words were sweet, and Bai Youwei felt the red bean soup in her bowl tasted even sweeter.

However, remembering how Shen Mo nearly didn’t make it out of the maze, the smile on her lips faded slightly.

She didn’t really want to recall what happened in the maze, so she changed the subject and asked, “How has Yan Qingwen been lately? Does he plan to enter the maze?”

“Fu Miaoxue and Du Lai did come to us before, but Yan Qingwen didn’t want us to take risks and he refused,” Zhu Shu sighed softly. “Chu Huaijin has been going to see him these days, probably trying to persuade him not to give up.”

Bai Youwei curiously asked, “So will Yan Qingwen change his mind?”

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Zhu Shu shook her head gently, “Probably not… He has demoted all of us to commoners now, he doesn’t have any subjects left; he definitely can’t join the battle.”

After speaking, Zhu Shu smiled bitterly and added, “But living like this every day, so confused, it’s like the Grim Reaper has declared your time of death, yet you can do nothing but passively wait for the tragedy to strike.”

Bai Youwei joked, “It sounds like the end of the world.”

“It does feel a bit like that… Although Yan Qingwen hasn’t said it, I can tell he’s also worried,” Zhu Shu sighed. “He must really want to know what will happen when all the games are over. The rumors outside are more absurd one after the other, about becoming a savior, about being transformed by Aliens… I don’t believe any of them; sometimes I can’t sleep at night and wonder if all this is just a dream?”

She looked at Bai Youwei and asked, “If you win in the end and have the power to change the world, what would you do?”

Bai Youwei was silent for a while, then slowly shook her head, “I haven’t thought about it… Sometimes when I hear such things, I just think, I’ll decide when the time comes… I don’t even know if I can win the next game.”

“You will definitely win,” Zhu Shu smiled. “Yan Qingwen said that among these kings, few can match you!”

Hearing this, Bai Youwei playfully looked at her, “What is it then? Do you think I can win because you yourself believe it, or because Yan Qingwen said I can win, and that’s why you think I can?”

“Both, both~” Zhu Shu giggled, covering her mouth. “We all think you can win, and besides, you have Shen Mo. With Shen Mo around, it would be hard for you to lose.”

That was true.

Bai Youwei thought to herself: With him around, indeed, there is a great sense of security.

She gently stirred the red bean soup in her bowl, speaking slowly to Zhu Shu, “Actually, the most peaceful and comfortable time I’ve had over the years is now.

When you just mentioned whether all this might be a dream, for me, I hope it’s a dream that never ends…

If there were no maze, no game, Shen Mo and I would not have ended up together, I wouldn’t have met Teacher Cheng, Tan Xiao, Xiaoxin… I wouldn’t have met you all. I would probably still be sitting in my own room, counting pills day by day… Thinking about this, I really don’t want the game to end.”

Touched slightly, Zhu Shu gazed into Bai Youwei’s eyes, “…And now? What do you think?”

Bai Youwei tilted her head and smiled faintly, “Now… now I feel that, no matter what the world turns into, as long as the people around me are always there, that’s enough.”

Zhu Shu gently grasped her hand, opened her mouth as if to say something, but felt at a loss for words.

Everyone deeply detested the doll game; the game had caused them to lose family, lovers, friends, but Bai Youwei’s words deeply resonated with Zhu Shu.

Because the ties that were forged after each game, those too were precious. Who could bear to erase them?

It wasn’t just about romantic love, there were many… many bonds worth entrusting one’s life to, that were fiery and intense, etched into their beings in life-and-death situations, carved into their lives, having long become a part of their own personalities.

Zhu Shu took a deep breath, still holding Bai Youwei’s hand, and said, “Even if the game no longer exists, we will definitely still be here.”