A Chaotic Morning
Yu Sheng was jolted awake by Little Red Riding Hood's phone call early in the morning.
He blearily opened his eyes and saw two Eileens—one hanging from the foot of the bed, the other sprawled over the bedside table. No normal person could possibly imagine how these two dolls had managed to sleep like this. Meanwhile, his phone buzzed incessantly beside his pillow. Before he could say a word after answering, Little Red Riding Hood's frantic voice came through: "Yu Sheng! You're dead!"
Yu Sheng instantly snapped wide awake.
His first thought was that the JK generation's quality needed improvement. His second was to hurriedly wonder how exactly he'd offended the girl. This early-morning phone call was practically more loaded with implications than the sandbox in their orphanage.
But the next second, Little Red Riding Hood realized what she'd said and hurriedly explained, "Ah, sorry, that's not what I meant. My brain's a little scrambled. I mean, I saw you die... No, I mean, I remembered that you died... That's not right either. Ah, this time I've got it. I remembered that..."
It was obvious the girl was genuinely confused, but her confusion actually helped Yu Sheng figure out what had happened. After all, something similar had happened to Eileen, so he directly interrupted her with two dry coughs. "Ahem, stop, stop. You don't need to explain. I know what happened. Good grief, the 'Dire Wolf' standing between us during the transmission really makes this delayed activation absurdly delayed in your case."
Little Red Riding Hood fell silent on the other end. Yu Sheng's calm reaction had probably left her at a loss. Several seconds passed before her voice came through again. "You... How are you so calm?"
"Because I knew you'd remember sooner or later. Anyone