"Chapter 1​​

Zombies were charging towards me, and through the window, my boyfriend and his ""cousin"" watched me coldly.

Even now, I can't understand it. He loved me so desperately back then, yet now he was the one pushing me into the horde of zombies.

I thought, if I could start over, I would make them pay.

Bloody maws lunged at me. As they tore into my flesh, I felt no pain.

Gradually, my vision blurred until my eyes closed completely.

I opened my eyes, looking around at the familiar surroundings. I quickly grabbed my phone to check the date. May 6th?

I recalled those scenes vividly. The pain felt so real.

Had I been reborn? May 6th was still three months before the zombie outbreak. Three months was plenty of time to prepare.

In this life, I wouldn’t be soft-hearted anymore.

My phone vibrated. Picking it up, I saw it was Xiao Xiao asking if he should bring me food. Before, this would have made me ecstatic. Now, for some reason, a surge of hatred welled up inside me.

Though everyone was selfish in the apocalypse, I couldn't bear to see him and his cousin go hungry, often risking my life to find food for them. And in the end, this was how they repaid me.

Now, I don’t even know if that “cousin” was really his cousin.

I texted him back: “We’re breaking up.” Then I blocked all his contact methods.

Next, it was time to prepare for the apocalypse.

I was an only child, my parents passed away early, so I inherited a substantial sum. Combined with investments over the years, conservatively, I had at least 80 million.

Money wasn’t a worry. Next was finding a place and stockpiling supplies.

The high-end apartment complex I lived in now had too many people and wasn’t safe. In the apocalypse, human nature is the most terrifying thing.

Over the next two days, I looked at many properties with realtors. The one that satisfied me most was that standalone villa in the suburbs. The owner was abroad, so they were renting it out.

Three floors above ground, two below.

The best feature: fewer people in the suburbs.

It seemed perfect. Given the time constraints, I couldn’t afford to look further. We agreed on a price of 5800 yuan a month. I rented it for a year and paid upfront.

I told the landlord in advance I’d do minor renovations. He happily agreed.

I collected all the keys. I told the realtor I needed to give keys to the renovation crew.

I hired workers to rush the renovations. I had the existing perimeter wall raised by 2 meters. Still feeling insecure, I had them install an electric fence.

All the glass in the villa was bulletproof and one-way. The whole house was soundproofed. The main door was a bank-grade security door. According to the foreman, “A tank couldn’t blast through it.”

I bought 30 solar panels and had the workers install them on the walls and roof—anywhere the sun hit.

I also hired workers to dig a well in the yard to ensure a sufficient water supply. Worried the water might get contaminated, I installed filters on every faucet in the villa.

By the time I got home, it was dark.

I was exhausted. The moment my head hit the pillow, I was asleep.

I went back to the villa. The well and solar panels were done.

The foreman asked if I wanted the interior renovated. I said no and settled the bill.

Because I planned to hire a different crew. I wasn’t renovating the upper floors. Feeling insecure, I decided to live in the basement.

I found reliable workers and had the basement renovated.

One worker, seeing the solar panels, casually asked, “Did you buy a generator?”

It suddenly hit me. Right, I hadn’t bought generators!

I immediately ordered 10 silent generators online. They should arrive tomorrow or the day after.

For all the rooms, I only furnished one with a bed and designated another as the surveillance room. I installed hidden cameras around the property and in every corner inside to monitor the outside and home security.

I set aside one room entirely for the silent generators to ensure a stable power supply later.

The basement entrance was also modified to be very discreet.

During this time, Xiao Xiao came looking for me. He said I was heartless for cutting contact for so long. Then he asked to borrow 100,000 yuan, claiming his cousin was sick and needed hospitalization.

In my past life, I lent it to him. Later, I found out he was gambling. He needed the money to pay off debts before his hands got chopped off. Only then did he remember me.

When I asked why he lied, he said he was afraid I’d be angry about the gambling. With his expert sweet-talking, I believed him.

This time, I said nothing. I just watched him quietly. I saw the poorly concealed disgust in his eyes. I never knew he could be so shameless—such a hypocrite.

I called security and had him thrown out.

I saw him cursing me, furious and flustered.

Seeing him so pathetic lifted my spirits.

I looked forward to seeing him get his hands chopped off.

Over the next month, I began preparing.

I went to a large mall, showed my shopping list to the first-floor manager. He stared at me, shocked, his eyes practically shouting, “This person’s crazy.”

10 large freezers, 100 flashlights (rechargeable), 500 power banks (all fully charged), 30 phones (largest memory, best specs), 20 tablets (pre-loaded with ebooks, TV shows, movies, games), 500 portable Wi-Fi devices (work as long as there's power, network is hidden), 100 drones, 10 radios, 10,000 books of all kinds, 50 space heaters, 10 binoculars, 50 sets of various kitchenware.

Ignoring his look, I said, “Deliver everything by 6 PM today, and I’ll add an extra 50,000.”

His expression changed instantly. “Of course! We’ll send it right away. Guaranteed delivery before 5 PM, no delays. Cash or card?”

Seeing his fawning attitude, I said nothing and handed him my bank card.

The manager took it. “This way, please. Xiao Wang, get tea for the lady.”

I took the card back after the transaction and gave him an address. “No need. Just deliver on time.”

Next, I went to the second-floor supermarket, found the manager, showed him my list. I saw the same stunned look. He repeated the items back to me multiple times but eventually asked nothing and went to prepare. I gave him the address and asked for delivery in a week.

1000 boxes of toilet paper (20 rolls per box), 500 boxes of sanitary pads, 50 boxes of toothbrushes, 100 boxes of toothpaste, 100 boxes of shampoo, 1000 sets of various skincare and cosmetics, 500 sets each of clothes, pants, and shoes, 50 bedding sets, 500 boxes of hand warmers, 200 units each of various toiletries.

After paying, I left the mall. It was already 3 PM. Exhausted, I headed home to wait for the deliveries.

At 5 PM sharp, the first-floor manager called. All goods were unloaded. Time to check.

The warehouse wasn’t far from the villa. A few minutes’ walk.

I checked everything against the list.

Everything was correct. I quickly paid and gave an extra 2000 yuan as a tip.

After they left, I spent hours moving things until around 8 PM. Tired and hungry, I returned to the villa and ordered takeout.

After eating, I went to sleep.

Early the next morning, I headed straight for the wholesale market. Buying in bulk here wouldn’t seem odd. Buying this much at a supermarket would be too conspicuous, easily making me a target.

500 bags of rice, 100 bags of flour, 500 boxes of self-heating hot pots (20 per box), 500 boxes of self-heating rice meals, 700 boxes of river snail rice noodles (100 bags per box), 500 barrels of cooking oil, 200 jin (approx. 100kg) each of various meats, 500 boxes each of various seasonings, 100 boxes of frozen foods, 100 boxes of various BBQ items, 500 boxes of instant noodles, 200 boxes each of various snacks, 500 boxes of canned goods, 300 boxes of hotpot base, 100 cases each of various beverages.

I visited five or six different stores. Basically, I emptied them out. I had the shopkeepers deliver everything to the warehouse.

By the time everything arrived, it was 1 PM.

I didn’t slack off. After a short rest, I started moving things again.

It took me a whole week to get everything moved and organized.

Sitting on the sofa, my thoughts drifted. Staring blankly at the water dispenser, I suddenly remembered the drinking water issue.

At 4 PM, I called a water supplier, asking for 500 barrels of water. There was a stunned silence on the other end, then he hung up, thinking it was a prank. I called back twice. Finally, he answered. After a lot of explaining, he finally believed me and promised to deliver.

By 8 PM, all the water was delivered. I checked it and gave an extra 1000 yuan tip.

Early the next morning, the third-floor manager arrived with a crew to move my purchases. Everything was moved quickly. As usual, I gave them a few thousand yuan for their effort. The manager took it without a word and left.

The remaining supplies weren’t as hard to move as the last batch.

I finished transporting them in three days.

Two days later, thinking the water might not be enough, I found another water supplier and had another 500 barrels delivered. After everything was done, I ate a cup of instant noodles and fell straight asleep.

I’d been exhausted these past few days. After washing up, I crashed.

With half a month left, I figured I should go out and see what else I could add.

Stepping out, I suddenly saw a pharmacy. How had I forgotten that? I went to several hospitals and bought all the medication available on the market, regardless of whether I’d need it. Enough for five years.

Next, I kept browsing: 100 packs each of various vegetable seeds, plenty of nutrient soil to grow them on the rooftop. Then, 5 types of edible fish, two of each for breeding. 500 bags of fish feed.

Spent a lot of money and searched long and hard through some channels to buy 5 guns, 100 crates of bullets, and 10 daggers.

One day, while out for a walk alone, I heard a faint meow. I remembered I’d be alone for who knows how many years. Of course I needed pets! I bought two kittens, 200 sets each of various cat toys and supplies, and 600 bags of cat food. I asked the staff to deliver it to my house. At first, she refused. After I added 100 yuan, she agreed. As she was about to leave, she reminded me, “Aren’t you buying cat litter?”

I knocked on my head. Almost forgot! If the sewers got blocked later, cat litter might be useful. I bought another 1000 bags from their warehouse.

The next day, I bought a lot of shelving units. I planned to organize the supplies like a supermarket—most importantly, it would save space.

On the fourth day, the shelves arrived. Just arranging the supplies took me three days.

Finally finished. Seeing the neatly organized goods on the shelves, I smiled with satisfaction.

Next was planting vegetables. I looked up many guides online, afraid I wouldn’t be able to grow them successfully.

I planted them in the yard. The area was spacious enough.

Only after planting did I realize it wasn’t easy.

Farmers really had it tough.

After planting, I checked the date.

Two weeks left until the apocalypse.

Recently, a biting incident video surfaced online abroad. People didn’t take it seriously.

They joked that they could take on ten of those.

I was scrolling through comments when one read: “It’s zombies. The apocalypse is in two weeks. Everyone, stock up!”

Many mocked him for watching too many zombie movies.

I said nothing, silently giving him a like.

I figured the internet user had said it anyway. I wouldn’t interfere.

These past few days, I was idly bored at home, living like a retired person.

Feeding the fish, checking if my vegetables had sprouted, playing with the cats.

Such leisurely days would be wonderful without zombies.

With only three days left, I moved my bed to the surveillance room.

I wanted to keep a constant eye on the outside.

In the evening, I turned on the electric fence.

While eating instant noodles, my phone started buzzing incessantly. Picking it up, I saw Xiao Xiao had gotten a new number, calling and messaging. He said he knew he was wrong and asked if I could take him and his cousin in."