Li Su looked at her older brother in front of her.
That familiar foul temper. That familiar stubborn pride that refused to admit anything. Her eyes suddenly stung.
Three years of grievance, unwillingness, and longing surged all at once.
“Big brother…”
“Cut it out. Stop crying.”
Li You turned his face away, shoved the large box into her arms, and said gruffly, “For that kid. Don’t let him think the Li family mistreated him.”
Then he loosened his tie and strode to the sofa.
Ning Zhenzhen quickly brought him sobering soup. He took it and drank it in one go, Adam’s apple rolling as he suppressed his irritation.
He scanned the empty living room and frowned.
“Where are the servants? Why is there not a single helper in the house?”
“I sent them all away.”
“I have something to say. You might think it’s unbelievable—but one month from now, the apocalypse will come.”
The apocalypse?
Everyone froze.
Li You looked at her in shock.
“Did you join some cult?”
“…”
Li Su’s mouth twitched.
“No.”
“Then come with me to the police station for a drug test.”
“…………”
“I’m not on drugs either.”
The room fell even quieter.
“I’m telling the truth. The company I founded—Lin Tianrou is planning to sell it right now, just to stockpile supplies for the apocalypse. Dad…”
Li Zun frowned.
“The company where you hold 25% shares?”
Yang Wen was startled.
“Honey, didn’t you also invest for Su Su? You hold about 30%?”
Ning Zhenzhen also nodded.
“And Li You invested too—another 25%.”
Li Su: ?
She was stunned.
At the same time, warmth surged in her chest.
So her family had been quietly investing in her company behind her back. No wonder it had grown so smoothly.
“So… it wasn’t actually Lin Tianrou who brought in investors? It was you all… for me?”
Li Su almost laughed.
Back then, Lin Tianrou had claimed she worked tirelessly to secure 55% of the investment, saying that was what saved the company and made it grow. Everyone—including Shen Jianchen and the others—had treated her like the company’s savior.
But it turned out all that money… came from her father and brother for her?
While she was still processing this, her phone rang.
A message from Chen Miao.
[Chen Miao]: Su Su! That was way too fast—Lin Tianrou already found a buyer. She’s selling the company! You’re still an original shareholder, so come tomorrow to collect your share!
So they had already planned everything.
Trying to take what belonged to her?
Dream on.
This time, she would make sure every single thing they took would be spat back out.
Yang Wen couldn’t help but tear up.
“Your father is just like that—you know his temper. Why do you always have to argue with him? Everything you do, the family knows. We knew about your company too. Your father and brother have been supporting you all along. Did you really think you did it all alone?”
Li Su’s eyes also turned red.
In the end, the only ones who truly cared about her were her family.
She looked down at the child in her arms. Li Yang also looked up at her obediently.
She said softly, “Then from now on, we stay together as a family.”
A family—including Li Yang.
Everyone turned to look at the child again. The little boy’s eyes were still a little afraid, but Li Zun and Li You both stayed silent, showing acceptance in their own way. Even Li You had bought him toys.
Li Su didn’t want to waste time.
“We need to start mass stockpiling supplies. Food, water, medicine—all of it is critical. We also need to build a safe shelter. The apocalypse will begin with extreme cold, then extreme heat, followed by floods caused by heatwaves, acid rain, and finally… zombies.”
The room fell into absolute silence.
Everyone was shocked, but her serious expression didn’t look like a joke.
After a long pause, Yang Wen stammered,
“A safe shelter… we still have an abandoned mine shaft under our name…”
The Li family had originally made their fortune through mining. Later, they abandoned the mines and shifted into real estate and other industries, building their current empire.
“Then use the mine shaft as the shelter. The deeper, the better. It also needs renovation.”
She continued issuing instructions.
“Sister-in-law, take everyone for a full hospital check-up. Before the apocalypse, I want everyone in peak health.”
Especially her sister-in-law—she was pregnant. About one month already, though she likely hadn’t realized it yet. But she had to be informed early.
Yang Wen nodded excitedly.
“Good, that’s exactly what we’ll do!”
After a moment of silence, Li You said,
“I’ll investigate. Since you know this, there might be other clues. Even if not, there should be some abnormal signs. I’ll also handle the company’s asset liquidation.”
“Alright. Then I’ll stay and stockpile supplies. Dad, see if you can deepen the mine shaft further.”
The study lights stayed on half the night as they discussed renovation plans. After a brief rest, everyone began their tasks at dawn.
The first thing Li Su did was secure cold-weather equipment.
In her previous life, the lowest temperature in the apocalypse had exceeded -100°C. Ordinary winter clothing was useless.
Space suits could withstand it, but they were impossible to obtain.
So she had to turn to civilian options.
She remembered seeing extreme cold gear before—liquid nitrogen protective suits that could withstand -250°C to -360°C. There were also polar expedition suits used in research stations, though those only worked down to about -60°C.
But the cold didn’t drop instantly. It gradually worsened—from normal winter temperatures to -10°C, then -30°C, -50°C, and eventually -80°C and beyond.
Eventually, thermometers could no longer measure the cold.
Extreme cold crippled heating systems in northern cities. Pipes froze and burst. Without heating, entire regions turned into ice cells. Even thick walls were coated in frost.
The government had once tried to save people by using deep shelters and mines. It turned out the deeper the mine, the better it resisted the cold.
So she ordered 3,000 liquid nitrogen protective suits and 3,000 polar extreme cold suits in one go. Their abandoned mine was large enough to store them.
She contacted manufacturers, but they couldn’t deliver that many immediately. She could only wait.
Just as she hung up, her phone rang again.
It was Shen Jianchen.
She immediately hung up.
Did he think she had to answer just because he called?
They were already done.
But another message came immediately.
[Shen Jianchen]: The company sold for 8 million. As a founder, you still have some shares. Come and get your cut. Don’t say we’re bullying you.
No. Not just “some.”
She held 25% herself—and her father and brother together held 80% in total.
“Yangyang, wait for Mommy at home.”
After instructing her son, she called the legal department of the Li Group.
“I am Li Su. Send me your best lawyer.”