Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was already August 15. There were only eight days left before the apocalypse, but the temperature had already broken past forty degrees Celsius.
In fact, in her previous life, the temperature had also exceeded forty degrees. It just hadn’t happened this early. Back then, it had hovered around the forty-degree mark before gradually climbing higher and higher, eventually reaching a terrifying seventy degrees.
Or perhaps the apocalypse had already quietly arrived. It just happened to be summer, so people merely assumed that this year’s summer was unusually hot.
During this period, Tang Xinhua had called her once.
“Chuchu baby! We haven’t talked for so long—did you miss me? I heard from Brother Chi that you were sick. How are you now? Are you better? I want to come visit you.”
What a touching display of sisterly affection.
If she hadn’t waited nearly two months after Wen Ruchu had supposedly fallen “ill” to ask about her, Wen Ruchu might have believed it.
But now was not the time to do anything to them. She would wait. She would wait until the world order collapsed—until they cried to the heavens with no response and called to the earth with no answer.
Death would be too merciful for them.
When she thought about how, in her previous life, her hands and feet had been severed, the pain was unbearable. She would return that pain tenfold… a hundredfold.
“I’m feeling a bit better, Huahua. Don’t worry. My illness just recovers slowly. The doctor said I can be discharged in about a week. When I get out, I’ll come find you and we can hang out.”
“Okay! Then rest well. When you’re discharged, let’s go shopping together.”
Shopping?
She probably wanted Wen Ruchu to pay for everything again.
In her previous life, she must have been blind.
Before, they had said she had some kind of infectious disease. That scumbag didn’t even bother pretending anymore. He had been so afraid of getting infected that he hadn’t contacted her for a long time. He was probably fooling around with her “best friend.”
Once again, Wen Ruchu silently criticized her past self for being such a love-struck fool.
August 19 arrived.
There were only four days left before the apocalypse.
Today, Wen Ruchu stored the final batch of supplies into the Dimensional Space. Then she settled the payment with the elderly man. They had originally agreed on ten thousand per month, but Wen Ruchu directly paid him thirty thousand instead. She also gave him two bags of rice and two barrels of cooking oil.
This was all she could do.
Three days earlier, she had also sent an anonymous letter to the government, informing them about the ten years of disasters that were to come.
As for what would happen after ten years, she didn’t know.
For ordinary people, one week might not be enough to accomplish anything.
But for a country, a week could be enough time to make many preparations.
After today, she didn’t plan to go out anymore.
She didn’t want to run around outside and end up suffering from heatstroke.
After two months of extravagant spending, she still had two hundred million left in assets.
There was no helping it.
She simply couldn’t spend it all. She had already bought everything she could.
Wen Ruchu thought about it for a moment. Maybe she should buy a pet.
The apocalypse would be long and lonely. Having a pet to accompany her might not be a bad idea.
When she entered the pet store, it felt pleasantly cool inside thanks to the air conditioning.
A sales clerk quickly came over.
“Miss, how may I assist you?”
The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and the fields had already been scorched by the sun. Recently, the price of grain had been continuously rising.
Who still had spare money to buy pets?
“I want a large-breed puppy,” Wen Ruchu said.
She had already thought it through. She wanted a large dog. It could guard the house and protect its owner.
The only question was whether they even sold them, because Hua City did not allow residents to keep large dogs.
“Miss, are you sure? Hua City doesn’t seem to allow large dogs.”
“I’m sure. Just tell me if you have one.”
They did have them.
But people who raised large dogs were usually powerful and wealthy individuals who kept them in villas. Those people weren’t restricted by such rules.
The clerk thought for a moment before saying, “Then please follow me, Miss.”
Wen Ruchu followed the clerk to a room on the second floor.
Inside were five or six cages. They were probably the large-breed puppies.
Wen Ruchu immediately noticed a small dog with gray and white fur. The puppy stared at her with round, bright eyes.
The clerk smiled.
“Miss, you have excellent taste. This dog is a Caucasian Shepherd. It’s the largest dog breed currently in existence and comes from the fighting nation. It’s known as the king of dogs. Strangely enough, several people wanted to buy it before, but it was extremely aggressive. It seems you’re destined to meet it.”
The fighting nation, huh.
If that nation was good at fighting, then its dogs must also be good at fighting.
She would take it.
After paying twenty thousand, Wen Ruchu completed the paperwork. Then she bought large quantities of dog food and dog toys.
She also purchased ready-made dog beds for every stage of its growth.
Thinking about the dog’s bathroom needs, she even bought dozens of tons of cat litter.
It was great stuff.
Not only could dogs use it, but people could use it too.
She also bought many clothes that dogs could wear, as well as fabric so she could sew more later.
During extreme cold, even dogs might not be able to endure it.
Holding the puppy in her arms, Wen Ruchu headed home.
When the elevator rose from the underground parking garage to the first floor, five tall men stepped inside.
Their clothing styles were all different, but each of them was over 1.8 meters tall. They were also quite handsome.
Although Wen Ruchu liked good-looking faces, the solid muscles on the men’s bodies instantly raised her guard.
These men had clearly undergone training. Those kinds of muscles couldn’t be built casually.
Did these people live in the same building as her?
That wasn’t good.
If the world order collapsed during the apocalypse and they had any ideas about targeting her, things would become troublesome.
There was also her mysterious neighbor.
Ever since she returned from abroad, she had noticed that the apartment next door had finished renovations. But even after a month, she hadn’t encountered them once.
She had no idea what kind of person her neighbor was.
Wen Ruchu stood in the corner of the elevator while holding the puppy.
The elevator had originally been spacious, but after five large men entered, it suddenly felt crowded.
She saw one of the men press the button for the 28th floor.
Damn. That was close. She lived on the 29th floor.
Wen Ruchu noticed that one of the men occasionally glanced at the puppy in her arms, so she subtly shifted her body to block his view.
The man immediately spoke.
“Miss, we don’t mean any harm. We just noticed the puppy you’re holding. It’s a Caucasian Shepherd, right?”
Wen Ruchu was surprised that he could recognize the breed so easily.
What kind of person could identify such a fierce dog at a glance?
Had he sold dogs before? A dog trafficker?
Wen Ruchu nodded.
The man immediately gave her a thumbs-up.
“Miss, you’re impressive. This kind of dog is very fierce. You—”
Before he could finish, someone interrupted him.
“Gu Qirui, don’t be rude.”
The man called Gu Qirui immediately fell silent.
“Sorry about that, Miss.”
Wen Ruchu gestured that it was fine while quietly observing the five men.
The one who had just spoken to stop Gu Qirui was probably their leader.
He was very tall—nearly 1.9 meters.
Wen Ruchu was 1.68 meters tall. Standing next to him, she felt like a little chick.
It felt like he could knock her out with a single punch.
Scary.
Could they be some kind of underworld group?
Just as Wen Ruchu’s thoughts were running wild, the elevator arrived at the 28th floor.
The doors opened.
Wen Ruchu quietly let out a breath.
Good, they were leaving.
After surviving ten years in the apocalypse, she could clearly sense the murderous aura surrounding the five men.
The pressure they gave off was extremely strong.