Сhарtеr 1: Rеbirth
“Кill hеr! Kill her!”
“Тhоsе whо insult thе gods are аll еvil!”
“Theу all desеrvе tо diе! Тhеy аll dеsеrve tо die! Кill her quicklу!”
“Gоd, plеasе fоrgivе us…”
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Jiang Сi wоke uр frоm thе nightmаrе, lооking at thе familiаr сeiling, and finally lеt out а sigh of rеliеf.
Shе hаd truly returnеd.
She quicklу thrеw оff thе cоvers, gоt out of bеd, аnd wеnt tо wаsh up.
Аfter being saсrifiсеd bу thе cult and dying, shе hаd bеen rеborn siх months befоrе thе аpoсаlypsе arrived.
Аftеr thе initiаl shoсk аnd joy, she quickly calmеd down. Lаst night, shе hаd stауed uр late to mаke а list of suрpliеs to stockpile.
Just as she finished washing up, the phone on her bedside rang.
Jiang Ci picked up the phone, glanced at it, and quickly answered the call.
A middle-aged man’s voice came from the other end of the line: “Miss, I’ve already contacted the buyer. All that’s left is for you to sign.”
At this point, the man’s voice paused, and he continued, “Are you sure you want to sell Jiang Corporation?”
The young but resolute voice of the girl replied, “Yes, I won’t go to the company. Bring the contract and meet me at Mingren Café. I’ll be there in half an hour.”
After hanging up, Jiang Ci changed into casual clothes, picked up her phone and the keys from the hallway cabinet, and headed out.
She drove her BMW Mini to Mingren Café.
Lin Jiahao was already waiting for her by the window.
This steady and mature middle-aged man was the professional manager her father, Jiang Wei, had hired before his death to help her manage Jiang Corporation. Before she fully took over the company, all she had to do was collect the profits.
Under his management, Jiang Corporation was indeed well-organized. If nothing unexpected happened, she would smoothly take over the company after graduation.
Unfortunately, in her previous life, the apocalypse came suddenly. Despite having a large amount of savings, she had nowhere to spend it. After the apocalypse, she struggled to survive for three years with a lack of food and clothing before she died.
Lin Jiahao did not underestimate the young girl sitting across from him. Respectfully and politely, he laid out the printed contracts one by one in front of her.
Jiang Ci carefully reviewed them. The price was reasonable and within her expected range, and every clause in the contract was standard and proper.
Confirming there were no issues, Jiang Ci picked up a pen and neatly signed her name in the appropriate places.
She believed that her father, watching from heaven, would support her decision.
The contracts were quickly signed. Jiang Ci capped the pen and placed it back on the table.
Lin Jiahao took the contracts and carefully reviewed them once more, ensuring nothing was missed before putting them into his briefcase.
Looking at the young and beautiful girl across from him, he felt a wave of emotion. Time had flown by—Mr. Jiang had already passed away for five years, and Jiang Ci had grown into a young woman.
He and Jiang Wei had been friends since their youth. Jiang Corporation was the result of Jiang Wei’s lifelong efforts. Although he didn’t know why Jiang Ci had suddenly decided to sell the company, he respected her decision.
He had watched Jiang Ci grow up and knew she wasn’t the type to act recklessly. She had never taken advantage of being a wealthy heiress to act spoiled or cause trouble.
On the contrary, she had always been calm, outstanding, intelligent, and sensible since childhood, setting an example for her peers.
He trusted her.
“Xiao Ci, no matter why you want to sell Jiang Corporation, Uncle Lin believes in your choice. Take care of yourself, and call me if you need anything. The buyer will transfer the money to your account later. Keep an eye out for it.”
Jiang Ci nodded and said:
“Uncle Lin, thank you for taking care of me all this time. Take care of yourself. I’ll be going now.”
With that, she stood up, smiled at Lin Jiahao, and turned to leave without hesitation.The Jiang family sold their assets for 4 billion, and with this money, she could stockpile enough survival supplies.
The issue of money was resolved, and last night she had also figured out how to store the supplies.
Now, she was ready to purchase the supplies according to the list she had prepared.
Last night, she had been so overwhelmed by the joy of rebirth that she slept too late, and today she woke up late. Jiang Ci was now starving.
It had been three years since she last had anything good to eat, but she wasn’t the type to binge-eat just because she hadn’t had decent food for a long time.
She knew that even if she wanted to indulge in a feast, her stomach wouldn’t allow it.
Despite being extremely hungry, Jiang Ci calmly drove home and found a rice noodle shop downstairs in her neighborhood that she used to frequent in her previous life. She ordered a bowl of tomato and shredded pork rice noodles.
She added an extra portion of shredded pork.
She finished the entire large bowl, not leaving even a drop of soup, feeling completely satisfied.
It had been three years since she had eaten such delicious rice noodles. If only she could have a bowl like this anytime after the apocalypse.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ci stood up and hurried home.
She needed to go back and study her portable space carefully.
On the night before she was sacrificed by the cult in her previous life, she had been beaten until she was covered in blood and left half-dead in a dark room. The blood from her head flowed down her neck and seeped into the ancestral jade pendant she wore.
By chance, this activated a portable space.
Unfortunately, before she could figure out how it worked, she died.
So, the first thing she did after being reborn last night was to cut her finger with a fruit knife and let her blood drip onto the pendant.
After her blood was absorbed by the pendant, it instantly turned to dust.
With a single thought, she entered a bright, rectangular space.
Compared to her previous life, the space had clearly undergone significant changes.
In her previous life, after the space was activated, she had also entered it, but at that time, the space was square and completely empty.
She had lain inside for three hours before being kicked out.
Last night, the space she entered was rectangular, with invisible walls on both sides. At one end was a three-bedroom, two-living-room, two-bathroom house.
The other end extended infinitely. She had run inside for a long time last night but never reached the end, leading her to suspect that the extended space was limitless.
Not long after entering, it was already midnight, so she was kicked out of the space again.
After that, she had been busy listing the supplies. Now, she needed to go back and figure out the specific details of the space.
Only by fully understanding the portable space could she maximize its value in the future.
Jiang Ci now lived alone in Room 1101, Building 8, Jiaxing Community.
Her family owned a villa in the suburbs, but it was too big. Her father had passed away five years ago, and her mother had remarried half a year ago.
She didn’t want to disturb her mother’s new life, so she refused to move into her stepfather’s house.
However, living alone in the villa felt too empty and lonely. When the housekeeper wasn’t around, the entire villa felt like a ferocious beast ready to swallow her whole.
So, she moved out.
Jiaxing Community was a school district property, with three households per floor, all small two-bedroom, one-living-room units. The smaller the house, the more secure Jiang Ci felt.
After locking the doors and windows, she was about to enter the space when her phone suddenly rang.
Jiang Ci looked at the caller ID and pursed her lips.
She answered the call, and a stern female voice said, “Jiang Ci, tomorrow is Sunday. Come over for lunch at noon.”As soon as the voice came through, the girl couldn’t help but feel like crying, yet she struggled to hold back her tears.
Not hearing a response from the other end, the voice grew even more stern, almost harsh: “Hey! Did you hear me? Say something!”
Jiang Ci steadied her emotions and replied softly, “I know… Mom.”
Wen Qianyue hung up the phone, staring suspiciously at the screen in a daze.
Has this brat taken the wrong medicine? She didn’t talk back and was even so gentle?
Could something have happened?
I’ll have to ask her properly tomorrow!