Lin Wan took out an antique, exquisitely crafted box.
When she opened it, a jade bracelet came into view.
It was a family heirloom passed down through generations of her maternal grandmother’s family.
Back then, her mother, Tang Wanyun, had divorced Lin Zhiyuan because Xu Lan had come between them.
At the time, her twin brothers, Lin Ze and Lin Xu, were already sixteen years old. They chose to stay with Lin Zhiyuan, while she, at thirteen, chose to go with her mother.
It was not until ten years later, after her mother passed away from depression, that she returned to the Lin family.
During the two years since her return, she had constantly been at odds with Xu Lan and Lin Ran.
She had thought her brothers would stand by her. After all, those mother and daughter were the ones who had driven their mother to her death! But who would have thought that after ten years, everything would have changed?
Both of them had already been firmly wrapped around the little green tea bitch Lin Ran’s finger. They had long forgotten all the suffering their mother had endured and could no longer distinguish right from wrong or tell who was truly family!
As for that heartless man who was her biological father in name only, there was nothing worth saying about him…
This bracelet was one of the things her mother had left her.
Her mother had told her long ago that it was a protective charm and that she should always wear it without taking it off.
So she had worn it all along. That was until she returned to the Lin family and Lin Ran caught sight of it. The greed and possessiveness in Lin Ran’s eyes had been impossible to hide. Not long afterward, Lin Ze came to ask her several times to give the bracelet to Lin Ran.
Of course, Lin Wan refused. This even led to another huge argument at the Lin residence, and in the end, her father gave her a severe scolding.
Although Lin Ran temporarily restrained herself, Lin Wan eventually decided to put the bracelet away carefully to avoid any further trouble.
But she had never expected that in her previous life, the bracelet would still end up in the hands of those bastards!
She gently took out the bracelet, which was shrouded in an air of mystery.
It was a pale blue jade bracelet, translucent all over, with what appeared to be a soft glow surrounding it. Upon closer inspection, intricate and delicate patterns could be seen engraved on its surface. It was breathtakingly beautiful.
Lin Wan slipped the bracelet onto her wrist, then pricked her finger and let a drop of blood fall onto it.
Her consciousness wavered, and she entered the space.
The space was clean and bright, like a secluded paradise. It made her feel refreshed and invigorated, and even the heaviness in her head seemed to ease.
She looked around, but the space stretched so far that she could not see its boundaries. She had no idea how vast it actually was.
Looking up, she estimated that it was about as tall as a building with more than twenty floors. Beyond that, everything was shrouded in mist.
A three-story building stood quietly in the distance. Behind it lay a vast stretch of fertile black soil.
Not far away, a stream flowed gently.
Lin Wan could not help but burst into tears.
In her previous life, the apocalypse had arrived without warning.
After Xu Lan and Lin Ran repeatedly stirred up trouble, the three members of the Lin family, father and sons, had still driven her out. They had even forbidden her from taking anything from the house.
As a result, the bracelet that Lin Ran had coveted for so long naturally fell into her hands.
Later, Lin Ran accidentally injured herself, and her blood dripped onto the jade bracelet. That was when they discovered that the bracelet contained a portable space. As long as someone bonded with it using their blood, no one else could take it away.
And so, that heartless family lived comfortably throughout the apocalypse by relying on her space. They even established a base of their own.
Meanwhile, they constantly suppressed and tormented her. If it had not been for Uncle Wang, who had always helped her, how could she possibly have survived alone in the apocalypse for five years?
Back then, Lin Ran had spread false information, claiming that Uncle Wang was in her hands. Lin Wan had risked everything to rescue him, only to discover that she had fallen straight into a trap.
Lin Ze injected her with the virus, while Lin Xu held down her arms and legs. Lin Ran personally chopped off all four of her limbs and even gloated about how the bracelet contained a space!
Now, the space had finally returned to its rightful owner. No one would ever be able to take it away again!
Lin Wan entered the small building and briefly looked around. Its interior had a layout similar to that of a modern villa.
There were three floors in total, each measuring approximately a hundred square meters.
The first floor contained a living room and kitchen. The second floor had four bedrooms, each with its own private bathroom. The third floor was spacious and empty, with nothing inside.
It had running water and electricity, along with a fully functioning living system.
She then experimented with storing some items. After confirming that time inside the space was frozen, allowing things to remain fresh, and that living creatures could also enter, she began planning her stockpiling strategy.
Although she currently had a fever and no appetite, the hunger that had been carved into her bones made her crave food terribly.
She first took out her phone and ordered a huge amount of food delivery.
“Fried chicken, hamburgers, barbecue, steak, seafood platters, malatang, rice and stir-fried dishes, milk tea in all kinds of flavors, cakes and desserts of every variety…”
For the delivery address, she directly entered the address of the house in the city center. It was one of the properties her mother had left her. It was also the very house Lin Ran wanted.
Speaking of which, Lin Ran wanted that property because of Shen Mochi…
Ever since returning to the Lin family, Lin Wan had had a house of her own. Yet she had deliberately endured the disgust and insisted on living in the villa, watching that family put on their happy-family act.
She simply refused to let Xu Lan and her daughter enjoy a peaceful life!
She wanted to disgust them every now and then, right under their noses.
Lin Wan knew that after the huge commotion today, another storm would await her when they returned.
The apocalypse was only a few days away. She could no longer afford to waste time on those pieces of trash. Finding Shen Mochi and stockpiling supplies were far more important.
For now, social order had not yet collapsed. Until she had everything prepared, she would have to put up with them a little longer. She needed to keep those bastards alive for the time being. She certainly could not let herself get arrested and end up behind bars first.
After placing the food orders, she scheduled the deliveries to begin in an hour and a half.
Next, she put everything useful from her own room into the space.
She was a little clumsy at first, but after trying a few times, she became increasingly proficient.
Once she had finished, she quietly went to Lin Ran’s room on the third floor.
The door was locked. Lin Wan knew perfectly well that it was meant to keep her out.
She sneered coldly, removed the small hairpin from her hair, and picked the lock in just a few moves before slipping inside.
In the apocalypse, picking locks was hardly considered a skill. It was as easy as breathing.
Lin Ran’s room was decorated in a luxurious princess style. Two rooms had been combined, making it twice as large as Lin Wan’s.
Lin Wan’s eyes were filled with ridicule as she headed straight for the dressing room, which alone measured more than a hundred square meters.
There were rare, limited-edition handbags, custom-made jewelry, an entire wardrobe filled with designer clothes still bearing their tags, cash, gold bars…
Lin Wan grinned and casually waved her little hand.
Take it all! Take it all!
Next, she used the same method to enter Lin Ze and Lin Xu’s rooms.
Both of them had their own houses elsewhere, so there were not many belongings here. Still, there was quite a bit worth taking.
She took everything!
To prevent the servants downstairs from noticing anything, she had deliberately turned the music volume all the way up.
Finally, she went to Xu Lan and Lin Zhiyuan’s room. Their dressing room was even larger than Lin Ran’s.
Any single piece of jewelry inside could easily buy a decent car.
Lin Wan’s eyes turned icy.
Naturally, she took every last item without hesitation.
Back then, her mother had married Lin Zhiyuan, a poor young man who had nothing to his name.
The two of them had built their business from scratch and established the company together. At a crucial moment, her maternal grandmother had also stepped in to help him.
But just as their lives were getting better and the company was becoming successful, Lin Zhiyuan began having an affair with Xu Lan, the company’s secretary!
At the time, Xu Lan had just gotten divorced and had a seven-year-old daughter, Lin Ran.
By the time her mother discovered their affair, Lin Ran was already twelve!
They had secretly established a home together outside for five whole years without her mother’s knowledge.
Lin Zhiyuan was utterly shameless. After getting together with Xu Lan, all he could think about was scheming to seize the forty percent of the company’s shares her mother owned.
However, because they were too eager to get what they wanted, their actions eventually aroused her mother’s suspicions. After carefully investigating the matter, she uncovered the home he had established with Xu Lan.
Back then, her mother had endured countless hardships alongside him.
Because she had secretly registered their marriage, she had even angered her maternal grandfather so much that he suffered a heart attack. Her maternal uncle had consequently severed ties with her. Later, he moved abroad, and they never heard from him again.
But after finally overcoming all those difficulties, the company had gotten back on track.
Unfortunately, her maternal grandmother passed away from illness. Seeing that her mother no longer had anyone to rely on, Lin Zhiyuan began brazenly pursuing his mistress, scheming to seize her assets and bullying her without the slightest restraint.
However, her mother had helped him establish such a large company. She was naturally not a completely foolish woman. She had simply been deceived by Lin Zhiyuan’s sweet words and smooth-talking ways back then!
Devastated by the betrayal, she began reaching out to various people and taking legal action.
In the end, she managed to protect her shares and transferred all of them to Lin Wan.
That was also why Lin Zhiyuan had welcomed Lin Wan so enthusiastically when she returned to the Lin family ten years later. He was only interested in the valuable shares she held.
Back then, the divorce proceedings had dragged on for three whole years.
It was only after her mother finally gained the upper hand, protected her shares, and mobilized all the company’s senior executives to pressure Lin Zhiyuan into giving twenty of his fifty percent of the shares to Lin Ze and Lin Xu that she finally agreed to the divorce.
At the time, Lin Ze and Lin Xu had chosen to stay with Lin Zhiyuan without hesitation for the sake of their future financial prospects.
Her mother had understood their decision, but she was still heartbroken. Even at the very end, she had been fighting to secure their interests, worried that if Lin Zhiyuan and Xu Lan eventually had a son, her two boys would be left with nothing.
And what had they done in return?
In the end, they had become as close to Xu Lan as if she were their own mother!
All her mother’s efforts had truly been in vain!
Therefore, Lin Wan was now the largest shareholder of Lin Corporation, owning forty percent of its shares. Lin Ze and Lin Xu each owned ten percent, while Lin Zhiyuan held thirty percent. The remaining ten percent belonged to other company shareholders.
Speaking of which, not a single one of the things belonging to Xu Lan, that homewrecker, actually belonged to her!
After finishing her collection, Lin Wan went straight to Lin Zhiyuan’s study.
Ironically, under the pretext of protecting everyone’s privacy, they had installed surveillance cameras only in the living room on the first floor and at the entrance of the villa.
This made it much easier for Lin Wan to carry out her plans.
Lin Wan opened Lin Zhiyuan’s safe and took all the cash and gold bars inside.
She also took the ownership certificates for the shares held by Lin Zhiyuan, Lin Ze, and Lin Xu, along with several confidential company documents.
This time, it was their turn to experience what true despair felt like!
She was already looking forward to seeing the wonderful expressions on the faces of those pieces of trash when the company fell apart.
The day the apocalypse arrived would be the day of their deaths!