Snowstorm: I'm Super Rich in the Apocalypse

The group quickly quieted down because after the things Gu Pan said, many people's sense of compassion had selfishly reverted to their previous viewpoints, and they felt embarrassed.

Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng put down their phones, looked at each other, and smiled. This lifetime was different from the last, different from the very beginning.

Half an hour later, a message came from 601: My name is Feng Zhekai. Thank you for your help. It's inconvenient to thank you in person at this time, but we will remember this favor.

Lu Ruisheng replied: Dr. Feng, there's no need for formalities. We did it for our peace of mind.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the conversation ended.

Lu Ruisheng reached out and touched Gu Pan's head. "You really have a knack for manipulating people's hearts."

Gu Pan looked at her husband. "The trials of those three years in our past life made us too familiar with human nature and the human heart. It's just that, in the end, we were still harmed by Zhuang Jie."

"It's a pity that only you have the memories. My experience is gone. But I only need to know this—I only trust you."

"In this life, we trust each other. Also, the vendetta against Zhuang Jie—I must avenge it."

"We will take revenge together. When order collapses, their time of death will come." Although Lu Ruisheng wasn't reborn, he had more than once heard Gu Pan wake from dreams screaming not to kill him. Every time he heard it, he hated Zhuang Jie more, and some vague, cruel images surfaced in his subconscious.

As they spoke of Zhuang Jie, a call from him came in at precisely that moment.

Lu Ruisheng muttered that Zhuang Jie really had a knack for bad timing, then pressed the speakerphone for both to listen.

Zhuang Jie didn't wait for Lu Ruisheng to speak and started first, "Brother Lu, are you and sister-in-law doing well?"

Lu Ruisheng said, "Yeah."

Zhuang Jie spoke anxiously, "Brother Lu, I see the snow isn't stopping. If it keeps coming down, we won't be able to stay in our house anymore."

He knew that in his past life, their house had been buried in a great snowfall, but to be able to move into Lu Ruisheng's house just as smoothly as in the past life, he hadn't moved in advance, waiting for this opportunity instead.

Lu Ruisheng had been told about this by Gu Pan; it was the reason Zhuang Jie's family had sought shelter in the past life and the catalyst for discovering the secret of the pendant.

Now everything had changed, the power was in his own hands. He said, "No problem. You're local; with so many relatives and friends, you will find somewhere to stay."

Maintaining contact was just to make it easier to seek revenge when the time came. How could he possibly go along with Zhuang Jie's plans?

As for the plan to empty his storage, he couldn't mention it yet, for fear Zhuang Jie would realize everything had changed and take his family into hiding early, which would make seeking revenge more troublesome since they would have to spend effort to find them.

Zhuang Jie was stunned upon hearing Lu Ruisheng's words. In his past life, as soon as he had spoken, they had promptly invited him over to stay. However, that was when his own house had indeed been buried by snow. Could it be that he spoke too soon, or maybe he shouldn't have broken the timeline from his past life? But what was the use of being reborn if not to gain access to the Space and gather supplies earlier? Now, he was confused.

He stammered, "Brother Lu, are you and sister-in-law fighting again? During such a devastating disaster, you should reconcile quickly."

He could only think that Lu Ruisheng and Gu Pan were still arguing, and that reconciling would probably smooth the way for him to stay with them.

Lu Ruisheng laughed, "We're doing well. I've got something else to handle, so I'm hanging up," and then he hung up the phone.

Zhuang Jie listened to the busy tone on the phone and started to panic. What was going on? Was he overthinking things, or was there something he didn't know about?

Of course, he didn't yet realize that in this life, everything had changed. He had lost all his supplies, and his life was soon to be lost as well.

He would still rather believe that Gu Pan had been unfaithful, which was why Lu Ruisheng was in a bad mood.

Gu Pan wrapped herself in the cashmere blanket, "In our past life, we took in their family. You, being skilled, took Zhuang Jie out to scavenge for food. Their entire family, young and old, shared our resources, and in the end, it cost us our lives. They were less than pigs or dogs."

Lu Ruisheng held Gu Pan close, "In this life, nobody will be able to hurt us." After saying this, he added, "Get some of the fitness equipment out of the Space. I need to make myself stronger."

Gu Pan responded, "Let's do it together."

Lu Ruisheng didn't object. Given the limited amount of time they could spend in the Space, it was a good thing to have Gu Pan capable of defending herself more effectively, "Alright."

Gu Pan took out the fitness equipment and set everything up. Lu Ruisheng started to instruct Gu Pan on how to exercise.

At this time, the blizzard was still raging outside, the wind howling frighteningly. The soundproofing was good, but the oppressive weather outside was plainly visible.

In the evening, when Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng were preparing dinner, the homeowners' group became lively again. It was still about the first floor, as the snow had nearly reached the first-floor windows by now.

But Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng had nothing to say or do about it, because this natural disaster wasn't just a momentary event; it was going to slowly eliminate some people. No one could survive solely with the help of others; everyone needed to find their own way to survive.

After dinner, the two of them watched the news on TV, which was all being broadcast live online. The host kept saying the same thing; that the snow disaster would soon be over, and they just had to tough it out. Hope was soon to appear, but there were no specifics on when.

One couldn't blame the country for this. The disaster had descended upon the entire world; no one could predict it, and no one could counter it. Later, on the road to escape, they met people from different countries. When extreme heat struck, and glaciers melted, places like Japan simply disappeared, leaving only a few who escaped aboard their country's nuclear submarines. These people were still unable to change their predatory habits, and later clung to the Beautiful Country for support, again fighting over territories and such. Of course, Gu Pan hadn't lived to see the end of the apocalypse and didn't know what happened afterward.

Thinking of these things, Gu Pan sighed deeply, hoping that in this life, she would see the world return to normal.

By the fourth day of the apocalypse, the blizzard was still going strong. The first floor was completely submerged in snow, yet those on the first floor were still persisting, staying in their homes, holding onto the belief that the snow would soon stop, the temperature would rise, and everything would return to normal.

Today, the various WeChat groups were even more lively.

In the university group, people discussed news from all over, with many elderly and children from the south dying due to the lack of experience with the cold; the news was quite heartbreaking to everyone.

People from the north shared some tips on how to withstand the cold, like filling drink bottles with hot water to place under the covers at night or soaking one's feet in hot water before bed.

In the high school group, everyone talked about how much food was left in their homes and how many days they could hold out. They were afraid to eat too much since they didn't know when the snow would stop.

The residential community group was secretive about how much food they had left, but they started to probe how much food others had.

Lu Ruisheng's client group was also bustling. There were those who bragged and those who complained.

However, in the comrades-in-arms group, they were all concerned that after such a disaster, many brothers would have to stay busy and couldn't rest. After all, clearing up so much snow would take days, and if it all melted, there might be floods to deal with.

But regardless, most people still thought things would soon return to normal. No one expected it to be the apocalypse. Whenever someone brought up the apocalypse, they would be criticized by others for fearmongering.

Only Gu Pan knew that at this time, many remote areas had already lost electricity and internet access, and countless people had died, but the outside world was unaware. If they couldn't be contacted, it was simply assumed that the snowy weather was affecting the network.