3: Go to Japan

Lin Zhiyuan had taken Xu Lan and Lin Ran, who was “in a bad mood” after failing to get the house, shopping abroad yesterday and hadn't returned yet.

Actually, with the Lin family's current financial resources, although they weren't a top company in Capital City, buying a house was well within their means. Yet, Lin Ran was just perverse, insisting on snatching everything from her, always feeling that whatever she took from Lin Wan was better!

Ever since she returned, anything that belonged to Lin Wan, whether people or objects, she would snatch away to provoke Lin Wan. She not only snatched her brother and father, but also her boyfriend. She truly lived up to being the daughter of a mistress!

Thinking of her former boyfriend, Jia Ren, who was now one of Lin Ran's sycophants, Lin Wan felt as disgusted as if she had swallowed a fly.

Alright, alright, since you want them, then all these trash items are yours. I hope you love each other deeply, until death do you part.

Lin Ran never had a steady boyfriend, yet she could rely on her looks to charm several young masters from wealthy families, making them all eagerly follow her. In a way, she did have some 'skill'.

After the Apocalypse, because of her abundant resources, these people flocked to her even more.

But as far as she knew, Lin Ran was arrogant and looked down on them. She had always been most interested in Shen Mo Chi and most wanted to marry him.

Shen Corporation is one of the top family corporations in Capital City. The Lin family is nothing compared to the Shen family.

Lin Wan first met Shen Mo Chi when she was eight years old.

That year, the Shen family, at Old Master Shen's insistence, suddenly acknowledged Shen Huaiqian's illegitimate son from outside, who was the current head of Shen Corporation, and held a grand recognition banquet.

The Lin family's company was also thriving at the time, and Lin Wan's maternal grandmother had some connections with the older generation of the Shen family, so Tang Wanyun was also among the invited.

That day, she took Lin Wan with her.

Lin Wan sat next to her mother and saw the then 11-year-old Shen Mo Chi.

At the time, she only thought that the young man standing on the stage was incredibly handsome, the most dashing person she had ever seen, which left a deep impression on her.

However, his brows were icy cold, and his beautiful eyes were full of wariness and hostility, making her afraid to approach.

Later, as the adults toasted each other, Lin Wan felt bored and went to play in the backyard, where she saw Shen Mo Chi cornered by the three sons of the Shen family.

At that time, the eldest son of the Shen family, Shen Moxuan, was 18, the second son, Shen Moling, was 16, and the third son, Shen Mojiang, was 13.

They were all tall and big. Lin Wan, who was much smaller, saw the suppressed, broken look in Shen Mo Chi's eyes and couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.

Wearing a white princess dress and crystal leather shoes, she pattered over, forcefully pushed the others away, and shielded him.

"Why are you bullying him? I'm going to tell Uncle Shen and Grandpa Shen!"

Shen Moxuan looked down at the delicate little girl.

"Our Shen family's affairs are none of your business. He's just a little bastard; we can do whatever we want with him! Get out of the way!"

"That's right, hurry up and get out of the way! Otherwise, don't cry if you get hurt!"

Lin Wan looked up at the fierce trio, feeling a little scared, but she had been stubborn since childhood, so she stood her ground and said:

"I won't! Just try to touch him!"

Seeing that the quarrel had attracted the attention of the people in front, Shen Moxuan feared alarming his father and grandfather, so he had no choice but to give up. After threatening them, he left with Shen the Second and Shen the Third.

She remembered that day, Lin Wan stayed with him for a long time, though she couldn't recall what they talked about, only his eyes as black as obsidian.

Later, Shen Mo Chi was soon sent abroad to study. A few years later, the Lin family underwent drastic changes, and the gap between them and the Shen family became as vast as heaven and earth. They never saw each other again.

It wasn't until ten years later, not long after Lin Wan returned to the Lin family.

One day, she returned from outside and saw Shen Mo Chi sitting in the living room, with Lin Ran sitting beside him, fawning over him and meticulously dressed.

"Sister, this is Mo Chi, the current CEO of Shen Corporation, and my good friend."

Lin Ran's proud and boastful introduction slightly surprised Lin Wan.

The young man she had once protected as a child had grown even more handsome and refined, exuding nobility. Unfortunately, he had actually become Lin Ran's sycophant!

At that time, Lin Wan utterly detested everything and everyone around Lin Ran. Whoever was close to her was Lin Wan's enemy.

So, Lin Wan's good impression of him instantly plummeted. Later, Lin Ran would always intentionally or unintentionally mention how good Shen Mo Chi was to her, and even said she would definitely marry into the Shen family. This made Lin Wan increasingly disgusted with Shen Mo Chi, even thinking that she should have just let him be beaten to death when they were young! It would have saved him from repaying kindness with enmity and helping her enemy now!

Because of this, she would always avoid him whenever she saw Shen Mo Chi later on!

But it was clear that she had indeed been reborn now.

Undoubtedly, Shen Mo Chi really used his own system, and his life! To give her this chance to start over!

So there must have been something strange about the previous events.

She really disliked this feeling of being clueless. Such a great kindness... she had to go and ask Shen Mo Chi to clarify!

If that were the case, then he would likely lose the system he should have had when the Apocalypse arrived.

Although he held the upper hand now, having gained the advantage in the struggle with the three Shen family sons three years ago and taken over Shen Corporation.

But Old Master Shen, who had protected him the most, had already passed away. The remaining members of the Shen family were all eyeing him covetously! If he lost his system, then when the Apocalypse arrived a month later and order collapsed, he...

Thinking of this, Lin Wan's heart ached.

He really gave his life for her!

Since that's the case, she must protect him well in the Apocalypse.

Lin Wan's hands didn't stop as she quickly collected all the valuable items, calculating everything as she went downstairs.

Aunt Zhang, the Lin family's maid, had heard the commotion from the second floor early that morning, and after seeing Lin Ze and Lin Xu injured and going to the hospital, she had already called Xu Lan to report.

She was brought in by Xu Lan and was the most loyal lackey to the mother and daughter.

Seeing the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, all the other maids had gone home for the holiday, and only she was left behind, which showed her status.

Hearing the thunderous music upstairs, she curled her lip in disdain. Her mother was dead, her father was distant, her brothers disliked her—what kind of trouble could she possibly stir up!

Seeing Lin Wan come down, she nodded indifferently, considering it a greeting.

Lin Wan sneered. In this family, everyone except her was completely controlled by Xu Lan and her daughter. They truly were a pair of green tea bitches, one old and one young, quite a team!

Thinking of the now empty villa, she hummed a song happily, grabbed her car keys, and left.

Old hag, when they come back and find everything gone, you'll see!

Arriving at the massive underground garage, a row of luxury cars was parked there.

Lin Ran's newly acquired Porsche, Xu Lan's Mercedes, Lin Ze's Bentley, Lin Xu's Hummer, Lin Zhiyuan's Maybach.

And next to them, a Ferrari sports car, and a brand new RV that Lin Ze bought for Lin Ran last year after she merely mentioned it.

Tsk tsk tsk, how extravagant! Even with money, they couldn't withstand such profligacy! Moreover, the company was declining daily, and as far as she knew, they had quite a few loans under their names!

Lin Wan smirked and found the circuit breaker to cut off the power.

Then, she turned on her phone's flashlight, tapped her small finger, and the car keys were already stored in her spatial dimension.

"Hahaha, tee hee hee... This is so satisfying..."

As she drove off in her Mercedes G-Wagen, only an empty underground parking lot remained behind her...

When she returned to her downtown home, Lin Wan took the elevator directly to the top floor.

This building has twenty-five floors, and she lives on the twenty-fourth floor.

Shen Mo Chi lives on the top floor.

This was also the reason why Lin Ran had gone to such lengths to get her apartment. Now that she thought about it, Lin Ran probably wanted to take advantage of being close by.

Standing at the door, Lin Wan felt incredibly uneasy. She remembered a time when Shen Mo Chi stopped her and asked why she was avoiding him, and the hurtful words she had said...

Since then, he had never appeared before her again.

Biting her lip, she still mustered the courage to knock on his door.

Lin Wan's heart was pounding, and she even wanted to run away, but her feet wouldn't move.

Forget it, she had always been fearless, and she had to get things clear...

"Who are you looking for?"

An auntie wearing a housekeeping company uniform opened the door and asked.

"Hello, my name is Lin Wan, I'm looking for Shen Mo Chi."

"Oh, sir isn't here. He went to Japan on a business trip yesterday and will be back in a week."

Lin Wan inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

"Alright, then I'll come again next time."

She fled downstairs as if escaping, closed the door, and composed herself.

Never mind, it's not too late to ask when he returns.

Takeout arrived one after another. Lin Wan washed her hands and sat at the dining table, beginning to feast.

The aroma of the food stimulated her taste buds. Lin Wan temporarily cast everything aside, transforming into a greedy girl, holding a steak in her left hand and chopsticks in her right, slurping down seafood noodles.

She occasionally took a sip of the milk tea in front of her.

"Hmm, this is indeed much tastier than the mutated insects in the Apocalypse."

Lin Wan's cheeks were puffed out, and she narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.

She didn't stop until her stomach could hold no more.

She burped and touched her forehead.

Hmm, she was starting to sweat.

She took her temperature, 36.7.

After a morning of commotion, thankfully, the fever had subsided.

During the five years of the Apocalypse, for most people, the most lacking thing was, of course, food.

Later on, cannibalism was not uncommon, not to mention the mutated zombies and animals.

She had barely survived in such a cruel environment thanks to a benefactor, only to be killed by her own relatives. It was truly ironic. But in the end, she didn't know if Uncle Wang was alright...

Putting the uneaten food into her spatial dimension, Lin Wan looked at today's haul, gazing at the glittering array... her mood brightened a little.

After thinking for a moment, she directly bought a flight ticket to Japan for the afternoon.

It was noon now, and the plane was at 3 PM, leaving three hours, which was enough time to do many things.

The Lin family would definitely report the theft of so many items.

Many of these necklaces and watches were unique in the country, so they couldn't be sold here, as they would be easily traced.

She might as well go to Japan to sell them. She had lived there with her mother for a few years and also attended university there, so she was quite familiar with the place.

Although she now held the majority of the company's shares, the premise for her mother to painstakingly preserve these shares was Lin Zhiyuan's condition: she could only receive dividends and not participate in company management.

She had been away from the Lin family for ten years and no longer had any say.

The Lin Corporation only transferred one million yuan to her card each year, and in the last three years, it was only a few hundred thousand. It was impossible to say there was no foul play.

It was obvious that Lin Zhiyuan and the others had tampered with it.

And ever since her divorce, her mother had been disheartened, suffering from both physical and mental illnesses. Lin Wan had been taking her for treatment all these years, which was a considerable expense annually.

Lin Wan also had to attend school, plus their living expenses...

So, after all these years, Lin Wan now only had a little over a million yuan left in her card.

Lin Wan's mother passed away shortly after Lin Wan graduated. When she returned and proposed joining the company, Lin Zhiyuan only arranged a leisurely position for her. Lin Ze and Lin Xu were both high-level executives, and Lin Ran was also in the company. The few of them were strictly guarding against her.

She had originally planned to take it step by step, fighting Lin Ran and the others to the end to reclaim the Lin Corporation...

But now...

Before, she thought that with a house, a car, savings, and her shares, everything could be gradually achieved.

But with the Apocalypse coming, there were too many things to buy, and these were far from enough.

Selling these items would also bring in a considerable sum of money. She could also see what she needed over there, and Shen Mo Chi was also there, so she urgently wanted to clarify things...

Unfortunately, he had stopped her back then and forcefully saved his private number in her phone, telling her to call him if anything happened.

But in a fit of anger at the time, Lin Wan deleted it right in front of him...

Lin Wan was rather dejected, then suddenly remembered that her phone seemed to be able to recover deleted contacts.

She fiddled with her phone for a while, looked at the string of numbers, breathed a long sigh of relief, and couldn't help but tear up.

Shen Mo Chi, you gave me my life. I will cherish it and protect you well!

Lin Zhiyuan would definitely come knocking soon after returning, so this house couldn't be kept.

Lin Wan put all the valuable items from the house into her spatial dimension and then listed the house online.

She also had a hilltop villa in the suburbs, which she had kept a secret from others as a precaution.

Moreover, that area was high in elevation, and in the major earthquake a month later, that villa district was one of the few communities that could withstand it. When she returned, she would go there to live and hoard supplies.

After doing all this, Lin Wan took out a notebook and began writing her hoarding plan.

One month, she had to make good use of the time. When the Apocalypse came, cars, houses, and money wouldn't matter. Whoever lived the longest in the Apocalypse would be the winner!

And in this life, she would be the one who lived long and well in the Apocalypse.

Shen Mo Chi too.

After filling several pages, seeing that it was almost time, Lin Wan drove off. She dropped off the house keys at the real estate agency along the way, then rushed to the airport and headed straight for the boarding gate.

Amidst the bustling crowd, she did not see Lin Zhiyuan and the other two exiting from another gate.

Once on the plane, as soon as Lin Wan sat down, a wave of exhaustion swept over her.

She hadn't stopped for a moment since waking up today. Although her fever had subsided, she still felt weak all over.

Before, it was the excitement of being reborn and the desire for revenge that sustained her. Now that she sat down, her body sent out signals.

A nap would be good; she would have the energy to do things after she woke up.

Drowsiness crept in, and she didn't resist, putting on an eye mask and falling into a deep sleep.

While she was sound asleep on the plane, the Lin family villa was already in chaos.