Chapter 4 The Arrival of Doomsday, Temperature Drop

The woman doing aerobics almost stumbled and fell when she heard Shang Yun's voice.

Ignoring her appearance, Ye Rou ran over and hugged Shang Yun tightly. "Oh! My darling is back! I missed you so much! Why didn't you tell Mom? We could have gone to the airport together as a family!"

"Finally remembered you have a home to come back to? You didn't even call out to Mom and Dad when you returned."

Although Shang Bancity didn't get up and his tone didn't sound particularly good, the genuine surprise in his eyes was evident.

"I've come back, and if nothing unexpected happens, I probably won't leave again."

Being hugged tightly for the first time, Shang Yun felt a strange sensation in her heart, but mostly discomfort. So, in the midst of conversation, she subtly wriggled out of Ye Rou's embrace.

"Really? Have you finally realized and decided to live off your parents?" Ye Rou's eyes sparkled instantly upon hearing Shang Yun's words.

Ye Rou's words made Shang Yun couldn't help but tug at the corners of her mouth, followed by a hint of bitterness in her heart.

The original body was indeed fortunate, with a perfect career and warm family. However, she didn't know where the real Shang Yun had gone, and she didn't intend to tell the people in front of her that she wasn't Shang Yun.

The concept of reincarnation was too absurd. In a country that advocates science, no one would believe it if she said it out loud; she might even be taken to the hospital for a brain examination.

"Mom, what are you talking about?" Mimicking the original body's habit, Shang Yun grabbed Ye Rou's arm and acted spoiled, but there was no ripple in her heart.

"Come back so late and haven't eaten? Chat with your mom, I'll make you something to eat."

Watching the mother and daughter reminiscing, Shang Bancity glanced at Shang Yun and then got up to walk to the kitchen.

Not knowing when to come back, the family usually hired a housekeeper to cook three meals a day. At this hour, the housekeeper had already left, so he had to take care of it himself.

...

Shang Yun's return brought some excitement to the house, which turned a bit weird early the next morning.

The reason was simple: the winter supplies Shang Yun bought were delivered.

Setting aside the winter clothes and such, seeing the pile of radiators and several trucks of coal and sand, Ye Rou checked the order several times to confirm it was indeed purchased by her daughter before feeling a bit bewildered.

"Yunyun, what is all this for?"

Yun City was located in the tropics, where the lowest temperature in winter was above 20 degrees Celsius. Shang Yun's purchase made sense for donation to the Nan Chun County, where a mudslide occurred a few days ago, but having it delivered home was puzzling.

"Mom, I've recently become interested in northern house design and want to renovate our home."

Shang Yun forced a fake smile.

She didn't want to dwell too much on the apocalypse with Ye Rou, nor was she accustomed to lying. So she could only try to make her smile look more genuine.

"Oh, that's fine then. As long as you don't blow up our house and leave us sleeping on the streets, feel free to renovate. I've made an appointment with Aunt Liu to have afternoon tea with you."

Despite the lame excuse, Ye Rou saw through it but decided to let it go. Shang Yun's heart stirred once again.

Was she being too lenient?

In a place where Shang Yun couldn't see, a flash of peculiarity flickered in Ye Rou's eyes and disappeared.

Watching Ye Rou leave with complicated feelings, Shang Yun directed several vehicles to dump the coal and sand in the open space behind the villa.

All the winter supplies were neatly packed and stored in the house.

Afterwards, she called a large group of people and had them install radiators, boilers for heating, set up sheds on the empty space for coal and sand, and build dry toilets near the corridor.

Another group worked on major renovations to the villa. Shang Yun replaced all the doors with the most difficult-to-break iris recognition anti-theft doors and replaced the glass with double-layer bulletproof glass.

An extra layer of thick insulation boards was added to the walls, and several air conditioners purchased by Shang Yun were installed in the living room and bedrooms on top of the existing ones.

During her spare time, Shang Yun bought two devices called odor decomposers online. These devices could suck in odors and decompose them into harmless gases, emitting them. They required a monthly addition of decomposition powder. Shang Yun bought two hundred boxes directly.

Shang Yun's wallet became even more abundant because the houses in Ruo Hai City were all in prime locations and sold cheaply.

Ye Rou indulged Shang Yun's antics. Shang You, seeing these modifications for the first time, was full of curiosity. Shang Bancity, on the other hand, had a black face as he thought about the coal piled up in the swimming pool he was about to tile.

When rows of disposable toilets were neatly arranged in the front yard, Shang Bancity's face turned completely dark.

"Girl, did you have a breakup? We have money, but you can't do this."

"Dad, I made some pepper chicken by myself. Do you want to try it?"

Shang Bancity's character was thrown off by Shang Yun's comment, completely deviating the mood.

"Do you still know how to cook? Am I the guinea pig? Are you sure it won't kill me? Well, I'll reluctantly give it a try."

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Under Shang Yun's financial prowess, everything was completed in just three days.

The weather in Yun City became hotter and hotter.

Although it was nearly August, the temperature continued to rise to 45 degrees Celsius, with signs of further increase.

It seemed much hotter than Shang Yun remembered before the apocalypse arrived.

Feeling still insecure, Shang Yun had someone install electric fences around the villa's perimeter.

She also bought several two-meter-long steel pipes online and cut one end into pointed tips with a mini cutter.

Although the current villa couldn't be considered a fortress, spending a considerable amount of money gave her some confidence.

Looking at the roses in the yard, which watering couldn't save, and the lawn, which was somewhat withered from the sun, Shang Yun sighed helplessly.

The customized large water tanks she ordered had also been delivered. To stockpile water without arousing suspicion, Shang Yun spent some money to have a pure water delivery company help install two hundred barrels gradually, and she filled a few more using the house's water pipes.

As for the rest, she wasn't in a hurry. She had already figured out how to fill them with water and was just waiting for the right opportunity.

Time passed quickly, and on July 28th, Yun City experienced its highest temperature in history-50 degrees Celsius.

The previous record was 47 degrees Celsius, and although this year's temperature reached a new high, people accustomed to the heat didn't feel much discomfort.

Life went on as usual, with people going to work and students attending school. The only difference was that the lunch break was extended, and the end of the workday was delayed accordingly.

And tomorrow would be the first day when the apocalypse officially began to reveal itself.

Regarding the apocalypse, Shang Yun didn't mention a word.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, she had heard too much news. Many people caused social panic by spreading inappropriate remarks about the apocalypse online and ended up receiving a one-way ticket to a standard solitary confinement room, never to return.

As night fell, the city fell into a slumber.

At midnight, Yun City, which had endured scorching heat throughout the summer, welcomed its first cool-down.

Shang Yun had imagined countless times what she would be like when the apocalypse struck again. But when the apocalypse was truly about to arrive, perhaps because she had gained some confidence, she found herself strangely calm.