Nan Mu Ran only then understood what was happening: “Are you forgetful? That house is mine. You’ve been occupying it for years and actually think it’s yours.

Besides, I think the house was dirty, so I sold it. What’s wrong with that?”

“You little bitch, you’ve lost your conscience! Let me tell you…” Nan’s aunt on the other side of the phone angrily shouted.

Bai Mei listened to the noise coming from the phone and frowned. “How can someone talk like that? Their mouth is filthy.”

Nan Mu Ran smiled and comforted her, “Mei Jie, don’t be angry. It’s just a mad dog. One day, I’ll tear that filthy mouth of hers apart.”

“Who are you calling a mad dog? Nan Mu Ran, I’m telling you, you heartless creature, you even tricked away our Shenghui, you won’t die a good death!” The Nan family’s aunt on the other side of the call immediately lost control, her voice growing louder.

The elder brother with the gold chain, who was standing nearby, was stunned. Wasn’t this the timid and soft person from just now? She sure looked a lot more imposing now.

On the other side of the phone, Nan Mu Ran’s tone was indifferent. “Calling you a mad dog is an insult to dogs.

How strange, your entire family has no home to return to, and yet you still have the energy to show off your filthy tongue with me.”

From the phone came the sound of Nan’s matriarch, sounding as if nothing had happened, speaking kindly and gently, “Ran Ran, it’s grandmother. Come back right now and tell these people that we’re not selling the house anymore, okay?”

“Old Madam Nan, have you been pretending to be kind for so long that you can’t take off the mask anymore? Or did you tear off the skin from your left cheek and stick it to your right one?

There’s really no need to degrade yourself this much, because I won’t change my mind,” Nan Mu Ran’s tone was firm.

Nan Mu Ting was the first to realize what Nan Mu Ran was saying: “Grandma called you shameless.”

The elder brother with the gold chain and his subordinates almost laughed out loud. This girl was impressive—such a fiery temper.

“Nan Mu Ran, I’m your grandmother, you unfilial child, you’ll be struck by five thunderbolts from the heavens!” Old Madam Nan trembled with anger.

Nan Mu Ran put down her chopsticks, her tone calm and cold, “If heaven has eyes, it should strike a thunderbolt and let’s see who suffers first.”

After hanging up, Nan Mu Ran calmly went back to eating.

She didn’t even need to think—she knew the Nan family would obediently move out of the villa, because they were always bullies to the weak but cowards in front of the strong. As for the buyer that the agent had chosen, she was quite satisfied with that person.

Bai Mei, who was beside her, felt uneasy. In Bai Mei’s heart, family was the most reliable support, but clearly, Ran Ran’s family wasn’t that way. “Ran Ran, it’ll be fine.”

“I know.” Nan Mu Ran didn’t care.

Jia Wu, who was usually silent, cold, and strict with Nan Mu Ran, placed a piece of delicious sweet and sour pork rib into her bowl, saying, “Eat more.”

Although his way of comforting was a bit awkward, Nan Mu Ran still found it heartwarming.

Finally, five days later, on a stormy night, it arrived just as it did in her past life.

Nan Mu Ran stood in front of the window in the small living room of the second floor of the villa, staring at the drizzle falling on the grass and trees in the mountains.

The rain on the first day of the apocalypse wasn’t heavy. For most people, it was just an inconvenient day for travel, so they didn’t realize the danger.

But by the third day, the water level would rise above knee height. Five days later, it would surge overnight, flooding the lower floors of buildings, and by the seventh day, it would reach the second floor.

The city’s drainage system would be completely paralyzed, and the changes would happen so quickly that humans would have no time to react.

As the rain continued to ravage, the water levels kept rising, and the government’s rescue efforts were delayed time and time again, causing people to finally realize the severity of the situation.

Unfortunately, by then, the rain in the top-floor apartments had already reached the third floor and would continue to rise until it reached the tenth floor.

All the goods in the shopping malls were submerged. There was no food to eat, no clean water, and no medicine to save lives. Humanity began to fall into despair.

And this was just the beginning of the apocalypse. After two months of continuous rain, acid rain began to fall.

Mutations in plants, animals, and humans occurred, and the zombie horde erupted. Following that came extreme cold, extreme heat, endless night, fog… surviving became harder than climbing to the heavens.

After watching for a while, Nan Mu Ran went downstairs. “Mei Jie, Wu Ge, I need to go down the mountain for a few days.”

“Now? It’s raining outside,” Bai Mei said, looking at her with some concern.

“It’s fine, the rain’s not heavy. I’ll stay at the top-floor apartment tonight and will be back in a few days,” Nan Mu Ran replied with a smile.

“Then be careful.”

Before leaving, Nan Mu Ran took seven willow saplings from her space and planted them around the half-mountain villa, then sprinkled some vine plant seeds between them.

Afterward, she went down the mountain to visit Nan Mountain Yun Yuan. This time, she filled the three refrigerators side by side in the kitchen to the brim with vegetables, fruits, fresh meat, milk, yogurt, and convenient ingredients, leaving no gaps.

She also filled the nearby cabinets with instant food and various snacks.

Once everything was prepared, she returned to the top-floor apartment. The rain had already started, and many of the items on her shopping list were already in her storage, waiting for the right time to act.

After all, acting too early would raise suspicions and trouble for her, but if she waited too long, the supplies would expire.

Only living in the city center would make it easier to operate.

Sitting on the sofa, she opened the apartment owner group chat, which she hadn’t checked in ages, and found a familiar avatar introducing herself—it was Nan Mu Ting.

Owner of the 12th-floor apartment?

Only then did Nan Mu Ran remember that Qi family’s siblings each had an apartment here. The one on the 12th floor should be under Qi Li’s name.

The apartments here were all one unit per floor, and the size was large enough to fit an entire family.

Nan Mu Ran thought that she might be bothered by that family in the future, so she immediately deleted the elevator password she had authorized before, leaving only her fingerprint. That way, no one could access her door via the elevator, and as for the fire escape, she simply locked it from the inside.

From the looks of it, Qi Li must still have some feelings for Nan Mu Ting, or else he wouldn’t have let her live in the apartment with the reputation she had now.

Because by the third morning, the water level would rise above knee height, and traveling would become very inconvenient.

So, after lunch the next day, Nan Mu Ran called Wang Yu and had him open the warehouse and distribute rice, flour, oil, instant noodles, snacks, and other supplies to all the staff.

She also notified them that Shenghui would be on paid leave starting tomorrow and would resume work after the rain stopped.

Wang Yu didn’t understand his little boss’s unpredictable decisions, but seeing her insist, he didn’t object and notified everyone right away.

The staff of Shenghui cheered, shouting, “Long live the little boss!”

Seeing that it was time for Guo Fei to finish work, Nan Mu Ran called him: “Brother Fei, do you believe in me?”

Guo Fei, who was stressed about a case, was stunned for a moment. “Of course I do. What’s happened?”

“Do as I say. Take Sister Jia Jia and Du Du, pack your things, and go to the address I sent you tonight. The villa’s door code is your birthday. Once you enter, there will be a mechanical lock inside.” Nan Mu Ran sent Guo Fei the address of Nan Mountain Yun Yuan villa while speaking.

“Ran Ran, what’s going on?” Guo Fei sensed the unusual tone in her voice.

“Don’t ask why. Once you enter the villa, make sure to activate the security system both inside and outside. This rain will last for two months. After the first rain stops, no matter what happens, do not leave the villa.

Unless I come to find you.” Nan Mu Ran continued.

Guo Fei was unnerved by her serious tone. “Ran Ran, what’s really going on?”

“Brother Fei, do you believe in the apocalypse?” Nan Mu Ran suddenly asked.

On the other end, Guo Fei was about to say he didn’t believe it, but his intuition told him that Nan Mu Ran didn’t seem like she was joking.

“Brother Fei, don’t doubt me. Just do as I say.

I’ve stored enough supplies in the villa’s kitchen, cabinets, and basement. It won’t be long before the internet goes down, and we’ll lose contact for a while. Take care of yourself, Jia Jia, and Du Du.” After Nan Mu Ran finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

Guo Fei looked at his phone’s black screen in deep thought for a long time. In the end, he chose to believe Nan Mu Ran. He quickly packed his things, went downstairs, and drove home.