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Being teased by Zhang Chao, Jiang Ning just smiled without arguing. If it really was a jinx, she truly hoped the extreme cold would never come. 

Observing discreetly, she noticed Huo Yishen’s usual cold and indifferent demeanor. 

Coke was a bit restless; it’s still not settling down after four hours of training and it occasionally makes a whining sound from time to time. 
 

Not knowing when the extreme cold would arrive, Jiang Ning prepared the electric blankets, down comforters, and cotton quilts in advance.  

She wore the thermal regulated clothing to sleep at night. The intense training during the day drained her energy. She had planned to stay up late, but she unexpectedly fell into a deep sleep quickly. 

Not knowing how long she slept, she was awakened by Coke’s noisy barking and the rustling sound of the walkie talkie. 

Opening her eyes, she felt the bone chilling cold, and the room was filled with the sharp cries of the rabbits. 

Turning on the flashlight, she found over twenty rabbits huddling in Coke’s doghouse and they were trembling from the cold. 

“Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning!” 

Huo Yishen’s anxious voice came through the walkie-talkie. 

“I-I’m here,” she replied, her lips and teeth were chattering due to the cold. 

He urged through the walkie-talkie, “It’s getting colder, hurry and put on your clothes.” 

The air felt like knives, making it difficult to speak. 

Jiang Ning bundled Coke and the rabbits into her space. 

As soon as they entered the warmth enveloped them. 

It took a while for her stiff limbs to relax. 

Hastily, she put on the prepared clothes—thermal underwear, cashmere sweater, mink coat—and layered several pairs of socks, snow boots, scarf, and a thermal mask. 

She squatted down to dress Coke in thermal clothing, cashmere sweater, and mink coat, then wrapped up Da Hui and Xiao Bai like balls. 

The other rabbits were stuffed into foam boxes lined with several layers of blankets. Whether they would survive depended on their luck. 

After doing all this, Jiang Ning didn’t forget to drink a big bowl of hot ginger soup, which burned her throat and stomach. 

As soon as she came out of the space, her ears were nearly blasted by the banging on the door. “Jiang Ning!” 

The force was unexpectedly strong, and even the stainless steel door couldn’t withstand it. 

“I’m coming, I’m coming!” 

As soon as she stepped out, the air was as cold as a knife, and each breath stabbed into her chest painfully. 

Coke coughed and kept scratching his nose with his paws. 

Carrying the rabbit nest into the room, Jiang Ning hurried to open the door and found Huo Yishen kicking at it. 

As soon as the door opened, an anxious voice came through, “Jiang Ning, are you okay?” 

As he spoke, a fur coat was tightly wrapped around her. 

Jiang Ning was stunned, looking at Huo Yishen who was wearing a military coat. She was in a trance for a moment, he… 

But she quickly snapped out of it. “I’m fine, I just felt frozen for a moment and my ears can’t hear properly.” 

“That’s good to hear.”  

Huo Yishen buttoned up the fur coat for her, then went to knock on 1803’s door. 

1803 had already been awakened by his banging just now, and was in a panic, they are trying to put on their thick clothes. “Got it, got it!” 

With two fur coats wrapped around her, Jiang Ning successfully turned into a ball. 

Seeing her looking a little silly, Huo Yishen grabbed her shoulder and shook her gently, his expression got serious. “Go back to the house immediately and light a fire to keep warm.” 

“Okay.” Jiang Ning turned and went back inside. 

Huo Yishen reminded her, “Don’t lock the door.” 

Jiang Ning didn’t lock it, and when she returned to the room, she brought out the kettle. Seeing that the door of 1801 was open, she hurriedly went in. “I’ve boiled some ginger soup. You and Doudou should drink some to warm up.” 

Doudou was curled up in a ball and was lying on the bed. Her little face was pale with cold; she couldn’t even speak, and she was trembling all over. 

Huo Yishen picked her up and poured a bowl of brown sugar and ginger soup into her mouth, “Be careful, it’s hot.” 

After drinking a full bowl, Doudou gradually regained her senses and wanted to cry, pouting, “Big brother…” 

“Don’t cry, your tears will freeze, and your face will get ruined.” 

Jiang Ning poured him a bowl of soup and hurriedly knocked on the door of 1803. 

The three of them were in chaos, they hastily put on their clothes and wrapped themselves in a blanket. Their hands trembled as they held the hot ginger soup. 

Especially Zhang Chao, the single guy, his face turned purple from the cold. 

“They wrapped themselves in mink coats, quilts, and anything else they could find. Being from the south, they were trembling and felt uncomfortable, as if their hearts were paralyzed. It wasn’t until they drank several bowls of hot ginger soup that they began to feel better. 

“Anning, you really are a jinx.” 

Zhang Chao shrank on the sofa, his teeth chattering from the cold. “If it weren’t for you picking up that million, we would all have died tonight.” 

The thick clothes, quilts, and other cold proof items were all bought with cheap paper money, but that unexpectedly saved their lives. 

Zheng Weili and Lu Yu hugged each other tightly. Her body warmed up faster, so she shivered as she went to start a fire for warmth. 

Seeing that the three of them were fine, Jiang Ning left with peace of mind. 

Seeing that the door of 1801 was still open, she walked in again. “How’s Doudou?” 

Huo Yishen was lighting the charcoal stove. “She’s warming up with some hot ginger soup.” 

Doudou was curled up in the blankets, only her two shiny eyes are visible. “Sister, I’m fine now. How’s Coke?” 

“Woof!” 

The dog, who had been ignored all this while, finally found an opportunity to prove his strong physique. Unfortunately, he was bundled up too much, and his muscles couldn’t even be seen. 

Seeing Coke wearing the mink coat, Doudou’s mood instantly improved. She reached out to touch the dog’s face. 

With the fire lit, the room became much warmer. 

Jiang Ning got up to leave, reminding them, “Don’t seal the doors and windows too tightly. Leave a gap for ventilation.” 

In her previous life, someone had accidentally sealed them too tightly and went to meet the god early. 

Huo Yishen prepared two charcoal stoves and handed one to Jiang Ning. “Be careful yourself.” 

Jiang Ning was taken aback, and she suddenly realized that she was still wearing his fur coat. She quickly took it off. 

“Keep it. I don’t get cold like you do.” 

No, besides her hands, feet, and face, her body was warm, and she was even comfortable. It must be that the thermalregulatory clothing was working. 

She observed Coke and figured it had also recovered. 

So, she insisted on returning the coat to him. “Don’t get sick, Doudou still needs you to take care of him.” 

Huo Yishen didn’t refuse again but insisted on giving her the charcoal stove. 

Since he insisted, Jiang Ning had no choice but to accept it. 

The entire 18th floor survived, which was a huge relief. 

Now, she could focus on the commotion downstairs, which sounded quite significant. 

After closing the two doors, Jiang Ning hurried back to her room and took out a thermometer to check the temperature. 

Wow, it was a staggering negative 19 degrees Celsius outside. 

Negative 19 degrees might not be lethal for those from the north, but for southerners who were wearing short sleeves in winter, it was a different story. 

A sudden drop from 20 degrees to negative 19 degrees, nearly a 40 degree temperature difference. 

What was more terrifying than the cold itself was extreme hypothermia. 

When the body loses a large amount of heat in a short period, it can cause a decrease in core body temperature, which can lead to symptoms like shivering, and eventually, heart and lung failure, even death. 

Yes, what caused widespread human deaths wasn’t just the cold, but extreme hypothermia. 

Many didn’t even have the chance to open their eyes; they passed away in their sleep. 

Their dreams might have been beautiful, imagining the rain had finally stopped, and civilization would return to the city. 

“Woof!” 

Jiang Ning snapped back to reality and retrieved some items from her space: a power generator, electric heaters and electric blankets…