After parking the car, I returned to my hometown overnight.

The original orphanage was overgrown with weeds, and the familiar houses had long been covered in moss, but fortunately, they had only aged and not deteriorated.

I didn't tell Lin Ke that this place was where I really planned to hide.

Paper can't wrap fire. When the end of the world comes, those who have had dealings with me, the people who helped me move things, and the person who sold me the car will all think of me first.

They are all unstable variables.

I can hide people in my space. My plan is to live in seclusion in the old orphanage, pretending that no one is here.

On a daily basis, I will either withdraw or hide in the space when needed without being discovered.

There's nothing truly hidden from people. There is only the moment when a place is truly of no value that it will be forgotten.

In my plan, I will definitely live at home at first and then quietly leave when I can't stay there anymore. After all, I am not someone with explosive martial arts skills, and I can't become a kung fu master in such a short time. Be strong when necessary, be weak when necessary, and let go when necessary.

The first rule of survival in the end of the world is to stay alive.

I started ordering supplies, first dividing it among ten stores, buying 400 bags of 100-jin bags of rice from each store, then buying 400 barrels of cooking oil, 400 bags of flour, 500 bags of salt, 200 boxes of vinegar, and other seasonings, with at least 200 boxes of each.

Then I opened an outdoor supplies store, found some discounted stores, bought inflatable boats, rubber boats, first aid kits, tents, fire axes, climbing ropes, telescopes, radios, waterproof flashlights, super-large-capacity solar chargers, etc., anything that seemed useful was bought.

Then it was gasoline and weapons.

Weapons were fine, you could buy them at various self-defense shops, basic knives and such would be enough, but what about gasoline? This isn't something you can buy just because you have money.

I thought of Lin Ke. When he finally realized and believed me, maybe I could hand this problem over to him to solve.

After buying stab-proof clothing, bulletproof vests, anti-wolf sprays, knives, pepper sprays, and other things at the self-defense shop, I opened a general store.

Air conditioning blankets, down comforters, cotton comforters, shampoo, shower gel, laundry detergent, sanitary napkins, tissues, toothpaste, toothbrushes, thermos flasks, lighters, rubber hot water bottles, hand warmers, etc.

There were all kinds of windproof lamps, alcohol stoves, portable gas stoves, induction cookers, etc.

After closing the online store, I hurriedly went to the fruit market, selling as much fruit as I could see, and the fruit farmers rushed to me eagerly. I had to stand on a platform with a megaphone to show how much to take and create a list to be delivered to the address I gave before settling payment.

After finishing all this, I thought about what else I hadn't considered.

At that moment, the phone rang, it was Du Yi.

He had never called me on his own initiative before, so when I answered, I asked, "What's up?"

Du Yi probably didn't expect me to talk to him like that, and seemed a bit stunned.

I impatiently said, "If there's nothing wrong, I'm hanging up."

"Wait." He hurriedly said, "Li Zhaozhao, are you crazy? Just because I said a few words to you this morning, you're throwing a tantrum? Look at you, you have nothing. Who else would want you besides me?"

"You're not good-looking, and your education is not high. What kind of man can you find in the future? It's only me who doesn't mind being with you. Obviously, we agreed before to work together and fight for our future, but now we just had an argument. Why do you have to make it like this?"

"Other girls don't have as bad a temper as you..."

"Are you done?" I interrupted his rambling, "If there's nothing, I'll hang up. If other girls are so great, then go find those other girls, why bother looking for me?"

"Wait!" He hurriedly stopped me, his tone softened, "Baby, can we not fight? I haven't seen you all day, and I miss you."

Strange, I've been with him for five years, and I've never heard him say he misses me.

"What's the matter?"

He hesitated, "Did you... forget my birthday..."

I suddenly remembered that on the day of the zombie siege, it happened to be Du Yi's birthday. What was I doing that day?

We were celebrating Du Yi's birthday at Gu Xueyao's villa. When the zombies rushed in, everyone was fleeing, and Du Yi was tightly holding on to the pale-faced Gu Xueyao, completely ignoring me.

And I, not only did not blame him, but stupidly lured the zombies away for them, and later brought them into the space inescapably, thus starting my tragic fate.

He brought his school sister Gu Xueyao into my house brazenly, urging me every day to find supplies and hoard them in the space, while he just stayed at home developing feelings with Gu Xueyao.

I was like I was under a spell, looking for supplies every day to support them.

And Gu Xueyao only needed to dress up and act cute by Du Yi's side.

Later, when I couldn't find more supplies and saw that I had no value to them, they chose to take away my space, and in exchange for two packets of instant noodles, they sold me to the infamous evil group nearby. In the end, after having no value in the group, I was thrown alive into a group of zombies to be devoured.

Thinking of this, I shuddered and resolutely refused, "We have broken up, your birthday has nothing to do with me."

"Wait, wait, Zhaozhao, didn't you say you bought a new phone for me as a birthday present?" he urgently said, finally unable to help but speak the truth, "I don't agree with breaking up. I love you very much, I can't live without you. Zhaozhao, don't be angry, okay?"

"Every year my birthday is celebrated with you, what's the point this year without you? Without you there, I will never feel happiness in my life."

Hmph, I sneered inwardly, is he reluctant to lose me or the new phone?

Just as I was about to explode in anger, a thought suddenly crossed my mind.

If everything were to unfold as it did in the past life, wouldn't this be an excellent opportunity?

An excellent opportunity to watch them bring destruction upon themselves?

I put on a helpless look and agreed, "Alright, I will attend your birthday on time."

"That's great, Zhaozhao, we'll see each other then!"

As I hung up, I even heard the sound of his triumphant humming.

How nice. I lowered my eyelashes, the drama of scumbag men and cheap women falling to ruin together is even more entertaining.