The Jiang family had been built up from nothing by Jiang Mi's father. After years of operation, it had become one of the leading enterprises in H City, with assets worth tens of billions. As the Jiang family's young heiress, Jiang Mi could easily take out tens of millions without batting an eye.
After signing the contract, the agent's smile grew much brighter, and even his tone softened."From now on, this place belongs to you, Miss Jiang. Please keep the keys safe, and feel free to contact me anytime if there's a problem."
Jiang Mi waved her hand. Only after the agent left happily did she enter the air-raid shelter.
Although the shelter was built halfway up the mountain, once inside it became clear that it had two levels. The upper level was tunnel-style, while the lower level was an attached structure. This design not only greatly ensured safety, but the lower level could also effectively isolate nuclear contamination and radiation. Most importantly, it could strongly withstand extreme cold.
The space inside was so vast that it could form a completely enclosed world of its own. The upper level alone was about the size of two football fields, while the lower level was built deep into the mountain. Its full development would be enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people living here!
With this place secured, the items she had purchased could be delivered here first and then stored in her space, avoiding attracting the attention of anyone with ulterior motives.
As for the matter of the space, she planned to find an opportunity to explain it properly to her family later. For now, the top priority was buying—buying—buying!
While it was still early, Jiang Mi drove straight to the building materials market. Generators were essential. To power the entire shelter, nothing less than the maximum output would do. To prevent damage and increase fault tolerance, she bought five maximum-power air-kinetic generators. Although the shop owner claimed that one unit could handle the daily electricity needs of ten thousand square meters, she still wasn't reassured.
After all, there would be no after-sales service in the apocalypse. If one broke down, who would she even find to repair it?
Each generator cost 1.5 million. Five of them cost a total of 7.5 million.
Just as she finished swiping her card, her phone rang.
She glanced at the caller ID—Boss Jiang Xun.
She froze for a moment, a brief wave of disorientation flashing through her mind, and subconsciously answered the call.
"Hello… brother…"
"Seven and a half million?" A gentle, mellow voice sounded in her ear. Such a simple, ordinary sentence instantly made Jiang Mi's heart clench. A surge of emotion flooded her chest, and tears spilled uncontrollably from her eyes.
"…Brother…"
She gripped her phone tightly. After a long moment, she finally managed to call out to him again. Even though she tried to control herself, her voice still trembled hoarsely.
In the past, she had been most afraid of receiving calls from her brother. But after the apocalypse, she hadn't heard his voice for over two years.
His throat had been contaminated, and he could no longer speak.
Hearing something off in her tone, the person on the other end fell silent for a moment before saying,"Come home immediately."
Jiang Mi tilted her head back to stop the tears from falling, wiped her face, and forced a smile."Okay! I'll be home soon!"
Hearing her respond normally, the call ended without further words.
Holding her phone, Jiang Mi took a deep breath, suppressing the ache and joy swelling in her chest, and began thinking about how to talk to her brother.
If she could gain her brother's support, the amount of funds she could mobilize would definitely increase, making the next stage of stockpiling supplies much easier. Her brother's capabilities were far greater than hers; with him sharing the burden, the pressure on her would be much lighter.
But the question was—would he believe her?
Jiang Mi didn't know. But thinking of the broad back that had always protected her in her previous life, she felt that maybe… she could try.
After buying the generators, Jiang Mi drove straight home.
As expected, Jiang Xun was already sitting on the living room sofa. He was still wearing his suit, the collar slightly loosened, leaning lazily against the sofa. His whole demeanor radiated an air of refined elegance and restrained nobility.
The moment Jiang Mi saw him, the grievances she had been suppressing burst forth uncontrollably. She rushed forward and threw herself into Jiang Xun's arms, breaking down in loud sobs.
Jiang Xun was startled by her sudden action and became flustered. The accusatory attitude he had intended to take immediately turned into concern and anger.
After crying for quite some time, Jiang Mi finally managed to calm herself. She sat up from Jiang Xun's arms and looked at the suit collar smeared messily with her tears and mucus. Her expression stiffened in embarrassment. In the past, she had only been afraid of her brother—how had she ever been this close to him, much less thrown herself into his arms and cried so recklessly?
Seeing that Jiang Mi's eyes were still red but that she had finally stopped crying, Jiang Xun let out a sigh of relief. He didn't mind his disheveled state and said in a low, cold voice,"Did that kid surnamed Xue bully you?"
Jiang Mi shook her head, bit her lip, and decided to start with the matter of Xue Wenxuan.
"Brother, I brought up breaking off the engagement with Xue Wenxuan. Let's cancel tomorrow's engagement banquet."
Hearing this, Jiang Xun's brows twitched slightly.
He knew very well how obsessed his sister was with Xue Wenxuan. He was her absolute sore spot—if anyone dared say a single bad word about that guy, she would react like a cat with its fur standing on end, lunging to scratch. She had never complained to the family about him even once. Yet now she was calmly saying she wanted to cancel the engagement.
He didn't doubt the truth of her words, but he needed to know the reason.
"Why?" Jiang Xun took a sip of the coffee on the table, his expression faintly cold.
Jiang Mi frowned, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke tentatively,"Brother… actually, I was reborn."
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Xun—who was drinking coffee—suddenly coughed violently. The dark coffee splashed onto his expensive suit pants, landing right in an awkward spot.
Jiang Xun set the cup down, wiped his pants with a tissue, and looked at Jiang Mi with a strange frown."You cried for so long—has the water in your brain still not drained out?"
Jiang Mi choked. She had known her brother wouldn't believe her.
Of course—what normal person would?
"Brother, I'm not crazy. I'm very clear-headed," Jiang Mi said seriously, tugging at her hair."In half a month, the end of the world will arrive. You must have seen a lot of news about nuclear contamination recently—those are signs."
"Half a month from now, Typhoon Julu will make landfall. After lasting five days and dissipating, it will be followed by a massive tsunami sweeping across the globe."
After listening to her, Jiang Xun's expression didn't change. He looked at her calmly."So this is why you spent 7.5 million all at once?"
"I bought five air-kinetic generators, rented an air-raid shelter in the suburbs, and I also went to rearrange the renovation at Moon Bay Apartments today," Jiang Mi said earnestly, recounting everything she had done that day in detail."Next, I'll spend even more money to buy supplies. Brother, the funds I can access are too limited. Mom and Dad aren't home, and even if I told them the apocalypse is coming, they wouldn't believe me. So I can only trust you, brother."
"I only have half a month. On the evening of September 27th at seven o'clock, a Category 10 Typhoon Julu will make landfall. The entire city will lose power. The typhoon will rage for three days, and before anyone can react, it will be followed by a tsunami sweeping across the world."
As Jiang Mi recalled the scenes of the apocalypse, her face turned slightly pale. Her fingers clenched tightly around the cushion in her arms.