Chapter 2

The house in Fulin Community was the wedding house that Gu Kai's parents bought for them. It was a top-floor duplex located on the 19th floor.

When they first got married, the couple lived here for a while.

But because this place was too far from the advertising company where Chen Cong worked, it took more than an hour to get there one way. Later, Gu Kai simply applied for a single dormitory at the ancient book publishing house where he worked, and the two moved there.

He stayed there for three years, and Fulin rarely came.

The interior area of ​​this house is 160 square meters. In addition to the kitchen and bathroom, there are two bedrooms and a super large living room on the first floor.

There is a large glass-enclosed balcony on the sunny south side of the living room. The light is very good and makes the whole house bright.

There are also two bedrooms on the second floor, and a bathroom at the end of the corridor.

In addition, there are two large balconies in the north and south.

Gu Kai said that his parents chose this house because they liked its two large balconies and thought it would be a great place to turn them into a garden.

The north-facing balcony is about nine square meters in size. It is square, with two sides against the wall and the other two sides blocked by stainless steel railings.

The south-facing balcony is even larger, about fifteen square meters.

A sunshade was built near the door when it was renovated, and the rest of the place is open to the sky.

Because this house was bought quite early, and the government was promoting rooftop greening at that time, a stainless steel staircase was installed against the wall of the balcony, leading directly to the roof.

In order to facilitate the owners' greening, the developer has made the roof double waterproof and planned space for building flower beds.

Such a nice house, but Gu Kai still sold it after the two divorced in the previous life.

The house was worth at least five million, so because he was in a hurry, he only sold it for three million seven hundred thousand.

Moreover, just after receiving the money, a major earthquake occurred, and he didn't even have time to give it to Chen Cong.

At that time, Chen Cong had not yet gone abroad.

It was still early for school to start, so after she divorced Gu Kai, she went to Nan'an, where her university was located, to attend the school's anniversary celebration and relax.

As a result, they encountered a disaster there that had not been seen in a century.

The earthquake at that time started in coastal cities, and Nan'an happened to be among them.

The earthquake and the subsequent tsunami submerged the garden city almost instantly...

Fortunately, at that time Chen Cong and several old classmates happened to go to the Banshan Sanatorium, more than 100 kilometers away from Nan'an, to visit their mentor who was recuperating there, and finally escaped the disaster.

But my family didn't know.

At that time, all signal networks were cut off. When they learned that an earthquake and tsunami had occurred in Nan'an and the entire city was gone, Chen Cong's parents were going crazy!

At that time, heavy rain began to fall in Bac Ninh due to aftershocks, and the city was in chaos.

Gu Kai learned about Chen Cong's disappearance when he called to inquire about the situation due to the heavy rain.

Without saying a word, he sent his father, who lived alone, to the home of his ex-father-in-law and mother-in-law, and then drove towards Nan'an to look for Chen Cong.

At that time, Bac Ninh was only affected by the aftershocks and had heavy rain, and some roads were still passable.

Who would have thought that they would encounter a new wave of earthquakes on the road, and Gu Kai and his car were buried directly under the collapsed rocks...

Chen Cong was left in a sanatorium in the suburbs of Nan'an because of this sudden natural disaster.

This stay lasted for nearly two years.

This is a catastrophe of a global nature.

As disasters came one after another, transportation and communication between countries and cities were completely cut off.

In many places, entire countries and cities were completely wiped out.

The former Nan'an City where Chen Cong lived is more than 2,000 kilometers away from Bac Ninh City where she lives, and it is usually only a few hours' flight away.

But in the end times, there is a chasm between us!

In order to return home, Chen Cong went through numerous hardships.

When she finally returned home, she found that everything had changed.

Gu Kai is dead.

My father-in-law and my parents, three elderly people, live together in the house in my mother's village.

Because he lost his son in old age and experienced the end of the world, my father-in-law, who used to be healthy and had a loud voice like a bell, has become as thin as a stick of firewood.

Not long after Shen Cong returned, he died of exhaustion.

She and her parents supported each other for another two years, and then an insect plague came.

Plague, hunger and disease took away the two old people one after another.

Chen Cong did not last long. He was attacked by insects and died when he went out to collect relief food.

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Thinking of this, Chen Cong touched the balcony railing with his hand, and endless sadness welled up in his eyes.

Gu Kai stood aside, looking at his wife quietly.

After not seeing each other for more than two months, he felt that Chen Cong had become a different person, becoming a little...out of reach.

He wanted to ask his wife if anything had happened to her during the time he was away.

But before Gu Kai could figure out how to start, the doorbell rang downstairs and two people went downstairs together.

Chen Cong opened the door, greeted Gu Jiashu who was standing at the door, and then stepped aside to let him in.

When Gu Jiashu saw his cousin's wife whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he was obviously stunned.

He subconsciously looked at his cousin who was following behind him, his eyes full of confusion.

Seeing him like this, Chen Cong spoke first: "Jiashu, I asked your brother to call today. In addition to telling you that the house is not for sale, I also want to ask you for help with something. I wonder if it's okay?"

"What's the matter? Sister-in-law, look at what you said. Why are you so polite to me? If you have anything to say, just tell me directly."

Having said that, Gu Jiashu's attitude became obviously nervous. He just stood at the door and didn't dare to go in.

It’s impossible not to be nervous!

My cousin's wife and brother have been getting a divorce for half a year.

Not to mention him, even his mother, an old lady who seldom goes out, knows about it.

And my cousin is ready to sell the house.

In the blink of an eye, my cousin's wife suddenly stood with my cousin again, spoke to him kindly, and asked him for help...

While talking to Shen Cong, Gu Jiashu secretly glanced at Gu Kai behind him.

I want my cousin to give him some tips——

What the hell is going on between this couple?

“Don’t look at your brother, there’s no need to be nervous, it’s nothing serious for me to come to you.

I want to renovate the house, seal the balcony, and replace all the windows. I remember you just renovated your house. Are you familiar with the building materials market? Do you have any recommendations for builders?

"Yes!" Gu Kai replied.

Now, I can no longer pretend to be ignorant.

He rubbed his nose and had to bite the bullet and ask, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry when I ask this. Are you and my brother... not going to divorce?"

"What are you talking about? Don't listen to his nonsense. We did have some conflicts before, but we've reconciled now. We renovated the house just to bring dad over to live with us. Isn't his neighborhood going to be demolished?

Jiashu, please help me find a reliable master. The price doesn't have to be very low. I want it to be fast! At the same time, the quality must be good. If possible, you can ask the master to come and measure the house directly. If it is okay, the construction will start immediately tomorrow."

"So anxious?!" Gu Jiashu was shocked.

But after thinking about it, he felt that he could understand it.

It is said that my uncle's residential complex is going to be demolished soon, so it would be better to install it and move in sooner to avoid the mess and mess there.

Knowing that his cousin and his wife were not going to divorce and were going to bring his uncle to live with them, Gu Jiashu immediately became happy.

He has had a close relationship with his uncle's family since he was a child. Although he and Gu Kai are cousins, they are actually almost brothers.

Hearing that his cousin's family was going to reconcile and was going to bring his uncle to live with them, Gu Jiashu was happier than anyone else.

After figuring it out, he immediately promised: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, leave this matter to me. I won't do anything else. I will go to the market for you now.

Whatever work you need to do, send me a WeChat message and I will do it for you. Just wait for my message!"

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After seeing Gu Jiashu off, Chen Cong closed the door and turned around to meet Gu Kai's complicated gaze.

She knew that her husband had too many questions and was waiting for her to explain.

And from the moment she came back, she never thought of hiding it from him.

Chen Cong walked over and held Gu Kai's hand, walked back to the sofa with him and sat down, trying to force a smile and said to him: "Gu Kai, I'll show you a trick."

After saying this, she placed her hand on the coffee table that was still covered with a dust cloth.

Then, the coffee table disappeared right under the eyes of the two people.

Gu Kai was shocked!

He looked up in disbelief, at his wife's face.

He reached out his hand and touched the void, only to feel as if he were dreaming.

If he hadn't been still sitting on the sofa, he would have thought he was hallucinating -

Such a big piece of furniture is just gone?!

"Where's the coffee table?" He tried to calm down, but his voice became noticeably tense.

"Look again."

Shen Cong stood up and walked around the room.

As her hands passed over the dining table, dining chairs, small appliances, TV cabinets...

All disappeared.

When her hand reached for the sofa where she had been sitting before, Gu Kai suddenly stood up and grabbed her, and asked quickly: "Congcong, what is going on? Tell me clearly!"

Gu Kai is a person with a very good temper. He usually speaks slowly, quietly and calmly.

But at this moment he couldn't help but raise his voice and clenched his hands tightly.

Obviously he was really anxious.

Chen Cong let him hold her, tears suddenly falling down: "Gu Kai, if I told you that I was dead, and then suddenly came back to life, would you believe it?

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