Chapter 17 Lin Xi opened her eyes again

Lin Xi opened her eyes again.

The first thing I did after being reborn was to check the time on my phone. It was April 20, 2025, a month before the zombie outbreak.

We have an extra month to prepare.

In her previous life, Lin Xi only had one day to prepare supplies, so she hoarded them haphazardly without any scientific calculations, neglecting the crucial issue of drinking water.

She tallied up the cash she had on hand. Because her rebirth occurred a month earlier than in her previous life, she earned more than 7,000 less than in her previous life, bringing her total savings to just over 170,000.

I spent half a day searching online for topics related to "how to stock up in the apocalypse" and "survival guide for the apocalypse." Combining my own survival experience with netizens' hypothetical scenarios, I came up with a relatively perfect renovation and stockpiling plan.

Lin Xi called over the waste recycling workers and sold all the old furniture that was no longer needed in the house and the belongings left by her parents.

After her parents passed away, she regularly cleaned their room but was unwilling to sell the contents, wanting to keep something for herself. However, in a life-or-death situation, these things were not as important as her life.

Her parents in heaven would surely want her to survive.

After much haggling with the recycling staff, Lin Xi managed to sell all her excess furniture, appliances, clothing, and other items for over 5,000 yuan.

Now, apart from her room, bathroom, and kitchen, the house is almost completely empty, with ample space to store tools and supplies.

With a month to go before the zombie outbreak, there was plenty of time for delivery. Lin Xi chose to shop online for more cost-effective items to save money and stock up on more supplies.

She bought a sufficient amount of soundproofing tape and one-way privacy film from Pinduoduo.

The soundproofing stickers prevented her from making noise and attracting zombies, so Lin Xi no longer had to tiptoe around the house like she did in her previous life.

Applying one-way privacy film to windows provides a sense of security, eliminating the need to keep curtains constantly closed and allowing light to pass through. Covering a sunroom with privacy film effectively creates an extra private space.

Lin Xi didn't understand sustainable development projects like solar charging and water filtration very well, but she thought of Gu Yixuan. In her previous life, Gu Yixuan had relied on these projects to still live a comfortable and prosperous life at home.

However, she and Gu Yixuan were not close, so it was a bit presumptuous of her to suddenly approach her.

Lin Xi opened Gu Yixuan's Moments. The first post was a beautiful picture of Gu Yixuan traveling abroad, and the last two were a flight delay notice and a record of an automatic cat feeder app.

-Gu Yixuan

Unexpected flight delay notification

My eldest son is hungry.

Is there anyone kind enough to come and feed them?

Several sycophantic comments below expressed their willingness to help.

Gu Yixuan politely declined while sending "Ouch" and cute, shy emojis, not wanting these men to know her home address.

Lin Xi had a sudden inspiration and sent a picture to Gu Yixuan from a pet store's official WeChat account.

This brand of cat food had appeared in Gu Yixuan's WeChat Moments before, and Lin Xi did her homework before posting it.

-I have this cat food at home. If you haven't found someone to help you feed it, I can feed it for you.

Lin Xi thought for a moment, and in order to get closer to Gu Yixuan while making herself seem less deliberate, she sent a cute emoji and then sent a sentence in the same tone that Gu Yixuan usually used when posting on her WeChat Moments.

Cat owners can't bear to see their kittens go hungry!

A moment later, Lin Xi didn't receive a reply from Gu Yixuan, but instead received a call from Zhou Ling: "Lin Xi, you were two hours late without asking for leave, which can be treated as half a day of absenteeism. Absenteeism will result in a deduction of wages and full attendance bonus."

This sounded familiar. Lin Xi remembered that in her previous life, she hadn't gone to work because she was stockpiling supplies, and she had received a similar phone call.

Lin Xi couldn't help but think to herself, 360's persona is really well-established; he always says the same thing, no matter when.

Their payday is the 8th of each month, the day before the repayment of a loan from a certain online lending platform. It's April 20th now, so their April salary will be paid on the 8th of next month.

If I resign now, I will lose one-third of my base salary, as well as my full attendance bonus and other performance bonuses, which amounts to a loss of more than 4,000.

4000 yuan can buy 60 bags of rice, or 140+ self-heating hot pots...

With this in mind, Lin Xi decided to continue working until the end of the month before resigning.

Facing the cold voice on the other end of the phone, Lin Xi softened her tone and said, "I'm sorry, team leader, I was in a traffic accident on my commute today. I'm dealing with it now and will be there soon."

The person on the other end coldly replied with an "Oh" and hung up.

Lin Xi grabbed her bag and rushed out of the house. She had missed the morning rush hour, so the subway wasn't crowded. She easily found a seat, opened WeChat for work, and asked for three hours of personal leave.

Although her company has strict attendance requirements, it offers 3 hours of free personal leave each month, which she hasn't used yet this month, but now it's coming in handy.

As long as she clocks in before 12 o'clock, her salary won't be deducted.

After processing the leave slip, Lin Xi received a reply from Gu Yixuan:

"Thank you so much, sister~ But I've already replaced this cat food with yours, I switched to an imported brand a long time ago."

Gu Yixuan launched into a long-winded introduction of her imported cat food, not forgetting to add a Versailles-like touch: "Although it's expensive, my sons eat it with great relish~"

"..." Normally, Lin Xi wouldn't bother with her, but since she wanted to learn about the solar charging device and filtration system, she could only reply to Gu Yixuan, "You're so rich~"

Gu Yixuan was pleased and sent a happy yet shy emoji: "No, it's nothing. My whole family is on vacation abroad, but we were suddenly hit by a typhoon and our flight was delayed. We don't know when we'll be able to come back, so we can only extend our stay at the Baoli Hotel now."

Lin Xi endured her discomfort and continued to flatter, "Oh? Then the cat will go hungry for many days at home?"

Gu Yixuan sent a distressed emoji: "Yeah~"

Lin Xi seized the opportunity: "Have you found someone to feed the cat for you? If not, I can feed it for you."

Gu Yixuan isn't stupid. Although she enjoys being admired on social media, she won't give her address to those guys, even though her house has security cameras.

Hearing Lin Xi say that, Gu Yixuan stopped her silent display of wealth and got to the point: "That's great, thank you. I have a lot of cat food stored in the cabinet in the sunroom. I'll send you the location and password later, and we can talk in detail once you're inside."

Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Lin Xi felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders: "Okay, I'll go over after get off work."

Although Gu Yixuan loves to show off her superiority, she doesn't like to take advantage of others. After receiving help, she promised, "I can't let you make a wasted trip. I'll give you a bag of imported cat food from the cabinet so your cat can have a good meal."

Lin Xi politely declined.

She doesn't own a cat; she just said that to take the opportunity of feeding the cat and visit her family's sustainable development system.