early morning,
"Ah... what a wonderful sleep!"
Yuan Chuyi hadn't had such a relaxing sleep in ages. Looking around at the elegantly decorated room, she thought, "It wouldn't be bad to have a beautiful CEO like President Tang by my side in the apocalypse."
Yuan Chuyi recalled President Tang's invitation from last night and felt that she must have guessed something.
It's more reliable to cultivate a teammate you've known for years than to find a few strangers to be your teammates.
Since we're planning to groom President Tang, there's no need to hide anything from her!
Upstairs in her room, Tang Yan was also pondering Yuan Chuyi's changes and what she had said. She stood up and muttered to herself, "Looks like I need to get to know this colleague I've known for two years all over again."
Seeing Mr. Tang coming down from upstairs and heading towards the door, Yuan Chuyi asked, "Are you going out, Mr. Tang?"
"Don't call me 'President Tang' in public. Just call me Tang Yan, or Sister Yan!"
After a moment's hesitation, Yuan Chuyi asked, "Are you going out, Tang Yan?"
Tang Yan said, "Yes, I didn't go to the company yesterday, and I have to attend a meeting today."
"You don't believe me?"
The phrase "You don't believe me" led to a knowing smile between the two.
Tang Yan said, "I don't distrust you. Aren't you going out today too?"
I just went to the company to sign a few papers and attend a short meeting.
Looking at Yuan Chuyi's slightly furrowed brows, Tang Yan felt as if she would lose even more illusions if she actually went to the company today.
Tang Yan paused at the door for a few seconds and said, "Hurry up and get ready. I'll be your driver today. I want to see what you're up to."
After the two had breakfast
Tang Yan drove back to Yuan Chuyi's rented apartment first. Yuan Chuyi tidied up briefly, then took Yuanbao and took one last deep look at the place she had lived in for two years before quickly going downstairs.
An outdoor equipment store
Tang Yan watched silently as Yuan Chu spent tens of thousands of yuan without blinking, buying inflatable boats, outdoor stoves, gas canisters, world maps, high-powered flashlights, candles, and many other things.
Led by Yuan Chuyi, the two then visited a pharmacy, an antique street, and a shopping mall, exploring almost the entire city.
It wasn't until the very end, when Yuan Chuyi saw the balance of 1.21 on her phone, that she decided to go back. This made Tang Yan even more convinced that there was a reason behind Yuan Chuyi's unusual behavior.
The next day at noon, the two chatted over coffee, getting to know each other better. Yuan Chu glanced at the new watch he had bought the day before and said to Tang Yan:
"Let's go up to the rooftop and enjoy the view."
Tang Yan followed Yuan Chuyi, who was holding a cat, toward the rooftop with a puzzled look. At that moment, a faint red light streaked across the sky.
Having experienced it once before, Yuan Chuyi naturally knew what it was. He stood on the rooftop holding the cat, and a few minutes later, raindrops began to fall.
"It's raining, aren't we going inside?" Tang Yan asked.
Yuan Chuyi said mysteriously, "Let's not go in. Let this rain thoroughly wash away the filth from our bodies!"
Although Tang Yan was full of doubts, she also stood on the rooftop. In no time, the two of them and the cat were soaked to the bone by the rain.
Seeing the rain getting heavier and heavier, Yuan Chuyi said to Tang Yan, "Let's go back."
Yuan Chuyi thought to himself: "I wonder how many more people will be left homeless by the upcoming torrential rains, and how many more will die tragically. I've gained so many advantages in this life; I refuse to believe I won't see the end of this apocalypse!"
Back in the bedroom, Yuan Chuyi lay quietly on the bed, contemplating her future plans.
Meanwhile, in another bedroom, Tang Yan was scrolling through short videos on her phone.
The video is filled with images of heavy rain, and cars and various debris can be seen floating everywhere in the city.
Tang Yan also saw a video where a woman was wailing and crying, saying that her husband and child were trapped in the basement by the rain.
The subway was flooded with rainwater, and tragic scenes could be seen everywhere, making Tang Yan feel uneasy.
Tang Yan walked to the balcony and looked outside the community. Although the rain was still falling, there was no water accumulation yet. She thought to herself that it was fortunate that the community was built halfway up the mountain.
"Knock knock knock!" Tang Yan knocked on Yuan Chuyi's door and went inside.
"Do you know what's going on outside? Did you watch the video? You were right."
Do you know how long this rain will last? I saw the ID in the video, and there are similar videos all over the country. Is it raining all over the country at the same time?
A series of questions left Yuan Chuyi completely bewildered.
Yuan Chuyi calmly replied, "This is just the beginning. The real disaster will begin when the rain stops. You have to get used to seeing this kind of scene. And this rain is probably falling all over the world at the same time."
"Thump!" Tang Yan plopped heavily onto the bed, staring at the heavy rain outside... A moment later, she walked out of the room with lifeless eyes.
In the middle of the night, while the rain was still falling outside, Yuan Chuyi arrived at Tang Yan's bedroom door and knocked on it.
"Knock knock knock! It's me."
Tang Yan asked, "Is something wrong so late?"
"Come out for a moment."
There was no sound from inside. After a while, the door opened, and Tang Yan, dressed in pajamas, came out.
Tang Yan asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Yuan Chu reached out and flipped open the collar of Tang Yan's pajamas!
In a panic, Tang Yan thought to herself: "It's over, I've let a wolf into the house."
Pretending to remain calm, Tang Yan looked down in the direction of Yuan Chuyi's gaze.
On his shoulder, he saw strands of black liquid with a faint stench clinging to his skin.
"Ah!" A cry rang out, and Tang Yan hurriedly asked, "What happened to me?"
Yuan Chu smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's alright. Go take a shower, and we'll go out after you're done."
"It's still raining outside, and it's so dark. Can't we go out tomorrow?"
"No, 10 minutes. I'll wait for you in the living room!" He said, handing her a wetsuit and adding, "Wear this out."
Tang Yan, who was initially flustered, cursed "Are you crazy!" after seeing the dark diving suit, then closed the door and ran to the bathroom.
When Tang Yan entered the living room, she saw Yuan Chuyi, who was also dressed in a black diving suit, inflating a rubber boat, and asked, "What are you doing with this in the middle of the night?"
Yuan Chuyi ignored her and pointed to the bag on the ground, saying, "Take it."
Tang Yan asked, "Where are we going? It's the middle of the night."
Although she was complaining, she still complied with Yuan Chuyi and picked up the bag, carefully following behind him.
Late at night, next to a shopping mall flooded up to the second and a half floors, a woman anxiously looked around from a rubber boat, occasionally shining her flashlight into the water as if there was something underwater.
Suddenly, a man in a diving suit emerged from the water, forcefully pulled a large bag out of the water, and threw it onto the rubber boat.
The woman said, trembling, "That's enough, let's go back!"
The man glanced at the oxygen tank and said, "I'll go down one more time and then we'll leave." Before the woman could speak, the man dove back underwater.
More than ten minutes later, the man pulled back another bag and struggled to climb onto the rubber boat, saying, "Let's go, there's not enough oxygen left for another trip."
As dawn broke, the two returned home safely.
Tang Yan came out of the room after changing her clothes and asked, "What are we going to do with these?"
Yuan Chuyi smiled and said, "Of course, it's useless for you women to read these things, but their future effects are beyond your imagination."
Yuan Chuyi glanced at the cigarettes on the ground and said, "These are the luxuries of the future." He then opened a pack of cigarettes and sat down on the ground to smoke.
For the next two days, the two stayed at home like a couple, watching the news on TV and video broadcasts on their phones.
Three days later, at noon, the doorbell rang. A middle-aged man's voice called from outside, "Mr. Tang, is Mr. Tang home?"
Just as Tang Yan was about to open the door, Yuan Chuyi, quick-witted and agile, stopped her and whispered something in her ear.
Tang Yan glanced at Yuan Chuyi and then said to the door, "Is there anything I can help you with, Mr. Chen?"
"It's so good that you're home. I've come to ask you for help, Mr. Tang. I'd like to borrow some food from your house, anything will do. The three of us haven't eaten for a whole day!"
Tang Yan looked at Yuan Chuyi's mouth and said, "Oh, I see! I don't have anything to eat either. You know I don't usually cook, and the rain came so suddenly that I wasn't prepared at all."
Mr. Chen's voice came from outside the door: "Alright then! I'll go ask around at other people's houses."
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