Villain: Starting as a Corrupt Tycoon's Wife

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If the apocalypse really comes, his current life will undergo earth-shattering changes, which he cannot accept.

Dealing with the main character is a minor matter; preventing the apocalypse is the top priority.

Chapter 70 Rebirth in the Apocalypse

The eastern suburbs of the capital.

A man in his late twenties is selecting items he likes in a supermarket.

Unlike others who only make one choice, he selects an entire shelf at once.

"Biscuits, high-calorie foods, especially compressed biscuits, are much more valuable than black bread in the post-apocalyptic world."

The man scanned all the products on the entire biscuit shelf, and then called over a sales assistant.

"Sir, which kind of biscuits are you looking for?"

Seeing that the sales assistant was confused, the man pointed to the shelf and said, "I want them all!"

"Huh? You're not kidding, are you?"

The man took out his bank card and impatiently patted the shelf: "Not just this row, but that row too, I want them all!"

The sales assistant was a little unsure of the situation. She thought he might have escaped from some mental hospital nearby, but the man's clothes and appearance didn't seem quite right.

Zhang Yi was too lazy to argue with her, so he just tossed her a hundred yuan: "Could you please calculate how much this is for me later? Also, I didn't drive here, so you should be able to deliver it to my door, right?"

For the sake of the Chinese currency, even if the man opposite her was mentally ill, the saleswoman would accept it.

"Okay sir, please wait a moment, I'll go get our manager!"

After some back and forth, Zhang Yi negotiated a price with the store manager. The manager, assuming he was going back to open a small shop, kindly told him that he had some inventory in his warehouse and could sell it to him at a discount.

"I can consider canned goods with a longer shelf life, but I'll pass on bread that's nearing its expiration date."

Finally, the supermarket sent its own van to deliver the goods to his door.

After swiping their cards and exchanging contact information, Zhang Yi rode his electric scooter home.

He didn't just not drive here; he didn't have a car at all.

As a native of the capital, his ancestors were among those who got worse and worse off. Before his parents passed away, all they left him was a plot of land and a little money.

Zhang Yi, who was penniless, has not made a name for himself. After graduating from university, he has been working in a small company ever since, and the money he earns each month is only enough for his own expenses.

However, things are completely different now.

He is a reincarnated person!

In a little while, an unknown virus will spread from a small village in the capital, and the whole world will be shrouded in gloom.

The virus spread much faster than any virus in history. In less than half a month, people all over the world were infected. The vast majority of people and animals turned into monsters. The survivors were also carriers of the virus. Once bitten or scratched by the monsters or died of natural causes, they would mutate in a short period of time. The mutation time varied from person to person.

Because of its rapid spread and wide reach, it was too late by the time humans realized what was happening.

Initially, humanity was confident that they could defeat the monsters quickly, given the formidable power of modern weapons. In this life-or-death situation, the warriors also demonstrated their formidable fighting prowess.

However, when monsters capable of slaughtering Grandmasters appeared, ordinary guns and cannons seemed somewhat powerless.

Zhang Yi died in the third month after the apocalypse. At that time, the large shelter near the eastern suburbs had been overrun by the zombie horde. Even the hidden grandmasters could not withstand more than ten rounds from one of the monsters and were torn to shreds.

Amidst the gunfire, Zhang Yi fled in a sorry state, wandering around until he unexpectedly arrived at the origin of the virus.

The small village was surprisingly peaceful, and there weren't many monsters around, which was quite strange.

He was arrested as soon as he entered the village and was only allowed to leave after handing over all his belongings.

Here, as long as he works hard, he can earn enough food to keep him from starving. His job involves repairing the village's fortifications and doing odd jobs.

The village leader was domineering, dictatorial, and ruthless; anyone who disobeyed him was thrown outside to be fed to monsters.

However, this "overlord" was a devoted simp, giving the best of everything to his goddess.

Zhang Yi saw the so-called goddess while working one day. She wasn't good-looking at all; she had a typical internet celebrity face with a snake-like appearance, and he couldn't understand why the village elder would be willing to do so much for such a woman.

The boss noticed him because he didn't look down but instead glanced at the woman passing by.

Enraged, the man cursed him, saying how dare a lowly creature raise his head and defile the goddess. Then, a group of people tied him up and threw him outside the village.

He was brutally devoured by the monsters, but instead of dying, he was reborn and returned to the past.

When he saw the current time, he was extremely excited. The experiences of those months in the apocalypse were etched into his mind and he could never forget them.

Based on his past life's experience, he decided to build a sturdy shelter before the end of the world.

In his previous life, he was too naive and suffered many betrayals, ultimately dying indirectly at the hands of survivors.

In this life, he will no longer be a good person, nor will he go to other shelters; instead, he will stay peacefully in his own refuge.

As for making the news of the apocalypse public... let's forget about it. No one will believe that disaster will strike in half a month. They might even arrest you as a madman.

Besides, so many people online are mocking the shelters I built, so why should I waste my breath trying to save them?

With all sorts of powerful weapons at their disposal, the authorities should be able to restore order within a year.

But just to be on the safe side, he decided to buy enough supplies to last for several years, in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Looking at the tin shack in front of him, Zhang Yi thought of the netizens' mockery and snorted inwardly.

The above-ground structures are merely a cover, their primary function being to prevent monsters from entering; the underground are the true safe havens. They are exceptionally sensitive to sound, tracing its source to eliminate it. In the aftermath of the apocalypse, some fearless survivors risked their lives to lure monsters away with sharp noises. Initially, this was effective, but they were ultimately wiped out by a monster capable of scaling walls.

He had neither the money nor the time to build a safe fortress from scratch, so he simply reinforced it with a layer of metal on the outside. All the money was spent on the repair of the underground shelter and the purchase of supplies.

Ordinary monsters can't break through his metal outer protective layer; if a powerful monster manages to get in, then he's out of luck.

Those kinds of monsters are usually only attracted to densely populated shelters; they wouldn't bother with someone like him with a metal shell.

Anyway, after the apocalypse, all the online lending companies went bankrupt, and money became worthless. So he frantically took out loans, and with his good credit from the previous twenty-odd years and his status as a resident of the capital, he managed to get a lot of money, continuing to borrow until all the platforms stopped lending to him.

The thought of others struggling in fear after the apocalypse, while he could lie in a safe and comfortable underground shelter, drinking coffee and eating desserts, made him feel incredibly content!

Zhang Yi opened the door while humming a tune, unaware that a man in a car behind him had already filmed the footage he needed.

A few hours later, a stack of documents was delivered to Lingyun's desk by his assistant.

Ling Yun picked up the document and flipped through it. It contained detailed personal information about Zhang Yi. There was nothing special about him; he was just an ordinary working-class person in the capital, except that he had a Beijing household registration, unlike other working-class people.

"Zhang Yi..."

Looking at the man's photo on the document, Ling Yun had an idea.

Chapter 71 Zhang Yi's Worries

The items he had just purchased arrived. Zhang Yi inspected them in the underground shelter and grinned happily at the rows of supplies piled up.

He specifically instructed the construction team to carry out the work according to their highest standards, saying that money was no object and that there was absolutely no room for carelessness.

In addition to online loans, Zhang Yi also mortgaged his old house to a mortgage company and exchanged it for a large sum of money.

In principle, homestead land is prohibited from being bought and sold, but it can be legally transferred. In addition, the other party claimed to have connections, so a contract was signed.

The contract stipulated that the formal transfer would take place six months later, so that he could buy or rent a house during that time.

After receiving the money, he immediately contacted a familiar construction team. The contractor was a friend of his father's. After reaching an agreement, construction began.

With the help of acquaintances and money, the underground shelter was completed quickly and of good quality.

As for the mortgage company, Zhang Yi didn't care at all. According to the contract, by the time the house was handed over, the apocalypse would have already passed.

He still has some money. In his previous life, he lived a life of hardship, barely having enough to eat. After being reborn, he has been saving every penny. Now that the shelter has been fully built and supplies have been stockpiled, he has decided to go out and have some fun.

In his previous life, he was still Chu Nan until his death. He still has tens of thousands of yuan in his hands and has decided to spend it all out of revenge.

First, Mei Mei ate a fast food meal, then went to a small alley and spent a huge sum of 800 yuan to find a massage parlor auntie, thus completing the transformation from Chu Nan to a man.

Unfortunately, it ended too quickly. I was trembling after 321 minutes, and I didn't get to taste anything. I feel like the money wasn't well spent.

He spoke with such confidence, and at that moment, Zhang Yi felt that matters between men and women were nothing more than this.

As he walked along the bustling streets of the capital, looking at the towering buildings, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

Before long, these skyscrapers will become mere decorations or prisons trapping survivors.

"The taste of this old restaurant seems to have deteriorated."

"Has your palate become too picky?"

"Maybe. I really don't know where you found your bodyguard, and he's such a good cook."

Zhang Yi looked in the direction of the sound and found it was a couple.

The woman had long blonde hair and a beautiful face, as unattainable as a flower on a high mountain. The young man beside her was tall and handsome, and the two looked like a match made in heaven.

Zhang Yi's deep-seated inferiority complex made him subconsciously distance himself from them; when the two walked up to him, he even held his breath.

After the two had gone far away, Zhang Yi watched their retreating figures with envy.

Women of that caliber are beyond his reach, and are destined not to belong to someone like him.

But it looks kind of familiar?

Zhang Yi quickly remembered that the woman was none other than Ling Shuang, the female president of Xinghe Group!

The man beside her was the newly appointed chairman, Ling Yun.

He was so focused on building the shelter that he didn't pay much attention to the outside world for a while, worrying about the project every day. He only came out recently after the shelter was completed, and took the opportunity to stockpile supplies.

The news of Ling Yun inheriting Xinghe Group has generated a lot of buzz online, and even if he doesn't pay attention, he inevitably comes across related news.

Strangely, Ling Yun seemed to have appeared out of thin air in his world; at least he had never heard of him in his previous life.

Following the normal timeline, after Ling Leishan's death, his daughter Ling Shuang took over the company, frequently appearing on various trending topics and being hailed as the youngest female chairman of a listed company in China. Now, however, Ling Yun has taken over this important position.

This seemingly unrelated event caused Zhang Yi some concern.

Could it be that my rebirth caused a butterfly effect, impacting this large corporation? Or perhaps those months in the apocalypse were just a dream?

After his rebirth, he did have doubts about these things, but that experience was too unforgettable. People cannot imagine things they have never seen before. Those monsters and the battle scenes between the two sides were beyond his imagination.

Of course, he had another reason to convince himself.

That's because Ling Shuang didn't want to be the target of public criticism, so she put her pretty boy in front of her as a shield.

Zhang Yi felt that this was quite likely and could explain a lot of things. As a successful person in China, Ling Leishan had no reason to give his family property to outsiders.

He scratched his head, deciding not to think about these messy things, but his jealousy and resentment towards Ling Yun only intensified.

Damn it, just because he's handsome, does that mean he can get into the bed of the heir to a multi-billion dollar conglomerate?

I have to pay money to have sex with my aunt, it's absolutely outrageous!

Hmph, pretty boy, you're living the high life now, but in another two weeks, you'll be crying your eyes out!

Ling Shuang and Ling Yun got into the sports car. The icy CEO looked at Ling Yun's handsome profile, resting his chin on his hand as he examined him closely.

The young man started his supercar, and noticing her gaze out of the corner of his eye, he joked, "I don't think I have anything on my face, do I?"

"I'm curious about something."

"Ok?"

"You must have been very cute when you were little, right?"

"I don't really like the word 'cute'."

A bright smile bloomed on Ling Shuang's face: "You look quite cute. I can imagine what you looked like when you were little."

Ling Yun placed his right hand on her leg and pinched her firm, elastic thigh flesh, his thoughts drifting back to his childhood.

As a child, he was incredibly handsome, and not only did the staff at the orphanage like him, but the girls also adored him, practically all revolving around him.

Many older girls even used the excuse of taking care of him to sleep in the same bed with him at night. Because of Lingyun, none of them dated anyone else afterward.

Lingyun was too young at that time, too young to know anything about sex. It wasn't until he grew up and his body began to develop that the orphanage director, who was worried about him, let him sleep alone, for fear that someone might die.

At that time, the teachers and students in the orphanage and the school often praised him for being cute. The teachers would rub his face with their hands and even call him to the office for special treatment.

Lingyun, who values ​​her reputation, dislikes this word, which is often used to describe girls, and is somewhat resistant to it.

Perhaps because he had no parents at a young age, Lingyun matured earlier than his peers. Although he knew he was popular with the opposite sex, he did not want to establish relationships with them before he had a sufficient financial foundation, as he felt it would be irresponsible.

Eating soft food?

Even if I, Lingyun, were to jump off this cliff and die outside, I would never eat a single bite of a woman's rice!