Apocalypse: Resources consumed by women will be returned ten thousandfold.

--Translated by likesnovel--

The owner of the convenience store, Hu Lei, stared at the group chat messages with widened eyes.

Tang Xuerou!

Jealousy almost drove him insane.

A woman like Tang Xuerou—beautiful and wealthy—was someone he had never even dared to fantasize about.

But now…

she had been openly “taken in” by Jiang Fan.

As the convenience store owner, he immediately understood what “safe house with food” meant in the group chat.

This was originally just a store supply group.

Hu Lei muttered bitterly with envy.

“The food I used to sell that bastard Jiang Fan… he’s now using it like it’s treasure to survive!”

He never expected that the cheap near-expiry food he forced Jiang Fan to buy would now become “lifesaving resources” in the apocalypse.

Beside him,

his girlfriend Xu Mengqian—a very attractive woman, though now pale from hunger—suddenly spoke with excitement.

“So he sold it to us? Then just take it back!”

Hu Lei hesitated.

“Uh...”

He had indeed forced Jiang Fan to buy those nearly expired goods before.

But in this situation,

would Jiang Fan really sell them back so easily?

Xu Mengqian turned sharply, her beautiful eyes filled with anger.

“You useless man! You can’t even deal with a store clerk!”

She lifted her leg and kicked him hard.

Hu Lei didn’t dare resist and only forced a flattering smile.

“Baby, be gentle… you might hurt your foot.”

In his heart, he still believed

having a woman like Xu Mengqian was already his luck.

No matter how much she scolded or hit him, he never dared fight back.

She was his “goddess.”

They were about to get married soon.

But Xu Mengqian refused to let him touch her, saying she would save herself for marriage and only allow hand-holding.

Hu Lei actually felt proud of that condition.

He thought he was lucky to have such a “pure” woman as his wife.

Xu Mengqian frowned and snapped.

“Hu Lei! I’m starving! There’s not a single piece of food left at home!”

“Other than buying from him, what else can we do?! Do you want me to starve to death with you?!”

Over the past few days, Hu Lei had given almost all their food to her and barely eaten himself.

He had visibly lost weight.

But even so,

they had finished their last sausage at noon today.

If they didn’t find food soon,

they would starve.

“No! I can’t let my baby starve!”

Hu Lei gritted his teeth, staring at her pale face with obsessive affection.

“I’ll call him right now.”

He immediately dialed Jiang Fan.

……

Ring—

The phone rang.

Jiang Fan glanced at the caller ID.

Hu Lei, the “fat store owner.”

He smiled coldly.

He already knew exactly why he was calling.

There was no way he would ever sell food to this scumbag.

Before the apocalypse,

Hu Lei constantly found excuses to deduct his wages.

“Glass not clean enough.”

“Floor dusty.”

Or if he couldn’t find an excuse, he forced Jiang Fan to buy expired goods as payment deductions.

If Jiang Fan refused, he wouldn’t get paid.

Even when he did get paid, it was always more than 10 days late.

Jiang Fan had once been furious.

If not for needing money for Song Siyan’s exam tuition,

he would have quit long ago.

“Since you came to me yourself…”

“Don’t blame me for what happens next.”

Jiang Fan thought coldly, recalling Xu Mengqian.

A faint desire slowly rose in his mind.

Before,

Hu Lei always boasted that his girlfriend was far more beautiful than Song Siyan.

Bragging nonstop.

Good…

Xu Mengqian really was beautiful.

And now…

she would become his.

Jiang Fan answered the call with a cold smile.

“What is it, fat pig?”

A brief silence fell on the other end.

Then Hu Lei exploded in rage.

“Damn it! Did you just call me fat pig?!”

At 189 cm tall and 250 lbs,

the thing he hated most was being called “fat.”

Especially after Xu Mengqian had already mocked his weight recently.

But now was not the time to argue.

“Forget it.”

“Once I get the food back, I’ll deal with him properly.”

Hu Lei suppressed his anger and spoke firmly.

“Xiao Jiang, you should still have a lot of food, right?”

“Sell me half.”

Jiang Fan sneered inwardly.

Sell it?

Dream on.

He replied casually,

“Oh? And how much are you offering?”

Hu Lei answered immediately.

“You sold it to me at half price before, right?”

“Now I’ll buy it back at the original price. You’re not losing anything. That’s already a great deal.”

Jiang Fan laughed out loud.

Then he said in a mocking tone…

“Fat Pig Lei, are you stupid or what?”

“The situation back then and now are completely different! This is the apocalypse, you fat idiot! It’s the end of the world and you still want to buy at the original price? You f*cking moron!”

Hulei immediately exploded in anger as well.

“If I didn’t force you to buy those supplies back then, would you even have food now? You should be thanking me! People should know gratitude!”

“Thank my ass!” Jiang Fan snapped back instantly.

“Fat pig, go back home and starve to death! Doesn’t your wife even let you lose weight? Now’s your chance—good luck!”

“Shit!!”

Hulei was so furious he almost lost control.

“Jiang! Don’t get too arrogant! If you don’t sell me the food, I’ll post your location in the entire building group chat. Let’s see how you survive then!”

The threat instantly made Jiang Fan’s eyes turn cold.

“Fat Pig Lei, shut your mouth.”

“You want supplies? Trade me your wife, or get lost.”

*Beep!*

The call was instantly cut.

“Jiang Fan!! You wanna die?!”

Hulei was completely enraged, shaking with fury, his face turning red.

That woman—Xue Mengqian—was his treasure.

He barely even dared to touch her.

And now Jiang Fan actually dared to suggest trading her for food!

Meanwhile…

Xue Mengqian sat silently, her mind spinning rapidly.

She had never liked Hulei from the beginning.

But he had money, and he was easy to control.

Her original plan was simple:

After marriage, slowly take his assets… then divorce him.

But now…

The situation had changed.

Hulei was basically worthless now.

“In a world like this, whoever has food is king.”

Jiang Fan… was far more valuable.

She understood his personality well.

A man like him… wouldn’t be hard to control.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have worked for his ex-girlfriend for 3 whole years just to support her while she prepared for civil service exams.

Ridiculous.

Too naive.

And in the end…

That woman—Song Shiyin—abandoned him the moment she “made it.”

He was probably still heartbroken back then.

Xue Mengqian sneered inwardly.

“How stupid.”

Everyone was just trying to survive.

There was nothing to feel guilty about.

She began carefully planning in her mind.

“I’m way prettier than Song Shiyin.”

“With just a little effort… I can easily make him fall for me.”

“Then I’ll take all his supplies.”

“With Jiang Fan’s food, I can survive until the government rescue arrives for sure.”

But she didn’t realize something.

Deep down, she still felt a trace of jealousy toward Song Shiyin.

“She’s not even that much prettier than me… so why did she get a man like Jiang Fan?”

And most importantly—

Song Shiyin had made Jiang Fan work for her for 3 years just to support her exams.

That fact alone irritated her deeply.

Compared to Jiang Fan—strong, capable, and now powerful—

Hulei… was just a fat pig.

That was exactly why she had never allowed him to touch her.

She didn’t like him at all.

If it weren’t for his money, she would never have agreed to the engagement.

Hulei picked up his phone, about to post Jiang Fan’s location in the group chat.

But Xue Mengqian immediately raised her hand to stop him.

“Don’t post it!”

“If others find out where he is, our food will all be gone!”

Hulei snapped back immediately.

“Right now we don’t even have any anyway!”

Xue Mengqian turned sharply, eyes wide.

“Hulei, how dare you talk to me like that?!”

Hulei immediately shrank back, forcing a nervous smile.

“My love, I’m just angry… he disrespected you.”

“Hmph!”

Xue Mengqian turned her face away coldly.

“Getting angry solves nothing. If someone else takes it first, we’re still the ones starving.”

She paused, then her gaze turned sharp.

“Here’s the plan.”

“I’ll go stay close to him myself.”

“Absolutely not!!” Hulei shot up instantly.

“You can’t go! He’s definitely trying to trick you!”

Xue Mengqian stared at him coldly.

“Hulei! Are you yelling at me now?”

He immediately went quiet again, panicked.

“I-I was just worried…”

“Shut up and listen.”

Xue Mengqian smiled faintly, her eyes sharp.

“You hide behind the peephole.”

“When he opens the door, I’ll block him.”

“And then… you rush in and steal everything.”