Chapter 5

On the third day after my rebirth, the first thing I did when I woke up was check the time on my phone.

I was still afraid that my rebirth was just a dream I had before dying.

Seeing the date on my phone, my anxious heart settled down.

I quickly got up and got dressed.

On the way to the wholesale market, I passed by a breakfast shop I often ate at. I went in and ordered my favorite breakfast, savoring every bite knowing these meals would soon be rare.

I quickly arrived at the wholesale market and bought everything on my list from yesterday, telling the merchants to deliver in a week.

Seeing how much I was ordering, the shop owner's smile never left his face.

Just as I finished buying everything, I got a call from the real estate agent.

"Hello, Ms. Collins. The house you asked us to sell has a buyer," the agent said excitedly.

"Can they pay in full?" That was my main concern now.

I knew a house in the city center wouldn't be hard to sell, but what I needed now was cash.

The agent's voice became even more excited, "Yes, we found a buyer who can pay the full amount in one go."

I breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Alright, you can handle the rest then. I'll move out of that house within a week."

After hanging up with the agent, my phone vibrated with an incoming message.

It was from an unknown number: "Aria, don't think you can escape my grasp just because you're on leave. I know your home address. I advise you to come back soon. Without you around, we have no one to play with."

Looking at the content of the message, I knew without thinking that it was sent by Vanessa.

Perhaps due to the physiological fear I always had of her, my hand holding the phone still trembled involuntarily.

She said she knew my address now, and I had nowhere to hide at the moment.

Thinking of the safe room the school arranged for us in my previous life, an idea came to mind.

I'd return to school in a couple of days.

Two days later, having dealt with the house issues (the house had been sold and I was temporarily staying in a hotel), I returned to school with just a few belongings.

Sure enough, as soon as I entered, I received Vanessa's "welcome ceremony" - a pile of garbage fell on me from above the door.

No one in the class helped me. They even thought it was funny.

They mocked me, laughing at my disheveled state.

I clenched my fists. Just endure a little longer, I told myself. They would soon face their retribution.

I walked to my seat.

Just as the bell was about to ring, I left the classroom with my backpack.

I knew they would definitely tell the teacher, but I didn't care.

I went directly to the so-called safe room, which was actually just the school's large auditorium.

It was a temporary safe room set up by the fire department. After doing this, they left to rescue others.

I entered the auditorium. It wasn't very large - in my previous life, only about 80 people from the whole school survived.

Many teachers, for the sake of their families, ran straight home, only to become zombies on the way.

Some teachers stayed behind with the soldiers to maintain order.

Scenes from my previous life kept flashing through my mind. It was here that they pushed me out.

I opened my backpack and installed ten hidden cameras in different inconspicuous places. Satisfied with my work, I left the school.

Just as I stepped out of the school gates, I received a call from the renovation foreman saying that everything I had requested was completed and they had already cleaned up. They were just waiting for me to come and check.

Because I paid a high enough price, everyone's work efficiency was very high.

I couldn't help but think to myself: Money really is good.

I called the wholesale market owner, telling him they could deliver the goods tomorrow.

The owner on the other end of the phone, hearing it was me, quickly agreed with a smile, saying they would definitely deliver tomorrow.

Next was stockpiling. I first went to a furniture store and bought a lot of soft furnishings.

Since the money from selling the house - $1.2 million - had been credited to my account, I could spend freely to meet my needs.

I bought the best sofas, beds, and other furniture.

Then I went to an electronics store and bought two laptops, three tablets, and 50 power banks.

After that, I took a taxi directly to the bunker.

When I stepped into the bunker, I couldn't help but marvel - money really can make anything possible.

I was very satisfied.

I added another $1000 bonus for each worker. They were all quite embarrassed, saying this was just their job.

Seeing their reactions, I couldn't help but give them a word of advice.

"Guys, with the pandemic flaring up again, you should stock up on supplies at home. I heard the neighboring city's outbreak is recurring."

I glanced away, trying to sound casual as I said it.

I couldn't save everyone. In my previous life, I died at the hands of others.

This time, I had to protect myself above all else.

After seeing off the renovation team, the people from the wholesale market and furniture store arrived next.

Seeing such a large operation, I used the same excuse to fool them.

All the items I bought were now stored in this bunker. Looking at the room filled with my favorite furnishings, I suddenly felt very secure.