Chapter 1 — Rebirth 10 Days Before the End of the World

In my previous life, when the extreme cold came, my boyfriend and I hid in a rented house, relying on the food we had stored on weekdays to last for a week. When food was completely exhausted, he went out to look for supplies and froze to death right under the apartment building. In his hand, he still clutched a piece of bread he had just found. I hugged his body, feeling the bone-chilling cold seeping into every blood vessel, then fell into a deep sleep and never woke up.

“Ring ring… Ring ring…”

When I opened my eyes again, I was woken up by the alarm on Truong Thanh's boyfriend's phone.

"Dear, turn off your alarm... I feel your phone, give it to me..."

Suddenly, I woke up completely. Truong Thanh also stood up immediately.

“God God…”

He looked at me, raised his hand to touch my face, then couldn't believe it and pinched his thigh hard. So excited that his face turned red, he hugged me tightly.

"God, we're alive... we're really alive... so good..."

We were so happy that we burst into tears, hugging each other tightly. After a while we calmed down, we sat on the sofa and started thinking.

“Truong Thanh, today is January 14, 2025. You remember the extreme cold that started on February 14, 2025, right?”

"That's right. Because the salary was paid on the 15th, I remember at that time we were still discussing how much money we should save."

“That means we have been reincarnated. Reincarnated ten days before the end of the world happened.”

"Yes. If we have time to prepare this time, we must prepare carefully, and we must live well."

I took out a pen and paper and started making a list. There are so many things to prepare. Truong Thanh stopped me and patted my back to comfort me.

"God, there's no rush to pack things. First we have to find a safe place, suitable for a fortress to hide in."

"That's right. In the apocalypse, the scariest thing is people. Should I rent a spacious luxury apartment?"

"No way. Space is still limited, and if someone targets us, we have no way to escape."

“So rent a villa with a basement?”

"In a city with too many people, villas can easily be noticed. We have to find a secluded place, separate from the world."

"Or... Than Than, follow me back to my hometown. There is a mountain behind my house. A few years ago, an investor wanted to develop it into an eco-tourism area, but while digging, they discovered a few bodies. Everyone thought it was unlucky, so the project was abandoned. Since then, that mountain area has been abandoned, no one dares to go there. We can use the excuse of going up there to plant fruit and repair construction, and no one will suspect it."

"Okay. I'll call my parents and tell them to come over there."

"Than Than, don't be in a hurry. Things like this are very difficult for older people to accept. Let's just go over there and prepare things first, then find a reasonable reason to bring them here later."

"Okay. Then pack up and leave."

From the city we live in, it only takes two hours to drive to our hometown of Truong Thanh. His father passed away two years ago, leaving his mother and grandmother in the house. His family works in real estate. I only know that your family is very rich, but how rich is unknown. I just remember when I was in college, Truong Thanh drove a Porsche to school, and I joked that I was the rich second generation. Coming to his hometown, we chose to stay temporarily in a homestay in town. Truong Thanh said he would go see one The uncle knew him to carry out the procedures for contracting that mountain, so that the renovation and repair could become legitimate. And I started making a list of supplies. My family is full of people: my parents, my sister with her husband and one child, my brother with his wife and two children, a total of ten people. There are three people in Truong Thanh's family. Thirteen people in total. With so many people like that, in our previous life we died too early, we don't know how long the extreme cold lasted. At least enough food must be stored for thirteen people for two years. Who knows what will happen after two years. Moreover, in the mountains, in the worst situation we can be self-sufficient. 10 liter bottled water: 5000 bottles. Toilet paper, napkin paper: 5,000 boxes. Lots of women, sanitary napkins and disposable underwear: 2000 boxes. Toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, shower gel and other necessities: 500 boxes each. Rice 100 kg per bag: 100 bags. 100 pounds: 50 bags. Green beans, red beans and other beans, 10 bags of each, 50 pounds each. Dried noodles: 100 boxes. Cooking oil 10 kg per can: 500 cans. Salt, soy sauce, spices: 100 boxes. Compressed biscuits: 1000 packs. Canned goods: 500 boxes. Self-heating rice: 500 boxes.