Madness After the Apocalypse-Chapter 9: The space has expanded

Why has the rain suddenly become so intense?

Bai Wenbin checked his watch—it was already the agreed time, yet An Nan had not arrived.

Determined not to miss this rare opportunity, he patiently sat and waited.

Half an hour passed, and still no sign of An Nan. Watching the torrential downpour outside, a sense of unease surged within him.

Bai Wenbin picked up his phone and dialed An Nan's number.

Still blocked.

He reluctantly borrowed a phone from the waiter to make the call.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"An Nan, it's me, Bai Wenbin. I'm at Huai Tree Restaurant. When can I expect you?"

"Oh, I've got some things to deal with, I'll be a bit late. Please wait for me."

"Alright, Nan Nan."

After hanging up, Bai Wenbin was reassured by her pleasant tone and settled back to wait.

Once today's plan succeeded, he would claim the beauty and bask in untold riches. A little waiting was nothing—he could be patient.

The rain outside continued to pour relentlessly.

Without realizing, another hour passed.

Ding— Buzz—

The phones of everyone in the restaurant buzzed at the same time. Bai Wenbin looked down to see a message from the meteorological bureau.

Red Rainstorm Warning: Citizens are advised to stay indoors, cease all outdoor activities and work, and suspend operations and classes. People in danger zones should immediately move to safer locations.

"My God! Why is the car floating?!" a woman at the neighboring table suddenly exclaimed.

Bai Wenbin looked out the window and saw that the water on the street had risen to waist height, with some small vehicles even beginning to float.

How could this be?

Even the storms during typhoons weren't this fierce.

He borrowed the phone again to call An Nan. "Nan Nan, where are you?"

"Who's this?"

"It's Bai Wenbin."

"Bai Wenbin? I don't know you. What an awful name," came the curt reply before the line was abruptly cut off.

Bai Wenbin was stunned and redialed, but now there was only the busy signal.

His face turned ashen: Was she playing him?

The restaurant was now in chaos.

Some cars had been swept away by the water, others had received notifications from schools to pick up their children immediately, and some people had been waiting for rides that were never assigned.

Bai Wenbin hurriedly left the restaurant, but when he reached the ground floor, he found that in just a short time, the water had risen to chest level.

Though the entrance door was shut, water had already poured in.

His car, parked by the roadside, was submerged—completely unusable.

Bai Wenbin was livid. Not only had An Nan played him for a fool, making him sit here for an hour and a half, but now he had also lost a car.

And now, he was trapped here.

The streets were a mess. The rainstorm was ferocious, and many people hadn't even realized what was happening.

Some were trapped in their cars, unable to get out. Others had slipped while walking in the water and had been swept away, while some tried to swim and were cut by debris...

Meanwhile, An Nan was at home, watching television and enjoying a steaming hotpot.

The sizzling beef fat bubbled in the pot, creating a barrier against the damp, heavy air outside.

Even the once-agitated dog had settled, comfortably curled at her feet, gnawing happily on a large bone.

An Nan chewed on tender bamboo shoots, dipping slices of beef tripe into the hot pot, then drenching them in oil and dipping sauce before popping them into her mouth.

The aroma filled the room.

After dinner, she tossed the dishes into the dishwasher. Opening WeChat, she found the neighborhood chat was in turmoil.

"Why is it raining so hard? My car is floating! I just bought a new car!"

"I feel your pain! Luckily, I'm broke and couldn't afford one..."

"Is it thundering because some big-shot immortal is undergoing tribulation?"

"When the sky turned black earlier at noon, I thought something was wrong. Now it's like the heavens are leaking!"

"This isn't normal. Could this be the end of the world?"

An Nan read the message and couldn't help but smile—someone had guessed it.

She clicked on the user's profile and saw that it was the young man from the 15th floor.

"Laughable. It's just a heavy rain, and suddenly it's the end of the world? Maybe you've watched too many movies!"

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"Our school just announced a holiday! How wonderful, it's like an early break!"

"My company's on holiday too!"

"Neighbors, be careful when going home. I almost fell into a manhole earlier."

An Nan exited WeChat and opened Weibo.

A trending topic caught her eye: "Flooding in Heguan City's subway."

It was accompanied by live footage: many people were trapped in the subway, with water up to their shoulders. Some were crying and giving farewell messages to their families.

Annan felt a pang of sorrow.

It had been the same in her previous life. At first, people thought it was just a storm. No one expected that disaster and death would continue without end.

Many netizens left comments beneath the post.

Beautiful Warrior: "How heartbreaking! How is there such heavy rain in Heguan City? We're flooded here in Lingnan too."

Grateful and Content: "Same here in Linbei City."

First Things First, Eat: "Oh my god, is it raining heavily in the North too? I thought it was just the South."

Cherry Little Cubs: "I'm in the Beautiful Country, and we're getting the same torrential rain. Could the whole world be flooded?"

The atmosphere online grew more tense.

Annan, feeling a heavy weight on her heart, put her phone down and decided to distract herself by playing with her dog.

Fugui wasn't by her feet.

After searching for a while, she found him on the couch, vigorously scratching it with his paws.

"Fugui! Don't destroy the furniture!"

Annan walked over, picked up the little white pup, and saw that it was holding something in its mouth.

It was... the jade pendant Aunt Chen had given her yesterday.

"Little thing, where did you find this?"

Annan took the pendant and casually stored it in her space, then lightly tapped Fugui on the head. "Don't eat things you find. You'll get sick."

Suddenly, a flash of white light passed through her consciousness.

That familiar sensation...

She quickly checked her space.

The space had expanded!!

What was once 800 square meters had now grown by an additional 1,000 square meters!

The small 60-square-meter house had also turned into a 100-square-meter space.

Annan was overjoyed! The space had upgraded?

She searched through the space and found that the jade pendant had disappeared.

It seemed that the space had absorbed her mother's pendant as part of the upgrade.

Tears welled up in her eyes: her mother was certainly watching over her from above!

Not only had she been reborn, but her mother had also sent her the jade pendant to help expand her space.

She was also grateful to Aunt Chen for returning it to her.

After a brief moment of reflection, Annan went to her vanity and opened the drawer.

Inside were her various pieces of jewelry.

She stored all the jewelry in her space and noticed that a jade ring instantly vanished. The other items remained.

The space had expanded again, now by an additional 500 square meters, transforming the small house into a two-story building.

So jade could upgrade the space!

If she had more jade...

Unfortunately, Annan had always thought jade was too old-fashioned and rarely bought it.

Thus, only the jade bracelet on her wrist and this ring were made from jade.

Looking at the bracelet binding her space, she noticed that its quality had greatly improved.

It was once of a lower grade, but now it had become much clearer and more translucent.

It seemed she would need to collect more jade in the future, to upgrade both her space and the bracelet.

With a satisfied smile, Annan thought.

Then, looking at the now half-empty space, she suddenly felt a sense of insecurity.

Her supplies had once been packed to the brim, but now she saw so much empty space.

There weren't enough supplies after all!

No, the extra 1,500 square meters must be filled.

Annan pulled out a map from the space and instantly came up with a new idea.