Ch2-Preparations Begin with
Selling Off Property
As the characters faded, the space brightened. Meng Ci continued to observe the space.
It was no larger than a hundred
square meters. At its very center stood a wooden hut of several square meters. Upon entering, Meng Ci found it completely empty
Drawing on years of experience reading novels, he surmised that as supplies within the space Increased, the hut would likely grow larger.
The floor was bare earth-there was no running water, no electricity.He wondered if additional functions might unlock as the space expanded.
After leaving the space, Meng Ci spent half an hour reviewing his checklist twice.
He added a few items he hadn't considered earlier before finally lying down on the bed.
"Mmm! This bed feels amazing"
He wrapped himself completely in the blankets, curling up as he resolved to buy several soft beds.
After sleeping on such a comfortable bed, Meng Ci declared that even in the apocalypse, he wouldn't want to sleep on a hard wooden plank bed again.
"Ring-ring!"
"Ring-ring
The phone by his bed rang
repeatedly, but Meng Ci, having stayed up late the night before, didn't hear a thing When he finally woke up, the sun had long since flooded the room with light.
"Ring-ring."
The phone rang again. Meng Ci stretched lazily before picking it up. His expression darkened slightly when he saw the contact labeled "Dad."
Meng Ci's mother, Meng Wan, and his father, Li Shanyang, were university classmates.
Both excelled academically, so their advisor often called on them to work together.
Over time, they grew familiar with each other, and Li Shanyang eventually began pursuing Meng Wan intensely
Meng Wan's father had long expressed his hope that she would find a partner willing to marry into the Meng family.
After all, the Meng family's assets couldn't fall into an outsider's hands.
Thus, when Meng Wan saw that Li Shanyang, though from a modest background, was dependable, capable, handsome, and treated her well, she accepted his pursuit
After graduation, they married quickly and, at Meng Wan's father's request, conceived a child-Meng Ci
Meng Ci was destined to become the next head of the Meng family, so Meng Wan raised him with strict discipline from infancy.
Yet Li Shanyang would occasionally sneak Meng Ci out for fun, buying him foods Meng Wan deemed unhealthy but irresistible to children Compared to the strict, often absent Meng Wan, Li Shanyang- who regularly took Meng Ci out for treats, fun, and even drove him to school-was the one Meng Ci naturally gravitated toward from a young age.
Five years ago, Meng Wan suddenly collapsed. Hospital tests revealed advanced-stagestomach cancer.
Too young to shoulder such burdens, Meng Ci was left in the care of his long-retired grandfather, who stepped in to manage the family affairs. allowing Meng Wan to focus on her recovery.
But fate was unforgiving. Three years ago, Meng Wan passedaway. Grandfather Meng managed the company while guiding Meng CL
Already advanced in years, he too succumbed to illness last year.
With both heads of the Meng household gone, leaving behind a useless heir, Li Shanyang revealed his true colors.
One day, after high school, Meng Ci returned home to find two unfarmillar women in the house.
Li Shanyang explained that since Meng Wan had passed away and Meng Ci was still young, he couldn't be without a mother's love, so they planned to remarry.
However, he emphasized that it was ultimately up to Meng Ci. If he disliked the idea, he would not remarry
The older woman was Zhang Lu. and the younger girl, only half a year his junior, was Li Xiaoya
Zhang Lu treated Meng Ci kindly, often cooking home-style meals and even taking him out for fun
This allowed Meng Ci to experience maternal love for the first time, so he quickly accepted her and arranged for the two to register their marriage.
Li Shanyang always claimed he'd met Zhang Lu and her daughter by chance.
But Meng C, who had read the book, knew Li Xiaoya was his biological daughter, and Zhang Lu was his childhood sweetheart.
They had schemed against Meng Wan to become wealthy.
Over the years, Li Shanyang had provided them with considerable financial support
Fortunately, Meng Wan had barred Li Shanyang from accessing the Meng family's assets.
The will left by Meng Wan and the others stipulated that Meng Ci could only inherit once he turned eighteen. Consequently, that family had treated him quite well these past years.
After Meng Ci came of age last month, several individuals began coaxing him into transferring all the assets to Li Shanyang.
But because Liang Xiu, who was responsible for the Meng family inheritance and had always helped manage the company's assets, was away on a business trip last month, Li Shanyang hadn't been able to succeed.
"What is it?" Meng Ci answered the call, his expression blank.
This was a man with a beastly heart hidden behind a human face. Even in the book, before
Meng Ci was murdered, he had arranged for Meng Cl to be violated in exchange for food. Such a vile individual was unworthy of being a father.
Li Shanyang chuckled, "Xiao Ci, heard your Uncle Liang is back When can we go sign the contract transfer?"
"In a couple of days. School just started, and I'm pretty busy." Meng Ci had just started his senior year of high school and was now eighteen. With the college entrance exams approaching, he had been forced back to school in August after only a few more days of vacation,
"Alright, don't forget, Xiao CI" Li Shanyang then feigned concern for Meng Ci for a couple more sentences before hanging up.
The moment the call ended, another call came in. The caller was Liu Jie, someone
Meng Ci had secretly harbored feelings for.
Yet this person, fully aware of his affections, enjoyed the material comforts and financial support he provided while simultaneously engaging in ambiguous relationships with other female classmates.
After Li Xiaoya transferred to their school, Liu jie even turned around and started flirting wit her.
Meng Ci hung up immediately. adding the number to his blacklist without hesitation.
After a moment's thought, he also blocked Li Shanyang and the others all at once.
He intended to dispose of several properties within the day.
As for these individuals, he would deal with them when the apocalypse began.
First, he called Liang Xiu to confirm the meeting at the company. After grabbing breakfast outside, Meng Ci h eaded to the office.
Upon meeting, Meng C bluntly stated his intention to sell his company shares and dispose of his real estate holdings.
Liang Xiu adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses upon hearing this "Young Master, this company is the lifework of Mrs. Meng and the Cild Master. How can you do this?"
Liang Xiu knew he had no right to criticize Meng Ci, but he had been financially supported by Meng Wan since childhood.
After graduating from university, he had even worked alongside Meng Wan and Old Master Meng. so he understood how deeply they cherished the company.
If the company fell into others hands now, how could he face his two benefactors after his death?
"Is it Li Shanyang and his crew again? What did they whisper in your ear?"
Even before Meng Ci came of age, they had been egging him on to demand money from Liang Xiu. Yet Liang Xiu always remembered Old Master Meng's words, giving him only ten thousand yuan each month.
Instead, Meng Ci harbored resentment, openly declaring that once he turned eighteen, he would come for Liang Xiu.
Meng Ci's eyes reddened slightly as he shook his head. "No, I don't want anything to do with them."
"Uncle Liang, please help me just this once."
Meng Ci hadn't prepared his words yet, but he figured if he pretended to be hurt by those people, Liang Xiu would surely agree.
"I want to get rid of all these things, then go abroad and never come back."
"I'll start a new company overseas. Uncle Liang, will you come manage it for me then?"
Liang Xiu had never seen the young master like this before. He assumed he must have suffered some injustice at the hands of those people.
Besides, he was only managing the company on behalf of the young master. If he wanted to sell it, then he could sell it.
"Young Master, would you like me to handle the paperwork for your departure?" Liang Xiu inquired.
Meng Ci nodded firmly upon hearing this. "Yes."
Only then did Liang Xiu realize the young master truly intended to leave the country.
The company had shown strong growth over the past two years. With both heads of the Meng family gone, many were eager to acquire it.
Meng Ci had only one condition: the highest bidder would win.
As for the properties, they had been purchased purely as investments. Their prime locations ensured they would sell quickly.
Meng Ci knew nothing about funds or stocks. He entrusted everything to Liang Xiu, demanding that all matters be settled within ten days.