In the Apocalypse, Reincarnators Are Killed First? But I Have a Diary from the Future

Lin Lu, a forensic examiner for the Municipal Public Security Bureau, lives a quiet life in a hillside villa inherited from her grandmother. Her existence is defined by exploitation from her stepmother Dai Ya, stepfather Wan Feng, stepsister Wan Yinyin, and stepbrother Wan Helin, who view her as a financial resource. Her fiancé, Pei Yanzhi, appears to be a loving partner, but Lin Lu experiences a vivid nightmare in which the apocalypse has already arrived. In this vision, Pei Yanzhi shoves her into a horde of mutated zombies to save himself, while her family watches and mocks her death. She wakes to find a mysterious application on her phone titled "Apocalypse Survival Diary," which reveals that Pei Yanzhi has been reborn with memories of the future. The diary exposes his true intent: to use a marriage proposal that evening to gain access to her villa, lock her in the basement, and eventually consume her when supplies run low.

Armed with this foreknowledge, Lin Lu prepares for the encounter. When Pei Yanzhi arrives at midnight with roses and a ring, she feigns ignorance and emotional vulnerability to lower his guard. She deliberately delays accepting his proposal, keeping him kneeling for an extended period. When the power is cut, she uses the darkness to ambush him with a stun baton, incapacitating him. Realizing she cannot kill him without risking legal consequences that would prevent her from preparing for the coming disaster, she instead stabs his thigh with a knife, ensuring he requires extensive medical care and remains bedridden for weeks. She stages the scene to look like a home invasion, injuring herself to appear as a victim, and calls the police and ambulance.

While Pei Yanzhi recovers in the hospital, Lin Lu discovers that her entire stepfamily has also been reborn. They arrive at the hospital, not out of concern, but to confirm whether Pei Yanzhi retains his memories and to plot how to seize her villa and inheritance. Lin Lu overhears their conversation and realizes the scope of the threat. She uses a fake police call to escape the hospital, allowing the family to believe she is being detained for questioning. In reality, she flees to a hotel to begin stockpiling supplies. She purchases vast quantities of food, water, medicine, and equipment, using Pei Yanzhi’s credit card which he later provides under the pretense of preparing their shared future.

The diary app continues to provide critical intelligence, revealing that Wan Yinyin intends to steal a spatial jade pendant from an antique shop, an item that grants an infinite storage dimension. Lin Lu races to the shop, Yayun Pavilion, and purchases all three available pendants before Wan Yinyin can arrive. She identifies the correct pendant by testing it with her blood, discovering it opens a massive spatial dimension that preserves food indefinitely. To ensure Wan Yinyin fails, Lin Lu commissions the shop owner to create convincing replicas and sell them to the stepsister at an inflated price of two million yuan. Wan Yinyin, believing she has secured the artifact, pays the exorbitant sum, only to receive a fake.

Lin Lu continues her preparations, renting warehouses to store bulk goods and using her professional skills to navigate legal and logistical challenges. She maximizes Pei Yanzhi’s credit card to fund her operations, leaving him indebted and unaware that his plans are being systematically dismantled. The narrative establishes a cat-and-mouse dynamic where Lin Lu, possessing superior foresight and cold calculation, outmaneuvers her reborn enemies. She secures her safe house, accumulates resources, and prepares for the impending rainstorm apocalypse, while her family remains trapped in their own greed and misjudgment, setting the stage for a brutal struggle for survival in the coming catastrophe.