Reborn to the Day Before the Divorce [Natural Disasters]

Shen Cong spent six years surviving in a post-apocalyptic world defined by catastrophic earthquakes, tsunamis, and swarms of poisonous insects. During that time, she endured the deaths of her parents and her husband, Gu Kai, who perished while searching for her. She herself died alone after contracting a fatal insect bite. Upon waking, she finds herself reborn one month before the apocalypse, sitting across from Gu Kai as they prepare to sign divorce papers. Overwhelmed by the return of her living husband and the peaceful world around her, Shen Cong tears up the agreement and refuses to leave him, shocking Gu Kai who had accepted their separation. Shen Cong reveals her secret: she possesses a twenty-square-meter storage space that allows her to materialize and dematerialize objects, a power she discovered in the apocalypse. She explains that a massive earthquake will strike in thirty days, followed by a cascade of disasters including torrential rains, flooding, and eventually the insect plague. She shows Gu Kai an ID card dated four years in the future and a ration bun made from dried insects to prove her claims. Gu Kai, though initially stunned, chooses to believe her and together they begin an urgent preparation phase. Their goal is to secure safety for their families, including Gu Kai’s widowed father and Shen Cong’s parents, who live in separate locations vulnerable to the coming collapse. The couple liquidates their assets to raise capital. They pawn gold jewelry and watches for 120,000 yuan and plan to mortgage two properties, including Shen Cong’s parents’ civil servant apartment and Gu Kai’s parents’ home, to secure loans totaling over a million yuan. With the funds, they purchase an electric vehicle, which Shen Cong stores in her space, along with bicycles and biomass pellet stoves for heating and power independence. They also order massive quantities of emergency supplies, including tents, sleeping bags, safety helmets, rain gear, and anti-mosquito suits, delivering them to various addresses to avoid suspicion. Shen Cong and Gu Kai enlist the help of Gu Kai’s cousin, Gu Jiashu, to oversee renovations on a top-floor duplex in Fulin Community. They intend to reinforce the structure with seismic bracing, high-strength glass, and anti-explosion film, while also enclosing the balconies to create greenhouse space for future food production. Simultaneously, they plan to fortify Shen Cong’s parents’ rural home, which offers a larger yard for gardening and is located outside the primary seismic zone. The family divides responsibilities: Gu Kai and Shen Cong’s father handle renovations and supply procurement, while Shen Cong’s mother, Cheng Ru, manages food preparation and finances, organizing the household with military precision. To ensure the safety of her sister, Shen Xi, and her brother-in-law, Zhang Ye, who are living abroad with their children, Shen Cong devises a plan to lure them back. She initially considers using money as an incentive but agrees with her parents to use a more urgent pretext: claiming her father is critically ill and needs immediate surgery requiring a large sum of money. This test is designed to reveal Zhang Ye’s true character and commitment to the family before the world ends. The story concludes with the family in full mobilization, racing against time to stockpile resources, reinforce shelters, and reunite before the inevitable disaster strikes.