A sudden sound echoed. The door was pushed open, and a man and a woman strolled in with beaming faces, speaking and laughing.

It was Malachi and Wendy.

This scene had played out in my past life as well.

At this moment in my rebirth, my grandfather had recently passed away, leaving me two storefronts in the city center. Even without working, I could live comfortably on the rent.

However, I never got to enjoy that rental income. Shortly after inheriting these properties, Malachi and Wendy showed up and insisted on exchanging my storefronts for a so-called suburban villa.

Wendy cried with a pitiful expression, claiming her family was in dire straits and desperately needed a storefront to start a business. Malachi, the righteous one, scolded me, saying, "You are Wendy’s best friend, why are you making such a fuss?"

In the end, I signed the transfer agreement without thinking clearly, and the two storefronts ended up in Wendy's hands so effortlessly. As for the suburban villa that was meant to be the exchange, I hadn't even seen a picture of it.

"Alison, long time no see!" Wendy came over with a soft tone, linking her arm with mine.

I smiled and said, "Wendy, it's been a while, hasn't it?"

I was just worrying about how to quickly sell those two storefronts to get joss paper, and this unexpected opportunity presented itself.

Malachi cleared his throat and spoke, "Alison, those two properties of yours are just sitting there, not doing anything. Why don't you give them to Wendy? She could really use them."

As he spoke, I looked at Malachi intently, and in my mind, I saw his gruesome face from when he dismembered me in my previous life.

I smiled and said, "Well, those two storefronts are coincidentally up for sale. Someone offered 8 million for both of them as a package deal."

Malachi hadn't even spoken, but Wendy's expression changed rapidly, and she said urgently, "Ally, have you already agreed to sell to that person?"

I pretended to be hesitant and said, "I haven't signed the contract yet, but..."

Wendy immediately interrupted me, "Don't sign the contract! Alison, sell them to me for 8.1 million!"

Malachi quickly expressed his displeasure, "Wendy is our friend, even 8 million is too much to ask for, we don't need the extra 100 thousand dollars. That's greedy. "

I watched Wendy sweetly smile at Malachi and then watched Malachi smirk back at her.

We are not even married, but this man was already trying to control my property.

Ignoring Malachi's words, I turned to Wendy and said, "Alright, 8.1 million."

Malachi's face stiffened.

Wendy clenched her teeth and said, "Agreed."

She had a clever plan. The two storefronts were worth at least 8.5 million, and she got them for only 8.1 million, ensuring a profitable deal.

My plan was also clever. 8 million was just enough to kickstart my preparation plan for the apocalypse, and the extra 100 thousand will be a backup fund.

In my previous life, when the horrifying apocalypse arrived, this wretched couple found themselves trapped by a fierce ghost in one of the storefronts. I rushed in and almost emptied all my joss paper to rescue them.

This time, I have no intention of saving them again. Whether they encounter the fierce ghost will be their own fate.

Wendy was afraid I might change my mind, and the 8.1 million dollars quickly arrived in my account. We signed the property transfer agreement within three days.

Wendy held the property deed with a triumphant smile that she couldn't hide.

I wondered if, after the horrifying apocalypse, she would still be able to smile while holding those two worthless pieces of paper, which had wiped out her family's savings.

I couldn't be bothered to deal with Malachi and Wendy. There was no point in arguing with the dead.

The urgent task was to gather money to amass joss paper.

My previous life in the horrifying apocalypse, I was lucky enough to purchase a ghost shield with joss paper. However, for every second of its use, an inch of my skin would be charred. The pain was unbearable.

When my entire body was charred, that would be the moment the ghost in the shield consumed me.

If I had had ten thousand joss dollars, I could have contracted the ghost shield with a joss paper offering, making it my servant. That way, I could avoid all costs.

This time, my goal was to amass ten billion joss dollars!

In the horrifying apocalypse, Joss paper became incredibly rare. That made it extremely valuable. Even a few hundred joss dollars could buy a life. But not all joss paper worked in the underworld.

I wasn't sure about the differences between joss paper types, but I knew where I could find the useful ones.