This Is Not the End of the World 014

"Save it, just tell me what you want." Fang Zhiyi didn't back down at all.

"I..." Mother Fang didn't know what to say for a moment. Fang Jianshu directly grabbed the phone: "Come back. Don't you have what you have today because your mother and I raised you? Do you really want to bear the infamous reputation of being unfilial?"

"Expose him! I'm going to expose him on the internet!" Fang Chengci shouted excitedly. He knew very well that people like Fang Zhiyi were most afraid of a bad reputation.

Thinking he had found Fang Zhiyi's weakness, Fang Jianshu felt his posture stiffen with confidence: "Did you hear that? Hurry up and come home!"

Fang Zhiyi was silent for a while, then suddenly laughed out loud: "I guess you guys must have read some news report, right? Do you usually not watch TV programs?"

These seemingly random words made Fang Jianshu freeze.

"Go search for it. There's a show about entrepreneurship, whatever it's called. I had the honor of being a guest on it once."

Fang Chengci immediately started searching. Just as he found it, Fang Zhiyi's voice came through the phone again: "You keep saying that there are no parents who don't love their children... Did none of you remember that today is my birthday?"

These words stunned the three members of the Fang family.

"Is it?"

A busy tone came from the other end of the phone.

Fang Chengci clicked on that episode of the program. Fang Zhiyi was dressed neatly and answered the host's questions with clear logic. It wasn't until the second half of the program that the host asked a particular question.

"Mr. Fang, your success today must have something to do with your family, right? According to your employees, you rarely mention your family members. Could you tell us a bit about them?"

On screen, Fang Zhiyi gave the camera a meaningful look. This look seemed to cross time and distance, sending a chill down the spines of the three people watching the program.

Immediately after, Fang Zhiyi spoke openly about his past, how he was despised by his parents, and how his parents' favoritism made him realize that a person can only rely on themselves. He even showed the handwritten agreement from his father severing their relationship.

The comments section was full of curses, making Fang Chengci's heart pound with fear.

"Of course, my case is an exception. Children from normal families shouldn't learn from me," Fang Zhiyi's voice came through the phone. "Sometimes, it's terrifying that people don't need to pass an exam to become parents."

"It's over." Fang Chengci slumped down.

"Son? What's wrong? Is what he says the absolute truth? Hurry up and expose him online! Say he is unfilial and doesn't even care about his parents!" Fang Jianshu said.

Fang Chengci looked at him like he was an idiot: "Do you think if we stand out now, we'll do anything other than get scolded?? Are you stupid?!"

Their previous joy had already turned into a chest full of resentment.

The Fang family fell into silence once again.

"Boss, there's a woman who insists on seeing you, claiming to be your girlfriend." Grey Dog was now dressed like a respectable person, his face full of teasing.

Fang Zhiyi frowned: "See my ass, tell her to get lost."

He didn't even need to guess to know who it was. There was no need.

Grey Dog could only smile and leave. He was also a bit puzzled. Fang Zhiyi had disappeared for a while, and when he reappeared, he not only registered a company but also invited him to join. The most crucial thing was that at that time, Fang Zhiyi held a lot of major resources in his hands, and no one knew how he got them.

Inside a secret research institute.

"It's all been decoded. The data sent by Fang Zhiyi has been verified. It is indeed a fierce virus with extremely strong infectivity!"

The elderly man wearing glasses tightened his grip on his walking stick: "Now, immediately transfer experts from other places. We must develop a countermeasure drug in the shortest possible time!"

"Yes!"

"This young man is quite interesting too. He actually came to you for support, saying he wanted to do a little business." A middle-aged man next to him had a smile on his face. "He's quite pragmatic."

The elderly man nodded. He remembered the day Fang Zhiyi snuck in. After being interrogated for two days, it was confirmed that he only wanted to submit a very important piece of data. Afterwards, they offered to award him a medal, but Fang Zhiyi refused.

"I don't want a medal, I just want a status... I'm quite poor, I just want to do business."

"Oh right, lend me some money. In order to make the trip here, I'm completely broke."

He was the first person ever to open his mouth and ask him for a loan.

"Let him be."

Time flew by, and two years passed. Due to suspected crimes, Meng Bufan was still locked up inside. He had completely lost his mind, muttering about the apocalypse or supplies all day long. As a result, he had been beaten up several times, but he still wouldn't change.

It wasn't until the alarm in the prison was sounded that Meng Bufan seemed to regain his sanity.

"A new type of virus has appeared abroad! In order to prevent infection, everyone needs to be vaccinated in advance!" the prison warden announced loudly.

"Vaccine?" Meng Bufan was dumbfounded.

The TV was left on all day. On the screen, foreign countries had descended into chaos, with those humanoid monsters slaughtering people wantonly on the streets.

"The apocalypse! The apocalypse is here!" Meng Bufan yelled in pleasant surprise, and was quickly kicked.

"What are you so happy about if the apocalypse is here? Do you have any humanity left?" Meng Bufan turned around and found the other inmates glaring at him angrily.

"But the apocalypse..."

The scene on the TV shifted. The well-prepared nation dispatched the army to take over all checkpoints. Coupled with the newly developed virus-suppressing potion, this world-ending disaster was stopped right there.

"How could... how could this be?" Meng Bufan muttered to himself. "Where exactly did it go wrong? Where?"

A scene suddenly flashed on the TV. It showed some domestic enterprises voluntarily donating money and materials. On one of the supply trucks, a familiar face flashed by.

"Fang Zhiyi?" Meng Bufan suddenly realized that since his rebirth, it seemed like he had appeared several times.

It seemed...

"It's you! It's you!" He rushed toward the TV like a madman. This action finally ignited the anger of the others, who swarmed him, pinned him down, and started beating him.

The apocalypse did not affect the lives of the common people. The Fang family was still the same as before, except that Fang Jianshu and Mother Fang were older, and Fang Chengci was even lazier. He lay at home watching TV every day, full of complaints, and whenever he saw news related to Fang Zhiyi, he would hurl abuse.

Grey Dog felt that Fang Zhiyi had changed over the past few years. He was no longer as sharp and edgy as before, nor was he lazy and loose. Instead, he had become very hardworking and even found a girlfriend, which puzzled him.

"If you let the original owner go back, will the Heavenly Dao really not cause trouble for him?" Little Hei was still a bit worried.

Fang Zhiyi nodded: "Don't worry, it wouldn't be able to cause trouble even if it tried. There are so many people."

"What did the Heavenly Dao actually tell you? Did it give you spoilers?"

"You have a good point. That old man rambled on for ages, seeming to blame me, yet he didn't really care all that much... Later, I began to guess that if fate is predetermined, then any corrections made to it will still head in the same direction..." Fang Zhiyi reached out and patted Little Hei's belly. "That is why I had you keep searching. Sure enough, there is more than one laboratory abroad."

Little Hei wriggled its body in dissatisfaction. "You are amazing, you are incredible. Let's go." It suddenly turned back, as if it had sensed something.

Fang Zhiyi also looked back.

A gigantic eyeball behind the clouds was staring straight at them.

"Let's go. It won't harm us," Fang Zhiyi said with certainty.

"Why?"

"Why do you have so many questions?"

After they vanished into the passage, a faint, ethereal voice echoed out.

"The cycle has been broken, and a new cycle is about to begin... Intruder... where does your future lie?"