"Here, miss. Five instant noodles," a man said with a smile, looking at Ruhi with a lewd gaze.
Ruhi frowned but said nothing.
"Thanks. You can take her," a girl said indifferently.
Ruhi looked at her sister in surprise. "Sister, what do you mean? Didn't we come here to buy supplies? What is happening?"
Siya's eyes fell on her sister, and she smiled, then looked at the man. "Sir, can you please give us a minute? I'd like to speak to my sister."
He frowned but nodded. "Okay, but hurry. My brothers are waiting for her."
After hearing these words, Ruhi became confused and terrified. She asked in a trembling voice after the man left, "W-what are you talking about? I don't understand."
"Sister, I think things are quite obvious here. You are here because we are selling you for food," Siya said with a smile.
Ruhi's eyes widened in surprise, her body trembling all over. "How can you do this?" she said in a hoarse voice. "If the family finds out, they will not let you go."
"Oh, sister, you are so naive. Of course this is our family's decision. The most important thing? At first, Big Brother was going to sell you, but I insisted. Only then did he allow me to come here. They are even waiting for me outside."
Ruhi's face turned pale. She denied it, saying, "It's not possible! My family would never do that!"
Siya smiled proudly and said disdainfully, "Oh really? Then wait." She made a call to their mother.
After connecting, a mature, middle-aged woman's voice came through. "Siya, is everything done? Have you completed the sale? If yes, then come home fast. That place is not safe."
Siya said in a crying voice, "Mom, do we have to do this? After all, she is this family's daughter. Selling her is not good."
"Don't think too much. This family only has one daughter. I never wanted that one." Her father's voice also chimed in, "Right, Siya. Don't think too much; just come home." Her brothers echoed, "Right, just come back. We only have one sister."
After hanging up, she looked at Ruhi provocatively.
"Why... why are you doing this to me?" Ruhi asked, confused.
"Why? Because I hate you," Siya said with malice.
"Because I was always jealous of you. You are the biological daughter of this family, and I am just the adopted one. You were always favored by Grandfather, and you also have that jade necklace that contains a space."
At that moment, the man came back with his thugs and took her away. While Ruhi could only stare at Siya, she pleaded, "Please, just kill me. Please, just kill me."
The next second, Ruhi woke up with a jolt.
She looked around, confused. Didn't I die after trying to run away? Then why am I still alive?
Then she looked around. It looked like her apartment room. But how was she here? She checked her phone: May 1, 2020. That meant she had been reborn—reborn three months before the apocalypse.
At that time, her phone rang. She looked at it; it was Siya. Everything that happened in her previous life flashed before her eyes, and her gaze became sharp.
"Gupta family... Siya..." She clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles turning white.
After taking a deep breath, she picked up the phone. "Hello?" Her voice sounded hoarse.
A sweet, coaxing voice came through. "Sister, you are coming for dinner, right? Mom has made something special."
"Yes," Ruhi said indifferently, then hung up.
Gupta family, you tormented me enough in my previous life. I have already repaid you for giving me birth. Now, I will only care for myself and live for myself.