Wung Wung- Wung~

The siren suddenly sounded throughout a vast building, breaking the tranquility of the night.

"Search the building!"

"Yes, sir!"

Countless guards wearing black uniforms and holding guns looked solemn as they searched around the building.

As the guards searched the building, a bruised and bloodied woman wearing a thin white dress sneaked out of the building. Not a single spot on her thin frame was intact, but she never slowed down. She dragged her broken leg and gritted her teeth. As she moved forward, her eyes filled with determination to survive.

Behind her, a group of armed guards finally caught sight of her from a distance. The captain saw her and shouted, "Experimental Subject Nine is there! Come with me!"

"Yes, sir!"

She heard their voices and turned around. When she saw a dozen guards chasing her, she thought to herself, 'Is this the end of me?'

She shook her head to dispel her thoughts and gritted her teeth, 'No! I can't give up! I still need to avenge myself, my grandfather, and my mother!'

With new determination in her heart, the woman turned to face the guard. Seeing that she stopped running, the captain raised his hand, and the guards surrounded her, aiming their weapons at her. She looked so thin, but none of the guards dared to look down upon her.

The captain and the woman looked at each other for a moment, and then he said, "Experimental Subject Nine, come back with us, and you can be spared."

When she heard this, the woman laughed as if she were hearing a joke. Seeing her laughing and coughing up blood at the same time, the captain frowned. It seems those scientists really did something crazier this time.

After calming down, the woman wiped the blood from her lips and held her painful chest. She panted heavily and took a deep breath, "Go back with you? I would rather die than go back to that hellish place."

When she said this, the captain's eyes darkened. He said, "You can't escape. Just come back with us, and we will make your stay more comfortable. Remember, your family is still in our hands."

If the captain had not said this, the woman would still have been calm. However, when he mentioned her family, the woman's eyes became bloodshot and filled with hatred.

"Family? Those beasts betrayed me for their benefit. I was really blind to try to please them in the past."

The captain knew that he had said the wrong thing and wanted to persuade again, but the woman suddenly laughed.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

The guards surrounding her knew that each experiment subject was very dangerous and mentally unstable. Seeing that the woman was laughing like a madman, they all raised their weapons, ready to kill her the moment she made her move.

When the captain and the guards observed her warily, the woman's laughter stopped. She let out a long sigh and looked up at the night sky. After that typhoon ten years ago, there had never been a clear sky in the world.

She had endured ten years of torture just to avenge her grandfather and mother, but she was really exhausted.

The woman closed her eyes and said tiredly, "Grandpa, Mother, I'm sorry. I couldn't avenge you two."

She took a deep, trembling breath and said, "I miss you so much, Grandpa. I will come over to accompany you and mother in a moment."

As soon as these words came out, the captain's eyes shrank. Seeing the woman's body shining brightly, he hurriedly shouted, "Retreat!"

The next second, the woman's body was covered by the bright lights, and her exhausted energy was forcibly activated. Feeling the tearing pain all over her body, the woman smiled faintly with an expression of regret on her face.

Before the captain and the guards could run to a safe distance, the woman laughed wildly and shouted, "If there is another chance, I will definitely kill all of you!"

Boom!

In the dark, damp, and cold basement, a thin young woman lay on the ground. She was trembling all over, and her brows were deeply furrowed. It seemed like she was having a nightmare.

Before she woke up, the sound of the iron door opening in the silent basement echoed in the basement. The door opened, and bright light from outside shone into the dark basement, slightly illuminating it. Soon, footsteps sounded, and three people walked down the stairs and arrived in the basement.

The middle-aged man who led the way was carrying a bucket of water. A gorgeous middle- aged woman and a slender young woman followed him. When the three of them stood not far from the thin young woman, the middle-aged man raised the bucket and splashed the water out.

Splash!

When the cold water splashed on her thin body, the thin young woman suddenly opened her eyes. She gasped, and her eyes seemed to lose focus. After a few seconds, her eyes returned to clarity, full of surprise.

She looked around and thought, 'Am I not dead? Why am I still alive after self-destruction? Where is this place?

Soon, she calmed down and found herself lying on the cold, dirty floor with her limbs tied. Before she could figure out what was going on around her, she heard the sound she hated most.

"Yao Ran, are you awake?"

Yao Ran raised her eyes and saw her father, Lan Guanghui, looking at her with a gentle smile. When her eyes fell on his face covered with a gentle smile, Yao Ran's eyes turned cold. The hatred in her heart burst out, and she wanted to tear him apart.

Seeing that Yao Ran didn't speak, Lan Guanghui's mistress, Chen Meilin, touched his arm gently and said coquettishly, "Husband, we can't waste any more time with her. President Su is still waiting for our news."

Standing behind her parents, Lan Lifei nodded and said, "Mother is right. Father, we can't let President Su wait too long. Otherwise, the contract-"

"Enough." Before Lan Lifei could finish her words, Lan Guanghui sternly interrupted her.

Lan Lifei knew that she had said too much, so she closed her mouth and looked at Yao Ran with disdain and hatred. After a few seconds of silence, Lan Guanghui smiled at Yao Ran.

His voice was gentle and full of love when he said, "Ran Ran, you are only twenty years old and have only gone to high school. You were raised by an old farmer. You don't understand business management, and you cannot deal with those old foxes in the company."

Although his voice was very gentle, every word was full of ridicule and contempt for Yao Ran. Seeing her just staring at him, Lan Guanghui looked at his second daughter thoughtfully. After a moment of silence, he continued to persuade her.

"By handing the company over to me, you not only save the Yao Group from destruction but also fulfill your filial piety to me. Am I right, Ran Ran?"

In the past, as long as he showed a little bit of gentleness, Yao Ran would agree to any of his requests. Even this villa was bought for him with her money.

Yao Ran looked at her father coldly for a while and chuckled. Lan Guanghui didn't know which of his words made Yao Ran laugh. He frowned slightly, a little unhappy for Yao Ran's

disobedience, but quickly concealed his emotions.

Lan Guanghui's smile disappeared, replaced by disappointment. He looked at Yao Ran, sighed, and shook his head.

Seeing the change in his expression, Yao Ran sneered and thought, 'I was so blind before that I couldn't see his deliberate manipulation and greed.'

After waiting for a while, Yao Ran still did not respond. Lan Guanghui knew that she was still stubborn and refused to give him what he wanted because of his father-in-law's will.

If he had known about the will, he would have bribed the lawyer to change the will, and there would have been less trouble. Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret, and he can only persuade his stupid daughter to hand over the company and the Yao family.

Lan Guanghui smiled at Yao Ran and said gently, "I will give you more time to think about it. However, I hope that when I come to see you next time, you can give me the answer I want."

After saying that, he turned around, and the gentle expression on his face disappeared without a trace. Chen Meilin glanced at Yao Ran, rolled her eyes with disdain, and followed Lan Guanghui out of the basement.

Seeing her father and mother leaving, Lan Lifei walked up to Yao Ran. Standing in front of Yao Ran, Lan Lifei looked at her condescendingly, feeling a sense of satisfaction in her heart.

After a moment of silence, she chuckled, "Yao Ran, ah, Yao Ran. In the end, you can only stay under my feet and be trampled by me. You are from the Yao family, but look at what you are experiencing now. Don't you still need to beg us to spare your life?"

Yao Ran was too lazy to talk to Lan Lifei and ignored her completely. When Lan Lifei saw this, she became angry and gritted her teeth.

In the past, whenever she frowned, Yao Ran would apologize to her and ask for her forgiveness. How dare Yao Ran ignore her now?

If her father hadn't forbidden her from hitting Yao Ran, she really wanted to ruin Yao Ran's face. Whenever she sees that face, Lan Lifei will be reminded that she is just an illegitimate daughter, not the real Miss Yao.

"You'd better know what's best for you and sign the shares and properties transfer document. Otherwise, I have a lot of ways to make you do it!"

After threatening Yao Ran, Lan Lifan turned and left the basement. When the iron door closed behind Lan Lifei, the basement fell into darkness. With no one to disturb her, Yao Ran finally had time to sort out her thoughts.

The last thing she remembered was the tearing pain in her body before she lost

consciousness. However, after listening to Lan Guanghui's words, Yao Ran was already very sure that she was reborn.

From her vague memories, her father locking her in the basement should have happened about three months before the end of the world began. She also remembers that Lan Guanghui forced her to transfer all the inheritance left by her grandfather. When she refused, he decided to kidnap her and force her to sign the transfer documents.

In her previous life, she longed for her father's love and agreed to hand over the Yao Group to Lan Guanghui. Unfortunately, her decision was her first step to hell.

Yao Ran took a deep breath to calm down. A second later, she closed her eyes and looked into her body with her mind. When she saw the three energy spheres floating in her Dantian, she was surprised that her abilities had followed her back to the past.

She looked at the energy spheres for a while and found that the black energy sphere, which represented spatial abilities, was dimmer than the green and blue energy spheres. Yao Ran observed these energy spheres thoughtfully for a long time before a realization flashed in her eyes.

"Could it be... the reason why I can go back to the past is because of my spatial ability?"

Yao Ran was stunned for a moment before a smile appeared on her pale face. "Ha! I should really thank those bastards for injecting me with the serum."

After learning the reason for her rebirth, Yao Ran activated her water element ability. A few seconds later, a small water blade appeared behind her. Relying on her experience from her previous life, Yao Ran controlled the water blade and cut off the rope.

Just as she was about to take the rope away, the door opened again. When the light shone into the basement, Yao Ran closed her eyes. Before her eyes could adjust to the sudden brightness, she heard footsteps come into the basement.

The next second, someone put a plate on the floor in front of her. The middle-aged woman looked at her and said, "Miss, it's time to eat."

After saying that, the middle-aged woman left. However, when she turned around, Yao Ran used her wood ability to summon a thin vine and stole the middle-aged woman's handphone from her pocket.

After the door closed, Yao Ran turned on the handphone and found that it did not have a password.

In fact, older people prefer their phones without passwords. They think that unlocking the phone every time they want to use it is cumbersome, and most old people cannot keep up with the rapid advancements in technology.

Yao Ran looked at the screen and smiled, "Not bad. I'm pretty lucky today."

Without wasting any more time, she pressed three numbers and called the police directly. She waited for a few seconds before the call connected.

"This is the police support department. What can I do for you?" A steady male voice came from the other end of the phone.

Yao Ran waited until the police officer asked again, "Hello? Do you need help?"

Hearing this question, Yao Ran smiled. She lowered her voice and whispered tremblingly, "Y- yes."

As soon as the police officer heard her fearful voice, he knew something was wrong. He asked, "Miss, do you need help?"

Yao Ran hummed as an answer, and the police officer asked again, "Can you speak now? Can you tell me what happened?"

She sobbed and whispered, "I, I was kidnapped. Please help me. I'm scared..."

The police officer's tone became serious upon hearing her answer. "Miss, do you know where you are?"

Yao Ran hummed again and answered tremblingly, "It's the basement of my father's villa." The police officer was confused and curious because of her answer, but he suppressed his curiosity and asked, "Can you give me your address?"

Yao Ran tried hard to recall the villa's address from her vague memory and told the police officer.

After the police officer wrote down the address, he said, "Miss, we will immediately send someone to rescue you. Don't be afraid. Try not to make the kidnappers suspicious, and pay attention to safety."

Yao Ran hummed again and whispered urgently, "Hurry up. I heard that they wanted to kill me. I, I'm really scared."

"Miss, you need to stay calm. We will rescue you as soon as possible."

After the police officer finished speaking, Yao Ran urged him again and ended the call.

She then slowly tapped the phone with her index finger and sneered with expectation in her cold eyes, "Since I can't kill you now, I will let you taste what it feels like to be locked in a dark place. You all should live a little longer so we will have enough time to play slowly."