[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies":3,"chapter-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-35":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},770936,1022,"Chapter 35: Fake Friends","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>Chapter 35: Fake Friends\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi sighed. \"Does this woman think I'm some kind of trash collector?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yuqing, despite being a gold digger, at least knew how to flirt and dress up. But Lin Cainin? Aside from being cheap and narcissistic, what did she have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, out of a perverse sense of humor, Zhang Yi grinned and said, \"Oh, is that so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I just gave Fang Yuqing a thorough scolding. You two are such good friends. If you stay with me, won't it affect your relationship?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin's eyes lit up, sensing an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, she said, \"Friends? We're just roommates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To gain Zhang Yi's trust, she began to reveal Fang Yuqing's dark secrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have no idea how much I despise her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be fooled by her innocent act. She goes to nightclubs every night to find men.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she meets a rich guy, she throws herself at him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When she’s out of money, she sells herself. Otherwise, how could she afford all those cosmetics and designer bags on a 5,000 yuan monthly salary?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She charges 1,500 yuan a night. She's so cheap! I despise her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi was surprised to learn about Fang Yuqing's side activities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit his lip, feeling that the world was truly absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he wasn’t foolish. While he pursued Fang Yuqing, he never became a pathetic simp like Zhou Peng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin continued to reveal more of Fang Yuqing's secrets to gain Zhang Yi's trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be fooled by her pure act. She's had multiple abortions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In college, she even had several sugar daddies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi silently watched and recorded their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin clearly had long harbored resentment against Fang Yuqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Fang Yuqing, better at flirting and more attractive, always overshadowed Lin Cainin, making her just a sidekick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No woman willingly plays second fiddle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why else do you think the pretty girls in college always have unattractive, overweight friends?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After venting her feelings towards Fang Yuqing, Lin Cainin continued her confession to Zhang Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zhang Yi, you have no idea how much it hurt watching you chase Fang Yuqing all these years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, I finally have a chance to confess my feelings to you. Let me be your girlfriend! I promise to love you wholeheartedly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And during these lonely times at home, having a woman by your side can be very comforting. I can help you with many things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin was practically begging Zhang Yi to let her stay with him, willing to do anything for the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhang Yi had no interest in someone like her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forwarded their conversation to Fang Yuqing and then replied to Lin Cainin, \"I'm touched, but let's just forget about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin, unwilling to give up, asked, \"Why? Don't you need a woman right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi, suppressing his nausea, said into his phone, \"Yes, I like women. But you're too ugly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then muted his phone and tossed it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cainin turned red with anger after hearing Zhang Yi's voice message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he just call her ugly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a severe insult!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever she posted her photos online, she received countless compliments calling her beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Lin Cainin was fuming, she heard an angry scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Cainin, you wretched woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Yuqing, seeing the messages where Lin Cainin slandered her, exploded with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two started fighting, pulling each other's hair and scratching arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fought until they were exhausted, glaring at each other with hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for the freezing weather and the need to live under the same roof, they might have killed each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Lin Cainin and Fang Yuqing despised Zhang Yi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But deep down, their envy for him overshadowed their hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Zhang Yi agreed to let them into his home, they would abandon their dignity and crawl over like dogs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Zhang Yi continued his simple, mundane, yet wealthy life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every night, he watched news, something he never did before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the news was still heavily filtered, it provided some information about the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianhai City officials announced that to meet the public’s electricity needs, power will be supplied daily from 1 to 2 PM.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"High-power appliances cannot be used. The electricity is only for small devices like kettles and phones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Most power plants have halted operations. We hope everyone will conserve electricity to avoid long-term outages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi raised an eyebrow at the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past few days, power had sporadically returned for less than an hour each day, sometimes just for a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The officials, even with limited resources, were trying their best to provide electricity to the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most power plants worldwide had shut down, and energy resources were dwindling fast in this new Ice Age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What caught Zhang Yi's attention wasn’t the news content but the tone of the female anchor and the way the news was presented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The anchor spoke sternly, and the news was no longer aimed at comforting the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the officials had stopped downplaying the disaster's severity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to control the situation, they decided to reveal the full extent of the disaster, urging people to face reality and find ways to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, when Zhang Yi checked his phone, he saw that the chat groups had exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People cursed the officials, cried in despair, and frantically sought supplies at exorbitant prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of instant noodles had skyrocketed from 2,000 yuan per pack to 5,000 yuan per pack in just two days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Yi shook his head in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human greed was blatantly evident. Despite knowing the world was ending, people still traded food and water for money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying nothing, Zhang Yi continued to observe everything like a detached observer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life had to go on. Even without hope, no one wanted to die. They would struggle to survive, even if just barely.\u003C\u002Fp>",980,"2026-06-03T02:47:18.755Z","2026-06-03T02:47:23.599Z",1,"novelbin.me","7691a3689ee8807abb14080879c9fda9b408bd6813377de4c4dd34bd34d61def","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-36","ice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-chapter-34",1370,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fice-age-apocalypse-i-hoard-billions-of-supplies-cover.jpg"]