Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Misunderstanding

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Su Jin had been relatively busy these days, so she had not looked at her phone much at all. Besides, she was often talking to Lu Hao about the dimension and their supplies, so she was worried about the people “eavesdropping” on her phone. Sometimes she would rather bury their phones into the couch… Even Lu Hao thought she was being a bit paranoid. Of course no one was listening on their phones. Nevertheless, he went along with her requests and rarely touched his phone since. After all, he was on break for his “honeymoon” now, so no one would be stupid enough to call him without good reason.

It was only when Su Jin reached home that she saw she had a dozen missed calls…

All of them were from her parents.

Su Jin stuck out her tongue and hurriedly called back. They picked up almost immediately.

Su Jin’s mother asked Su Jin in a rush, “Why didn’t you pick up, Lil Jin? Your dad and I even bought plane tickets to G Province to go look for you!”

“What? What happened, Mom?” Su Jin was shocked too. She had to admit that she felt a little guilty for not picking up their calls.

“You nearly turned your grandparents’ place upside-down! What are you thinking? Why did you buy so many things?!” Everyone in the family could not comprehend what she was thinking. They thought that she had been traumatized or something.

Food, clothes, ovens… The things were filling up her grandparents’ yard.

To make things worse, Su Jin’s father’s youngest sister ran over to them that day and said that she saw Lu Hao at a property agency with a pretty young thing next to him. Su Jin’s aunt had waited until the two of them had left and then she asked the agents, only to hear that the couple had been here to sell their house in the center of town.

There was no way her family could sit still after hearing that! Their Su Jin was still working outstation, and they had just gotten married! Yet Lu Hao had found a mistress and was trying to sell their house while Su Jin was away? That little–!

So her parents kept trying to call her, and when that did not work, they hurriedly bought plane tickets so they could go console their daughter.

Aside from her drama-loving youngest aunt, everyone in the family was now filled with righteous anger. Even Lin Xiuyuan furiously was volunteering to “tear that cheating scum apart”. Mao Qiqi had even thrown away the birthday present Lu Hao had given her, her favorite colorful crystal airplane chess set.

Since Su Jin’s aunt wanted everyone to know about this spicy drama, even Su Jin’s maternal grandparents found out. Her grandmother’s blood pressure shot up as a result.

Su Jin was both furious and amused to hear all this. That aunt of hers was always glad to see others in trouble. In the past, she had been someone who liked taking advantage where possible. When she realized later that their family was a united front, she became a fly buzzing around in search of gossip to spread around like a stink.

Her family usually ignored her and her nasty habits, but Su Jin was involved this time. Their ‘half-baked strategist’ Lin Xiuyuan summarized everything and concluded that his beloved cousin had discovered her husband’s adultery not long after their wedding and decided to run away to G Province to heal her broken heart. She must have bought so much outdoor equipment because she planned to go on a long solo trip once she was back from work, so she could forget all about these mortal pains…

Su Jin’s entire family thought that Lin Xiuyuan’s explanation made a ton of sense. That would explain why Su Jin bought so much outdoor equipment and camping supplies. Lu Hao was surely the scum of the earth!

“But Brother Xiuyuan, why would Sis Su Jin buy so much rice and flour then?” Mao Qiqi asked, confused.

“Sigh! She must have bought them as a gift for our grandparents because she knew they would worry about her while she was away!” Lin Xiuyuan said confidently.

Mao Qiqi thought that something felt off, but she did not dare to say or ask anything… ‘Oh, sis Su Jin, please come back ASAP! Everyone’s gone mad.’

Su Jin hung up and looked at the ‘scumbag’ Lu Hao, her tone a little guilty as she said, “Honey~ You might have to make a trip home with me…”

When Su Jin said “home”, she meant their home base, meaning her grandparents’ place. She had told her mother earlier that she was back from G Province and the truth was not what they thought it was. She was getting along very well with Lu Hao, and she would explain everything once she got back, so everyone should not worry.

Her reassurances put her mother’s heart at ease. Both her parents planned to cancel their plane tickets and go home to wait for Su Jin there.

Lu Hao was exasperated to hear that he had been labeled as ‘cheating scum’ too. He remembered Su Jin’s youngest aunt. It seemed that both her personality and her eyesight were below par.