Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Newfound Dimension

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Her time was limited, so Su Jin did not stay for too long at the booth. She promised the bespectacled man that she would come back and select her wares during the noon break tomorrow. Once she saw that her time was almost up, she got up to return to her company’s booth.

The bespectacled man’s attitude toward her had done a full 180-degree turn. He barely ever received any clients at his booth, and the nature of the crowd today meant that they did not seem too fussed about blades and such. This was the first time the man’s company participated in this exhibition, and they were here to test the waters first, to see if they could get any long-term customers.

When Su Jin returned to the company booth, she realized that everyone was staring at her. Soon enough, she understood why. Wang Linda must have told everyone that she was leaving. All the better, then, since she did not waste her time explaining anymore.

“Su Jin, are you really going to go back soon? But you just got here!”

Assistant Zhang looked genuinely disappointed. After what happened that morning, he was hoping that he could borrow more luck from Su Jin from now on, yet here she said she was leaving.

“That’s right. I feel really bad about it too, but everything happened so suddenly. I only just made the decision,” Su Jin said awkwardly. She did feel bad about it. After all, she had woken up on the plane after her death in the previous life, and there was literally no way for her to turn back at the time. That was why she decided to look around the exhibition for anything that might come in handy.

She chatted with her colleagues for a short while until the clients began streaming in. Since there were no international guests for now, Wang He called Su Jin to a small room at the back of the booth.

Su Jin made a face and went in.

Both Wang He and Wang Linda were in the room. Rather than blaming her for bailing, Wang He merely asked, “Your mind’s made up?”

“Yes, Mr. Wang. I’m so sorry,” Su Jin said sincerely.

“It’s alright, I respect your decision. You don’t have to feel guilty. Linda already has another interpreter lined up here anyway. Still, how are you going to tell HQ once you get back?” Wang He was sorry to see her leave too. He had intended to observe her for a few more days to see if what happened that morning was truly a coincidence.

“I’ve decided to resign once I get back, Mr. Wang.” This time, she even took Wang Linda by surprise. After all, Su Jin had been working at the company HQ for three years now, and she earned an above-average wage for that area. They did not expect her to just leave on such short notice.

“Is your family emergency really that serious?” Wang He could not help but ask.

Su Jin did not know how to answer that, either. It was just like the saying went, one lie always leading to another. However, Su Jin did not want to waste so much time weaving a tall tale, and the more she tried, the more holes would appear in her story.

“It just came out of the blue. I simply must go home,” Su Jin said.

“I see. Linda’s new candidate will come in tomorrow, so brief her properly, alright? Teach her all the technical words she might not know.”

“Don’t worry, Mr. Wang, I’ll make sure the transition goes quickly and smoothly.”

That finally seemed to put Wang He’s heart at ease. Just then, Assistant Zhang came over to call Wang Linda and Su Jin, saying that they had a potential client outside. Wang Linda led Su Jin out of the room to deal with them.

After working hard all day, Su Jin was feeling somewhat tired. At least she did not have to waste an entire month here anymore.

The exhibition ended in the evening, and Su Jin told the others that she could take the subway back to her hotel. That way they could avoid the rush hour traffic.

Assistant Zhang glanced at Su Jin’s finger, wrapped up in gauze. Concerned, he asked, “Lil Su, is your hand alright? Do you want to get it checked out at the hospital?”

“I’m fine, I just scratched myself on the lock when I was using the washroom. I made sure to disinfect it, don’t worry.” Su Jin felt a warmth in her heart. Before she left G Province, she told herself, she was going to give Assistant Zhang a few more tips and words of warning.