Running Away (GXG) (GIRLXGIRL) (GL)

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   Ruan Nan’s head immediately whipped around to face Qin Juran.
   The latter nodded towards her in response and lightly pat her
   arm. Her eyes seemed to convey the words, “Don’t be afraid.”

   Meanwhile, the secretaries and counselor were frozen in place
   for a long while. “What did you say? You’d write the letter of
   guarantee?”

   “Yes, I will write it. I can attest that this incident wasn’t
   Ruan Nan’s doing. Please tell me, Secretary, am I qualified to
   do so?”

   Of course she was qualified. Who could have more credibility
   than the person in question – who was both the supposed victim
   of the incident and the renowned campus flower?

   The deputy secretary’s mouth was wide in shock. She stamped a
   heel on the ground: “Qin Juran, you should think this over. If
   you can’t prove who the culprit is, then you’ll be penalized,
   too. Do you know the full consequences that a disciplinary
   punishment would mean for you? If that happens, even I won’t be
   able to do anything to help you!”

   With her arm still resting against Ruan Nan, Qin Juran seemed
   to ponder her question. “Help me? Aren’t you the one
   threatening the punishment?”

   “You!”

   Qin Juran let her arm fall and walked straight to the
   secretary’s desk, asking for two pencils and paper. She pulled
   Ruan Nan towards the large, luscious sofa and pressed the pen
   to paper, when Ruan Nan grasped her wrist, her fingers cold to
   the touch.

   Qin Juran looked up. “What is it?”

   Ruan Nan peered at her, biting her lips: “You don’t need to do
   this for me.”

   Letting out a small laugh, Qin Juran shook her head slightly
   and pulled her hand free.

   All the while, the secretary, deputy secretary, and the
   counselor snuck numerous not-so-discreet glances their way. Qin
   Juran leaned back, asking Ruan Nan in a low voice: “Have you
   written a letter of guarantee before?”

   She shook her head.

   “Me neither.” Qin Juran pulled out her phone and shamelessly
   made a Baidu search, pulling up a webpage with the subheading:
   “Sample Letter of Reflection/Commitment, Follow This if You’re
   in Trouble; This Speech Under the National Flag Moved the
   Principal to Tears.”

   Qin Juran placed the phone between them. “Let’s copy this.”

   “…..”

   Once she finished, Qin Juran confidently signed off her name at
   the bottom, then gave a satisfied look over the paper. She was
   just about to stand up to hand it in when Ruan Nan held her
   back again. Instead of wrenching her arm free, Qin Juran only
   used her other hand to pick up Ruan Nan’s paper. As she slowly
   stood up, she whispered by Ruan Nan’s ear, “Trust your Older
   Sister.”

   The two girls left, leaving the secretary with two commitment
   pledges in front of him, both filled with the same confident
   handwriting and tone. He felt as if his head was going to
   explode.

   The deputy secretary walked over and spoke, flustered, “That
   Qin Juran is not acting normal at all. So eager to write a
   letter defending Ruan Nan from disciplinary action. Isn’t she
   just showing off that she can do anything she likes since she’s
   so smart and beautiful? And that lipstick today – what kind of
   student wears that?”