Running Away (GXG) (GIRLXGIRL) (GL)

5

On the bike ride back to the dorm, Qin Juran experienced for the first time the feeling of the cool breeze blowing against her face on a warm summer night. She arrived at her dormitory to see Feng Jing and another girl student there. Noticing the unusual look on her face, Feng Jing burst into questions.

The other girl passed over a fresh bottle of water to Qin Juran, who then let out a sigh. Before she could utter a thanks, the girl declared, “Consider it payback for the instant noodles.”

…….

Qin Juran twisted open the bottle and took a few chugs. After she finished taking a shower, she returned to see that the lights were off, and quietly climbed into bed. She had always lived in single rooms during her studies abroad, so she still wasn’t used to sharing her personal space with strangers.

She laid tensely in bed until she could hear Feng Jing’s soft snores beside her. Qin Juran turned to the side and flipped open her cell phone – the screen was clear, as if the photo from Liu Qiang never existed.

According to Liu Qiang, Qin Juran was the one who sent it to Fan Chuan. In the original story, Qin Juran indeed liked Fan Chuan for a long time, but with her innocent personality, would she really send such a promiscuous picture herself?

Qin Juran pressed her phone shut, failing to come up with an answer.

Unfortunately, she had no way to further investigate the matter since she had already resolved to no longer involve herself with the male lead from then on. Why the picture was sent to Fan Chuan was beyond her, and how it ended up in Liu Qiang’s hands was even more of a mystery.

Pulling up her phone once again, Qin Juran promptly blocked the “Friend” contact and stalked some other suspicious-looking ones. Before she shut the phone off, she impulsively typed the word “Nan” in the search box. Up popped a group chat for a National Economy class, suggesting that the person was in it.

Qin Juran tapped onto Ruan Nan’s profile. Her profile picture seemed to feature a lucky cat from an Asakusa temple in Japan – it was so unlike her usual stoic character.

How cute~

Qin Juran turned her phone off, smiling to herself in the dark.

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Having been awake the entire day before she died and transmigrated, then another day in her new world, Qin Juran had gone at least 30 hours straight without sleep. Thus, when she finally did, she didn’t wake until noon the next day. Thankfully, it was a Saturday, which meant no classes. She wobbled out of bed and tried to look for a sheet mask to treat her bloated face, but only found a bottle of facial mist lying on the table.

Qin Juran furrowed her brows, impatiently pressing open the TaoBao app and promptly purchasing a skincare set that she regularly used, as well as 20 face masks and some clothes that were more of her style. A series of ding sounds trailed after each other as Qin Juran continuously scanned her fingerprint to checkout.

The sound was caught by Feng Jing’s sharp ears, and she exclaimed, “You’re hoarding more instant noodles? Which flavor’s on sale this time?”

“…..”  Qin Juran stared at her account balance gloomily.

Never in her life was she this poor – it was simply impossible.

In her mind, Qin Juran imagined a glaring pop-up ad: If you could become 5 years younger, but become poor in return, would you do it?

She slammed frantically on the NO button.

But she was already here, so she might as well accept it.