It was unnerving to return the book sourced by Jack instead of the previously smeared one—the substitution has no official library stamp at all. How could she deal with the possible inquisition by the librarian?
To her surprise, the book keeper just glanced the paperback briefly and accept it without a word.
A misconduct in office or neglect of duty? Was it necessary to remind the librarian about the replacement?
Jack winked at her confidently: “Rest assured. All done.” When he walked her out of the library,
Amber blurted out: “Are you the son of Chief Librarian? So resourceful to find the right rare edition and get away from the questioning. Are you exerting some sort of VIP privilege?”
Jack burst into hearty laugh: “How could it be possible? We have different family names.”
“Oh, that’s right!” Amber smiled. What a whimsical thought.
“Look! There is an exhibition!” Jack pointed at the west side of the hall, a zone separated with wooden frames in all sizes, displaying an array of paintings.
“It says: Ink Wash Painting Exhibition Tour of XXX” Narrowing her eyes, Amber read out loud the words on a red banner.
“Awesome! You can read cursive script? Even I cannot recognize all the characters.” Jack stared appraisingly at Amber.
God! This beautiful girl was deep! She did not come from a relevant major!
Amber nodded and darted Jack a wicked grin: “At School of Communication Studies, everyone has to take Calligraphy Appreciation as the optional course. Did you skip the class?”
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