Ji Wei is not without doubts. Qin Man and Ji Ran couldn't fight together. Why did they join forces after the Qin family declared bankruptcy
But he quickly dismissed the idea. First, he had never heard that Qin Man liked men; second, he didn't think there was anything in Ji Ran that could attract Qin Man.
But now the posture of the two people has obviously exceeded the scope of ordinary friends.
It wasn't until Qin Man turned around and exposed the cigarette in his mouth that everyone realized that they were borrowing fire.
Only Ji Wei is still frowning, even if it is to borrow fire, this method is too intimate.
The air was quiet for a moment, and the man beside Ji Wei took the lead in breaking the scene and said with a smile: "Qin Man, you are not funny. You have to explain it to us."
Ji Ran was called back to his senses, he finally remembered to use force in his hand, Qin Man straightened his back along with his strength, and the two finally opened up a little distance.
"Steal a fart." Ji Ran scolded in a low voice.
Qin Man groaned softly, exhaled a puff of smoke, and changed his expression when he turned around.
He explained lightly: "My friend is here for his birthday."
Some of the sharp-eyed people saw Ji Ran and snorted, "Isn't that Ji Ran? You two... Are you still in touch?"
All of these people knew Ji Ran. After all, he was Ji Wei's half-brother, and he used to come to the class every day to find Qin Manchao.
Most of the few who followed Ji Wei looked down on Ji Ran. When they met in the cafeteria playground in school, they made a lot of cold words. Although Ji Ran used his fist to frighten him back, he was still contemptuous. Even now, their eyes are full of jokes and ridicule.
Although Ji Ran has a bad temper, he is not without brains. There are a lot of people on Ji Wei's side. If he wants to pay attention to them, he will suffer.
"unlucky."
Leaving this sentence, Ji Ran wrung out the cigarette, turned and walked towards the entrance of the restaurant.
"What did he just say?" After Ji Ran left, the man realized that his face was extremely ugly, "Ji Wei, why is your brother still as annoying as before."
"Qin Man, why are you with him?" The man remembered something, "Is he still chasing you after graduation?"
"I still have something to do, you continue." Qin Man didn't answer him, nodded as a greeting, and left behind Ji Ran.
They were actually used to Qin Man's attitude. When he was in school, Qin Man was always cold and indifferent, and no one in the class could make friends with him, as if they happened to take a bus and just got off at the stop. Strangers leaving the car.
"These two are exactly the same as before..."
"Ah, did you hear that?"
"what?"
"Qin Man's family is bankrupt!"
"Who doesn't know this yet? It's so miserable that someone so arrogant has to start worrying about money."
"That's not."
Although there is regret in the words, most people's faces are filled with schadenfreude.
Ji Wei pondered for a moment and interrupted them: "Okay, let's go."
On the other end, Ji Ran took a few steps, suddenly remembered something, turned his head and asked, "Did you do this on purpose?"
Qin Man stopped and raised his eyebrows: "What?"
"You already knew that group of people would be gathering here, why didn't you say it?"
Qin Man laughed: "the location they originally booked is not here. Besides, even if I say it, will you change the location?"
Of course Ji Ran won't, what kind of people are those people, why should he change the location.
It's just that if he had known Ji Wei and the others would come here, he wouldn't have asked Qin Man to come here.
Ji Ran paused and threw the key to him: "I'll let the car park downstairs, you can drive back."
Qin Man didn't take the key: "what about you?"
"I can take a taxi myself."
"What's the matter." Qin Man said, "Did I make you angry?"
"... No." Ji Ran frowned and said, "You want to see those people?"
He is not blind, he can see the thoughts of the group of people just now, and Qin Man can naturally.
"But I didn't come to see them." Qin Man put the key back in his pocket, "Let's go, don't make them wait too long."
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After they finished their meal, someone soon brought a cake.
Chen An was a little surprised, but his face was not so wronged. Ji Ran held his chin, thinking that Cheng Peng's temper is really good, if it was him who worked so hard to give Qin Man such a dinner, and Qin Man still put on this expression, then he would definitely beat her.
Yue Wenwen smiled and said, "Let's sing a happy birthday song together?"
No one responded to him.
"No, no need." Chen An lowered his head. He was not familiar with the people at the table except Cheng Peng, so he was still uncomfortable. "I'm very happy, thank you, thank you."
"Cut it open and see." Cheng Peng said.
Chen An nodded weakly, picked up the knife given by the waiter, and cut it carefully.
Halfway through, he couldn't cut it.
"You poke." Cheng Peng said.
Chen An put the cream aside, revealing the small box below.
Ji Ran glanced inadvertently, his heart couldn't stop jumping, and he glanced at Qin Man subconsciously.
This box is exactly the same as the one Qin Man handed him just now.
Qin Man met his eyes and shrugged, indicating that he didn't know.
The box was covered with a layer of plastic film, and it was not dirty. Chen An looked at the box and stopped moving in fright.
The size of the box makes it easy to see what's inside.
Yue Wenwen was stunned, but he didn't expect his mouth to be so bright: "Cheng Peng, you..." Seriously.
He didn't say anything after that.
Chen An said, "What is this?"
"Birthday gift." Cheng Peng said, "Open it and take a look."
Inside the box is a beautiful ring.
Is it the Ring Festival tonight? Where are the rings? Ji Ran couldn't help but glanced at Qin Man's pocket.
"What does this mean?" Chen An's stutter became more serious.
"It's up to you what it means." Cheng Peng smiled, "Don't be afraid, keep it for now."
Do you mean to propose marriage? Yue Wenwen thought.
Whether that can be done or not, Chen An can give a precise word.
Chen An was silent for a long time.
For the first time, Ji Ran saw Chen An with such a rich expression on his face. He glanced at Cheng Peng, who smiled slightly and said nothing.
"Speak." Ji Ran couldn't stand it any longer, so he opened his mouth and urged.
Chen An shuddered: "...Cheng Peng, thank you."
After he finished speaking, he didn't put the ring on, but put it in his pocket. These actions seemed to use all his strength, "I, I will take good care of it."
The table was dead silent.
"It's okay." Cheng Peng broke the silence and said, "There are desserts, eat some."
Ji Ran felt that it was a strange thing for this buddy to make the care and maintenance so humble.
If it were him, if Qin Man dared not to accept his ring...
He stopped the thought immediately.
How could he give Qin Man a ring, he wasn't crazy!
Ji Ran was thinking about it one after another, when he heard a few footsteps behind him.
"Qin Man, so you are sitting here, let's have a good meal."
Looking back, a few men in neat suits were standing behind him, and it was the people who were standing beside Ji Wei just now.
"Excuse me, we are Qin Man's high school classmates." One of them said, "Qin Man, I see that you have finished cutting the cake and serving the dessert, why don't you go to our place to sit and catch up? in the box."
Qin Man raised his lips, but didn't move: "No."
"Come on." The other person couldn't help it and said, "Aren't we doing this for you? We all know your situation. If you go with us, maybe someone can help you?"
Before Qin Man could speak, Ji Ran said disdainfully, "Help him? Just you?"
These people changed their faces, ignoring Ji Ran: "Qin Man, let's go."
The guests around couldn't help but glance over here, not wanting to cause trouble to the people at the table, Qin Man nodded: "Then I'll have a chat and come back soon."
As soon as he stood up, Ji Ran also got up.
Someone immediately alerted: "Ji Ran, we didn't invite you."
"Do you think you can please me?" Ji Ran smiled, "I have something to tell Ji Wei, what are you doing?"
The man wanted to say something, and someone immediately gave him a wink.
What are you afraid of, there are all our people in the box, can Ji Ran still fail
"...Okay, let's come together."
Yue Wenwen originally wanted to follow, but was pushed back to his position by Ji Ran.
They just took a few steps when they heard Qin Man whispering, "You don't have to come, I'll go after a few words."
Ji Ran didn't talk to him, and walked even bigger than him.
When they got to the box, the others saw Ji Ran, and their expressions were a little subtle.
Ji Wei sat in the center, pursed his lips and looked at them without saying a word.
Ji Ran didn't take his seat, he stood behind Qin Man with his waist folded, intending to see what the group wanted to do.
"Qin Man, you're finally here." A bald man stood up, "You don't know. When these women heard that you weren't coming, they were all downcast, hahaha."
"Don't make fun of me." Qin Man hooked the corners of his mouth, but there was no warmth in his smile. Just like when he was in school, although he would help big guys solve problems, the words were cold between the lines.
Qin Man raised his cup, "Would you like a cup?"
"Yo yo yo." Someone touched him with a cup in both hands, but what they said was, "I can drink with Qin Man in my lifetime, I thought I would only see you in financial magazines in the future. ."
The man drank his wine and said, "Brother, I heard that you haven't been doing well recently."
Qin Man's popularity in the class is not bad, but it is not good either. Seeing him fall from the clouds, there are schadenfreudes, but few fall into the ground.
But this man is one of them. There was no other reason. The bald man had a crush on a girl for three years. He confessed to Qin Man four times in high school, but he didn't succeed once. The girl was also present today, so the bald man naturally wanted to find his way back.
"It's okay." Qin Man said.
"Don't be arrogant, we are all brothers, what's not to say." The bald man said, "Are you short of money? I have some savings. If you want, I can lend you a little. Or do you have a job? I know a little bit. For those who work on the job, the tax deduction is 8,000 yuan a month, or I will introduce you to it."
Qin Man raised his eyebrows: "Eight thousand?"
"Yes, don't think too little. You are used to being pampered and you may not know it. For those of us who have only graduated for a few years, it is amazing to have nearly 10,000 a month."
Qin Man nodded in understanding, and asked, "What's your monthly salary now?"
"The tax deduction is about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a month." The bald man was blushing.
It is impossible for everyone in a class to be rich second-generation. In their class, only Ji Wei and Qin Man have rich families. Most of the rest are from well-off families. They can get such jobs just a few years after graduation. In fact, they are already very good.
"You're not kind." Someone immediately said to him, "I earn tens of thousands of yuan in salary and only introduce a job of 8,000 yuan. Qin Man will definitely despise it."
"I know I'm wronged, but isn't he short of money?" The bald man raised his chin, "By the way, Qin Man, should bankruptcy be sealed without assets? Then isn't your home also sealed? Do you have a place now? Live, do you want me to find you a house? Did your parents run away or go in? "
Sounds like a good intention, but every sentence pokes at other people's sore spots.
Ji Ran heard a burst of fire and couldn't help sneering.
He was an eye-catching presence in the box, and such a laugh attracted everyone's attention.
The bald man paused: "Ji Ran, why are you here, what are you laughing at?"
"Laughing at you like a donkey." Ji Ran said.
The bald man was taken aback: "You..."
"Still a bald donkey."
As soon as these words came out, several girls in the private room couldn't help laughing, including the goddess of bald men.
The bald man blushed: "Why are you still so uneducated! Ji Wei, take care of him..."
"He can control me? Besides, where did I go wrong." Ji Ran said, "You don't even look at what you have, and you spend tens of thousands of dollars a month here."
Ji Wei frowned: "Ji Ran, don't say a word."
Ji Ran acted as if he didn't hear it, and when he saw the bald man blushing, he felt happy: "Eight thousand? Can you afford Qin Man for an hour? Who do you look down on?"
"No matter what happens to his family, he still has a higher education than you, looks better than you, and earns more than you. Qin Man is working with me now, and I won't mention the salary. Anyway, it's more than ten times yours, and I still pay. I'm so happy to deliver the car and the house, and I can get him a wife. Don't worry, he's doing better than you old bald donkey, and he doesn't need you to introduce him to work."
"It's you, shall I give you a few bottles of hair restorer?"
"you-"
The bald man raised his wine glass and wanted to smash it, but his wrist was tightly shackled and he couldn't move.
Qin Man squeezed his wrist and said with a glance: "It's not good to do it."
His voice was so cold that the bald man's heart trembled.
The bald man gritted his teeth: "Qin Man, I didn't expect you to work for an illegitimate child, don't you feel sorry for Ji Wei?"
"Why am I sorry for Ji Wei?" Qin Man asked with a smile, "Ji Wei and I are just ordinary classmates. What does the grievance between him and Ji Ran have to do with me?"
Ji Wei took a sip of wine, obviously not planning to get involved.
Qin Man is still useful to the company, he doesn't need to turn his back on him.
After Qin Man finished speaking, he suddenly let go of the bald man's hand. The bald man tried so hard to break free that he almost fell to the ground.
Ji Ran squinted forward: "Old bald donkey, what did you just say?"
Qin Man took a step to the right without showing any trace, blocking Ji Ran in front of him. He picked up a glass of wine and smiled coldly and casually: "One more toast to everyone. I still have something to do tonight, so I won't accompany you. Have a good time."
After all, he drank a cup and held Ji Ran's wrist quite naturally, "Let's go."
Ji Ran is not a fool. There are so many people. When the group of people reacts, he can't win or scold, so he simply walks out of the box with Qin Man.
"When I was in high school, I saw that this person was upset." Ji Ran was still muttering when he walked out.
Qin Man asked, "Why?"
"Didn't he imitate you every day when he was in school? Sneakers, schoolbags, and even socks are the same as yours." Ji Ran spat.
He heard a quick chuckle from the person next to him.
Ji Ran looked sideways suspiciously: "What are you laughing at?"
"No." Qin Man held back his laughter, and after walking for a while, he finally couldn't bear it anymore. He asked, "How do you even know what socks I wore in high school?"