After one cigarette was over, Ji Ran took out another. He didn't want to go back to the room. One was that he was too lazy to deal with his aunt with low IQ, and the other was... His heartbeat hadn't calmed down completely.
He didn't plan to eat this meal originally. Who would have thought that Ji Guozheng had been dragging it on, he just didn't say the big thing to be announced.
As soon as the fire was lit, a familiar voice was heard behind him.
"Why don't you go in?"
The small flame of the lighter was extinguished, and Ji Ran's teeth couldn't help but exert force, and turned back: "I'm full. What are you doing out?"
Qin Man closed the door and told the truth: "I was too questioned, so I came out."
At the back, he even asked the name and family background of his 'girlfriend'.
Qin Man thought loosely, but it wasn't because he didn't want to say it, because he was afraid that it would surprise them.
When he mentioned this, Ji Ran paused, and the cigarette swayed in his mouth: "I said, why don't you just go to the movie? Just play a movie casually, it's sure to be popular. Your acting skills are buried in everything else. is you."
Qin Man snorted: "Are you holding me?"
"I can't afford it." Ji Ran let out a sigh of smoke and said casually, "You must be down-to-earth and step by step when you are a person and do things. You don't understand this truth?"
"I really don't understand." Qin Man smiled and said shamelessly, "I just like to take shortcuts, otherwise why would I follow you?"
Ji Ran shook the soot.
Yes, I can't argue with that.
"How do you know that I just acted?" Qin Man suddenly said, "What if what I said is true?"
Ji Ran nearly choked on the smoke. He coughed twice, a little embarrassed: "... what?"
Qin Man looked at him with a smile and said nothing.
It took Ji Ran a long time to react, and he was busy wringing out his inexplicable thoughts - what was he trying to put in. If Qin Man didn't scold him in private, he was already kind-hearted and beautiful.
"We agreed before that we are not allowed to wear a cuckold. If this is true..." Ji Ran thought for a while, "I will send ten wreaths to your wedding scene, and put a black and white photo on it. I want to see it. , who dares to marry you."
"And send flowers?" Qin Man smiled, "That's too cheap for me."
Ji Ran bit his cigarette and raised his eyes to stare at him.
Qin Man accepted it when he saw it, "Okay... I'm joking."
It was getting dark, and the street lights were already on outside.
Ji's old house has an excellent location. Although the floor is not high, it can still overlook a night scene at night.
Ji Ran rested his elbows on the slate, looked at the lights of Wanjia in front of him, and suddenly remembered that he once stayed at Ji's house for one night.
That night, he was also standing on this balcony, pinching the corners of his clothes to watch Ji Wei and his younger brothers and sisters play at home.
They don't let him participate.
At the end, a fat little boy came up and asked him if he wanted to play together.
His eyes lit up, eagerly responding.
The little boy said, "Then you can play our watchdog!"
All the kids laughed.
He clenched his fists and said nothing. The group of people pointed at his forehead and scolded all the stupid words they learned from adults.
"I had a fight with someone here." The balcony was silent, in stark contrast to the laughter inside. Ji Ran spoke suddenly, breaking the silence.
Qin Man nodded and asked, "Did you win?"
"Nonsense, will I lose?" Ji Ran held his cigarette and tilted his head to ask, "Why didn't you ask me why I was fighting?"
"Results are the most important." Qin Man smiled and then asked, "Why?"
Ji Ran naturally wouldn't tell him, he said lazily: "No reason. Seeing that he was upset, he hit him."
At that time, the nanny thought it was a quarrel between children, but she didn't realize the seriousness of the matter until the little fat man scratched a red mark on his face.
Since Ji Ran was born, the skill of fighting has been full. Not to mention the little fat man, even after all the other children came up, he didn't suffer.
Afterwards, Zhao Qingtong wrapped his arms around his shoulders, his waist almost bent to the ground, and kept apologizing to the little fat man's parents.
The next day, they were kicked out of the Ji family.
He thought he was kicked out because he hit someone, and felt guilty for a long time. It was only later that I found out-whether he was right or wrong, did or didn't do it, this is how the mother and son would end up.
Ji Ran was fascinated, until Qin Man reminded him: "Smoke."
He just lowered his head and flicked the burnt ashes into the ashtray.
Qin Mandao: "Give me one too?"
"No more." Ji Ran finished, put the cigarette in his mouth, took the last puff, and then pressed his lips out.
He was not in a hurry to spit out the smoke, and he closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking, and his eyelashes trembled with the movement.
Qin Man looked at his profile. The lights of the building on the right hit Ji Ran's cheeks, making his facial lines particularly gentle, and the hostility at the dinner table just now was completely removed.
His heart moved, and he suddenly said, "Then give me a taste."
Ji Ran turned his head suspiciously.
How to taste
Before he could ask, Qin Man lowered his head one step ahead of him, and their lips pressed together.
"… "
Qin Man used the tip of his tongue to pry open his lips, and Yan crossed over.
Ji Ran just stood so stiffly, until Qin Man licked the tip of his tongue lightly, he came back to his senses and pushed him away.
"You're sick..." Ji Ran's cheeks were flushed to the base of his ears, especially in the light, "I'm rushing to smoke second-hand smoke?!"
He breathed faster, put his index finger on Qin Man's chest, and warned him calmly, "I have to make it clear to you. We are not in a relationship, so don't just kiss when you have nothing to do!"
Qin Man squinted and raised his eyebrows: "Why, I'm not good at kissing?"
… what kind of strange angle is this
"That's not the problem." Ji Ran paused, "and do you know where this is? What if you find out?!"
There was a sound next to him, and Ji Ran was so frightened that he immediately fell silent, and swallowed all the words he was about to teach Qin Man.
Who is here
How much have you heard
He turned his head sharply and saw Ji Wei standing at the door.
Ji Wei took off his suit jacket, only wearing a white lining at this time, his face was as usual, and his tone was extremely reluctant: "... Dad asked you to go to the study."
Ji Ran breathed a sigh of relief. The other party's expression should not have heard their conversation.
He glared at Qin Man like a warning: "You wait for me here, and when I'm done talking, we'll go back... I'll take you back."
Qin Man: "Okay."
Ji Ran picked up the ashtray, turned around and entered the house. When passing by Ji Wei, he didn't even give each other a look.
Ji Wei breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to Qin Man as a greeting, and was about to go back to the living room.
"Wait." Qin Man turned around, rested his elbows on the balcony, and smiled lazily, "Talk about it?"
Ji Wei turned around and forced a smile: "What are you talking about?"
"Just pretend you didn't hear what you just said. Huh?" Qin Man asked calmly.
Ji Wei took a deep breath.
It turned out that Qin Man had already discovered him.
He stood behind the door a few minutes ago, and he listened to the entire conversation between the two, including the kiss, and watched it from beginning to end.
He was nervous for a moment before he realized that Qin Man was the one who should panic!
"You two..." He looked complicated, "When did it happen?"
"Ji Ran just said that you are not in a relationship, so what is your relationship?"
Qin Man raised his eyebrows: "These, I shouldn't need to report to you."
Yes, this is Qin Man.
Who is the man who was just in love at the dinner table
Ji Wei frowned and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell you?"
"I'm afraid." Qin Man said, "So I'm not planning to discuss it with you?"
Ji Wei: "... What are we discussing?"
"Help us keep it a secret." Qin Man said with a smile, "In exchange... I won't leak the matter between you and Xu Lin."
Ji Wei's last composure completely collapsed.
He looked back sharply to make sure there was no one else around, and then heaved a sigh of relief.
How could Qin Man know about him and Xu Lin? !
Qin Man stood up straight: "Don't be nervous. As long as you don't tell the story, don't make it difficult for Ji Ran in the future, I will help you keep it a secret."
Ji Wei was still standing there, not daring to speak at will.
He and Xu Lin... had only crossed the line once. Before that, they were absolutely innocent subordinates, and at most, they were a little ambiguous. Later, after Xu Lin was transferred, they didn't even meet many times, let alone anything else.
Did Qin Man see something and mock him
"Last Christmas." Qin Man interrupted his thoughts slowly.
Ji Wei's little bit of luck was wiped out by him.
He and Xu Lin lived on Christmas Day.
His face was heavy, and after a while, he said, "...I see."
Qin Man nodded in satisfaction and was about to leave.
Ji Wei: "What's your purpose?"
Qin Man stopped: "What?"
"What's your purpose with Ji Ran?" Ji Wei rubbed his eyebrows. "Although his surname is Ji, he has no real power in our family. If you want to use him to join our company..."
Qin Man laughed: "You worry too much, I have no interest in your company."
"Then what the hell..." Ji Wei couldn't understand at all, "He would often find fault with you when he was in school, wouldn't he? Are you trying to get revenge on him?"
"If I say yes." Qin Man said, "Will you persuade me to stop?"
Ji Wei was silent for a while: "It's enough, Ji Ran has a bad temper. If you really piss him off... He might do something."
"He won't." Qin Man interrupted him, "He is much better than you think."
Ji Wei: "..."
Qin Man stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "A lot of things are actually the fault of the elders, and no one should pay for their mistakes. It is only the weak that take anger at others."
"Of course, I'm just talking casually." He said in a low voice, "Remember that you promised me not to cause him any more trouble."
"Brother!" Ji Tang trotted over and opened the balcony door, "They are urging you to go in..."
Her eyes drifted to Qin Man, and her voice was a little weak, "Ah, brother Qin Man is also there. Just in time, let's go in together?"
Before Ji Tang could finish speaking, Ji Wei grabbed her wrist.
"I'll go in right now," he said. "Let's go."
Ji Tang turned back three steps and saw Qin Man's smile, she reluctantly said, "But..."
She was finally pulled back by Ji Wei.
"Brother! What are you doing, me, I want to chat with Qin Manduo for a while." She scolded, "The balcony just happens to be empty..."
Ji Wei interrupted her abruptly: "Don't worry about Qin Man in the future."
Ji Tang's eyes widened: "Why..."
"No reason." Ji Wei drank irritably, "In short, don't provoke him again."
He thought that Qin Man had changed his temper because of an accident at home.
Only now did I realize that he had not changed at all, and he was still the same as before, cold and black-bellied, and full of scheming. Being close to him, he will be eaten and eaten by the time, and maybe he will have to help him mix the sauce.
Like this kind of person, it is better to stay as far away as possible.