My Perfect Enemy is Finally Broke Novel - Chap 92
　　Chapter 92
　　Worried about Qin’s mother discovering something, Ji Ran took Qin Man’s car to the Qin family.
　　It was indeed strange for two people who lived together to go there in two cars on the weekend. In addition, Ji Ran didn’t sleep well last night and was too lazy to drive, so after seeing Qin Manfa’s words “I’ll wait for you at the door”, he didn’t hesitate much and replied full stop to show that he understood.
　　”Did I disturb you last night?” Qin Man asked.
　　Ji Ran sat in the passenger seat without opening his eyes: “Well, it’s so noisy.”
　　In fact, he didn’t hear anything at all.
　　Qin Man opened the glove box and took out the eye mask from inside.
　　”The staff recommended this to me. It contains water and is said to be comfortable to wear. Give it a try.”
　　Ji Ran took it and put it on.
　　In fact, he went to bed fairly early last night. After sending that message to Qin Man, he fell asleep in bed, but he would wake up intermittently in the middle of the night.
　　He had the habit of kicking the quilt off, and the air conditioner was turned on very low. He subconsciously wanted to rub against the person next to him, only to find that the bed was empty.
　　I didn’t get enough sleep, and I didn’t catch up on much sleep after dawn, which made me feel even sleepier now.
　　On the way, Qin Man answered a phone call, as if it was from an employee. He talked to someone in a low voice, his voice was intermittent and slow, which made Ji Ran feel sleepy.
　When Ji Ran woke up, he found that the surrounding environment was dim. He dazed for a moment before taking a closer look. The surrounding area looked like a garage.
　　Looking sideways, Qin Man had a computer on his lap, with his hand on the car window and his lips, reading the documents on the screen.
　　His seat was adjusted to the most comfortable angle, which made him sleep so deeply that he even wanted to continue sleeping.
　　Sensing his gaze, Qin Man turned his head: “Wake up.”
　　Ji Ran suddenly looked away: “How long has it been? Why didn’t you call me?”
　　”It didn’t take long.” Qin Man said, “Looking at you sleeping soundly, it’s not even dinner time anyway, so you’ll be fine if you sleep more.”
　　Ji Ran looked at the time. It was almost six o’clock. He took off his blindfold and said, “…We’re in.”
　　Qin Man’s house is not big. It was a big family a few decades ago, but now it is nothing. It is almost the same as Ji Ran’s own house. The interior decoration design is very simple and beautiful. Although it is not as gorgeous as the Ji family, it looks warm and comfortable.
　　”Here?” Qin’s mother was busy in the kitchen. When she heard the noise, she only stuck her head out and said, “You guys sit down for a while. The food will be ready for a while.”
　　Qin Man didn’t say anything nonsense. It was indeed not their dinner time at six o’clock.
　　Father Qin was sitting in the living room reading the newspaper. He raised his eyes and said, “Xiao Man, come and sit down.”
　　Ji Ran raised the bag in his hand. It was the gift he bought in the morning: “Where can I put this?”
　　”It’s good if you come, what else should you bring?” Qin’s mother said with a smile, “You can just find a place to put it, and I’ll cut some fruit for you.”
　　”Need not……”
　　”It’s okay. I can cut fruit very quickly, and I can also carve it into a pattern for you. What kind of fruit do you like?”
　　Qin’s father said: “Obviously I only know how to carve flowers.”
　　Ji Ran couldn’t help but smile: “No need, Auntie… just cut some fruit.”
　　Ji Ran sat in the living room. There was an anti-Japanese drama on the TV. Although Qin’s father was not watching it, he was too embarrassed to change the channel.
　　Qin Man went into the kitchen and explained the blackout situation to Qin’s mother. After a moment, he smiled and said, “Okay, next time, I will buy an extra mobile phone to answer your calls.”
　　Ji Ran looked over there unconsciously.
　　He never expected that Qin Man would have a different attitude towards his family. He wouldn’t be too close, nor would he feel alienated. He had just the right balance between them.
　　”You can press whatever you want to watch, don’t worry about me.” Qin’s father handed him the remote control.
　　Ji Ran took it: “Thank you.”
　　Father Qin glanced at him twice, his brows slightly twisted, his eyes full of uncertainty.
　　For a moment, he couldn’t help but say: “Are you…”
　　”Ji Ran.” Qin Man came out of the kitchen and interrupted the conversation between the two, “I want to go up and get something.”
　　It’s like a notification, more like an invitation.
　　Ji Ran felt that it was not a problem to be embarrassed face to face with Qin’s father, so he stood up and said, “I’ll go up with you.”
　　The stairs in Qin Man’s house are not wide, and two people can barely pass them, but it will be difficult for more people. The two big men always seemed a bit crowded as they moved up and down.
　　Ji Ran had imagined what Qin Man’s room would look like many times.
　　When he was in school, he felt that there might be nothing in this person’s room except a bed, a wardrobe, and a desk. It was rigid and boring.
　　After going to bed, he felt that the walls of the room might be covered with 18-ban photos. Maybe if he looked through them carefully, he might find some things inappropriate for children.
　　But nothing he thought was right.
　　Gray sheets, neatly arranged bookcases, posters of Kobe Bryant from many years ago on the wall, a landscape painting on the other wall, and a basketball in the corner of the room.
　　The curtains are wide open, the windows are open for ventilation, and the warm light of dusk comes in, adding a warm filter to the room.
　　A very ordinary men’s room.
　　”This painting…” Ji Ran walked to the landscape painting.
　　It was a painting he saw at the house Qin Man rented when he first took care of Qin Man.
　　It had been too long since he had reached his full height, and the author’s use of colors was exaggerated, so I couldn’t recognize it at the time. Now that I look at it carefully, it looks like the scenery of the back mountain looking out from the back door of the school.
　　”Did you draw it?”
　　”Well, when I was in the third year of high school, I casually…” Qin Man paused, “It’s not that I wasn’t honest, I just forgot.”
　　Seeing that the painting was good, Ji Ran didn’t argue with him.
　　He looked at the other wall: “Do you like Kobe?”
　　”Who doesn’t like Kobe?” Qin Man asked.
　　Ji Ran was silent.
　　Indeed, if they had to mention basketball when they were in school, it would be Kobe. He often drank too much because he couldn’t get a visa and couldn’t go abroad to watch the finals.
　　This topic was about to be discussed, but Qin Man suddenly said: “Actually, I didn’t have any favorite stars at first.”
　　Qin Man likes to play basketball, but rarely watches games. He only watches the last few games during the finals.
　　Once, when he was in his second year of high school, he was stopped by a teacher when he was passing by his first-year class. He said that the teachers were going to have a group meeting and he hoped that Qin Man could help him invigilate the in-class quiz.
　　Qin Many wanted to refuse, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Ji Ran sleeping on the table.
　　Two minutes later, Qin Man took the small sack given to him by the teacher, and under the nervous eyes of his classmates, he knocked on the desk of the top delinquent in the class.
　　After several calls, Ji Ran raised his head: “What are you doing… why the hell is it you.”
　　”Classmate, take the exam and hand in your mobile phone.” Qin Man spoke concisely.
　　”No, get out of here.”
　　”I saw its shape in your pocket.” Qin Man’s expression remained unchanged, “If you don’t hand it over, I’ll have to ask the grade leader to collect it.”
　　”I keep my word.”
　　Ji Ran had just been given a verbal warning at that time, and he would have to remember a demerit if he did anything again. He glared at Qin Man fiercely and reluctantly threw the phone into the small sack.
　　The keyboard of the phone hit the bag, and the screen suddenly lit up. The screen saver was a picture of Kobe Bryant.
　　…
　　After Qin Man finished speaking, he raised his eyebrows and said: “So strictly speaking, I don’t like Kobe, I just like…”
　”Who wants to listen to your story?” Ji Ran blushed and interrupted, “It’s so hypocritical to post photos of people on the wall if you don’t like them.”
　　Qin Man suddenly became silent.
　　Ji Ran brushed his shoulder and walked by. Just when he wanted to take a look at the balcony, someone grabbed his wrist.
　　”I posted it.” Qin Man said.
　　Ji Ran paused: “What?”
　　”The photo of the person I like.” Qin Man looked at him, “I posted it.”
　　Ji Ran looked back at him, and then looked away after only a few seconds: “What photo… where is it posted?”
　　”Do you dare to look behind Kobe?”
　　Ji Ran’s heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
　　He turned his head and looked at Kobe’s poster.
　　What does this person mean?
　　Ji Ran: “…Is there anything I don’t dare to do?”
　　Qin Man let go of him and smiled casually: “Then look.”
　　Ji Ran walked up to the poster, hesitated for a few seconds, then stretched out his hand and started to tear off the age-old transparent tape.
　　He knew exactly what he thought – not only did he dare to look, he really wanted to look.
　　After tearing open a corner, the poster finally showed signs of looseness. Ji Ran continued to pull along the opening, and finally managed to open it a little.
　　The secrets hidden under the posters that have never been pried into are rushing to be leaked——
　　There are several photos posted at the back, and the protagonists in the photos are all the same person.
　　The poster blocked most of it, so Ji Ran couldn’t see it all and could only make out one of them. The background was a high playground. He jumped up easily and was shooting a beautiful two-pointer.
　　Ji Ran was shocked and opened his mouth slightly in surprise.
　　He still vaguely remembered that this was a basketball game, and the photos should have been taken by the school magazine at that time.
　　”I specifically found friends from the magazine. I have photos of you participating in basketball games, singing competitions, and sports meets.”
　　Ji Ran was tired of using the word “pervert”.
　　Qin Man chuckled: “I don’t usually attend classes, but I have participated in these activities obediently.”
　　”…Why do you talk so much nonsense?” Ji Ran said.
　　He faced the wall and didn’t move for a long time.
　　Qin Man only thought that he was still shocked or angry, but he didn’t know that Ji Ran was facing the wall, his face almost red.
　　Ji Ran actually still remembers that quiz – he originally wanted to escape.
　　But after seeing the head teacher stopping Qin Man, he paused for a moment before taking a step forward… then silently took it back.
　　The reason why I participate in those useless activities is because the activities are of a whole-school nature and I can meet many people who I usually don’t see.
　　”How many fucking photos did you steal?” Ji Ran came back to his senses and wanted to tear off the tape on the other corner.
　　The door was opened unexpectedly, and Qin’s mother came in with a plate of fruit: “Come, eat some fruit. Today’s watermelon is very sweet, I have tasted it.”
　　Ji Ran was so frightened that he subconsciously leaned forward. The strength was too great, and his chest suddenly hit the wall, making a muffled “thud”.
　　”…” Mother Qin was startled, sensing the strange atmosphere between them, her eyes wandering back and forth, “Did I disturb you?”
　　Qin Man said: “No, it’s just that the poster is broken.”
　　”Ah? You’ve been putting up this poster for many years, why is it broken?” Qin’s mother put down the fruit and walked towards Ji Ran, “What a commemorative thing. It’s okay, Mom will help you stick it with glue. good.”
　　Ji Ran held her hand tighter: “No, Auntie…”
　　”…I accidentally broke it, I will fix it.”
　　Qin’s mother was stunned and retracted her hand: “Ah, well, it doesn’t matter if it doesn’t stick well. It’s so old that it should be replaced… The meal is almost ready. Let’s go down to eat in ten minutes.”
　　The door closed again.
　　Qin Man stepped forward and locked the door.
　　Ji Ran breathed a sigh of relief and took a few steps back. Being pressed by him like this, the poster, no matter how well-kept, was crumpled into shape.
　　He stared at the pictures for a moment longer, then raised his hand.
　　Qin Man: “I have backed up all the photos. If you tear them up, I can still repost them.”
　　”…Who wants to tear it apart?”
　　Ji Ran put his palms against the wall and smoothed out the crumpled posters.
　　He could feel his heart pounding, pounding, and beating wildly from the palm of his hand.
　　It took the two of them ten minutes to find glue and transparent tape that had been stored away for many years at home, and re-pasted the poster before going downstairs.
　　”Auntie is not here today, so my mother cooked the food herself.” Qin Man whispered on the stairs, “She has taken a few cooking classes, but she doesn’t have much experience, so the taste may not be very good. If you don’t like it, just Eat less and I will order takeout for you when you get back.”
　　”Who wants you to order takeout for me?” When Ji Ran mentioned this, what came to mind, “Next time you write something wrong on the takeout order, I will…”
　　He stopped mid-sentence.
　　In front of the stairs to the right is the dining table. From their angle, they can just see the people sitting on the dining table.
　　It’s a new guest, whom they didn’t see when they first arrived.
　　The woman sat at the dining table with her legs crossed. She had clean, short hair, delicate and three-dimensional facial features, and wore a slim and simple suit. She held a slender lady’s cigarette between her long, white fingers.
　　”There was a temporary problem with the project, so I worked overtime for a long time, so I came in late.” After the woman explained to Qin’s mother, she raised her eyes and met Ji Ran’s gaze.
　　Both of them were startled.
　　Ji Ran never expected that more than ten years later, he would see Ji Guozheng’s real wife here.
　　After a while, Ji Ran came back to his senses. Anticipating the ensuing argument, he couldn’t help but clenched his fists.
　　The dispute was in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong people.
　　He didn’t want to ruin the party at Qin Man’s house at all.
　　After seeing the person clearly, Qin Man’s face darkened, and he subconsciously took a step forward, blocking half of Ji Ran’s body behind him.
　　”You are asked to work less overtime, how can making money be more important than rest?”
　　Qin’s mother said and brought the steamed fish to the table. Seeing the person staying on the stairs, she smiled and said, “Come down? Come and say hello to the guest… Xiao Man, you should recognize this person, she is the mother of your middle school and high school classmate Ji Wei.”
　After Qin’s mother finished speaking, there was no answer for a long time.
　　She frowned slightly, what was wrong today? She felt something was wrong wherever she went.
　　She continued the introduction, “Qianqiong, do you remember Xiao Man? The guy behind him is Xiao Man’s junior. He used to be Man Gao too, and maybe he knows Ji Wei too.”
　　Chen Qianqiong and Ji Ran looked at each other for a few seconds, then calmly looked away, tapped the cigarette body with her index finger, and the ash fell into the ashtray with the movement.
　　She said calmly: “It’s acquaintance.”
　　There was indifference between her brows, as if Ji Ran and her son really only had the relationship of being at the same school.
