My Perfect Enemy is Finally Broke Novel - Chap 96
Chapter 96
In fact, Qin Man was not drunk at the banquet last night. Later, we continued the show with an acquaintance who we had worked with before, and had two more drinks.
The other party was an elder, so it was difficult for Qin Man to refuse a toast, and it was even more impossible for him to ask his assistant to help him drink, so he drank too much.
During the break during the meeting, Qin Man pondered for a moment: “Liu Chen.”
Liu Chen looked up from the document: “You said it.”
”You were always there when I was drunk, right?”
”Most of the entertainment is here.”
”How am I doing?”
This question was too out-of-the-box, and Liu Chen couldn’t react at first: “…Huh?”
Turning around, he saw Qin Man waiting for his answer with a serious face.
”Hmm… nothing too special.” Liu Chen considered it and said, “It’s very quiet. I often fall asleep when I get in the car.”
Qin Man asked: “Didn’t you hug anyone randomly?”
”No.”
”You didn’t mess with your relatives either?”
”No, no!” Liu Chen said hurriedly, “I just say some meaningless words occasionally, and the rest is nothing.”
Qin Man was silent.
So are the pictures in his mind all a dream?
He took out his cell phone and opened the conversation between him and Ji Ran. The panda emoticon he sent in the morning is still at the end, and until now, the other party has not replied to him a word.
Just as he was about to send another message, a phone call came in.
He got up and walked elsewhere before picking up: “Mom, what’s wrong?”
”Xiaoman…” Qin’s mother said in a strange tone, “Are you busy?”
”No, nothing.”
Qin’s mother spent the whole morning in uneasiness: “Is Xiaoran by your side?”
”Mom, just tell me if you have something to say.”
”…Did you already know about the relationship between Ji Ran and Qian Qiong?” Qin’s mother asked.
This is indeed the case. Qin Man narrowed his eyes: “Yeah.”
”Are you okay?!” Mother Qin was furious, “Then why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
Qin’s mother never likes to listen to gossip, and the friends around her are all easy-going and friendly. She has only heard about the conflicts in the Ji family sporadically, but she really doesn’t know the details, let alone that Ji Ran is the Ji family’s illegitimate child.
How could it be such a coincidence that there are so many people named Ji?
If Father Qin hadn’t told her the matter after recognizing and confirming it, she might still not know what trouble she had unintentionally caused.
”You didn’t tell me that you would invite her to your home.”
”I was just on a whim. I heard that she had returned to China, and it was only temporarily…” Qin’s mother rubbed her eyebrows. It was useless to say anything now. “The two of them went out alone that day. Didn’t they quarrel? Did Xiao Ran do anything? What did I say to you?”
The more she talked, the more guilty she felt, “I’d better give him a call.”
It would be even more embarrassing to mention this matter again.
”No need.” Qin Man interrupted her, “He is fine and not affected at all. Just don’t make any random arrangements in the future.”
”…I still need you to tell me!” Mother Qin scolded, and finally asked worriedly, “Is everything really okay?”
”It’s okay, don’t worry.” Qin Man raised his hand and looked at his watch, “What time are you and dad flying back?”
”The air tickets have been cancelled. Your dad and I are planning to go to Hainan for a visit. Do you want to go with us?”
”I’m not going, just have fun.”
Hearing Qin Man say it was okay, she finally felt more at ease, and then she was in the mood to say: “I saw your photo on Moments this morning. It was really beautiful. When we are free, we, the family of three, will take one too. Family photo.”
Qin Man raised his eyebrows: “What photo?”
”Qingqingfa’s photo, the one where grandpa is holding your hand, didn’t you see it?” Qin’s mother said, “I also saw Xiaoran like the photo.”
After hanging up the phone, Qin Man opened WeChat, pulled out the friend application that had been on hold all night, and clicked to approve it.
As soon as she entered Qingqing’s circle of friends, she saw the photo marked “Family Portrait”, and as expected, there was a like from Ji Ran below.
Looking at his position in the photo, he had a headache.
This is no wonder Qingqing, after all, he was in almost all of the family photos taken yesterday.
The meeting break time had passed. He glanced at the employees in the room who had returned to their respective places through the glass window. He had to send a message to Ji Ran in a hurry, explaining about the photo, and then turned back to the room.
The meeting continued intermittently until the afternoon.
”That’s it for today. You go back and get ready. Pack your things and move into the office building next Monday. Their positions have been assigned. There are no meetings these days, so have a good rest.” Qin Man closed the document and said.
The employees all breathed a sigh of relief.
Meetings are already very strenuous and require a high degree of concentration. It is even more frightening to use the boss’s house as a conference room these days.
They even suspected that the boss did it on purpose – who would set up a conference room in their home? Even the furnishings and decorations are exactly the same as those in the conference room!
Moreover, Qin Man’s “home” is extremely empty. Except for the bedroom, the furniture is sparse and there is no human touch at all. Many places are bare and there is no sign of habitation.
”Thank you for your hard work. I will pay you three times the original salary during this period.” Qin Man said.
There was only one sentence between melancholy and elation.
Seeing the employees’ eyes lighting up, Qin Man laughed and continued, “I’ll treat you tonight, and you guys can discuss a restaurant.”
A few minutes ago, employees were thinking about “the meaning of going to work.”
This issue has now been forgotten.
While they were discussing the place for the dinner lively, Qin Man took out his cell phone and took a look.
Throughout the whole day, I didn’t receive a single reply from my ex-boyfriend. Qingqing, who passed through a few hours ago, sent him seven or eight messages.
He frowned in displeasure.
Why is this young boy so cruel? He was so drunk that he didn’t care, didn’t say a word, and didn’t even reply to his messages?
Same thing in the morning, leaving him alone at home.
Qin Man lowered his eyes, and the resentment disappeared after seeing the ring on his hand.
Knowing that Qin Man is generous, the employees go to expensive and delicious restaurants. During the short time he was lost in thought, they had already decided on the hotel they were going to.
”That store is good, but you have to queue up. It is said that you have to reserve a seat and dishes in the morning, and the store will bring in fresh goods. It’s already this hour, so you probably won’t be able to get a seat…”
”Which store?” Qin Man asked after coming back to his senses.
The employees announced a store name.
Qin Man pondered for a moment, then picked up his cell phone and made a call. He was actually chatting with the owner of the restaurant. After a moment, he turned around and asked, “If I want to go, I can only choose the dishes they purchased today. Is that acceptable?”
After a few minutes, the location was decided.
The employees looked at each other tacitly, and their expressions conveyed one sentence – it’s good to have money.
After helping them solve the problem in the restaurant, Qin Man stood up and wanted to leave.
”Mr. Qin, why don’t you come with us?” the boldest among the employees said.
Qin Man paused: “Me?”
Worried that his presence would make others feel intimidated, he rarely ate with his employees.
”Yes, our company will be established soon. Do you want to celebrate with us?”
”Yes, let’s go together, boss, we may not be able to eat properly for a while,” another person joked.
Now that the talk has come to this point, Qin Man can’t help but agree.
He glanced at the empty screen saver on his phone and nodded: “You guys go over there first, I’ll be right back after changing my clothes.”
After all the employees left, Qin Man went downstairs with his cell phone in hand and went straight to the house opposite.
He wanted to see what big deal Ji Ran was doing to not reply to his messages all day long.
As a result, he rang the doorbell in front of the iron gate for several minutes, but no one answered.
go out?
After waiting outside the door for a few more minutes, Qin Man pondered for a moment, suddenly remembered something, and turned back to his home.
When he came out again, he had sticky notes and a pen in his hand.
In the shocked and suspicious eyes of the passing residents, Qin Man posted the written sticky notes on the door of Ji Ran’s house.
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The store arranged for them the largest private room in the store, which does not usually accept reservations. It was specially used by the restaurant owner to receive friends.
Although a group of white-collar workers are used to seeing big scenes, the ancient box layout and exquisite dishes still made them couldn’t help but take out their mobile phones and take many photos in succession.
Originally, they were still caring about Qin Man, but after discovering that the boss didn’t care at all, the filming became even more enjoyable.
Seeing Qin Man lowering his head to look at his phone for the seventh time, Liu Chen couldn’t help but whisper: “Mr. Qin, if you are in a hurry, why don’t I send you back first?”
”No, I have nothing to do.” Qin Man responded calmly and raised his chopsticks.
The topic among the employees came up with getting married and having children. Everyone drank some wine and talked unscrupulously.
”Isn’t Mr. Qin also in love?”
”Mr. Qin is also someone you can talk to!”
”There’s nothing we can’t talk about.” Qin Man smiled, “We’ve talked about it, but we’ve been quarreling recently. It’s hard to coax.”
Not expecting him to respond, they had more questions.
Qin Man was confused by the question and stood up with a smile: “You guys eat, I’ll go out to use the toilet.”
Coming out of the box, Qin Man breathed a sigh of relief.
After working with this group of people for so long, this is the first time I know they are so gossipy. The female employees don’t care, and the male employees also have curious faces.
However, this kind of knowledge is also a bit novel. Qin Man doesn’t find it annoying, but rather relaxed.
He came out not to go to the toilet, but to get some air. He rested on the mahogany balcony for a while before turning back to the private room.
This restaurant is designed in an antique style and has a long corridor.
At the corner, the waiter passed by him and opened the cloth door of the box on his right, and there was a burst of conversation inside.
”I was sick and didn’t participate in that competition, otherwise maybe who would win the prize.”
”Then don’t think about it, it must still be me.” The man’s casual voice contained a familiar smile, which caught Qin Man’s footsteps.
”What about the competition? Forget it, you haven’t trained for so long, so it wouldn’t be honorable for me to win. By the way, I also ran well in that race, I think I was fifth?”
”Fifth place is not a bad thing, don’t take the opportunity to laugh at me.”
Qin Man turned his head and saw clearly the people in the private room.
The person he had been looking for all day was sitting side by side with He Suiran, his expression relaxed and casual, chatting and laughing with the unfamiliar face opposite him.
The atmosphere between the three of them was harmonious and they had a great time talking.
Due to material issues, the private rooms are not soundproof, so each private room is separated by a certain distance. Qin Man was standing in front of the door and could hear their conversation clearly.
”You wasted an air ticket. I will reimburse you for your air ticket to Italy tomorrow.” Ji Ran said.
”No, I stayed here to talk to you willingly, and it’s not your fault.” The man raised his glass.
Ji Ran picked up the cup and clinked it with him: “What’s the point of being polite to your future boss?”
He Suiran also raised his glass and said with a smile: “Okay, okay, I did it all, I will reimburse you, okay?”
Under the light, Qin Man could see clearly that Ji Ran’s fingers were empty, with nothing on them.
Ji Ran took a sip and put down the cup. Seeing that the private room door was still open, he subconsciously glanced outside.
I only saw the waiter coming in with the dishes and a figure walking away from behind.
”Ji Ran, what are you looking at?” Chen Qi called him.
Ji Ran didn’t look back until the figure disappeared at the end of the corridor.
”……nothing.”
Did he drink too much?
Why did he feel that the back figure just now looked so much like Qin Man.
