My Nemesis Has Finally Gone Bankrupt

even had a dream.

In his dream, he dreamed that he was catching fish in the sea.
Diving into the water for a moment, he fished up a huge shell and pried it open, only to see a note in it.

He even saw the words written – “Ugly bastard, Qin Man”.

By this time, Ji Ran had already realized that he was dreaming, but before he could react, he saw the shell suddenly lurch forward.
It closed firmly around his lips, clamping it shut.

Ji Ran instantly woke up and saw a close-up of the handsome face as soon as he opened his eyes.

Qin Man was leaning over him, with one hand still on the edge of the bathtub, gently biting his lips.

For a second, Ji Ran was at a loss.
A few seconds passed before he abruptly lowered his hand to shield a certain part while pushing the person away with his other hand.

“What are you doing?!” He asked in shock.

Qin Man straightened his back, looking innocent.
“Doing CPR.”

“You sank into the bath so I had to pull you up.”

Ji Ran looked at him in doubt.
Did CPR involve biting?

He glanced at Qin Man’s sleeves which were soaked in water.
“…Where did you go?”

“Morning run.” Qin Man stood up straight.
He pulled the towel off his shoulders and wiped his hands while his eyes slowly slid downwards.
“I wanted to take a bath, but didn’t expect you to be in here.”

Ji Ran had bought a hot tub.
When he turned on the massage water jet, the sound was definitely not small, so anyone outside the bathroom could faintly hear it.

Coming back to his senses, Ji Ran immediately closed his wide spread legs and fumed, “Get out!”

Qin Man smiled.
“Fine…”

Just as he turned around to leave, Ji Ran heard the rustling sound of a plastic bag and realised that Qin Man was still holding a small bag.
Before he could ask, Qin Man suddenly stopped and turned around.
He came forward and pressed a hand against his forehead.

Ji Ran froze.
“What are you doing?”

“Checking if you have a fever.” Qin Man raised an eyebrow, “You get sick easily once you get drunk.
Is it due to your constitution?”

Ji Ran was struck dumb.

Constitution his ass! He had been mingling in the nightclub scene for many years, if he were to fall sick just from a little drink, he would have long been buried.

His illness back then was clearly due to…

Ji Ran immediately put a stop to those thoughts and asked, “What’s in the bag?”

Qin Man replied, “Medicine.”

“What medicine?”

Qin Man thought for a moment and tactfully answered, “…Anti-inflammatory medicine.”

“Last time, when I was cleaning you up, I saw that part was a little swollen.”

Ji Ran was frozen stiff for a few seconds.
When he finally reacted, his face had exploded into a bright red.

He grabbed a bar of soap and hurled it towards Qin Man.
“Fuck off! Keep it for yourself!”

Ji Ran was no longer sleepy.

After the shower, while drying his hair, he asked the person sitting across from him on the sofa, “How did you remove the hot search?”

Qin Man said, “I have friends working there.”

“Is your friend a philanthropist? Helping you for free?” Ji Ran sneered , “Aren’t you a businessman? When did you start making a loss? You can tell me how much you spent.
I’ll pay you the lump sum for both times.”

“Alright, I did spend a bit.” Qin Man paused before he continued, “But it’s not much.
Just treat it as me wanting to please you.
If you are satisfied…”

Ji Ran: “Give you a five-star review?”

“It’s not like I’m going to receive other customers.
What’s the use of a review?” Qin Man touched his chin and smiled, “If you are satisfied, how about you consider renewing the contract?”

Ji Ran was taken aback.

Their contract had not yet reached the effective period of half a year.
Why were they already discussing the contract renewal?

Before he could say anything, his phone rang.

He glanced at the caller and his face quickly darkened.
He took a long time to pick it up before he nonchalantly greeted, “Dad.”

Qin Man looked up.

Unsurprisingly, Ji Guozheng wasn’t here to exchange polite talk with his son, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.
He immediately got to the point.
“Are you the one messing around on social media?”

“No.”

Ji Guozheng was silent.
“Alright.”

Although it sounded like he took his word, in reality, he just didn’t want to waste time arguing about these little things.
He had already gotten someone to arrange it, so no matter what kind of trouble the group of people on Weibo made, it wouldn’t involve him.

“Why didn’t you come to work today?”

Ji Ran laughed vaguely.
“I had something on.”

“Remember to apply for leave in the future if you have something to do.
Don’t bring those little tricks you often pull to the company.” Ji Guozheng said, “I know you’re not satisfied with the project you are currently working on, but who didn’t start from the bottom, step by step? Even when your brother first joined, his position was not much higher than yours.”

Ji Ran listened absentmindedly.

After Ji Guozheng said a bunch of placating words, the topic changed.
“How is Qin Man doing at the company?”

Ji Ran subconsciously glanced at the person across him.
Feeling his gaze, Qin Man’s lips rose and he unexpectedly winked at Ji Ran.

Ji Ran hurriedly looked away.
“…It’s okay.”

“Qin Man is very capable, you should learn from him.” Ji Guozheng’ tone was natural as he stated the purpose of this call, “Free up some time this Saturday to go home.
Bring Qin Man along too.”

“What for?”

Ji Guozheng paused.
“It’s my birthday celebration.”

For a moment, Ji Ran was startled.
Then, he suddenly let out a laugh.

This was the first time he was invited to Ji Guozheng’s birthday party.

“I won’t be going.
Take your time to celebrate and have a happy birthday in advance.”

“Don’t fool around.” Ji Guozheng didn’t allow him to refuse.
“I will send the invitation letter to your house.
You must be on time and no mistakes are allowed.”

T/n: This chapter was kinda late but also, I had a brief dream about Qin Man and Ji Ran last night lol

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