CH 55.1

They laid down for a while before Cheng Peng came over by himself.

Yue Wen Wen asked, “Where’s Chen An? Why are you alone?”

“He doesn’t want to swim, just let him be.” Cheng Peng said lightly while looking at Ji Ran. “Why are you lying down? Go, go down and do two laps.”

Ji Ran said, “Wait, you go first.”

Cheng Peng agreed and turned to enter the pool.

“Wasn’t Peng Peng busy lately? Look at this figure. Why do I think he secretly went to the gym?” Yue Wen Wen asked. “These lines are better than my ex’s.”

Ji Ran asked, “Then what do you think of Qin Man?”

Yue Wen Wen dared not give praise. He only said, “It’s just… alright. Does Qin Man also go to the gym every day?”

“No.” Ji Ran sneered. “He’s an old man who likes running in the morning.”

“Oh!” Yue Wen Wen looked towards the swimming pool and shot up in excitement. “Look at them, are they going to compete?”

Ji Ran heard it and looked over to see Cheng Peng and Qin Man standing by the edge of the swimming pool. He didn’t know what they were talking about but Cheng Peng put on his goggles as they spoke; It really seemed as if they were going to compete.

Cheng Peng was part of the swim team in elementary school and was almost chosen for the national team. If he hadn’t had a lot of wealth to inherit, he might have become an athlete by now.

“It’s been a long time since Peng Peng swam!” Yue Wenwen said excitedly, “Who do you think will win?”

“Cheng Peng.”

Though Ji Ran said his friend’s name, his gaze unconsciously fell on Qin Man.

They were in a two-meter deep water area. Qin Man propped his elbows on the edge, the muscle lines on his arms bulging.

Since Qin Man entered the pool, many girls in the vicinity had been peeking at him. It was normal since a person who could even attract attention when walking on the street was now almost naked in front of them. These people couldn’t help but look at him.

But no one went over to strike up a conversation.

At first, a woman who looked very easy-going swam over. Halfway over, she glimpsed Qin Man’s back and immediately turned back, saying something to her friend.

Ji Ran vaguely understood. Her mouth opened and closed and what she said was: What a pity.

Yue Wen Wen was elated. “So direct? I thought you would hesitate for a while.”

Ji Ran, “There is nothing to hesitate. Are you not going into the water today?”

“Later, wait for a bit. Wait for there to be more people…” Yue Wen Wen let out a perverted smile, “I’ll take off my clothes in front of them and scare them to death.”

“…”

“What the fuck, when did they begin?” Yue Wen Wen got up.

Both of them were swimming freestyle, their strokes clean and crisp, and their speed were not worse than each others’. In the beginning, the two’s distance could hardly be told. Towards the end, Cheng Peng increased his speed and won by a narrow margin.

Their stop line was at the edge of where Ji Ran stood.

Yue Wen Wen stuck up a thumb. “Peng Peng, amazing! You’re so fast.”

“How so?” Cheng Peng laughed and turned towards Qin Man. “I never thought you’d be so good at swimming.”

Qin Man took off his goggles and smiled. “Are you praising me or yourself?”

“We’re not the same. I used to be on the swim team. This competition was unfair to you.”

Qin Man swiped his wet hair back, as if combing it.

Without the hair in his face, his facial features were more distinct. Moreover, he had just finished a small workout, so his whole body practically oozed hormones.

The sky was getting dark and the lights by the pool flickered on.

Ji Ran took off his bathrobe, walked towards Qin Man, and prodded his arm with his foot. “Get out of the way, I want to go in .”

There was obviously nothing around him, but Ji Ran insisted on getting into the water from that side.

Yue Wen Wen rolled his eyes, feeling that the sour stench of this love was too irritating!

He dared not say anything, but merely took out his phone and began to send messages into a certain discussion group.

Number one man in the city: Lao Niang finally escaped from the construction site. In the days when I was gone, did any rare treasure appear?

A thin and energetic waist that cries: We didn’t provoke any.

Wanting to have one’s heart: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

Wanting to have one’s heart: Another top becomes a bottom!!! I want to destroy this world!!! What are you doing! What do you mean by internal digestion1 Referring to when two guys get together?! Is this bullying people!!?

This sister is in love: Sisters, I found a boyfriend. I will leave the group according to what we agreed on at the beginning. You can message me privately if there’s anything, goodbye!

[This sister is in love left the group.]

Yue Wen Wen tutted.

How did a WeChat conversation reach this topic?

A thin and energetic waist that cries: How boring. This sister is actually in love.

Wanting to have one’s heart: It’s okay, she’ll be back. Didn’t you all see Wen Wen coming back? Good sisters never separate for long.

The most pleasant person in the city: Fk Yr Mum, shut your mouth if you don’t know how to speak [Killing the chicken as a warning.jpg]

Yue Wen Wen closed the discussion group and a message popped up on his phone.

[Unknown Number: Wen Wen, I am going to get a divorce.]

“That’s great. Lao Niang will send your wife a bag and 999 firecrackers to celebrate her departure from the sea of suffering.”

Though Yue Wen Wen muttered expressionlessly to himself, he didn’t reply to the message and instead, blocked the number.

This discussion group existed since his freshman year. Everyone was a friend and they agreed that whoever found a boyfriend would have to leave the group.

There was one time when Yue Wen Wen had left. Then his boyfriend of two years suddenly said that he wanted to go back to his hometown to get married, so he returned to the group.

In the circle, it was not unusual for a homosexual person to conceal his identity and return home to get married. But Yue Wen Wen despised that kind of person the most. Once he thought of how he had been in love with that fool for two years, he felt physically nauseous.

He threw the phone aside and took off his clothes under the shocked gazes of others, leaving only a pair of short and powerful swimming trunks. Then, he jumped into the water.

Ji Ran didn’t have many sports he enjoyed but swimming was one of them. He wouldn’t sweat and he wouldn’t feel too tired.

After he swam a few laps, he saw Qin Man leaning against the edge of the pool, looking at him with a smile.

“You swim really well.”

“…Less flattery.” Ji Ran pushed his swimming goggles up. “Why don’t you swim? Standing around to admire the scenery?”

“I didn’t know I was going to compete before entering the water and didn’t have time to stretch.” Qin Man said, “So I have a little bit of a cramp. I‘ll swim again later.”

Ji Ran regarded him as a fool, “Why are you still in the water if you have a cramp? Do you want to drown?”

“With you here, I won’t drown.”

Ji Ran was too lazy to tell him off. “Get up.”

Qin Man propped himself up and sat on the edge. Before he could say anything, Ji Ran followed him.

Ji Ran asked, “Which leg is it?”

Qin Man raised his eyebrows: “Left leg.”

“Your calf?”

“En.”

Ji Ran folded his legs and patted his thighs. “Rest it on here.”

Qin Man obediently put his leg on his thighs.

Ji Ran leaned forward to help him massage his calf.

With one hand on the seat next to him, Qin Man looked at him and said with a smile, “It hurts a little.”

Ji Ran didn’t lift his head. “It’s best for you to die of pain.”

Despite his sharp words, Ji Ran lightened the force in his hand.

With each stroke, it felt like Qin Man’s heart was being rubbed instead.

When he went into the water again, Cheng Peng had already gone ashore to rest.

Cheng Peng asked, “When are you guys leaving? I’m afraid the sauna will be full of people if you go any later.”

Ji Ran didn’t want to squeeze in a room full of people. He could not bear watching a group of men sitting around shirtless.

“I’ll leave after swimming two more laps,” He replied.

After leaving the pool, they took a bath. On the way to the sauna room, Yue Wen Wen wiped his body with a bath towel and grinned, “Hahaha, did you see the expressions of those people just now? They were trying to confirm whether I had boobs.”

Ji Ran was a little tired from swimming and when he passed the vending machine, he bought a bottle of water.

As soon as he quenched his thirst, Ji Ran heard the person next to him say, “Let me have a drink too.”

Ji Ran handed the water over. “Why didn’t you buy one earlier?”

“I’m trying to save every little bit of money.” Qin Man drank the remaining half.

Ji Ran, “…”

After arriving in the sauna, Yue Wen Wen started to complain about the heat despite only having sat down for a few minutes.

“If it weren’t for improving my skin, there’s no way I would come.” He seemed to have thought of something and said, “By the way, Ran Ran, guess who I just saw on the news.”

T/n: Late chapter cause ya girl’s wifi was down KEK

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