A Billion Stars Can it Amount to You

Chapter 41 - 50: Somewhere in Plain Sight

CHAPTER 41

Ji Yi's expression didn't change as she turned to look at He Jichen. She used a little strength to pull her wrist from his clutches, then she turned around and stormed out.

Her calm and composed demeanor didn't make the rage in He Jichen's chest subside; rather, it intensified. He shut his eyes and took a deep breath in hopes of lowering the fury in his chest. However, when he opened his eyes, he saw the outline of her body on the bed. His heart felt incredibly stifled as he turned to watch Ji Yi's back as she disappeared. He suddenly lost control of his temper and roared in Zhang Sao's face, "What are you doing still standing there? Quickly take everything she touched in the room and throw it out! So freaking—"

Before he could finish his final word "dirty", He Jichen clearly saw a silhouette sway from his periphery. He suddenly shut his mouth.

Zhang Sao was so shocked that she didn't dare reply with a "Yeah." She hurriedly ran over to the bedside and started to tear off the bedsheets and duvet.

He Jichen stood in the bedroom with a cold expression on his face. It wasn't until he heard the sound of the living room door being slammed shut that he swiftly turned around and walked out. He entered the study next door, still in a fit of rage, as he slammed the door shut with a deafeningly loud bang.

He Jichen sat at his desk then turned the laptop on. He stared at the screen for no more than two minutes before angrily slamming it shut again.

He shut his eyes and silently leaned back in his chair for a while, expressionless. Suddenly he sat up, grabbed his phone and searched through his WeChat. His fingers hovered over Tang Huahua's name. He hesitated for a moment but eventually tapped her name and sent her a message.

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Ji Yi wandered around He Jichen's residential area for a good while before she found the exit.

On her way out, she walked up the side of the road and tried to hail a taxi. She suddenly heard someone cry, "Xiao Yi?"

Ji Yi turned towards the source of the sound and saw Tang Huahua on the other side of the road.

...

After the intense pain in her stomach, Ji Yi was fine today, but she didn't dare let her guard down. She had a short chat with Tang Huahua then decided to take a trip to a nearby hospital.

Coincidentally, Tang Huahua wasn't busy, so when she heard that Ji Yi was on her way to the hospital, she enthusiastically offered to go with her.

It was already four in the afternoon when they left the hospital.

Perhaps because she wasn't feeling well, Ji Yi took the medicine and went to sleep after returning to the dorm.

The skies were dark when she woke up. They didn't know where Bo He was—only Tang Huahua was in. She was nestled snugly in bed with her earphones in, and every now and then, she let out a giggle. Ji Yi didn't even need to look; she was certain Tang Huahua was playing games.

Tang Huahua only realized Ji Yi was awake when she got out of bed and headed for the bathroom. She took out her left earphone and said to Ji Yi, "Xiao Yi, you're awake?"

"Mm," responded Ji Yi.

Tang Huahua nodded in the direction of Ji Yi's table. "Xiao Yi, I saw you were asleep, so I didn't wake you up. I figured that the canteen would be closed when you woke up, so I brought some food back for you."

That was when Ji Yi saw two thermal containers on her desk. She thanked Tang Huahua before going into the bathroom.

CHAPTER 42

Ji Yi was really hungry. After she came out of the bathroom, she pulled out a chair, sat down and started to eat the dinner Tang Huahua brought for her.

From the looks of it, the food was from the First Canteen, but it didn't quite taste the same; it tasted far better than usual.

Confused, Ji Yi couldn't help but turn her head and ask Tang Huahua, "Did you get this from the First Canteen?"

"Yeah..." Tang Huahua stared at her phone screen as her fingers swiped quickly.

"Why does it taste a little different than usual?"

"Really?" Tang Huahua's eyes flickered for a moment. She didn't say anything for a while, then she put down her phone presumably because her game ended. Then she said to Ji Yi, "Are you just imagining things because you're too hungry?"

Ji Yi thought Tang Huahua made a good point and she nodded. "Probably."

Tang Huahua then scrambled out of bed as if she wanted to share an important secret with Ji Yi. She dragged a chair next to Ji Yi, sat down, and said with complete seriousness, "Xiao Yi, guess what? I discovered something unbelievable this afternoon!"

Ji Yi turned and glanced at Tang Huahua. Since she still had food in her mouth, her voice was a little muffled, "What is it?"

"It's about Lin Ya. I found out He Xuezhang wasn't actually her boyfriend!"

He Xuezhang... When Ji Yi heard those three words, she thought about what happened at He Jichen's house that afternoon. Her fingers gently trembled as she held the spoon. She wore a calm expression on her face, lowered her eyes and didn't say a word.

Tang Huahua continued on her own tangent, elaborating on the unbelievable news. "Or so to speak, she never was He Xuezhang's girlfriend! It's true that she really did get a new boyfriend recently though. Actually, he's from our class—it's that playboy Yang Shuo, who changes girlfriends like he changes clothes. He thinks he can act this way just because his family has a little money... I think Yang Shuo's just messing around with Lin Ya."

As Tang Huahua continued, she suddenly looked like she just figured something out. She let out an "Aha!" then said in realization, "I did think there was something strange about Lin Ya and He Xuezhang being together! Now I get it—Lin Ya only said she was He Dage's friend in front of all her friends. One time, I was tempted to call He Dage Lin Ya's boyfriend, but Lin Ya smacked me before I could. At the time, I didn't understand why but didn't really ask her about it. Now that I think about it, Lin Ya was the only one in love all along; she called herself He Dage's girlfriend..."

So, Lin Ya and He Jichen were never together? But whether they were together or not has nothing to do with me anyway... Ji Yi paused for a moment then continued to finish her dinner in silence.