A Billion Stars Can it Amount to You

Chapter 31 - 40: Let Her Leave

CHAPTER 31

Bo He and Tang Huahua, who were loudly chatting away, instantly fell silent.

After a short while, Bo He and Tang Huahua greeted Lin Ya one after the other, "Xiao Ya."

Lin Ya felt that something was off, so she raised her head and looked straight ahead. Her footsteps stopped in their tracks.

Lin Ya first saw Bo He who was right at the front, then she saw Tang Huahua. Her lips twitched as though she was going to greet them back, but before doing so, she saw Ji Yi behind them. Her face froze, and her eyes turned cold. Then without saying a word, she walked right around Bo He and dragged her suitcase on her way out without looking back.

When Lin Ya brushed past her, Ji Yi caught a glimpse of a bruise on her face.

Ji Yi couldn't help but turn her head to look at Lin Ya's face. Even with heavy makeup, Lin Ya's bruise was still very obvious. Before Ji Yi could get a clear look at the bruise, Lin Ya already sensed her gaze. As though she had an electric shock, she quickly covered her face with her hand, then turned to shoot Ji Yi a fierce look. Her eyes were icy cold as she picked up the pace and quickly disappeared around the corner, going downstairs.

...

A long time passed since Ji Yi last saw Lin Ya.

If it weren't for Lin Ya, Ji Yi would never have unexpectedly crossed paths with He Jichen again; He Jichen would never have appeared so often in her world. Now that Lin Ya disappeared from her life, He Jichen would completely disappear from her world as well.

Ji Yi wholeheartedly felt that this was great—she could go back to her uneventful but peaceful life like before.

As the days went by, fall was soon upon them. Just as Ji Yi had almost completely forgotten about He Jichen, she picked up some rumours about him.

It was a Thursday. After she finished dance class, she went back to the dorm room to find that Bo He and Tang Huahua seemed a little different. She furrowed her brows and casually asked, "What's up?"

Tang Huahua and Bo He didn't say a word. Without warning, their eyes were drawn towards Lin Ya's bed.

Ji Yi also turned her head in the same direction and realized that Lin Ya's bed was empty.

"Not only are the duvets gone but even the things on her table are gone," said Bo He.

"Her cabinet's unlocked, and it's empty inside." Tang Huahua added, "When Bo He and I got back, the stuff was already gone. She probably doesn't want to see us, so she secretly came back on her own and moved out while we were in class. Looks like she really doesn't plan on coming back to live with us."

"However, Xiaoyang from the next dorm came by and said that she saw Lin Ya in the afternoon with a guy who helped pack her things. After they exchanged a few words, she found out that Lin Ya moved in with her boyfriend."

CHAPTER 32

"Mm, that's right!" Tang Huahua then took over from Bo He, "Xiaoyang said the guy was handsome and drove an Audi. He Xuezhang's car is an Audi. Bo He and I have even been in it twice now, so we suspect Lin Ya must've moved in with He Xuezhang."

"It's not just a suspicion—we're sure of it." Compared to Tang Huahua, Bo He's tone of voice sounded calmer and more assured by far. "I remember when we went to that outdoor party, someone from He Xuezhang's dorm mentioned that he occasionally stayed in the dorms, but he has his own apartment. They say it's a mansion. What's more, it's worth ten million and completely paid off. He Xuezhang really isn't just your average rich person..."

Of course, He Jichen was no average rich person—he had the listed company, He Enterprises, behind him. Not to mention, he had a mansion in the heart of Beijing worth ten million. He was even able to afford a villa worth billions in the rich neighbourhood up on the north side of Beijing.

Since four years ago, anything regarding He Jichen long had nothing to do with me...

Ji Yi's facial expression didn't change much as she grabbed a change of clothes and walked into the bathroom.

As they say, don't believe what people tell you until you see it for yourself.

More or less, women liked to gossip; Ji Yi was just having a half-hearted conversation with Bo He and Tang Huahua—who said there was any truth to the rumors? The next day, when she went to her afternoon fitness class, she made a detour into the school supermarket and bought a bottle of water. On her way out, she saw Lin Ya and He Jichen together, and that was when she realized that what she, Bo He and Tang Huahua gossiped about was all true.

The two of them stood facing each other, talking about something.

He Jichen lowered his head and played around with his car keys. He leaned against his car which flashed in the sunlight every now and then.

It was just as Tang Huahua and Bo He described; he really did have an Audi.

At that thought, Ji Yi drew her gaze back from He Jichen and Lin Ya. As she did so, He Jichen, who had his head lowered from the start, coincidentally looked up in the direction where she was standing.

The sun was bright, so Ji Yi wasn't sure if she was seeing things but she thought she saw He Jichen slightly stunned. Then, he abruptly straightened up like he was ready to rush over towards her.

Ji Yi instinctively raised her legs and bolted in the direction of the sports track.

After putting a good fifty meters between He Jichen and herself, she turned her head back to see that He Jichen and Lin Ya were rooted at the same spot. She couldn't help but secretly laugh to herself. As she figured, her eyes were just playing with her; why would He Jichen come rushing over to her? Yet his Audi looked a little familiar as though she'd seen it somewhere before...