NOVEL NEXT Chapter 508-516
Chapter 508: From Here on Out, You Are the Only One in My Heart (8)
It was from that day onwards that Ji Yi and He Jichen started to keep in contact.
At first, they would chat just once every three or four days. Eventually, they would say a few words every day then, later on, they would talk every day without breaks from morning till evening.
Women naturally liked to complain. Before she and He Yuguang got divorced, Ji Yi liked to go to He Yuguang whenever something happened. After the divorce, she and Tang Huahua started to play games, strengthening their friendship, so naturally, Ji Yi started to complain to Tang Huahua.
Now unbeknownst to her, as she and He Jichen started talking more and more each day, she gradually got into the habit of going to him whenever something happened.
At first, Ji Yi and He Jichen chatted through text. Later, Ji Yi complained that typing was too much hassle, so she started to send He Jichen voice notes.
“He Jichen, I went to see a movie today. It was the newest one in theatres. The storyline was unbelievable garbage.”
“He Jichen… how can Chanel’s newest handbag collection look so damn good? How am I supposed to choose…”
“He Jichen, say… why are women so difficult to support? If it’s not going to the toilet, then it’s browsing on Taobao. My cart has sooo many things in it!” After she sent the message, she sent a screenshot of her cart.
“He Jichen, say… what’s so special about this cake? Wasn’t it only promoted online for a short time? They don’t actually deliver but you have to line up to buy one!”
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He Jichen didn’t have as much free time as Ji Yi, so it was no wonder he couldn’t keep up with her messages. Sometimes he’d wait until he finished work to open his WeChat only to see a series of messages from Ji Yi.
They were mostly ramblings of a little woman’s heart. To He Jichen, there were many things he simply could not understand. For example, Ji Yi would be torn for a long time over what to have for dinner or she would wail for a long time after eating a piece of fruit after eight in the evening because she was afraid to get fat.
However, no matter how he could never understand her troubles, He Jichen always listened attentively to Ji Yi’s messages.
Sometimes, he was crazy busy and multi-tasking so he listened to her voice messages while working.
Chen Bai, as He Jichen’s personal assistant, practically never left He Jichen’s side aside from when he was asleep.
He could see that He Jichen’s mood had been really good lately. He even had a new interest – when he was working, he liked to put on earphones.
At first, Chen Bai thought He Jichen was listening to music, but it wasn’t until one time when he incidentally glanced over at He Jichen’s phone screen that he realized He Jichen wasn’t listening to music after all.
Whenever He Jichen had earphones in while working, he wasn’t very focused. Sometimes, he would type on the computer then suddenly stop like he was listening attentively to what was being said. After about one or two minutes, he would call Chen Bai’s name and order him to carry out some task.
“Chen Bai, buy Chanel’s entire collection of newest handbags. Then tell them to deliver it to this address.”
“Chen Bai, I sent a screenshot to your phone. Buy everything on there and send it to the same address I sent you.”
“Chen Bai, go to Cat Eat Cookie Alley and buy two slices of blueberry yogurt cake. Oh and deliver them to the address I sent you earlier too.”
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Chen Bai had never gone to Ji Yi’s house with He Jichen before, so at first, he was pretty confused who He Jichen was sending these items to. He lined up for four hours under the scorching sun and carried two slices of cake worth no more than two hundred yuan all under He Jichen’s orders. He didn’t know who lived at that address but realized it was actually Miss Ji’s house when he heard a familiar voice say, “Who is it?” when he rang the doorbell…
He couldn’t help but secretly call himself dumb deep down.
He must’ve known that the address was Miss Ji’s house.
After all, she was the only woman in this world capable of remaining in He Jichen’s heart. Aside from Miss Ji, there was no one else.
On the fourth day, Chen Bai delivered some cake to Ji Yi and accidentally discovered that the reason why He Jichen put earphones in while working was to listen to the voice messages Ji Yi sent him.
It was then that he started to realize that men with cold exteriors like He Jichen could still be deeply passionate.
It was a Wednesday at seven in the morning when Chen Bai arrived at He Jichen’s room.
He Jichen was eating breakfast. Chen Bai stood to one side and was relaying He Jichen’s schedule for the day when He Jichen’s phone rang.
It was a message from Ji Yi. She typed the line: “He Jichen, help me choose. Which dress looks better? I want to wear one for a follow-up appointment at the hospital later.”
Chen Bai was standing behind He Jichen when the phone rang. He was instinctively glancing over at He Jichen’s phone when he saw a line of text.
Chen Bai paused in his reporting of He Jichen’s schedule and He Jichen chewed on his breakfast more slowly as he glanced at the several photos Ji Yi sent him.
The photos were of a couple of dresses and they all looked good. If it was Chen Bai, he would definitely have replied: “They’re all pretty.”
But He Jichen looked at those pictures like he was reading an important document. After repeatedly studying them for some time, he chose the nude dress and replied with his choice to Ji Yi.
This little incident was over quickly.
When He Jichen finished breakfast and entered the bedroom to change, Chen Bai followed behind him as he hadn’t finished reporting his schedule.
Chen Bai didn’t go through the changing room doors but leaned against the door frame while he watched He Jichen choose his clothes and continued to talk.
Inside He Jichen’s changing room were mostly black and white clothes and barely any clothes of other colors.
He Jichen naturally chose a black shirt before he waved his hand to interrupt Chen Bai and signal for him to leave for a while.
He Jichen took off his pajamas and was about to change into the black shirt when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a piece of clothing of another color in the corner of his wardrobe. He hesitated for a moment but chucked the black shirt onto the floor and chose the mustard yellow t-shirt to wear.
Chen Bai was waiting outside the changing room when He Jichen signaled for him to return. He continued with his earlier report but after two words, he suddenly stopped speaking when he noticed the mustard yellow t-shirt He Jichen was wearing.
After no more than three seconds, he pretended nothing had happened and continued to speak. However, deep down, he couldn’t help but secretly mutter: Mr. He, this is forcing Miss Ji to match with you…
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It didn’t stop there. Similar situations happened later, but the most memorable one of all for Chen Bai was the “Forced matching clothing.”
As usual, it happened in the afternoon. Earlier that afternoon, there was a bout of thunder and rain, and the summer humidity had disappeared.
He Jichen was sitting in the office, discussing the upcoming business trip with Chen Bai, when he received a message from Ji Yi.
That message wasn’t actually one Ji Yi took the initiative to send first, but it was a reply to the message he sent over lunch asking “What are you up to?” She replied: “Nothing much. Huahua’s busy, so she can’t play with me. I’m reading a GUCCI catalog that just got sent to my house.”
“Let me see,” replied He Jichen as he tapped the phone.
Shortly after, He Jichen received over ten pictures. He casually flipped through them then chose several pictures to send to Ji Yi. “The new collection isn’t bad.”
“What a coincidence! We have quite similar tastes, but I don’t like this one. I like this one more,” replied Ji Yi as she sent him two images.
He Jichen had a government meeting at four in the afternoon. He initially planned to leave at half past three, but it wasn’t even two o’clock when he told Chen Bai they should leave after they finished discussing the business trip schedule.
On the way to the meeting, they happened to pass a shopping mall. He Jichen asked Chen Bai to turn in.
That was when Chen Bai realized He Jichen’s intentions; he wanted to personally go buy the things Miss Ji showed him…
But the facts proved that Chen Bai was overthinking things. After they stepped into the GUCCI store, He Jichen took a seat in the lounge and sent pictures to Chen Bai for him to choose.
Chen Bai moaned that even with Mr. He at the mall, he couldn’t run away from his fate as a slave. Meanwhile, he picked out all the clothes He Jichen sent him.
Just when Chen Bai was about to pay, He Jichen, who had been casually sitting in the lounge drinking coffee, unexpectedly wandered over. Chen Bai thought He Jichen came over to check the items, but just as he was going give him an overview, He Jichen raised his hand and pointed at him. Then he told the shop assistant beside him, “Give him the receipt to sign.”
That was when Chen Bai realized that while he was picking out clothes for Ji Yi, He Jichen hadn’t actually stayed in the lounge but he went into the men’s section to pick out clothes…
After they paid the bill and checked the goods, Chen Bai noticed just how familiar the clothing He Jichen picked out was to Ji Yi’s clothes. They were the same colors as the ones he just bought for Miss Ji. In fact, there were two outfits with the exact same designs as hers! What was most important was that He Jichen actually chose the same wallet he picked out for Miss Ji…
So, Mr. He wasn’t entirely there to personally pick out clothes for Miss Ji, but he was there to forcefully get them matching couple’s clothes…
Of course, He Jichen and Ji Yi didn’t just talk about what she liked then get He Jichen to send someone over immediately to deliver it to her… no, a lot of the time, Ji Yi and He Jichen also talked seriously about work. However, on those rare occasions, Ji Yi, who was crazy bored at home, also shared some thoughts that made He Jichen unsure whether to cry or laugh.
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For example, there was this one time when He Jichen received a WeChat message from Ji Yi during a meeting that said: “He Jichen, log onto QQ.”
He Jichen rarely used QQ, so when he saw that message, his first reaction was to reply with a question mark. “Is there something you can’t say on WeChat?”
“Aiya! Don’t ask, just quickly log onto QQ…” Ji Yi was afraid He Jichen wouldn’t agree to do it, so she even sent a cute emoji to persuade him.
He Jichen waited for QQ to finish downloading then replied to Ji Y by saying: “Alright.”
As He Jichen logged onto QQ, he got a message from Ji Yi: “I’m sending a few red envelopes on QQ. Remember to accept themmm~”
She was afraid he wouldn’t accept them, so she added, “You have to accept themmm~”
After QQ was successfully downloaded, Ji Yi’s message popped up. There really were two encrypted red envelopes.
When He Jichen clicked to accept them, there was a message pre-written by Ji Yi to be sent to herself.
“Ji Yi, you’re so beautiful!”
“Ji Yi, your performance as Princess Qing Yang was better than Qian Ge by far!”
As He Jichen accept the two red envelopes, Ji Yi sent a few more encrypted red envelopes which also turned out to be compliments to herself.
“Ji Yi, your skin is great!”
“Ji Yi, your King of Glory skills can definitely take on mine!”
As He Jichen accepted Ji Yi’s red envelopes, he listened to the department director’s report.
Because their conversation was rather important, He Jichen didn’t notice the contents of the latter red envelopes. After he accepted them all, Ji Yi didn’t send any more envelopes. He Jichen put the phone down then immersed himself into his work.
Ten minutes into his work, He Jichen finished.
He sent Ji Yi several messages; most of the messages were screenshots of the red envelopes he received on QQ.
Underneath the screenshots was Ji Yi’s reply to him: “He Jichen, now I know just how much of a sweet talker you are. Ah, you sure know how to compliment someone!”
He Jichen burst out laughing. After some time, he replied to Ji Yi with a line of ellipses: “…”
“Eeek, He Jichen, why did you send me that?”
After He Jichen’s message was sent, another message from Ji Yi came in.
He Jichen was just about to send “?” when another screenshot came onto the screen. It was a message he sent to her automatically: “Sorry Ji Yi, I was wrong.”
He Jichen furrowed his brows then he clicked on QQ. He realized that among the long series of red envelopes, there was one last red envelope he missed. It wasn’t one complimenting Ji Yi but it read: “Sorry Ji Yi, I was wrong.”
He Jichen opened WeChat to see that Ji Yi sent another message: “He Jichen, be honest! What the hell did you do!”
He Jichen: “…”
Ji Yi: “You admitted you were wrong, yet you still won’t be honest with me. I don’t want to put up with you anymore!”
He Jichen: “…”
After two seconds, He Jichen typed a line of words: “Ji Yi set up He Jichen to walk down the longest path he’s ever walked.”
Ji Yi instantly replied with a “roll on the floor laughing in tears” emoji.
He Jichen stared at the emoji, imagining Ji Yi smile. His brows instantly turned gentle and soft.
A month was neither long nor short, but as the two kept in contact like this, time quickly and quietly slipped by.
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On the second day Ji Yi could walk again, she was tempted to walk around the office, but after she woke up, she opened her Weibo out of habit to see a message: “On August 27th, the BL Charity Gala will be held in Beiyang.”
The BL Charity Gala… It’s single-handedly hosted by Su Yihan, the famous fashionista. Almost all celebrities will be attending, especially big A-list celebrities, so will Qian Ge be going too?
As that thought crossed Ji Yi’s mind, she immediately searched Qian Ge’s name and opened her Weibo page.
Her most recent Weibo post was a repost of the public announcement for the “BL Charity Gala”: “Tonight at 8 PM, see you all at the BL Charity Gala.”
At first, the BL Charity Gala was broadcast on Sucheng TV, but as online media grew in the past two years, this year’s BL Charity Gala was going to be in association with eight online platforms such as Star Entertainment and South Broadcasting to be broadcast live.
Cameras meant for the satellite TV broadcast of the Charity Gala were mostly on stage, but the online streaming platform was different. To attract more viewers, they were definitely going to make things entertaining. In other words, every little thing that happened on tonight’s BL Charity Gala would be broadcast live on every platform to a live audience…
Ji Yi was still a little sleepy from her night’s rest but when she thought harder about the gala, it woke her up completely.
Qian Ge’s going… It’s a live broadcast…
These two phrases repeatedly circled Ji Yi’s mind for some time then she suddenly decided on something and her eyes lit up. As she suddenly bolted up, she found Zhuang Yi’s number and impatiently made a call.
Zhuang Yi had just gotten up from bed and was brushing her teeth when she got the call. With toothpaste still in her mouth, she mumbled: “What’s wrong, Ji Yi?”
“Do you have an invite to tonight’s BL Charity Gala?” Without bothering to chit-chat, Ji Yi went straight to the point.
“Yeah I do, but…”
Ji Yi interrupted her: “Get ready. Go to the BL Charity Gala with me tonight.”
“But, the wound on your leg…” Zhuang Yi’s voice sounded a little hesitant.
Seeing as her ankle had only just gotten better, Ji Yi knew Zhuang Yi was afraid she’d hurt her ankle again if she wore high heels to the gala. She didn’t wait for Zhuang Yi to finish and she said, “I’m aware of the situation. Don’t worry. Nothing’s going to happen.”
After a two second pause, Ji Yi continued to say, “Pick me up at four and come with me to buy a dress and get styled.”
Zhuang Yi thought about it for a moment before agreeing. “Alright, see you in the afternoon.”
“See you in the afternoon.” After Ji Yi finished speaking, she took off her earphones and was just about to hang up when she suddenly remembered something. “Zhuang Yi!” cried Ji Yi quickly into the phone.
“Was there something else?”
Ji Yi let out a soft “Mhm” then after some time, she said, “About me attending the Charity Gala – help me keep it a secret for now.”
Though Zhuang Yi was confused, she didn’t ask for clarification. “Got it.”
When Ji Yi hung up, she was in no hurry to get up. She rested against the headboard with her phone in hand.
She stared at the TV on the wall in front of her as a slight chill crept into her eyes.
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To make sure their evening look was on point, Ji Yi and Zhuang Yi first had a full body SPA treatment then called a professional to do their make-up.
After their makeup was done and they changed into their dresses, it was already seven. It was about time to leave for Beiyang Hall.
As Zhuang Yi left to get the car from the underground parking lot of the salon, Ji Yi carefully checked herself all around in the mirror. After confirming that everything looked perfect, she picked up her handbag and leisurely walked out of the beauty salon.
After standing at the door for half a minute, Zhuang Yi’s car arrived.
The car stopped steadily. Zhuang Yi didn’t get out to help her open the door, so Ji Yi opened the car door herself. After she got into the car, she realized Zhuang Yi was in the middle of a call.
Ji Yi didn’t say anything and shut the car door.
Zhuang Yi raised her phone with one hand and maneuvered the steering wheel with the other as she drove out onto the main road.
They drove for about forty-five minutes as Zhuang Yi lowered the phone from her ear and put it down. As she drove, she said, “I have a good girlfriend who used to be a manager just like me. However, she jumped ship to Su Yihan’s company. She’s the main planner for this BL Charity Gala, and I just called her to ask for a program for tonight. I just sent it to your phone. Take a look.”
As Zhuang Yi finished speaking, Ji Yi’s phone went off – “Ding dong!”
She gave Zhuang Yi a soft “Mhm” then reached for her phone and opened the program Zhuang Yi sent to her.
Ji Yi skimmed through it once and realized that it was basically the same program from previous years. But then Ji Yi’s brows couldn’t help but gently furrow as her eyes swept across Qian Ge’s name.
Qian Ge was actually going to sing a duet with Cheng Ke tonight…
Cheng Ke had been famous for eight years, and he was still a respected elder in showbiz. There was a mind-blowing number of female celebrities who wanted to collaborate with him.
Four years ago, after she made it big, Ji Yi was lucky enough to work with him once, so she was somewhat familiar with him. She knew Cheng Ke was an upstanding person who especially hated people who stirred up trouble.
Three months ago, when she was shooting “Three Thousand Lunatics,” she heard rumors that Qian Ge’s new drama series was looking to cast Cheng Ke to boost her popularity.
After three months had passed, Qian Ge’s new drama hadn’t been finalized, yet she was going to be together with Cheng Ke at the BL Charity Gala…
As Zhuang Yi drove, she noticed that Ji Yi didn’t make a peep. She couldn’t resist checking the rear view mirror to glance at Ji Yi. “What’s wrong? Is there a problem?”
Ji Yi snapped back to reality and shook her head at Zhuang Yi. Then she replied “nothing” as her mind wandered again.
If she remembered correctly, when she and Cheng Ke worked together back then, Qian Ge was also there. She asked for a picture together with Cheng Ke but was tactfully rejected by him. However, Qian Ge secretly took a selfie with Cheng Ke at the dinner table. Though Cheng Ke’s face wasn’t in the picture, his unique arm tattoo could clearly be seen…
At that thought, Ji Yi hurriedly opened Qian Ge’s Weibo page and started to scroll down.
She scrolled till her fingers hurt. At last, Ji Yi found a photo Qian Ge had posted on Weibo.
Ji Yi took a screenshot, saved it to her phone and put her phone away.
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People had to first walk down the red carpet to enter the main hall of the BL Charity Gala.
At the end of the red carpet were the interview and photo area.
When Ji Yi got out of the car, the minivan behind them happened to also open their doors. She instinctively glanced over to see…
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When Ji Yi got out of the car, the minivan behind them happened to also open its doors. She instinctively glanced over to see a graceful, lilac silhouette elegantly emerge from the car.
Even though Ji Yi didn’t catch the face, she could still recognize that it was Qian Ge.
After Qian Ge found her footing, she sensed someone watching and turned her head in Ji Yi’s direction. Her eyes only vaguely glanced over Ji Yi’s face like she and Ji Yi didn’t know each other at all. Then she headed towards the security area by the reporters beyond the red line while revealing a perfectly well-trained smile practiced over the years.
Qian Ge wore a long, magical dress today and had her long hair in an updo with fine strands of hair falling around her fair neck. Her every expression seemed polished and honest. She looked a lot more majestic and dainty than ever before.
Ji Yi didn’t waste too much energy on Qian Ge as she quickly withdrew her gaze and walked down the red carpet with Zhuang Yi towards the entrance to the BL Charity Gala.
Each celebrity who entered had to leave their signature at the signing area in front of the interview and photo area.
Ji Yi picked up a pen from the lady MC and signed “Ji” onto the red board. Qian Ge, who originally stepped onto the red carpet after her, actually caught up to her. She stood next to her and signed her name at the same time.
Side by side with Qian Ge, Qian Ge’s popularity was far greater than Ji Yi’s. As they stood shoulder-to-shoulder together, practically all the reporters and attention were on Qian Ge.
In contrast to Qian Ge’s glow, after Ji Yi signed her name, she held her pen and shot a faint smile at the reporters in front of her. Only one or two lights flashed over her face.
Because Ji Yi and Qian Ge finished signing at the same time, the two of them also walked over to the interview area together.
Just like at the photo area, the eyes of the presenter in charge of the interview immediately lit up when she saw Qian Ge. “Our nation’s first love, Qian Ge, has arrived…”
Qian Ge and the presenter knew each other, so when she heard the presenter, she immediately plastered on a bright smile, made her way over and hugged her.
There were far too many celebrities at the BL Charity Gala today, so every celebrity had less than five minutes for their interviews. Qian Ge smiled brightly and shared two words then the presenter appropriately suggested, “Please go on in, Qian Ge, and get some rest.”
Qian Ge replied with a slight smile: “Alright.”
After Qian Ge left the interview area, Ji Yi was meant to be introduced next. However, after Qian Ge spoke, she glanced behind Ji Yi as though she saw a new fascinating world. Qian Ge cried in excitement: “Wow, our King of the Silver Screen, Shi Yang, is here.”
Ji Yi already blended into the crowd, but with Qian Ge now mentioning the renowned Shi Yang, the presenter’s full attention was naturally drawn towards him, ignoring Ji Yi. “Coming up next to our interview area is Shi Yang, who just received the title of ‘King of the Silver Screen’ last month…” the presenter said to Shi Yang after he finished signing.
Next to the interview area was the entrance to the BL Charity Gala. The lady in charge of clearing the door area and maintaining the flow of the red carpet immediately came forward and politely said to Ji Yi and Zhuang Yi, “I’m sorry, the two of you can’t stay here for long. Could you both please go on in?”
Ji Yi and Zhuang Yi couldn’t just leave because they didn’t get introduced, so the two of them first smiled apologetically at the lady MC. They entered the hall one after the other.
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Ji Yi wasn’t stupid since she had worked in showbiz for many years now, nor was Zhuang Yi stupid, as she’d managed quite a few celebrities. Even though both of them maintained their smiles calmly on the red carpet, after entering the hall and taking a seat, Zhuang Yi still couldn’t help but whisper into Ji Yi’s ear: “It’s obvious Qian Ge did this on purpose. She clearly walked on the red carpet after you and she’s more well-known than you are. She started walking down the red carpet slower than you as she had to consider each reporter and let them all take photos of her. But eventually, she ended up in the signing area at the same time as you, obviously to steal your limelight. She didn’t even give you the chance to show your face!”
In contrast with Zhuang Yi’s agitation, Ji Yi looked unaffected, accustomed to all these little tricks long ago after encountering them an infinite number of times. She shifted her train of thought then started to survey the hall.
“Also, in the interview area, she obviously did that on purpose too. What kind of status does Shi Yang have? For her to take the initiative and mention Shi Yang, why would the presenter and reporters bother with you…”
Zhuang Yi saw Ji Yi looking around, so she followed her gaze. In the end, Qian Ge entered from behind them and happened to enter their field of view.
Even though Qian Ge couldn’t hear Zhuang Yi’s voice, Zhuang Yi immediately stopped talking.
Qian Ge also saw Ji Yi. The moment Ji Yi’s gaze fell on her face, she deliberately curled the corners of her lips at Ji Yi, revealing a proud smirk. Qian Ge walked over to the VIP lounge with her manager and assistant.
After Qian Ge took her seat, Zhuang Yi spoke again. In contrast to before, she sounded even more agitated. “Did you see that smirk? She clearly did it on purpose…”
Ji Yi surveyed all four corners of the room like she hadn’t heard what Zhuang Yi said.
“Tell me, what kind of person is she?! I used to think she was great, friendly, and humble. Now, I realize that it was all a facade! Facade! Facade!”
Zhuang Yi repeated the word “facade” three times, trying hard to repress the flames within her heart. She took a deep breath. She was about to continue to speak when Ji Yi finally found the person she was looking for. “Zhuang Yi, stay here. I need to do something, so I have to step away for a bit,” said Ji Yi suddenly.
As she said this, Ji Yi didn’t wait for Zhuang Yi to ask for clarification. She got up and walked towards the south-west corner of the hall.
With no one around, it was quieter over there.
A man with his back against the busy hall was on the phone.
Ji Yi didn’t walk over and disturb him but quietly waited instead. After seeing him hang up the call and turn to walk to the center of the hall, she quickly cried out with a little uncertainty, “Cheng Ke?”
Cheng Ke came to a stop and looked over at Ji Yi.
Ji Yi arched her brows and spoke as though she was greeting him after not seeing him for a long time: “It really is you! Haven’t seen you for four years. I almost didn’t recognize you.”
The two of them really hadn’t seen each other for four years. Back then, they happened to work together. Cheng Ke probably forgot about her long ago as he looked a little confused.
“You don’t remember me? That’s fine. Four years ago, I worked with you once…” As Ji Yi said this, she pulled out her phone and opened the screenshot of Qian Ge’s photo on Weibo. Ji Yi brought the photo in front of Cheng Ke’s face. “… Do you remember what happened in this photo? Four years ago, you and I worked on a commercial together. Qian Ge was also there and we had dinner there once.”
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As Ji Yi said this, Cheng Ke finally remembered. “Oh, I remember that did happen. You’re…”
Ji Yi could tell Cheng Ke just couldn’t remember her name, so she finished the sentence for him. “I’m Ji Yi.”
“Yeah, yeah. Hello, Ji Yi.” Cheng Ke politely reached his hand out towards Ji Yi.
“Hello.” Ji Yi shook Cheng Ke’s hand with a smile. When she released her grip, Ji Yi casually said, “You and Qian Ge have been good friends for the past four years now. Four years ago, she posted a photo of you on Weibo and she’s always said she’s wanted to work with you and look! The two of you are now going to get on stage together and do a duet.”
As Ji Yi’s crisp, captivating voice slipped from her lips, she noticed that although Cheng Ke had a smile on his face, there was a cold tinge in his eyes.
She knew Cheng Ke had been misled by her words.
He and Qian Ge hadn’t really contacted each other in private, but her vague words naturally made him feel like Qian Ge was using him to become more popular.
This undoubtedly struck a nerve with him.
There were some words that would raise suspicion if you said too much.
Ji Yi knowingly let his misunderstanding stand. “I have something to do over the there, so I’ll be leaving first.”
Cheng Ke nodded. “Alright.”
Ji Yi turned around and pretended to walk away. After taking two steps, she acted like she remembered something and turned her head. “Oh right! Qian Ge and I are good friends. You probably knew that four years ago. If you have time later, when she and I grab some food, I’ll ask her to invite you too…” Ji Yi kindly offered.
Qian Ge and I are best friends, so when I suggest eating together, I’ll ask Qian Ge to call you.
By saying this, Ji Yi inadvertently told Cheng Ke that Qian Ge often mentioned him in front of her and Qian Ge told her that they were close.
People in showbiz weren’t ordinary; especially to get to Cheng Ke’s position, he had to be smart.
It was just as Ji Yi expected. After Cheng Ke heard what she said, his smile disappeared. All he coldly said was, “We’ll see.”
Ji Yi didn’t mind Cheng Ke’s coldness as she said “Goodbye” with a sweet smile. She turned around and walked back to Zhuang Yi’s side.
The BL Charity Gala started promptly at eight.
Ji Yi had no business to do tonight, and she didn’t need to show her face on stage, so she wasn’t really interested in what was happening on stage or the awards. All she did was keep her head down and play games on her phone.
At about twenty past eight, Ji Yi got He Jichen’s WeChat message: “The plane is late. Just arrived in Beijing.”
Three days ago, He Jichen went on a business trip to Taiwan. He was meant to arrive in Beijing today at four in the afternoon, but he had only just arrived now.
Ji Yi tapped the screen and replied to him with one word as she usually did when she was chatting with Tang Huahua: “Lame.”
After it was sent successfully, Ji Yi instinctively wanted to take it back, but He Jichen had already seen it. She hurriedly added the “covering the laugh with her hand” emoji then she sent a few more words: “Quick, get back and rest.”
“Mhm.” He Jichen replied with a single word. After some time, Ji Yi got another message. “What are you doing? Playing games with Tang Huahua?”
Ji Yi instinctively tapped a “No” on the screen, but later, she remembered what she had to do later, so she deleted her “No” and replied with a lie: “Yeah.”