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Outside the customs checkpoint, Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue stared at the bustling crowd, struck by a bout of decision paralysis.

"Should we take the subway or the bus?"

Gu Yu glanced at Lin Xinyue, who took out her phone and checked her travel guide.

"The guide says you can enjoy the street views by taking the bus or taxi!"

Lin Xinyue looked toward the nearby bus stop where, besides the buses, a row of taxis was ready to pick up passengers.

Many tourists like them were heading toward the bus stop after coming out of the port, clearly having done their research in advance.

"Then let's take a taxi? There are too many people on the bus, and the routes are fixed and not flexible."

Gu Yu thought for a moment and chose the best mode of transportation.

"Okay!" Lin Xinyue revealed a big smile and clung tightly to Gu Yu's arm.

A handsome couple with looks surpassing those of top celebrities naturally attracted the attention of many passersby.

Already, quite a few street photographers were peering over from across the road.

Gu Yu knew these people were likely doing street interviews or real-life variety shows.

Yu Xiaochuan used to do this and even became one of the top hundred creators on Bililibili because of it.

Yu Xiaochuan had told him about their tactics, which usually involved approaching attractive passersby and asking them about social issues, like a man's view on his career or questions to women like how much savings a 25-year-old man should have.

Whenever a woman answered that she thought a 25-year-old man should have at least five hundred thousand or a million in savings, they would edit it into a video and post it online.

Such events would inevitably lead to a gender divide and then create a hugely popular public opinion effect, thereby generating traffic.

Gu Yu wasn't fond of this type of disrespectful and questionable street interview, so he took advantage of the traffic on the road to keep those people from crossing over, pulling Lin Xinyue toward the taxi stand.

"They are following us..." Lin Xinyue noticed that the people on the other side of the street were also moving toward them and couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.

"Then shall we take the subway instead?" Gu Yu thought for a moment and led her in the opposite direction.

Conveniently on the way to the subway station, there was a pharmacy where they could stop to buy some masks.

"Alright." Lin Xinyue obediently nodded her head, sticking close to Gu Yu's side since they left home.

It was her first time traveling so far, and with foreigners and paparazzi all around, she couldn't help feeling nervous.

Gu Yu's pace was quick, and taking advantage of a crowd coming out of the port, he blended right in.

The followers across the street, no longer able to see who they were following, had no choice but to leave.

They followed the stream of people and arrived at the pharmacy. Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue looked around to make sure no one was following before entering.

"Did we enter the wrong store?" Lin Xinyue suddenly whispered in his ear.

Gu Yu paused, took a few steps back, and looked up at the electronic sign above the door—Fuyuantang Medicine Store.

Although in traditional characters, he was sure that it indeed read 'pharmacy.'

So there was no mistake!

Gu Yu looked at Lin Xinyue, puzzled as to why she suddenly thought they had gone to the wrong place.
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Lin Xinyue gestured toward the shelves on either side of the door that Gu Yu had failed to notice...

Gu Yu looked left and right: "Damn? Snacks? Fruits?"

He looked up at the sign again, which clearly indicated it was a pharmacy, right?

Is it normal for a pharmacy here in Xiangjiang to also sell fruits and snacks?

With a sense of bewilderment, he followed Lin Xinyue through the curtains into the pharmacy.

As soon as they entered, they smelled a faint odor of disinfectant.

Casually surveying the surroundings, they saw wooden boards with long-tubed incandescent lamps on the ceiling, and aluminum and glass medicine cabinets filled with various drugs. But on the glass shelf for throat protecting pills, there was a box of betel nuts...

The floor must have been quite old, as the printed patterns on the tiles were worn white in many places.

This pharmacy must have good business; otherwise, it would have closed long ago without profits.

But why on earth would a pharmacy sell snacks and fruits… is that how laid-back they are?

"Ahem, what would you like?"

While Gu Yu was looking around the pharmacy and Lin Xinyue was busy taking selfies with her phone, a plump auntie wearing a red dress with wavy, explosive curls suddenly appeared behind the counter.

The sudden appearance of the plump auntie gave them both a start.

Gu Yu craned his neck and saw a reclining chair behind the counter—this person had been lying there, out of sight.

From her landlord-like appearance, Gu Yu could tell she was definitely the owner of the pharmacy.

"Wow, hello there, handsome guy and beautiful girl, you two look really stylish!"

The plump auntie smiled at Gu Yu and Lin Xinyue, her eyes darting back and forth across their faces.

Having run her store for so many years and seen hundreds of celebrities, these two had some of the most impressive looks she could remember.

They would fit right in on a talent show.

"Thanks for the compliment, we would like to buy some masks, do you have them here?" Although Gu Yu didn't fully understand what the store owner said, he did understand 'handsome guy.'

It was a nice ego boost.

"What? Covers? Large covers? Oh, oh, oh, I don't get it, you mean the large-sized ones, right? I'll grab them for you!"

The store owner seemed to struggle with understanding Mandarin and gestured in front of Gu Yu as she asked.