The shop assistant received a definite answer and immediately beamed with delight. Turning around, she opened the glass cabinet behind her, and box after box of antidotes was neatly arranged on the counter, the plastic packaging clacking together with crisp sounds.
Lin Li looked at the colorful boxes and paused. "Did these get a new package?"
"Yes. They switched to the new packaging three days ago. It's more moisture-resistant, too." The shop assistant explained as she counted them.
Before long, ten boxes of antidotes sat neatly on the counter. Each box contained ten vials—no more, no less, exactly one hundred vials in total.
Lin Li scanned the code and paid. He picked up the bag and turned to leave. The moment he stepped out of the shop, the plastic bag containing the antidotes vanished, as if it had never existed.
The shop assistant behind the counter stared with eyes round as saucers, unable to recover for quite some time.
Lin Li walked toward where he had parked. His next stop was the Weapon Shop, where he needed to send the cracked weapon for repairs.
Meanwhile, faint, delicate fragrance drifted through a bedroom in the Happiness Garden residential area.
Su Yue leaned against the headboard. The cuffs of her silk pajamas had slid up to her forearms, and sunlight filtered through the gauze curtains, gilding the edges of her raven-black hair.
It was still early before work, and she was scrolling through her phone when a message box suddenly popped up at the top of the screen. It was from Zheng Qiuyi.
"Xiao Yue, I've already packed your clothes and handed them to the courier. You'll receive them after work this evening."
A faint smile immediately bloomed at the corners of Su Yue's lips. Her fingers quickly tapped out a reply,