166: Chapter 166 has too many problems!

Lin Chuyan didn't know how other people handled relationships, but he and Ruan Xingyu had truly managed to turn theirs into a long-distance one.

It was fine when he was busy with work—recording an album or focusing entirely on a new role kept his mind off things—but whenever he had some downtime, it was truly unbearable.

He suddenly understood why so many artists dated people within the industry. It was hard to accept an artist's schedule if you weren't part of that world.

Take his girlfriend's nationwide tour, for example. She was running from city to city, from the beginning of the year to the end, never home. To keep a relationship harmonious, either the boyfriend needed a freelance job to tag along, or he had to be someone like him who was also constantly on the move for filming... If he had a stable job and came home to an empty house every day, he really wouldn't be able to accept it.

However, being in the same industry had its own problems. The circle was chaotic. You might be filming in one city while your partner was in another, spending months on the same set and staying in the same hotel with other attractive actors and actresses. If anyone lacked boundaries, willpower, or pure intentions, it was all too easy for sparks to fly...

Those who were worried would drop by to visit the set, but that was useless. When someone was right there, you never knew when your partner might be 'stolen' away.

Taking a flight from Guangdong Province, Lin Chuyan and Xia Zhi finally caught up with Ruan Xingyu's team, arriving early at the next stop of the tour: Shanghai.

Yes, Ruan Xingyu had just finished her concert in Hongcheng and hadn't even arrived yet, but Lin Chuyan had already booked his own room at the hotel where she would be staying. He was just that brazen.

However, he had one more thing to take care of before that.

After returning to the hotel from the airport and dropping off their luggage, the two went out for a casual meal. As they were about to head back to the hotel after eating, Lin Chuyan spoke up.

"Um, Xia Zhi, you go back to the hotel first. I need to go buy something."

"Buy what, Bro? Let's go together? Or you can go back and rest, and I'll go buy it for you."

"No, no, it's just a small thing, I can handle it myself. I'll wander around the area a bit... anyway, don't follow me. Since we're finally here, you can go shopping on your own. Let's split up, and that's that!"

Lin Chuyan didn't allow her to argue. After paying the bill, he walked away immediately: "Be careful on the way, see you at the hotel!"

Leaving Xia Zhi staring at him with a suspicious look: Something was up. Definitely something was up.

In an instant, hundreds of thoughts raced through Xia Zhi's mind: Cheating? Impossible, he came specifically to find the boss's wife. Then what? Buying a gift for the boss's wife? Couldn't she have helped him pick something out? Besides, he seemed to have already bought a gift. Had the boss's wife arrived? No, Wen Qi said they hadn't even boarded the plane yet...

Lin Chuyan didn't actually want to be like this. A miscalculation! A huge miscalculation! If only he had known, he would have bought it online. The problem was that he had been filming non-stop and hadn't even thought about it. It wasn't until today, when he was about to see his girlfriend, that he remembered he should have prepared in advance.

Let Xia Zhi buy it? That wouldn't work either. The reason was simple: embarrassment. After all, could he really ask a female assistant to help him buy condoms? Maybe someone else could, but he couldn't—if he really did that, wouldn't Xia Zhi laugh at him in her heart for the rest of his life?

Damn, damn, damn. Lin Chuyan walked around wearing a hat and sunglasses, feeling a bit panicked because he remembered something else. Buying it himself didn't seem appropriate either. What if the cashier recognized him while he was paying? That would be social suicide! #Lin Chuyan Spotted Buying Condoms at a Shanghai Convenience Store# He definitely didn't want to trend for that...

He wouldn't go to a supermarket; there were too many people. He'd find a smaller place away from the crowds... Thinking this way, he soon found a small convenience store. Well, they would naturally have them. Oh, there was a pharmacy next door, they would definitely have them too.

After thinking for a moment, he quickly came up with a plan: mix the condoms in with a pile of snacks. It would distract the cashier and fool Xia Zhi. Perfect.

Lin Chuyan stepped into the convenience store. After walking around a couple of times, he quickly discovered a new problem: what brand should he buy? And why were there so many variations of the same brand? What was with the '003', '001' stuff? What did all that even mean?

So, Lin Chuyan found a corner in the convenience store, took out his phone, and began his quest for knowledge... Soon, one box... two boxes of 001 were in his hand. Thin, thinner was better...

He casually grabbed a bunch of drinks and snacks to mix in, walked to the checkout counter, and acted particularly calm. Lin Chuyan felt he had put on quite a performance, like a veteran in love who went through a box or two every month, and he finished the transaction smoothly... The cashier didn't even look up at him.

Time to go. After leaving the convenience store, he glanced at the pharmacy next door... Well, that thing, he probably didn't need that. Young people like him were full of energy; he wasn't at the age to need that yet.

Actually, this wasn't just a whim. As a hot-blooded young man, having been together for so long, how could he be satisfied with just kissing... Lin Chuyan considered himself quite a gentleman and thought about taking things slow, but he hadn't expected that 'slow' would turn into not seeing each other for several months.

Every night, he and Ruan Xingyu would have video calls, being all lovey-dovey. Sometimes he would watch his girlfriend walking around the hotel in her pajamas, exposing a bit of her fair, tender arm here, a bit of her glowing, pale calf and foot there... Who in the throes of love could stand that? Now that they were finally going to meet, well, even if he might not necessarily use them, but! But! It was still very necessary to buy a few for backup!

Back at the hotel, Lin Chuyan opened the small box and took one out. Another problem arose: how was this thing supposed to be used? He couldn't just try it out by himself, could he? But if he didn't try it out first, and at the critical moment he was just staring blankly because he didn't know how to use it, what then? Then it wouldn't just be Xia Zhi laughing at him...

He hardened his heart and kept opening them. How could a person not have a spirit of research? Ten minutes later. Hmm, new skill acquired. He thought about it and took one out. He thought about it again and took out another. Better safe than sorry; two should be enough...

Then another problem came up—there really were too many problems: where should he put these two little things? His pocket? No! If he really needed them, his pants would surely be tossed somewhere; putting them in his pocket wasn't safe... Rigorous, too rigorous. Lin Chuyan was actually a bit impressed with himself.

He walked around the room and finally decided to put them under the pillow—he couldn't possibly do it in the bathroom for the first time, could he? And don't say his mind was full of this kind of stuff or that he was thinking with his lower half. How did that saying go again? If a young man isn't lustful, what is he? 'How are you'!

He had such a beautiful girlfriend and instead of sticking to her every day, he was running all over the world, releasing albums, filming, attending premieres... He was already very dedicated, okay? Come on, Lin Chuyan! Now, everything was ready; he was just waiting for the east wind.