BAI ZE stood frozen in the doorway. The inside of the place was a huge, shocking blast of bright, warm light, completely opposite from the dark staircase behind him. He blinked several times to adjust his eyes. And in that moment, he immediately understood exactly why Xia Li had called it a 'specialty store'.
The first thing that caught his eye was the wall directly across from the door. It was completely covered in huge, colorful banners. Each banner featured two drawn young men who were very handsome. In one, they were sharing a single pair of headphones. In another, one man was feeding the other a piece of cake, their faces drawn close together and smiling warmly at each other.
