Jiang Qin stood on a street in Recovery City, so dazed she almost thought she had returned to the 21st century.

The small, colorful signs and the storefronts lining the street were all faithful recreations of that era.

Many of the shops were clearly lifted and copied directly from her movies.

For instance, the pharmacy looked a lot like some of the shops that appeared in *Medicine God*, and there were also food stalls and so on.

"Tsk, tsk. Since when are expensive ingredients used for street stalls?"

Suddenly, a disdainful voice sounded from nearby.

A blonde, blue-eyed female was fanning herself nonstop with a fan, her face full of disgust. She wouldn’t even deign to set foot on the street.

"Don’t tell me you expect me to eat out in the open, in front of all these people?"

The male beside her quickly apologized. "Miss Lina, please rest assured. Of course, we would not have you dine here.

We have already arranged a private room at a top-tier restaurant. We are just waiting for you to head over.

The reason we came this way was so you could tour these vintage alleyways."

"Hmph. As if you’d dare."

Lina, dressed in an incredibly elaborate gown and holding a white feather fan, said with a face full of impatience,

"As for touring the alleyways, there’s no need.

This is a place for lower-class males and females like you. I wouldn’t be caught dead here.

Hurry up and take me to the bustling city center!"

The male being scolded was wearing an outfit similar to Qi Yi’s. He was likely an exclusive butler assigned to the soothing masters.

In that case, this lavishly dressed female was most likely a high-level soothing master.

It seemed the butler had assumed the female master would like the recently popular attraction and brought her here, but it had clearly backfired.

As the group departed, the female named Lina was still berating the butler, her words utterly humiliating.

Jiang Qin noticed that both Qi Yi and Lu Yan’s expressions had turned ugly. Of course, the passersby who had done nothing but get insulted looked just as upset.

"What’s with her? So what if she’s a High-level female? It’s not like she has an extra leg or something."

"Shh! Don’t talk nonsense. If she overhears and reports you, you’re done for."

"Let her report me. Some males are just that pathetic. The more they’re looked down on, the more they love to go groveling and bootlicking.

Besides, I’m not wrong. These food stalls are clearly unique. How are they beneath her?"

"Forget it. Let’s just go. Don’t cause trouble."

The man’s companion couldn’t be bothered to eat anymore and quickly pulled him away to avoid any real trouble.

Some of the other females also looked displeased.

They had been eating at the stalls, and Lina’s little performance was basically calling them lower-class!

The males didn’t dare curse out Lina, but as fellow females, they did.

"Which backwater planet did that nouveau riche brat come from? Her character is just awful."

"Exactly! What’s wrong with eating outdoors? When we were providing support on the battlefield, we’d just tilt our heads back and chug a nutrient liquid. Who has time to be picky?"

"You can tell at a glance she’s one of those pampered young ladies from a minor planet. Zero class."

"Hmph. She’d better be an S-level or SS-level female. If she’s only an A-level, then I’m going to have a serious talk with her about what a ’lower-class female’ really is."

"Female master, don’t be angry. Try this honey black tea-flavored drink. It’s sweet and quite nice."

The female pouted. "Forget it. I’m not in the mood anymore. Let’s go too."

"It’s all your fault for picking this crappy spot! Now that female has made a fool of me!"

"I’m sorry, female master. It’s all my fault."

The customers sitting at the stalls left one after another until almost everyone was gone. Only a few tables of males remained, their faces dark.

As if he hadn’t seen any of what just happened, Yun Xie calmly asked, "Qinqin, would you like to try the food here?"

"Sure! Let’s find a table."

Hearing this, both Qi Yi and Lu Yan looked at her.

They seemed surprised. All the other females were shunning the place, subconsciously agreeing that it was indeed low-end. Yet she hadn’t chosen to leave for the bustling district.

On the contrary, Jiang Qin was looking around at the architecture with great interest.

"They did a good job with the restoration. It feels like traveling through time."

Yun Xie chuckled and called a waiter over to order.

"What would you like to eat, Qinqin?"

"Just my usual preference is fine. And I’ll have a glass of that honey black tea they were talking about."

Yun Xie asked about it, and after learning it was safe for pregnant women, he ordered a few more drinks.

He had to ask. After all, most Interstellar beverages were just chemical concoctions; the names were merely for show.

Things like actual honey and black tea weren’t likely to be found here, so it was probably just a common drink that replicated the flavor.

After ordering, he passed the menu to Qi Yi and Lu Yan.

"Mr. Qi, Mr. Lu, why don’t you see what you’d like to eat as well?"

Qi Yi hid the complex emotion in his eyes and smiled politely. "We won’t be joining you at the table. It would be against etiquette."

After all, their current status was that of servants to a High-level female.

"What’s against etiquette about it?" Jiang Qin asked, surprised.

"Is it that males on Ye Lai Star aren’t allowed to eat with unfamiliar females?"

’Hmm, just like the rules in ancient times.’

"That’s not it, Miss Jiang. It’s just that we are currently your subordinates, so..."

Jiang Qin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Oh, I see. It’s fine, let’s eat together. I don’t care about things like that. Please, make yourselves comfortable."

’It was only then that she recalled seeing several other tables where the females were sitting while the males stood. She had thought the males were afraid of getting caught in the crossfire while gossiping, so they had stood up to be on guard. Who would have thought it was because they weren’t allowed to sit? She could understand not wanting to share a table with outsiders, but it seemed they didn’t even allow their own partners to sit down? She didn’t know if all High-level females in the Empire were like this, or if she had just happened to run into a small, particular group.’

...

While they ate, Jiang Qin felt many complicated gazes on her.

The males nearby, in particular, would sneak glances at her, their eyes incredibly intense. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

But these gazes held no lust; they were more like feelings of worship and admiration.

When they finally finished eating, she quickly stood up and asked Qi Yi to lead them away to stroll around the vicinity.

If they kept staring at her like that, she was going to die of second-hand embarrassment.

For the rest of the afternoon’s itinerary, Jiang Qin clearly sensed a change in Qi Yi and Lu Yan’s attitudes toward her.

At first, their attitude was strictly professional, but later, they became willing to chat and joke with her a little.

This was especially true for Lu Yan. Whenever they encountered something even Qi Yi didn’t know about, he was able to provide an answer.

When they returned to the hotel, Qi Yi bid her a friendly farewell:

"Miss Jiang, please get some rest. Lu Yan and I will be back to wait for you first thing tomorrow morning."

"In that case, don’t come too early. I’ll probably sleep in until around ten in the morning."

"Understood."

...

Once they were in their room downstairs at the hotel, Qi Yi finally spoke to the quiet Lu Yan beside him. "What do you think of her?"