The food arrived quickly. The painted woman was very confident in her financial means. If Xu Huo hadn't stopped her, she might have ordered every dish on the menu.
But she hadn't expected prices on the train to be so high. She'd spent all the stacks of White Cash she'd brought on one meal and was still a few hundred short.
"Is this place a rip-off?" the painted woman typed on the screen instead of reading the words aloud.
"You ordered all the expensive dishes." Xu Huo paid the difference.
The painted woman still felt she'd been cheated and even swore, "I'm never ordering food again!"
But not long after, when she saw the dessert set the train was offering, she was tempted again. She rummaged through her bag, found she had no White Cash left, and took out a gemstone instead. Nodding, she said, "I didn't spend any money, so it doesn't count."
Xu Huo put the gemstone away and ordered all the desserts she wanted.
The painted woman beamed. During the meal, she eagerly served him food and soup, drawing sidelong glances from everyone in the carriage.
"Why are you all looking at me?" the painted woman asked sincerely when she noticed.
One female Player couldn't help asking, "Don't you have any self-respect?"
Since the painted woman had boarded the train, everyone assumed she was a Player. They couldn't tell her Evolution rate, but she was on a B-class train, so she was surely strong. Did a B-class player really need to suck up to someone like this?
"I don't," the painted woman replied without hesitation. She'd had lessons and understood that self-respect was a trait unique to humans, so it had nothing to do with her.
The female Player was briefly at a loss, then gave her