This was Xia'er's first time entering a room of this caliber.
Paradise's class divisions were extreme. From the Central District onward, it was like entering an entirely different world.
Outside the Central District lay the hell of slaves and industry, where people were worked to death as disposable materials. Inside it, however, there were tidy surroundings, clean floors, generous benefits, and meals that countless people dreamed of...
And now, as she looked at the scene before her, she was somewhat dazed.
She had entered the Central District before, but those had all been temporary visas that only allowed her into certain designated locations. She had not even been permitted to look around for too long. But now...
Everything around her was elegant and luxurious without being gaudy. There was no main light in the room; only several concealed light sources cast a moonlike glow over the marble floor. Beyond that stood an enormous floor-to-ceiling window, covered not by heavy curtains but only by a thin gauze veil that drew the shadows of trees outside into the room, where they swayed across the plain white walls in the breeze.
The room's decorations were elaborate without seeming out of place. Xia'er was dazzled by it all, but she at least knew that any one of those items could buy her entire troupe. In the middle of the room stood a long table laden with all sorts of foods she had heard of but never seen, making her swallow unconsciously.
This woman, who had always been so forceful, now sat there like a child who had just entered the city, at a complete loss. She did not even dare pick up her knife and fork.
Sitting opposite her was Zhou You.
Completely ignoring the elegant surroundings, he stabbed a piece of steak with