Medes's delight was immediately drawn to the sweet potatoes scattered on the ground.

He hurriedly squatted down and picked up the sweet potatoes scattered on the ground with both hands. However, to Joey's surprise, Medes seemed extremely impatient and stuffed a sweet potato into his mouth first.

Most of the sweet potatoes on the ground had been smashed, and several had been stepped on by pedestrians. The pedestrians looked down, complained about the bad luck, and dragged their shoes, still covered in sweet potatoes, away.

Medes didn't care about the dirty sweet potatoes at all, and eagerly picked them up and put them into the plate.

"Sergeant Medes!"

Joey noticed something was wrong with him, so she squatted down and grabbed his right hand, which was still picking up sweet potatoes.

"I'm...I'm sorry, Captain Joey, I've embarrassed you!"

Medes then realized that his behavior had gone too far.

He forced down the sweet potato in his mouth, then brought a plate of completely ruined sweet potatoes to Joey.

"What exactly happened?"

Where is your sword?

Joey didn't reach out to take it, but looked at Medes with a very serious expression.

Although he hadn't served as acting captain for long and hadn't even received a captain's salary once, he still felt a certain camaraderie with Medes. Seeing his unusual behavior, he found it hard to calm down.

Medes was a sergeant, after all, and his skills were definitely top-notch. Even if he were truly penniless, he would never have ended up in such a state.

"This is not the place to talk!"

Seeing that Joey didn't take the sweet potato, he reached out and grabbed another one, stuffing it into his mouth without any disgust at the sweet potato that was already covered in dust.

He looked around and then his gaze fell on a small alley in the distance, the one he had run from.

Joey understood and followed him into the alley.

Medes led Joey directly to the deepest part of the alley.

A person wearing a hooded robe was standing with their back to the two of them.

She was facing the corner of the wall, seemingly trying to avoid being stared at by passersby.

"Lady Catherine!"

"Look who I've brought to you?"

Medes seemed very excited, walked up to the hooded man, and said loudly.

"Catherine?"

As Joey walked along, Medes didn't say much to him, but silently led the way. He never expected that the person in front of him was actually Catherine.

Catherine heard Medes' voice and relaxed her guard, slowly turning around.

She saw Joey and made out the face of this human man.

"Joey Brown!"

She cried, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

He rushed straight to Joey, threw himself into his arms, and buried his head deeply in Joey's chest.

"Uh...this..."

Joey was at a loss for words. He didn't think he had ever been this close to Lady Catherine before. How come she had suddenly become so clingy after not seeing her for several months, as if they had met a long-lost lover?

He spread his hands out, unsure of where to put them.

Medes never expected this scene to unfold.

Joey gave Medes an awkward smile, but then immediately became smug.

After all, a city lord's daughter had thrown herself at him, so there was nothing wrong with him showing off a little.

Medes simply chose to avoid suspicion and turned his head away. After all, it was best to pretend he knew nothing in this situation. However, he still felt a sense of respect for his acting captain, since only an extraordinary person could truly win Lady Catherine's heart.

Of course, when he turned his head, he still didn't forget to stuff another sweet potato into his mouth, but this time he had time to pat the dust off the sweet potato.

Seeing that Medes had turned away, Joey grew bolder.

After all, it's a fool not to take advantage of a good deal!

Joey put one arm around Catherine's slender waist and the other on her shoulder.

"Mmm, the familiar feel, the familiar taste, it's wonderful!"

Joey started fantasizing again, and Lady Catherine had always been his first choice for fantasies.

She's beautiful, has an extraordinary background, and I've seen and touched everything I wanted to see and touch, so fantasizing about her feels more real.

Snap!

Not long after, a loud slap rang out in the alley.

Catherine abruptly stepped back, leaving five finger marks on Joey's face with her right hand.

She looked angrily at Joey, her gaze filled with complex emotions.

She was clearly very angry, but she also felt that she had hit him a little too hard with that slap.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Joey reached out and rubbed his left cheek, looking at Catherine with a grin.

And the large tent in his pants disappeared at that moment.

Medes turned around when he heard the noise, but because Joey's lower body was blocked by Catherine, he didn't know what had happened.

He felt it was best to remain silent at this point, as he couldn't afford to offend either of them, so it was best not to get involved.

"Gurgle—"

The awkward atmosphere was broken by the sounds coming from Catherine's stomach.

I'm hungry!

Catherine looked at Joey, her lips moved slightly, and she swallowed.

"Sergeant Medes!"

Joey was pleased to see that Catherine's anger had subsided considerably.

Hearing that she was hungry, I immediately called out to Medes.

"yes!"

Medes overheard their conversation and ran over with a sweet potato in his hand.

Joey frowned as he looked at the plate, which was now devoid of any intact sweet potatoes.

He had intended to pick one for Catherine, but when he saw that these sweet potatoes looked so bad, he couldn't bring himself to choose one.

"I'll take you somewhere else to eat!"

"No need, the sweet potato is fine!"

Catherine casually picked up a sweet potato from the plate, patted it lightly, peeled off the skin, and took a bite from a relatively clean spot.

Joey's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

Catherine has changed again; she is becoming less and less like a noble princess and more and more like an ordinary girl.

What happened to this poor girl? How did she end up like this?

Joey recalled the first time he met Catherine, who was arrogant, conceited, and ignorant; while the Catherine he knew now was ordinary, great, and humble.

She ate very quickly; it was clear she was really hungry.

Just as she was about to grab another sweet potato, Joey couldn't sit still any longer.

"Alright, sweet potatoes are delicious, but don't overindulge. Come with me!"

Joey's words left Catherine's hand frozen in mid-air. She withdrew her hand and ultimately chose to leave with Joey.

Joey then led the two of them into the workshop.

Cartel didn't inquire about their identities, but instead prepared food for them carefully. As the owner of the workshop, there were some things he had to do.