D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

When Lu Yuan saw that Rhine had woken up, he was startled and almost dropped the takeout he was holding. Fortunately, he regained his composure in time and avoided spilling the porridge.

Lu Yuan prayed frantically in his heart, hoping that Rhein hadn't heard what he had just said, while on the surface he pretended to be nonchalant and said with a dry smile.

"Mr. Qiao, you're awake. I bought some porridge. Would you like some to soothe your stomach?"

Rhine stared at Lu Yuan for a long while, until Lu Yuan's face stiffened, before saying, "You just said you like me?"

Rhine's voice was calm, as if he were talking about something as trivial as how nice the weather was today.

Lu Yuan, however, was far from calm. He felt as if he had been petrified. The word "It's over" slammed down on his head with a thud, making him dizzy and seeing stars. Afterward, countless thoughts flooded his mind like a barrage of comments.

"What to do, what to do, help!" Rhine heard him.

What will Rhine think? Will she find me disgusting? Will she never want to see me again?

I'm sure it will happen. It's hard to accept the thought of being confessed to by a male subordinate after getting drunk.

If it weren't for Rhein's good self-control, he probably would have kicked me out by now.

......

Lu Yuan's mind was in complete chaos. He couldn't think of a way to deal with it, nor could he lie to Rhine and say something like, "You misheard me."

In order not to make Rhine's impression of him worse, Lu Yuan decided to take responsibility for the consequences. He spoke with difficulty but clearly.

"Yes, I said it, Mr. Qiao. I know I overstepped my bounds. When I get back, I'll go to the HR department..."

"Since you said you like me, let's give it a try."

Before Lu Yuan could even utter the words "I resign," he heard Rhein say they would give it a try.

He stood there dumbfounded. If he weren't afraid of further damaging his image in Rhine's eyes, he would have wanted to reach out and clean his ears to see if his ear canals were blocked, which was causing his auditory hallucinations.

"What did you say?" Lu Yuan couldn't help but confirm again.

Rhine gazed into the distance and said, slowly and deliberately, "I said, why don't we give it a try? What's your answer?"

A surge of ecstasy swept over Lu Yuan, and he even had the urge to perform a tap dance for Rhine on the spot.

But he quickly calmed down, because it was really strange that Rhine would agree to try it with him.

Compared to Rhine, he was now worlds apart; he didn't think he had anything about him that could make Rhine's heart flutter.

The only thing he can be proud of right now is his fairly handsome face, but Rhine's looks are many times better than his, and he doesn't believe that Rhine would fall in love with his face at first sight.

Unable to understand why Rhine would say that, Lu Yuan simply asked.

"Mr. Qiao, why do you want to give this a try with me?"

Rhine was silent for a moment, then asked, "Have you ever had a dream about me?"

Lu Yuan didn't answer, but the expression on his face betrayed everything, and how could Rhine not see it?

Then Rhine continued, "You really have. Actually, I've also had dreams about you."

Rhine told Lu Yuan that he had been having dreams related to Lu Yuan since he was very young.

Like Lu Yuan, his dreams are mostly filled with the warm daily life of his family of four, or the happy life of the two of them as a couple.

The scenes of life in his dreams filled him with envy and longing, so he wanted to give Lu Yuan a chance, and also give himself a chance, to see if the two of them were destined to be together.

Hearing that Rhine hadn't suggested giving it a try because she liked him, Lu Yuan wasn't disappointed at all. Instead, a secret joy welled up inside him, and he couldn't help but smile. He knew that if it weren't for that dream, he might never have had this opportunity.

But then he started having his own little internal drama.

The chibi-style Lu Yuan slapped himself hard across the face, scolding himself, "What are you secretly happy about? Didn't you already decide to pursue Rhine when you've achieved success? That way, your chances of success will be much higher."

Right now, you have neither money nor a house. How could Rhine possibly be interested in you? If you agree to try dating Rhine now, it's very likely that it will end after the trial, and there will be no future.

Wake up!

Lu Yuan pondered for a long time, and the corners of his mouth, which had been trying to turn up, gradually drooped down.

Finally, he looked at Rhine with a determined gaze and said, "Okay, let's give it a try."

Although rationally Lu Yuan knew that now was not the best time to try dating Rhine, emotionally, he really couldn't refuse Rhine.

He decided to give each other a chance, just as Rhine had suggested. If this attempt failed, he could always try again in a few years.

Having received the answer he wanted, Rhine smiled at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan had never seen such a smile on Rhine's face before. He felt a surge of heat rise from his heels to the top of his head, and his face even started to steam.

"Well then, my prospective boyfriend, come help me change my clothes. I'm feeling really uncomfortable in this." Rhine said.

More than ten minutes later, Lu Yuan, his face flushed, left Rhine's room awkwardly.

Rhine, dressed in comfortable pajamas, watched Lu Yuan's departing figure and revealed a smile that said, "Everything is under control."