I Got Rich in Period Fiction

Sun Xiuyuan looked straight at Lu Ye, her bravery bolstered by sheer nerve, "Lu Ye, just give me an honest answer, are we actually dating or not?"

Lu Ye reacted as if someone had stepped on his tail, almost jumping up in surprise, his face flushing red and neck swelling in disbelief. He looked at Sun Xiuyuan, then glanced around irritably and said, "What nonsense are you spouting? There are people all around us. As a young lady, how can you not mind the influence of your words or consider these things?"

"What’s there to consider? What should I be mindful of? I haven’t done anything illegal or disorderly. I just want to know what you really mean." She then furrowed her brows, looking at Lu Ye with suspicion, "You wouldn’t be leading me on, would you? Keeping me on the line while looking for someone else?"

Lu Ye, "..."

Thinking he was keeping her as an option while looking for others, she really dared to think.

He didn’t even know where the metaphorical ’bowl’ or ’pot’ was.

But the next moment, seeing Sun Xiuyuan’s hands trembling nervously, something clicked and Lu Ye’s heart softened.

He sighed softly, stepped closer, and gently said, "What are you talking about? What’s this about having someone in the ’bowl’ and looking at someone in the ’pot’? I have neither in my ’bowl’ nor in my ’pot,’ so stop thinking about all these messy things from now on."

Sun Xiuyuan hadn’t expected Lu Ye not to run away but to step closer instead. Her heart suddenly began to race, her cheeks flushed, and her hands stopped trembling as she entwined them together.

This was a problem she developed after an incident last time; whenever she got nervous, her hands would start shaking, followed by the rest of her body. If it got severe, her whole body would convulse, which was why she tried her best to avoid tense situations. That also explained why, despite her grassroots work, she never went to glamorous events or meetings or interacted with people for work—it was all due to this reason.