Chrysanthemum Garden (3)

"I can fill that requirement, Moon rabbit."

"…"

'Okay, I have three options right now.'

1. Run.

2. Run away.

3. Run the fuck away!'

Xiaojun was about to just dash away and left Long Shan eating the dust, acting like nothing ever happened today. He said nothing at all. He was currently sleeping in his bed after reading a BL smut after a long day in the office.

Xiaojun honestly had no intention to romance Long Shan from the start. Maybe because of the fact that Long Shan is the Master of Long Family, one of the strongest mafia families in the whole country despite his gentle hobbies. It was too dangerous!

'Imagine if me, Feng Xiaojun, the Master of Feng Family, CEO of Feng group, actually got married to Long Shan, the Master of Long Family, one of the strongest mafia families in the country…'

Xiaojun started imagining himself with Long Shan, sitting inside Long Shan's mansion, taking care of chrysanthemums together, wood carving together, and reciting poems together…

And then, Liling might come and nagged them, especially nagged Xiaojun, to teach her about her study. Long Shan would smile at him to teach his daughter how to be a proper lady and rub his head while continuing cutting the stem of some flowers…

'Wait, that's actually a great BL material…' 

'In fact, it looks like a very harmonious couple…'

As Xiaojun's imagination started flying here and there, he shook his head and wanted to outright reject Long Shan's proposal. He was the CEO of Feng Group. He held the importance of many livelihoods under him, and he was the face of the Feng Family. 

If he came out of the closet, he predicted that everything would go haywire, stock plummeting, tarnished legacy and hateful comments about his family on social media. Xiaojun was not ready to see his company go bankrupt and destroy the lives of thousands of families who were dependent on the company. 

All just because of his ego to come out of the closet…

Xiaojun shook his head, and he raised his head. He wanted to say no, but when he saw Long Shan's loving gaze, he paused on the spot.

Long Shan was naturally a scary man, with thick sword eyebrows, sharp facial features and that deep gaze that would make everyone cower in fear. Xiaojun experienced it the first time he met Long Shan.

But the same man was now currently smiling at him with such gentle, loving gaze. A gaze as delicate as cherry blossom flowers, Xiaojun didn't have the heart to reject him like this.

'Ah goddamn it! This is unfair! How am I supposed to reject you if you give me that kind of gaze!' Xiaojun complained in his heart. 

Xiaojun looked down and finally realized that Long Shan had pulled him to his embrace because what separated them right now was only their clothes. He blushed instantly.

'Oh god, how can I realize this just now! He stole my first kiss!' Xiaojun felt like he was a pure maiden that had been defiled by a handsome bandit. He wanted to act as if he was disgusted but could not… because he actually enjoyed it, hehe.

'Wait, he only kissed the edge of my lips… does that count as a first kiss or not? I never have a kiss in my life, except with some handsome celebrity posters I secretly bought in high school…'

Xiaojun seemed to ponder for a long time, and Long Shan only chuckled. His moon rabbit must have been worried in his heart, knowing their powerful statuses. But it was the least of Long Shan's worry. He didn't want to pressure Xiaojun like this. He just wanted to release the tension in his heart.

But he needed to confirm two things, "Moon Rabbit, I don't want to pressure you about my proposal, but I want to ask you two things…"

"First, do you have at least a slight interest in men? And second, do you feel disgusted after our kiss?" Long Shan asked gently.

'… the first answer is yes, I'm like full time, full-blown gay, good sir,' Xiaojun replied in his heart, 'And second is no, I don't feel disgusted at all…'

"I… I don't feel disgusted after that kiss, and I…" Xiaojun blushed. He didn't know if telling this to Long Shan was the correct way, but the way he asked so gently made Xiaojun's heart melt into a puddle, "I might have a slight interest with men… just a bit though…"

Long Shan was finally happy and released Xiaojun, "Alright then, I know you might not feel the same way as me right now, because love needs to flow naturally, like a river slowly corroding the stone."

Long Shan gave Xiaojun a pink chrysanthemum and said, "Let me court you in my way. My name is Long Shan, Shan was written as mountain, and my will is as strong as the mountain. Including my will to make you fall in love with me, Moon Rabbit."

Xiaojun subconsciously accepted the chrysanthemum, not knowing that he had accepted Long Shan's courting with this gesture. Long Shan smiled and said, "Do you want to return home now? Or you want to accompany me in this chrysanthemum garden? I will take care of the pink chrysanthemum of yours if you want to stay."

Long Shan was innocently talking about the chrysanthemum in Xiaojun's hand, but Xiaojun's mind had been travelling far and wide to the BL land, and he clenched his butt cheeks immediately.

"I—I will leave now, thank you for the chrysanthemum, Master Long!" 

Xiaojun hurriedly left the chrysanthemum garden, leaving Long Shan, who chuckled lightly. He felt that his heart had been warmed but such a tingling sensation he never felt before. Long Shan put his hand on his heart, feeling his own heartbeat;

"So this is love… what a wondrous sensation…" 

***

Xiaojun texted Shi Qiang, telling her that he was already in the car. Shi Qiang returned to the car with a flat expression, as usual.

However, when she entered the car and saw her boss, she frowned and commented;

"Boss, your face is really red, like a boiled shrimp."

"And what is that pink chrysanthemum in your hand? Did you pick it somewhere?"