The bouquet

After listening to Belle, Kevin went straight to the Flower Shop. If a person liked cheap things, it was more good for him. Anyhow, he didn't need to spend a great amount of money now.

The florist was a nice young man. He was a bit lean but muscular. The man's clothes were covered with dust, probably from flowers. Kevin didn't like him after looking at him. He scrunched his nose at seeing him.

When Kevin entered the shop the man greeted him with a smile. He greeted him with politeness, "Good afternoon sir, may I help you?"

Kevin just gave a nod in acknowledgement of his greeting. He spoke, "Tell me about flower language. I heard they have different languages." He ordered. 

The florist didn't like his commanding tone. This person was one of those who thought themselves better than everyone. A true example of a snob. However, he was his customer. He believed in the policy of 'customer is the king.' Therefore, he still smiled and led the way to Kevin.

He spoke, "Sir, all flowers here have different meanings. They represent different things to people. This is called flower language."

Kevin raised an eyebrow at him, "For example?" His tone was filled with boredom. It looked like he did not have any interest in talking with him.

The florist started walking around in the shop. He picked some flowers, all of them were different from the other. Then he started to explain them one by one, "For example, this is Carnation, the white carnation represents the 'sweet and lovely.' This red Saliva means 'forever mine.'"

"This Myrtle stands for good luck with marriage. And last but not least Dahlia stands for dignity."

"That's all?" Kevin asked arrogantly. The florist was somewhat annoyed at his arrogance but still maintained his smile and said, "No sir, we have a wide range of it. Tell me what you want to express and I shall arrange the flowers accordingly."

Kevin nodded, "Listen..." He started telling the florist what he wanted to say.

The florist's eyes widened in surprise when he heard what type of flowers Kevin wanted. Kevin inquired, "Can it be arranged?"

The florist nodded slowly, agreeing, "Yes sir, it can. But unfortunately, we don't have those right now in the shop. Can you send someone to collect them tomorrow, early morning?"

Kevin nodded and turned to leave, "Okay then, I will send a man to collect these, tomorrow early morning."

~The next morning~

In the early morning when the shop opened, Asnee went to collect the flowers from the florist. His phone suddenly beeped. He looked at it and realised it was a text from his bank. Someone has deposited an amount in his bank account. Even though the amount was not too big, he still felt happy. He knew who deposited this amount in his account. He thought about thanking him later. He took the bouquet ordered by Kevin and went the way back. There, he handed the bouquet to Kevin and got busy with his daily routine.

After finding the right opportunity, Kevin put the flower bouquet in Aman's room. He was not satisfied with Aman returning his previous gift. He could not even talk with Aman about this matter. He believed that if Aman had spoken with him, he would have coaxed him to accept the gift and his offer. He was completely oblivious to the fact that if he had met Aman at that time, he might not be alive anymore….

Thus, he didn't leave a note this time. He thought that if Aman kept the bouquet then he would assume that his offer was accepted. If not then….he would have no other choice but to….

*****

When Aman entered the room after meeting Luo Li, he saw a bouquet placed on his dresser. He picked it up and saw there wasn't any note there. But even without a note, he could accurately guess who sent this bouquet. He felt these flowers were a little strange.

He looked closely at the flowers. When he realised which type of flowers they were. He felt enraged. With his profession, he had seen every type of plant and he knew the meaning of these flowers too.

This bouquet contained Mauve Carnations, Coriander and Orange Roses. 

The meaning of these flowers was different things related to lust and desire. The Mauve Carnations represent 'dreams of fantasy,' while Coriander stands for the 'guilty pleasure for the feeling of lust,' whereas orange Roses signify 'passion and desire.' All in all these flowers meant only one thing 'Let's have sex.' Aman's blood boiled after seeing this. He wanted to throw these flowers far away. With each passing minute, he held the flowers, he felt like he was getting dirtied with Kevin's perverted thoughts.

Suddenly someone hugged him from behind. They put his arms around his waist. Aman went still for a few seconds but relaxed quickly because he realised who was hugging him. It was - Mei Wei.

Aman relaxed significantly after realising it was Mei Wei. Mei Wei didn't feel anything strange. It was the reflexive nature of a human to feel a little bit shocked if someone suddenly hugged them from behind.

He put his chin on Aman's shoulder and looked at Aman's hands. He frowned at seeing a bouquet in Aman's hands. He released Aman and stood in front of him.

He folded his arms and asked, "Aman, who sent this bouquet to you? Are you seeing someone? How could you? Didn't I tell you to reject everyone? Why are you doing this? All the people outside are terrible. I told you to stay away from them. Reject them now or tell me who is he. Tell me, Who the hell is he? What does he think of himself?" Mei Wei muttered angrily.

Aman was bombarded with questions nonstop. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't have enough time to answer even one of them. Mei Wei was getting hyper and Aman knew how to calm him down quickly.

Aman put his hand on Mei Wei's mouth. He was still asking questions. Then he put his arm around Mei Wei's waist and pulled him closer. With this effective method, Mei Wei stopped asking questions and relaxed in his arms.

Aman started to speak without releasing him, "Now I am going to explain everything but I won't release you till then okay?" Mei Wei slowly nodded. 

Aman explained, "Believe me, my prince. I am not seeing anyone. I didn't accept anyone's offer. And about this bouquet, I ordered it for myself. Believe me, okay?"

Mei Wei nodded again. Aman released mouth. But he forgot that he was still holding Mei Wei from his waist. Mei Wei was surprised, "For yourself? Are you that alone? If you wanted flowers you should have told me. I can buy an entire flower shop for you if you want."

He did not believe he had neglected his beloved so much that he had to buy a bouquet for himself. He felt ashamed of his actions.

Aman shook his head helplessly at Mei Wei's silliness. He said, "It's not because I am lonely but because I wanted to plant them in our garden."

Mei Wei asked, "Shouldn't you buy seeds for this?"

Aman felt helpless. This boy was detecting his lie. He didn't want Mei Wei to have any type of conflict with Kevin because of him. He knew if Mei Wei got to know that Kevin had sent this bouquet to him then this boy would definitely go and beat him right now.

He made an excuse again, "These are different types of flowers. They are planted like this." He lied with a serious face.

Mei Wei looked at Aman's serious face and shrugged his shoulders. He was a businessman in the perfume industry and he knew some flowers could be planted like this. Thus he didn't pay much attention to it. Rather he focused on Aman's arm which was still around his waist. He didn't want to leave this position ever. However Aman also noticed this, he released him and mumbled an apology. He then pushed him outside his room, "Go to your room now, it's time for your exams. Do your best. Best of luck."

Although Mei Wei could walk now because of always taking online education he was used to it now. Thus he continued his education now. This time was the exam period for Mei Wei. That was another reason Aman didn't tell Mei Wei. He wanted him to completely focus on his exam. This was his last exam. After this, on his birthday he will take over the company.

Aman thought, 'Maybe by then I would complete my revenge. I won't probably see him when he takes over the company.' 

At the thought of leaving Mei Wei Aman felt sorrowful. He didn't want to leave Mei Wei, after all in his eyes he was the most loving human but he knew he had to. He could not always live in the human world. His family was waiting for him

A tear unexpectedly rolled down on his cheek. He wiped it and tried not to think about that.

But he didn't know destiny would be completely different from what he thought...

****

Meanwhile, in the other different room, someone was getting extremely happy. Aman didn't return his bouquet which only meant one thing…