36 Paradise III

Jian helped Li Hua into the front passenger seat beside Hao Jin Ying, Chang rolled the wheelchair back to the entrance quickly while he helped her mother. Chang came back to see Jian standing beside an open back door, waiting for her. She avoided eye contact and hurried into her seat she reached up to grab the seatbelt when she felt him grab it first, then lean over her, brushing her slightly as he buckled her in. After securing her in her cane to the other side and told Hao Jin Ying to take them to the private airstrip.

"Where are we going?" Chang generally liked surprises but she was starting to get a little impatient.

"Someplace special." Jian answered her.

Chang pouted with a mulish expression on her face. 'That's not an answer..' She complained inwardly.

He couldn't help but chuckle seeing her adorable childish reaction.

"Xiao Jing will you be coming with us?"

'"Xiao Jing?"' Chang thought to herself when did her mother come to know Jian's personal secretary?

"Indeed I shall be going to accompany you Li Hua."

"Oh that will be wonderful!"

"How do you two know eachother?" Chang piped up from the back.

"Xiao Jing has been staying with me for the last 8 months, she's been helping me with some stuff. Ah'Jian introduced us."

"'Ah'Jian?" oh my god that so doesn't suit him' Chang snickered to herself hearing that. "What has she been helping you with, why didnt you tell me you needed help with anything?"

"Oh the daughter who's always gallavanting around never taking the time to come visit her dear old mother, that one?" Chang cringed hearing her mother's mocking airy tone, yep, she deserved that one. Li Hua turned in her seat to look at her daughter, "she's been helping me with some of the estate stuff your dad left me, it's all nonsense to me."

"Oh." It seemed like a stretch that Jian would send her mother his personal secretary who was like an omnipotent office goddess to help her mother with just some inheritance papers, but then again. He also was the man who literally chased her down on the street halfway across the world. 'I can't put anything past him.'

After an hour or two they pulled up to the private airstrip where a giant black jet plane sat. Hao Jin Ying gently pulled the car up beside plane. Liang Jian Amal and the ladies quickly ascended from the vehicle and headed towards the plane's entry steps where a young man waited. He bowed low to Jian and took the car keys from Hao Jin Ying and left without a word.

'How embarrassing! You have to get it together!' Chang mentally chastised herself.

Jian stepped up behind her as the last to enter the plane. "Careful now."

"Mm thank you." Chang turned and said with a small smile once inside. Jian was startled and warmly smiled at her causing her heart to flutter in her chest. 'Dam this man for his sinful good looks, he has to be bad for my heart.' She had been getting used to his constant presence over the last couple days, but his touch was like electricity. 'Not to mention this morning's scene', she started to drool inwardly thinking about it. 'Ah at this rate I'll be as bad as he is!' Chang shook her head clearing the "bad" thoughts, turned from him, and she went to sit in one of the plush comfortable chairs near her mom and Jin Ying.

Liang Jian Amal walked to the cockpit and spoke to the two flight captains who waited inside to let them know they were about ready to take off. He then chose the empty seat next to Chang and captured one of her tiny hands in his. She looked at him with an embarrassed and shocked expression, under her gaze he kissed the back of her hand. Slowly color bled across her face from her cheeks, he loved to do that. She turned away from him and looked across the aisle at the other two women, who conspicuously looked away, offering no help.

A flight attendant came out from a small area separating the cabin from the clock pit and closed the hatch. She checked to make sure that everyone was strapped in before, signaling the pilots and strapping herself in.

The plane came alive with a loud whirr and soon had warmed up and took to the sky. Chang was glad Jian was holding her hand through takeoff, she hated the sudden dropping sensation in her stomach. He had held her hand last time through takeoff and landing as well. Chang felt warmed looking at the sight of his hand wrapped around hers, he was always there when she needed. Jian leaned over and whispered in her ear, "what are you thinking about?"

"Lots of things, like, where are you taking me?"

"You really cant be patient and wait?"

"No."