Chinese Bride
Part V

This morning I need to send my boyfriend back home. Wanting to spend some times together we are having breakfast date at the hotel's restaurant. Philippe the hotel chef like always keep his eye into everything. Especially my solitaire ring on my left hand.

"Do I need to ring the bells?" He teases when I am still in the buffet table, choosing some viennoiserie. I bring him to my table in the corner and introducing my other half. Philippe is gay, already married with his Spaniard husband about a year ago. I went to their wedding in Sevilla, it was romantic. Wondering if I can have the same romantic wedding as theirs. Finishing our breakfast, then straight to the reception desk for check out. In the car Gun Ge asks if he needs to keep an eye on Philippe. 

"He is gay, already married with Juan a year ago. I am the one who will be jealous if you are getting 

close to my best friend ever." I laugh seeing his expression. In our culture, this kind of relationship so many times frowned upon. But I had spent five years in Swiss and my way of thinking is different. As long as they are happy, heterosexual or homosexual is no longer prevalence. 

In front of the airport terminal as usual a lot of press are gathering. Try to look if they can find news to be put into tabloids or tv gossips. I know that he might be okay with those people, but it is something I want to avoid. I had bad raps with them when they tried to probe my life before. When I had my relationship with winner of most eligible bachelor few years ago. The flashing flashlights fall upon us when they realize it is a famous singer from China exiting the car. Plus me as his escort, I believe they have their field day. Gun Ge says sorry and holdings my hand tighter lead me through those paparazzi. He is checking in at the first class airline desk. Not aware that my sister handing me my flight ticket. My luggage already checked, all I need is just this. She even manage to send one of her chauffeurs to pick up my car. She also securing our seats to be side by side. My parents already approved my going to Beijing with him, and I told my second in command I am taking a week off. Those restaurants can operate without me, because I had placed the head chef in each of the restaurants. While my second in command is the executive sous chef. Hierarchical, I am the head, then my second in command and next is the head chefs. 

We have to wait for one more hour for boarding. He is checking in to enter the waiting room. Wave me goodbye in front of it. I let him going first. When I can't see him anymore, I proceed with my own. I bought two bottles of wine at the duty free shop, and when I see him at one of boutiques I step inside. I step on the other side of table display when he looks down. I take his hand and hold it tight. I am so happy to see his smiles. He gives me a Burberry shawl while I am giving him LV cigarette case. The one with different compartment for lighter. Near our gate, we plop down to sit. In front of us there is a mother with two toddlers and one infant. A twin. Make my heart melts seeing them. I know that one day I want to have twin even dreaming to have them. While the mother busy with the infant, the twin start to fret. They want to go to restroom while the baby still need to have her bottle. I am offering to help, much to Gun Ge astonishment. We are strangers yet it is easy for me to lend a hand. I start carrying the baby gently with my left hand, while my right keeping the bottle in position. When the mother come back she look at me gratefully. She bring the baby to rest room to change her diaper. While the twin is left under my care. I take my bag and inviting those boys to follow me. I buy them soft toys, and coloring books with the pastels. Profusely, the mother saying countless thanks to me. 

Our flight is delay for the last minute. A torrent rain suddenly coming, and for safety the pilot was told to wait for about few minutes. I don't mind the waiting as long as we are safe. But some of the passengers start to make queries on how long we will be stranded inside the plane before take off. I chuckle hearing that. We just need to have to wait for half an hour. When the plane steadying the flight,  the purser start to offer some drinks and handing over the menu. This airline once contacted me to feature my signature dish for their Seoul Beijing flight. And there it is, Reconstituted Chicken Kung Pao. I choose to have it to check whether the taste is still the same. I offer one piece to Gun Ge and tell him that the menu is my signature dish. 

"When you are in Beijing will you cook for me?" One of my ways to care for him is to cook his food. Breakfast lunch dinner. Tonight I promise him that I will cook our first dinner together. Few hours into flight we start to descending when suddenly the turbulence shaking our plane. Lucky everything are stowed away already. One of the passenger in first class start to hyperventilating. Afraid for her condition despite the seatbelt sign on, I go to her side. The purser help to put her chair into lie flat when she starts to loose her pulse. Heart attack. 

I was trained for first aid and certified for CPR made me ready to face this kind of situation. I grab my little purse from my bag. Containing the pad and tube for resuscitation. I start the CPR by checking her pulse one more time. Pumping her chest, count until ten then start blowing the tube. The plane still descending. With quite frantic turbulence still shaking the plane. Almost lost my footing when Gun Ge supporting my body straight. The purser taking defibrillator and start to administer the pad and connecting the cable. When it's clear, he push the button. Once, twice, until three times to no avail. I can feel that she has faint almost gone pulses. So I keep pumping her chest. Don't want to loose her. The plane started to have landing sequence. The purser needed so I tell him to leave us alone. Gun Ge still trying to steady my body by putting his hip next to mine. Barring me from slipping. We are facing the same dangerousness of being knocked down by landing and strong wind that still pounding our plane. But considering the woman life's we don't care. I can see that one ambulance readied at the Tarmac. And when the paramedics approaching me after we landed safely and taxied I know that she will be okay. 

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