Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 130 - 103 Loving the House and the Crow is very costly ( - 1)_2

Chapter 130: 103 Loving the House and the Crow is very costly (Chapter 1)_2

Shen Tian: "..."

I have to say, when it comes to verbal skills, I really have to tip my hat to Tang Su.

With the conversation reaching this point, aside from a slight surprise, Tang Su didn’t even wrinkle her brow regarding the matter of Ye Sichen.

She said she’s put her past with Ye Sichen behind her, and she really meant it completely.

"Then let’s not talk about him," Shen Tian switched to the question she wanted an answer to, "I also went to the street office just now and saw you talking with Mr. Bai, our investor. I didn’t go in to disturb you. Miss Tang, do you know Mr. Bai?"

"Bai Dingkai? I don’t know him at all. I met him for the first time today," Tang Su recalled Bai Dingkai’s neurotic behavior and couldn’t help but shiver.

"The first time? I thought you two knew each other. Miss Tang, we’ve known each other for a while, and moreover, my relationship with Ye Sichen was a misunderstanding, so I hope you won’t take it to heart."

"I don’t mind, don’t worry," Tang Su said.

"Since that’s the case, I have an inappropriate request, and I don’t know if it’s right to say it."

"If you think it’s inappropriate to say it, then you probably shouldn’t say it," Tang Su was quite straightforward. It was getting late, and she had a meeting with her mother, so she really didn’t want to waste her time on Shen Tian.

She and Shen Tian weren’t love rivals, but they couldn’t be friends either, especially since Tang Su disliked Shen Tian’s calculating look right now.

Yet, Tang Su really didn’t know what she could possibly have that might be of Shen Tian’s interest to calculate.

However, her eyes were shifty, which was a clear sign that she wasn’t sincere.

Maybe it was because she had been in that circle for too long and got contaminated, or maybe she was just naturally that kind of profit-seeking person, but none of this had anything to do with Tang Su.

"Miss Tang, I really don’t know what I did to offend Mr. Bai. The previous person in charge had agreed to let me be the leading lady, but it was vetoed by Mr. Bai alone. Miss Tang, in Hua City, I only know you. Could you possibly..."

Before Shen Tian could finish asking for help, Tang Su couldn’t help but interrupt her.

"Miss Shen, you aren’t expecting me to help you with this, are you? You must have got the wrong person. I told you I met that Mr. Bai for the first time today."

"Right, and to tell you the truth, you probably won’t believe this, but Bai Dingkai wanted me to be the leading lady, and I have zero interest in acting. I think that guy is a little neurotic, so you’re better off relying on your own luck."

"In my opinion, having one less collaboration with such a neurotic person might actually be good for you. I’m in a rush, so shall we talk another time?"

Actually, Tang Su wanted to use the word "perverted" to describe Bai Dingkai, but was worried in case he really knew Bai Dingxian; after all, their last names were the same, and their first names differed by just one character. What if they were really brothers?

In any case, out of respect for Doctor Bai, she decided not to use such a derogatory word as "perverted," and instead opted for "neurotic."

Shen Tian: "... Okay, okay then, I’m sorry to have bothered you. I’ll be going now."

After leaving the bookstore, Shen Tian’s brows were tightly furrowed. Bai Dingkai actually wanted Tang Su to be the leading lady?

What kind of farce was this?

For this drama, the initial negotiations, planning, recruiting actors, and forming a team had taken so much time and effort, not to mention all the promotions the company did. And Bai Dingkai actually wanted an amateur with no acting experience whatsoever to become the leading lady?

What was he thinking?

Had he gone mad?

Or could it be that Bai Dingkai’s old habits were showing, and he said this to Tang Su just because he was taken with her and wanted to flirt with her for a bit?

If that was the case, it would make more sense.

After all, Bai Dingkai was notoriously philandering, and there had been instances where he placed women he fancied into lead roles in other people’s plays, so such occurrences did happen. However, the films he personally worked on were always professional.

He wouldn’t base decisions solely on his personal preferences, nor would he be so arbitrary.

So, could it be possible that Tang Su misheard?

No matter if Tang Su misheard or if Bai Dingkai’s old problem cropped up, Shen Tian felt that she needed to discuss this matter with her agent, Tao Ge.

Shen Tian was preoccupied with worries, and even when lunchtime arrived, she really had no appetite to eat until things were cleared up.

Shen Tian turned to look back at Tang Su’s bookstore; in fact, she had another important issue that she hadn’t mentioned to Tang Su, which was that Tang Su had offended someone and was unknowingly being targeted.

Originally, she thought that if Tang Su was willing to help her this once, she could remind Tang Su about it, but since she was unwilling, it was only natural for her not to remind her.

For such a despicable person, since Tang Su hadn’t done anything for her, she didn’t feel obliged to kindly warn her to be on guard.

Let that woman fend for herself then.

**

After Shen Tian left, Zhao Yue helped Tang Su find the children’s edition set of "Sherlock Holmes Detective Collection" illustrated books that she wanted. This was a genuine edition, and the entire set cost several hundred, even with the bookstore’s discount, it was nearly three hundred.

"Is Little Tang planning to give this as a gift? Is it a relative’s child’s birthday?"

"No, it’s for a little patient of Doctor Lu’s who had a successful surgery. He’s about ten years old, and I think all boys like these kinds of detective stories, so I’m preparing to give him the whole set."

"I just don’t know if he’ll like it."

Tang Su genuinely didn’t know, after all, she hadn’t even met the little guy named Tongtong yet.

He liked Doctor Jiang so much, and Tang Su, for Lu Han’s sake, also wanted to win the little guy’s affection; she wondered whether a set of books could help her fulfill her wish.

"That’s the case, huh? Little Tang, this care for those associated with him is really going to cost you," Zhao Yue wouldn’t dare think about how many children’s picture books on the market kids like; there were simply too many to buy.

Spending several hundred yuan to please a child might not be worth it, and Zhao Yue, who had been a treasure mom for so many years, knew deeply that to win a child’s heart requires sincerity.

Money alone is definitely not enough.

Like her sweetheart, because at first, her grandparents disdained her for being a girl and wouldn’t visit their house until she was three years old. From her daughter’s birth until now going to primary school, everything had been funded and supported by her maternal grandparents, who also spent time with her.

Whenever New Year’s came, her child’s father would want to take the kid to the countryside to visit the grandparents, but the child would cry and refuse to go any which way. At first, the father didn’t understand and accused them of deliberately guiding the child to be unfilial to the grandparents.

Who knew that children are the most innocent, direct beings? To win their hearts, one must exchange sincerity, not status, and certainly not some blood relationship.

If there’s a blood relationship, but nothing else, why should the child be filial?

If there’s no blood relationship, but the child gets everything they need, why would the child only care about blood ties?

"Zhao, stop ribbing me. So, is the payment through? Finish up, and go home to have dinner; I’ll take care of what’s left."

"Alright, it’s done. I’ll be going then." Zhao Yue handed the remaining tasks to Tang Su.

"Yes, off you go."

Tang Su shut down the computer and turned off all the power supplies in the store. After checking everything and seeing the last customer off, she locked the door.

Just as Tang Su had secured the door, Su Ruoan arrived at the bookstore entrance. Seeing her daughter, the owner, locking up personally, Su Ruoan teased her, "Oh, look at Boss Tang locking up herself! What about the employee you hired? Aren’t they working?"

"What are you talking about? Dear mother, she just got off work, and I’ve been waiting for you. Since it’s no big deal, I let her leave work early occasionally. Isn’t this showing humanitarian concern, which is what you and father taught me?"

"A student willing to learn is a good one. Is it locked up well? Can we go now?"

"Yes, let’s go."

With a smile, Tang Su walked forward and took the initiative to link arms with her mother, heading towards the restaurant.