Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 339 - 308 A Willing Bet, An Accepting Loss (2nd Update)_1

Chapter 339: 308 A Willing Bet, An Accepting Loss (2nd Update)_1

At that moment, Tang Su was the one shocked.

She had never imagined that she would meet the benefactor she had once worked with, under such unexpected circumstances.

After the shock, Tang Su was very happy.

The two girls held hands, extremely excited.

Bai Dingkai: "..."

Bai Dingkai had also not anticipated that today’s meeting would lead to such an outcome.

The actress recommended by Bai Dingkai was named Yang Rui, who had a certain status and strength in the industry, being both an idol and a serious actor. She had a good relationship with Bai Dingkai and had cleared her schedule specifically to support him this time.

With her innocent looks, everyone in the industry said she had a "first love" face that looked great on camera, but she had a controversial history in the entertainment circle.

Bai Dingkai’s only worry was this, hence he had not confirmed her for the role.

After all, they had a decent relationship, and he didn’t want to flatly reject her and sour their connection, as there might be roles in his future movies that were perfect for Yang Rui and filled with drama.

By then, he wouldn’t have to worry about anyone digging into her past.

Bai Simen was against letting Yang Rui play Bai Qiao because she had dirt on Yang Rui, and it wasn’t old news—it was hot off the press.

Bai Simen knew that Bai Dingkai and Yang Rui had a good relationship, and since Bai Dingkai never had a good impression of her, she didn’t want to be known as a troublemaker.

Some things, Bai Simen didn’t say outright.

Her candidate Li Fei, in terms of age, temperament, and looks, fit the role of Bai Qiao perfectly.

Li Fei was twenty this year. What Bai Dingkai was most dissatisfied with was her youth; she was still an undergraduate at the film academy.

With bias, he wondered how a female college student could become the female lead right after starting school?

No matter what achievements Bai Simen presented, including Li Fei’s experience as the second lead in a historical drama during her first year—even though the drama wasn’t a huge hit, everyone who saw Li Fei act praised her performance.

In the following years, she got her hands on many opportunities, landing numerous well-known advertisements. Two years had passed, and her face remained innocent and unsullied by the industry.

Of course, Bai Simen’s strong support for Li Fei was also for her own career, as her company’s leadership had tasked her with making Li Fei a star.

Whether it was for making money or proving her own ability, Bai Simen was determined to give it her all.

The two still couldn’t come to an agreement, so Bai Simen chose to compromise. "In that case, you previously said that if I could find the original author and have ’Bow For You’ to make a choice between two candidates, now she’s here. Do you stand by your word?"

"She’s obviously on your side. How would I know that Tang Su was..." Bai Dingkai now felt some regret, as he didn’t initially know Tang Su was the original author of the novel.

Their relationship was so close, and girls always stick up for each other. Even a fool could figure out that Tang Su would definitely stand by Bai Simen’s side.

Did he still have a chance?

"Bai Dingkai, are you even a man?" Bai Simen, furious, couldn’t help but provoke him.

"Heh, whether I’m a man or not, have you forgotten?" Bai Dingkai sarcastically reminded her.

The next second, Bai Simen’s face, which had gone pale with anger, suddenly flushed with two patches of red. The jerk, he dared to speak nonsense at a time like this.

"Stop arguing. Considering that I’m still your uncle, why don’t I say a fair word?" Su Yangming held back for a while, but ultimately couldn’t resist knocking on the table, drawing everyone’s attention.

"Uncle, please speak." Lu Han said.

"Hmm." With Lu Han’s support, Su Yangming spoke his mind. "Well, since Tang Su is the original author, she surely understands the character of Bai Qiao and her background better than anyone. She created the character, and even if some time has passed, she’d definitely remember a bit of the original emotion when she wrote the story."

"Yeah, uncle makes sense." Bai Dingxian found the point valid.

"You outsider, eat your food, mind your own business." Bai Dingkai was in a bad mood, and this was the second time Bai Simen questioned his manhood since they met.

She showed him a distinct lack of respect.

No matter what, she was raised with the help of his grandfather, on the same level as them. Even if their past relationship was thoroughly denied by her, shouldn’t she, at the very least, call him ’second brother’ within the Bai Family?

Speaking to him that aggressively?

Didn’t we agree that everything in the past was to be wiped clean, that it was all behind us?

He thought she was being petty. If they couldn’t get past it, they should just speak up and they could work out a solution together. There was no need to take the opportunity to vent by insulting him.

Seeing that everyone felt Tang Su had the right to speak, he had always wanted to have the author of "Bowing to You" come and talk about her original creative thoughts and suggestions.

However, he never expected that person would be Tang Su.

Originally, he thought the author was really peculiar, only cared about money, and was indifferent to whether her work ended up good or bad, solely focused on her own interests.

It was selfish and heartless indeed.

Now, he certainly didn’t dare to say that about Tang Su.

Bai Dingxian, who felt slighted, glared at Bai Dingkai but ultimately didn’t argue back.

In the end, Bai Dingkai still relented, "Fine then, let Tang Su share her thoughts. Tang Su, you have to promise Big Brother Bai not to be partial to women. If you think someone is good, explain the reason. If you think someone isn’t suitable, that too needs a reason that can convince me."

"Big Brother Bai, Simen, I seldom pay attention to the entertainment industry and don’t follow celebrities. So, if you really want me to choose, the only thing I can rely on is my intuition. Whoever appeals to me, I will choose her."

"That’s a reason that probably nobody can refute."

Tang Su was also aware of this; she actually didn’t want to make the choice very much.

Moreover, she couldn’t understand why they, as members of the same family, were fighting over a female actor?

These words caught Bai Dingkai off guard, but he had made the statement, and retracting it now would be like slapping his own face in front of everyone, wouldn’t it?

"How about this: we’ll send the photos to you, and you just tell us who you feel more drawn to."

"We can also vote," said Lu Han. "Based on everyone’s intuition, you have to accept the outcome, right?"

Bai Dingkai knew he was probably going to lose.

"Ok, let’s vote then. I want to see what kind of intuition you all have."

And so, Tang Su received photos of Li Fei and Yang Rui, but there were no names on the photos, so Tang Su didn’t know which was Li Fei and which was Yang Rui.

Therefore, the result of Tang Su’s selection didn’t actually involve any partiality towards women or any deceit as Bai Dingkai had suspected.

Then, Tang Su chose one; it was Li Fei.

Just as Bai Simen was about to react, Bai Dingkai coldly reminded her, "Others still have to vote."

Bai Simen had no choice but to hold still, obediently sitting in her chair, waiting for everyone to finish casting their votes.

Soon, each person selected someone based on their own intuition.

Except for Su Yangming, nobody present knew which was Yang Rui and which was Li Fei.

Su Yangming’s reason for choosing Li Fei was similar to what Bai Simen had analyzed, and as for the others who didn’t know either woman, they all unanimously picked the same person based on their intuition.

Bai Dingkai was incredibly frustrated; he had lost miserably that evening.

However, although he had lost, the good news was that now that the female lead was final, their movie could officially start shooting.

It had been delayed for many days already.

Seeing the result, Bai Simen raised an eyebrow and asked him, "How about it? Brother Bai—"

"What can I say? A bet’s a bet; I concede defeat. You go arrange it. Once everything is settled, we’ll head to Hua City. I’ll have finance summarize my expenses during this time, and when it’s time for your boss to pay up, make sure he does it generously without any fuss."

"Don’t worry, President He isn’t one to fuss about such things. Pleasure doing business with you, Brother Bai," Bai Simen said as she cheerfully raised a glass she had poured a small amount of wine into.

Although she hadn’t expected the female lead to be decided in this manner, the important thing was that it was settled.