Paranoid Doctor Only Loves Me
Chapter 511 - 474 Her skills are very good (2nd update)

Chapter 511: 474 Her skills are very good (2nd update)

"Duoduo, this is the eldest of the Bai Family, Bai Dingyang. He’s very busy, and he wouldn’t have come back this time if Grandfather Bai hadn’t urged him," Bai Wei introduced Bai Dingyang to Chen Duoduo.

"Dingyang, she’s my goddaughter and also a well-known photographer in Beijing. In the future, if the company has any photography work, you can look for her. We’re all family here, no need to let the benefits flow to outsiders."

"Her skills are really good."

Bai Wei was referring to Chen Duoduo’s photography skills, but someone immediately thought otherwise on the spot.

A pair of eyes, carrying a hint of dangerous charm, looked at Chen Duoduo again, and when she seemed to understand the ambiguous meaning hidden in Bai Dingyang’s gaze, her cheeks instantly flushed.

"Alright, this is my business card. May I call you Duoduo?" Bai Dingyang handed his business card to Chen Duoduo.

Chen Duoduo extended her hand, took it, and somehow, she felt a bit nervous, so nervous that her palms were sweating.

???

It was as if she hadn’t seen a man in eight hundred years, which clearly wasn’t the case. She often took portraits for top male models, and even if they stripped naked and lay in front of her, they were nothing more than props for her photography.

That’s all there was to it.

Yet, in front of Bai Dingyang, impeccably dressed in his suit, completely wrapped up, she couldn’t help but imagine a bit more about him.

"Yes, you can," Chen Duoduo clutched the business card and nodded in agreement.

"Good," Bai Dingyang laughed softly.

No one else heard his almost inconsequential laughter, but Chen Duoduo did.

She looked up at Bai Dingyang, and he was also looking at her.

When eyes met, the weaker one retreated.

Chen Duoduo was the weaker one, and she obediently retreated to Bai Wei’s side, hiding from Bai Dingyang’s gaze that was too intense to bear.

If only she’d known, she would have worn glasses when she left the house today. Even if they wouldn’t have helped much, at least they would have served as a shield.

"Let’s go, let’s go. Call Lu Zhu and the others, ask where they are," Bai Wei asked Lu Han to make the call, while leading Tang Su and Chen Duoduo with her.

Lu Maoyan couldn’t stand by his wife’s side. The father and son, it seemed, were in the same boat.

"We’re stuck in traffic. My sister said she and my brother-in-law won’t come to the airport and are heading straight to the restaurant instead," Lu Han relayed Lu Zhu’s words.

"Got it, let’s get in the car then."

Tang Su took a seat in the first car, which also carried Patriarch Bai, Bai Wei, Chen Duoduo, and Bai Simen.

The old man really liked little girls.

In the car behind, the three Bai brothers, along with their wives, got into their respective cars.

Three brothers from the Bai Family squeezed Lu Han into Bai Dingyang’s car.

"Come on, doesn’t your family have cars? It would be fine for just Lu Han to come up," Bai Dingyang had something to ask Lu Han and didn’t expect his two brothers, Bai Dingkai and Bai Dingxian, to join in the fun too.

"No, no, big brother, don’t be so heartless. If Lu Han can sit there, why can’t we? Even Grandfather Bai isn’t biased, so why are you?" The two brothers weren’t happy with this.

Bai Dingyang: "..."

They’ve all grown up, huh? They even have the guts to talk back to their big brother now.

"Fine, if you’re getting in, get in. Lu Han, come to the front," eventually, Bai Dingyang tolerated his two younger brothers. After all, they were his blood relatives.

After all, these years, Grandfather Bai hadn’t been badgering him every day to get married and have children, partly because these two brothers had taken a lot of pressure off him.

He was grateful to them in his heart.

It allowed him the opportunity to devote himself entirely to work and making money.

"Alright." Lu Han moved to the front seat.

After Lu Han went up, Bai Dingyang pressed down the partition, cutting off Bai Dingkai and Bai Dingxian in the back seat. The brothers knocked on the partition, which had soundproofing capabilities, so no matter how they tapped, it didn’t much affect Bai Dingyang.

Bai Dingyang paid them no attention.

"Big brother, you had a question for me?" Lu Han raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Yes, apart from that, what else did you notice?" Bai Dingyang chuckled. He had always been aware of Lu Han’s exceptional observational skills. It didn’t surprise Bai Dingyang that Lu Han would ask this, as even he felt his own behavior had been quite conspicuous.

"Is big brother asking about Sister Duoduo?"

"Sister Duoduo? Is she older than you?"

"Yeah, Sister Duoduo is thirty years old, but she’s well-preserved, looking as if she’s only in her twenties."

"Thirty already? Why isn’t she married?" Bai Dingyang asked, somewhat reflexively.

In his old-fashioned mind, men not getting married at thirty was one thing, and there were plenty who didn’t marry even at forty—after all, there were news reports of men in their seventies still able to father children, which gave many men more confidence.

But it was different for women. Once a woman passed thirty, she was often labeled an old maid by many men, and even by many women too.

In past TV dramas, thirty-year-old unmarried women who weren’t dating had a very special term—old virgin.

It was truly demeaning.

"Big brother, you’re thirty-five and still not married, right?" Lu Han said with a light chuckle.

Bai Dingyang was taken aback, not feeling embarrassed, and he continued to inquire, "Was she delayed by her career?"

"It might not just be her career. Maybe she just never met the person who made her heart race and her breath quicken," Lu Han said, smiling.

"Does Tang Su make you breathe rapidly?" Bai Dingyang, also sharp, laughed as he retorted.

"Not just rapidly, but I’m panting," Lu Han leaned on the copilot seat.

Bai Dingyang: "..."

Give this kid an inch, and he’ll take a mile.

Having asked what he wanted, Bai Dingyang rolled the partition back up. Bai Dingkai and Bai Dingxian were also tired of tapping. "When did Simen come back? Can she actually work with you?"

Clearly, the question was directed at Bai Dingkai.

Bai Dingkai replied, exasperated, "No, why couldn’t she work with me? What’s wrong with working together?"

"Weren’t you the one who acted up back then and drove her away from home in a fit of pique?" Bai Dingyang, focused on work, knew some of the family matters to a certain extent.

After all, he was the eldest brother, and he still needed to spend time caring for his younger siblings.

Besides, Simen was personally brought back by Grandfather Bai and raised in the Bai Family.

Even if she wasn’t related by blood, she was still a member of the Bai Family after changing her surname to Bai.

"When did I ever act up?" Bai Dingkai said, clearly unconvinced.

"Right, right, you didn’t act up. She was living so well with the Bai Family, yet she chose to run away? Grandfather has missed her so much these years."

"That just shows she’s ungrateful. No blood relation; you can’t cultivate familiarity," Bai Dingkai had always had a dislike for Bai Simen. With that girl back recently and always irritating him, it was natural that he didn’t have any kind words for her.

"Do you speak to Simen with this attitude and tone in front of her?" Bai Dingyang raised an eyebrow.

No wonder he had driven her away.

Bai Dingkai: "..."

Well, that he hadn’t done.

In the past, Bai Simen wouldn’t run away no matter what he said, but now, the moment she was unhappy, she wouldn’t bother with him. And about that mysterious phone call, he had investigated everyone around her thoroughly and couldn’t find any explanation.

Just thinking about it was depressing enough, and it was all the more miserable during the festive season.