On Friday, Lin Jie stayed at home, flipping through the document indexes sent over by He Yimin and others.

Whenever he saw an interesting article, Lin Jie would log onto the international journal network, download the full text to his local drive, and read it carefully!

After reading through a dozen or so articles of varying quality, Lin Jie rubbed his tired eyes and whispered, "Sister Lanruo, you've never given your opinion on my research topic."

"Do you think this idea will ultimately succeed?"

Shen Lanruo's voice, as always, was so pleasant, "This idea is very novel, but whether it can succeed isn't up to me or you. It still depends on specific experimental data."

"Lin Jie, I've estimated, in another sixty-five nights of study, I'll be able to transfer all the medical knowledge in my memory to you."

Shen Lanruo's voice became somewhat lively, "Consider this topic your graduation project. Show me your full strength and give me a surprise."

Lin Jie regained his fighting spirit and said, "Sister Lanruo, don't worry, I will do my best. Besides, this topic is related to the life of a ten-year-old child."

He once again turned to the computer screen, searching for the next paper...

"Lin Jie, wait a minute, go back to the previous page on the journal site!"

Hearing Shen Lanruo's somewhat urgent voice, Lin Jie immediately followed her instructions and pressed the back button.

On the computer screen, ten articles appeared, sorted by keyword search.

"Open the third article!"

Lin Jie obediently opened this article.

It was a paper discussing a new method for replacing coronary artery branches in heart surgeries.

Scanning it quickly, Lin Jie laughed, "Sister Lanruo, this paper seems so familiar..."

"Of course, you're familiar with it; the core content of this paper is my research findings."

In Lin Jie's mind, Shen Lanruo cursed, "That Michelle, I didn't expect her to be such a bastard, a bitch, shamelessly stealing my research results."

Only then did Lin Jie notice that the paper's sole author was Jean Michel, and the author's institution was the Mayo Clinic.

"Sister Lanruo, what's your relationship with this Michelle?" Lin Jie cautiously asked.

"Colleague, a colleague I usually get along with quite well."

Shen Lanruo angrily said, "She is quite familiar with my work."

"From this paper, it's evident that she took my work computer and thereby stole my research findings."

Lin Jie asked softly, "What should we do next?"

Shen Lanruo stayed silent for a while, her tone becoming much calmer.

"Forget it, I don't want my research results to sink into obscurity after my death."

"Even if this bitch organized and published it, it's at least not wasting my efforts."

Lin Jie had a sudden thought and said, "Sister Lanruo, I am your disciple, your heir. Whatever unpublished research you have, please tell me as well."

"I can organize it for you and publish it, better that I gain from it than some other bad person."

In Lin Jie's mind, Shen Lanruo huffed heavily and said, "Kid, stop dreaming about getting something for nothing."

"I will teach you medical knowledge without reservations. But as for achievements and such, you'll need to research those on your own."

And so, Lin Jie could only dejectedly continue staring at the computer screen, studying papers...

"A-Jie, stop staring at the computer screen, have a glass of water and take a break."

Hearing this, Lin Jie got up, stretched his body a bit, took a glass of water from Zhang Xiaoxiao, and said with a smile, "Thank you!"

"Xiaoxiao, ever since you moved in, I feel my life has become much more organized and relaxed."

"Of course, just look at how much housework I've done during this time."

Zhang Xiaoxiao added seriously, "A-Jie, I'm moving back now."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie became a bit anxious and persuaded, "Xiaoxiao, haven't you been quite comfortable living here these days?"

Seeing Zhang Xiaoxiao wearing sleeve protectors, he awkwardly said, "You don't have to do all this housework, you can leave it to the housekeeping service."

"Besides, your place surely got really dusty without anyone living in it for so long."

Zhang Xiaoxiao scoffed and said, "Doing this housework and the reason you let me move here have the same goal—as a means to forget the pain of a breakup and find myself again."

She chuckled and said, "A-Jie, I no longer think about him. And I've cleaned up my place, it's livable now."

"Xiaoxiao..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao interrupted Lin Jie's plea, saying, "A-Jie, you don't have to persuade me to stay."

"I'm still your personal assistant. I find this job interesting and I will continue with it."

"I'll still be coming over often, just that I won't stay over at night. It's not much different from now..."

At this point, Zhang Xiaoxiao teasingly said, "My not being here might even make it easier for you to have late nights, right?"

These words made Lin Jie's face flush red.

That day, An Kexin sneaked out herself, leaving Lin Jie sleeping soundly on the sofa, half-dressed.

Zhang Xiaoxiao, coming back from walking the dog, was startled at the sight, thinking something terrible had happened.

After hearing Lin Jie's explanation and checking the scene carefully, she was amused and sighed, saying Lin Jie had indeed grown up.

Later, Lin Jie questioned An Kexin about why she hadn't woken him up or moved him to the bedroom, causing him such embarrassment.

An Kexin retorted righteously, "At the time, my waist and legs were sore. How could I have the strength to carry you to bed? I helped you put on a couple of pieces of clothing at least."

"Seeing you sleep so soundly like a little pig, I couldn't bear to wake you."

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for being so impatient and for tiring me out so much..."

Hearing this, Lin Jie was full of pride, no longer having any blame in his mind.

Seeing Zhang Xiaoxiao's firm decision, Lin Jie had no choice but to give up persuading her.

He insisted on accompanying Zhang Xiaoxiao back to her place at Garden One, and seeing that it was just as clean and odor-free as she said, he was relieved.

Lin Jie returned to Xiangtai Apartment shortly after and continued studying the papers, losing track of time until evening...

His phone suddenly rang, and he answered it casually.

"Brother-in-law, my wallet and phone got stolen, and I'm stuck at a restaurant. Come pick me up!"

The familiar voice, unfamiliar address, stunned Lin Jie for quite a while, until he realized it was An Kemeng calling him.

"You should just call me Brother Jie. This 'brother-in-law' title sounds odd!"

An Kemeng huffed, "You're my sister's boyfriend, so of course, I should call you brother-in-law."

She said unhappily, "I'm stuck here, and instead of worrying, you're hung up on a new title? You don't care about me at all, I'm going to be mad!"

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