At 6:10 in the evening, the surgery finally ended.

Lin Jie exited the operating room and went to the family waiting area. He found Shao Ruiyue accompanying Ni Ni's parents, and by his side, there was an elegant young lady, An Kexin was also present.

After introducing Ni Ni's surgery situation to Ni Ni's parents, Lin Jie learned through introductions that this young lady was actually Shao Ruiyue's wife, a head nurse who worked at the same hospital.

Lin Jie quickly washed up in the prep room and came out again to find only An Kexin waiting for him.

He couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you inviting Dr. Shao and his wife for dinner?"

An Kexin hooked her arm through Lin Jie's, and they walked towards the elevator. She said, "The two of them plan to explore Binhai for a few days before returning, there will be plenty of opportunities to have dinner together, no need to rush tonight."

"A-Jie, are you tired?"

Lin Jie assessed his physical state and said, "Tired, definitely tired, but still manageable. Did you specifically invite Dr. Shao's wife?"

An Kexin nodded and said, "Yes, she arrived in Binhai this morning. I had lunch with her, and in the afternoon, I had someone from the company accompany her around."

"A-Jie, I learned some information from her, and it turns out to be just as I suspected."

"In Dr. Shao's department, the complicated surgeries are mainly handled by him, with shifts that aren't too favorable. Dr. Shao doesn't seem to care much about these, but his wife is full of complaints and has long considered changing the work environment."

She beamed at Lin Jie, saying, "A-Jie, if nothing unexpected happens, Dr. Shao should be able to sign a work agreement with us before leaving Binhai."

Lin Jie smiled satisfactorily, then affectionately said, "If every doctor can be settled this way, wouldn't it be too exhausting for you? We need at least twenty or thirty doctors of Dr. Shao's caliber."

An Kexin enjoyed Lin Jie's concern, sweetly saying, "It's always tough at the beginning, but it will certainly get smoother! Before the hospital starts operations, getting one every ten days or so isn't too exhausting."

"Besides, Fang Jianbin is coming to Binhai next weekend to take the position of Vice Dean. Then I can hand off some of the trivial tasks to him and focus on recruiting the core doctors for the hospital."

As she spoke, the elevator doors opened, revealing Cheng Xingguang inside.

Cheng Xingguang waited for the two to enter the elevator and said, "Lin Jie, I happen to have something to discuss with you!"

"The Chinese Medical Association is holding a small seminar on intradural tumors in the Capital City. They've asked me to invite you to attend this seminar."

"Intradural tumors?"

Lin Jie muttered to himself and asked puzzledly, "Why would they invite me to this seminar? I haven't shown any achievements in this area yet!"

Cheng Xingguang chuckled softly and said, "Haven't shown any achievements in this area yet?"

"This should be the field where you first showed your medical talent. Let me remind you, when you were a German translator at Limin Hospital, you proposed the idea of 'letting the tumor grow a little longer'."

With this reminder, Lin Jie remembered the incident.

Thinking back, he couldn't help but shake his head. At that time, he was impulsive and made outspoken remarks, not considering his rather reckless identity then.

Cheng Xingguang continued, "There have already been successful cases abroad proving your point."

He lamented, "What a pity, if only Director Jiang at Limin Hospital had been braver and more responsible, this honor could have remained in the country."

Lin Jie nonchalantly said, "Although the intradural tumor grew in the direction I predicted, there's no 100% guarantee in this matter."

"The choices of Director Jiang and Dr. Wolfgang were not wrong either."

An Kexin smiled, "If at that time, A-Jie, you had the fame you do now, the result would certainly have been different. Whether it was Director Jiang or that patient, they would have chosen your plan first."

Lin Jie chuckled, shaking his head, "That's not for certain. On one hand, there's a treatment that guarantees life; on the other, it's a risk of losing everything. Who knows what the patient would choose."

"If it were me, I would choose... I would choose..."

An Kexin hesitated after saying this halfway.

She intended to blurt out choosing Lin Jie's plan, but if there was an accident, then her father, Kemeng, Lin Jie...

Substituting herself in, An Kexin realized that she had so many concerns, making it impossible for her to let anything happen.

This choice was indeed difficult to make.

At that moment, she suddenly felt a bit envious of that patient back then. At that time, Lin Jie was just a small translator, and the patient didn't have to struggle much with their thoughts...

Lin Jie held her hand, seeing her conflicted face, smiled and said, "Alright, alright, don't stress yourself over such uncertain matters."

He then turned to Cheng Xingguang and asked, "Dean Cheng, when is this seminar scheduled?"

"Next Monday, for two days!"

Lin Jie frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Dean Cheng, please decline on my behalf. I have classes on Monday and another surgery on Tuesday, there's no time."

At this moment, the elevator reached the first floor, and the group exited the elevator.

Cheng Xingguang hesitated for a moment, then said, "Lin Jie, to my knowledge, there's a case consultation scheduled after this seminar."

"I suspect the main purpose of this seminar is this case consultation."

"For the Chinese Medical Association to step in and hold this seminar, it shows that this patient has some sort of importance."

"Are you really going to refuse?"

Lin Jie chuckled lightly and said, "Especially after what you just said, I'm even more inclined to refuse. The Affiliated Hospital has all kinds of patients."

Seeing that he was resolute, Cheng Xingguang didn't persuade further and nodded, saying, "I'll relay your response to the organizers."

"Lin Jie, there are two more things!"

Cheng Xingguang said with a troubled expression, "The family of the patient with the facial vascular malformation tumor, whose surgery was happening at the same time as yours, is strongly requesting you to lead the next surgery."

Lin Jie asked puzzledly, "What, was the surgery by Dr. Yu and the others not successful?"

Cheng Xingguang sighed and said, "Successful, yes, it was. But without comparison, there's no harm."

"I know, that patient was initially supposed to be under your care, but due to the issue of surgery fees, the family refused you."

"But now the patient's family discovered that not only did they end up spending more on surgery fees, but the patient also had to endure another surgery's pain, and the surgical outcome is also less satisfactory."

"Right now, the patient's family is upset and causing a scene."

An Kexin snorted, angrily saying, "Causing a scene, what right do they have? It was their choice, no one forced them. Now they're regretting it, why didn't they think ahead?"

Cheng Xingguang said sorrowfully, "They're causing a scene because the hospital didn't clearly explain the difference between having Expert Lin as the chief surgeon and other doctors, leading them to believe that Expert Lin would also require two surgeries."

"Otherwise, the patient's family insists they would never have refused you, Expert Lin, to lead the surgery."

"And another thing, the increase in surgery fees when replaced with two deputy director-level doctors wasn't communicated to them beforehand."

Due to the previous refusal, Lin Jie held a somewhat negative impression of this patient's family, and after hearing this from Cheng Xingguang, the impression worsened. However, beneath it all, he felt a slight sense of satisfaction and amusement.

He smiled and said, "Each chief surgeon's surgical approach is slightly different. Since he rejected me, there's naturally no need to explain the surgical plan to him."

"Moreover, he has the right to refuse, but when it comes to choice, hehe..."

Lin Jie continued, "The next surgery should be nose reconstruction and facial surgery, right? If I take over, it's like starting from scratch again, which is really troublesome."

"And the surgery fees, hehe..."

The repeated "hehe" made Cheng Xingguang understand that Lin Jie was a conceited and somewhat ruthless character.

He shook his head and said, "Alright, alright, the hospital will sort this out, so you don't have to trouble yourself."

"But for the next thing, please make sure to agree to help."

Seeing Cheng Xingguang's seriousness, Lin Jie grew serious as well and asked, "Dean Cheng, what is it that you want to say?"

Cheng Xingguang earnestly said, "Dr. Yu, Dr. Jiang, and Dr. Lei are key talents the hospital is focusing on. This time, the patients they are handling have unexpectedly similar conditions to the one you're handling."

"I'd like to ask you to review their surgery videos and give them some targeted guidance."

"This..."

Lin Jie hesitated, saying, "Dean Cheng, these three are all director-level doctors..."

Cheng Xingguang emphasized, "Deputy directors, they're still a bit short of directors!"

Lin Jie reluctantly said, "Alright, they're deputy director-level doctors, but when they provide consultations, they can still carry the title of expert or renowned doctor."

"Though I have some fame and recognition, going out of my way to guide them like this might not be welcomed. People might not genuinely accept it, so I'd rather not do this thankless task."

Cheng Xingguang snorted and said, "Expert Lin, you needn't worry about that, leave it to me."

"Faced with an absolute strength gap, they must have the right attitude."

"If they can't achieve this, then their lifetime accomplishments will be limited. Like Professors Chen Shi and Ren Maoshi, aren't they much more renowned than these three? Yet they genuinely admire you, Expert Lin."

At this point, Lin Jie couldn't refuse anymore and said, "Alright then, Dean Cheng, have someone send me a copy of the surgery videos..."

When Lin Jie and An Kexin returned home, they found that there were several guests at home.

The visitors took Lin Jie by surprise.

One of them was the patriarch of the Zhou family of traditional Chinese medicine, and there was also a family of three, all with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Their child was a little girl about three or four years old, extremely cute and beautiful, like a living porcelain doll.

However, Lin Jie noticed that this little girl's eyes were large yet vacant, unfocused, as if she couldn't see anything.

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