Time flows like water, swiftly passing by, and in the blink of an eye, nearly half a month has gone by.

According to Luo Shanshan, the surgery to remove the tumor from Qian Guanglin's spinal canal was successful. The postoperative damage manifested in two areas: one being a mild numbness in the left leg, which does not affect daily walking.

The other issue is the inability to control his bladder, requiring the use of a catheter and having to live with a urine bag all day.

Upon hearing this news, Lin Jie felt a pang of regret regarding Qian Guanglin's quality of life.

Zhang Xiaoxiao's forehead injury has also healed. As Lin Jie had promised, the scar is very light and can be easily covered with some foundation, making it invisible to others.

In the past ten days or so, Lin Jie spent most of his time at home.

Cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, exercising moderately, browsing the internet for posted translation work, and studying medical knowledge with Shen Lanruo every evening, he was busy yet fulfilled.

As for translation work, Lin Jie only received a small job, earning eight hundred yuan.

It was a Saturday evening, and Lin Jie was lying on the living room sofa, somewhat excitedly asking, "Lanruo, can you detect any abnormalities with the heart?"

"So far, nothing has been detected, everything is as usual!"

Shen Lanruo's voice resonated clearly in Lin Jie's mind, "Continue with this dosage for a month. Once we confirm there are no side effects, we will reduce the dosage and proceed to the next phase of the trial."

"This concerns life and death, so we must not be careless, nor can we rush it; we must take it step by step!"

Now Lin Jie's chest wound was considered healed.

He no longer felt any chest pain when walking, jogging, or doing light exercise, which meant he was recovering quite well.

Even more pleasing for Lin Jie was that Shen Lanruo mentioned there was no sign of cardiac rejection whatsoever, which was almost impossible even with medication suppression.

Because they weren't sure whether it was due to the anti-rejection drugs or Shen Lanruo's unique presence that led to this situation, they decided to conduct an experiment.

Yesterday, Lin Jie began to reduce the intake of anti-rejection drugs by one fifth.

Hearing Shen Lanruo's reassuring response, Lin Jie was very happy.

The reduction in medication intake not only saves a lot of drug expenses but also reduces the side effects on the body.

Perhaps in some time, he might not need to take any medication at all.

Wouldn't that mean he could live longer, just like a normal person?

Thinking of this, Lin Jie felt overjoyed.

At that moment, Lin Jie's phone rang, and the call was from an unfamiliar number.

As soon as he answered, a loud voice eagerly came through the phone, "Lin Jie, it's Xiang Haobo. Tonight there's a reunion of our Binhai junior high classmates, you must come!"

Xiang Haobo was the class president for three years in junior high. It is said that his family wealth is at least in the tens of millions, quite influential.

Due to Lin Jie's special health condition, he could not be frightened, engage in strenuous activities, and his diet was also restricted. While studying, he was quieter than most girls.

Whether during his studies or after graduating from junior high, Lin Jie avoided participating in any activities or reunions organized by the class as much as possible, leading to a rather distant relationship with most classmates.

Now, those junior high classmates are in their sophomore year of college, having closer relationships with high school and college friends, wouldn't even think of the quiet and almost invisible Lin Jie.

Lin Jie had essentially cut off contact with most of his classmates!

Upon receiving this sudden invitation, Lin Jie instinctively declined, "Class President, you know my situation, I better not go!"

"You could opt out before, but this time you must come!"

Xiang Haobo insisted over the phone, "Ding Jia and I both received acceptance letters from American University last month. Once we go to the United States, who knows when we'll be back."

"All the classmates from our junior high in Binhai have been informed and agreed to come. So you must come, not one less!"

Under the forceful invitation from Xiang Haobo, Lin Jie had no choice but to agree.

He called Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lin Miao, and after repeatedly assuring Lin Miao that he would take good care of himself, he changed clothes and headed to the Binhai Crown Hotel, a five-star venue for the reunion.

Lin Jie transferred once on the subway, and after walking three or four minutes, he arrived at the hotel.

He took the elevator to the floor where the Donghua Hall was located, and as soon as the elevator doors opened, Lin Jie was surprised to see Xiang Haobo, Ding Jia, Tian Qiuhai, Li Ting, Chen Dong, Yang Wen, and some dozen vaguely recognizable classmates heading towards him.

Were they here to greet him? But why did everyone's face look so unpleasant?

While Lin Jie was puzzled, the classmates opposite also noticed him.

Xiang Haobo stepped forward quickly, gently hugged Lin Jie, gave a somewhat awkward smile, and said, "Lin Jie, you finally made it! Well... it's like this, the service level here doesn't quite meet my standards, I'm taking you to a better place."

"You gave such a strong order, I couldn't dare not to come!"

Lin Jie realized the situation likely wasn't as simple as he said, casually replied, and greeted the classmates briefly before moving to the back of the group, standing next to Li Ting while waiting for the elevator.

During the three years of junior high, Li Ting was Lin Jie's deskmate, and they had a good relationship!

The reason why they got along well was because they shared a mutual understanding and sympathy for each other's situations.

This does not mean Li Ting had heart disease, but rather because she was particularly... overweight!

Li Ting is about five feet tall, but weighs over two hundred pounds, with her whole body round like a balloon, her thighs thicker than Lin Jie's waist.

To lose weight, she has tried various methods, visited professional weight loss facilities, and once even fainted from hunger, but stubbornly didn't lose a single pound.

The experience of fainting from hunger made her utterly despair at losing weight.

Afterwards, Li Ting no longer controlled her diet; she ate and drank as she pleased.

Strangely, her weight didn't show any significant increase and stayed around two hundred twenty to two hundred thirty pounds.

Li Ting's face remained unchanged as always, like a round red apple. She smiled lightly at Lin Jie, her eyes squinted into slits, and she whispered, "I heard you had a major surgery, is it true?"

Lin Jie nodded and said, "Yes, it's true. It was done over a month ago!"

"It was a heart replacement surgery, therefore the person standing before you is no longer the original me. I am now a heart-devouring demon, I'll seize your heart and eat it when you're unaware!"

He raised his hands in a claw-like gesture to scare Li Ting.

Li Ting puffed out her chest and disdainfully said, "Those skinny claws of yours won't pierce through, will they?"

Lin Jie withdrew his hands, sighed, and regretfully said, "Too greasy, just looking at it makes me nauseous, I won't eat your heart!"

"Annoying! Looking for trouble!"

Li Ting exclaimed with a hint of reproach and slapped down with her pudgy hand.

However, Lin Jie didn't dodge, instead acted righteously.

The slap landed on his shoulder with not much strength, yet he clutched his heart, pretending to cough up blood as if gravely injured!

The two exchanged a glance, simultaneously chuckled, and the unfamiliarity and distance of a one-or-two year separation disappeared, as if they returned to the days of chatting and laughing at the same desk.

"Since you've had surgery, you won't suddenly go to meet King Yama, will you?" Li Ting asked with concern.

Lin Jie laughed and said, "No, though the chances of living to a hundred aren't high, but living another ten or twenty years shouldn't be a problem."

"That's good!" Li Ting patted her wobbling chest, saying, "I'm happy to hear about this!"

Right then, there was a ding, the elevator doors opened again!

From inside, nearly ten robust men in security guard uniforms darted out, surrounding Xiang Haobo, Ding Jia, Lin Jie, and the others.

Lin Jie's heart tightened, and he looked at Li Ting beside him.

He saw her move a little closer and whisper, "Earlier, Xiang Haobo had a verbal clash for unknown reasons with a girl outside the private room, and then he led us away from here."

At that moment, another elevator dinged open, and a man and woman stepped out.

Lin Jie's face immediately changed; he knew the man who stepped out well. It was Han Wenbin, the one who cunningly transferred the house sale proceeds and chased him out of the hospital.

And the woman he held around the waist had exquisite makeup and wore a body-hugging Chanel outfit that highlighted her slightly plump but incredibly curvaceous figure, eye-catchingly enticing.

Only, her gaze was like fire, fixed on Xiang Haobo.

Han Wenbin followed the gaze of the woman beside him, looked at Xiang Haobo, tightened his grip on her waist, drawing her closer to him, and chuckled, "Jiaojiao, is the person who wronged you before him?"

The woman called Jiaojiao nodded emphatically and said, "Yes, it's him!"

"As long as you break one of his legs, my promise stands!"

Han Wenbin laughed darkly, his face suddenly hardened, and he shouted, "Why are you all standing still? Hurry and break one of his legs!"

Immediately, two strong men moved towards Xiang Haobo.

The other classmates were silent with fear, not daring to make any moves, as they were students with half of them being female, unaccustomed to such situations.

"Stop, what do you think you're doing? Do you know who I am?"

Xiang Haobo retreated as he shouted, then called towards Jiaojiao, "Ling Mengjiao, what happened before is my fault to you, do you have to be this ruthless?"

"Just name your price for money!"

"I don't want your dirty money, I want to see your leg broken!" Ling Mengjiao yelled hysterically!

At this moment, the two strong men had already seized Xiang Haobo.

He struggled desperately, raising his head to shout at Han Wenbin, "Big brother, my dad is Xiang Yangjiang of Yangjiang Company. I ask you to give me a break, let's talk this through."

"Xiang Yangjiang? Oh..."

Han Wenbin seemed to remember something, smirking sinisterly, "I know him, we met at my father's funeral! Since we're acquainted, I'll give some face!"

Just as Xiang Haobo relaxed a bit, he heard Han Wenbin say coldly, "Then don't break his leg, break one of his arms instead!"

With that, the two strong men threw Xiang Haobo to the floor, and one of them lifted his foot, aiming to stomp on Xiang Haobo's left upper arm.

This stomp would surely cause a crushed fracture!

Just then, someone rushed over, grabbed Xiang Haobo's foot, and pulled him backward, causing the strong man's foot to stomp into thin air.

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