The half-asleep Lin Jie vaguely heard someone say, "Sleeping like a pig, look at the time! Miaomiao, go pinch him hard to wake him up!"

Lin Jie finally heard clearly, it was Li Ting's voice.

"I'm not pinching him; after all, he's my brother!"

Just as Lin Jie's heart was slightly touched, he heard Lin Miao continue, "Let's draw a big face on his face first, then pinch his nose. He used to deal with me like this often, now's my chance for revenge."

Lin Jie suddenly opened his eyes and saw a slender hand quickly retract. Turning his head, he saw Lin Miao with her hands behind her back, looking innocently and saying, "Brother, it's time to get up. If you don't, breakfast will get cold."

Li Ting also smiled and said, "I specially went to the village to buy breakfast!"

If I hadn't woken up a bit earlier, I would've been messed with by these two.

Grumbling inwardly, Lin Jie sat up, yawning and said grumpily, "You two go out, I'll take a bath, change clothes, and then come out."

Li Ting and Lin Miao pulled each other out, running outside.

Lin Jie got out of bed, couldn't help but stretch lazily, feeling an indescribable comfort, recalling last night's vivid and stimulating dream.

"Dreams are indeed a great way to relieve and relax the mind and body," Lin Jie muttered as he entered the bathroom.

After breakfast, Lin Jie and Li Ting went to see Fang Yan together.

After the infusion and a night's recovery, Fang Yan's spirit had somewhat improved. Seeing Lin Jie come in, her face turned red, and she softly said, "Thank you, Lin Jie!"

She gratefully said, "At that moment, I was almost in despair, thinking I would die of thirst or hunger!"

"I put my last hope of survival on you. Tingting and the others couldn't find me, maybe they would tell you, and you might find something upon the clues..."

As Fang Yan's face slowly lost its redness, she murmured, "Things turned out as I expected. Lin Jie, I don't know how to thank you and Tingting!"

Lin Jie calmly said, "One could say it was your good luck, not your time to die!"

"If we were a day later, who knows. An average person can survive about three days without any food or water!"

Seeing Lin Jie's somewhat indifferent tone, Fang Yan's face dimmed, "Do you think I'm cheap, to do such a thing?"

Lin Jie shook his head, seriously, "No! This kind of special interest is actually quite normal, commonly seen between lovers and spouses. However, before doing anything dangerous, you must take precautions against accidents."

His words drew the attention of Li Ting and Lin Miao, who looked on with disdain and contempt.

Seeing this, Lin Jie angrily said, "I spoke as a doctor; it's not wrong, you're just unfamiliar with it. Also, is showing such an expression in front of Fang Yan appropriate?"

Li Ting and Lin Miao immediately realized their oversight, embarrassingly explaining, "Fang Yan, we didn't mean anything else, really, you're just forced into this!"

At this moment, they heard hurried footsteps outside, and Lin Jie saw Chen Lili, whom he'd met once, along with a few male and female classmates, rushing into the ward.

Lin Jie and Lin Miao took the opportunity to step out of the ward and came to the outside of the clinic. In a place where they could see the sea, they held hands, strolling slowly, enjoying the sea breeze.

"Brother, Fang Yan is actually quite pitiful!"

Lin Miao empathetically said, "Her family has a brother and a father, but her father is addicted to alcohol, and their home mainly relies on her brother. But her brother got into an accident over a year ago, losing an arm. Even though it was surgically reattached, that arm is almost useless, unable to work."

"Fang Yan thought of earning more money to buy a store for her brother, giving him something to rely on."

Lin Jie sighed, "Everyone can find a reasonable explanation for their actions, but that doesn't mean it's right. Forget it, those are other people's choices, I can't control it, nor do I want to!"

"Lin Miao..."

Lin Jie turned, looking at Lin Miao, sternly saying, "I'll only take care of you, because you're my sister!"

"Let me warn you, under no circumstances are you allowed to sacrifice yourself for me, or for any other reason."

"If you ever do, I won't appreciate it. You might lose me as your brother."

Seeing Lin Jie speak so seriously, Lin Miao timidly said, "I know, I won't do anything foolish."

Then, with a twinkle in her eyes, she jokingly said, "That's wrong. Your health has improved, and you're taking care of me. The warning should be from me to you."

Lin Jie chuckled, putting an arm around Lin Miao's shoulder, looking at the distant sea, laughing, "You're silly! You're a girl and so pretty! I'm a guy, there's no way I can sacrifice like that!"

Flattered, Lin Miao beamed, smiling broadly, "Brothers can sacrifice too. Let me tell you, among my regular massage clients, there's a woman who often pays for company... hehe!"

Lin Jie increasingly felt it was wise not to let Lin Miao return to work at Shu Luo Tang; what kinds of clients are there.

They returned to the clinic, just in time to find Zhang Daya preparing to go out!

She came up and said, "Dr. Lin, as per your instructions, the operating room has been thoroughly disinfected, and the surgical instruments and medicines were checked. We found the anesthetic is a bit low, so I was about to procure some!"

Lin Jie stopped her, "No need, I'll call Yang Jinglong and have him bring some over tonight; you don't need to make a special trip for this."

After Zhang Daya left, Lin Miao, grinning, asked, "Brother, you have surgery tonight, can I watch?"

Lin Jie chuckled, shaking his head, "What's there to see in surgery? It's all bloody and gory; you'll be scared and won't be able to eat. You and Li Ting should head back to the city this afternoon!"

Though Lin Miao was a bit reluctant, she knew her presence here would only disrupt Lin Jie's work, so she obediently agreed.

Fang Yan's several roommates took turns on duty, staying at the clinic to care for her.

In the morning, Li Ting, Lin Miao, and several classmates took the bus back to the city.

At two in the afternoon, police came to the clinic to take a detailed statement from Fang Yan.

Near eight in the evening, Yang Jinglong brought anesthetics to the clinic.

At eight-thirty, a Mercedes RV once again drove into the clinic courtyard, with Xiaoxiao and Han Wenbin, led by Zhang Daya, heading straight to the fourth-floor surgical waiting hall.

Seeing Xiaoxiao taking off her disguise piece by piece, Yang Jinglong leaned close to Lin Jie, whispering, "Dr. Lin, with such a full disguise, I feel like she looks a bit like that big star Xiaoxiao rumored all over the internet, but the face?"

Actually, Xiaoxiao's youthful acne, if not covered, wouldn't make anyone recognize her as Xiaoxiao, but this clever disguise only raised suspicion.

Lin Jie did not intend to hide it, nodding, "She is that big star Xiaoxiao, and the rumors about her voice are true, which is why she's here."

"As for these pimples, they're caused by medication!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jinglong and Zhang Daya's eyes lit up. If not for Lin Jie's authority, they would have rushed over for autographs.

As for taking photos, that would definitely not be allowed.

This operation, though requiring high precision, was still a minor surgery, so Lin Jie didn't find a surgical assistant, only calling Zhang Daya over to act as the surgical nurse.

He instructed, "Dr. Yang, this surgery requires general anesthesia, and I need her to be absolutely quiet! You and Zhang Daya take Xiaoxiao for pre-surgical checks and preparations!"

Yang Jinglong confidently said, "Dr. Lin, it's simple, there won't be any problems!"

Under Han Wenbin's watchful eyes, Yang Jinglong and Zhang Daya took Xiaoxiao to the pre-surgery preparation room, but within two minutes, the three of them came out again.

Yang Jinglong softly said, "The patient said she drank a glass of water half an hour ago because she was thirsty!"

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