Better late than never to apologize!

Unknowingly, Lin Jie's resentment towards Han Wenbin eased a bit, especially when he saw the document bag placed on the co-pilot seat, which seemed to further lessen his resentment.

Besides the 120 square meter commercial property transfer agreement in the document bag, there was also a long-term lease signed with Sihai Commercial Bank.

The ground floor street-facing shop is now a branch of Sihai Commercial Bank, with a monthly rent of over forty thousand. With this property and lease, Lin Miao wouldn't have to worry about making a living even if they stayed home and slept all day.

Halfway home, Lin Jie suddenly received a call from Lu Kaicheng.

Since their last gathering, the two had not met but had spoken on the phone once. It was after Lu Kaicheng's first successful surgery, and he excitedly called Lin Jie to report the news.

Upon connecting, Lin Jie laughed and said, "Do you have more good news to share today?"

"Lin Jie, it's me, Chen Lili!"

Over the phone, Chen Lili whispered, "Can you help Lu Kaicheng?"

Lin Jie asked concernedly, "What happened to him?"

"Yesterday, he performed his second surgery, and it failed."

Chen Lili's voice was full of worry, "Today, he locked himself in the room, not eating or speaking. I'm very worried about him, but my persuasion is useless."

"Lin Jie, can you help me talk to him? I really have no other options."

"Tell me the address, I'll go over right now!"

For a new surgeon seeing a patient die on the operating table, Lin Jie, who understood much about doctors' lives, knew the impact and blow were significant.

Some doctors might need a long time to adjust before they could pick up a scalpel again; some might even give up the medical profession entirely.

Shen Lanruo's voice echoed, "I still clearly remember the first patient who died on my hands. Her name was Chris, an eight-year-old girl. A branch pierced her heart. Before entering the operating room, she even smiled at me..."

"Lin Jie, any doctor will remember their first loss forever. You're lucky; my memory spared you the shock of facing a patient's death for the first time."

"If you can help that guy, do it. I remember there's no culture of having professional psychologists for counseling in our country. Let me tell you a simple way..."

Nearly an hour later, Lin Jie arrived at room 902, Block 4 of Dongyang District!

This was the house Lu Kaicheng and his colleague rented, with two bedrooms and two living rooms.

Chen Lili quietly opened the door, welcomed Lin Jie in, pointed at a tightly closed door, and whispered, "He's inside, and he won't let me in! Lin Jie, please persuade him to at least come out and eat something!"

Lin Jie nodded and knocked hard on the door, shouting unceremoniously, "Lu Kaicheng, it's me, Lin Jie! Are you dead? If you want to die, hurry up and jump off the building, don't waste time! If not, open the door for me!"

Chen Lili was shocked, covering her mouth, somewhat regretting bringing Lin Jie here.

At this moment, footsteps were heard behind the door, and soon the door opened, revealing a messy-haired, bloodshot-eyed Lu Kaicheng.

He first glared at Chen Lili, then forced a small smile, saying, "Lin Jie, you came. I'm actually fine. Lili is just overly worried, you came here for nothing!"

Lin Jie scrutinized him, sarcastically said, "This is fine? Clean yourself up and come with me!"

Lu Kaicheng opened his mouth but said nothing. After washing his face and fixing his hair, he silently followed Lin Jie.

Chen Lili wanted to follow but was stopped by Lin Jie, "If he's better, he's still your boyfriend. If not, give up. With your condition, you can find someone better."

These words nearly drove Chen Lili mad, but considering it might be some strategy of Lin Jie's, she held back her words, watching them leave.

Lin Jie drove Lu Kaicheng back to Xiangtai Apartment, but instead of going home, they went straight to the top floor of the apartment.

During this process, Lin Jie said nothing, and Lu Kaicheng was also silent, just quietly following him.

It was already near eleven at night, and the rooftop garden was deserted, with only the dim glow from the night and landscape lights.

Standing by the pool, Lin Jie said to Lu Kaicheng, "Take off your clothes and swim!"

Lu Kaicheng looked foolishly at Lin Jie, as if asking, "Are you joking?"

It was mid-November, late at night, on a high floor rooftop with a slight breeze, making it extremely cool. The 50-meter standard swimming pool was evidently cold, with no heating system activated.

Lin Jie sneered, "You don't eat or drink at home, torturing yourself. What now, afraid of the cold?"

Hearing this, Lu Kaicheng began to undress immediately. With no outsiders around, he quickly stripped naked, and without hesitation, jumped into the water with a splash.

His freestyle swimming posture was very standard, clearly practiced, and his swimming was impressive.

Lin Jie paced back and forth along the poolside, following his swimming movements.

After six laps, when Lu Kaicheng was exhausted and wanted to get out, Lin Jie kicked him back into the pool, shouting, "Swim, keep swimming until you can't move anymore!"

Lu Kaicheng, frustrated, continued swimming, completing another six laps, and said breathlessly, "I… can't swim any further!"

Again, he was kicked back by Lin Jie, who coldly stated, "Not at your limit yet, continue!"

After four more laps, he was sent back into the water.

Three laps…

Two laps…

One lap…

...

Lu Kaicheng felt like his lungs were on fire, burning painfully, his hands and feet no longer felt like his own, moving only on inertia.

That annoying Lin Jie stood at the poolside, ten meters away, then eight, then five…

Lu Kaicheng's vision blurred, Lin Jie's image distorted, his body getting heavier...

He reopened his eyes to see an annoying smiling face!

"What's your longest swimming record?"

"Used to swim twelve hundred meters!" Lu Kaicheng replied weakly!

Lin Jie laughed, "I counted, you swam a total of forty-one laps this time, two thousand and fifty meters, and that in your poor state. This proves that people's limits are pushed out!"

"Get up, put your clothes on, and come with me!"

Only then did Lu Kaicheng realize he was still lying naked by the poolside, clothes thrown over him.

"What a bad encounter!"

Sighing, Lu Kaicheng put on his clothes, shuffled his feet, and followed Lin Jie while still gasping for breath.

This time, he followed Lin Jie into a luxury apartment, took a comfortable hot shower, and a very pretty little girl gave him a massage so relaxing he fell asleep…

Lin Jie brutally woke him up again to eat a bowl of steaming vegetable, shredded meat, and egg noodles…

Lu Kaicheng burped loudly, lying on the leather sofa without any image, feeling life couldn't be more satisfying!

Lin Jie sat across from him and said, "Tell me about yesterday's surgery!"

Surgery?

Lu Kaicheng was suddenly startled, realizing a fact.

The deceased patient he had clung onto, he hadn't thought of them even for a second in the past few hours.

"The surgery went smoothly initially. Just as I was preparing to remove the patient's tumor, a lot of blood suddenly gushed from its base…"

Lu Kaicheng covered his face, saying, "I panicked then, unsure of how to handle it! By the time I reacted, the patient had lost all vital signs..."

"Have you identified the cause?" Lin Jie asked softly!

Lu Kaicheng nodded, saying, "It was a ruptured cerebral aneurysm, just masked by this benign tumor, not detected. If the initial examination had been more detailed, if…"

"Enough with the 'if's,"

Lin Jie interrupted, stating, "You've been studying medicine for so many years, you understand all the principles; external advice has minimal impact; you need to come to terms with it yourself!"

"No doctor doesn't make mistakes; just don't repeat the same ones."

"Every renowned doctor grows through continual mistakes, often at the cost of patients' health and even lives; this is the brutal, bloody reality."

"If you can't accept that, take off your coat and seek another job earlier!"

Chastened, Lu Kaicheng lowered his head, saying, "I never thought of taking off my white coat, just feeling down!"

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