"Lu Kaicheng!"

Hearing this shout full of anger, Lu Kaicheng stopped in his tracks and turned to see a man with gold-rimmed glasses and a surgical cap walking briskly towards him!

It was clear that this person had just come out of the operating room!

As he approached, Lu Kaicheng spoke first, "Fang Feiyu, what's the matter with you calling me?"

This statement made Fang Feiyu unable to suppress the anger on his face any longer, and he roared, "Lu Kaicheng, stop pretending to be dumb with me. Do you really not know, or are you just pretending not to know why I called you?"

At noon today, the hospital announced the list of three young doctors who would go to the United States for a short exchange program.

Lu Kaicheng's name was on the list. However, Fang Feiyu, who had always been confident and high-profile, was not on the list.

Both of them were in the same department but had different mentors, leading to a certain competitive relationship between them. In this situation, Lu Kaicheng certainly wouldn't show weakness.

He smiled faintly and said, "I guess you're here to congratulate me on getting the slot to go to the United States for the exchange program?"

Fang Feiyu's nose was almost crooked with anger, and his facial muscles twitched as he said, "That slot was supposed to be mine. Both the deputy director and the department head were strongly recommending me!"

"Tell me, what trick did you pull to steal my slot?"

Lu Kaicheng put on a stern face and said, "Fang Feiyu, that's too much, how did I steal your slot?"

"Don't forget, our hospital only has the right to recommend. The actual decision lies with the Sino-US Weize Young Doctors Exchange Foundation. Maybe they saw my application materials and felt I was more suitable than you!"

"Nonsense!"

Fang Feiyu couldn't be bothered to be polite and shouted in a low voice, "I know perfectly well how the slots are determined!"

"This event has been held for five or six years, and the selections were all predetermined. The so-called application is just a formality to fool people."

Lu Kaicheng naturally knew a thing or two about the inside story; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to Lin Jie for help!

But some things still needed to be said. He put on a profound expression and said, "Fang Feiyu, did you know? In university, a professor once said something that I've always kept in mind."

He said in a heavy tone, "The professor said, in China, a society where personal connections are complex, so-called fair, open, and just selection processes cannot escape the interference of different connections and relationships!"

"This is an unavoidable, objective reality!"

"However, to uphold this so-called 'fair, open, and just' standard and to silence the masses, there are always some opportunities reserved for those who are truly outstanding."

"For instance, if there were ten slots, maybe six or seven are filled through connections, and only three or four, or even fewer, are awarded based on talent."

Listening to this, Fang Feiyu felt it made some sense and kept listening patiently.

"The professor advised us that if you don't have power, influence, or connections, you must be exceptionally outstanding!"

"Because the actual opportunities you can compete for will always be much fewer than the apparent ones, perhaps only ten percent of the apparent opportunities. Sometimes, you can only win such an opportunity if you are number one!"

Lu Kaicheng chuckled, deeply resonating with the statement, "I've always remembered this word!"

"Because I'm one of those without power, influence, or connections. You wouldn't know how much effort I put in to get into this hospital for an internship and eventually stay!"

"This slot for the exchange program to the United States, maybe as you said, most of them were predetermined, but maybe my slot is the only one earned through my own ability!"

Fang Feiyu didn't expect this motivational talk to circle back to this point, making his lungs nearly burst with anger.

"Lu Kaicheng, you've got guts, you really do!"

"You're really cunning. Knowing full well how determined I was to get this slot, you quietly swooped in and took it. Lu Kaicheng, this isn't over between us!"

Seeing Fang Feiyu stubbornly aiming his attacks at him, Lu Kaicheng couldn't be bothered to bicker with him and said forcefully, "If that's the case, bring it on, I'll take whatever you throw at me!"

"I just hope, when the time comes, you don't end up being a sore loser!"

After saying this, Lu Kaicheng turned and left!

As he walked to the bus stop outside the hospital, he saw Chen Lili getting off the bus.

Chen Lili also saw him, took two quick steps, and jumped into his arms, excitedly shouting, "I came right after class, did the exchange program really become real?"

Lu Kaicheng spun around twice with Chen Lili in his arms, then set her down and said, "It's real, the list was officially announced, and I signed a training service agreement with the hospital this afternoon. On the sixteenth of next month, I will fly to the United States with a total of nine doctors from the city."

He was quite excited and said, "Lili, did you know?"

"By then, I will receive one-on-one on-site guidance from a chief level neurosurgical expert at New York Presbyterian Hospital for three months! This is a very rare learning opportunity!"

Chen Lili, sharing in the pride, blushed and said, "I'm happy and proud for you! Hey, how were you sure Lin Jie could really help us with this favor?"

Lu Kaicheng planted a strong kiss on Chen Lili's face, took her hand, and said, "Let's go home first. I'll tell you about it when we get home..."

Back at home, Lin Jie looked sullen!

Lin Miao, full of concern, came to him, touched his face, and stood on her tiptoes, pressing her forehead against his to feel it, and said, "Brother, you don't have a fever. Did something happen to make you unhappy?"

Shen Lanruo's words had already made Lin Jie clear-headed!

On the way back, he recalled the day's interactions with Luo Nianzhen and increasingly felt that he had acted like a fool.

Luo Nianzhen's behavior clearly did not match her status, so how did he fail to sense anything?

Luo Nianzhen may have appeared exceedingly warm to him on the surface, but who knows how much contempt and disdain she had for him internally.

He also realized where his problem lay: he couldn't resist a few compliments, especially with beauty before him. Hormones got the better of him, making him lose his intelligence and judgment.

Perhaps, because his medical skills had gradually earned him respect, admiration, and even reverence from people like Chen Shi, An Weize, Luo Shanshan, Yang Jinglong, and Zhang Daya, he was unable to correctly perceive himself.

Today's events served as a warning!

Lin Jie strongly admonished himself that having high medical skills does not mean that his other abilities, with his limited experience, are also outstanding. If he doesn't proceed cautiously, he might end up being sold by someone and helping them count the money.

Seeing Lin Miao's caring eyes, Lin Jie softened his expression a bit and reassured her, "I'm fine, it's just that there were many things in the clinic today, and I got tired! I'll go prepare dinner now, what would you like to eat?"

Lin Miao giggled, showing off, "Brother, I've already made dinner!"

"The rice is ready, and the dishes are braised pork ribs, tomato and eggs, and lamb cordyceps soup! I made them all according to the recipes. I've tasted them, and they're not bad!"

Lin Jie was amused and said, "Why are you so well-behaved and performing so well today?"

Lin Miao chuckled with embarrassment and said, "I'll be honest, brother, please don't get mad!"

"I used to really enjoy the feeling of being taken care of by you and deliberately didn't cook well. Now I've figured it out, I'm already this old, and you're working so hard, I should learn to take care of you too!"

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