The next day, Lin Jie arrived at the clinic and found that Luo Nianzhen did not come along with Luo Shanshan!

Luo Shanshan even went to his office specifically to express her gratitude: "Dr. Lin, thank you for taking care of Nianzhen yesterday. She asked me to convey her thanks to you!"

"That's too kind, I actually didn't do much!" Lin Jie asked again, "Doesn't she need to follow you today? I didn't see her at the clinic!"

Luo Shanshan smiled softly and said, "She had some cold symptoms this morning, so she stayed at the hotel to rest. Not only her, even my father showed some signs of a cold. The sudden cold weather has made it a bit difficult for them to adapt."

Is it really a cold? Or a tactic of feigned retreat?

Lin Jie found it hard to judge for a moment, but he thought that he was already on guard and alert; Luo Nianzhen's beauty trap wouldn't work. He was merely puzzled whether this was Luo Nianzhen's own doing or at the behest of the Luo Family.

If it was at the behest of the Luo Family, Lin Jie couldn't help but feel a bit smug, thinking he had become so important that the Luo Family would use their own daughter as a bargaining chip. Truly unexpected.

After Luo Shanshan left, Lin Jie indulged in his smugness for a while, then began contemplating the plan Chen Lan proposed last night.

Her plan was quite simple and feasible, which was to avoid the hospital's surveillance system and secretly perform surgery in the operating room in the dead of night!

The operating rooms in big hospitals are highly utilized, but they're not occupied every minute.

Except for emergency surgeries, the operating rooms are generally vacant late at night.

Chen Lan's plan is to hack into the hospital's surveillance system and use the free neurosurgery operating room at night for surgery!

As for the surgical team, Chen Lan suggested inviting Yang Jinglong and Zhang Daya from the clinic. She would discreetly prepare the medications and supplies needed for the surgery.

Last night, Shen Lanruo told Lin Jie that such things are not uncommon in the United States.

The cost of surgical treatment in the United States is frighteningly high, and some people without health insurance simply cannot afford surgery. Meanwhile, doctors burdened with high student loans want to earn some extra money.

There are people or organizations specially operating such things in secret, secretly using the vacant operating rooms and resources of public hospitals to perform surgeries for patients.

In such circumstances, patients save a large part of the treatment costs, doctors earn the surgical fee, and the intermediary organization also earns a hardship fee. The only loss is the hospital's interests.

In this country, Lin Jie guessed that such situations might also exist!

The current concern is the postoperative condition of Chen Lan's boyfriend.

No one can be certain about the personality changes after removing the tumor, which has been subtly influencing him for a long time. If he becomes more selfish and self-centered, Chen Lan, Lin Jie, and others would be in trouble.

"Buzz buzz..."

The phone on the desk vibrated; it was a call from Chen Lan.

After connecting, Chen Lan's hoarse voice, choked with sobs, came through the phone, "Dr. Lin... I want to ask, based on your estimation, how much time do we have before the surgery becomes imperative?"

Lin Jie pondered for a moment and said, "Although meningiomas grow slowly, according to your description, the patient has already shown symptoms of epilepsy, indicating that the serious adverse effects of the tumor have already manifested."

"I estimate... six months to a year."

"However, during this period, the patient's epilepsy episodes will become more frequent, and there's a significant risk of irreversible accident injuries due to the seizures..."

"I know, I know all this! Six months is enough!"

After sobbing for a while, Chen Lan said, "We had a deep talk last night. Once he knew the side effects of removing the tumor, he decided not to undergo the removal for now and insisted on marrying according to the original plan."

Lin Jie couldn't help but interject, "But..."

"Dr. Lin, I know what you're trying to say!"

"There are reasons why we've come this far, internal reasons for mutual attraction. I have confidence that after the tumor is removed, he will definitely fall in love with me again... I have confidence."

Chen Lan paused and then said slowly, "Dr. Lin, have you watched the movie starred by Adam Sandler, '50 First Dates'?"

Lin Jie, not understanding why she mentioned this movie, replied directly, "I haven't watched it!"

"The female lead of this movie suffers from an extremely rare short-term memory loss due to a car accident. When the sun rises each day, she forgets everything from the day before."

"The male lead, who fell in love with her, couldn't abandon her and embarked on a mad yet touching pursuit plan, striving to make the female lead fall in love with him again every new day as the sun rises."

"Thus, with these brief daily romantic moments, they eventually got married and had children..."

The phone emitted a few light chuckles from Chen Lan, who continued, "Our situation is much better than the two of them in the movie. No matter how he changes in the future, he will remember me, remember all the bits and pieces of us being together, and he will love me again..."

Listening to her, Lin Jie didn't know what to say, so he only remarked, "I respect your choice and hope everything goes well!"

After hanging up the call, Lin Jie murmured, "Perhaps, this is what they call love!"

Lin Jie became intrigued by the movie Chen Lan mentioned, found it online, and began to watch!

"Knock knock..."

The gentle knocking sound on the door pulled Lin Jie back from the movie world. He looked up and froze!

The visitor was none other than Hu Yuanqing!

With his left arm in a sling tied to his neck, he stood quietly at the office doorway. Seeing Lin Jie look up, he softly asked, "May I come in?"

Lin Jie turned off the movie and stood up, "Dr. Hu, please come in!"

Having not seen each other for some time, Hu Yuanqing had lost quite a bit of weight but still appeared spirited, his eyes as bright as ever.

He went directly to the side of the desk and sat on a consultation chair, saying, "During this time, my arm was injured; I couldn't do anything, so I reviewed everything I've done over this period."

"Thinking about it, I realized I've done many things wrong and have let down many people's expectations."

Looking at Lin Jie with a serious expression, Hu Yuanqing said, "Lin Jie, I'm sorry!"

"Please forgive my selfishness. Your talent far exceeds mine; I shouldn't have only thought about using you! Nor should I have put your safety in jeopardy for my own selfish gains."

Lin Jie replied courteously, "I accept your apology! The past is the past; I haven't held onto it."

"Your left arm?"

Seeing Lin Jie's distant tone, Hu Yuanqing also understood that the rift had formed, and returning to how things were would not be easy.

He moved his left arm and said, "All test results are normal, but the specifics will have to wait for rehabilitation therapy."

"Lin Jie, to make up for my mistakes, I can leverage the Wu Family's connections to send you to the United States for formal medical education! I will take care of the costs and procedures."

Hu Yuanqing earnestly said, "Please don't refuse! I understand your longing, and you're surely looking forward to openly taking up the scalpel to operate on patients!"

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