Lin Jie, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly sensed a chill extending down his spine! He jerked awake with a shiver!

At that moment, he heard a tinkling, bell-like laugh next to his ear. Lin Jie opened his eyes and saw An Kemeng!

An Kemeng was wearing a black-and-white striped sweater, deep blue skinny jeans, black sneakers, and a light-colored wool coat. She stood by the bed, full of youthful energy, waving her fair little hands with a smile on her face!

"Lin Jie brother, is it cold? I specially chilled my hands outside for five minutes, hehe!"

Lin Jie snuggled into the quilt, turned his head, and saw she was the only one there, so he asked, "Why are you here? Where is your sister?"

An Kemeng sat on the edge of the bed and said, "My sister's driver brought me here!"

"I heard from my sister that the seafood here is quite good, so I begged her to bring me over to try it. She is busy preparing for tonight's party and doesn't have time to accompany me, so she asked the driver to drop me off to find you!"

"Lin Jie brother, it's almost eleven o'clock, why aren't you up yet? Are you taking advantage of no one watching you to be lazy and sleep in?"

Lin Jie immediately understood that this was a chance that An Kexin deliberately created to persuade An Kemeng.

He yawned and said, "Two people who had motorcycle accidents were brought in at midnight. I've been a bit busy. You go out first, and once I get up and change, I'll take you for seafood!"

"Ah, if I had known, I wouldn't have woken you up!" An Kemeng said apologetically, "Lin Jie brother, you continue to sleep. We can eat seafood anytime!"

Lin Jie comforted her, "It's okay. I've pretty much had enough sleep. It's lunchtime, and I'm hungry, so I should get up!"

An hour later, the two of them were sitting in a private room at Zhang Family Seafood, eating.

After tasting a few dishes, An Kemeng frowned slightly and said, "It's not as amazing as my sister said, but the taste is okay. Eating with Lin Jie brother, even plain rice is a delicacy!"

Lin Jie couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you weren't saying that with a frown, I might believe you a little. This seafood place relies on fresh ingredients, so the cooking isn't on par with those top chefs in star-rated hotels."

He took a sip of red tea and said, "Your sister tricked you into coming this time because she wants me to talk to you!"

As soon as he said this, An Kemeng's face flushed red, and she bowed her head, mumbling like a mosquito, "Ah... talk... talk about what?"

Seeing her like this, Lin Jie immediately thought of shy female classmates getting scolded by teachers and quickly reassured her: "It's not a big deal. Your sister said your grades have dropped a bit recently!"

"She's very concerned about you, but she noticed that you don't like listening to her, so she asked me to see what's going on?"

He added, "If you trust me, tell me. Don't worry, I will keep it a secret and won't tell your sister or Uncle An!"

An Kemeng's mood relaxed, her face less flushed. She looked up at Lin Jie and suddenly asked, "Lin Jie brother, will you die?"

Lin Jie sighed sympathetically, remembering how the early death of his mother and his own near-death experience, along with An Weize's tumor, had made young An Kemeng start thinking about life and death.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Of course, I will die. I haven't eaten Tang Monk's Flesh to live forever. Everyone can't avoid death..."

"No, that's not what I meant!"

An Kemeng hurriedly explained, "I know you had a heart transplant surgery. A couple of weeks ago, I stumbled upon an article online saying... saying you might not live long!"

Her eyes suddenly reddened as she continued, "You saved me, saved Dad. You're a good person, and I don't want you to die so young. I don't want you to die so young..."

Seeing her tearing up, Lin Jie panicked a bit and quickly handed her a napkin to wipe her tears, "Kemeng, if you stop crying now, I'll tell you a big secret, one that even my sister Miaomiao doesn't know!"

"What big secret?" An Kemeng asked, wiping her eyes with clenched fists, her eyelashes still wet, staring at him.

Lin Jie drank half a cup of red tea and took a few bites of fish, then put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "When I passed out, I thought I was a goner this time, worried about leaving Miaomiao while also feeling a sense of relief."

"Just when I was dazed and didn't know where I was, a resonant voice like a grand bell echoed in my mind, saying I still had fifty years to live; it was a mistake by the Soul Hooker!"

"As compensation, I could make a request."

He sipped his tea and lowered his voice, "I figured since I could live another fifty years, I'd need a skill to support myself. So I said I wanted to become a great doctor to help those in suffering."

"After I said that, I woke up, and guess what?"

An Kemeng, smiling with arched eyebrows, knew Lin Jie was making it up, but still played along, "What happened?"

"I woke up to find myself on the operating table during a heart transplant. The person who was supposed to receive this heart had died. At the same time, I suddenly had a lot of knowledge in my mind!"

"Those things were medical knowledge."

Lin Jie leaned towards An Kemeng slightly, lowered his voice, and said, "Now you know why I'm so skilled, right? It's because some supernatural force stuffed advanced medical knowledge into my head!"

He tapped his head with his finger and said, "There's so much medical knowledge up here. I've been digesting and absorbing it for months; I've only absorbed a little bit..."

"I haven't told anyone about this, not even Miaomiao! It's been bottling up inside me for a long time, and now I've told you, you have to keep it a secret."

"It's said that leaking secrets of the heavens will result in punishment."

Lin Jie, with a constipated expression, lamented, "It's too unbelievable; no one would believe it. I, a clueless kid, suddenly turned into a great doctor this way, who would believe it?"

"I believe, I really do!"

An Kemeng suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Lin Jie brother, my uncle is a doctoral advisor at Binhai University Medical School, isn't he incredible?"

"Yes, very incredible!" Lin Jie cooperatively agreed.

An Kemeng nodded vigorously, "My uncle is so great, he said that Dad's cranial surgery was so perfect that only three or four people in the world could do it."

"But you pulled it off."

"Lin Jie brother, your explanation may sound absurd, but considering what's happened to you, it's the most reasonable one. Lin Jie brother, I believe it, I really do!"

An Kemeng's cheek blushed again with excitement, eagerly asking, "Lin Jie brother, did that voice really say you could live..."

She shook her little hands vigorously, "This long?"

"Yes, this long; I remember clearly!" His fabricated lie had to be continued.

"That's great!"

An Kemeng breathed a long sigh of relief, and she looked as if a heavy burden had been lifted, "Lin Jie brother, I'll keep the secret, won't tell anyone, neither Dad nor my sister."

"I'll study hard and aim to get into Medical School to become a doctor."

Seeing An Kemeng staring determinedly with bright eyes, Lin Jie began to feel she indeed believed his nonsense. How could that be?

At this moment, An Kemeng bit her lip, nervously saying, "Lin Jie brother, I'll tell you a big secret of my own!"

"Mom hasn't left me; she often comes out to talk with me!"

"It's just that no one else can see her, not my sister or Dad, only I can.

She clenched her fists and excitedly said, "I thought it was just my imagination, but after hearing your story, I'm finally sure that there really are spirits!"

Lin Jie's heart suddenly felt heavy!

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