Ren Jianzhong was visibly taken aback by Lin Jie's bold and exceedingly confident words, standing dumbfounded for a moment before snapping back to reality!

"Lin Jie, you're really full of yourself, aren't you? Should I say you're ignorant and fearless, or do you really have something up your sleeve?"

With a mocking expression, he said, "You, and the An Family behind you, have intentionally turned this incident into common gossip, making you out to be something out of this world."

"Do you think we're fools, unaware of your true intentions?"

Ren Jianzhong said smugly, "I'll show you what it means to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot!"

"With all this praise for you, given that you're supposedly an unparalleled medical genius, it's only fair that the examiners increase the difficulty of your assessment a bit, right?"

He chuckled softly, placing a hand in front of Lin Jie, slowly raising it up!

"It certainly can't be measured with the standards of an ordinary undergraduate, or even a master's student. At least it should be at the level of a doctoral candidate, right? And in practical skills, it should be at least at the level of a resident doctor!"

"What do you say, isn't that reasonable? My unparalleled medical genius, Mr. Lin Jie?" Ren Jianzhong mocked as he looked at him!

Lin Jie snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "It's as if you wouldn't have raised the difficulty without the publicity. It's truly laughable!"

Ren Jianzhong's face changed, turning gloomy as he nodded, "Lin Jie, you're quite right."

"Our goal is precisely to ensure you don't pass, so naturally we will raise the assessment difficulty as much as possible. The endless praise provides us with an excellent excuse!"

"Lin Jie, even if you have an extraordinary memory and photographic recall, so what? Even if your medical talent is astounding, so what?"

"As Professor Tian said, the importance of practice and experience accumulation in the medical profession accounts for eighty percent. Knowledge from books is merely a foundation, accounting for at most twenty percent."

Ren Jianzhong, looking as if victory was in his grasp, said, "Without any clinical practice and experience accumulation, you'll only face defeat in the face of experts' relentless questions!"

"At that time, the audience on-site and those watching the live broadcast will only see you speechless, see you sweating with anxiety, at a loss, and not realize how difficult the question actually is!"

"Trying to use the trend to force our hand..."

Ren Jianzhong laughed heartily and said, "I can only say that you, and the An Family behind you, are too naive, too childish!"

"Not to mention you, even if Professor Chen Shi took your place for the assessment, facing the challenges from experts in their own fields, he would only meet with failure."

"Lin Jie, the assessment the day after tomorrow is destined for your failure. Perhaps you'll retreat and give up within half an hour."

Lin Jie shook his head nonchalantly, softly saying, "If I'm not mistaken, that Professor Tian Zhiyuan from Capital City was invited by that old fox, Hu Yitong, wasn't he?"

"Also, your gathering today was organized and called by that old fox, wasn't it?"

Ren Jianzhong looked at Lin Jie, asking back, "Yes, so what?"

"It's normal for us to gather to discuss medical skills. Are you planning to report to the school that we're colluding in private? That's useless; the school won't believe you."

Lin Jie chuckled softly, disdainfully saying, "Whether you're colluding in private, you know it in your heart, but I'm not bored enough to report to the school."

"I'm just asking you, if I were so easy to deal with, why would that old fox go to such lengths to invite someone from afar? That old fox takes it so seriously—don't you wonder why?"

"Why?"

Ren Jianzhong asked the question and immediately felt annoyed, realizing he was unknowingly led by the nose by Lin Jie.

At the same time, a thought struck his mind.

Indeed, Hu Yitong was more invested in stopping Lin Jie than he was, going all out; this was quite unusual!

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "It's because he fears me, he dreads me, he thinks I'm a huge threat. He's acting this way mainly because he has a somewhat objective understanding of my abilities!"

Ren Jianzhong clearly didn't believe it, considering it nonsense from Lin Jie, and mockingly said, "Dean Hu would dread you—a renowned domestic and international cardiac expert afraid of you?"

"Are you sure this isn't some international joke?"

Lin Jie sighed, looking at him with an expression like watching a dim-witted child, and said, "Your intelligence severely limits your cognitive ability. Let me put it plainly for you."

"What they say online about me being an unparalleled medical genius isn't hype; it's a basic fact."

"The world of an unparalleled medical genius isn't something someone with your barely passing intelligence can comprehend."

Seeing Lin Jie's disdainful gaze and his smug demeanor, Ren Jianzhong couldn't help but feel a fire in his heart, with a strong impulse to punch him and break his nose.

Just then, a voice came from the other end of the corridor, "Jianzhong, why are you taking so long? It's time to go!"

Ren Jianzhong heard his father calling him back and suppressed his unexplained anger!

As he turned to leave, he left a parting remark, "No matter what, ultimately it's about strength! You might have some skill, but that's all there is to it. The day after tomorrow will be your moment of exposure."

Lin Jie laughed loudly, "Let's just wait and see!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao's birthday dinner went on for nearly another hour before it ended.

The four parted ways in front of the restaurant, with Lin Jie driving Lin Miao home.

As soon as the car started, Lin Miao couldn't help but say, "Brother, shouldn't we tell Xiaoxiao about the Luo Family's opposition, and about the issue of Xiaoxiao and Luo Pengyi's childhood maid?"

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "It's better not to mention it."

"Don't forget, Xiaoxiao is a non-marriage advocate. Now that she's formally introduced Luo Pengyi to us, it's apparent she's genuinely invested in this relationship."

"Regardless of whether it succeeds or not in the end, Xiaoxiao will have a memorable love affair! Even if it ultimately doesn't work out, Xiaoxiao won't be losing much—she'll have a love story to look back on when she's older."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Miao said, "Alright, I won't tell Xiaoxiao! Their relationship can only go one step at a time; I hope Xiaoxiao can have a happy ending with Luo Pengyi."

They hadn't been home long when Lin Jie received a call from Chen Shi.

"A reporter from an evening publication wants to interview me?"

Without thinking, Lin Jie directly declined, "Let's forget about it. This matter has already blown up enough; our goal is reached! There's no need to have more ordinary people aware of this."

"Old man Chen, you know full well, the rumors about me online are getting worse and worse!"

The power of the netizens truly knows no bounds, as Lin Jie's details were dug up entirely.

More and more netizens have developed deep doubts and confusion about how he suddenly has a luxurious apartment and drives a luxury car, with all sorts of speculations.

The two most accepted speculations are that Lin Jie found a mysterious father, who is a wealthy and powerful person, and everything Lin Jie owns was given by his father.

The second speculation is that Lin Jie used his youthful looks to gain the favor of a mysterious individual by selling himself, thus acquiring everything he has now.

Chen Shi laughed heartily and said, "No need to pay attention to those online gibberish; the day after tomorrow, you'll prove them wrong with your absolute performance! Prove to them that you've earned everything through your own strength."

"Let me also tell you a piece of news. The number of online applicants to observe has exceeded two thousand, mainly students from the Medical College. The college decided to use the small auditorium as the assessment venue."

"This small auditorium can accommodate five hundred people, prioritizing arranging the external attendees. As for the students from the college, they can watch through online live broadcasts or the campus TV station's live broadcast."

"Lin Jie, how many family and friends do you have supporting you? I can arrange it for you in advance on my side!"

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