"Professor Chen, I was blinded by my desires at the time and foolishly did this."

Lai Haoming, on the verge of collapse, pleaded tearfully for forgiveness, "I regretted it deeply afterward and always wanted to confess, but held onto the vain hope that no one would find out."

"Later, when things got out of control, I mistakenly chose to continue covering it up. Please forgive me this time!"

Chen Shi looked at him with disgust and disdain, coldly saying, "You know the truth yourself; I can't be bothered to investigate. Now, get out and don't make me personally throw you out!"

Seeing Chen Shi's firm tone, Lai Haoming turned his pleading eyes to Shijing Mountain, "Senior, you..."

Shijing Mountain, as if avoiding the plague, immediately took a step away from him without even looking at him.

Seeing this, Lai Haoming bowed deeply to Chen Shi, then to Lin Jie, and left the office unsteadily.

"Junior Brother Lin, it's my fault!"

Shijing Mountain suddenly spoke, his face sincere, "I was blinded for a moment and even spoke up for such a scheming person. I was so discontent with your way of handling things."

"Junior brother, you truly have sharp eyes. I, despite being older by more than twenty years, failed to see through his lies. I am truly sorry!"

Lin Jie smiled brightly, saying, "It's not your fault, senior, it's just that the adversary was too cunning. I even started to doubt my judgment, but fortunately, I eventually found concrete evidence."

"Indeed, I almost believed him too!"

Chen Shi also expressed, "This bastard really chose the wrong major; instead of studying at the Medical College, he should have gone into acting."

He frowned and said, "Lin Jie, I will report this matter to Vice Director Xing in charge of student affairs."

"However, this issue of the help-seeking video seems to only warrant a moral condemnation. The only concrete hold we have is his falsifying family financial status to fraudulently obtain scholarships."

"Still..."

Chen Shi snorted coldly, saying, "This guy dared to play tricks right in front of me, even trying to deceive me. I will keep an eye on how this is handled and won't let it go easily."

Lin Jie could tell that Chen Shi was holding a lot of anger inside.

It's no wonder; almost being manipulated by a student is indeed infuriating for a renowned university professor!

He didn't mention the matter further and instead said, "It's past dinnertime now, Professor, let me treat you to a meal!"

"I have no appetite right now; I need to cool down first."

Chen Shi waved his hand, saying, "You should go home; I still have some lab work to handle!"

Seeing this, Lin Jie and Shijing Mountain both took their leave!

Just after leaving the office, Shijing Mountain eagerly said, "Junior Brother Lin, let me treat you to dinner as a small compensation for my mistake!"

Lin Jie didn't have much fondness for this Shijing Mountain either.

It was likely him who, in the evening, deliberately called Lai Haoming to the teaching operating room for a talk, trying to let Chen Shi know about the matter.

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "I've been out all day, and if I don't return, my sister will worry. After the Lunar New Year, we'll be studying together as fellow disciples, so there'll be plenty of time!"

Declining Shijing Mountain's dinner invitation, Lin Jie drove home.

On his way back, Lin Jie received a call from Wei Hongyang. "Dr. Lin, after thinking about it for the past two or three days, I've finally decided on my specialization. I want to major in general surgery!"

Lin Jie immediately replied, "In that case, you should look into the works of Dr. Hatterson Smith and Dr. Kilduff Franklin."

"These two have made outstanding contributions in the field of general surgery. Their books are considered classics, and there might be translations available domestically. You should search for them!"

Wei Hongyang excitedly said, "Hatterson Smith, Kilduff Franklin? Great, I will thoroughly search and study their books!"

After a pause, he asked on the phone, "Dr. Lin, aren't you going to ask me why I chose general surgery?"

Lin Jie just rolled his eyes and said, "It's your own choice, and you only have to be accountable to yourself. I'm not interested in the reason. Even if you chose it by flipping a coin, I wouldn't mind."

"As I said, if you fail to meet my minimum standards, I will kick you out."

"I understand!"

Wei Hongyang's voice on the phone carried a hint of frustration, "I will work hard to meet your standards and won't let you kick me out!"

When Lin Jie got home, Lele ran over, circling around his legs incessantly.

Lin Miao's voice came from the kitchen, "Brother, your noodles are almost ready."

After hanging up his coat, Lin Jie quickly freshened up and came to the dining room. He noticed three dishes already on the table: the simplest tomato scrambled eggs, a fairly sliced braised beef, and a slightly more skilled mushroom with greens!

At this time, Lin Miao came out of the kitchen with a bowl of noodles, complaining, "Brother, what were you busy with today, that you even forgot to eat dinner?"

Lin Jie received the bowl, saying, "I went to the university to talk with Professor Chen about Qin Gang's surgery!"

"Oh, did it go smoothly?" Lin Miao was immediately interested and sat beside him with concern.

Lin Jie took a bite of the noodles, found them a bit overcooked, yet praised, "The noodles are not bad; the dishes look appetizing. Miaomiao, your cooking skills have really improved a lot!"

Lin Miao gave a proud smile, saying, "Of course, don't you see whose sister I am! Brother, did the discussion not go well?"

Lin Jie nodded, saying, "There were some difficulties, primarily with not having a suitable operating room. I still need to have a detailed discussion with Ye Hongqing."

"How was your vocal training today?"

"Not bad!"

Lin Miao replied perfunctorily, then enthusiastically added, "Brother, I went to Henglong Plaza this afternoon and visited Sister Kexin."

"Sister Kexin asked me to tell you that Qiqi is going to have surgery tomorrow afternoon, and as the spokesperson for the foundation, it's best if you can be there. Sister Kexin also contacted several websites for live streaming videos!"

Lin Jie nodded, indicating that he understood!

He knew that the newly established Anlin Charity Fund needed to capitalize on this momentum to gain as much exposure and recognition as possible!

"Brother, I discussed my ideas with Sister Kexin, and she was very supportive. She even gave me some materials and books related to the charity fund, asking me to study them over this period!"

Saying this, she excitedly added, "Brother, do you know? The Anlin Charity Fund's scale has exceeded ten million, and the number of donors has also surpassed ten thousand."

"Additionally, there are a lot of applications for assistance, through phone, email, or other means. There are approximately a thousand applications!"

Upon hearing this number of applications, Lin Jie sighed.

Among this thousand applications, there must be many who are just trying their luck, but there should also be many families truly in need.

This ten million fund, while seemingly a lot, can really only help a limited number of people, maybe just a few dozen.

The development of the Anlin Charity Fund still has a long way to go!

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