Professor Ren's eyes twinkled as he said to Hu Yuanqing, "It seems your little assistant is quite something. In the two hours we were away, he won over my son and several other young doctors!"

Hu Yuanqing just smiled without speaking but thought to himself that this was more than unusual; in some respects, this kid could be my mentor!

He also wanted to know how skillful Lin Jie was and said to him, "You should give it a try too. Given your circumstances, no one will laugh at you even if you don't do well!"

Lin Jie already knew that these five professors were mentors from three major medical colleges in Binhai and nearby provinces and cities, highly prestigious figures in the medical field!

He considered that perhaps he should show off a little, make an impression, so when he needed their help in the future, it wouldn't be so easy for them to refuse!

With this in mind, he placed his gift bag with the others and boldly declared, "I can't keep accepting favors repeatedly; if I lose, I'll get the same treatment as you all!"

Chen Lan patted her not-so-abundant chest and exaggeratedly said, "Lin Jie is betting heavily; he must be absolutely confident. We better watch out!"

Gao Xiaobo looked serious and solemnly said, "This is simply unfair!"

"We need to beat Lin Jie, and beat him soundly. We should lead by at least two or three minutes! If the gap is within tens of seconds, winning would be no different than losing!"

Li Hetong stroked his chin, carefully observing Lin Jie standing casually at the end and said, "I have a bad premonition; I feel we might end up losing."

"Look at him, like we're in a watermelon-eating contest, not a hint of nervousness!"

Lu Kaicheng rolled his eyes slightly and said blandly, "I just want to test my skills; winning or losing is not important!"

While they were talking, the preparations for the competition were complete!

The unfortunate young woman who has most of the fine needles pulled from her was now forced to have them reinserted!

Ren Jianzhong was again the first to show his skills, without hesitation!

Some people with high self-regard always think that whatever others can do, they can do better, but reality is rarely as beautiful as imagined!

Ren Jianzhong failed when threading the first needle; the thread's tip went askew!

He straightened the tip and tried again but missed the needle's eye!

Attempted once more, and still failed!

Failing three times in a row made such an unfortunate start that it left Ren Jianzhong somewhat restless and impatient!

As he was ready for the fourth attempt, Professor Ren spoke, "Jianzhong, your mindset is off; stand aside for a bit, compose yourself, and let others try first!"

With this reminder from Professor Ren, Ren Jianzhong realized his error and handed the needle holder to Chen Lan.

Chen Lan's threading was exceptionally smooth; both the first, second, and even the third needle passed through in one go; however, each threading took a few seconds to prepare, lacking that seamless flow.

When she finished threading all the needle eyes, the time taken was four minutes and twenty-one seconds!

The subsequent participants, Gao Xiaobo, Li Hetong, and Lu Kaicheng, also faced similar issues, with varying preparation times!

Among these three, Lu Kaicheng took the shortest time, finishing in two minutes and fifty-two seconds; next was Gao Xiaobo at three minutes and twenty-eight seconds; meanwhile, Li Hetong experienced several failures, affecting his state and resulting in a time of five minutes and seventeen seconds.

"I've adjusted now; I want to try again!"

Ren Jianzhong, saying this, took the needle holder from Lu Kaicheng; after people cleared the thread, he took a few deep breaths, picked up the thread, and aimed at the first needle's eye.

The first needle, luckily, went through!

The second needle also went through!

The third needle passed as well!

Ren Jianzhong seemed to have found his sense and rhythm, gradually increasing his needle threading speed!

When he placed the needle holder in the tray, the timing voice immediately sounded: "Two minutes and seven seconds!"

Upon hearing this number, Ren Jianzhong excitedly punched the air, then turned to Chen Lan, Lu Kaicheng, and others, nobly saying, "I failed the first time, so this result can't count as my competition time!"

He glanced at Lin Jie, who was preparing, and said, "Unless a miracle happens, the winner this time will be Dr. Lu!"

When Lin Jie gripped the needle holder, it felt particularly familiar, as if holding a dear relative's hand!

He picked up the fine wire and noticed that it's more like fishing line than surgical suture thread, being stiffer, naturally reducing the difficulty of threading!

Lin Jie closed his eyes, imagining he was in surgery, with a critically injured patient fighting for life, needing him to operate faster, and faster!

The faster he could be…

He slowly immersed himself in this fantasy, a thrilling sensation rising from his heart, sweeping through his body instantly!

Lin Jie suddenly opened his eyes, and with the needle holder clamped to the thread, he threaded through the first needle's eye without hesitation, then onto the second…

Chen Lan, Li Hetong, Lu Kaicheng, among others, unknowingly dropped their jaws, as if seeing a ghost in broad daylight, with faces full of shock and disbelief!

They watched as Lin Jie's hands danced like butterflies among the flowers, flitting across the young woman's body!

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