Li Ting arrived at the gym at her usual time, changed clothes, and headed to the equipment area to find Lin Jie already working out on the treadmill.

She was about to greet Lin Jie, but suddenly noticed that the tight-fitting sports cotton T-shirt he was wearing was a much darker color than before because it was completely soaked with sweat.

Sweat dripped from Lin Jie's face, gathering at his chin, forming into large drops that fell down one by one.

Li Ting looked at Lin Jie with some confusion and asked, "What got into you, working out so intensely? Is it a breakup? Wait, you haven't even been in a relationship yet!"

Lin Jie rolled his eyes at her.

He stopped the treadmill, grabbed the towel hanging on the treadmill's handrail, wiped the sweat off his face, and said breathlessly, "I must get my body in shape as quickly as possible, and I can only achieve this by increasing the amount of exercise."

It's been three or four days since the conversation with An Weize at the small restaurant, and An Weize still hasn't given a definite answer.

But Lin Jie didn't dare to slack off even a bit and consciously intensified his workout, hoping to stop his body from being a constraint for surgery as soon as possible.

Li Ting sneered, "I remember clearly that someone once reminded me not to overdo it on weight loss. What you're doing now is over-exercising!"

"Be careful, your heart might not be able to take it, and boom, it could explode."

Lin Jie knew she was worried about him and chuckled, "Stop talking and start working out. You seem to have gained some weight recently. Did you sneak some food at night?"

Li Ting responded with a round middle finger aimed at Lin Jie and said angrily, "You brat, you need to have your eyes checked. What are you seeing? I've lost two pounds, lost two pounds!"

With that, she stepped onto the adjacent treadmill, set it to a slow run mode, and began to warm up.

Located on the south side of Changfeng Park in the city center, the Golden Tripod Building is one of the top-priced luxury apartments in Binhai City, with each unit covering at least 300 square meters.

Living here not only means enjoying a comfortable life but also symbolizes identity and wealth!

On the 56th floor of this building, An Weize stood in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in the study, overlooking the scenery of Changfeng Park, but his thoughts were wandering elsewhere.

These days, he hadn't been idle at all.

He tried every possible way to gather information about Lin Jie, because his own life was at stake, and you can never be too careful.

However, from Hu Yuanqing, all he got were evaluations like Lin Jie having medical talent and an amazing intuition. When it came to specifics, Hu Yuanqing was very secretive and said little.

But regarding Lin Miao's cranial blood clot situation, Hu Yuanqing wasn't as secretive and admitted that Lin Miao's case was very complicated and beyond his current capabilities.

About his own brain tumor prognosis, Hu Yuanqing also personally admitted there's a chance of incomplete understanding, but he repeatedly emphasized that he is confident in successfully performing the surgery.

Hearing this, An Weize felt a chill in his heart.

For some reason, he felt Lin Jie's judgment was more accurate, while Hu Yuanqing's words were overly optimistic.

An Weize also had an in-depth conversation with his brother-in-law Chen Shi!

Chen Shi was full of praise for Lin Jie, frankly admitting that the medical knowledge Lin Jie possessed in certain areas was not inferior to his own as a doctoral advisor professor.

When talking about Lin Jie's practical skills, Chen Shi mentioned a competition of threading a needle that he participated in with Lin Jie!

Chen Shi also told him that Lin Jie's hands were extraordinarily flexible and stable, possessing solid fundamental skills superior to those of Hu Yuanqing, Qin Binglai, and others. If it weren't for physical limitations, he was destined to become a top-notch surgeon.

After learning all this, the balance in An Weize's heart began to slowly tilt towards Lin Jie!

After all, he didn't have many choices at present.

Having Hu Yuanqing perform the surgery was a risk, choosing to trust Lin Jie was also a risk, but the vision Lin Jie painted was much bigger, rounder, and more tempting than Hu Yuanqing's!

Although Lin Jie was exceedingly young for a surgeon, and his talk at the small restaurant sounded like nonsense, after gathering so much information, An Weize felt inside that Lin Jie was more trustworthy than Hu Yuanqing.

"Knock knock..."

The door was tapped lightly, and when An Weize turned around, he saw An Kexin tiptoeing as she entered.

When An Kexin saw her father's gaze, she smiled and said cheerfully, "Dad, you called for me?"

An Weize nodded and asked, "Where's Kemeng?"

An Kexin fondly said, "After breakfast, she played for a while, then went back to sleep again, lazy like a little pig."

An Weize first walked to the door of the study, locked it, and then sat face to face with An Kexin on the sofa.

After a short silence, An Weize spoke, "Kexin, you're not young anymore and have experienced some things. I think it's necessary..."

"Dad, I'm not ready to get married now!"

An Kexin hurriedly interrupted An Weize, saying urgently, "I still want to spend a few more years with you, and I have no feelings for Ren Jianzhong. It's just that he keeps bothering me, and I couldn't bluntly refuse him, so I went out with him two or three times."

"Dad, I really don't want to get married so early."

Looking at his eldest daughter, anxious and awkward, An Weize felt amused, but his heart ached. He really wanted to be alive to personally hand her over to that lucky bastard.

With this thought, the somewhat hesitant An Weize became more determined.

He chuckled and said, "I called you over, not to talk about your future marriage but another matter, about me."

An Weize held An Kexin's hand and said slowly, "Kexin, you're now an older sister, and you need to take care of your younger sister, so after hearing what I'm about to say, you mustn't panic, understand?"

An Kexin had an ominous feeling, forced to suppress the unease in her heart, she gripped An Weize's hand back, pretending to be nonchalant, "Dad, I understand. Mom has been gone for so many years, if you want to find us a stepmother, I can understand."

"As for Kemeng, don't worry. At most, she'll throw a few tantrums, refuse to eat out of spite for a few days, but I'll convince her."

This made An Weize a bit frustrated and left him at a loss for words.

However, his helpless expression only led to a misunderstanding by An Kexin.

"Dad, you haven't already found someone you fancy, have you?"

"Dad, you didn't get involved in an accident and get someone pregnant, right?"

"Dad, you wouldn't have had a woman outside all along, and now she wants to move in with the child and become the head of the family, would you? If that's the case, that's going too far. I absolutely disagree."

Seeing An Kexin say more and more outlandish things, An Weize finally couldn't hold back. He raised his hand and gave her a firm tap on the forehead, angrily saying, "Stop guessing. You're getting more and more outrageous. Everything you've said is baseless!"

"What I want to tell you is, I have a brain tumor!"

Covering her forehead and pretending to be in pain, An Kexin was stunned. It wasn't until a moment later that she came to her senses!

An Kexin couldn't help but ask with a tearful voice, "Dad, were you just trying to scare me into agreeing to let your lover into the house?"

"Dad, I agree. Even if Kemeng disagrees, I'll convince her otherwise. Dad, please don't scare me!"

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