The scenery in his field of vision suddenly blurred, and Lin Jie sighed silently, realizing that his body had reached its limit once again.

He withdrew his hands and handed the microsurgical forceps and scalpel to the surgical instrument nurse, looking up towards the stopwatch.

The scenery went from blurry to gradually clear, and Lin Jie could make out the positions of the hour and minute hands.

Six twenty-seven.

This time still hadn't reached Lin Jie's expected threshold, but compared to Saturday's surgery, this time he managed to hold on for over half an hour longer.

However...

Little Lucy's left eye still had about ten percent of the retinal nerves not yet connected to the optic nerve.

If Lin Jie's body hadn't had an unexpected issue, these two surgeries could have completed the entire connection of the nerves in the left eye.

But now...

Lin Jie felt an unspeakable frustration within, yet he could only feel powerless.

The poppy components that somehow mixed into the vegetables hadn't affected his peak performance but did impact his limit endurance time.

He instructed Xiao Ganghao and Huo Guangheng to ensure the follow-up procedures were handled properly, adjusted his mood, and exited the operating room.

"Dr. Lin Jie, was Lucy's surgery successful this time?" Freddy and his wife looked anxious and concerned.

"There were no unexpected issues during the surgery, so you can rest assured."

Freddy exclaimed joyfully, "Thank you, thank you! Then Dr. Lin Jie, does Lucy need to undergo a third surgery?"

Lin Jie shook his head and straightforwardly said, "Although there are still ten percent of the optic nerves in Lucy's left eye not connected, I don't think it's necessary to do another surgery just for this ten percent right now."

"Let's see how Lucy's recovery goes."

"If she recovers well, when Lucy has surgery on her right eye, I will also deal with the remaining ten percent in her left eye. If the recovery is not good..."

Lin Jie didn't finish, but Freddy and his wife understood his implication.

Freddy couldn't help but ask, "Dr. Lin Jie, this recovery effect…"

Lin Jie further explained, "Nerve recovery is always the slowest. During the recovery period, Lucy will continue to receive injections and medications to stimulate and nourish nerve recovery."

"If all goes well and she recovers well, Lucy may show a significant light response in about a month."

"Over time, Lucy's sensitivity to light will gradually increase, she'll be able to distinguish brightness, and identify moving shadows, and so on."

"However, I can't predict to what extent she will ultimately recover."

Seeing the hopeful expressions on Freddy and his wife's faces, Lin Jie had to manage their expectations.

"What I mentioned is in the best-case scenario."

"If after three months, Lucy still shows no significant light response, it will indicate that the surgery failed…"

"It won't fail, it absolutely won't fail."

Freddy and his wife clasped their hands in front of their mouths and began to pray, "Lord, you are the one who grants us peace and eternal life, you are the God of salvation and healing, we rely entirely on your mighty power."

"We ask the Lord to demonstrate your omnipotent authority, and with your powerful hand, heal our daughter Lucy, so she can recover soon…"

"Amen!"

Listening to their sincere prayers, Lin Jie couldn't help but feel the urge to roll his eyes.

He couldn't suppress his inner frustration, thinking, "It's me who tirelessly operated on your daughter, not your so-called Lord. How can you not see such a simple truth?"

As he got into the car and left the hospital, Lin Jie received a call from An Kexin.

"Ah Jie, I know you're tired and sleepy now, but sleeping in the car isn't very good. Let me talk to you."

Lin Jie, although incredibly sleepy, felt grateful for An Kexin's kindness. Forcing his eyes open, he said, "Okay, go ahead, I'm listening."

An Kexin's cheerful voice came through, "Let me first tell you a small piece of good news. That impulsive guy who caused your car to be rear-ended last Saturday finally has to pay compensation."

"This is what Li Haoxiang, the lawyer, just told me."

"Oh, the other side is not throwing a tantrum anymore?"

Lin Jie felt a bit more interested, and some of his drowsiness faded.

An Kexin chuckled and said, "Perhaps they saw that our side had a lawyer involved all the way through, and realized we're serious this time and won't easily compromise, so they obediently agreed to pay."

"After all, the other party isn't really stupid. Once it goes to court, they'll only have to pay more."

Lin Jie adjusted his sitting posture, straightening up a bit, and said, "I hope this guy can remember this lesson and think about the consequences before doing anything."

"We don't need to worry about that. If there's a next time, someone will naturally teach her a lesson."

An Kexin raised her tone a bit, saying, "Ah Jie, the guy who caused you trouble yesterday, trying to boost himself by stepping on you, that self-proclaimed Yue Zuoguang, has had his background completely exposed."

"Oh, was there anything unsavory?"

An Kexin laughed on the phone, "This guy's repeatedly bragged about his experience as an exchange scholar at Mayo Hospital, but it wasn't like that at all."

"An anonymous online source revealed that this Yue Zuoguang was not an exchange scholar at Mayo Hospital, but actually a part-time caregiver."

"With his medical knowledge, proficiency in Chinese and English, and familiarity with the Mayo Clinic, he was hired by Chinese patients at the Mayo Clinic to help with some daily chores."

"The whistleblower posted some early photos which clearly showed the attire and name badge on Yue Zuoguang, indicating his identity as a caregiver."

Hearing this, Lin Jie had another thought and said, "This guy, willing to be a caregiver to stay at the Mayo Clinic and look for learning opportunities, in a way, it's commendable."

An Kexin laughed, "There's no shame in being a caregiver. If he had openly talked about this experience, no one would laugh at him. But creating a false identity as an exchange scholar to embellish himself is ridiculous."

"Also, someone exposed his book 'Anatomy of Congenital Heart Defects', pointing out that many contents were plagiarized from several early articles published in Mayo Clinic's internal newsletter, and provided evidence."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but laugh, "This guy, with so many skeletons in his closet, is like a monkey's red bottom; if he stays on the ground, no one notices it."

"But now, doing something as reckless as climbing high up, that bright red dog's butt just can't be hidden anymore."

Suddenly having a thought, Lin Jie asked, "Kexin, this guy being exposed, was it your doing?"

An Kexin giggled and said, "I didn't really do much, just got someone to stir up the heat, publicized his resume and deeds; the rest were just enthusiastic people who knew the truth about him exposing it."

"Another piece of news, Mingzhou Medical University has already announced that they will set up a working group to investigate the authenticity of this guy's credentials and the plagiarism issue with that medical publication."

Lin Jie gave a light "oh", no longer paying attention to Yue Zuoguang's situation, and instead asked, "How did the discussion about the directed medical class and the prize money go today?"

"Today, we didn't talk about the directed medical class; we only talked about the medical prize. Dean Yuan and I unanimously decided to name this prize the 'Binhai University Lin Jie Medical Award.'"

"The award is divided into three categories: faculty and staff award, postgraduate student award, and undergraduate student award. It's evaluated once a year in December and awarded around New Year's."

"The faculty and staff award has one recipient, with a prize of 200,000 yuan."

"The postgraduate student award has three recipients, each with a prize of 100,000 yuan."

"For the student award, it's divided into several main disciplines: Clinical Medicine, Basic Medicine, Medical Technology, Anesthesiology, and Pharmaceutical Studies. Each will select two outstanding students, and each will receive a prize of 50,000 yuan!"

After An Kexin explained the above in detail, she continued, "In this way, fourteen awardees in total are selected each year, with a total of one million yuan in prizes distributed."

"The prize money comes from the proceeds of the books you donated, Ah Jie, and the award also accepts donations from other societal contributors."

"Due to various changes, if the prize pool is insufficient to grant the awards in the future, Anlin Hospital will make up the difference as necessary."

"The administrative expenses, evaluation costs, hospitality costs, and other additional expenses incurred by this award will be handled by the Medical College."

"Ah Jie, the main consensus reached is about this; do you have anything to add?"

After hearing so much from An Kexin, Lin Jie's mind felt a bit dazed. This question brought him to a somewhat clearer state.

He couldn't help but let out a big yawn and replied, "You've all discussed everything quite thoroughly. As for what to add…"

He thought for a moment and said, "Strictly control the evaluation standards; it's best to set a minimum standard and prefer to leave it rather than fill it with something subpar."

"Hmm, I'll add your suggestion to tomorrow's discussion."

"Ah Jie, I can sense that Dean Yuan takes this medical award very seriously."

With a tone of pride, An Kexin said, "You don't know, he jokingly mentioned that he wants to make this award the Binhai University's internal Nobel Prize."

"He said that the level of attention this award receives, besides the prize itself, is even more related to the achievements you've attained, Ah Jie."

"Dean Yuan told me, he has full confidence in you and believes you will undoubtedly become a world-renowned medical expert..."

Stimulated by An Kexin's conversation, Lin Jie came home with a clear mind this time.

Having received a massage from Lin Miao and eaten dinner, Lin Jie couldn't hold on any longer and was ready to go back to his room to rest.

At that moment, unexpectedly, the doorbell rang.

Opening the door, Zhang Xiaoxiao saw who it was and eagerly said, "Mr. Fu, what brings you here? Please come in, please come in!"

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