Through the peephole, seeing that it was Chen Qiuhua standing outside, Lin Jie felt a bit strange and then suddenly alarmed.

He thought of a terrifying possibility.

Lin Jie hurriedly opened the door, pulled Chen Qiuhua in, closed the door at the fastest speed, and asked nervously in a low voice, "Did they make a move? Is someone trying to kill you?"

"No... uh..."

Chen Qiuhua hiccuped, and the smell of alcohol made Lin Jie step back more than two meters.

Lin Jie pinched his nose and said to Lin Miao and Zhang Xiaoxiao, who were also awakened and standing by, "Looks like this guy drank too much. You guys go back to sleep, I'll take care of him."

Chen Qiuhua, although a bit drunk, was still sober.

He gave an apologetic smile to Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lin Miao, and said, "Sorry to have woken you up. I have something important to discuss with Lin Jie alone, so I came over in the middle of the night."

Zhang Xiaoxiao and Lin Miao, seeing that Chen Qiuhua didn't seem truly drunk, poured him a glass of water and then returned to their room together.

Lin Jie waited for Chen Qiuhua to finish drinking the water and asked, "Tell me, what happened that has you running to me in the middle of the night?"

"It's really not because someone is after you?"

Chen Qiuhua shook his head and rubbed his face hard, saying in a deep voice, "Lin Jie, today I talked to Han Xue and told her about my background."

Lin Jie glanced at his face and didn't see any bruises or scratches, so he asked, "Did she splash water on your face? Or did she bite you a few times? Or give you an injection full of viruses?"

Chen Qiuhua shook his head again and said, "She was very calm and just asked me if the reason I haven't accepted her is because of my background and past grudges."

Seeing his face suddenly filled with pain and sorrow, Lin Jie understood that he had feelings for Han Xue.

What a dramatic turn of events.

Lin Jie sighed inwardly and asked with concern, "Then did she suspect her father..."

Chen Qiuhua said slowly, "She said that even though I've been hiding it from her, after these ten or so years of knowing me, she understands my character and who I am."

"She said she believes in me."

If Han Xue wasn't saying this just to reassure Chen Qiuhua, and she really meant it, then Lin Jie could be sure that Han Xue truly loved Chen Qiuhua — very deeply.

Only love can make someone blindly trust another person.

He asked urgently, "Does Han Wenbin know about this? What's his stance?"

Lin Jie was well aware that Han Wenbin was the one in charge of the Han Family now.

He controlled the Han Group, and the old hands who initially helped establish the Han Family were all working under him.

Chen Qiuhua hiccuped again and said, "That's why I was drinking. In the evening, I found Han Wenbin in a bar and talked to him about this!"

He unbuttoned one of his shirt collars and said, "Lin Jie, do you know what Han Wenbin said?"

"Did he say he believes you too?" Lin Jie guessed.

He thought this guess was quite likely and possible.

Otherwise, Han Wenbin probably wouldn't have let Chen Qiuhua leave unharmed.

Chen Qiuhua smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "No. Han Wenbin laughed heartily and told me that he had already known about my background."

Lin Jie was completely surprised and couldn't help but ask, "He knew long ago? Then how have you managed to live so well all this time?"

Chen Qiuhua sighed deeply and said, "It turns out that Han Wenbin's father had already investigated my background, but never exposed it or told Han Xue."

Speaking of this, Chen Qiuhua swallowed dryly, feeling quite terrified and said, "When his heart started showing problems, some basic checks and treatments were several times handled by me."

"At that time, I was in inner turmoil, but fortunately, I resisted any tampering. Otherwise, I might have been sunk in the river or sea long ago."

Chen Qiuhua got up, went to the water dispenser to fill a cup of water, drank several gulps, and filled it up again.

After sitting down again, he exclaimed, "Thinking about it, they're all veterans of the underworld. What haven't they experienced? My little trick of hiding my background is nothing in front of them."

This must be the wisdom that comes with age.

Lin Jie silently warned himself not to act smart in front of anyone and also breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "The Han Family saw through your background long ago, and that's a good thing."

"It also shows that you didn't make a move against Han Xue's father, and Han Wenbin believes this too."

"You no longer have to worry about retaliation from the Han Family, you can be at ease."

But there was no joy on Chen Qiuhua's face; instead, he wore a bitter smile, "Lin Jie, if things were as simple as you think, that would be great."

"Do you know how Han Xue found out about my background?"

Lin Jie speculated, saying, "She found out on her own? Han Wenbin told her? Or, someone else told her?"

"Luo Wantong told her!"

"What?"

This news truly surprised Lin Jie, and he pressed on, "Are you sure?"

"When you got to know Han Xue, became friends, and returned to work at Tongren Hospital, it must have been at Luo Wantong's behest, right?"

"You're still good friends with Luo Pengyi."

"Why would Luo Wantong do this? What's in it for him?"

Chen Qiuhua nodded lightly and said, "This is what Han Xue told me. She said that at a recent party, Luo Wantong personally told her."

"As for why Luo Wantong did this? I have now figured it out."

Lin Jie no longer interrupted him, listening attentively to his explanation.

"Luo Wantong once asked me to work at Phoenix Mountain Hospital, which I refused."

Chen Qiuhua's expression showed some pain as he said, "Because after learning more over these months, I realized Luo Wantong is nothing like the Uncle Luo I imagined."

"He's overbearing and autocratic, you could say he doesn't tolerate any disobedience."

"Moreover..."

At this point, Chen Qiuhua's face darkened, and he said, "Someone privately advised me to accept the job at Phoenix Mountain Hospital."

"He told me that when Luo Wantong initially fled to Southeast Asia, he did many things to establish himself."

"For example..."

He said with some disbelief, "He kidnapped people, became a pirate, and there's no shortage of lives on his hands."

"If this wasn't someone I absolutely trust telling me, I wouldn't believe these were true."

"This person also told me that even though Luo Wantong rose to prominence, achieving fame and success, he still doesn't care much about propriety; he just has others doing these things for him now."

Chen Qiuhua said gravely, "I rejected Phoenix Mountain Hospital and chose Anlin Hospital. This probably caused Luo Wantong to lose face, and infuriated, he wants to teach me a lesson."

"Or perhaps he wants to make an example of me to warn others in Zhujia Port."

"He exposed my identity to the Han Family, thinking that through them he could pressure me into submission, forcing me to kneel down and beg for his protection when I have nowhere else to go."

Listening to Chen Qiuhua's account, Lin Jie was also taken aback.

He could never have imagined that Luo Wantong had done such brutal things.

Lin Jie asked worriedly, "Then what's your next step?"

Chen Qiuhua sighed and said, "What else can I do? Take one step at a time!"

"Anyway, I will never bow down to Luo Wantong."

He muttered to himself thoughtfully, "Luo Wantong turned out to be such a person, maybe there's more to the sea accident back then than meets the eye."

Chen Qiuhua suddenly chuckled and said, "Lin Jie, I told you about this in detail because I want you to know..."

"If one day, something really happens to me, it wasn't caused by the Han Family. The most likely perpetrator would be Luo Wantong."

"In Binhai, among the people I know, you're the only one who doesn't fear Luo Wantong and wouldn't let him act rashly."

"If it really comes to that, I ask you to press the relevant departments, so they don't treat my accident as just an accident."

Lin Jie frowned and said, "Don't speak so pessimistically, this is China, not Southeast Asia where Luo Wantong can do whatever he wants. He wouldn't dare to act recklessly."

Chen Qiuhua said a little indifferently, "It's just preparing for a rainy day, just in case."

Lin Jie pondered for a moment, then suggested, "Why don't you go abroad to avoid it for a while?"

Chen Qiuhua rejected it, "My mother and foster father are old, it's hard to leave them."

"Besides, abroad, it's more convenient for Luo Wantong to act. Here in the country, he has more concerns."

"That's true. China is indeed rated as one of the world's safest countries."

Lin Jie hesitated for a moment and suggested again, "How about changing your identity? I'm good at cosmetic surgery; I can make you look like a completely different person!"

Chen Qiuhua chuckled and said, "You really know how to come up with terrible ideas. Being told by you, it's like I'm a rat crossing the street, and I actually need to hide through plastic surgery."

Instead, he reassured Lin Jie, "Perhaps we're just being overly anxious, thinking the worst of things."

"Actually, as long as the Han Family believes their father's death has nothing to do with me, I'll be past this hurdle for the most part."

"If Luo Wantong really resorts to extreme measures just because I rejected him, that's not just killing a chicken to scare the monkeys."

"It will only make more people see his true face, alienate him, distance themselves from him, and even... expose him..."

The next afternoon, Lin Jie and Li Haoxiang together met with Gan Yong in the hospital office.

Lin Jie handed Gan Yong a legal document and explained, "Since we're transforming you to look like Hu Ge, to avoid some legal disputes in the future, you'll need to sign this document."

Based on the discussion between Li Haoxiang and industry elites, the likelihood of Lin Jie bearing joint legal responsibility is quite small, but to ensure no surprises occur, it's better to prevent it.

This legal document was drafted by Li Haoxiang specifically to disclaim responsibility.

In addition, Li Haoxiang will also send a lawyer's letter to the big star Hu Ge on behalf of Lin Jie, notifying him of this matter.

Gan Yong glanced at the legal document briefly, didn't ask many questions or hesitate, and straightforwardly signed it.

Lin Jie put away the document and said, "Gan Yong, your first surgery is scheduled for Tuesday."

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