Today is Wednesday, the day of our gathering again.

Lin Jie checked the recovery status of Herbert, Tang You, and Gan Yong at the University Affiliated Hospital. Before 3 p.m., he returned to Xiangtai Apartment.

He noticed that besides Lu Kaicheng, Chen Lili, and Yu Momo, who had arrived early and were busy in the kitchen with Zhang Xiaoxiao, Qi Xingfen was also there.

An Kexin was there too, accompanying Qi Xingfen for tea.

"Expert Lin, I came over to sign a work contract with President An."

Qi Xingfen further explained, "Knowing that Expert Lin has a regular friends' gathering today, I just decided to join for dinner."

"I came uninvited, hoping Expert Lin won't mind."

"Why would I mind? Signing a work contract means we're like family!"

Lin Jie said politely, "Dr. Qi, I just wonder about Chen Lan?"

Qi Xingfen shook her head, saying, "I talked to her."

"But she said she wanted a simple and relaxed life; working with you would be too exhausting."

Qi Xingfen sighed, regretfully saying, "The changes in her marriage really hit her hard. I don't know when she'll fully recover from it."

While Lin Jie also felt sorry for Chen Lan, he didn't dwell on it. Everyone has their own choices, and he couldn't force them.

He smiled, "Well, there's still some time before dinner."

"Dr. Qi, regarding the surgical videos you sent me, I've noticed some things, and it's a good chance to talk about them."

"That's exactly what I was hoping for!"

Qi Xingfen responded with a smile, following Lin Jie into the study.

Lin Jie turned on the computer at his desk, played several edited videos, and displayed them on the large screen on the wall.

"Dr. Qi, I've edited several segments from your surgical videos to compare technical movements in the early, middle, and late stages of the surgeries."

"Take a look and see what you find!"

Qi Xingfen watched intently.

On the large screen on the wall, three videos played simultaneously.

What played were similar surgical actions taken by Qi Xingfen during different stages of a surgery, focusing on basic surgical operations.

After watching for a while, Qi Xingfen asked a bit puzzled, "Expert Lin, are you suggesting that my foundation is somewhat weak?"

Lin Jie didn't respond, instead bringing up another set of three videos.

"This is Dr. Jiang Hao's comparison of some technical movements in another surgery's early, middle, and late stages."

Watching carefully for a while, a slightly confused Qi Xingfen was startled, saying, "Dr. Jiang Hao showed less instability and deformation in surgical movements in the middle, especially in the late stage, than I did!"

Lin Jie nodded gently, "That's indeed the case."

"A craniotomy usually lasts seven or eight hours, even over ten hours."

"By the later stages, due to physical and mental exhaustion, it's common for technical movements to become somewhat unstable and deformed, compared to the early stages."

"Of course…"

Lin Jie affirmed, "With your skills, Dr. Qi, even in the late stages of surgery, your hand stability is excellent."

"However, based on your performance in the early stages, the decline in hand stability in the middle and late stages exceeded my expectations compared to Dr. Jiang."

Qi Xingfen said somewhat embarrassedly, "I work out every day; maybe my workouts aren't intense enough!"

"Expert Lin, I'll ask my fitness coach to make a more rigorous plan to improve my physical condition."

Lin Jie waved a hand, "Dr. Qi, I initially thought it was due to your physical limitations or because you're a woman who burns more energy during surgeries."

"However…"

He continued with a hint of pride, "It was only when I fast-forwarded your surgical video for the second time that I discovered the reason for your excessive energy consumption."

"Oh, Expert Lin, what exactly is the reason?" Qi Xingfen asked, full of curiosity.

Lin Jie didn't answer directly, instead asking, "Dr. Qi, has your left arm suffered a severe injury before?"

Qi Xingfen was taken aback, nodding, "When I was nine, I had a serious accident, causing fractures in my left arm and left leg, and it took more than half a year to heal."

She moved her left arm and leg, puzzled, "But I recovered quite well and didn't have any sequelae. Could my excessive energy consumption be related to this injury?"

Lin Jie nodded, "It is related."

At this point, he brought up another video, displaying it on the large screen.

The video recorded Qi Xingfen's hands handling surgical instruments while busy.

Lin Jie explained softly, "Dr. Qi, watch how both your hands are working."

"But every few minutes, you subconsciously let your left hand rest, whereas your right hand doesn't get that privilege!"

With Lin Jie's prompt, Qi Xingfen focused on the movements of her hands in the video.

After watching for over ten minutes, she widened her eyes in surprise, "It really is the case; I wasn't even aware of it."

Lin Jie explained, "It seems to be a habit formed unconsciously, causing you to instinctively protect your left hand."

"Under these circumstances, in surgery, your right hand tends to be overworked, while your left hand is somewhat undertrained, which is why your control during the late stages diminishes more than expected."

"Dr. Qi, other issues occurring during surgeries are closely related to the imbalance between your two hands."

Turning to face Lin Jie, Qi Xingfen bowed and gratefully said, "Expert Lin, thank you, really, thank you!"

"Without your meticulous observation, this problem would never have been discovered."

She lamented, "Reaching this level, making further progress is exceedingly difficult."

"Now that you've found the root of the problem, it shows that I still have a lot of room for improvement, and I don't have to envy Dr. Jiang Hao's significant progress anymore."

Lin Jie joked, "You're one of us, after all; there's still a distance between Dr. Jiang and us."

"Your progress represents the progress of Anlin Hospital's neurosurgery department. I look forward to the day when you can surpass Dr. Jiang."

Qi Xingfen smiled brightly and said, "With your careful guidance, I have this confidence."

She pondered for a moment and said, "I'll find a psychologist to help relieve my subconscious or implant suggestions so that I no longer give special care to my left arm."

Lin Jie suggested, "In daily exercise, you should also consciously focus more on the left side of your body..."

It wasn't until dinner that Lin Jie and Qi Xingfen were called out of the study by An Kexin.

Everyone congratulated Qi Xingfen on her joining Anlin Hospital.

After the excitement, Du Feixue also raised her glass, excitedly saying, "I have an announcement too."

"The novel 'Unyielding Love' written by Kemeng has officially started production."

"The draft of the adapted script is out. Lin Jie, Kexin, Xiaoxiao, Kemeng, and Miaomiao, you are witnesses, so please provide valuable suggestions for modifications."

Hearing this, Lin Miao immediately requested, "Sister Fei Xue, could my character setting be changed?"

"That pesky Mengmeng wrote me so poorly."

An Kemeng retorted discontentedly, "Hey, Miaomiao, how was it bad?"

"A lot of readers online commented that this character is written very vividly and full-bodied."

"Although the character has flaws, their affection for the character even exceeds that for the female lead."

Lin Miao glared at her, skeptically saying, "How is that possible? Not many people would like a girl with a bad personality."

Du Feixue chuckled softly, "Miaomiao, Kemeng isn't lying."

"The editor our company hired also said this would be a very standout supporting female role."

"Miaomiao, rest assured, the company will find a very beautiful actress to play your role."

Upon hearing this, Lin Miao's face lit up with a smile, and she stopped mentioning changing the character setting.

She glanced at Yu Momo beside her and said, "Having an actress as beautiful as Momo play me would be great."

Du Feixue looked at Yu Momo, studied her for a few moments, and nodded, "I've seen that lifestyle show where you teach dressing up; you performed quite well."

"The company plans to hold acting auditions after the Spring Festival. If you're interested, you can come and try out!"

Yu Momo said excitedly, "Thank you, Sister Fei Xue, I'm very interested."

"I've studied acting, and I will definitely participate in the auditions then, definitely."

"Hmm, I'll have someone notify you when the time comes."

Du Feixue responded and turned her gaze to Lin Jie, smiling as she asked, "Lin Jie, do you have any suggestions for the actor who will play you?"

Lin Jie earnestly suggested, "First, the acting skills must be good."

"Actors who only rely on green screen effects and have only one expression are definitely not needed. Hmm, he needs to be handsome and manly."

"Since this might count as a disaster film, there'll need to be some muscle-showing, so a well-built physique would be necessary!"

This comment caused a stir among the crowd.

Lin Jie was teased for being something of a fresh-faced idol himself, yet daring to have opinions about fellow idols?

And he himself didn't have much muscle, yet required a ruggedly handsome guy to play him?

When asked who he thought should play the female lead, Lin Jie righteously stated that no actress possessed both An Kexin's beauty and her depth.

So, in his view, no actress could take on the role.

An Kexin expressed her good mood through action, serving Lin Jie a lot of his favorite dishes...

After ten o'clock in the evening, the people who came to the gathering gradually took their leave.

Lin Jie emerged from the bathroom after a shower and found An Kexin still working with a laptop.

Lin Jie leaned over and asked, "What are you still busy with?"

"Thinking about how to deal with Kangning Hospital!"

An Kexin leaned against Lin Jie and softly said, "The Hu Family has targeted you more than once. They're so incorrigible that we must show them a lesson."

"Only by hitting them hard can we make the Hu Family give up completely, and also warn others with ulterior motives."

"That's true. Let me take a look; perhaps I'll discover something!" Lin Jie took the laptop and browsed through the information collected on the Hu Family.

There was indeed a lot of information on the Hu Family in the computer.

Lin Jie skimmed through it quickly but hadn't found anything useful...

Suddenly, Shen Lanruo's voice echoed in Lin Jie's mind, "A-Jie, stop, go back to the previous page."

Lin Jie hurriedly returned to a webpage he had just closed.

It was a forum post where a netizen was complaining.

He complained about the high price of medicine as well as the harsh requirements of Kangning Hospital.

He said he had only posted a picture of the medicine and received a lawyer's letter, accusing him of possibly leaking a confidential prescription and violating some agreement signed with them.

Lin Jie saw the picture.

In a transparent pill box, there were six or seven different shaped and colored pills.

Looking at these pills, Lin Jie felt something was off.

As he scrutinized them, Lin Jie's eyes suddenly lit up. He gave An Kexin's thigh a light slap, shouting, "Kexin, I think I've caught Kangning Hospital making a fatal mistake."

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