"Ah Jie..."

Early in the morning, Lin Jie, who had just woken up, heard that soft, bone-melting voice that stirred his heart.

He turned his head and saw An Kexin lying beside him, propping her chin with one hand, looking at him with a charming face.

Lin Jie's heart warmed, and he moved his body, ready to get closer.

"Hey, don't be so hasty!"

An Kexin gently pressed against Lin Jie's chest with one hand, softly saying, "About that medical reward Fei Xue mentioned last night?"

Hearing this, Lin Jie felt a little frustrated and helplessly said, "Kexin, I'm not trying to be difficult or ignoring this reward on purpose."

"Waking up a patient who has been in a vegetative state for nearly three years?"

"That's practically an impossible task. Generally, if someone is in a vegetative state for over a year, the chances of waking up are very low; one can only hope for a miracle."

"Although many call me a miracle maker, I'm not a god. This miracle, I truly can't create."

Not giving up, An Kexin said, "Ah Jie, don't be so absolute. You could at least examine her first."

"Maybe you'll find the root cause of her coma that others haven't."

"Their story is truly moving."

"Ah Jie, if I were unfortunate enough to become a vegetable one day, how long would you wait for me?"

Sigh...

Lin Jie couldn't help but inwardly sigh. Why do women like to ask these hypothetical questions?

Last night, the medical reward Du Feixue mentioned was reportedly issued by a deeply devoted man.

On the eve of their wedding, this man's fiancée had an accident and became a vegetable.

For nearly three years, he's been tenderly caring for his unconscious fiancée, hoping for her to wake up.

But reality is reality; it's not a beautiful adult fairy tale with a happy ending. The woman is still in a coma.

Despite the man's deep devotion, persistently caring for his fiancée, his family isn't happy, urging him to find another woman to marry and start a family.

Under family pressure, the man had no choice but to compromise, though he managed to buy an extra year.

If, within this year, the woman doesn't wake up, the man would follow the family's wishes and find another girl.

To help his fiancée wake up as soon as possible, the man issued a reward.

Anyone who can awaken his fiancée would receive a ten million dollar prize.

After Du Feixue's story, An Kexin, for some reason, was so moved that she teared up, hoping Lin Jie could take over this patient and unite the lovers.

It was only after Lin Jie laid out the facts and logic that she believed he was powerless in this situation.

Still, he didn't expect An Kexin hadn't given up, and this morning, she even tried a seductive ploy.

Lin Jie resisted the urge to roll his eyes, earnestly saying, "Don't ask such silly questions. With me around, you won't become a vegetable."

Seeing An Kexin wanting to speak again, Lin Jie reached out and pulled her into his arms, stopped her words with a kiss, and grabbed her tender, sensitive spots so she couldn't think of anything else...

After cleaning up and getting ready, Lin Jie and An Kexin walked out of the bedroom.

In the living room, Lin Jie didn't find Lele, who usually bounded over to greet him, and said, "Miaomiao must have taken Lele to the park. I originally promised Miaomiao to go jogging with her this morning."

An Kexin cast him a coquettish glance and snorted, "You've already had quite a bit of morning exercise, can you still run?"

Lin Jie flexed his arms, showing off, "Running another 10,000 meters would be no problem!"

"Really?"

An Kexin reclined on the sofa like she was boneless, posed seductively, and said with a moist voice, "Miaomiao won't be back so soon. How about we do it three more times?"

Lin Jie felt his legs go a little weak, turned, and walked toward the kitchen righteously saying, "Miaomiao certainly won't be happy about me standing her up."

"As her brother, naturally, I need to make a sumptuous breakfast as compensation..."

Today's breakfast wasn't much of a feast; just a bowl of seafood noodles per person, plus a few side dishes, but the quality was certainly there.

To accompany the four bowls of noodles were two lobsters and one sea crab.

Lin Jie and Qin Gang each got half a sea crab.

Seeing Lin Miao break open the shrimp shells and enjoy the shrimp meat, Lin Jie laughed, "Uncle Zhang's seafood delivery, we've completely finished it. If you want more, I can ask Uncle Zhang to send some more over."

Lin Miao shook her head and said, "We've been eating seafood every day recently. I'm getting a little tired of it; it's time to switch things up a bit."

"Miaomiao, no need to save money for your brother!"

An Kexin said, smiling, "With your brother's earning power, though not enough to casually buy villas, yachts, or private planes, he can definitely afford whatever he wants to eat, whenever he wants to eat it."

Lin Miao giggled and said, "That, I know!"

"It's just that I still have the stomach of a poor man. Some high-end cuisines are okay to enjoy occasionally, but eating them for a long time feels a bit uncomfortable. I find that homemade dishes are the most delicious."

At this moment, Qin Gang put down a crab leg and said somewhat embarrassingly, "Lin Jie, could you, from a professional perspective, advise Leyi to eat less seafood?"

"What happened?" Lin Jie asked curiously.

Qin Gang scratched his short hair, sighed, and said, "Ever since you treated us last time and we had a feast at Freshness Pavilion, Leyi suddenly developed a strong interest in seafood."

"According to Leyi, she wasn't really into seafood before, but recently she seems unable to enjoy her meals without it."

"It's not that I'm stingy about her eating, but I'm worried that eating too much seafood might not be good for the baby inside her."

Lin Jie made an understanding noise and gently explained, "Pregnant women eating seafood is not a problem, it's just that during processing, certain precautions need to be taken."

"You must pay attention to hygiene, make sure it's well-cooked, and steam, boil, or fry it a bit longer."

"Also, avoid seafood that hasn't been eaten before to prevent allergic reactions."

"As for Yang Leyi suddenly craving seafood, you don't need to worry."

Lin Jie continued to explain, "Women's tastes or preferences can greatly change after becoming pregnant. This is a kind of evolutionary ability."

"When a pregnant woman's taste changes and she suddenly loves eating a particular type of food, generally speaking, it contains nutrients that her body and the fetus need."

"So as long as Yang Leyi enjoys it and the food isn't something unusual and inedible, you don't need to persuade her to limit her diet."

Qin Gang responded with understanding, buried his head, and continued eating without saying more.

At this time, the familiar ringtone sounded from the living room, which was the ringtone Lin Jie had set for incoming calls.

Just as Lin Jie was about to stand up and get it, Lin Miao shouted, "Lele!"

With this shout, Lele trotted over, holding a phone in her mouth.

"Lele, good girl, so clever. Come, give me the phone!"

Lin Miao handed the phone to Lin Jie, showing off with a face full of pride, "Brother, how about it? Lele is both well-behaved and smart, right? I trained her to bring the phone."

Lin Jie took the phone, saw some saliva on the screen, and said disdainfully, "Not well-behaved at all, look, she made my phone screen dirty."

Seeing that the screen displayed a call from Xiang Rong, the chief editor of Clinical Medicine, Lin Jie put it on speaker and answered the call.

Immediately, Xiang Rong's excited voice came through the phone, "Expert Lin, did you see the latest announcement on Nature's official website?"

"No! What announcement?"

"Nature announced last year's top ten papers."

"The selection of these papers primarily considers the innovation and originality discussed by the expert panel, as well as objective data like effective searches and citations worldwide."

"Expert Lin, your paper on arteriovenous interchange research has been selected as one of the top ten in the physiological medicine category for the year, ranked third."

"It's the only one selected not only from the domestic but the entire Asian medical community."

"Congratulations, Expert Lin!"

This was naturally delightful news. Lin Jie said with a bright tone, "Thank you, Chief Editor Xiang, for informing me. I'll log into Nature's official website and take a look later."

"I believe this is just the beginning. Expert Lin, you're bound to achieve more glory and accomplishments internationally."

Xiang Rong complimented on the phone, then smiled and said, "I happen to know you're working on preparing two extremely high-difficulty surgeries."

"By then, this surgical paper..."

Lin Jie raised an eyebrow and said, "Chief Editor Xiang, not every surgery results in a paper."

"I'm naturally aware of that!"

Xiang Rong chuckled and flatteringly said, "To help that girl with crushed lower limbs and hip fractures stand again, I heard you're having the affiliated medical bone department develop a set of equipment?"

"This content should be enough for a paper, right?"

"And that rare lateral cranial conjoined twins separation surgery, once you succeed, could I do an exclusive interview similar to a news feature?"

Lin Jie noncommittally said, "All you've said, let's wait and see after the surgeries are done."

"Alright, I'll contact you then!"

Xiang Rong paused for a moment on the phone, then said, "These days, a message has sparked a stir in the Capital City."

"Someone has offered a substantial reward of ten million to awaken his vegetative fiancée..."

Lin Jie's eyebrows furrowed as he interrupted, "I'm already aware of that reward notice."

"Chief Editor Xiang, no one asked you to pass this on to me, did they?"

"No, no!"

Xiang Rong hurriedly explained, "Even if someone asked me to, I would refuse."

"Awakening a vegetative state, especially a long-term one, is a global challenge. Otherwise, the racer Schumacher whom I admire wouldn't still be in a coma."

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