"Xiaoxiao, Xiaoxiao..."

The soft calling sound reached Zhang Xiaoxiao's eardrums.

Last night, she stayed up late to comfort the worried and frightened Yao Henan. Now she was sleeping soundly; however, this voice was ingrained in her subconscious as a high-alert sound.

As soon as she heard it, Zhang Xiaoxiao instantly regained her senses and jumped out of bed, anxiously asking, "Nannan, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Xiaoxiao, I'm not unwell. Your phone has been ringing."

Only then did Zhang Xiaoxiao notice the phone on the table nearby was vibrating continuously.

She picked up the phone and saw that the caller ID displayed an unfamiliar landline number.

"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Feeling a bit annoyed that the call had woken Yao Henan, Zhang Xiaoxiao's voice was rather unfriendly.

"This is a call from Binhai Detention Center. The suspect, Yao Jishun, wants to say a few words to his daughter."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoxiao was taken aback and quickly said, "Please wait a moment!"

She took a few big steps to the bedside and handed the phone to Yao Henan, softly saying, "It's a call from the detention center, your father is calling."

Yao Henan immediately took the phone, excitedly saying, "It's Nannan. Is it Dad? Is it Dad?"

Amidst a burst of chaotic noise from the phone, a man's voice emerged after a moment, "Is it Nannan? I'm Dad..."

"Dad, it's me, I'm Nannan!" Yao Henan quickly responded.

"Nannan, I know you have surgery today. I just wanted to hear your voice..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao glanced up at the clock on the wall. It was 5:46 in the morning.

Having lost much of her sleepiness, she watched Yao Henan speaking softly on the phone, then turned to the bathroom to get ready and freshen up.

About ten minutes later, Zhang Xiaoxiao came out of the bathroom and found Yao Henan holding the phone with both hands, crying silently.

Zhang Xiaoxiao sighed, sat down by the bed, and gently embraced Yao Henan.

"After talking with Dad, the officer at the detention center told me that Dad hadn't slept all night and had been asking them repeatedly to let him make a call to me."

"Because today is my surgery day, Dad wanted to say a few words to me."

"That officer said it wasn't allowed by regulations. However, after requesting permission from his superior, they made an exception and allowed Dad to speak with me for ten minutes."

Yao Henan wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and softly said, "The officer also wished me a successful surgery."

Zhang Xiaoxiao softly acknowledged, "It's just after six in the morning now, and there are still two to three hours before your surgery. Why don't you get some more sleep?"

"You already slept late last night."

Yao Henan shook her head and insisted, "No more sleep. Uncle said my surgery will last fifteen to sixteen hours, and I'll be under anesthesia the whole time."

"In the two or three days after surgery, for effective recovery, they'll also have me sleep as much as possible."

"I'll have plenty of time to sleep then. I don't need to sleep so much right now."

She stepped away from Zhang Xiaoxiao's embrace and said, "Xiaoxiao, I want to take a shower."

Touching her long hair, Yao Henan said reluctantly, "Uncle said to keep everything clean and manageable, I'll have to get my hair cut short."

"Xiaoxiao, could you help me cut my hair..."

Just after 8 am, Lin Jie, Lin Miao, An Kexin, and An Kemeng all came to Yao Henan's hospital room and saw her sporting an uneven buzz cut.

Lin Jie personally conducted a pre-operative physical examination for Yao Henan.

At 8:30, Fang Huanru and Ma Hongmin pushed a surgical gurney into the room, dressed Yao Henan in surgical scrubs, and wheeled her out of the room.

Lin Jie, An Kexin, and others accompanied her to the front of the operating room.

"Little Nannan, don't be afraid. You should know that Uncle Jie is the best; there's nothing he can't do."

Lin Miao, seeing the uneasy expression on Yao Henan lying on the gurney, comforted her like a seasoned adult: "You don't need to worry about the surgery. For you, it'll be like closing and opening your eyes."

"Yeah, little aunt, I'm not scared."

Though she said that, Yao Henan's eyes occasionally glanced toward Lin Jie.

Lin Jie understood she was likely feeling anxious inside.

After all, she was only fifteen, and she was about to undergo such a major surgery.

Lin Jie took a step forward and held Yao Henan's somewhat cold hand, saying, "Your little aunt is right. For you, the surgery is just a matter of closing your eyes and sleeping."

"I'll take care of everything else, so just relax."

Yao Henan nodded firmly, her gaze slowly sweeping over those around her, she said, "Uncle, Xiaoxiao, aunt Kexin, aunt Miaomiao, aunt Kemong, thank you all for your care and support during this time."

"If I don't wake up after closing my eyes this time..."

"What nonsense are you saying!"

Zhang Xiaoxiao's eyes reddened, and she scolded, "No pessimistic talk. I told you this repeatedly last night. As soon as Ajie takes on a surgery, there has never been a failure."

"Those surgeries were much more difficult than this little one of yours. So stop scaring yourself."

Lin Jie noticed the heavy atmosphere that could easily cause Yao Henan to overthink and said, "It's almost time, Nannan, you should head into the operating room now."

With that, he gestured to Fang Huanru and Ma Hongmin.

Understanding immediately, they wheeled Yao Henan into the operating room.

Watching the operating room door close before him, Lin Jie turned to Lin Miao, An Kexin, and others and said, "This surgery will take a long time, no need to wait here. You can head back."

"Also, during Yu Momo's talent show finale tonight, please cheer loudly for me."

Sisters of the An Family and Lin Miao responded in unison, gave Lin Jie a few reminders, and left, leaving only Zhang Xiaoxiao behind...

A few minutes later, fully prepared, Lin Jie also went into surgery.

He found Fang Lianggong, Lei Jun, along with surgical assistants Fang Huanru, Huo Guangheng, Guo Peng, and Ma Hongmin were all ready.

Arriving at the familiar place, breathing in the unique antiseptic smell of the operating room, Lin Jie felt as if a newborn returning to its mother's embrace, so comforting, so reassuring.

From last night until now, any lurking anxiety in his heart dissipated completely.

Lin Jie took a few steps, stood at the main surgery position, and gently said to Yao Henan lying on the operating table, "Nannan, now you need to close your eyes and sleep."

With absolute confidence, he assured, "Don't worry, I've got this."

Perhaps influenced by Lin Jie's confidence, Yao Henan's emotions stabilized significantly as she softly replied, "Uncle, see you tomorrow."

"Yes, see you tomorrow!"

Saying this, Lin Jie gave a signal with his eyes, and the anesthetist injected the inhalation anesthetic into Yao Henan's oxygen apparatus.

Two to three minutes later, after completing the anesthesia level test and monitoring vital signs, the anesthetist said, "Expert Lin, we can start."

"January 16th, 9:05 am, surgery timing begins!"

Lin Jie extended his hand, and a scalpel was placed in it.

He raised the scalpel and made the first incision on Yao Henan's hip.

As he made the incision, Fang Lianggong and Lei Jun simultaneously made incisions on Yao Henan's right and left calves.

For this surgery, to minimize the operation time, the three of them had clear roles.

Lin Jie was responsible for the complex hip bone and hip joint injury repair, Fang Lianggong for the right leg bone repair, and Lei Jun for the left leg bone repair.

Although it seemed like each had their duties, the implementation plan for the surgery was drawn up by Lin Jie and was extremely detailed.

For instance, the surgical incision to expose the bone through muscle separation was specifically instructed by Lin Jie.

As for sawing the healed bone into small pieces again, such a critical procedure, Lin Jie detailed every line and angle of the bone fragments.

This detailed bone fragment plan was calculated using the computer-aided surgical system developed by Lei Jun's team, along with meticulous adjustments by Lin Jie, which then finalized the plan.

Therefore, with such a comprehensive surgical plan, Fang Lianggong and Lei Jun had no autonomy in this surgery and executed Lin Jie's directives entirely.

It must be said, it's Lin Jie's current prestige that allows him to command two expert-level orthopedic doctors, working eagerly and willingly, albeit like puppets...

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