On Friday evening, Lin Jie and An Kexin were having dinner at a Western restaurant.

Seeing the bank notification on his phone screen, Lin Jie smiled and said, "Kexin, the ten million has been credited."

An Kexin was delighted, took the phone to have a look, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "This ten million solves an urgent problem for the company, the interest rate is still calculated at ten percent per annum."

"Adding this ten million, we have borrowed a total of forty million from you."

At this, An Kexin looked rather gloomy and said, "The An Family has been painstakingly developing for decades, employing hundreds of workers, yet we still can't earn a forty million profit after a whole year's hard work."

"Whereas you, in just one and a half years, have made over forty or fifty million from performing dozens of surgeries."

"It really is infuriating comparing oneself to others!"

Lin Jie, somewhat proudly, said, "Kexin, you can't calculate it that way."

"Life is priceless, and wealthy people would be willing to use notable amounts of money to purchase a priceless life."

An Kexin couldn't help but give Lin Jie, who was showing off, a glance.

She understood in her heart that Lin Jie was right.

Many wealthy people, when plagued with serious illnesses, are not afraid to spend money; what they fear most is having no place to spend it.

She thought of something and confirmed, "Ah Jie, is your method of awakening patients in a coma really not generalizable?"

Lin Jie softly said, "It's not that it has no generalizable aspect at all."

"All methods of awakening coma patients essentially aim to stimulate the patient's brain activity, hoping to re-activate the brain."

"And my method stimulates the brain too brutally and intensely, having a kind of do-or-die stance."

"This is mainly because the patient has been asleep for three years, and the brain's activity level is almost completely dead, plus the patient's body is relatively well-maintained, giving me the chance to act recklessly once."

"If the same method is applied to other coma patients, the possibility of dying directly is much higher."

At this point, Lin Jie, somewhat fearful and fortunate, said, "Honestly, the reason I dared to do it is because I saw that the patient was either slowly heading towards death or we could give it all we've got for a chance at waking up."

"Kexin, to some extent, awakening the patient this time was really a stroke of luck."

He sighed and said, "Such uncertain things, I won't do again in the future."

"As a doctor, you can't rely on sheer luck, like a blind cat catching a dead mouse, for a patient's life or death."

"It's irresponsible to the patient and an insult to one's own abilities."

An Kexin reached out to grasp Lin Jie's hand gently and said softly, "Don't say it so seriously. Don't I understand you? If you truly had no confidence at all inside, you wouldn't have used this awakening method."

"I clearly remember, those two or three days, you were locked away researching to optimize this awakening plan."

Lin Jie sighed and said, "For other surgeries I've taken on, no matter how difficult, I always have some confidence in success and a clear prognosis for the patient."

"Only for awakening this patient, at the time, I felt like it was a dice roll; the result was completely out of my control and purely up to luck."

"This powerless feeling made me very uncomfortable."

An Kexin consoled, "Ah Jie, you're just setting the bar too high for yourself."

"Just like doing business, sometimes you have to take risks; treating patients also requires taking risks."

"For someone like Lulu, even if there's only a one in six chance, if they could choose, I think they wouldn't refuse to take the risk."

"You truly expect too much from yourself."

Lin Jie smiled but didn't continue to explain.

He also realized that when it comes to treating patients, he seemed to have a tendency towards perfectionism, always wanting to make thorough preparations, knowing clearly before starting treatment.

In Lulu's case, had it not been for the previous thorough examination that already caused damage and the possibility of deterioration, leaving Lin Jie with no room for delay, he would probably have prepared for a few more days.

Suddenly, An Kexin asked, "I heard that after waking up, the patient developed selective amnesia and forgot about the fiancé who had been waiting devotedly for so long?"

Lin Jie casually said, "Hmm, the patient said so herself. Perhaps after some time, she'll remember."

"If they truly loved each other deeply, how could she forget just him? It's not logical."

An Kexin asked curiously, "Ah Jie, do you think there's more to the patient's accident?"

"Maybe her fiancé is to blame? Maybe out of extreme fear or other reasons, her brain blocked memory of him?"

The more she spoke, the more she felt this speculation was quite possible, continuing to ask, "Ah Jie, you interacted with the patient and the fiancé more than I did; did you notice anything unusual?"

Looking at An Kexin, who was full of interest, Lin Jie rolled his eyes and said, "I only met the patient two or three times; I left her issues for my students to handle."

"So, I don't necessarily know more about them than you do."

"I'm only responsible for treating her condition; other matters are none of my concern, nor should they be of concern to me. You shouldn't worry needlessly either."

An Kexin unwillingly agreed and started dealing with the dishes just served.

After a few bites, she spoke again, "Hey, Ah Jie, let me tell you something. Today, I met Tang You by chance."

"It shocked me; she had lost a lot of weight, her eyes were sunken, and her cheekbones were sticking out."

Lin Jie explained, "That's not surprising."

"With bones still healing and wearing an exoskeleton correction system to forcibly adjust bodily postures formed over ten or twenty years, Tang You must be very uncomfortable."

"During this period, she certainly hasn't been eating or sleeping well, so rapid weight loss is to be expected."

"Tang You's regular health checkups are all handled by Dr. Lei's team."

"Since there's been no news from them, it indicates that Tang You's recovery should still be normal."

Lin Jie speculated, "Probably in another three to five weeks, she should be able to adjust."

"By then, once her diet and rest normalize, her weight will come back too."

An Kexin nodded and said somewhat gloomily, "Tang You, with the deformity in her left foot corrected, is quite a little beauty now. Dad even asked me to find a suitable match for her,"

"It seems dad truly considers her part of the family."

Lin Jie just smiled and said, "What, you still have concerns in your heart?"

"Since being with Aunt Cui, Uncle An's changes should be for the better, right?"

An Kexin unwillingly agreed, "That's indeed the case. Dad smiles more, is in a better mood, and pays more attention to fitness now..."

After dinner, they left the restaurant and realized snow was gently falling outside.

"The first snow of the year."

An Kexin excitedly extended her hand to catch a few snowflakes.

The snowflakes melted in her hands, bringing a gentle chill to An Kexin.

The ground was also wet and dirty, without any sign of snow, which left An Kexin a bit regretful.

"Ah Jie, are you really not planning to travel this year? We could go north to see the snowy scenery and have a snowball fight!"

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "Miaomiao has a psychological shadow now, afraid of me having an accident if I go out, and even reluctant about the planned trip to Germany next spring."

"This Chinese New Year, I'll just stay at home."

"Besides, there's also Nannan, and her current condition is not suitable for traveling around."

An Kexin held onto Lin Jie's arm gently and said softly, "Staying at home isn't bad either. Actually, the thing I want to do most is to sleep until it's dark and earth-shattering..."

They didn't take a car, but strolled silently along the sidewalk amid the fluttering snowflakes, with Guan Muhua following behind them.

At that moment, a phone call broke the silence between Lin Jie and An Kexin.

An Kexin answered the call, said a few words, then hung up, happily saying, "Ah Jie, this call was from Jiaojiao Studio. She said the wedding dress and groom's suit we ordered are ready, and we can try them on whenever convenient."

"Oh, okay, you set the time, and we'll go together then." Lin Jie said casually.

An Kexin giggled and said, "Ah Jie, we can't go together. Before the wedding, you're not supposed to see me in my wedding dress."

"So, this time for the fitting, we'll go separately. I'll take Miaomiao, Kemeng, Manqing, Mengjiao, and the others with me."

"Ah Jie, who will you take with you?"

She asked with interest, "Who will be your best man for our wedding?"

Lin Jie thought for a moment and said, "I don't have many childhood friends. For the best man, I'll invite Chen Qiuhua, Lu Kaicheng, Yao Siyuan, and the others."

"If there aren't enough people, I'll pull in a few students to make up the numbers..."

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