Near seven in the evening, Lin Jie stepped out of the operating room, instantly greeted by a pair of anxious parents.

"Expert Lin, was the surgery successful?"

"Expert Lin, did you save my son's eye?"

This was an emergency surgery Lin Jie took on in the afternoon.

A nine-year-old boy, whose right eye had been pierced by a fragment of a box cutter blade due to an accident.

The fragment pierced the eyeball, directly hitting the optic disk. Faced with this thorny situation, several ophthalmologists at the Affiliated Hospital were not confident about saving the eye.

In such a scenario, Lin Jie was called upon and ended up performing this four-hour-long surgery.

"The eye is saved, but vision is definitely going to be affected. As for the exact degree of impact, we'll have to wait for the follow-up in a few days."

Upon hearing Lin Jie deliver the news, the parents both sighed with great relief.

"As long as the eye is saved and he's not blind, that's good, that's good!"

"Expert Lin, thank you! Thank you!"

Lin Jie was surprised to see Lin Miao and An Kexin here too and asked, "Why are you two here?"

Lin Miao patted her belly and said, "Today is Little New Year, and we are waiting to have dinner with you. Go and change, wash up quickly; my stomach is almost empty."

Thinking they'd go either home or to a restaurant for dinner, Lin Jie was unexpectedly led to Yao Henan's hospital room.

He was even more amazed to see that a table of dishes had already been set on the coffee table in the room.

Elevated from the sink, Yao Henan exposed her upper body above the water. There's also a small table set in front of her with plates and chopsticks along with some small bowls of dishes.

Apparently, she hasn't eaten either and had been waiting for Lin Jie.

Lin Jie asked, "Nannan, after waiting so long, aren't you hungry too?"

"Uncle, not quite hungry; my appetite is just a little small now," replied Yao Henan softly.

Lin Jie advised, "Try to eat more; your body needs more nutrition."

He then said to the others, "Xiaoxiao, Kexin, Miaomiao, sometimes when I have operations, there's no set finish time, so you shouldn't wait for me. Just eat when the meal time arrives."

At this moment, Zhang Xiaoxiao took a plate of black pepper beef from the microwave and hummed, "In the past, we definitely wouldn't wait for you."

"However, today is Little New Year, a special day; we need to wait for our family head and gather together for a meal."

"With such a long wait, the dishes have cooled and reheating them in the microwave might affect the taste a bit."

Lin Miao laughed gently, "It doesn't matter what we eat or the taste; as long as we are together."

She urged, "Brother, sit down quickly; I am really hungry..."

Lin Jie was hungry too.

He began eating some dishes to fill his stomach first, then talked about being invited to join the city's New Year's Gathering hosted by local government on the morning of New Year's Eve.

An Kexin joyfully said, "This gathering invites the most prominent figures from various circles in Binhai, plus renowned overseas Chinese and foreign personalities residing here."

"Ajie, being invited means you've moved into Binhai's upper echelon."

"My father worked hard for many years but never received such an invitation."

Feeling a bit superior and satisfied, Lin Jie said, "Do I still need this gathering's invitation for recognition now?"

"Exactly, my brother doesn't need anyone else's recognition anymore!"

Lin Miao proudly said, "Brother is unbeatable even by world-renowned doctor Maxwell."

"Moreover, throughout the past year, he saved so many people and achieved so much success which no one can deny."

An Kexin chuckled, "Call yourself great and you're puffing with pride already. Ajie, did you decline that invitation?"

Lin Jie shook his head, saying, "Not at all."

"I just told them I would attend if no patients needed treatment that day."

An Kexin laughed, "That wording is typically for responding to invitations you can't outright decline."

"Ajie, I suggest you attend this gathering."

"Those attending are distinguished in their fields. Making connections might prove useful someday."

Lin Jie nodded, saying, "If there are no special circumstances, I'll go."

"I'm not arrogant enough to believe that there's only others needing me, never me needing others."

"Speaking of needing favors..."

Zhang Xiaoxiao interrupted, "Ajie, the parents of Lulu's fiancé next door visited today. I overheard them wanting to ask Lulu to request your help treating their son."

"Ajie, is that person very badly injured?"

Lin Jie thought deeply, "Without seeing his X-rays, it's hard to say. But based on the student's description last night, it's a comminuted fracture of the left shoulder that also injured the shoulder joint."

"If the shoulder joint injury isn't properly managed, the arm's flexibility might be affected after healing."

Zhang Xiaoxiao pressed, "Has Lulu next door asked you for help?"

Lin Jie shook his head, "I already clearly refused last night."

"So far, no one has approached me again about that person."

He further explained, "Relatively speaking, the bone injury isn't too severe; Dr. Lei and Dean Fang should be able to manage it well."

"Perhaps they sought other doctors."

Zhang Xiaoxiao responded with a light 'oh' and said, "That student named Huo, often visits that room. Lulu is quite pretty and rich; could he be..."

Lin Jie laughed, "Xiaoxiao, it's not as you imagine. Huo Guangheng is merely following my instructions to handle some of her post-recovery tasks."

Unconvinced, Zhang Xiaoxiao said, "Handling follow-up recovery work, visiting over ten times a day? This frequency is too high, clearly unusual."

"Anyway, I've reminded you; it's up to you to handle it."

"Visiting over ten times a day?"

Lin Jie furrowed his brow slightly and said, "Though there isn't a formal rule barring friendships between doctors and patients, Lulu's situation is somewhat complicated now. I'll appropriately remind him."

"Oh Ajie, don't interfere too much."

An Kexin poured Lin Jie more water and gently said, "You are their instructor only in medicine."

"They are older than you, and likely have more life experience in other areas."

Lin Jie understood her point, and though somewhat discontent, he nodded, "I know my medical expertise doesn't mean I excel in other aspects."

"But I will do the reminding."

"There are some details you might not know; I'm afraid Huo Guangheng could be manipulated somehow."

"What details?"

Seeing all three women's eyes gleam at him, Lin Jie snorted, saying, "It's confidential, can't be disclosed..."

Just then, Lin Jie's phone rang; Ye Hongqing was calling.

Answering, he immediately heard Ye's voice, "Old brother Lin, a friend's daughter just had an accident..."

Lin Jie asked seriously, "Ye bro, could you detail what happened? What injuries? Where are they?"

Ye hesitated a moment before saying, "It's not too serious, just a glass bottle blew up, and glass shards ended up all over her face!"

"Did it hit the eyes?"

Lin Jie naturally considered that possibility.

"She's fortunate that the eyes weren't harmed; it's just... My friend's daughter has scar tissue."

"Old brother Lin, what do you think of her situation?"

Upon hearing scar tissue, Lin Jie had to admit his acquaintance's daughter was truly unfortunate.

People with scar tissue show characteristics where scars grow outwards after wound healing, protruding above the skin, becoming hard, and may cause redness and pain. Though growth halts eventually.

Scar tissue occurrence is rare in the population, genetically controlled, and cannot be treated later in life.

They can undergo surgery for health reasons, but cosmetic surgeries are unsuitable.

Even intricate restorative surgeries in critical areas can't be performed.

For example, refractive laser surgery for myopia involves different skins and cornea microscopes but genetic control of scar tissue remains consistent.

Should little excess tissue grow post-surgery, it could severely impact vision.

Accurately Lin Jie replied, "Ye bro, those with scar tissue shouldn't undergo cosmetic surgery."

"In her case, I'm powerless. All we can do is hope the doctor treating her facial wounds is careful and limits the expansion of the wounds."

Ye sighed, saying, "Old brother Lin, my friend's daughter is only about twenty, still unmarried. With a face full of scars, her future..."

"Isn't there any way?"

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