Monday morning, at Xiangtai Apartment.

Lin Miao pulled out a tissue, carefully wiped away the drool from the corner of Lin Jie's mouth, and laughed, "Brother, right now, you're just like a drooling baby, only a few months old, hee hee!"

Lin Jie rolled his eyes, too disdainful to respond to her.

His left cheek was swollen, half his face numb, and under the lingering effect of the anesthetic, he continued to drool occasionally.

If it weren't for his tongue being affected by the anesthetic, rendering it unresponsive and making speech unclear, Lin Jie would have scolded her by now.

"Brother Jie, do you want some water?" asked An Kemeng, sitting on the other side of Lin Jie with concern.

Lin Jie shook his head, leaned back into the couch, and closed his eyes.

He felt a dull pain starting to emerge and knew the anesthetic's effect was gradually wearing off, signaling the beginning of a period of torment.

Recalling the ordeal from the year before last: a significant heart transplant and being thrown out of the hospital, Lin Jie didn't feel much agony back then. Endurance gets you past it quickly.

Now, with something as small as a tooth extraction, Lin Jie felt a bit apprehensive.

Secretly, he hoped this impending pain wouldn't be too harsh or unbearable.

Perhaps, is it that as life conditions improve, a person's willpower and endurance significantly decline?

At this moment, amidst his wandering thoughts, Lin Jie heard a knock on the door.

He also heard Lin Miao's quick footsteps and the sound of the door opening, followed by her surprised voice: "Boss Ye! Oh, Sister Bai..."

Sister Bai?

Lin Jie opened his eyes and turned his head, discovering that walking beside the portly and big-bellied Ye Hongqing was a familiar-looking young woman.

Maybe due to the influence of the anesthetic, Lin Jie had to think long and hard before he remembered who she was.

Bai Qili from the Tianya Haijiao Resort.

"Brother Lin, don't get up, don't get up, you've just had surgery."

With agility far surpassing that of a big man, Ye Hongqing quickly approached Lin Jie, stopping him from wanting to get up to greet them while handing the gift box in his hand to Lin Miao.

"This is antler velvet, add some while stewing soup or soak it directly to drink, it's great for replenishing blood and strengthening the body!"

At this time, Bai Qili also passed over her gift, which was two boxes of shark fin.

Lin Jie gestured for them to sit, while pointing to his swollen left cheek.

Receiving the gifts, Lin Miao translated on the side: "Boss Ye, Sister Bai, please sit quickly."

"My brother's anesthetic effect hasn't worn off completely, his speech is still a bit unclear."

An Kemeng also cleverly brought over two cups of hot tea, handing them to Ye Hongqing and Bai Qili.

Ye Hongqing candidly said, "Brother Ye, our visit this time is a bit abrupt, sorry for disturbing your post-surgery rest."

He pointed to Bai Qili beside him, explaining: "This is Miss Bai, whom you all know. She has specifically traveled from the south to our Binhai for something she wants to consult with Brother Lin."

As he finished speaking, Bai Qili stood up again, slightly bowed towards Lin Jie, and said, "Expert Lin, Sister Lin, Sister An, I'm really sorry to intrude at this time."

"Expert Lin, I've come this time to request your help with something."

Lin Jie managed to smile slightly, signaling for her to continue.

Bai Qili paused for a moment, then explained, "It's like this, an older brother of mine was in prison for a while due to some issues a few years ago and only got released recently."

"His tendons in both hands were severed and in such an environment, he didn't receive proper treatment."

"Now, his hands aren't functioning well, movements are quite stiff, resembling chicken claws, unable to straighten, lacking strength, and unable to hold anything heavy."

"Moreover, he experiences pain from time to time."

"Expert Lin, can his condition be treated by you?"

Lin Jie mumbled a couple of words indistinctly, gesturing a bit with his hand.

Unclear about what's meant, with big eyes staring at each other, An Kemeng timely handed over her phone.

Lin Jie took the phone and typed two words on it: "Medical records!"

Bai Qili realized, hurriedly fetched a medical record, examination sheet, and a bundle of materials including CT scans from her bag, and handed them over.

Lin Jie took the materials and started reviewing them.

After skimming some, his brows furrowed—deepening further.

Hand tendons refer to the wrist tendons.

Human activity is performed through muscle contraction that drives bones to move, so muscles connect at one end to one bone and at the other end to a nearby segment of bone.

This allows for muscle contraction to cause relative movement of the bones.

Where muscles connect to bones is where tendons are.

If tendons are cut, bones cannot be pulled for movement.

Hands are among the most dexterous limbs of the human body, with a rich variety of tendons in the wrist.

Twenty-four in total.

In the wrist, controlling various movements of the hands and fingers, there are twenty-four tendons of varying thickness.

To Lin Jie's surprise, according to the material, all twenty-four tendons were severed.

Typically, even in cases where tendons are targeted, mainly several thicker wrist tendons are severed.

All twenty-four hand tendons completely severed—what kind of hatred and resentment could lead to this?

Lin Jie further found that this person's treatment was incredibly rough and inadequate.

Of these twenty-four severed hand tendons, four weren't even reconnected, five or six had adhesions, and astonishingly, two were connected incorrectly.

Even for the tendons that were properly reconnected, some developed exceptionally large scar tissue at the junctions.

The skills and practices of the surgeon at that time...

Lin Jie couldn't bear to look any further.

He flipped through all the materials one by one and typed on his phone, "Significant improvement is achievable."

Upon seeing those words, Bai Qili exclaimed excitedly, "Thank you, thank you!"

"Expert Lin, what about my brother...?"

Lin Jie calculated his schedule after the Spring Festival and typed again, "We'll confirm the specific treatment time after the Lantern Festival."

"Great, great!"

With gratitude, Bai Qili responded, "I'll contact you again after the Lantern Festival."

"Hey, Sister Bai!"

An Kemeng suddenly remembered something and asked, "Speaking of tendons, I recall there's an old man selling gold jewelry at the resort, whose tendons seem to have been severed before."

"Is he still selling jewelry there?"

Bai Qili nodded, "You're talking about the store owner Huang; yes, he's still selling jewelry there."

"After his tendons were fixed, he couldn't do any delicate work anymore. His craftsmanship is virtually ruined. However, his skills were indeed quite remarkable before."

"His gold jewelry store was once very famous in our area."

"But later on..."

Bai Qili sighed and tentatively asked, "Expert Lin, I wonder if there's anything you can do about Mr. Huang's condition..."

Lin Jie remembered the extraordinary gold jewelry he had bought from that store.

Such skills being lost was truly a pity.

After some thought, he typed on his phone, "We can examine him together at that time, though I can't guarantee an improvement in his condition."

Bai Qili nodded and replied, "Expert Lin, I will communicate your kind intentions to Mr. Huang."

"Whether he comes or not will be his own choice then."

Lin Jie was not very concerned about this matter and wrote down another name on his phone, "Miao Yu."

He had a deep and lasting impression of this woman due to their past entanglements.

"Oh, her!"

Bai Qili's expression slightly stiffened as she casually explained, "She is now quite favored by the boss, always accompanying him everywhere, very esteemed."

Lin Jie detected the sarcasm in her tone and returned a sympathetic smile.

After the conversation with Ye Hongqing, he said, "Brother Lin, is there really no solution for my friend's daughter with scar tissue condition?"

Lin Jie shook his head in response.

Ye Hongqing sighed deeply, "If that's the case, that bastard will have to take responsibility for a lifetime. My friend remains furious for life."

Lin Miao couldn't contain his curiosity and asked, "Boss Ye, what exactly happened? Can you tell us about it?"

Ye Hongqing replied with regret, "I'll tell you all about it!"

"Miaomiao, and Kemeng, after you hear it, learn from it, and avoid being deceived by malicious people."

He took a sip of tea and said slowly, "My friend's daughter had a relationship with a boyfriend privately."

"But my friend saw that the guy's family was not well-off, and he was merely good-looking, so he did not agree to it."

"Because of the friend's firm stance, the young girl couldn't handle it and did something self-destructive."

"Self-destructive?" Lin Miao and An Kemeng simultaneously asked.

Ye Hongqing nodded, "Yes, self-destructive."

"We just learned about it not long ago."

"It is said that after a fierce argument with her parents again, the little girl wanted to use this method in anger to prove that the jerk loved her for herself, not for her looks or family background."

"The young girl planned for an accident, but failed to control it, resulting in her face being covered in wounds."

"It shocked her greatly, and eventually, she came clean about everything."

With a slap to his fleshy thigh, Ye Hongqing angrily said, "My friend has already learned that the young girl was influenced and encouraged by that jerk."

"But now that he knows, what can he do?"

"The young girl is already like that, she can only accept it."

"However, my friend also fiercely stated that if the jerk treats his daughter well forever, then so be it."

"If something bad happens in the future, he will definitely make that jerk regret coming into this world."

Ye Hongqing looked at Lin Miao and An Kemeng and solemnly warned, "Remember, a boy who truly loves you would rather be hurt himself, or leave you, than make you do something harmful to yourself."

"Never be fooled by boys with bad intentions and handsome looks."

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