Lin Jie slowly opened his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar ceiling, blankly recalling that he wasn't at home in Xiangtai Apartment, but in a hotel.

To ensure that the medical staff involved in the conjoined twins separation surgery could rest well, the Anlin Charity Fund and the University Affiliated Hospital had booked a few rooms in a hotel near the hospital.

The room Lin Jie stayed in was, naturally, a luxurious suite with no low standard.

He checked the time; it was now seven ten in the morning.

Yesterday morning at eight forty, the surgery officially began. The part of the brain cortex that Lin Jie was responsible for was not completed until six thirty in the evening.

This was nearly an hour longer than Lin Jie had initially estimated.

This was mainly because the physical and mental fatigue during the surgery exceeded Lin Jie's expectations, causing him to take slightly longer breaks during the surgery.

After having dinner last night, he took a hot bath and then fell into a deep sleep during Lin Miao's massage…

Lin Jie estimated that he slept for about ten hours.

He felt his body and still had a noticeable sense of fatigue.

"Sister Lanruo, the surgery took an hour longer than planned."

"I slept hard for a night, yet haven't fully recovered. Is it that my physical fitness has deteriorated? Or is it my heart..."

"Your heart is fine!"

Shen Lanruo's voice echoed in his mind, "Mainly, it's because your mental energy consumption during the surgery was too great."

"A-Jie, this was both the longest and the most well-prepared surgery for you, yet, it was the one you had the least control over."

"During the section of surgery separating that part of the brain cortex, your level of concentration was astonishing. You could say you shut out awareness of other parts of your body!"

Shen Lanruo said angrily, "If it weren't for me reminding you in time, waking you from that almost selfless state, and urging you to get a massage therapist for your legs and feet..."

"Otherwise, if your legs didn't swell for days, I'd take your last name!"

Lin Jie chuckled silently, "I knew because Sister Lanruo was there, I could invest myself in the surgery without reservation."

"I clearly know that although Sister Lanruo is very strict with me, she is also very caring and protective, and would try to keep me from harm."

Shen Lanruo scoffed, "Who told me I also reside within your body? If your body deteriorates, I'll suffer too."

"I'm not caring about you; I'm just looking out for myself."

At this, she sighed and said, "Now I somewhat believe that my existence within your body in this inexplicable state might really be fate, or perhaps God's arrangement."

"You, this guy, are just cut out to be a doctor and researcher."

"Judging from your immersion and focus displayed during this surgery, I have great confidence that you will eventually achieve great success and reach the highest medical achievements."

"Sister Lanruo, I think so too."

Feeling a bit smug, Lin Jie rolled out of bed, did a few simple stretches to loosen his body, and boasted while getting dressed, "Sister Lanruo, just watch. I'm sure to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology more than once."

"Furthermore, I will become an authoritative medical figure even beyond Nobel laureates in Physiology."

"Talking big, keep talking big!"

Shen Lanruo mocked him and then stopped responding to him.

Leaving the bedroom, Lin Jie found that An Kexin and Lin Miao were both there.

Both of them looked lazy, leaning on the living room sofa playing with their phones.

"Is the surgery still ongoing?"

Lin Jie inquired about what he most wanted to know at the moment.

An Kexin stood up and replied, "It's still ongoing. The part of the surgery Dr. Jiang was responsible for is finished, and now Dr. Qi is in the operating room."

Lin Jie gently breathed a sigh of relief.

The surgery still continuing meant that so far, the surgery was relatively smooth, with no major accidents.

Lin Miao also stood up from the sofa, walked over, and concernedly asked, "Brother, how does your body feel? Are there any sore spots? Do you want me to give you another massage?"

"My body feels pretty good!"

Lin Jie felt a sense of internal pressure and said, "Let's talk after I freshen up."

About twenty minutes later, a refreshed and invigorated Lin Jie appeared in front of An Kexin and Lin Miao.

An Kexin came forward, smoothing his slightly messy, water-dampened sideburns with a playful smile, "Last night, when I came over to find you, you were already snoring away like a little pig."

"You handled the part of the brain cortex functionality separation; how would you evaluate it?"

Lin Jie confidently said, "After such a long time preparing and countless simulations in my mind, considering all possibilities…"

"In the actual surgery, naturally, there were no unexpected problems. It went quite smoothly."

"It's just as for the postoperative results..."

Lin Jie sighed lightly and said, "The brain is so incredibly complex. We can only determine the surgical outcome and whether it meets expectations after the surgery is complete and detailed tests are conducted on the two little babies once they wake up."

"The surgery done by my brother will definitely have perfect results."

Full of confidence in Lin Jie, Lin Miao handed her phone to Lin Jie and smiled, "Brother, take a look at this video first!"

Lin Jie saw in the phone video, a man standing completely still.

Then, a delicate female voice came through, "Honey, what are you doing?"

The man's lips moved slightly, and he said, "I'm challenging my own limits of self-control, standing still like Expert Lin..."

Before he could finish speaking, a foot flew in from outside the frame, kicking the man to the ground, "What nonsense challenge, don't you know what time it is? Go make dinner, I'm starving."

"What's this?"

Lin Jie looked at Lin Miao and An Kexin, somewhat puzzled.

An Kexin chuckled and explained, "This is a challenge activity that suddenly became popular. It started from an outdoor live broadcast segment by a small Lotus Report."

"People imitate your surgery stance and stand completely still to see who can last the longest."

With admiration on her face, Lin Miao said, "Brother, you're amazing."

"During the surgery, you nearly stood still for more than three hours before stopping to let a masseur give you a massage."

Hearing this, Lin Jie felt a bit embarrassed.

At that time, when he was awakened by Shen Lanruo, he immediately noticed his feet and legs felt like they were being pricked with needles, both painful and numb. If Tian Xiangyu hadn't noticed his poor condition and gave him a hand, he might have collapsed to his knees in the next moment.

At the same time, he was also grateful for having the foresight to have a massage therapist from the nursing department ready in the operating room.

Lin Jie's original intent was to have it prepared for Jiang Hao and Qi Xingfen, but he also ended up enjoying the service himself.

"We also helped fan the flames of this challenge activity!"

An Kexin lightly laughed as she explained, "Once we saw the challenge activity starting to gain traction, your Weibo, WeChat Public Account, personal website, the Anlin Charity Fund, and the Affiliated Hospital's website jointly launched this challenge activity."

"The purpose is to test endurance and self-control through this challenge activity."

"At the same time, through this activity, we want more ordinary people to deeply understand the hardships doctors face, build empathy, and alleviate the increasingly tense doctor-patient relationships in society."

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "I never thought this strange standing still challenge would become a hot trend and have such a significant impact!"

An Kexin glanced at Lin Jie with pride and said, "Ajie, you better believe it."

"After launching this challenge activity, more and more people came to your Weibo and public account to leave messages, expressing their admiration for your hard work."

"They all said that they find it unbearable to stand still for ten or twenty minutes, yet you stood for three full hours during surgery, earning their absolute respect."

"They all acknowledge that being a doctor is indeed a very demanding profession."

Lin Miao shook her phone in front of Lin Jie again, asking, "Brother, can you guess how many followers you have on Weibo and your public account now?"

"Over two hundred thousand?" Lin Jie casually guessed a number.

Lin Miao giggled and said, "Add another zero, and you'd be right."

An Kexin said with some excitement, "Ajie, your students did a great job this time."

"As they acted as professional commentators on various media outlets, they promoted your Weibo, public account, and personal website as well."

"The number of followers is increasing by the thousands, and currently, the followers on Weibo and the public account both exceed a million!"

"And there's another figure that will definitely make you happy."

An Kexin boasted, "Cranial surgery might be the most dull, but the number of people watching the live stream is unexpectedly high."

"The Affiliated Hospital's network department did some statistics, and during peak times, more than a million people watched this surgery and its related commentary through various online streaming platforms."

"Currently, it's steadily maintained at a level of three hundred thousand online viewers."

Lin Jie responded, "Most of the online streaming viewers are probably teenagers, right?"

"Relatively speaking, they have the lowest incidence of illness."

An Kexin explained, "The reason we primarily promote through the internet is partly because of the cost factor, which is relatively cheaper."

"Also, many in their thirties and forties, the mainstays of the household, also number significantly among livestream viewers."

"Nowadays, people are more accustomed to seeking information and answers online."

"In this context, the youth, the largest audience of online streaming, generally hold the keys to the family's internet resources. While they don't have decision-making power in major matters at home, they do have a substantial role in providing information and suggestions."

Lin Jie nodded and said, "You know more about this than I do. Just go ahead according to your ideas."

"You guys haven't had breakfast either, right? Let's go have breakfast together."

He checked the time and said, "It's now 7:52 in the morning. By two or three in the afternoon, there's another crucial surgical hurdle waiting for me to overcome."

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