At 2:46 a.m. on Sunday, the moment Lin Jie put down the scalpel, he felt his legs go weak and his body light, as if he was stepping on cotton, floating in the clouds.

He knew this was the result of total exhaustion, both physically and mentally.

During the earthquake in the Bamboo Sea of western Sichuan, Lin Jie had worked intensely for more than twenty hours, but that was more of a physical drain, racing against time with very rough surgery processes.

However, in this surgery, Lin Jie had been in a state of extreme mental focus, not daring to neglect even a second, which doubled the consumption of his energy and strength.

Despite being utterly exhausted, Lin Jie also felt a sense of relief, even a bit of elation.

Because he knew that the cranial separation surgery for the conjoined twins was a success.

The surgery wasn't over yet, but the subsequent cranial reconstruction surgery led by Dr. Lei Jun and the left and right outer ear reconstruction and head skin grafting surgeries handled by Guan Yifan, were all non-fatal procedures.

Unless there were unexpected major incidents in these two surgeries, the lives of the two babies wouldn't be significantly affected.

Lin Jie's goal had always been to save these two babies, to let them both survive.

Only Lin Jie knew that, in the simulations of the brain surgery he conducted, there were frequent situations where, as a compromise, he could save only one, or even fail the surgery and lose both.

The result of this surgery could be said to have quite a bit of luck involved.

But, regardless, Lin Jie accomplished it.

The worry that had been lingering in his mind for more than two months dissipated in a day, leaving behind the joy of success, and this feeling was simply wonderful!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Lin Jie glanced at the real-time data displayed on the monitors, confirming once again that the babies' vitals were still within acceptable ranges, and then slowly stepped back from the surgical spot, making way for Lei Jun who had been waiting by the side.

"Teacher, let's go out together!"

Lin Jie looked at Tian Xiangyu, who quietly supported him, and nodded.

Once outside the operating room, he was propped up by An Kexin and Guan Muhua, while Lin Miao brought a thermos cup and raised the straw to his lips.

With the feeling of secure support, Lin Jie relaxed his mind, as if all the bones in his body had vanished, slumping against An Kexin, sipping the warm milk in the thermos cup.

An Kexin shielded Lin Jie's face with her hand and said to those taking photos from a distance, "Please stop taking pictures. Lin Jie is just tired and needs some rest!"

They supported Lin Jie into a nearby surgery prep room.

Lin Jie finished the hot milk in the thermos cup, feeling a comforting warmth in his stomach, and seemingly regained some strength.

He was like a puppet on strings, allowing An Kexin and Lin Miao to remove his surgical gown.

However, in his excited state, he began to tease Tian Xiangyu, "Are you envious?"

"How are things going with your girlfriend?"

"When will she come to Binhai to be with you?"

"When are you getting married?"

Tian Xiangyu, while slowly taking off his surgical gown, replied in a depressed manner, "Teacher, you really know how to hit me where it hurts."

"She is indeed planning to come to Binhai for work, but she is a strong professional woman, not likely to take care of me like how your wife and sister-in-law take care of you."

"Tch, that's not right!"

Lin Jie said proudly, "Your teacher's wife is also a professional woman, even a company president."

"Look at her..."

At this moment, An Kexin was taking out Lin Jie's coat from the closet.

An Kexin glared at Lin Jie, helping him put on his clothes, and said playfully, "Stop showing off. Hurry up and get dressed so we can return to the hotel and rest. There's a press conference at eleven in the morning."

"I'm so tired, I just want to sleep until I'm satisfied. Can I skip the press conference?"

Lin Jie spoke with a strangely childish tone, as if he were a kid whining to his mother.

An Kexin blushed, glanced at Tian Xiangyu and Lin Miao who pretended not to hear anything, and whispered softly, "Stop messing around!"

"This press conference is the main event, jointly organized by our charity fund, the Affiliated Hospital, and the City Welfare Institute."

"Besides some online media reporters, there are professional media and magazine journalists, reporters from major Binhai newspapers and some from national newspapers stationed in Binhai."

"More importantly, news reporters from Binhai City TV are also said to be coming."

"You are the central figure of this surgery, it's not good to be absent..."

At 6:17 in the morning, Lei Jun completed the cranial reconstruction surgery.

At 10:41 in the morning, Guan Yifan finished the surgeries for the left and right outer ear reconstruction and head skin grafting for the two babies.

At 10:55 in the morning, wearing a white coat, Lin Jie walked into the press conference venue set in the second-floor conference room of the Binhai University Affiliated Hospital's comprehensive building.

As soon as he entered, Lin Jie noticed that quite a few journalists from news media were present, at least fifty or sixty people.

"Expert Lin is here."

With this shout, Lin Jie realized that dozens of pairs of eyes were suddenly focused on him.

A middle-aged man nearby stood up and said, "Congratulations, Expert Lin!"

After saying this, he began to applaud with both hands!

"Clap..."

"Clap clap..."

More and more people stood up and started applauding.

Soon, everyone present stood up, and the applause was thunderous.

Cheng Xingguang, An Kexin, the head of the Welfare Institute, along with Jiang Hao, Qi Xingfen, Lei Jun, Guan Yifan, and other participants of the surgery, who had already arrived at the forefront of the conference, were also applauding enthusiastically.

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