Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 960 - 924: Infinity and Limitation

Just past nine on a Thursday morning, Fang Huanru arrived at Lin Jie's office and found only Jian Jia there; neither Guan Muhua nor Qin Gang, who were responsible for driving Lin Jie, had arrived yet.She confirmed by asking, "Jian Jia, hasn't the teacher arrived yet?"

Jian Jia shook her head and said, "Not yet."

"Dr. Lin didn't mention having other plans today, perhaps he's delayed by traffic. Dr. Fang, is there something urgent?"

"It's about the project and the animal experiments, no rush, I'll wait a bit..."

Saying this, Fang Huanru faintly heard footsteps behind the door.

She quickly turned to open the door and saw Lin Jie approaching, happily greeting him, "Good morning, Teacher!"

However, she only saw Lin Jie's face turning from sunny to cloudy and then to gloomy, changing quickly, and heard a dissatisfied snort.

This made Fang Huanru feel uneasy.

She followed Lin Jie into the inner office with small steps, gently closed the door, and cautiously asked, "Teacher, did I do something wrong?"

Lin Jie opened his mouth, swallowed the words he was about to say, and said with a slight annoyance, "You did nothing wrong. What do you need from me?"

In fact, Lin Jie's mood had been quite cheerful a moment ago.

However, seeing Fang Huanru suddenly made him realize something.

At last night's celebration party, he was repeatedly kissed by Gao Yanhong, Fang Huanru, and others.

Lin Jie thought it was just a game of truth or dare, nothing more than playful fun. He didn't consider it a loss, and An Kexin was smiling without any unusual reaction at the time.

But once the celebration party ended and they returned home, An Kexin became extraordinarily and unprecedentedly passionate and affectionate.

Clouds turned over and storms brewed before sleep, the battle was intense!

In the morning, clouds turned back and storms brewed again, fighting several times!

This made Lin Jie a bit weak-legged, and he arrived at the hospital slightly later than usual today.

For this peculiar abnormality of An Kexin, Lin Jie, who greatly enjoyed it, thought it was An Kexin's secret passionate celebration for him, feeling quite pleased about it.

However, after seeing Fang Huanru at the hospital and recalling An Kexin's unprecedented enthusiasm.

And this morning, her inexplicable words, "I can be very strong, as long as your body can take it, I can not mind the rest."

Lin Jie suddenly understood that An Kexin did mind last night's incident, very much so, and she demonstrated it through action.

A hardworking ox is never exhausted, but Lin Jie's thin frame...

Lin Jie shivered.

He didn't want to become worn out.

Regarding last night's matter, Lin Jie could be sure that Fang Huanru was somehow involved, but it was hard to reprimand her, so he just gave her a cold face.

At this moment, Fang Huanru seriously reported, "Teacher, about the animal experiments, I was thinking of doing them at the Medical College, since the environment and conditions there are slightly better than at the hospital."

"This matter needs you to liaise with the Medical College, and there are also some cost issues."

Lin Jie gave a slight nod and said, "I'll speak with Dean Yuan."

"As for all the experimental costs, you can temporarily put them under my account, and we'll settle it once the health committee's support funds are provided."

"Anything else?"

"No, that's all!" replied Fang Huanru.

Lin Jie picked up the MRI images on his desk, waved his hand to indicate Fang Huanru could leave.

Fang Huanru took a few steps away, turned back, and asked, "Teacher, you didn't have a fight with the teacher's wife, did you?"

Without waiting for Lin Jie's response, she ran out of the office like a rabbit...

At two in the afternoon, Bai Qili and her brother Bai Weilong, along with Goldsmith Huang Xiaochui, came to Lin Jie's office once again.

As soon as the three entered Lin Jie's office, they saw Jian Jia gesturing for them to be quiet.

Through the glass on the inner door, they saw Lin Jie with his arms folded, standing in front of the viewing light, looking at wrist images spread across the lightbox in contemplative silence.

The three stood quietly, watching Lin Jie inside, waiting silently.

After more than ten minutes, Lin Jie seemed to realize their presence, turned around, and saw Bai Qili and the others outside the door.

He personally opened the inner door and apologized, saying, "Sorry, I forgot the appointment time. Please, come in and have a seat!"

After the three settled inside, Huang Xiaochui appreciatively said, "Expert Lin, there's no need to apologize. We are just glad to see your dedication to work."

Recalling the past, he said, "Back when I still had my skills..."

"When crafting a cherished piece of jewelry, I often forgot the passage of time and matters around me."

Lin Jie gave a light smile and looked at Bai Weilong, saying, "Your wrist injury, though severe with adhesions and misalignment, has rough suturing of most tendons but is relatively easy to improve."

"Simply sever and re-suture them."

"However, some of the healed scar tissues from the last surgery need to be removed after severing. I will need to source from other parts of your body, such as..."

Pointing at Bai Weilong's foot, he said, "We'll extract some tendons from your foot for grafting and connection."

Bai Qili asked worriedly, "Will my brother's foot movement be affected?"

Lin Jie explained, "No! I'll only take about one-third to one-fourth of the thickness of the tendons from each part of the foot. After that, the remaining tendons will heal and not affect the foot's movement."

"Of course, there will be some pain for a time, that's unavoidable."

Bai Weilong spoke up, "Expert Lin, I'm not afraid of pain. Go ahead with the surgery."

Lin Jie then turned his attention to Huang Xiaochui and gravely said, "Shopkeeper Huang, comparatively, your issue is more complicated."

"According to the test data, the five tendons in your right wrist and four in your left wrist are fairly well sutured and connected."

He analyzed, "The reason you've lost sensation in your hand is probably because during the wound cleaning process, some sections were cut off too much, while others too little."

"After healing, these tendon lengths differ from what they originally were, making it difficult for you to control your finger strength as you remember, causing the lack of sensation."

Lin Jie pondered, "Shopkeeper Huang, based on the series of tests and simulations we did yesterday, I can try to restore your tendons to their original lengths as much as possible."

He cautioned, "But I can only attempt to restore them to the original length; it's impossible to make them perfectly consistent."

"Moreover, you've developed a new usage memory for your current hand over the years."

"After surgery, you'll experience new discomfort."

"To regain proficient and precise finger control, you'll need a significant amount of strenuous training."

"Even if everything goes smoothly and you put in a lot of effort, there's still a high risk and uncertainty in fully recovering your previous level and sensation."

Lin Jie seriously said, "Shopkeeper Huang, to put it simply, even if I perform the surgery, the chances of you regaining that level and sensation in your craft are quite slim."

"Also, my surgery fees aren't cheap, so you need to consider carefully whether to proceed."

Huang Xiaochui held out his thin, withered hands, slowly turning them in front of his eyes.

"Expert Lin, I started as a goldsmith's apprentice when I was twelve."

"At first, I hammered gold leaf for five years until it was so thin a breath could blow it away, only then did my master start teaching me the real craft of goldsmithing."

"This craft has been with me my entire life; I can't give it up."

Looking into Lin Jie's eyes, he firmly said, "Even if the chances of recovering the sensation aren't great, there's still hope, right?"

"Expert Lin, I want the surgery."

Seeing Huang Xiaochui's firm attitude, Lin Jie did not try to persuade him further and said, "In that case, Bai Weilong, your surgery is scheduled for tomorrow at 9 AM. Shopkeeper Huang, yours is scheduled for the day after tomorrow at 9 AM."

"Go and prepare yourselves..."

A little after four in the afternoon, Lin Jie received a call from An Kexin.

"A-Jie, I've overdrafted four million from your black card, combined it with the money in your original account, and gathered ten million. It's already given to Dr. Xing Yue along with a signed agreement."

Lin Jie responded with a "Hmm" and said, "Within two weeks, the money from that socialite Slophel introduced should come through. Even if there's a problem, I'll just take on other patients."

An Kexin's light laughter came through the phone, "A-Jie, I've never doubted your ability to make money."

"I just don't want you to perform surgeries solely for money. Pursuing the advancement of human medicine and improving your medical skills should be the main reasons you perform surgeries."

Lin Jie laughed, "Don't think I'm so noble, I'm just an ordinary person who also yearns for a good material life."

"Have you thought about how much wealth I've accumulated over the past year?"

An Kexin lightly scoffed on the phone, "Do I not know you?"

"The money you've earned previously, the large sums, were either from bounties or someone giving thanks voluntarily. Was any of it something you actively demanded?"

When Lin Jie thought about it, that was indeed the case.

He evaluated himself honestly, thinking maybe he wasn't thick-skinned or ruthless enough, and perhaps a bit hypocritical.

"Let's not talk about money anymore."

Lin Jie changed his tone, somewhat aggressively asking, "An Kexin, let me ask you, were your actions last night and this morning meant to warn me?"

"Hmph, you just figured that out? All my reminders, including the one this morning, were for naught."

Lin Jie felt a bit guilty.

He had been savoring the wonderful enjoyment too much to think deeply. If he hadn't run into Fang Huanru this morning, he probably wouldn't have thought of it.

"An Kexin, what are you thinking? If I were like that, wouldn't there be plenty of opportunities?"

An Kexin's sly laughter came through the phone, "Of course I know what kind of person you are; I just need to use actions to make you deeply understand one fact."

"A woman's needs can be endless compared to a man's limited ability."

"Especially for you, A-Jie, you don't have the luxury for love, hmm hmm..."

Lin Jie was quite dissatisfied by An Kexin's underestimation and said angrily, "How dare you look down on me."

"An Kexin, I have surgeries the next two days. How about this, the night after tomorrow, we battle three hundred rounds to see who surrenders first!"

"Who's afraid of whom, Challenge accepted!!"