"Kid, someone says I'm a master of plastic surgery hidden in plain sight. Do you know what's that about?"

After exchanging New Year's greetings over the phone, Chen Shi's unfriendly tone came through, and Lin Jie immediately played along carefully, flattering him: "Replacing a liver or a kidney is just a piece of cake for you."

"If you transitioned to the field of plastic surgery, which doesn't involve much technical content, I can guarantee that not just in Binhai, but nationwide, you'd be one of the top experts."

"Stop with the useless flattery!"

Chen Shi's impatient tone came from the phone, "Today, someone used New Year's greetings as an excuse to seek my help, asking me to perform plastic surgery on the disfigured face of a young girl. Is this your doing?"

Lin Jie chuckled and said: "Professor Chen, Expert Chen, if you saw the girl, you'd surely feel compassion for her."

"How should I put it, the girl's right face can be described as flawless, while the left can only be hidden behind a mask. This kind of regret is comparable to the Venus de Milo missing an arm!"

"At that moment, I was struck by a sudden impulse, thinking maybe I could remedy this regret."

Lin Jie continued to explain: "Professor Chen, you surely understand this kind of feeling, you must have had it too, probably more than once, especially when faced with surgeries that are full of challenges."

There was a silence on the other end, as if Chen Shi was recalling something spurred by Lin Jie's words.

After a while, Chen Shi's voice came through the phone again, "I saw the girl's photo, and you're not exaggerating. That half of her face is indeed very pretty, almost as pretty as Kexin and Kemeng."

"Kid, to be honest with me, have you fallen for this girl?"

"I happen to know you broke up with your girlfriend!"

Lin Jie hurriedly said: "How could I? Liking your own patient is extremely unethical. I really just want to challenge my surgical skills."

"Lin Jie, how much success do you think you can achieve with this surgery?" Chen Shi's tone became very serious.

Lin Jie pondered for a moment and said: "These past few days, I've been simulating and planning her plastic surgery scheme."

"Put it this way, the final result might not be as perfect as I imagined, but it will surely be decent, at least allowing her to take off the mask."

Chen Shi sighed: "Lin Jie, if this plastic surgery succeeds, do you know what it means?"

"The reconstruction of microcirculation can effectively treat ischemia and necrosis of muscles and organs."

"Moreover, the reconstruction of the nervous control system could actually cure paralysis symptoms not caused by central nervous system or brain reasons."

Lin Jie chuckled and said: "Expert Chen, it's not as easy as you make it sound."

"For this girl, it's equivalent to first completely clearing her left face, then layering muscle fibers and micro blood vessels, nerve fibers like building a house."

"Building a skyscraper from the ground up is relatively easier. Fixing a dangerous building that could collapse at any time is very difficult."

Chen Shi agreed: "You're making a good point. But if this surgery is successful, it will certainly cause a great sensation in the medical community, given the significant demonstration and reference value of this surgery."

Hearing there was a possibility, Lin Jie happily asked: "Are you agreeing to let me use your name to take this surgery?"

"If I say no, will you give up on this surgery?" Chen Shi calmly retorted.

Lin Jie thought for a moment and truthfully said: "I would continue persuading you to agree!"

"But..."

He flattered, saying: "The wise, noble, and esteemed Professor Chen I know wouldn't just agree, but also actively create conditions for me..."

"Alright, alright..."

Chen Shi, somewhat amused, said: "You don't even know how to flatter, it's so awkward it gives me goosebumps. I've already discussed this matter with Tao Taqing."

"Dean Tao? How did he get involved in this?" Lin Jie was very puzzled.

Chen Shi, somewhat annoyed, said: "You didn't think that girl's mother is a staff member of Donghua Hospital, and knowing Old Tao is familiar with me, she would naturally inquire with him first."

"That old fellow, upon learning about this, naturally wanted to take part as well."

Lin Jie curiously asked: "What did you discuss?"

Chen Shi softly said: "Donghua Hospital will allocate some funds from its own medical research fund to establish a medical project specifically for researching the left facial reconstruction of this girl."

"This project will be a collaborative research project between Donghua Hospital and Binhai University Medical School, led by Tao Taqing and me..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie pouted and said: "A general surgery expert and an ENT expert leading a facial plastic surgery research project? Aren't you afraid someone might accuse you of using the project to make money?"

Chen Shi snorted and said: "As long as the project produces real results, we won't be afraid of people talking nonsense."

He added irritatedly: "Kid, you dare mention 'making money'? The girl's family isn't well off, and this project's main funding is essentially indirectly covering your surgical fees."

Hearing this, Lin Jie was pleased and asked: "What's the total funding applied for this project?"

Chen Shi also chuckled and said: "This is just a private plan between me and Old Tao, it's not officially reported yet. We need to meet at least once to discuss."

His tone suddenly became a bit hesitant, a bit embarrassed, and he said: "Lin Jie, um... let me be open with you, maybe... you've already thought about it."

"The reason for operating this surgery under the guise of a research project, instead of secretly performing it, is because... when the surgery succeeds, Old Tao and I will gain honor and reputation, and you will gain practical benefits. Can you understand and accept this?"

With this, Lin Jie immediately understood.

He laughed openly and said: "Old Chen, you guys don't need to be embarrassed."

"I understand everything you mentioned. Even if I desire honor, I can't obtain it with my current status. For now, tangible benefits are the most practical for me."

"Besides, if this surgery can truly be of significant demonstration and reference value, it's too bad to let it go unnoticed. It's better to let it be spread with the help of your and Dean Tao's reputation."

After hanging up, Lin Jie returned to the An sisters and Lin Miao.

An Kemeng couldn't help but ask: "Brother Jie, what were you discussing with Uncle for such a long time?"

"Discussing a surgery matter. Remember the girl with a mask on her left face we met at the Tianya Haijiao Resort?"

Seeing An Kemeng and Lin Miao nod in agreement, Lin Jie continued, "I'm going to perform facial reconstruction surgery on her to restore her appearance as much as possible."

An Kemeng responded with an "oh" and explained to An Kexin, "Sister, it's the girl with a mask on her left face and a very pretty right face I mentioned seeing at the resort. Sister Miao said, her mother is a head nurse at Donghua Hospital."

"Brother Jie said that girl's left face was severely disfigured, destroyed quite badly!"

An Kexin realized and said: "Lin Jie, the plastic surgery department is both a very profitable and an easy-to-establish reputation department!"

Lin Jie understood her point and, after some consideration, said: "You still need to recruit one or two capable plastic surgeons."

"In the hospital's early development stage, I can perform one or two plastic surgeries a month to build the hospital's reputation, but I won't be focusing my main efforts in this area!"

An Kexin, with a radiant smile, said excitedly: "That's enough, as long as the reputation is established, people from all around the country wanting cosmetic surgery will flock here!"

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