The dining room at the Lin Family Apartment was bustling with activity as a group gathered to start dinner.

"This is specially made for you, to heal like with like!"

As he said that, Lin Jie brought a steaming pot and placed it in front of An Kemeng.

It turned out to be ham and peanut stewed pig's trotters, at the sight of which An Kemeng pouted and exclaimed sweetly, "Brother Jie, my injury is on my hand, not my feet!"

Lin Miao giggled and said, "Brother specially picked front trotters, equivalent to your hand."

"If you don't like it, you can give it to me. Pig trotters are great for beauty. Brother's stew is always delicious!"

An Kemeng quickly reached out to protect the pot, shouting, "Miaomiao, this is specially made for me by Brother Jie, no stealing! There's plenty of other dishes on the table!"

Lin Jie just smiled, ignoring An Kemeng and Lin Miao's playful quarrel, and said to Yang Leyi, "Doing marketing activities in this weather must have been tough, have some hot soup to warm up first!"

"Thank you!"

Yang Leyi served herself a bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup and drank it, somewhat sheepishly saying, "In such weather, hardly anyone goes out shopping, so today's marketing effect can be considered almost zero."

"The boss saw the weather forecast saying that tomorrow's weather won't be good either, so he mercifully canceled tomorrow's marketing activities."

"Great, we can have a pajama party and pillow fight tomorrow!" An Kemeng happily shouted.

Lin Miao gave her a sideways glance and asked, "Doesn't your finger hurt anymore?"

The happiness on An Kemeng's face instantly vanished, she sneaked a glance at Lin Jie, and said with a troubled face, "My finger still hurts a bit, sore and swollen! But I think after a night, it should be fine."

"Right, Brother Jie?"

From morning till now, An Kemeng had been enjoying the treatment of a seriously injured person, receiving warmth and care from Lin Miao, Ling Mengjiao, and the just returned Yang Leyi, having meals served and clothes handed over with great concern.

Lin Jie, however, was well aware.

After finger repositioning, at most mild discomfort would remain for a while, then it would be like normal. An Kemeng was pretending to be hurt, enjoying the care from everyone.

Lin Jie discreetly gave An Kemeng a glare and said, "Eat all the pig's trotters in the pot, sleep another night, and you'll be fine."

He then looked at everyone and said, "Come on, let's start eating! If you want a drink, there's red wine, white wine, or beer, help yourself to whatever you like!"

"I want to drink a glass of red wine, pour a lot!"

After shouting this, An Kemeng giggled and said, "Brother Jie, your alcohol tolerance is too poor. Trying to pick up girls at parties or bars won't work."

"You'll just end up getting yourself drunk and giving someone else the opportunity."

Seeing An Kemeng getting a little too carried away, Lin Jie put on a stern face and said, "I have a special massage technique, if I give your hand a massage, it'll immediately recover, do you want to try it?"

"No! I'd rather use food therapy, heal like with like is better!"

An Kemeng immediately picked up a piece of pig's foot with chopsticks and put it in her mouth, but spit it out instantly, sticking out her tongue like a puppy, and shouted, "Hot...hot…"

Lin Miao held back her laughter and quickly handed her a cup of warm water, "Look at you in a hurry, no one is really snatching it from you."

Just then, Lin Jie's phone rang again.

It was an unfamiliar call, and he couldn't help muttering, "Who would call during dinner time?"

Although a bit displeased, Lin Jie still answered the call, "Hello, who's this?"

A pleasant, intellectual female voice came from the phone, "Hello Lin Jie! This is Tan Wenlan!"

Lin Jie didn't immediately recall who this was, so he couldn't help repeating, "Tan Wenlan?"

"Yes, I'm Tan Wenlan, An Kemeng's psychologist!"

Lin Jie immediately remembered who she was, the outstandingly elegant psychology consultant, Dr. Tan Wenlan.

He stood up, gestured to Lin Miao, Ling Mengjiao, and the others to start eating without waiting for him, left the dining room, went to the living room, and said, "Dr. Tan, calling at this time, is there something urgent?"

From the phone, a voice full of apology and some urgency came, "I'm sorry, really sorry to disturb your meal. I was a bit anxious and didn't realize this time is inconvenient!"

"Following my lead, take a deep breath, breathe...inhale...breathe...inhale...then look at the scenery outside..."

Before Lin Jie could finish, a light chuckle from Tan Wenlan came from the phone, "I didn't expect you to know about psychological counseling."

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "I learned this from television, it's a bit like showing off with a hatchet in front of Master Carpenter."

Tan Wenlan praised, "Not showing off at all, it's really effective, I do feel much more relaxed now!"

"Thank you, Lin Jie!"

Lin Jie slightly restrained his smile and said, "Dr. Tan, could you now tell me the reason for your call?"

Then he heard Tan Wenlan speak in a serious tone, "I'm at a hospital in Jinling City, Sunan Province."

"My nephew, he's only eighteen, at an age where he doesn't know better. On New Year's Eve, he had a bad fall while riding a motorbike, resulting in multiple skull fractures and a ruptured left eyeball!"

"After the surgery, he's out of life-threatening danger, and today he woke up for the first time."

"However, his only remaining right eye can't sense any light."

"The doctor, after a thorough examination, said it's blindness caused by trauma-induced optic nerve conduction interruption, and it can only be treated with medication and injecting nutrients for the eye and nerves."

"I know that with this treatment, my nephew's hope for recovering sight is minimal. Lin Jie, I wanted to ask if there's any practical way."

Lin Jie felt a bit of a headache and instinctively shirked the responsibility, "Dr. Tan, you might have called the wrong person. You should contact Professor Chen Shi to recommend a neurosurgery or ophthalmology expert!"

He then heard a few heavy breaths from the phone, followed by Tan Wenlan's pleading voice, "Lin Jie, I know doing this is unethical and violates a psychologist's code of conduct."

"But I have no other choice."

"Being An Kemeng's psychologist, I also know some things she knows. Lin Jie, please help me!"

Damn!

Lin Jie cursed inwardly.

He also foresaw that as his reputation gradually spread in small circles, unexpected requests like this would steadily increase.

This could be both a blessing and a curse for him.

The good part is receiving rewards beyond the norm and gaining the other's goodwill.

The bad part is if treatment doesn't go well or an accident occurs, or even if he outright refuses to take up the treatment, the other party might turn hostile and retaliate.

In this age, human hearts are unpredictable; there's no shortage of ungrateful people who bite the hand that feeds them.

Lin Jie calmly said, "Dr. Tan, for this situation, my treatment is surgery."

"You're also a doctor, so you must know that surgery is a highly invasive and risky treatment method, with no guaranteed effect."

"If it doesn't work, your nephew will have to live in darkness for the rest of his life."

Lin Jie's words evidently made Tan Wenlan hesitate, and after a long silence, her voice came from the phone, "Lin Jie, let me think about it, I need to think carefully!"

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