Sunday afternoon at five, because Qin Gang had a day off, the Lin Family siblings took a taxi to the Crown Holiday Hotel to attend An Kemeng's birthday party.

After getting out of the car, Lin Miao, holding a large, beautifully wrapped gift box, walked beside Lin Jie.

As she looked around the hotel, she said regretfully, "Brother, this hotel is our company's designated hotel. Sometimes at noon, I would come here with Mengjiao and Leyi for a discounted buffet."

"However, the company is relocating next week, and the new address is quite far from here, so I guess we won't come here often."

The temporary office building address provided by Han Group for Weize Company is in the East City Lower District, a bustling area in Binhai City.

Lin Jie asked with concern, "Miaomiao, the new office location is quite far from home. How about you try learning how to drive? Let Sister Xiaoxiao teach you first?"

"I don't want to learn. Going to the new location for work is just an extra metro transfer, which is quite convenient," Lin Miao insisted.

The two took the elevator to the fourth floor and went directly to the party's location, the Chaoyang Hall.

Upon pushing open the door, Lin Jie saw that there were already ten to twenty people inside, but the atmosphere in the hall felt somewhat tense.

Following the crowd's gaze, Lin Jie saw An Weize being supported by An Kexin, standing near a woman and a young man.

On An Weize's other side, An Kemeng, with her cheeks puffed out, had an angry little expression.

She saw Lin Jie and Lin Miao just coming in and ran over, grabbing Lin Jie's hand and whispering, "Brother Jie, they are the wife and son of that Zheng Guojie."

"They're here to plead, but I say it's more like they're questioning us, hmph!"

An Kemeng's voice, although lowered, was still not quiet, and the young man heard it.

He turned his head to look at An Kemeng, and then at Lin Jie and Lin Miao, and said, "Miss Kemeng, we are indeed here to plead, not to question."

"We humbly request the An Family to be generous and spare him this once, considering my father's hard work for nearly twenty years for the An Family."

"This time, my father's actions indeed caused a loss of several hundred million to the An Family. But over the years, the benefits my father created for the An Family surely exceed those several hundred million, right?"

"Overall, my father's merits may exceed his faults."

"Moreover, tax evasion itself is wrong; even if he escapes this time, what about next time, or the time after? This time, it might be considered paying for peace of mind."

"Chairman An, don't you agree?"

An Weize exhaled lightly and said in a steady tone, "All these contributions and hard work, Zheng Guojie's dedication to the company, I've always kept in mind."

"You can ask him if I've ever treated him unfairly over these many years?"

An Weize said solemnly, "Ask him again, so far, he has high school and university classmates, numbering over a hundred people; economically speaking, how many of them are better off than him?"

"Certainly, Zheng Guojie has made considerable contributions to the company, but without me, without this company providing a platform for him to showcase his abilities, could you live in luxury, live in upscale neighborhoods, and drive luxury cars?"

An Weize glanced around the hall and raised his voice a little, saying, "In this society, there are many capable and talented people."

"Among them, only a very few can rely on their exceptional personal capabilities, along with some opportunity and luck, to finally break through and achieve success."

"But most people remain ordinary, living ordinary lives."

An Weize looked at the young man, confidently saying, "Zheng Haiyan, do you believe it?"

"Without your father, I can still succeed because I can definitely find people like Li Guojie, Chen Guojie, and Lin Guojie, those who can replace your father in capability, to work for me.

"But without the platform I provided, do you think you can still indulge yourself abroad?"

An Weize waved his hand lightly and said firmly, "Zheng Guojie cannot be forgiven. If you don't want people to know, you mustn't do it yourself. You should leave; I don't believe you are completely unaware of his actions."

The young man, namely Zheng Haiyan, still wanted to speak, but the middle-aged woman beside him pulled him slightly.

Her eyes were red as she said, "Guojie told us not to plead, saying it's what he deserves."

"It's just that..."

She sighed deeply, bowed to An Weize, and then straightened up, saying, "It was my presumptuous request! Haiyan, let's go."

After the two left, the atmosphere in the banquet hall returned to being cheerful.

An Kemeng, holding the large gift box from Lin Miao, shook it gently and asked with a smile, "Miaomiao, what is this?"

"You'll know when you open it," Lin Miao refused to tell her.

Lin Jie didn't forget to add, "This gift is from both me and Miaomiao."

He held the hand of An Kexin, who had come to his side, and asked, "Is the case with Zheng Guojie settled?"

An Kexin nodded and said, "The police investigation is complete, and they are organizing the case summary. It will be submitted to the court on Monday to enter the legal proceedings. The lawyer said he could get at least five to six years."

At this moment, quite a few people gathered around, exchanging greetings with Lin Jie.

These people, Lin Jie had met once during his last visit as the son-in-law, and he still had some impression of them. With An Kexin's subtle hints, he managed to handle them without much difficulty.

Lin Jie also noticed that there were seven or eight children ranging from five or six years old to teenage years, along with four or five young men and women in their twenties.

These people clearly categorized Lin Jie as part of the parental generation, except for Zou Manqing who came over to say a few words, while the others kept a distance.

At 5:30, Chen Shi's family arrived.

Lin Jie took the initiative to greet Chen Fanzhi, considering the past as bygone.

After all, he was An Kexin's only first cousin, and Lin Jie thought that in the future, keeping a moderate distance, neither avoiding meeting nor not speaking when they did meet, would make it easier for An Kexin to handle things.

At six o'clock, the dinner officially started!

By seven-thirty, An Weize's generation, along with the smaller children, gradually left, leaving the place for the young people to sing and dance.

After dancing with An Kexin, An Kemeng, and Lin Miao, Lin Jie took a glass of juice from the waiter to quench his thirst, when he saw Zou Manqing pulling a young girl over.

"Lin Jie, brother-in-law, can you do me a favor?"

Seeing Zou Manqing sweetly pleading, Lin Jie felt a bit uncomfortable and quickly said, "What's the matter? Hurry up and say it, and speak plainly."

Zou Manqing chuckled, pushed the girl beside her, and said, "This is my best friend, Meng Xiuyan. She recently had a problem found during a hospital check-up and has been worrying about this and that, worrying herself sick all day long."

"Could you, as an expert, take a look and give her some peace of mind?"

Lin Jie extended his hand and said, "Let me see the examination papers!"

Meng Xiuyan was evidently prepared and immediately took out a thick stack of examination papers and CT scans from her bag and handed them over.

"Expert Lin, do you think this is cancer?"

Meng Xiuyan looked worried, anxiously asking, "Or is there a possibility of it developing into cancer? I have an aunt who had uterine cancer. I heard cancer can be hereditary in families!"

Zou Manqing tugged at her and said, "Xiuyan, why are you in such a rush? At least wait until he reads your medical records."

This is uterine fibroid!

And it's a very mild uterine fibroid!

It seems that Meng Xiuyan was frightened by her aunt's uterine cancer and must be going for regular and detailed examinations at the hospital, otherwise such mild symptoms, a uterine fibroid without any discomfort, would not be detected by ordinary examinations.

But the position of this uterine fibroid...

After carefully reviewing all the examination data and CT scans, Lin Jie said, "You've undergone very thorough examinations, and judging by all this examination data, the doctor's conclusion is accurate."

"This is a slow-growing uterine fibroid, and it is benign!"

"There is only a very small possibility of it developing into cancer."

Meng Xiuyan breathed a sigh of relief, visibly more relaxed, and asked, "Expert Lin, should I have the uterine fibroid surgically removed now? Or should I wait a bit longer?"

"The gynecological expert at the hospital said that with such mild fibroids, surgery isn't necessary — just dynamic observation will do."

Instead of answering the question directly, Lin Jie asked, "Do you have a boyfriend?"

Meng Xiuyan hesitated slightly, shook her head, and said, "I did have one, but we broke up three to four months ago."

Lin Jie softly said, "You should hurry and find a boyfriend to marry."

"Does doing that make the fibroid disappear on its own?"

Zou Manqing widened her eyes, full of curiosity, then with a mischievous grin, said, "Brother-in-law, you don't have to be married to do that, you know?"

"Don't tell me, you and my cousin haven't done it yet?"

Lin Jie cast a sidelong glance at her impishly, then seriously said, "Meng Xiuyan, let me put it this way, the position of your fibroid is somewhat special. Whether you have surgery now or later when it grows larger, it will cause some damage to the uterus."

"And the sequela of this damage is that the chances of pregnancy will be very low."

He clearly suggested, "You should ideally have a child within three years."

Meng Xiuyan exclaimed in surprise, "Ah, is that the case? Why didn't the gynecologist mention this during my examinations?"

Zou Manqing huffed proudly, "Xiuyan, is my brother-in-law just any doctor? He is a specially appointed medical expert at the Binhai University Affiliated Hospital, his medical skills are incredible, there's nothing he doesn't know."

"Put it this way, what those gynecologists know, my brother-in-law definitely knows. But what my brother-in-law knows, those gynecologists don't necessarily know."

"That's the difference! The difference between a top expert and an ordinary expert."

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