In-depth collaboration, sports injury research center, and it's even world-class!

Lin Jie thought it over and realized that the project's outcomes must be from that project he, Chen Shi, and Tao Taqing worked on.

He couldn't help but laugh.

This Qiao Hongzhen really is shameless.

He's actually encouraging national power to step in and establish collaboration, with him as the leader?

Is this because he sees the project results are out, and it's impossible to stop it, so he's taking a roundabout route to claim the project results under his own name?

This tricky move is really impressive.

Just the thought of a "nationally recognized" research center is quite appealing, so Lin Jie took out his phone and called Tao Taqing.

After three rings, the call was answered, and Lin Jie could faintly hear music and girls chuckling, so he joked, "Dean Tao, am I calling at a bad time?"

"Are you living it up, enjoying life amidst the glitz and glamour?"

Tao Taqing laughed heartily over the phone and said, "I'm a gentleman, just with a few colleagues, getting a foot massage after a meal to relax."

"Do you want to join in and enjoy?"

Lin Jie politely declined, "For me, the best enjoyment and rest is sleeping."

"Let me tell you something..."

Right then, Lin Jie told Tao Taqing what Xu Bin said, along with his own suspicions, and continued, "This Qiao Hongzhen is quite ambitious and seems to know how to play the game. I'm just giving you a heads-up."

"Lately, some organizations have indeed approached us for collaboration, but we haven't had any contact with people from the Sports Administration yet."

Tao Taqing said righteously, "Lin Jie, don't worry. Even if we collaborate with others, we'll firmly hold the initiative and won't let anyone ride over us."

"As for small-minded people like Qiao Hongzhen, they're on my blacklist for collaboration."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Jie noticed it was quite late and said to An Kemeng, "You and Miaomiao should wash up and prepare for bed. You both have to wake up early for school and work tomorrow."

An Kemeng responded with an "Oh" and stretched with a big yawn. As she turned to leave, she twisted back and said, "Brother Jie, our summer break is coming up soon."

"After summer break, I'll be in my senior year, focusing solely on preparing for the college entrance exam, leaving no time for fun."

"This summer, let's go out and have some fun, okay?"

Lin Jie chuckled, "You know you'll be in your senior year, and you're still thinking about having fun?"

"Next summer is when you'll have free time to play. By then, with no academic burdens, you can enjoy as much as you like."

"Hmph, I'm just considering your and sister's situations."

An Kemeng said somewhat angrily, "By next summer, Anlin Hospital will surely be open and treating patients. By then, you and sister surely won't have time to accompany me out and play."

Lin Jie thought about it and agreed. The hospital's first year of operations requires his presence, so he obviously can't leave patients to go sightseeing.

"Hmm... you make a valid point, little one."

"But this year, your sister and I are also..."

Lin Jie noticed Lin Miao, who also got up yawning, and suddenly remembered something.

With an apologetic tone, he said, "Miaomiao, I did promise to take you to see mountains and rivers."

"But except for that trip to the southern island resort before the Spring Festival, I haven't taken you out to play since. Miaomiao, I broke my promise."

"Oh, brother, it's because you've been busy!"

Lin Miao said nonchalantly, "My eyesight is fine now, so I can go see the sights on my own. It's just that I've had a lot of things on my plate too."

Lin Jie approached Lin Miao, stroking her hair that had grown to shoulder length, and said, "Start thinking about this trip. This summer, we'll go on another trip together."

"For the exact time, Kexin and I need to discuss and arrange it. As for the destination, you and Kemeng decide."

"Really?" Lin Miao looked expectant.

An Kemeng excitedly exclaimed, "We can really decide where to go?"

Lin Jie waved his hand decisively, "Of course it's true. Kexin and I will decide the time, and you two decide the location."

"No matter what, this summer we must go on a trip."

Before going to sleep, Lin Jie had a video call with An Kexin to discuss the travel plans.

"Ah Jie, where would I find so much free time? I've got a heap of things to do. You take them out to play," An Kexin said with a distressed look.

Lin Jie persuaded, "There's always time if you make an effort to find it. Hasn't Dean Gong Xuepeng taken over all the hospital's preparation work? Your workload now should be lighter than before."

An Kexin said helplessly, "Hospital duties have indeed decreased, but company matters have increased. Most of the tasks left by Zheng Guojie have been handed over to me, and we haven't found someone suitable to take over yet."

"We didn't just decide today and plan to leave tomorrow or next week. There's at least more than a month to prepare."

Lin Jie persuaded, "With this buffer time, there will always be a way."

"Besides, work is endless. Do you have to wait until you're old and can't move before you plan to travel?"

An Kexin nodded perfunctorily, saying, "Alright, alright, I'll agree for now. But I can't guarantee if we can really go."

"If you truly want to do it, it will definitely happen."

Lin Jie's eyes lit up, his hands assuming a dragon's claw pose as he chuckled, "Now is welfare time, little girl, come, let your grandpa see the soft white buns."

"Oh dear, grandpa, it's just not possible. I've got a lot of things to do; you go wash up and sleep first." An Kexin gave Lin Jie a flirtatious glance and then hung up the video call...

On Thursday noon, Lin Jie once again stepped into the fifth-floor classroom of the comprehensive teaching building for class.

As soon as he entered the classroom, he sensed something was off. If not for seeing Tian Xiangyu, Fang Huanru, and others, he'd have thought he entered the wrong room.

In every class, the large classroom that could accommodate over a hundred students, whose aisles were always full of students, had only thirty or forty present today, making it look particularly empty.

"Why are there so few students attending the lecture today?" Lin Jie couldn't help but ask.

Song Licheng stood up and replied, "Teacher, today is the college exam day. Many students and teachers who usually attend the class have either joined the final exams or are invigilating."

Lin Jie responded with an 'oh', then asked, "Don't any of you have other courses to take exams for as well?"

Ma Hongmin stood up and said, "The dean gave us a special exemption."

"The dean said, for us to keep at it under your high standards and strict requirements without being eliminated is quite commendable. Naturally, our other subject scores won't be bad."

"So, the dean said, for our other exams, we would all be considered as having passed satisfactorily."

Lin Jie nodded, understanding that the dean had created quite a few accommodating conditions for them.

He suddenly remembered something and asked, "Am I supposed to take some final exams too? I remember I still have a few general and specialty courses this semester."

It suddenly dawned on the many students in the classroom that this big shot in front of them was actually just a first-year graduate student in reality.

Lin Jie waved his hand and said, "I'll ask the dean about this after class. Let's start the lecture now."

After class, Lin Jie went to the dean's office to inquire about the final exams.

Yuan Guangxi asked solemnly, "Expert Lin, let me put it this way: if you ultimately can't graduate normally from Binhai University due to absences or failing your academic exams, who do you think the public will criticize, you or the school?"

Lin Jie pondered for a moment and hesitantly said, "Probably the school more, right?"

"Exactly."

Yuan Guangxi snorted, "So, Expert Lin, you don't need to worry about the exams. You will certainly graduate smoothly. This is a major trend, the school dares not let you graduate."

Lin Jie chuckled, thanked him, and was about to leave.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Yuan Guangxi called after him, asking, "Expert Lin, do you want to graduate with a master's or a doctorate?"

"I can graduate with a doctorate degree?" Lin Jie asked, surprised.

Yuan Guangxi nodded, saying, "Your actual ability now surpasses that of many doctoral mentors in the college. Graduating with a doctorate, with some maneuvering, is feasible."

Lin Jie almost agreed on the spot, but after some thought, he quietly said, "Let's just leave it at that. Doing so would be a bit over the top and could negatively impact the reputation of a prestigious institution like Binhai University."

"Achieving a master's degree is already satisfying enough for me."

A faint smile appeared on Yuan Guangxi's face, "I will report your thoughts to the school leadership."

"Expert Lin, you can skip the exams, but you must write your graduation thesis. It must be well-written and outstanding."

"For many renowned scholars, their graduation thesis holds a very important place in their lifelong academic research."

Lin Jie nodded, "I'm aware of that."

"The current research project I'm handling is progressing smoothly. Yesterday, I conducted the first animal trial surgery."

"Up until today, the test monkey has been behaving normally. If everything goes without a hitch, the results of this research project will be my graduation thesis."

Yuan Guangxi agreed, "Excellent, excellent! This project has considerable potential for innovation and exemplification in medicine. It's more than suitable as a graduation thesis."

"Expert Lin, I look forward to the day this research project succeeds greatly."

"Thanks for your good wishes, Dean. I'll take my leave now."

Lin Jie reached the door of the dean's office, then turned back and asked, "Dean, I wanted to ask about the school's regulations on honorary doctorates..."

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