Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1190 - 1148: Filters, Beauty Mode, and Face Slimming

"Brother, wake up, the movie's over..."Lin Jie groggily opened his eyes and realized the theater lights were fully on.

He stood up, stretched lazily, and smiled at Lin Miao and An Kemeng, saying, "You know, sleeping in the theater is actually quite comfortable."

"It's not like sleeping in bed, how comfortable can it be!"

Lin Miao straightened the wrinkles on Lin Jie's clothes and said with concern, "Brother, you're tired. Let's go home."

Lin Jie hummed softly in agreement and followed the crowd out of the theater.

After a quick stop in the bathroom, Lin Jie and Qin Gang came out to find Hao Jie waiting at the door.

Qin Gang introduced quietly, "Lin Jie, while we were in the theater, Hao Jie wasn't idle. She hacked into the theater's monitoring room and kept an eye on the overall situation in the theater!"

"Hao Jie, thanks for your hard work!"

Lin Jie, with a touch of leadership, expressed his appreciation, feeling a high-tech spy vibe, and curiously asked, "Hao Jie, are you a hacker expert?"

Hao Jie replied indifferently, "Not hard work at all, it's just my job. Not a hacker, just simply used a hacker program developed by our organization."

Lin Jie nodded in understanding and paused in the lobby, waiting for Lin Miao and An Kemeng to come out.

"Uncle, uncle..."

Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Jie turned around to see Yuanyuan running over from the arcade entrance with her little legs.

Behind her, Ye Chen followed, along with two young women, one tall and one short.

Lin Jie bent down and picked up the running Yuanyuan, smiling warmly, "Yuanyuan, did Brother Chen bring you out to play?"

Yuanyuan nodded, wrapped her arms around Lin Jie's neck, and chirped, "Uncle, uncle, I want a doll, I want a doll!"

"A doll?"

Lin Jie, a bit puzzled, looked questioningly at Ye Chen, who had come closer.

Ye Chen smiled awkwardly, scratching his head, and explained, "Uncle Lin, we were playing the claw machine in the arcade. I'm clumsy and couldn't catch a single one after a while."

"Brother Chen is a dummy, a big dummy, didn't catch a single doll."

Yuanyuan huffed, wriggling in excitement, and pointed towards the arcade, "Uncle, I want a doll, I want that little rabbit."

"Okay, okay, I'll get it for you in a bit. Let's wait for your aunts to come out first."

Lin Jie reassured Yuanyuan, taking a curious glance at the two girls next to Ye Chen.

The taller girl, around 170 cm, had a long ponytail, a round face, delicate features with about an 80% attractiveness, which could reach 90% with some grooming, though her figure was a bit slight.

The shorter girl, no more than 160 cm, was slightly plump with a well-applied light makeup. Her shoulder-length hair covered part of her face, but Lin Jie could tell she had a broad face.

Noticing Lin Jie's gaze, Ye Chen quickly introduced, "Oh, Uncle Lin, these are my high school classmates, Lv Xin and Miao Yuhan."

He nervously added, "We're just regular classmates, really just normal classmates."

Lin Jie suppressed a laugh, saying, "And if they were more than classmates? You're a college student now, you have the freedom."

He turned to the tall girl Lv Xin and the short girl Miao Yuhan, nodding with a smile, "Hello!"

The two girls, recognizing Lin Jie, replied bashfully, "Hello, Uncle Lin."

At this moment, Lin Miao and An Kemeng also arrived in the lobby.

After some greetings, everyone followed the eager Yuanyuan straight to the arcade.

Yuanyuan led Lin Jie to a claw machine, eagerly saying, "Uncle, I want the little rabbit inside!"

Looking at the white and pink long-eared plush bunnies in dresses inside, Lin Jie got interested.

He exaggeratedly stretched his arms and hands, promising, "Alright, Yuanyuan, watch closely. Although I haven't played this game before, I'm sure I can catch one for you."

An Kemeng, giggling on the side, said, "Brother Jie, I'm actually quite good at catching dolls, I succeed once every five or six tries."

"Want me to teach you some tricks for the claw machine?"

Confident, Lin Jie waved his hand, saying, "No need for your help!"

"This claw machine only tests hand-eye coordination, observation, and operational control, which are just the basic skills for a surgeon."

"For me, it's not challenging at all."

"But, speaking of which, Kemeng, catching once every five or six tries, that's a bit subpar."

An Kemeng, annoyed, glared, put her hands on her hips, and huffed, "Brother Jie, wait until you catch a doll before saying that."

At this moment, Ye Chen came over with a small basket of game coins and obligingly inserted three coins into the claw machine.

Lin Jie, without hesitation, stood in front of the claw machine and began to move the joystick.

He first moved the claw back and forth, left and right, to get a sense of the joystick's sensitivity, then observed the bunnies in the box, choosing one that was the least entangled and interfered with.

Lin Jie moved the claw directly above the plush rabbit, barely adjusting it, and let the claw drop down.

The claw slowly rose, and the plush rabbit was lifted up along with it…

Retrieving the plush rabbit from the prize chute, Lin Jie handed it to a beaming Yuanyuan, glanced at An Kemeng, and said in a show-off manner, "Just the most basic of basics!"

An Kemeng snorted softly, turned her head away, ignoring him.

Lin Miao chuckled and said, "Brother, the way you're acting now, you're like a show-off kid of eleven or twelve."

Lin Jie also smiled and said, "Today we're just relaxing, being carefree kids for a day is the best thing ever."

"Miaomiao, why don't you play too!"

Lin Miao shook her head and said seriously, "I'm not playing. I'm an adult now, I need to keep an eye on you so you don't get too engrossed in the game."

At that moment, Yuanyuan, holding a plush rabbit in one arm, tugged on Lin Jie's sleeve and looked up, saying, "Uncle, Uncle, I want more bunnies, lots of bunnies!"

"Alright, I'll catch more bunnies for you!"

Then, Lin Jie consecutively caught several more plush rabbits, and then, at the request of An Kemeng and Ye Chen, he moved to other claw machines and grabbed a few other types of plush toys.

In the end, besides Yuanyuan hugging five bunnies, Lin Miao, An Kemeng, Ye Chen, Lv Xin, Miao Yuhan, even Qin Gang and Hao Jie all had a plush toy each.

Feeling satisfied and losing interest, Lin Jie took out a small panda from the prize chute, handed it to Yuanyuan, and said, "Yuanyuan, you can barely hold them all. We should leave now."

"Otherwise, the bad guys will come to kick us out."

Yuanyuan hugged the plush rabbits and the small panda, eyes squinting in satisfaction, nodded vigorously and said, "Uncle, let's go!"

The group left the arcade, Lin Jie squatted down to ask Yuanyuan, "Do you want to go home with us, or continue playing with Brother Chen and the two sisters?"

Yuanyuan nestled into Lin Jie's arms, and without hesitation said, "I want to go home with Uncle, not going to be a third wheel."

Lin Jie couldn't help but laugh, asking, "Yuanyuan, do you know what being a third wheel means?"

"I do, a third wheel is an outsider!" Yuanyuan shouted cheerfully.

This comment made Lin Miao and An Kemeng chuckle involuntarily.

Lin Jie stood up, patted Yuanyuan's head, and said to Ye Chen, "I'm taking Yuanyuan home, you have fun with your friends!"

"Yes, Uncle Lin!"

Ye Chen responded quietly, then said cautiously, "Uncle Lin, my friend Miao Yuhan wants to ask you a question…"

Lin Jie looked at Miao Yuhan and said gently, "What would you like to ask?"

Miao Yuhan hurriedly handed over her phone, speaking nervously, "Uncle Lin, can I have surgery to make me look like this picture on the phone?"

Lin Jie took the phone, seeing a picture of a beautiful young girl on the screen.

He noticed that the girl in the picture did resemble Miao Yuhan slightly, especially in the eyes and brows.

Then Miao Yuhan said softly, "Uncle Lin, this picture is one that I shot using phone filters, beauty mode, and slimming features. It's my favorite photo."

"This is the look I've always dreamed of having."

She looked hopeful as she asked, "Uncle Lin, I know you are a world-class medical expert and cosmetic surgery master. Is there any chance to make my wish come true?"

Lin Jie sighed inwardly, filters, beauty mode, slimming — these phone features are just fooling oneself and have trapped countless people in fantasy.

He was aware that many young people, like Miao Yuhan, went to the plastic surgery department using such edited photos, hoping for a real-life transformation.

Lin Jie said, "Miao Yuhan, filters and beauty effects can be achieved with makeup. What you're likely asking is if the slimming effect can be done with surgery, right?"

Miao Yuhan nodded, a bit self-conscious, and said, "Uncle Lin, my face is a bit big, can surgery…"

Lin Jie frankly replied, "Through surgeries like bone shaving, you can modify your face shape slightly, but to achieve such a dramatic effect as in the photos, it's impossible."

He explained, "The slimming feature on phones, as I understand it, uses an algorithm to mimic an almost perfect template, without considering real-world feasibility."

"Our facial shape is determined by our facial bones."

"Besides supporting our features, facial bones importantly protect our brain."

"If we make too many changes to the facial bones, the protection for the brain will significantly decrease, leading to dire consequences in case of falls or accidents."

Miao Yuhan softly replied "oh," still a bit unwilling, and asked, "Uncle Lin, then with cosmetic surgery, how small can my face be made?"

Lin Jie straightforwardly told her, "Miao Yuhan, current cosmetic surgery can easily modify the cheekbones to soften facial curves."

"It can also trim the jawbone, slightly reduce the jaw, altering the chin's shape."

"But significantly shrinking the entire face is extremely difficult, nearly impossible!"

He advised, "Actually, being natural is most beautiful, have confidence in yourself…"

After giving a few casual advices, Lin Jie and the group left the cinema, taking a ride back to Xiangtai Apartment.

Close to 8 PM that evening, after dinner, Lin Jie received a guest at home, Cai Jinqiang, the chairman of Zhengda Pharmaceutical Group.