Chapter 966 - 930: Tonight, I Am the King!
Chapter 966 - 930: Tonight, I Am the King!
Just past five in the afternoon, Lin Jie tidied up his desk and went to the outer office, instructing Jian Jia: "While I'm in Germany, you don't have to stay here all the time; you can also go to the studio.""If there are any difficult or urgent matters, remember to call me."
Jian Jia responded with a nod and wished, "Dr. Lin, I wish you a smooth trip to Germany, and may everything go well."
Lin Jie nodded in thanks, then quickly left.
However, after taking just two steps out of the office, Lin Jie left Guan Muhua behind, turned back, and asked, "Jian Jia, did those two Italians come looking for me this morning? Did they call you today?"
Jian Jia shook her head and asked, "Dr. Lin, are you looking for them? I can contact them."
Lin Jie, a bit puzzled, said, "They didn't come? That's a bit unreasonable. These two traveled all the way here to see me, were rejected by me once yesterday, and then didn't come to find me again?"
"Shouldn't they persistently plead a few more times for the plot to develop?"
Jian Jia thought so too, but she wasn't sure what Lin Jie meant, so she tentatively asked, "Dr. Lin, did you refuse them yesterday on purpose? Was it actually to raise bargaining chips, to wait for the best offer?"
Lin Jie chuckled and said, "How could that be? I'm a person of principles!"
"No matter how many times they plead or how much reward they offer, I won't agree. I'm just surprised by how decisive they are in their actions."
Jian Jia was at a loss for words upon hearing this.
She stopped and speculated, "Dr. Lin, maybe that's just those two Italians' style: if it works, it works; if not, it doesn't. Straight to the point."
"Perhaps. That way, I won't get annoyed by repeated requests."
Lin Jie didn't dwell on the matter, said goodbye to Jian Jia again, and left the office...
He drove away from the parking lot, but as soon as he reached the hospital gate, he was blocked.
Through the car window, Lin Jie noticed dozens of people standing at the hospital entrance, completely blocking the door.
Could it be a mob gathering to cause trouble at the hospital entrance?
With curiosity, Lin Jie paid closer attention and discovered that these people were all looking in one direction.
He followed their gaze and was taken aback.
He saw a group of construction workers cautiously escorting someone, slowly walking into the hospital entrance.
The person in the middle was truly horrifying.
A steel bar as thick as a finger had pierced from above his left ear, slanted through his skull, and out from behind his right ear.
Judging by the expressions of the people around, this was no magic trick; it was real.
Guan Muhua, seeing this too, asked in disbelief, "Dr. Lin, with a steel bar piercing through his head like that, can he be okay?"
At this moment, three doctors had already rushed to meet the man with the steel bar through his head with an emergency stretcher.
Lin Jie's gaze was fixated on the man's head.
He noticed that the bloodstains on the person's neck were not much.
Lin Jie slowly said, "The steel bar pierced through his head, but precisely because of its presence, it blocked the injured cerebral blood vessels, preventing significant blood loss in his brain."
"However, his current stability is only temporary."
"Once the brain swelling subsides a bit, and intracranial pressure drops, he'll start losing blood uncontrollably."
Guan Muhua shifted his gaze from the man to Lin Jie and asked hopefully, "Can you save him?"
Lin Jie shook his head, saying, "Perhaps a miracle has kept him from dying instantly, but his brain injury is too severe for me to save."
"Removing the steel bar would lead to his death within a very short time."
"If he remains in this state, he might have a few dozen minutes of consciousness left to handle his affairs."
Lin Jie retracted his gaze from the man, leaned back on the seat, and said, "In this situation, I'm helpless. Guan Muhua, drive, let's leave."
Guan Muhua remained silent.
He's known Lin Jie long enough to understand that Lin Jie has a soft heart—he's a very kind person.
If Lin Jie truly had a way to save the man, he wouldn't hesitate.
Guan Muhua honked to remind the pedestrians blocking the hospital gate to clear the way, and the car gradually drove away from the hospital...
Upon returning to the underground parking lot of Xiangtai Apartment Building, Lin Jie noticed a box truck parked not far from the elevator, with a young man directing several workers to load items onto it.
Hu Mingxuan.
Lin Jie recognized him; the youth directing the workers was none other than a slimmer Hu Mingxuan.
He saw Lin Jie getting out of the car, hesitated for a moment, and then walked over.
"Hello, Expert Lin!"
Hu Mingxuan was the first member of the Hu Family that Lin Jie knew.
That day at the cinema, he was the one who stepped forward, willing to help a little girl with a brain tumor.
Lin Jie had a pretty good impression of him, but now things have changed.
Looking at Hu Mingxuan in front of him, Lin Jie noticed that not only had his face become much thinner, but there was also a newfound calmness to it, a stark contrast to his previous flamboyance.
Adversity makes people grow.
Feeling sentimental, Lin Jie nodded at him and casually asked, "Are you moving?"
Hu Mingxuan responded with a sound, saying, "My sister sold this apartment, and I need to move some things to my place."
Lin Jie then remembered that An Kexin had mentioned this apartment was bought by Du Feixue.
He heard the implication in Hu Mingxuan's words and asked for confirmation, "Are you and Zhou Ke not leaving Binhai?"
Hu Mingxuan responded with a bitter smile, "Keke doesn't want to leave, and I can't get used to life in the United States."
"Besides, my father is still here. I can't just leave him with no one to visit, so I stayed."
His father, Hu Yuankui, was sentenced yesterday to death with a two-year reprieve.
"Staying here isn't bad, not bad at all!"
Not knowing what else to say, Lin Jie faked a response and happened to hear the elevator door open, quickly saying, "The elevator's here, I have to go now, goodbye."
"Expert Lin, please wait..."
After calling out to Lin Jie, Hu Mingxuan hesitated for a moment, then spoke again, "Expert Lin, actually, our family has discussed apologizing and reconciling with you more than once..."
"It was Grandpa who kept refusing and remained stubborn."
"After the counterfeit drug incident, and after Grandpa passed away, even if we wanted to apologize and reconcile, we no longer had the capital."
"I can't say I know all about the issues between you and our Hu family, but I do know most of it."
"Expert Lin, I am insignificant and cannot represent the Hu family. I can only represent myself."
"Expert Lin, I am sorry!"
Watching Hu Mingxuan bow at ninety degrees, Lin Jie quickly reached out to help him up, saying, "If you're representing yourself, there's no need to apologize because there's no grievance between us."
"As for Zhou Ke, my relationship with the Zhou family is quite good, you should know that."
After straightening up, Hu Mingxuan sighed and said, "If time could be turned back, Grandpa would definitely not make the same choice again..."
After getting home, Lin Jie headed straight for the kitchen to cook a few of his signature dishes.
By the time he had almost finished making dinner, Lin Miao and An Kexin were back as well.
Seeing the food on the table, all of which were her favorites, An Kexin gave Lin Jie an affectionate glance and softly said, "Ah Jie, are you trying to curry favor with me, hoping I'll go easy on you?"
Lin Jie snorted and righteously said, "How could that be?"
"This is a battle of honor and dignity; it must be fair and square, without any underhanded tactics."
An Kexin smiled like a flower, lightly biting her lip and softly said, "I'm looking forward to your fair play!"
"Brother, Sister Kexin, what are you talking about? I don't understand!" Lin Miao asked in confusion.
Lin Jie pushed her shoulder and said, "It's good that you don't understand, we are discussing work matters. Hurry up and wash your hands for dinner."
"Also, you need to sleep early tonight."
Lin Miao responded with an "oh" and went to the kitchen to wash her hands while reminding, "Brother, tonight we need to check your luggage for your trip to Germany one more time, just in case anything is missing."
Lin Jie, a bit impatient, responded, "I've checked it so many times, nothing will be missing."
"I'm only going for five days, not a month. Besides, it's not like I'm going to remote or backward areas. If I really miss something, I can just buy it there."
"It's always better to have everything you need," Lin Miao insisted.
After dinner, due to Lin Miao's persistent requests, Lin Jie had to check his suitcase again with her.
After rearranging everything, Lin Jie exaggeratedly yawned and said to Lin Miao, "I've had two consecutive surgeries, and I'm tired. I have a flight tomorrow; I'll go to bed early."
"Okay, Brother, go to bed early. I'll get up early to make breakfast tomorrow."
Lin Jie eagerly went to the bedroom.
As soon as he opened the bedroom door, he felt a wave of heat hit him.
The temperature in the room had been turned up significantly.
Lin Jie saw An Kexin lying on the bed in a sexy black camisole, propping her cheek with one hand, looking at him with dreamy eyes, while her other hand gently stroked her fair, jade-like thigh.
Seeing this scene, a hard-to-suppress heat surged within Lin Jie, almost making it hard for him to hold back!
Lin Jie thought to himself, this is going to be trouble.
If he couldn't control himself and set his own pace, he would definitely lose.
He took a few deep breaths, suppressing his excitement, and slowly closed and locked the bedroom door.
Then, Lin Jie slowly walked towards An Kexin with a domineering tone, saying, "Tonight, I am the king, and you have no choice but to obey..."
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