After pinpointing the issue with the child, the next step is to conduct targeted examinations to find the cause. And this step can only be done at the hospital with the help of some equipment.

Fu Hechang was aware of this as well. After earnestly thanking Lin Jie, he, not wanting to stay any longer, bid farewell to An Weize in person and hurriedly left Peony Hall.

Lin Jie walked to the entrance of the hall again, and his phone in his pocket started ringing.

As he stepped outside the hall, he casually took out his phone and saw that it was a call from Tian Qiuhai.

Yesterday morning, Lin Jie had already made an excuse to politely decline the reunion, claiming he had to observe a very important surgery with his mentor and really couldn't leave.

This must be their way of not giving up, calling again.

With some helplessness, Lin Jie answered the phone and bluntly said, "Tian Qiuhai, my matter tonight is really important. My mentor strictly instructed me not to be absent. So I'm sorry about the reunion."

"Don't! Wait a moment!"

Lin Jie waited for a moment and found that Tian Qiuhai had sent him two photos via WeChat.

These are photos of Li Ting after her weight loss.

In the photos, she is wearing a light blue winter outfit, with a faint smile on her face, standing beside a tree filled with snowflakes, looking particularly charming.

"Doesn't this beauty look familiar? Especially familiar?"

Tian Qiuhai shouted on the phone, "Lin Jie, I'm telling you, that's Li Ting, the successful weight loss Li Ting. Didn't expect it, did you? Drooling yet?"

He further teased, "Lin Jie, you and Li Ting had such a good relationship before. She said that the person she most wanted to see was you. If you don't attend the reunion tonight, she won't come either."

Lin Jie was somewhat speechless.

This Tian Qiuhai is just full of nonsense, if Li Ting knew he would attend, it would be more likely for her not to come intentionally.

Tian Qiuhai's voice continued to come from the phone, "The purpose of the reunion is to celebrate your success and Li Ting's going abroad. If neither of you attends, what's the point of the reunion!"

"You must come, you have to!"

After saying this, he hung up decisively without waiting for Lin Jie's response.

Such a rogue approach left Lin Jie momentarily unsure how to react, and he couldn't help but look again at Li Ting's photo!

In the photo, she was noticeably slimmer, with a sharp chin faintly appearing!

During this time, maybe she hasn't been doing well!

Thinking so, Lin Jie felt a slight pain in his heart, along with some relief and some confusion.

"Sister Lanruo, is it love between Li Ting and me?"

Lin Jie silently said, "After parting with her, the most outrageous thing I did was go to the hospital emergency room and volunteer for three days! After that, I just ate and slept like usual."

"The love stories in movies and TV, where people get drunk, refuse to eat, and are heartbroken after a breakup, I seem to have never experienced."

"Let's say it was love, very immature, very superficial love!"

Shen Lanruo's voice gently echoed in his mind, "The reason you don't feel so much pain is because you didn't invest that much into this love."

"I think this might be related to your personal experiences."

She analyzed, "You've lost too much in the past, and although you crave love and family ties, you're also afraid of losing them again. So, you've always held back and couldn't fully immerse yourself in a relationship, fearing another loss."

"Really? I feel like I was very invested in my feelings for Li Ting!" Lin Jie argued!

"Pfft, I didn't see it!"

Shen Lanruo sarcastically said, "If you were really so invested, how could you forget to prepare a Christmas gift and a New Year gift for Li Ting? Don't blame it on your habit of rarely giving gifts before!"

"Lin Jie, when Miaomiao's eyes weren't well, you would measure the routes to and from work step by step, noting the waiting times for every traffic light."

"Tell me, did you put such thought into Li Ting?"

Suddenly, Lin Jie found himself speechless...

"Lin Jie, what are you thinking about, zoning out like that?"

Lin Jie turned and looked at An Kexin, who appeared behind him, and quietly said, "Just got a call from a classmate inviting me to a class reunion, celebrating Li Ting going abroad and my achievements."

"I thought about the breakup with Li Ting…"

He said somewhat self-reproachfully, "Maybe a big reason why Li Ting and I ended up this way is due to my own factors."

"What do you mean by that?" An Kexin asked with concern.

Lin Jie reiterated Shen Lanruo's analysis, "My past life experiences have made me afraid of losing, so I'm afraid to invest too much in a relationship."

"Thinking back now, when Li Ting and I were together, our interactions were always lukewarm, and I don't think I ever did anything particularly moving or memorable for her."

An Kexin smiled slightly and said, "Feelings are between two people. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. If there's a problem, it's definitely the fault of both people, not just one person making mistakes."

"So, don't overthink it."

"If you want to reconcile, then act quickly. If you want to let go and move on, then let go completely, and don't try to change yourself, because no one can do that."

Lin Jie shook his head gently and said, "Reconcile? There's no need anymore."

"Both Li Ting and I are just twenty years old, our ideas are still immature and we have little life experience. She has her studies to complete, and I have my own things to do. In a few years, if there's destiny, we might still end up together."

An Kexin chuckled lightly and joked, "So you're saying that in the next few years, you'll focus on your career and temporarily not consider relationship issues?"

Lin Jie said somewhat sheepishly, "The word 'career' feels a bit too grand for me."

He insightfully said, "I've changed a lot and gained a lot over the past year, which might have made my mindset a bit restless, a bit psychologically unbalanced. I need some time to settle down and adapt to my changes."

"Quietly studying in college for a year or two and addressing my significant shortcomings in other areas might be a great adjustment."

An Kexin's eyes sparkled, agreeing, "Lin Jie, realizing this proves that you've truly grown up."

This made Lin Jie a bit displeased, and he asked gloomily, "Kexin, did you see me as a child before?"

"Of course not as a child!"

An Kexin laughed, her brows raising in a smile, "As a younger brother, I see you as a younger brother!"

Just then, Lin Jie's phone rang once again.

Upon seeing the caller ID, he was taken aback; it was a call from Li Ting.

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