"Expert Lin, we meet again. This time, I'm here specifically to apologize."

Immediately, Ye Peihua gestured to the man beside him and called out, "Nie Yuming."

Nie Yuming?!

Lin Jie was taken aback and carefully scrutinized this person.

He appeared to be in his early thirties, nearly 1.8 meters tall, with a sharp crew cut. His looks were quite handsome, though he had put on some weight and developed a small belly.

Nie Yuming, with a beaming smile, clasped his hands together and laughed heartily, saying, "Expert Lin, I was rude. I hope you can forgive my insolence..."

"Be serious!"

Ye Peihua slightly frowned and gently interrupted his words.

Lin Jie didn't sense any force in his words. Nie Yuming, however, immediately wiped the smile from his face, straightened his posture, and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle to Lin Jie.

"Expert Lin, I was muddle-headed and acted impulsively. I'm sorry."

Ye Peihua also slightly bowed his upper body towards Lin Jie, saying, "I too bear some fault in this matter due to negligence. Please forgive me, Expert Lin."

"Mr. Ye, you're too kind. Young Master Nie, please rise quickly!" Lin Jie quickly responded politely.

To make Nie Yuming, one of the revered four young masters of the Capital City, so submissive, who on earth is this Ye Peihua?

With even greater doubt in his heart, Lin Jie looked at Fu Xiuyuan and directly asked, "Can you tell me, what exactly is going on?"

Before Fu Xiuyuan could respond, Ye Peihua took the lead and said, "Expert Lin, you've just completed an emergency surgery to save a life. You must be both tired and hungry."

"Why don't we find a place to eat and talk?"

Fu Xiuyuan nodded in agreement, saying, "That's a great idea. I happen to know a nearby restaurant that serves decent fish."

"Expert Lin, what do you think?"

In this situation, Lin Jie's "opinion" could only be to agree.

Fu Xiuyuan personally drove a luxurious Mercedes, taking Lin Jie, Ye Peihua, and Nie Yuming out of the university campus. Followed by Qin Gang driving a Phaeton, along with a Mercedes SUV and a Bentley Continental.

A few minutes later, the convoy stopped in front of a three-story building, tranquil amidst the hustle and bustle.

A middle-aged man, who introduced himself as Boss Lu, personally opened the car doors, warmly welcoming them to a spacious, elegantly decorated suite on the third floor.

As for Qin Gang and the others, they were arranged into another suite.

Everyone took their seats according to their roles, with Ye Peihua sitting as the host, Lin Jie as the main guest, accompanied by Fu Xiuyuan and Nie Yuming.

After washing their hands and bringing in some refreshments, Ye Peihua dismissed the attendants from the room, personally pouring a cup of tea for Lin Jie, and said, "Expert Lin, I understand you have a lot of questions. Don't rush, let me explain slowly..."

He collected his thoughts and said softly, "To be honest, Expert Lin, perhaps due to the lack of it, I've always had a special fascination with sports, particularly football, despite my frail health since youth."

"In recent years, I've made some money in business and have been considering buying a football club."

Ye Peihua regrettably lamented, "But the level of football in our country is like a bottomless pit, which has always made me hesitant..."

He took a gentle sip of tea and continued, "Recently, Qiao Hongzhen approached me, claiming he had a way to help me establish a top-notch football club in Asia within a few years!"

"This Qiao Hongzhen..."

He sighed, his expression complicated, and said, "Dr. Qiao and I have some history together..."

Ye Peihua touched his left leg, saying, "Due to congenital developmental deformity, my left leg has some mobility issues. After several corrections, the recovery hasn't been satisfactory."

"It was ultimately Dr. Qiao's corrective surgery that made me almost no different from an ordinary person."

"Because of this connection, I have great trust in his medical skills."

"And in him as a person, I have a lot of trust too."

"At that time, he showed me two issues of core medical journals, telling me that there had been a major breakthrough in the field of sports injury medicine domestically. He was confident he could fully master this technology within one or two years..."

Ye Peihua suddenly asked, "Expert Lin, do you know how many young football geniuses and active professional football stars around the world are forced to give up their careers due to injuries each year?"

"I'm really not very well-informed about this, as I've never paid much attention to sports activities!" Lin Jie honestly replied.

Ye Peihua smiled and said, "Actually, I only have a general idea of this number."

"Let's put it this way, gathering these people would be enough to assemble two or three teams capable of standing in the five major leagues."

"Dr. Qiao explained this significant research breakthrough in sports injury treatment to me in detail, assuring me that it can save the careers of many athletes."

"I can use this as bait, or to put it more appropriately, as a condition. Without much cost, I can recruit a few highly talented football prodigies who were unexpectedly injured, or those in their prime who had to leave professional football because of injuries."

Ye Peihua said sincerely, "I must say, Dr. Qiao's words indeed moved me and made me finally make up my mind."

"Out of trust for Dr. Qiao, I agreed to some of his conditions and let him be involved."

"Furthermore, to expedite the matter, I had Yuming come forward to handle it. Meanwhile, I primarily focused on contacting some professional football clubs that had the idea of transferring players."

Ye Peihua glanced at Nie Yuming and explained, "Expert Lin, while Yuming's actions can be a bit unrestrained, let's say they're still within the allowed rules. He won't cross the line..."

Ye Peihua said apologetically, "Or at least, he won't cross it too much..."

"When he comes forward to handle certain matters, the progress is often much faster than others. This is my selfish interest at play; it's my fault."

Ye Peihua sighed deeply and said, "It was only this morning that I learned in detail about your situation, Expert Lin, and your grievances with Dr. Qiao."

"I suddenly realized that Dr. Qiao had been hiding many things from me."

"It turns out, Expert Lin, you are the true researcher behind these treatment results."

"It turns out, there's such a big conflict between you and Dr. Qiao."

"It turns out, he has done such deplorable things..."

Ye Peihua's tone turned serious, "Qiao Hongzhen took advantage of my trust and used me."

At this moment, Lin Jie clearly sensed the coldness emanating from Ye Peihua, thinking to himself that this time Qiao Hongzhen indeed provoked someone he shouldn't have and is going to suffer greatly.

At the same time, Lin Jie also understood that this Ye Peihua must be the kind of elite young master from the Capital City that Fu Xiuyuan mentioned, someone genuinely formidable.

After recounting the cause and consequence of the matter and once again apologizing to Lin Jie, Ye Peihua didn't say much more, and they then moved on to casual dining.

Whether it was due to Ye Peihua's natural charm or his exceptional conversational skills, with just a simple sentence or two, Lin Jie felt a sense of comfort as if basking in the spring breeze.

All in all, Lin Jie found this dinner to be quite enjoyable.

Close to ten in the evening, the dinner concluded, and Ye Peihua and Nie Yuming were the first to take their leave.

Fu Xiuyuan did not leave. Instead, he got into Lin Jie's Phaeton car and said, "I really didn't expect that behind all this was this Young Master Ye. Even my grandpa sings his praises and warns us to avoid crossing him."

"Is he that formidable?" Lin Jie asked.

"He's not just formidable. To say he's a once-in-a-generation genius, just like you, would not be an exaggeration."

Fu Xiuyuan said with admiration, "This guy graduated from Jingcheng University at the age of fifteen, studied abroad for five years, and earned two PhD degrees."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but gasp.

He also realized that there truly are geniuses in this world, unlike himself, who relies on memory inheritance and the existence of Shen Lanruo as a bug.

Fu Xiuyuan lamented, "It's just due to health reasons, he didn't choose a career in politics but opted for business instead."

"In a mere ten years, Ye Peihua established a commercial empire with total assets exceeding a trillion, centered around information communications, electronic technology, and finance, and expanded his business to developed countries like Europe and America."

"Ye Peihua is one of the few Capital City progenies who developed independently without relying much on family connections."

He said with respect, "He has reached a level that surpasses the definition of a young master; he belongs to the same level as my grandpa."

"Indeed formidable, truly quite a character!"

Facing such a remarkable individual, Lin Jie had to admit his respect and asked, "Master Fu, could you go over today's negotiation process again?"

Fu Xiuyuan nodded and said, "This morning, my grandpa negotiated with Nie Yuming's family elders, and the feedback wasn't optimistic. My grandpa immediately realized that there might be someone else behind this."

"So, my grandpa disclosed to the outside that you would come to the Capital City after the New Year."

"Soon after, my grandpa received a call from Ye Peihua himself asking about certain matters regarding you. Later, I was sent by my grandpa to team up with Ye Peihua and Nie Yuming to find you."

Lin Jie suddenly understood, fell silent for a moment, and asked, "Do you think Qiao Hongzhen will be completely abandoned by Ye Peihua?"

"Qiao Hongzhen?"

Fu Xiuyuan mocked, "He's truly playing with fire this time."

"For someone like Ye Peihua, how could he tolerate being deceived and used by someone like Qiao Hongzhen? This is a matter of face."

"As for the help Qiao Hongzhen provided Ye Peihua in the past, I'm sure Ye Peihua has paid him back plenty over the years, so he owes him nothing."

"Moreover, for your sake, Ye Peihua won't let Qiao Hongzhen off easily either."

Fu Xiuyuan paused for a moment and said, "Expert Lin, with how amicable he was tonight, personally apologizing and admitting his mistakes, his intentions should be clear to you, right?"

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