In Binhai, winter's climate is rather awful; one could say it's both wet and cold.

For the sake of his health, Lin Jie is strictly prohibited from being outdoors, such as exercising in Binhai Park.

Therefore, this winter, he is either at home or working out at the gym.

However, there is one task Lin Jie is allowed to do, which is walking Lele in Binhai Park.

On the morning of the ninth day of the lunar new year, Lin Jie, bundled up tightly, walked Lele on the loop trail in Binhai Park, accompanied by Guan Muhua, who was hurrying back to work.

"Is everything okay at home?"

Hearing Lin Jie's inquiry, Guan Muhua replied softly, "Everything's good. We spent this Spring Festival in our newly purchased large house. My parents are very happy and content."

Lin Jie knew that he exchanged those ten kilograms of gold for money and helped his family buy a new house in their hometown.

"Your parents aren't pressuring you to quickly find a wife or anything?"

Guan Muhua chuckled sheepishly, saying, "Except for the first and second days of the new year, I've been on blind dates back home. Sometimes, I'd even see two or three in a day."

"Any that caught your eye?" Lin Jie asked with interest.

Guan Muhua shook his head, somewhat depressed, saying, "My parents scolded me, saying I've become wild from staying in big cities like the Capital City and Binhai, my standards have risen, and having some money has gone to my head. I can't stand the hometown girls now."

He said, somewhat confused, "Actually, I don't know where my future will be either!"

"I have little education and no particular skills. I've always worked as a bodyguard, and at most, I can do it until I'm in my forties. After that, my body and reflexes won't be up to it."

Lin Jie didn't expect this guy to think so far ahead, all the way twenty or thirty years into the future.

He thought for a moment and said, "If you're willing to stay with me, I'm certainly welcoming."

"When you're a bit older, you can go to Anlin Hospital for training and management in security."

Lin Jie pondered further and said, "In the future, I should invest in some businesses or shops or something."

"If you're interested, you can join. Or, if you have an industry you're interested in or something you want to do in the future, I can invest a bit too."

"Thank you!"

Guan Muhua thanked him earnestly, then said, "I'm not yet thirty, still considered young, I still have time to improve myself and think about the future, so I'm not in a rush to make a decision now."

"Then when you've made a decision, you must tell me. I won't refuse to help if I can."

Lin Jie promised him.

At this moment, a man in a light-colored hoodie jogged from a side path onto the loop trail, sped past Lin Jie, then fell back.

"Dr. Lin, good morning, we meet again."

Lin Jie turned his head and saw that the person speaking to him was Shu Yunfeng, the friend Li Ting met in the United States.

Feeling a little unimpressed with him, Lin Jie nodded slightly and said indifferently, "Good morning."

Shu Yunfeng didn't seem to feel Lin Jie's indifference and walked alongside him, "I live in that Huating Villa Garden on the east side of the park. Before going abroad, I often exercised here in the park."

Given the Shu Family's status, owning one or two villas in the affluent Huating Villa Garden was perfectly normal.

He thought of something and asked, "I often walk in the park, but how come I've never seen Shu Hongwen?"

Shu Yunfeng smiled and explained, "Hongwen doesn't live in Huating. My uncle has a garden courtyard with a small garden on the west side of the city."

Lin Jie nodded lightly, thinking, this is the heritage of an old wealthy family.

The garden courtyard they live in is comparable to the quadrangle courtyards in Capital City.

This is a whole level above so-called luxury apartments or even villas.

"Dr. Lin, to my knowledge, the pathological cause of Tingting's previous obesity was discovered by you. I must thank you because without your discovery, there wouldn't be the graceful Tingting of today."

The attitude Shu Yunfeng revealed in this statement made Lin Jie somewhat annoyed, so he directly asked, "Have you and Li Ting received the approval of both families and confirmed your relationship?"

Shu Yunfeng's face had a slight look of embarrassment, and he said honestly, "Not yet, but my parents are very approving of Tingting. Once we finish our studies in the United States and return home, we'll hold the engagement ceremony."

Lin Jie acknowledged with a soft "Hmm," said nothing, and then tugged on Lele's leash to turn down another path.

Unexpectedly, Shu Yunfeng followed again.

"Dr. Lin, please wait a moment!"

Shu Yunfeng quickened his pace a few steps, turning to block Lin Jie's path, "I need to tell you something."

His face was reflective as he said, "In the United States, at first sight of Tingting, I liked her; it was that kind of hopeless affection."

"But no matter what I did, I always felt a subtle resistance from Tingting."

"I thought it was because I wasn't doing well enough, until that day at the parking lot, when I saw you with Tingting, I suddenly understood the true source of that resistance."

Lin Jie looked into Shu Yunfeng's eyes and asked coldly, "What do you mean by telling me this?"

Shu Yunfeng, somewhat agitated, said, "Dr. Lin, I don't want to know or care about your past with Tingting."

"Now, since you've already set a marriage date with another girl, I think it's wise for you and Tingting to cut off all contact and no longer have any interaction."

"This would be a wise choice for both you and Tingting."

"Do you think so?"

Lin Jie's heart was inexplicably angered. He chuckled with sarcasm and said, "Who do you think you are? No offense, but even your uncle wouldn't speak to me like that."

"I know my own conduct. You have too much idle mind. It would be better spent on Li Ting."

After saying this, Lin Jie was about to walk past Shu Yunfeng, but unexpectedly, the latter stepped aside again, blocking Lin Jie's way.

"Dr. Lin, Tingting is the first girl who made my heart flutter, who made me obsessed."

"I consider myself no less competent than anyone else, but the one who first entered her heart was you, not me."

"This setback and regret are beyond my control and cannot be changed."

"I know my request might be unreasonable, but Dr. Lin, don't you want Tingting to live a happy and joyful life too?"

"If the two of you continue..."

Saying this, Shu Yunfeng seemed unable to bear the thought, and his expression turned pained, "Surely you understand, in that situation, the person most hurt wouldn't be you, but Tingting!"

Lin Jie's expression darkened, and he said in a deep voice, "I no longer have any attachment to past affairs. Shu Yunfeng, you're overthinking it."

"Or maybe, your claim of not being inferior to anyone is just a cover for the inferiority buried deep inside you?"

Seeing Shu Yunfeng's face turn somewhat unpleasant, Lin Jie was spurred on and continued, "Did I hit the nail on the head?"

Shu Yunfeng's face stiffened, and with a scornful tone, he said, "Inferior? Dr. Lin, you must be joking, right? With my family background and good personal conditions, would I be inferior?"

"What a big joke!"

His expression eased a little, recovering a sense of superiority, and he said, "Expert Lin, remember your statement just now; you said you no longer have any attachment to past matters."

"Please don't take the initiative to contact Tingting again. Goodbye!"

After saying this, Shu Yunfeng turned and ran away.

Watching his departing back, Lin Jie pondered for a while and said, "Guan Muhua, tell Qin Gang to have someone quietly investigate Shu Yunfeng's childhood and teenage years."

Guan Muhua didn't ask much, directly replying, "Yes, I'll inform Qin Gang."

Lin Jie muttered to himself, "I always felt there's something contradictory about this Shu Yunfeng."

"According to what he says, with his advantageous conditions and smooth sailing life, he should be overly confident in pursuing girls."

"He shouldn't have come to me in this semi-pleading, semi-provocative manner asking for a promise."

Guan Muhua smiled and said, "Maybe it's because you're too excellent, which makes him feel ashamed?"

Lin Jie shook his head and said, "No matter how great I am, I'm just a doctor. I know my limits. Many people value me as a courtesy."

"When people don't need me or have no request for me, they could care less about me."

"Analyzing this Shu Yunfeng with my amateur psychology knowledge, there's more than a half chance he's just a facade hiding a demon within."

Upon hearing this, Guan Muhua couldn't help but say, "Dr. Lin, why do I feel like you're finding an excuse to warn that girl named Li Ting? Wanting her to leave Shu Yunfeng?"

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