On the north side of the Golden Tripod Building, Changfeng Park hosts a sizable Lantern Festival, making it one of Binhai City's famous spots for viewing lanterns.

Just past 8 PM, the An sisters accompanied the Lin siblings, who came specifically, along with Guan Muhua, exploring along the park's designated one-way lantern-viewing path, following the dense crowd.

Though it's called lantern viewing, there are just too many visitors, making the experience rather awful.

Lin Jie and the others, surrounded by tourists, moved forward involuntarily, only able to glance quickly at the cartoon animal-shaped lanterns on both sides of the path, or the ones themed on traditional myths.

Lin Miao was thinking of staying for a while to take memorable photos with some beautiful lanterns, but surrounded by people, she could only take a few quick selfies with her phone.

After strolling for more than half an hour, Lin Jie, seeing the crowd without anything particularly attractive, consulted with Lin Miao and squeezed out from a corner of the crowd.

"Brother, there are just too many people, it feels like the entire Binhai is crowded in here."

Lin Miao exhaled, patted her chest with a complaint, and continued: "Besides a few sets of lanterns, many are not even that pretty. If I had known, we should have just gone to the rooftop of the apartment building to set off fireworks."

"I told you so. It's you and Brother Jie who insisted on coming."

An Kemeng showed a 'told you so' expression, which was quite irritating.

Lin Jie couldn't help but tap her nose, and said to Lin Miao, "Miaomiao, the fireworks won't disappear, we can set them off on the rooftop after we return."

Lin Jie glanced back at the bustling crowd and laughed, "Actually, the more people there are, the livelier it feels, giving a bit of the New Year atmosphere."

"Once the Lantern Festival is over, the year is officially done."

Following behind them in silence, Guan Muhua suddenly felt a lot and sighed, "I can't help but say, the festive spirit is fading, many people just see it as a holiday to reunite with family."

"The government keeps talking about promoting traditional folk culture, but in policy specifics, they prohibit this and that. Without these traditional cultural rituals and material carriers, folk culture is just 'haha'. "

An Kexin turned to glance at Guan Muhua and laughed, "I didn't expect you to be so insightful!"

Guan Muhua, a bit embarrassed, said, "I read that in a magazine, it's not my own insight."

They walked down a tree-covered path, gradually moving away from the hustle and bright lights behind.

An Kexin remembered something, and said to Guan Muhua, "Tomorrow, a new editor, an art designer, and a medical assistant hired by Lin Jie's studio will start working."

"Your and Qin Gang's relations and insurance will also be transferred to the studio. Besides your current work, you have a new task."

Guan Muhua asked, "What task?"

"Photography! Mobile photography!"

An Kexin further explained, "Primarily, it's about daily photographing of Lin Jie's life and work, providing materials for the studio to update Lin Jie's Weibo, public accounts, and website content."

"Regarding photography subject matter, composition, etc., the studio's new editor and designer will give you and Qin Gang a relevant training in these two days."

Guan Muhua nodded, said, "No problem!"

"We are around Lin Jie all the time, with not much to do, and photography is also something we can do easily."

After saying this, An Kexin lightly patted Lin Jie's shoulder and said, "Ajie, the studio currently lacks a manager, someone has volunteered, I'd like to hear your opinion."

Lin Jie asked with great interest, "Who volunteered?"

"Ling Mengjiao!"

"Isn't she doing well in the charity fund? Plus, there isn't much to do in the studio!" Lin Jie was full of wonder.

An Kexin sighed and said, "Mengjiao said, the nude photo incident is just a blemish."

"The Anlin Charity Fund's social influence is growing larger and getting more exposure, her past might probably be dug up by some individuals, becoming a point of attack to discredit the charity fund."

Lin Jie seriously said, "We all trust her, and are not afraid of slander from others!"

An Kexin gloomily said, "That's what I told her too."

"But, I also understand her choice."

"As a young girl, how could there be no thorn in her heart about this matter?"

Lin Jie paused, then asked, "Kexin, what do you think?"

"Mengjiao does her job diligently and responsibly, and she is also quite capable. Personally, I don't want her to leave. However, if she takes charge of studio management, I'd feel more at ease."

An Kexin softly said, "This studio, developing along with your growth, the responsibilities and work it carries in the future will also be increasing, a trustworthy person is indeed needed to take charge."

Lin Jie pondered for a moment, and said, "I'll talk with her first, and then decide..."

At this moment, Lin Miao yelled, "Brother, Kexin-jie, why don't I join the studio and take charge of the financial work?"

An Kexin laughed, "Currently, the studio's financial workload is minimal, handled part-time by the financial staff from the Anlin Hospital's preparation office, there is no need for a dedicated financial person."

"Let's wait until the studio expands a bit more."

Lin Miao gave an 'oh', and then said to Lin Jie, "Brother, did you know, Xiaoxiao-jie complained about you to me."

"They say you're becoming more and more cold and ruthless as a doctor. Nannan is in so much pain she's about to faint, yet you turn a blind eye and insist she keeps moving."

Lin Jie said with a face full of helplessness: "I also can't bear it. It pains me a lot."

"But since it's Nannan's first time moving her joints, we must get her moving, so I can do a comprehensive examination, identify issues early, and resolve them early."

"Moreover, the first time is always the most painful, so it's better to endure it thoroughly. In the future, when she moves again, the pain will decrease, making it easier for Nannan to endure and persist."

An Kemeng chimed in: "Brother Jie, did you purposely not let Miaomiao and me accompany Nannan today because you knew how painful it would be for her, and you were afraid we'd be scared and unable to handle it?"

Lin Jie gently nodded and said: "I did have that thought."

"I was somewhat worried Nannan wouldn't be able to bear the pain and might lose control of her emotions. However, she was very strong, even stronger than I imagined."

He took the opportunity to warn: "Kemeng, since you've chosen this path as a doctor, I need to remind you that besides being courageous, your heart must also become a bit 'ruthless.'

"When in intense pain, among other things, patients' wailing is secondary. Patients with weak willpower can easily make irrational decisions, like stopping treatment."

"At that time, when facing a patient's pleas, you must not soften your heart."

An Kemeng hummed softly: "Brother Jie, I would never do something as foolish as giving up halfway."

"I understand very well that once the patient's pain passes, they will be furious and complain why I didn't continue their treatment."

Lin Jie laughed lightly, patting her head, and praised: "It's very commendable to have such awareness."

"By the way, you can go see Nannan tomorrow, keep her company, and encourage her more."

"Her joints will still hurt for a few days, and her leg muscles have severely atrophied. Recovering the ability to walk independently is a long and arduous road."

"I'll go accompany her first thing tomorrow morning!" An Kemeng responded.

Lin Miao hurriedly said: "I have to work tomorrow, so I can only visit Nannan after work. I'll bring her lots of delicious food."

At that moment, Lin Jie felt his phone vibrating constantly. He took it out to see it was a call from Kong Mingqing...

"Lin Jie, this afternoon Wang Lei confessed. He admitted to taking money to solve someone else's problem."

Lin Jie's expression turned serious, and he asked directly: "Who was it?"

"Liang Ziyang!"

This name surprised Lin Jie greatly. He confirmed and asked: "How could it be him? He's a fairly famous director, could he really be the one behind it all?"

"Brother Kong, are you sure it's him, and that guy isn't just accusing randomly?"

On the phone, Kong Mingqing's voice was clear and loud: "Wang Lei is both afraid of the potential retaliation from you and Ye Hongqing and angry that the other party didn't inform him of the detailed background of the target. His confession is very detailed."

"He got to know Liang Ziyang through an intermediary!"

"Both that intermediary and Liang Ziyang have been arrested. Furthermore, after a preliminary interrogation..."

"Liang Ziyang himself also confessed."

Lin Jie felt a sense of relief and said: "It's good he confessed!"

"Did he say why he deliberately hit Lulu back then, making her a vegetative state?"

Kong Mingqing further explained: "Lin Jie, Liang Ziyang only confessed to hiring someone to give Huo Guangheng a very severe lesson. He also admitted that the accident where Lulu's former fiancé was hit in the broadcasting studio was his doing."

"However, he steadfastly denies that he was responsible for Lulu's accident back then."

"He always thought it was an accident."

"From my observation, when he found out it wasn't an accident and was deliberately caused, he seemed quite shocked and angry."

"That reaction didn't seem fake."

"Lin Jie, I believe that incident three years ago wasn't done by him."

Hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Damn it, this matter is still not resolved.

"Brother Kong, did he say why he did it? Was it to protect Lulu? Or did he not want Lulu to get married?"

Kong Mingqing sighed a bit and said: "He confessed that he fell deeply in love with Lulu."

"He said that over the years of interacting with Lulu, he realized his feelings for her exceeded normal bounds and grew increasingly intense."

"When Lulu woke up and forgot her fiancé, he was overjoyed, but you told him that Lulu's memories of her fiancé would eventually return."

"So, he orchestrated the 'accidental' falling of the studio lights."

"When he discovered that Huo Guangheng and Lulu were going to register for marriage, he was furious, believing that Huo Guangheng had malicious intentions to deceive Lulu out of her life and wealth."

"In his rage, Liang Ziyang then hired someone..."

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