To prepare for the surgery on Friday, Lin Jie has been keeping a punctual and reasonable routine these past few days.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, he didn't stay out long and returned to Xiangtai Apartment before ten in the evening.

Accompanying Lin Miao, who still lingered in the festive spirit, they set off fireworks on the rooftop of the apartment building, and then Lin Jie went home to wash up and sleep.

The next morning, Lin Jie woke up on time as usual.

He followed his routine of washing up, then exercised for half an hour. After breakfast, instead of staying at home to recharge, he, as usual as ever, took a ride to the University Affiliated Hospital.

Once in the office, Lin Jie tidied up and, as he was about to place his mobile phone on his desk, he noticed a WeChat message.

It was a message from Chen Lili.

It read, "Today's 14:36, Binhai to Los Angeles direct flight."

Lin Jie naturally understood whose flight this was.

He stared at it for a while, sighed softly, then with a few taps of his fingers, deleted the message along with a certain fond thought from the bottom of his heart.

Lin Jie turned on his computer and, as usual, began checking the latest physical examination data of the conjoined twins…

Close to eleven in the morning, Kong Mingqing came to Lin Jie's office.

He spoke with excitement, "Lin Jie, there's finally progress on that matter."

"Early this morning, Liang Ziyang urgently told me he remembered who might have been most against Lulu three years ago."

"Who?" Lin Jie asked, pressing for details.

Kong Mingqing replied in a somber tone, "Lulu's uncle!"

"According to Liang Ziyang, this person had a debt urgently in need of repayment three years ago."

"If he couldn't pay it off, his company would go bankrupt. And at that time, Lulu was not yet twenty-five."

"Before passing, Lulu's mother arranged for the property to be managed in a trust, stipulating that Lulu could only gain full control of all the assets upon turning twenty-five."

"Her mother believed that by the age of twenty-five, Lulu would have enough life experience and wouldn't be easily deceived by ill-intentioned people."

"Under those circumstances, the annual funds Lulu could use were only hundreds of thousands, not enough to solve her uncle's problem."

"But if something happened to Lulu, the results would be different."

"This uncle could at least obtain tens of millions, enough to resolve his company's crisis."

Lin Jie pondered as he asked, "Does Lulu know about this?"

Kong Mingqing replied gravely, "She doesn't!"

"I just talked to Lulu, and she was quite shocked—it should be the first time she heard about it."

"Liang Ziyang also told me that, as far as he knows, the source of the debt seemed a bit problematic, and Lulu's uncle couldn't or didn't dare to let more outsiders know."

"Liang Ziyang said he found out about this matter by chance."

"He also mentioned with suspicion that after Lulu's incident, her uncle somehow managed to get through the crisis, and now the business is doing quite well."

Upon hearing this, Lin Jie responded with some disappointment, "At most, Brother Kong, you've just found a suspect who looks highly suspicious. But there's still no concrete evidence."

"Don't forget, this is a case from three years ago, mere suspicion is useless."

Kong Mingqing chuckled, "Lin Jie, don't rush!"

"After I mentioned this matter, Lulu was somewhat agitated and suddenly recalled some scenes. She detailed some subtle maneuvers of the motorcyclist at the time."

"She assured me that judging from those subtle movements, the person at that time was most likely her uncle."

Hearing this, Lin Jie couldn't help but roll his eyes, saying, "Brother Kong, you've given Lulu a specific suspect, and then Lulu, based on this person, recalled some clear images."

"There's no certainty whether these images are from the time of the incident—perhaps they're merely a result of memory transference confusion under strong suggestions to Lulu."

Listening to Lin Jie, Kong Mingqing's expression gradually turned serious.

He pondered, "What you're saying is indeed quite possible. However, having a suspect at least provides a breakthrough point, doesn't it?"

Kong Mingqing stood up and said, "Lin Jie, this time I'll seize the opportunity to investigate Lulu's matter thoroughly while in the Capital City to verify some evidence against Liang Ziyang."

"Although there's no solid evidence yet, if Lulu's uncle is guilty, he would act suspiciously under our investigation…"

No sooner had Kong Mingqing left, than Lin Jie had another visitor.

This visitor was considerate, not coming empty-handed, and brought him a rather sumptuous lunch.

"Lin Jie, I came to deliver lunch for Dwayne Johnson, and I didn't forget you—I specifically packed an extra meal."

Looking at the thermal food container with its exquisite yet familiar dishes, Lin Jie asked, "Du Feixue, was this made at the Imperial Kitchen of Binhai Grand Hotel?"

Du Feixue nodded, smiling, "Good eye, you recognized it instantly."

"Looks like you've been there quite a bit. With your current fame and status, dining there should not require a reservation in advance."

Lin Jie chuckled and explained, "Someone treated me there once, and I happened to have this very dish."

"Du Feixue, you're really putting in a lot of effort to please Dwayne Johnson."

He realized something and laughed, "You affectionately call him Dwayne, it seems your relationship is quite good. Has he agreed to make a cameo in the film?"

Du Feixue shook her head and said disappointedly, "He didn't agree."

"But you know, I'm looking towards the future."

"I'm planning to make a big mark in the film industry, and just because we didn't collaborate this time, doesn't mean there won't be a chance in the future."

"This guy is such a foodie, after trying the food I sent twice, we became friends."

Lin Jie snorted and said, "Just drinking buddies at best."

"Friends like this, when faced with real interests, don't really have friendship to speak of."

Du Feixue gave Lin Jie a sideways look and said, "I'm not a little girl anymore, am I so naive?"

"I don't need you to remind me, my efforts to curry favor with and make connections with him are so I can use him in the future."

"Oh, right, take a look at this!"

With that, Du Feixue took out her phone, opened a webpage, and handed it to Lin Jie.

Lin Jie took a look and saw it was a food post introducing a cake shop.

Seeing the shop owner's photo, Lin Jie laughed and said, "This person underwent plastic surgery by me. You could find that out easily, do you still need me to confirm?"

Du Feixue took back her phone and laughed, "Now this shop is quite famous."

"Not only are the cakes delicious, but also because he resembles Hu Ge, he's been nicknamed by Hu Ge's fans as the 'Hu Ge Twin Brother Cake Shop'."

"A few months ago, a post on Hu Ge's Weibo was brought back up, the one with the lawyer's letter."

"Someone deliberately posted a few photos for the fans to guess, which one is the real Hu Ge and which is the surgically altered imitator."

"Lin Jie, guess what?"

Lin Jie laughed, "Of course, many people guessed wrong."

Du Feixue nodded, "The result revealed, all those photos were of the surgically altered imitator dressed up in Hu Ge's street style."

"But, tens of thousands, millions of fans swore that some of those photos were the real Hu Ge."

"This is a straightforward slap in the face."

"Was the big celebrity unhappy?" Lin Jie asked sarcastically!

At that time, Lin Jie, out of caution and a sense of warning, had sent the lawyer's letter that was exposed by Hu Ge's side, and he was somewhat unhappy about it.

But as time passed and more things came up, Lin Jie had almost forgotten about it.

Now hearing Du Feixue bring it up, Lin Jie realized that this was a clear and direct proof and counterattack to Hu Ge's side's ridicule and doubts at that time.

Although this counterattack was somewhat delayed, Lin Jie was still quite pleased inside.

Du Feixue lightly laughed, "How could he not be happy?"

"Lin Jie, you're mistaken. As a celebrity, the biggest fear is having no news or exposure."

"This time, because of the surgically altered imitator resembling Hu Ge, the real Hu Ge made the headlines once or twice again."

"The real Hu Ge will be coming to Binhai next month to sign our film project and do some promotion. He's planning to invite the Hu Ge imitator to join the promotional event."

"At the same time, he also wants to invite you to come, to apologize to you personally."

Lin Jie didn't want to be used by them or become their promotional backdrop, so he waved it off and declined, "No thanks, I'm a doctor, I don't get involved in your entertainment industry issues."

"Besides, next month, I have to go to Germany, I might not even be in the country then."

"Speaking of signing contracts, how was Yu Momo's audition, did her performance meet your requirements?"

Du Feixue nodded, "She did quite well, and the director is satisfied with her."

"She got the role, provided of course, she doesn't have any objections to the terms we offered regarding remuneration, etc."

Before Lin Jie could speak, she continued, "Considering your face, the conditions I proposed won't be too harsh. But, she's a total newcomer in the film industry."

"You understand, the conditions are just like that..."

At around three in the afternoon, Lin Jie received a call from Bai Qili.

The other party cautiously inquired about the specific arrangements for her brother's surgery.

Considering the surgery scheduled for this Friday, Lin Jie asked her brother to come to the hospital next Wednesday to arrange for inpatient surgery.

At the same time, Lin Jie also found out that the owner of the gold jewelry store, Mr. Huang, would also be coming along.

At half-past six in the evening, Lin Miao arrived with a lot of snacks to visit Yao Henan, accompanied by the invited Ling Mengjiao.

Lin Jie led Ling Mengjiao out of the hospital, "There's a nice restaurant nearby, we can eat while we chat..."

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