Masterful Miracle Doctor

Chapter 1207 - 1165: Easing Sorrow with Cigarettes

Xiangtai Apartment, Lin Family!Unlucky Zhou Ziyan, his right knee got badly bumped, and his left shin was kicked, not lightly either, both injured areas were bruised and swollen.

Because Lin Miao is skilled in Chinese massage therapy, the family still has medicinal wine for activating meridians and promoting circulation.

To express her apology, Chen Qiuhua volunteered to apply the medicinal wine on Zhou Ziyan.

As soon as she started, Zhou Ziyan couldn't help but shout: "Ah, stop, stop. Dr. Chen, with your strength, you could kill a pig. Let me do it myself, let me do it myself!"

Taking the medicinal wine from Chen Qiuhua's hand, Zhou Ziyan poured some onto his palm, rubbed his hands together to warm them up, then pressed them on his right knee, gritting his teeth as he massaged the area slowly.

The technique was very professional.

Xue Linlin slowly shuffled to his side, a bit timidly said: "Um... um... Senior Brother Zhou, I'm sorry, I didn't expect to kick so hard."

"How about... you kick me back, to make it even?"

Zhou Ziyan glared at her and grumpily said, "Can you suggest a sensible apology? With everyone watching, dare I kick back?"

"Then privately, can I let you kick me once?"

Zhou Ziyan was amused and raised a hand as if to hit her, saying, "Xue Linlin, are you intentionally trying to provoke me?"

Xue Linlin took a big step back, giggling, said: "You're the senior brother; how dare I provoke you. When I have time, I'll treat you to dinner as an apology."

"I'm about to start helping the teacher..."

After decorating the room, everyone gathered around several open boxes, packing items into small red gift bags in an assembly line manner—cigarettes, various flavored candies, with one person responsible for tying the bags up.

This time Lin Jie didn't slack off, he was responsible for packing gold-ingot-shaped chocolates into the small gift bags.

Lin Miao, responsible for packing cigarettes, suddenly said, "Brother, doctors don't recommend people to smoke, yet we're packing a box of cigarettes into these gift bags."

"Doesn't this seem a bit inappropriate?"

Chen Qiuhua answered for Lin Jie, "Miaomiao, this is the power of customary traditions!"

"We could break this tradition and not pack cigarettes, but surely it would be gossiped about, saying we're stingy, and don't understand etiquette. So it's better to avoid unnecessary disputes."

"And besides, quitting smoking is mainly about personal willpower, this one box of cigarettes doesn't make much difference."

Lu Kaicheng also chimed in, "Though doctors advise patients to quit smoking, in reality, there are quite a few smoking doctors."

"Many doctors use smoking as a way to relieve stress and ease tension."

Lin Miao nodded, then looked at Kong Mingqing, Fu Xiuyuan, and Zhu Peng, saying: "Brother Kong, Brother Fu, Brother Zhu, if you can't resist smoking, you can go to the kitchen."

Upon hearing this, Kong Mingqing stood up immediately, embarrassedly cupped his hands toward everyone, said: "My craving for smoking is quite strong, and I really can't hold it in, I need to smoke one to ease it!"

Fu Xiuyuan looked at Lin Miao and asked, puzzled, "I rarely smoke, sometimes I don't even smoke one in a day. Miaomiao, how did you know I smoke?"

Lin Miao proudly said, "My nose is very sensitive, my brother says it's a compensatory effect because I used to have bad eyesight."

"Brother Fu, I smell a faint smell of smoke on you, I can be sure you've smoked today..."

Before she finished speaking, a voice questioned, "Monkey, did you smoke today?"

Zhu Peng shivered, cast a resentful glance at Lin Miao, then cautiously said to Su Xiaohui beside him, "Junior Sister, it's because Expert Lin is getting married, I'm happy..."

"Junior Sister, I promise you, this period, I've only smoked once this morning, really!"

Su Xiaohui said softly, "Then from today, let's restart the count, and have a child after three months."

A hint of resignation showed on Zhu Peng's face, he said helplessly, "Alright then, restarting from today."

"Junior Sister, I assure you, there will be no more smoking or drinking."

Lin Jie couldn't help but criticize, "Monkey, you're supposed to quit smoking and drinking for pregnancy, how can you take it lightly? Isn't it your own child, do you really need others to oversee your smoking and drinking?"

Feeling ashamed, Zhu Peng said, "Expert Lin, you're right! I shouldn't indulge myself and take chances. Mistakes like this won't happen in the future."

Being adults, Lin Jie stopped with just that comment.

"Teacher, teacher..."

Zhou Ziyan limped to Lin Jie's side, holding his phone, excitedly said: "The production approval for Life No.1 Inducer and Trauma Recovery Accelerator has been granted."

Lin Jie took the phone and saw the announcement from the drug regulatory website on the screen.

Sitting across from him, Fu Xiuyuan also waved his phone, happily said: "Lin Jie, it's really granted. This means these two drugs can soon be produced and marketed."

Returning the phone to Zhou Ziyan, Lin Jie said joyfully: "Aside from organizing production, the next step is to promote these two drugs for approval through the European Union, United States, and other countries."

Fu Xiuyuan confidently said: "The efficacy of Life No.1 Inducer has already gained recognition from medical experts worldwide, passing approvals shouldn't be difficult."

"If they dare to delay or oppose, the furious cancer patients will surely tear them apart..."

Near eleven in the morning, two more guests arrived at the Lin Family—Cui Shanshan and Wei Xin.

Lin Jie observed Cui Shanshan, with her exquisite makeup, wavy long hair, brightly colored and figure-enhancing clothes, and alluring posture, she was undoubtedly a captivating enchantress.

Nowadays, the show hosted by Cui Shanshan, "Beauty and Hunk, Transform, Transform," is quite popular among audiences nationwide, with ratings topping the Thursday night slot across the country.

Along with her identity and the topics surrounding it, Cui Shanshan has become a well-known fashion expert and host, often invited as a guest at various fashion shows, and frequently publishes articles in fashion magazines.

"Lin Jie, congratulations on your wedding!"

Wei Xin pulled out a thick red envelope and handed it over, saying apologetically, "I thought about giving you a gift, but considering you lack nothing, and I can't afford something very nice, I decided to just give you a straightforward red envelope!"

"Thank you, remember to come to Qushui Garden for the wedding feast tomorrow!"

Lin Jie accepted the red envelope and casually handed it to Miaomiao beside him.

Wei Xin excitedly pursued, "Lin Jie, can I really come to your wedding feast?"

Lin Jie nodded and said, "Of course you can, but others are not welcome."

Regarding this cousin, he felt quite positive, but as for others, that's a different story.

Lin Jie then looked at Cui Shanshan and extended his hand, "Where's your red envelope or gift?"

Cui Shanshan gently patted Lin Jie's hand and said coyly, "You won't miss it, but you'll have to wait until the wedding ceremony tomorrow to receive it! I came today specifically to accompany Sister Xin."

She complained further, "Expert Lin, over the past few months, I've done advertising for Anlin Hospital on several episodes of my show, in my column and personal public account, but you've only given me the spokesperson advertisement fee."

"Next time we negotiate the endorsement contract, I'm going to charge more."

Lin Jie chuckled and said, "Miss Cui, to be honest, I think the spokesperson advertisement fee is already quite generous."

"Your presence itself is a moving live advertisement, whenever people see you, they naturally think of Anlin Hospital. I could say, you already have our label branded on you."

Cui Shanshan snorted softly, spun around, and posed gracefully, boasting, "Expert Lin, you're mistaken, my main asset is my natural beauty..."

Wei Xin interrupted her, saying, "Shanshan, you've been overly flattered in recent months, very much so."

She pointed out bluntly, "Natural beauty? Do you have any idea yourself? The difference between your current self and before you had surgery is a transformation from an ugly duckling to a swan."

Cui Shanshan's expression fell, and she said gloomily, "Sister Xin, was it necessary to hit the mark directly? I was just showing off a bit in front of Expert Lin."

Wei Xin, realizing she might have been too harsh, awkwardly said, "I just wanted to remind you!"

"Now that the red envelope is given, let's leave without disturbing Lin Jie and the others."

"I'll see you off…"

Lin Jie and Miaomiao escorted Cui Shanshan and Wei Xin out of the house, watching them leave in the elevator.

As he was about to turn back home, Lin Jie was held back by Miaomiao, "Brother, let me tell you something, Zhu Peng lied!"

"Lied? About what?"

"About smoking. There's quite a strong smell of smoke on him, much stronger than Brother Fu's, it doesn't seem like he just smoked one cigarette."

"Brother, does he not want kids?"

"Or maybe…"

Miaomiao's imagination ran wild, "Perhaps he has a dysfunction and can't get his wife pregnant, so he's using smoking to ease his worries?"

Lin Jie tapped Miaomiao on the head and laughed, "What are you thinking? If he really had that kind of problem that other doctors couldn't fix, he'd definitely come to me."

"As for the strong smoke smell, it's probably due to second-hand smoke."

"There are more than just him and Su Xiaohui at the repair shop now, there are over a dozen people, and smoking together somewhere can naturally lead to a strong smoke smell."

Miaomiao giggled and said, "I guess I was overthinking it."

As they returned home slowly, Lin Jie saw Zhu Peng quickly packing candies into little gift bags, which made him ponder further.

Car repair shops naturally have gasoline, diesel, lubricating oil, and smoking is prohibited, Zhu Peng as the leader should be aware of this, it's unlikely he would smoke together with the staff.

So he really might have smoked more than just one cigarette?

At this critical time of trying to conceive, Lin Jie found it hard to believe Zhu Peng would succumb to smoking due to an addiction.

It's his own child at stake, he shouldn't be unable to control himself.

The Jia Peng repair shop has now basically become the designated auto maintenance point for Bin University Affiliated Hospital, Anlin Hospital, Limin Hospital, and several other hospitals.

Plus, Zhu Peng and his team have solid skills, reasonable prices, and good word-of-mouth reputation, the repair shop is quite profitable.

Lin Jie receives one to two hundred thousand in dividends every month.

This level of profit is small change to Lin Jie now, but it should be pretty good for Zhu Peng.

Moreover, being with the junior sister he loves and at the time of preparing for pregnancy, what could be troubling Zhu Peng so much to resort to smoking to relieve his worries?

Lin Jie thought it necessary to have a private talk with Zhu Peng.