You went on a blind date and presented an A-level wanted criminal as a meeting gift?

The next morning.

The first rays of sunlight filtered through the gaps in the blinds, casting dappled shadows in the ward.

Lin Chen opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

Overnight, the effects of the [Body Enhancer (Intermediate)] had perfectly integrated with him.

The penetrating wound in his left shoulder has faded to a faint pinkish mark, making it almost impossible to tell that he had suffered a severe injury.

The muscle tear in his right arm caused by hitting the chandelier has been fully repaired and is even stronger than before.

He could clearly feel a more powerful force than ever before surging within his limbs and bones.

His injuries have recovered to about 70-80%.

This abnormal recovery speed is enough to astound any modern medical expert.

"Squeak—"

Just then, the door to the ward was gently pushed open from the outside.

Lin Chen glanced over instinctively.

Walking at the very front was Su Qingge.

She changed into a decent casual outfit, a white chiffon blouse paired with a light blue long skirt, which made her look less heroic in her police uniform and more gentle and graceful like a woman from Jiangnan.

However, her expression today was noticeably unnatural, and her eyes even seemed to dart away, avoiding Lin Chen's gaze.

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, his gaze passing over her and looking behind her.

Following behind Su Qingge was a middle-aged couple with an extraordinary air about them.

The middle-aged man walking in front was about fifty years old, with a square face, an imposing presence, and sharp, eagle-like eyes.

Even in casual clothes, he couldn't hide the iron-blooded aura of someone who had long held a high position.

Lin Chen recognized him; he had seen his photo in an internal commendation notice.

Su Jianjun is the head of the municipal bureau in the neighboring city of Huadong.

Su Qingge's father.

Beside Su Jianjun was an elegant and well-maintained middle-aged woman.

She wore frameless glasses and bore a striking resemblance to Su Qingge in her features, but possessed a more intellectual and gentle demeanor, exuding a scholarly air.

This must be Su Qingge's mother, Jiang Wan.

However, an uninvited guest was following behind the two.

A young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

He was wearing a well-tailored haute couture suit, gold-rimmed glasses, and his hair was neatly combed.

He was carrying a beautifully packaged imported fruit basket and had a gentle smile on his face.

But beneath that smile, a deep look in his eyes revealed an undisguised sense of superiority and scrutiny.

Su Qingge turned to the side somewhat awkwardly, and forced herself to introduce:

"Lin Chen, these are my parents."

"Dad, Mom, this is Lin Chen."

After introducing her parents, she pointed to the last man and added in a flat tone.

"This is Zhao Wenjie, my neighbor. He just returned from abroad."

Lin Chen's gaze lingered on Zhao Wenjie for half a second, and the corners of his mouth subtly lifted.

How perceptive he was!

With just one glance, she accurately captured the undisguised possessiveness in Zhao Wenjie's eyes when he looked at Su Qingge.

And, when looking at me, there was that fleeting, contemptuous hostility.

interesting.

Is this... a love rival showing up?

"Comrade Lin!"

Before Lin Chen could speak, Su Jianjun had already strode forward.

He had absolutely no airs of a big shot from the municipal bureau, and firmly grasped Lin Chen's outstretched hand, shaking it vigorously.

Those tiger eyes were filled with undisguised admiration and gratitude.

"Thank you so much this time! If it weren't for you, Qingge would have..."

The thought of Gao Ya's case filled Su Jianjun with lingering fear.

His daughter is his greatest pride and his greatest weakness in life.

"Director Su, you flatter me. Qingge and I are colleagues, and it's only right that we help each other."

Lin Chen smiled neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Hey! Forget about being a bureau chief, just call me Uncle Su!"

Su Jianjun appeared exceptionally enthusiastic.

Jiang Wan, who was standing next to her, also stepped forward with a polite smile on her face.

"Xiao Chen, right? We really owe you a lot this time. Thank you so much for saving Qingge."

Although her words were polite, Lin Chen could sense that her scrutinizing gaze was as if she were evaluating a product.

From his clothing to his speech and the environment of the ward, nothing was overlooked.

Just then, Zhao Wenjie, who had been silent all along, stepped forward and placed the fruit basket on the bedside table.

He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and smiled as he extended his hand to Lin Chen.

"Hello, my name is Zhao Wenjie, I have a PhD from Harvard Medical School, and I am currently the chief physician of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the City Central Hospital."

"Qingge and I are childhood sweethearts, we grew up together since we were little."

His self-introduction was so detailed that every word seemed to highlight his extraordinary qualities.

After saying that, he seemed to have noticed the medical record hanging above the bed by chance and picked it up casually.

"Let me see...tsk tsk."

Zhao Wenjie pretended to look through it, making two ambiguous clicks of his tongue, then shook his head and sighed.

This action instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Jiang Wan, who was particularly concerned about her daughter's marriage, immediately asked anxiously:

"Wenjie, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with Xiaochen's injury?"

Zhao Wenjie put down his medical record book, a calculating glint flashing in his eyes behind his glasses.

He cleared his throat and began to use technical jargon in an extremely professional tone.

"Auntie, according to the report, Mr. Lin's physical condition is indeed extraordinary, and his recovery speed is very fast."

"but……"

He changed the subject, his tone becoming serious.

"His injury this time is a typical case of explosive overload injury, which has caused irreversible impact on the central nervous system and muscle fascia."

"Young people, thanks to their good physical condition, may not show any problems with this kind of injury in the short term."

"But in reality, the body's stress response system is already disordered, which can easily leave behind sequelae such as chronic pain and decline in energy."

Zhao Wenjie spoke eloquently, every word sounding incredibly authoritative.

Su Jianjun frowned slightly.

The polite smile on Jiang Wan's face had visibly stiffened.

Su Qingge couldn't listen anymore. She frowned and interrupted coldly:

"Zhao Wenjie, Lin Chen's attending physician said he is recovering very well."

"Isn't it too hasty to draw conclusions after only looking at one page of the medical record?"

Zhao Wenjie seemed to have anticipated that she would say that.

He smiled gently, looked at Jiang Wan, and delivered the most fatal blow.

Zhao Wenjie spoke slowly, in a regretful and subtle tone:

"Qingge, I'm just conducting a risk assessment from the most professional perspective."

"To put it more simply... if this kind of damage to the body's foundation is not treated with the best long-term rehabilitation therapy, it may even... affect future fertility due to long-term neuroendocrine disorders."

boom!

These words struck Jiang Wan like a bolt from the blue!

Does it affect fertility?!

That's pretty cool!

Her daughter is the only bloodline of the Su family!

Jiang Wan's face turned deathly pale instantly, and her knuckles, gripping her handbag tightly, turned slightly white from the force.

When she looked at Lin Chen again, the scrutiny in her eyes had completely disappeared, instantly replaced by deep worry, and even a hint of... undisguised disdain.