"My English name is Joanne, and my Chinese name is Shen Lanruo. I only remember being hit hard by a car, and when I woke up, I was like this!"
Shen Lanruo's voice continued, "You know German because I studied in Germany for three years. My German is just as good as my English and Chinese! You know medical skills..."
She said with great pride, "Even at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, which is among the top-ranked and filled with renowned doctors, my surgical skills in cardiac surgery are top-tier!"
Shen Lanruo bluntly said, "This heart transplant surgery of yours, although I couldn't witness the procedure clearly, based on the healing marks of the heart wound, it wasn't very successful!"
"The left and right atrial rear walls of your heart are one-fifth smaller than normal; the superior vena cava joined is five millimeters short; the left pulmonary vein grew six millimeters; there was a significant mistake in the suturing technique at the left atrium..."
Hearing her point out each flaw in the surgery, Lin Jie felt cold sweat gradually seeping out on his back.
He murmured anxiously, "According to what you said, with so many surgery issues, this surgery should have been a failure. So, how am I still alive?"
"If I had to give the surgery a comprehensive score, I'd only give it sixty-seven. It just passed the passing line because you're still alive now."
"In the past few days, thanks to my efforts, the heart has fused quickly with your body. These existing flaws have been erased by me, so you don't have to worry!"
Hearing this, Lin Jie breathed a long sigh of relief. Knowing that his body was unharmed, he felt a bit more at ease.
Although he didn't know how the current situation occurred, the presence of Shen Lanruo indeed helped him a lot, not only teaching him German but also imparting excellent medical skills and helping heal the wound in his heart.
Lin Jie understood that with his junior high education, the knowledge he gained from Shen Lanruo was the only way to achieve buying a big house for Lin Miao.
Moreover, he was uncertain if the skills he had already learned, such as German and surgery, would disappear with Shen Lanruo's absence.
Thinking of this, his tone carried a hint of flattery, "Lanruo, we're probably bound to each other now, right?"
Finally, he heard Shen Lanruo hum and say, "Bound to each other? Not quite. If you die, I should also disappear, but if I disappear, you might not necessarily die."
"I don't know if my current status can persist."
Shen Lanruo paused and softly said, "Lin Jie, I understand what you mean!"
"From the moment you operated on that woman's abdomen, I knew you absorbed all trigger memories; only specific circumstances would bring them out."
"Moreover, you only know what to do, but not why."
"I will sort through the medical knowledge and teach you logically, turning the memories you received in your mind into your own. However, I need something in return!"
Lin Jie was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Lanruo, rest assured, as long as I can, I won't hesitate. If you have any desires or need me to do something, just say it!"
He heard her sigh and say lingeringly, "When I was young, I studied under my parents' pressure. After getting into medical college, I worked day and night to succeed. It wasn't easy to achieve fame, yet I was hit by a car unexpectedly."
"There are so many things I want to do; crazy racing, crazy drinking, crazy dancing, traveling around the world, living in seclusion in the deep mountains and forests, and living a life without thinking about anything!"
"Things I wanted to do but couldn't, so many, so many of them!"
Listening to Shen Lanruo, Lin Jie unexpectedly felt a connection and softly said, "Lanruo, I knew clearly about my illness when I was ten years old."
"From that day forward, I could say I was waiting for death to come!"
"I also have so many things I want to do, but I'm constrained by lack of money and health, and I can only wait silently!"
Lin Jie smiled and cheerfully said, "Now that heaven has given me a chance to live, I won't let my life be full of regrets again."
"Lanruo, you list down what you want to do, and I'll list what I want to do, and I'll complete them one by one."
More than two hours later, there were two handwritten lists of must-dos on the computer desk.
He hesitated for a while, ultimately blushing and tore the list on his left into pieces.
Geez, it's too embarrassing!
Lin Jie's list was filled with eating braised pork until bloated, eating stewed lion's head until stuffed, riding roller coasters, playing on Ferris wheels, and other such activities—all about eating or playing events.
Compared with Shen Lanruo's list, the scope was way too lower, and too embarrassing without any class.
Shen Lanruo, however, didn't laugh at him but praised, "Looking at your list, you have controlled your diet and actions very well over the years."
"This shows you are very self-disciplined and determined."
"It's thanks to my family's control and supervision!" Lin Jie didn't dare take credit and said, feeling guilty!
"Family restraint is one aspect, but at your young age, without corresponding self-control, you would have found a way to misbehave opportunistically, wouldn't you?"
Shen Lanruo did not continue this topic and said, "Considering your current physical condition, you can't handle complicated things. Let's start with the simplest one, going to the cinema to watch a mindless Hollywood blockbuster while eating popcorn and drinking cola!"
Lin Jie certainly wouldn't refuse such a thing.
He hid the blood-stained clothes he had taken off, cleaned the stains from his body, drank a big glass of water, changed into clothes for going out, and left home with a few hundred yuan.
Arriving at the cinema in Wanda Plaza by subway, Lin Jie found that there was only one Hollywood blockbuster, an animated movie called "Despicable Me," showing at that time.
Shen Lanruo thought the minions in the trailer were quite cute and agreed to watch "Despicable Me"!
After buying the movie ticket, a large cup of cola, and a large bucket of popcorn, Lin Jie sat in the theater about twenty minutes later, watching the minions.
Today being the weekend, the theater was quite full, with hardly any available seats.
"Mommy, it's fun!"
Suddenly, a little girl's sharp scream echoed through the entire theater, practically cutting through the air!
Lin Jie couldn't help but frown.
Whose child is this, being so rude? Before the heart transplant, such a sudden scream would have made him uncomfortable for a while!
A few minutes later, another shout burst out: "Minions are so cute!"
This time, Lin Jie noticed that the voice came from the front row where there was a mother and daughter.
The little girl stood and occasionally bounced, appearing about five or six years old, with twin ponytails, and her mother's head was tied into a bun.
"Haha... so funny!"
"I like it!"
"It's hilarious!"
The little girl's repeated shouts tested Lin Jie's patience limit time and time again, and several other viewers couldn't endure it anymore and began to scold her!
But the little girl continued her antics, her shouting uninterrupted, seeming even louder than before.
At that moment, the film suddenly stopped playing, and the theater's lights brightened.
A male and a female staff member in work uniforms entered from the front door, walking directly to the mother and daughter!
The female staff member first spoke, "Hello, this child's shouting has affected others' viewing experience. Please leave the theater!"
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
With that voice, a reasonably strong-looking young woman stood up.
She held the little girl's hand, turned to face the many audiences, and said, "I'm sorry for affecting everyone; please don't blame my child, she didn't do it intentionally!"
After saying this, the young woman bowed deeply, then straightened and left holding the little girl's hand.
After walking a few steps, the little girl unwillingly shouted loudly, "I don't want to leave! I want to watch the minions! Why aren't the minions playing?"
This voice was exceptionally loud, like a magical sound piercing the ears!
Many people, including Lin Jie, showed expressions of disgust, wanting to see how the young woman would discipline the mischievous child.
The young woman suddenly knelt facing the audience, her voice trembling with crying, "Please, allow my child to finish watching this movie! She has a brain tumor, and the doctor said she only has a few months left."
"Her hearing nerve is being pressed by the brain tumor now, so she can't hear sounds, which is why she can't control her speaking volume."
"The doctor also said she may go blind soon!"
The young woman cried, "Nannan loves the minions so much. I beg you all, I don't want Nannan to leave this world with disappointment!"