"Alright, alright, seriously, what are you doing here? You didn't drive ten hours just to see two old men like us, did you?" The driver walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair, sat down, and asked casually.

His gaze fell on the five eggs on the table, and then he frowned with some disgust, "How come you still only know how to handle eggs? So ugly."

Gu Shaojin lowered her head slightly and picked up all five eggs. "They're awful, don't eat them."

The chef arrogantly raised his chin. "If you don't want to eat, then don't. I don't care. When your grandpa comes back, he'll make me something else. You can just sit there and watch."

"Where did Grandpa go? I have something to ask him." Gu Shaojin asked with a frown and a serious expression.

"We went for a morning run. Old Gu isn't very fit and runs slower than me, but he should be back soon," the master replied lazily.

"You ran back via the back path, did you think I didn't know? And you're still showing off here." Another strong voice came from the doorway.

He is Gu Shaojin's grandfather.

"That's because the route I took was different from the route you took. What do you mean by taking a shortcut? You old man, you really don't know how to talk," the master said matter-of-factly.

"Say what you want." Grandpa Gu frowned in displeasure, then looked at Gu Shaojin. "What do you want? Can't you just call me?"

The four of them sat down on the sofa in the living room. The master poured a cup of tea for each of them and then listened attentively as Gu Shaojin asked about his biological mother and his grandmother.

Grandpa Gu sat there upright, his expression growing increasingly serious.

Gu Shaojin frowned, utterly puzzled, and asked, "Grandpa, did Grandma really put my birth mother under house arrest?"

Grandpa Gu remained silent for a long time, unsure how to answer Gu Shaojin.

He truly hadn't expected that his son would tell his grandson everything...

The master tea master picked up a cup of tea, blew on it, and then closed his eyes, pretending to savor it. However, the tea never actually went down his throat.

"The child will find out sooner or later. You don't really think you can keep it from them, do you?"

Gu Shaojin stared at Grandpa Gu. In truth, he already believed Gu Ze's words, but... he didn't want to accept this reality.

Grandpa Gu slowly opened his mouth and answered in his strong, resonant voice.

“Your grandmother imprisoned your birth mother, and I’ve always known that. So many years have passed, and your grandmother is already… Grandpa hopes you won’t resent your grandmother; blame me instead.”

Gu Shaojin lowered her head and fell completely silent.

On one side is his biological mother, and on the other are his grandparents who have loved him for decades; of course, he can't blame either of them...

But why can't they be alright...?

Ming Jiayi patted Gu Shaojin's back as if comforting a child.

The master finished his tea in one gulp, and as he poured more tea into his cup, he said leisurely,

"People are always like this, selfish! If you ask me, it's just like a martial arts competition. When you're fighting someone, you must never let your guard down. You never know what your opponent will do next, right? You have to observe."

Ming Jiayi recalled her teacher's earnest teachings when he was wearing a white coat, which conveyed almost the same principle as what was being said in this passage.

"Let me tell you, you can't be careless when performing surgery. Even if your teammate is performing the surgery, you have to watch carefully because you don't know what will happen to the patient in the next second, or whether your teammate will suddenly make a mistake due to hand tremors. You have to observe carefully, understand?"

Ming Jiayi seemed to understand something in an instant, and she suddenly shuddered, feeling a tremor in her heart.

She remembered the system telling her that the reason for the failed surgery she performed before entering this world was that her graduate student classmate, Su Yujie, made a mistake while suturing, causing the patient to bleed heavily.

Su Yujie, her graduate school classmate, had been working at the hospital for two years and had performed countless surgeries. Logically speaking, it was impossible for him to be unable to do even a simple task like suturing properly.

She remembered that Su Yujie and Xie Tingting from their department had been a couple since college...

She suddenly remembered that Yu Tingting had conspired with the suture doctor to tamper with Ming Yiran's surgery, and combined this with what the system had said about the side quests being designed based on the problems that each host encountered in their real life.

Suddenly, it seemed like she had figured everything out...

On the way back, Ming Jiayi couldn't pull herself out of her thoughts. She kept thinking about every little detail of the failed surgery, especially the micro-expressions and gestures of the doctors present at the time.

At the time, she was only thinking about the patient and had no time to observe these things, so she really had a hard time recalling anything.

If Su Yujie and Xie Tingting intentionally tampered with the surgery to kill the patient, what was their motive? If this is discovered, their lives will be ruined...

Ming Jiayi stared blankly at the unobstructed road ahead.

Since you can't figure out their motives, just ask them directly.

The most urgent task at hand is to counterattack Xie Leying.

If the system wasn't lying, then Xie Leying would definitely make a move against her. She wanted to see what Xie Leying was capable of.

Ming Jiayi's phone kept ringing incessantly. Finally, she snapped out of her reverie, turned on her phone, and silenced it.

Gu Shaojin glanced at Ming Jiayi out of the corner of her eye and asked calmly,

"Why have you been spacing out ever since you got on the bus?"

"Hmm... I'm thinking about a surgical plan with a certain percentage of patients," Ming Jiayi replied somewhat perfunctorily.

She looked down at the messages; Shan Moxing had sent her about 20...

Ming Jiayi rubbed her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache, and casually sent a "Received" emoji.

Immediately afterward, Mo Xing called directly.

"Jiayi, did you see the message I sent you? President Lin is gone. She left behind a share transfer agreement and several other documents, all of which have her name on them. She also left a note saying that she is entrusting Yuyue Entertainment to you from now on."

"Are you listening? Are you listening? Where are you? Please come back quickly. We don't dare to make a big deal out of this, so we're just a small group of us looking for Mr. Lin. We're afraid he might do something rash. Jiayi...we need you."

Ming Jiayi frowned, her expression seemingly one of disbelief.

Why did she leave so suddenly? Was there any reason given? Was it because...?

"They didn't say why... I don't know either... I didn't dare tell them that President Lin had stomach cancer..."