lenient().when(mockDeferredNdrBuffer.derive(anyInt())).thenReturn(mockDeferredNdrBuffer);

        // Set up lenient stubs for common operations to avoid unnecessary stubbing exceptions
        lenient().when(mockNdrBuffer.getIndex()).thenReturn(0);
        lenient().when(mockDeferredNdrBuffer.getIndex()).thenReturn(0);
        // Mock the index field access
        mockDeferredNdrBuffer.index = 0;