novelraw Chapter 65 : What a Coincidence
Chapter 65 : What a Coincidence
Chapter 65: What a Coincidence
Early the next morning, while Sichuan Girl and Wang Chu were still asleep, Lin Mo hurriedly got out of bed to wash up. He drank a glass of honey water. Every morning his throat still had phlegm, but it was already much less than before.
He had to admit, the Poria Throat Lozenges worked far better than he had expected.
At first, he did not take it seriously, but the more he used it, the more he realized—this thing was a real treasure. No amount of money could make him sell it.
When October National Day break came in a month, he planned to return to his hometown and bring some back for his parents. The effect on them should be even better.
He changed into sportswear, strapped on the Back Straightener, stuffed the Brain Platinum packaging into a plastic bag, and quickly went out to throw it into the trash can downstairs.
After everything was dealt with, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although this thing was common, if the other two in the dorm saw it, he would have to go through the trouble of explaining. Rather than that, it was better to just destroy the evidence.
As for what was inside, there were only ten oral liquids and one blister pack of capsules. Their claimed effect was to supplement brain nutrition and improve memory. Considering he needed to study every day recently, it would indeed be useful.
Of course, last night he had also checked online. This thing was partly false advertising. Its main ingredient was melatonin, used for sleep aid, with no real health benefits.
The main reason was that the ads back then had been too popular. Plus, the name “Brain Platinum” had convinced many people that it was a brain health supplement. He could still recall that catchy tune even now, and could even sing it.
But his version really could supplement brain nutrition and improve memory. He just did not know to what extent.
As for the other three options last night, only the straight wooden stick had some appeal. The Yunnan Wild Mushrooms—if he ate those, he would end up in the hospital.
After all, his surname wasn’t Su, and his head couldn’t conjure up narration.
On the playground, by the time he arrived, the old lady was already exercising on her own. When they met, Lin Mo greeted her first, automatically entering “team-up” mode.
In school, one had dorm mates; for meals, eating buddies; at work, colleagues; for entertainment, gaming partners. Now even exercise had become morning workout partners. It showed just how important a companion was.
After more than half an hour, Lin Mo was drenched from head to toe, as if he had been fished out of water. His legs hurt even more.
“Xiao Lin, your body isn’t good, ah. You’re so young, but you already look weak. If it really doesn’t work, go see a traditional doctor for some treatment.” The old lady glanced at him and smiled, while she herself was only lightly sweating on her forehead.
Hearing that, Lin Mo felt a little embarrassed. The gap was too obvious.
He had only just started standing on the Fuyang Post for two days. Naturally, the effect wouldn’t be obvious yet. It could only generate yang energy and replenish kidney qi, but it couldn’t change the fact that his constitution was poor.
Physical fitness could be improved slowly through training, but weakness came from many causes. For now, he had no solution, only to slowly stumble upon something on the shopping page. Sooner or later, it would get better.
“I just haven’t exercised for too long. My stamina can’t keep up. More training and I’ll be fine.” Lin Mo forced an explanation.
Whether his body was weak or not, of course he could feel it himself. But among classmates and friends, everyone was the same, so naturally no one paid much attention.
“That’s true. Young people really should exercise more. When I was your age, I could walk thirty to forty li a day as if it were nothing.” The old lady spoke with a bit of pride.
On this, Lin Mo did not argue. First, he had never seen it with his own eyes. Second, when Professor Mu was young, conditions indeed weren’t great. Even having a bicycle at home was a rarity.
The two rested in place for a while before going their separate ways. After all, she was such a great professor. Even if she wasn’t busy, what could she possibly have to talk about with a mere university student?
Their only connection now was teaming up for morning exercise. At other times, each went their own way.
In the cafeteria, there were many students. Freshmen had just started school and were busy. Sophomores and juniors also had many courses. In the morning, hardly anyone stayed in bed.
Lin Mo had breakfast, packed two extra portions to take back, and as soon as he opened the dorm door, he heard Sichuan Girl’s miserable scream.
“Ah~~ damn, damn it~”
“What happened?” Lin Mo set the breakfast on the table and asked curiously.
“I slept wrong. Got a stiff neck, can’t move my head!”
As she spoke, Sichuan Girl sat up, her neck stiffly straight. It looked as if the next second she would blurt out, ‘What are you staring at?’
Her stiff neck, seven parts defiant and eight parts disgruntled, gave off an irritating look.
“What should we do? Should we go to the hospital? Can you still go look at houses today like this?” Wang Chu also got up and asked.
“No big deal. Just a stiff neck, won’t kill me. It’ll be fine in a few days.” Sichuan Girl sighed, feeling unlucky.
Filming campus return material was already difficult enough. Now with a stiff neck, she definitely couldn’t appear on camera.
“Well, you really are unlucky. If you had gotten a stiff neck one or two days later, I could’ve cured you already.”
Lin Mo thought of his progress bar in massage and bone setting and sighed.
“What, in two days you’ll know how?”
“Who knows.” Lin Mo waved his hand, then went to wash up, bathe, and change clothes.
He had to admit, he needed to speed things up. Maybe he could even experiment on Sichuan Girl. If he was too late, her stiff neck would already be healed.
“Eh? You’re going to the library again?” Sichuan Girl asked.
Lin Mo nodded. “Mm. If I push myself, I’ll try to come back tonight to treat you. You should push yourself too—don’t let your neck heal too quickly!”
Sichuan Girl: …
Once Lin Mo left, Sichuan Girl finally spoke:
“Old Mo is acting strange!”
“You noticed too?” Wang Chu finished a bowl of porridge in three gulps, then wiped his mouth.
At that, Sichuan Girl rolled her eyes, bent down to pick up her bowl, and spoke like a puppet on strings: “Of course! You think he’s really going to the library? I bet he’s sneaking off to flirt with girls behind our backs.”
“Could be. So how about…”
“Agreed!”
Meanwhile, Lin Mo arrived at the library, found a corner, and took out the first volume of Massage and Bone Setting. He was determined to finish it today no matter what.
“Don’t know how effective it’ll be though.” Lin Mo pulled out a Brain Platinum oral liquid and swallowed it with a capsule.
To be honest, the sweet-and-sour taste wasn’t bad. Three times a day—enough for three days. Not a difficult task.
Truthfully, he wanted to take it all at once to speed things up. But worried it might cause problems, he decided to be cautious.
After drinking it, he didn’t feel anything. But since the shopping page never gave things for no reason, he simply ignored it and focused on reading.
He had already finished a third yesterday. Spending the whole day in the library, it should be no problem. He had even planned to skip lunch.
As the pages turned, Lin Mo didn’t notice that his reading speed was already faster than yesterday.
Slowly, he realized that although he only read once, he could remember the book’s content quite clearly. Even if he didn’t recall it all, he had at least sixty percent in mind.
“As expected, it really does improve memory. Reliable!” Lin Mo muttered softly, a little excited.
Although it wasn’t at the level of never forgetting after one read, and memory would fade with time, this efficiency was something he had never dreamed of before.
If he had this back in high school, his academic record could have easily risen another level.
Soon, two hours had passed. Lin Mo was completely immersed in this high-efficiency state of memorization.
At this moment, a graceful figure walked straight over and sat down opposite him, then whispered:
“What a coincidence!”
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