University Doctor and His Fragile Patients

Chapter 479 - 390: Given Too Much to Refuse

"Insomnia?"

Su Bingbing looked at Chen Mu with a somewhat dazed expression.

Vaguely, she felt she had a sudden realization about something.

Facing Su Bingbing’s overly surprised expression,

Chen Mu calmly nodded, "Yeah, while traditional Chinese medicine can’t solve hyperthymesia, it can solve insomnia problems."

"What I can do is try my best to help her sleep."

Su Bingbing: "..."

It sounded quite reasonable, as if there were no issues.

But it still felt like there was something strange about it.

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"I used to be confused about why someone with hyperthymesia, like Zhuang Ruoruo, would go to the campus clinic, but now I get it. Patients with hyperthymesia are really smart!"

"Exactly, Zhuang Ruoruo’s main issue now is difficulty sleeping, so all Dr. Chen needs to do is help her sleep, right?!"

"That’s the logic, but given Zhuang Ruoruo’s situation, even the simplest act of falling asleep is probably difficult, even for Dr. Chen, isn’t it?"

"If Dr. Chen’s treatment were that effective, Zhuang Ruoruo wouldn’t need to take so much melatonin and end up at the campus clinic, would she?"

"But if it were completely useless, Zhuang Ruoruo wouldn’t keep coming to the campus clinic for help every time she has a problem."

"The logic is sound. If our school’s campus doctor couldn’t solve my problem, I’d always just get a referral form and go directly to a hospital."

"Exactly, I also feel our school’s campus doctor’s skills are lacking, I don’t even need him to treat me."

"Campus doctor: I wish you all saw me this way, at least my job would be a bit more leisurely."

"Guys, suddenly I understand! So it’s not that being a campus doctor isn’t a laid-back job, but it’s being a campus doctor at Hai City University that isn’t laid-back?!"

"After this season’s filming ends, can the program team restart the campus doctor theme? I want to see what a laid-back campus doctor job looks like."

"I’m studying medicine and I want to be a laid-back campus doctor..."

"Considering the workload at Hai City University, it might even be easier than working in a hospital’s emergency room."

"Exactly! At least in an emergency room, the equipment for resuscitating patients is complete. At Hai City University, there’s nothing, relying entirely on Dr. Chen’s skill with the silver needle."

"Those studying traditional Chinese medicine can handle this sort of situation; we, who study modern medicine, would be helpless..."

"Those studying traditional Chinese medicine quietly raise a hand. I hope netizens don’t have any special filters for us just because of Dr. Chen; not all traditional Chinese medicine practitioners have this level of skill, sob sob..."

"..."

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Chen Mu saw Su Bingbing’s reaction to his words.

She still seemed a bit puzzled.

He smiled.

Then continued to explain, "Maybe, Reporter Su has heard of something called muscle memory?!"

Facing Chen Mu’s question,

Su Bingbing nodded seriously, "I’ve heard of it..."

In their circle,

many singing and dancing artists,

or dancers, often talk about muscle memory.

If they can train a skill into muscle memory,

an artist’s professional abilities can follow and improve.

Just like many skilled singers and dancers,

even if they just hear a small segment of their hit song, they can effortlessly,

immediately follow along with dance moves.

This is muscle memory.

Hearing Chen Mu’s nearly "obvious" explanation,

This time, Su Bingbing really felt she had an epiphany.

She looked at Chen Mu with surprise, "Dr. Chen, do you mean we can use muscle memory methods to alleviate Zhuang Ruoruo’s insomnia condition?"

Chen Mu smiled and nodded, "That’s right, that’s what I mean."

"Before this, I’ve applied muscle memory therapy to Zhuang Ruoruo several times, and based on our final treatment results, the effect wasn’t bad."

Hearing Chen Mu say this,

Su Bingbing nodded.

She looked at Chen Mu with more admiration.

Before this,

Su Bingbing never thought,

that Chen Mu could actually find a breakthrough in Zhuang Ruoruo’s situation.

However,

just when Su Bingbing felt convinced by Chen Mu,

she slightly frowned.

Looking at Chen Mu with a hint of skepticism, "Dr. Chen, isn’t there something wrong?"

"If, according to your explanation, muscle memory therapy is indeed effective,"

"why does Zhuang Ruoruo still need to take so much melatonin and sleeping pills?"

"Surely this can’t be a standard part of the muscle memory therapy process too?!"

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"Ahhhh!!! My wife is truly brilliant!"

"Wife can always spot the odd thing out right away!"

"I wish such a smart brain were on my head."

"See, told you, Chen Mu is just a quack, just happens to be good with acupuncture, and he’s fooled you all who’ve never seen the world!"

"Oh, yeah, yeah, you’re the worldly one, alright!"

"If Dr. Chen’s acupuncture skills are just ’a bit good,’ I don’t know what else to say..."

"Whatever the critics say, we’ll just agree, no need to argue."

"But my wife’s point this time is quite insightful, if Dr. Chen can’t answer this, then it only proves that regarding Zhuang Ruoruo’s condition, Dr. Chen’s treatment is indeed ineffective..."

"..."

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Facing Su Bingbing’s questioning,

Chen Mu hadn’t yet explained,

when he let out a light sigh: "From the beginning, when Zhuang Ruoruo came to me, I thought of this muscle memory therapy."

"Hyperthymesia is a century-old problem, so we can initially bypass hyperthymesia and try solving the sleep issue."

"Originally, during our first two months of treatment, my method was effective."

"But later..."

Chen Mu let out another long sigh, his entire expression turning somewhat despondent.

Chen Mu was genuinely distressed, "Zhuang Ruoruo found some well-paid part-time jobs, and from then on, didn’t come to the campus clinic for treatment promptly."

At this point,Chen Mu was somewhat helpless, "Muscle memory therapy, as the name suggests, requires muscle memory..."

"But..."

This time, without Chen Mu finishing,

Su Bingbing could understand roughly what Chen Mu meant.

"But due to Zhuang Ruoruo’s lack of active treatment later, she couldn’t establish muscle memory."

"This also led to Zhuang Ruoruo’s insomnia symptoms worsening later on?"

Seeing Chen Mu nod,

there were still some difficult-to-understand points for Su Bingbing.

Looking at Chen Mu’s eyes was full of confusion, "I remember it was said that Zhuang Ruoruo’s family was well-off. Why would she give up the opportunity to properly treat her condition and go work?"

Faced with Su Bingbing’s question,

Chen Mu’s expression turned slightly subtle, "Isn’t it possible that the pay was just too good..."