University Doctor and His Fragile Patients-Chapter 436 - 358: Only Hai City Locals Get This Illness!
"Perhaps I have a solution."
Just as the intern and Chen Mu sighed together.
Su Bingbing, who had returned unnoticed, raised her hand slightly.
Chen Mu looked at Su Bingbing with some doubt, "Reporter Su, are you sure?"
It’s not that Chen Mu didn’t trust Su Bingbing.
It’s just that.
Su Bingbing’s information on the internet is almost completely transparent.
No one online had mentioned it.
That Su Bingbing had studied psychology.
Faced with Chen Mu’s skeptical look.
Su Bingbing just smiled sweetly, "Dr. Chen, I am good friends with Dr. Ye He Ye. If Hai City University’s campus hospital needs help, I can contact Dr. Ye for advice."
Yehe?
Chen Mu was taken aback.
He hadn’t expected it.
That Su Bingbing had such connections.
Yehe.
Thirty-five years old.
The youngest psychology expert in the Imperial Capital.
—
"My wife reminded me; I almost forgot she knows Yehe."
"I remember, was it that episode about the psychologist?"
"Yes. At first, everyone said being a psychologist was just about chatting, but once the show aired, there was a patient at a mental hospital holding a knife, almost hurting my wife."
"I studied psychology, and after that episode, psychology programs in universities became hard to enrol in because no parent wanted their child to pick that major. Most of our classmates that year were admitted through additional rounds."
"???
"Did this really happen? If I’d chosen psychology as my first choice, I wouldn’t have missed out on my top college pick!"
"I thought people were just saying they’d pass it up, but they meant it!"
"I rushed it; whether anyone applies to Hai City University next year is crucial for me!"
"..."
Listening to Su Bingbing, Chen Mu cracked a wry smile.
He sighed softly and said, "Dr. Ye might be a suitable candidate, but could you first ask about the cost? I need to approach Secretary Lu for approval."
Zhuang Ruoruo’s family circumstances aren’t affluent.
A psychologist practitioner of expert level, providing long-term online treatment — that price would be unaffordable for Zhuang Ruoruo’s family.
However, if Hai City University were to bear the expense,
it would need financial approval.
It requires a meeting of the school leadership.
It’s not that straightforward.
Su Bingbing seemed to sense Chen Mu’s predicament.
She smiled and nodded, "I’ll contact Dr. Ye first, Dr. Chen, see you later."
With that.
Su Bingbing left the campus clinic, phone in hand.
Chen Mu, on the other hand, instructed the volunteers Su Bingbing brought back.
To start filling out the "Referral Form."
As he watched them write, he drank some water.
After observing the volunteers for a while.
Chen Mu suddenly asked, "Is there anyone among you who is a local of Hai City?"
The volunteers were all taken aback.
They hadn’t expected Chen Mu to ask such a question suddenly.
Soon.
A volunteer with a ponytail looked at Chen Mu with a cautious face, "Dr. Chen, you’re not about to tell me there’s an illness only locals of Hai City have, are you?"
Chen Mu: "..."
The other volunteers burst out laughing at the ponytail girl’s words.
Someone patted her shoulder.
And said quite helplessly, "It’s better not to speculate like that in the future, it’s not very likely."
"I know it’s unlikely, but don’t I hear all sorts of rumors at school every day, almost driving myself mad?"
Realizing her words might have been inappropriate.
The ponytail girl looked apologetically at Chen Mu, "Dr. Chen, I might have misspoken, I’m sorry!"
Chen Mu: "It’s okay..."
It really wasn’t a big deal.
He’s gotten used to similar remarks.
By saying so.
The ponytail girl’s guilt only deepened, "Dr. Chen, I’m a local of Hai City myself, ask me anything you need."
"And if I don’t know, I can ask my elders at home."
Hearing the girl say this.
Chen Mu’s expression became rather subtle, "There is indeed, a sickness that only locals of Hai City have. Surely someone in your family chews betel nuts?"
Upon hearing "betel nut."
The ponytail girl’s smile froze, then disappeared.
Dr. Chen must have surveillance cameras at her house. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
Her father loves betel nuts.
He was just diagnosed with oral cancer last month.
Currently undergoing treatment.
Seeing the smile disappear from the girl’s face, Chen Mu instead smiled lightly.
After all.
A smile doesn’t disappear; it merely transfers.
Chen Mu: "The people in Hai City really do love chewing betel nuts more than those in other regions."
Ponytail Girl: "..."
She stared at Chen Mu eagerly, "Dr. Chen, what were you about to ask just now? I promise, this time I won’t blurt things out."
She was scared.
Scared that whatever Chen Mu might say would strike a nerve.
—
"Hai City isn’t the only place where people like betel nuts; in our inland city, it’s also common among the older generation."
"Are betel nuts tasty? I’ve seen people eat them, but never tried them myself."
"People who don’t like them say they’re not tasty, claiming the flavor of betel nuts is weird."
"If you find them weird, that’s for the best. It’s better not to touch betel nuts."
"I’m a dentist, and whenever I see someone who chews betel nuts come in, I get chills. There’s hardly a tooth left worth saving."
"It’s tough for oral specialists too. When it’s a small issue, they don’t come; they keep chewing betel nuts. When they can’t handle it anymore and come to the hospital, it’s almost always oral cancer by then."
"Dr. Chen wasn’t wrong. Hai City has strong capabilities in treating oral cancer. You can tell a region’s food habits by the specialties of their local hospitals."
"Like how the best proctologists are all from my area, right?"
"Cough, cough, mentioning proctologists, I think I know where you’re from..."
—
Chen Mu pursed his lips.
About to speak.
But suddenly noticed a camera, almost in his face.
He gestured to the ponytail girl, "Let’s talk outside."
The cameraman, not catching onto the deeper meaning.
Out of habit.
Began following Chen Mu with the camera.
But had just walked a couple of steps outside.
When he was stopped by a hand, with Chen Mu smiling but not in his eyes, "We need to talk outside because it can’t be said on camera."
"Sorry, Dr. Chen," the belated cameraman apologized swiftly.
Chen Mu cheerily replied, "No problem."
And went out with the ponytail girl.
Beyond the view of the live broadcast camera.
The only sounds in the room came from the volunteers whispering.
"Dr. Chen took them outside to talk; I’m even more curious now."
"Is there only one local from Hai City among us? Does Hai City have some secret that outsiders can’t know?"
"I can’t take it anymore; I have a local roommate from Hai City. I’m going to ask him if he’s hiding any earth-shattering secrets."
