Chapter 538: Chapter 437: Refusing to See a Doctor—Is Self-Diagnosis Enough?

"In his view, since it’s summer vacation, I have no obligation to look after him."

"Even when he encounters problems, he thinks he should be self-reliant, but he hasn’t forgotten that I’m a campus doctor."

"So, on the first day of Hai City University’s new semester, this kid came to the campus hospital to see me with an even worse condition."

Su Bingbing: "..."

She couldn’t help but frown.

Although this Du’s behavior might sound considerate.

But from Su Bingbing’s perspective, it’s really hard to praise this student.

This student, even if he really didn’t want to bother Chen Mu, could have at least gone to another hospital, or even a clinic.

Or gone to a pharmacy to get some constipation medication.

He wouldn’t have let his condition worsen to this extent during the vacation.

This student might indeed be kind-hearted.

But within his kindness, there is also some stubbornness and foolishness.

He only believes what he chooses to believe.

Just like...

The current habitual prolapse condition.

Mu Yao’s diagnosis recommended surgery at a hospital, and Chen Mu also repeatedly suggested that the best solution was surgery at a hospital.

Yet this student.

Remains steadfast in his own opinions.

Refuses to go to the hospital.

And this is all being broadcast live.

Su Bingbing can’t even imagine if this student ultimately doesn’t go to the hospital.

And Dr. Chen couldn’t cure his prolapse.

What kind of public opinion would Chen Mu, who is already a controversial campus doctor, face in the end.

Just thinking about it.

Bingbing looked at Chen Mu with a sympathy she herself didn’t realize.

Chen Mu continued, "Later... from that kid’s own account of his condition, I finally understood what happened during that summer."

This student, upon realizing he might be constipated, didn’t even buy himself any constipation medicine.

Because in his understanding.

Taking medicine without a doctor’s advice might cause problems.

But as time went on.

The student’s constipation worsened.

At its worst.

He couldn’t defecate for ten days straight.

Su Bingbing found it quite baffling, "It got this bad, and he still didn’t think about going to a hospital, clinic, or even a pharmacy?"

Forgive her.

From a relatively normal, conventional perspective.

It’s really hard to understand this mindset.

Chen Mu also looked at Bingbing helplessly, sighing, "If he really considered not waiting for me and chose another treatment method, would Dr. Mu have called to inquire about his condition today?"

Su Bingbing: "..."

Although what Chen Mu said made a lot of sense.

Bingbing was truly at a loss for words regarding this Du she had never met.

She organized her thoughts briefly.

"Alright, even if he didn’t think about going to a hospital, clinic, or even a pharmacy."

"But in this age of advanced internet, didn’t he think to try searching his symptoms online, to see if he could self-prescribe?"

Though.

In daily life.

Bingbing herself really disapproves of people who look up something online and then think they’re doctors, diagnosing themselves.

But specifically for this student’s situation.

Bingbing sincerely believed.

If he had bought himself some constipation medication at the onset of his symptoms.

His condition wouldn’t have worsened to this extent.

There was clearly a chance to save himself...

Facing Bingbing’s utterly puzzled eyes.

Chen Mu just shrugged innocently, "In fact, the student did consider self-rescue methods."

Bingbing: "What kind of method?"

Chen Mu: "Spending over half of his day sitting on the toilet, thinking gravity would do the trick."

Bingbing: "Huh?"

—

"Sometimes, I really wonder about the mental makeup of Hai City University students."

"As the saying goes, local environment nurtures local people, but with so many oddballs at Hai City University, I sometimes genuinely doubt whether it’s the university’s problem..."

"In the end, it’s always Hai City University that bears it all."

"There’s no helping it, though our students might be foolish too, but compared to the record of stupidity at Hai City University, ours is trivial."

"By the way you speak, it sounds like you’re also a campus doctor. Let me advise you not to rejoice too soon; maybe your university’s students haven’t started acting up yet."

"Not to scare you, but I work in emergency, and I know that sometimes, when you speak of it..."

"Whoa! There’s a call about cardiac arrest, I’m off!"

"???"

"Wait, are all campus hospitals and emergency departments like this, mentioning it and getting a case?"

"Let’s put it this way, in my first year of work, I used to mock others for being superstitious, now the whole department combined isn’t as superstitious as me!"

"Wow, and you’re proud of it..."

"..."

—

Facing Bingbing’s incredulous, mind-blown look.

Chen Mu just shrugged helplessly, "Sounds unbelievable, right? I think so too."

"This guy did nothing over the vacation, just squatted in his home’s bathroom."

"After a whole vacation of effort, he managed to turn his constipation into prolapse."

Bingbing: "..."

Sometimes.

Students really challenge her worldview.

Seeing Bingbing’s speechless skyward gaze, Chen Mu spoke slowly, "Do you think this is the main reason his condition worsened this much today? No, a vacation of toilet-squatting was just the start of his decline..."

"Huh?"

Bingbing took several seconds to react.

Then, with a bewildered look, she turned to Chen Mu.

Saying helplessly, "Did this patient do anything else after you began treating him, Dr. Chen?"

The point is.

Bingbing has an almost blind faith in Dr. Chen’s medical skills.

She always feels that for just a simple prolapse.

Under Chen Mu’s treatment, this student shouldn’t have deteriorated to the state of habitual prolapse today.

After all.

When this student refused to go to the hospital before.

Dr. Chen, through acupuncture and Chinese medicine, really did, to some extent, cure this student’s hemorrhoids.

By the time he went home for summer vacation.

This student had no more hemorrhoids.

Just speaking about this patient.

Chen Mu felt his head buzzing.

It was truly a headache.

Chen Mu: "After learning about what he did over the summer, my first requirement for him was, from that point on, he must follow all my treatment instructions."

"And the first of those instructions was that his toilet time, whether he’d managed to go or not, should not exceed five minutes total, and if he had started, the whole process shouldn’t exceed ten minutes."

Bingbing nodded, "That sounds reasonable."

After all, unless it’s an upset stomach.

Time spent on the toilet.

Can indeed be shortened.

Chen Mu sighed, "Doesn’t it sound reasonable? Yet even this reasonable first instruction was something that student failed to meet."

Bingbing: "Huh?"

After briefly organizing her thoughts.

Bingbing found she couldn’t contain her now surging curiosity, "Why didn’t he manage it?"

"Pretty much by the time this guy realized he should control his time in the bathroom, he had already spent over half an hour there."

Bingbing: "That’s quite a long time."

Chen Mu continued with a cold snort, "Do you know how he realized he’d been in the bathroom too long?"

Bingbing: "How did he realize?"

Chen Mu: "His legs went numb..."