University Doctor and His Fragile Patients

Mu Yao knew.

The request she made might be somewhat difficult for her teacher.

But her idea wasn’t for Chen Mu’s sake.

It was for that fragile college student still lying on the ground, whose life or death is uncertain.

As long as the patient still has a breath left.

As a doctor, one should do their utmost.

Mu Yao knew all too well the competence of her fellow classmates.

Even if Professor Liu Yao didn’t come to Hai City University, at least he could help apply to the hospital or the school.

Bringing in a few more experienced traditional Chinese medicine doctors.

That would be much more reliable than the current assistants helping Dr. Chen.

Listening to Mu Yao’s voice.

Her senior brother paused briefly in silence.

Then.

When he spoke again.

His tone was much more serious than before, "Mu Yao! Have you ever thought about why it’s me answering your call now, and not the teacher?"

Mu Yao: "..."

One.

A perspective Mu Yao had never considered before.

Suddenly unfolded in her mind.

Mu Yao’s tone faltered, and when she spoke again, it was filled with disbelief, "Senior brother, you don’t mean to tell me that the teacher knew I would call and is avoiding me by not answering, right?!"

Contrasting with Mu Yao’s disbelief.

Was her senior brother’s overly calm tone, "Otherwise, your request is inherently unreasonable, though the teacher has some achievements in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, you should know that acupuncture is not his specialty."

"Moreover. Professor Chen has already contacted the teacher, they don’t need our help here, with Dr. Chen and the group of intern doctors from our school, it’s enough."

Professor Chen?

Listening to the other person speak.

Mu Yao found her brain really struggling to comprehend this time.

In disbelief, she said, "But if I remember correctly, since Dr. Chen called, hasn’t Professor Chen been helping with the treatment? When did he have time to contact the teacher?"

Mu Yao’s senior brother: "Never underestimate how adept older people can be with smartphones, Professor Chen sent a message to the teacher while doing a video call with Dr. Chen."

"Professor Chen is a smart man, upon seeing the livestream camera beside Dr. Chen, he knew there might be trouble online and specifically sent a message advising the teacher to avoid involvement."

Mu Yao frowned: "But..."

Mu Yao’s senior brother continued: "Are you trying to say that it’s all for saving the patient, and there’s no need to avoid involvement? Is that it?"

Mu Yao: "Yes..."

Although she indeed had this thought, when speaking, Mu Yao still felt somewhat lacking in confidence.

For some reason.

This time.

When her senior brother talked to her, his tone was exceptionally stern.

She even felt.

In his eyes.

Her act of calling the teacher for help seemed very childish and unreasonable.

The person on the other end of the phone sighed softly, "Firstly, it’s not that the teacher doesn’t want to help, but organizing a group of doctors isn’t that simple, now the emergency center and the hospital haven’t issued approvals, if organized individually, you can’t involve employed doctors, it might turn into illegal practice of medicine."

Mu Yao: "..."

Although unwilling to admit it, what was said was indeed true.

The voice on the phone continued: "But if the hospital takes the lead, things aren’t as simple as you think, by the time formalities and procedures are completed and volunteer doctors selected, it might already be too late by the time they arrive on site."

"If traditional Chinese medicine is not adopted, go to Renmin Hospital and follow the standard emergency procedures."

"The person should be savable, but it can only guarantee the patient stays alive."

Mu Yao: "..."

She could roughly understand what her senior brother meant.

Traditional Chinese medicine’s acupoints are remarkable, to the point where some situations indeed cannot be salvaged by conventional emergency methods.

And the rescued patients.

Keeping them alive is actually not difficult.

The difficult part is Chen Mu’s current emergency method, although Chen Mu and Professor Chen chose some intriguing acupoints.

Mu Yao could also see the general intent of the two from the side.

Their aim.

Was likely hoping the patient, after waking up, could be as normal as if nothing had happened.

The difficulty in that can be imagined...

Her senior brother’s voice once again sounded: "And in the message Professor Lin sent to the teacher, he clearly stated confidence in helping Dr. Chen save the person without the need for help from the professor’s side, and that the online public opinion might become overwhelming, that Professor Liu Yao is best advised not to get involved as this has nothing to do with him."

Listening to her senior brother’s voice.

Mu Yao’s thoughts unconsciously wandered.

During this time helping at Hai City University’s clinic.

Mu Yao also formed her own opinion about Chen Mu as a person.

Don’t be deceived by his competence, deep down, he could basically be called an outright pessimist.

Chen Mu doesn’t have high opinions of human kindness.

When training the intern doctors, he taught them to focus on basic medical care while protecting themselves as much as possible.

Mu Yao never understood why Chen Mu, just a campus doctor, had such hostility toward human nature.

But thinking about those voices online.

Mu Yao felt...

She seemed to understand something.

Looking down at the road beneath her feet, Mu Yao stood silently for a moment.

But could feel on the phone that her senior brother hadn’t hung up yet.

Maybe the teacher worried about her losing faith, specially asked her senior brother to say a few more words.

Mu Yao stood with her head down, and suddenly asked: "Senior brother, could you not follow your honest orders for a moment, and answer my doubts from the perspective of an ordinary onlooker?"

Mu Yao’s senior brother: "Go ahead."

Mu Yao: "From a bystander’s perspective, do you think Dr. Chen and Professor Chen have a big chance of saving this patient?"

It’s because they are medical students.

Specifically studying traditional Chinese medicine.

They can see the severity more clearly than those online onlookers.

It was Mu Yao who received the distress call.

In real-life medical rescues, whether it’s traditional or Western medicine, timing is crucial.

And this time.

By the time the patient’s roommate called them, it had been a while since the incident occurred.

Simply put.

The patient had long missed the optimal time for rescue.

It seems her senior brother knew.

What Mu Yao really wanted to ask, behind these brief words.

On the phone, her senior brother too fell into a moment of silence.

Finally.

Being honest, he couldn’t comfort his little junior, and he spoke frankly according to his analysis, "Frankly speaking, from an outsider’s perspective, I think Dr. Chen and Professor Chen have a very slim chance of success."

"Even with one or two more reliable acupuncture experts, it doesn’t necessarily mean the patient can be saved, those who miss the optimal rescue time are not so easily brought back."

"Even if they indeed preserve the life, I still think the chance to fully recover is not great."

Mu Yao: "So, since we can all see the situation clearly, Professor Lin should see it too, right?"

"Then why would Professor Lin tell the teacher that no help is needed?"

"I feel Professor Lin and the teacher should be acquainted..."

Mu Yao’s senior brother: "I’m not very clear about their relationship, but they do indeed know each other. As for why Professor Lin said no help is needed, Mu Yao, have you thought about it, if the rescue fails, what awaits the rescue doctors?"

Mu Yao stood stiffly in place.

Her head instinctively turned towards where Chen Mu was still performing emergency care.

From her mouth.

Came two words, almost inaudible, "Share responsibility..."

"If the rescue fails, and the patient’s condition worsens, leading to severe complications or even death, all who participated in treatment, even those helping remotely, must bear the responsibility based on their roles in the rescue process and various details."

At this point.

Mu Yao understood what it meant to feel something stuck in one’s throat.