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Chapter 279 Why don't you two go home!

It has to be said that the Sichuan girl is somewhat useful; at least she provides him with a brand-new car, which makes things much more convenient.

The reason I didn't go to see Miss Yuan was because who knew if she was even awake yet? If she was grumpy in the morning, it would be embarrassing to beat her up.

On the contrary, the Sichuan girl didn't have this concern, and she could also come over and teach him a lesson to vent her anger.

Chuanmei also remembered that Lin Mo had heard what she said in the live broadcast room yesterday. As a result, she was punished and had to obediently hand over the car keys and bow and scrape while saying nice things.

Driving this "Bathhouse Emperor" vehicle, Lin Mo leisurely headed towards the city, but what he was really thinking about was whether he should get a car himself.

If I buy it, I won't be driving it much; if I don't buy it, I might need a car occasionally.

As for last night's shopping page, I did manage to unlock a skill, but it wasn't a new one; it was just intermediate-level tea ceremony mastery.

Although he didn't learn a new skill, Lin Mo still bought it without hesitation.

During this period, he discovered that the more he interacted with people of high status and older age, the more his tea-making skills were appreciated.

Especially given his young age, it's easier to quickly bridge the gap between people. Of course, Lin Mo himself knows the reason: older people are more likely to like drinking tea, and the older people with higher status and position are more likely to like drinking tea.

Young people, on the other hand, prefer iced tea.

Compared to beginner tea ceremony, intermediate tea ceremony master skills include not only more proficiency in tea brewing techniques, but also a wealth of knowledge in tea appreciation, and even the ability to distinguish the year and origin of tea.

In short, he can now be considered a professional in terms of tea-making skills alone, but he doesn't know how to get a tea master's certificate or where to find a job after passing the exam.

But regardless, this was a policy he set himself: medicines that were good for the body were prioritized, items and skills with special effects were secondary, and money was the last consideration.

So he didn't hesitate. It's always good to have more skills; you'll use them someday. His elementary school teacher once told him that only by developing in all aspects can one become a class monitor, and that focusing on one subject will prevent one from getting into a good university. He wholeheartedly agreed with this.

Meanwhile, Professor Li, knowing that Liu Ruyan was an acquaintance, invited her directly to the inner room and arranged for someone to get her medicine.

"You young people are really outrageous in your relationship. Your boyfriend is feeling unwell and didn't even offer to come to the hospital with you. Don't worry, Xiao Lin is my student. I'll talk to him about it later!" Professor Li poured Liu Ruyan a cup of hot water and comforted her.

He felt sorry for the girl. She was already feeling unwell, but she still had to work, and her boyfriend, Lin Mo, didn't care at all. How could this be a good thing?
As a veteran traditional Chinese medicine doctor, he would certainly care about the relationship status of his personally trained disciple. The night before last, his wife came back with some local specialties, saying that Lin Mo had specially brought them for them.

If a student is thinking about their teacher, then the teacher should naturally care about the student in return. Who says that only academic studies and work count as caring? Caring about a student's romantic relationships is also a form of care.

"Okay, thank you, teacher," Liu Ruyan said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.

I'm even starting to look forward to the scene of Lin Mo coming over and getting scolded.

It wasn't a big deal for her; it was just that her period had started, and she'd been feeling a bit tired and stressed for the past couple of days, so she wasn't feeling well. Since the medicine she took last time had worked well, she booked another appointment with the traditional Chinese medicine doctor to come and get a checkup.

Professor Li took Liu Ruyan's pulse and looked at her with a strange gaze. Was this girl reserved enough, or was his student too shy?

Last time, he didn't know that Liu Ruyan was dating his student Xiaolin again, and he even told her to find a boyfriend soon. He only found out from his wife that the two of them were actually dating.

But even though the two had clearly started dating, why did the girl's pulse feel like she wasn't dating at all? If he didn't know that his student Xiaolin's health had already recovered, he would have thought it was his student's problem.

An hour later, Lin Mo arrived. Compared to last time, this time Lin Mo seemed to know the way very well and went straight to Professor Li's department.

'bang bang bang'

"Teacher, it's me!"

Lin Mo knocked on the door and called out from outside.

"Come in, the door's unlocked!" Professor Li's voice came from inside.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and entered. As soon as he entered, he saw Professor Li and Liu Ruyan sitting together having a meal.

It was lunchtime, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital had its own cafeteria. Professor Li's meals were even more plentiful, and Liu Ruyan joined in for a meal.

"Teacher, keep eating," Lin Mo said with a forced laugh.

Professor Li nodded upon hearing this: "Have you eaten? If not, let's eat together."

"Have you eaten, Teacher? How is she doing?" Lin Mo asked, glancing at Liu Ruyan.

Hearing this, Professor Li glanced at the two of them before speaking: "There's nothing serious, it's the same old problem, endocrine imbalance, which is what we in traditional Chinese medicine call yin-yang imbalance, plus overwork, irregular diet, and excessive heart fire."

"I've already prescribed the medicine and started brewing it. Go in and give her a massage in a bit."

"Okay, teacher, I understand," Lin Mo nodded obediently.

Although Lin Mo acted very harmless, Professor Li still didn't let him off the hook: "Little Lin, this is supposed to be a matter for you young people, but I still have to say a few words to you. You two young people are dating, so you should at least care about the other person's health."

Besides, you know how to do massage, so how much effort can it take you to do it once a day?
That girl wasn't feeling well, but she still had to work. You're a senior in college, you don't have any classes, and this isn't the way to slack off.

When you're in a relationship, you need to be considerate. Look at you, your partner is at the hospital and you're still at home reading. How can you stand it?
One last thing, this is also a doctor's order: you two are both doing well. Relationships between men and women are normal. Since you've chosen to be together, just let things take their course. Why are you both pretending to be virtuous gentlemen? You're a man, so take the initiative when you should. Otherwise, all that medicine you took was for nothing.
Last time I didn't know, I thought she didn't have a boyfriend. If your teacher hadn't told me when she got home, I wouldn't have known either!

Although Professor Li didn't say it explicitly, both of them understood. What Professor Li meant boiled down to one sentence: "Why haven't you turned into medicine residue yet?"

And they blamed it all on Lin Mo. As a boy, if he didn't take the initiative, should the girl take the initiative?
It has to be said that Professor Li's gaze towards Lin Mo at this moment was filled with disappointment and frustration. This kid is too thin-skinned, he's doomed!
Lin Mo was somewhat ashamed after being scolded, mainly because he knew about Liu Ruyan's situation, since he had been listening to her the last time she came.

But there was really nothing he could do to help. There was nothing he could do because Professor Mu had caught Liu Ruyan red-handed when she went to the school last time, and she had even introduced herself.

The old lady remembered Liu Ruyan's name. When she went back and told Professor Li, who was a doctor, Liu Ruyan's name was also on the registration form. In addition, she knew Lin Mo, so it all made sense.

Watching Lin Mo being scolded, Liu Ruyan felt a little smug. "You're such a hands-off boss. I worked so hard to build this empire for you, and you just sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor. I'm so exhausted that I'm in the hospital, and you don't even care. You deserve it!"

As for Lin Mo not knowing that she was feeling unwell, that was not her concern. Even a career-driven woman is still a woman, and every woman has her little moods and quirks.

Just as Liu Ruyan was secretly chuckling to herself, Professor Li turned to look at her and said:

"Since Xiaolin wasn't here earlier, I didn't tell you. But now that you're both here, I won't keep it a secret anymore."

The balance of yin and yang between men and women is a fundamental principle, a matter of mutual complementarity. Even though you're a girl and easily embarrassed, the problem lies with you. I told you last time to find a boyfriend to help balance things out, but did you think you could fix it with words?

Upon hearing this, both Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan had a moment of lapse in judgment.

Lin Mo: "With your mouth?"

Liu Ruyan: "That won't do!"

Professor Li: "That's right. This isn't a psychiatric ward where you can be treated just by talking. If you don't take the medicine right next to you, it would be strange if you didn't get better!"

Clearly, Professor Li, being an elderly person, still has a generation gap with young people and didn't notice the two perverted voice-overs at all.

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan blushed, glared at Lin Mo, and then angrily turned her head to the side: "Pervert!"

Lin Mo: ? ? ?
"No, how am I a pervert!"

Professor Li:
Judging from this, the young couple must have had a fight? Otherwise, why would they have such expressions?

"Anyway, that's the situation. Whatever your conflict is, you're both young, so talk it out and it'll be fine. But you can't delay treating your illness."

Xiaoliu, please make sure to rest and pay attention to your diet while taking your medication these next few days. Also, if you're really feeling unwell, ask him to give you a massage. You're boyfriend and girlfriend, what's there to be embarrassed about? Even if you've had a fight, it won't stop him from giving you a massage, right? Arguments are one thing, but you can't joke around with your health, understand?

Professor Li was giving medical advice to the two young people. The traditional Chinese medicine he prescribed could only alleviate the symptoms for a high-achieving woman like Liu Ruyan, who was always working long hours. The only way to cure her was to rest and recuperate.

But finding a boyfriend to mediate the problem will solve it. Traditional Chinese medicine is amazing. In Western medicine, this kind of illness might require a lot of medication, but in traditional Chinese medicine, finding a boyfriend is enough.

Upon seeing this, Lin Mo and Liu Ruyan nodded repeatedly, indicating that they understood.

Professor Li then tested Lin Mo's recent study progress while eating.

Students' emotional well-being needs attention, but their studies should not be neglected.

Fortunately, Lin Mo had been cramming on the "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" these past two days, and thanks to his memory enhanced by the Brain Gold supplement, his progress was quite good.

Professor Li was quite satisfied with Lin Mo, the disciple he intended to groom as his successor. Besides possessing expert-level massage and bone-setting skills, Lin Mo was also intelligent and had a good aptitude for medicine, at least in terms of his excellent memory.

It hasn't been long since he memorized the "Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica," and now he's even starting to delve into the "Treatise on Cold Damage," and he's making good progress.

This fully proves that Lin Mo has not been working on his studies sporadically during this period. Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and requires persistent study. Clearly, in Professor Li's eyes, Lin Mo is just such a person, and this is exactly the kind of talent that his field lacks most.

If Lin Mo knew that Professor Li thought of him this way, he would definitely feel ashamed. He was just relying on his memory enhanced by Brain Gold to cram at the last minute, since he hadn't learned anything before.

Fortunately, I had the foresight, otherwise I would have been exposed this time.

After the two finished their simple meal, Professor Li asked Lin Mo to take Liu Ruyan to the inner room for a massage, while he himself went to see the next patient.

Nowadays, when Professor Li comes to the hospital for consultations, due to his advanced age, there are only a few people there each day. Most of them come to clean up the messes of the hospital's students. When there's nothing else to do, the workload isn't too heavy.

Inside the room, Liu Ruyan looked at Lin Mo with a smile on her face. Although her face was a little pale, she was clearly in a good mood.

"What are you looking at? You didn't say that fake boyfriends get scolded. I told you, this is an extra service. I didn't even ask you to pay extra, that's already being kind," Lin Mo said, rolling his eyes at Liu Ruyan.

If he had known there would be so many problems, he shouldn't have agreed to Liu Ruyan's request to deal with Zhao Yun. Neither of those women is easy to deal with.

What's wrong with the lesbian? It had nothing to do with me, but now I not only have to compete with him for girls, but I'm also being used as a sacrifice by the teacher. Even when Liu Ruyan is feeling unwell, he gets dragged over and scolded. This is just too much.

But there was nothing he could do at the time. He had shamelessly asked Emperor Ruyan for money, and it was just unpleasant to be caught red-handed.

"Hey, you heartless little thing, who am I doing all this for? I've been keeping an eye on your restaurant every day these past few days, and you, on the other hand, are already washing your hands of the business before the restaurant has even opened, huh?"

"I'm so tired that my period is several days late, and you, you know exactly when my period is, but you didn't even ask. How dare you say that to me?" Liu Ruyan took two steps forward, raised her chin, and poked Lin Mo's forehead with her finger one after another, still a little upset.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo immediately noticed that Liu Ruyan was somewhat emotional. There was nothing he could do; after all, she had special privileges during her period.

It's common knowledge that women on their period, if they get angry, can kick even a dog on the street, let alone someone who's busy running around trying to open a restaurant.

"Uh, I admit I was wrong this time. Lie down quickly, let me massage you to relieve the pain," Lin Mo said.

Seeing that he had said some nice things and softened his tone, Liu Ruyan finally gave a soft hum and forgave him.

Lin Mo helped her take off her flat shoes and lay her down. Then he rubbed his hands together and pressed them against Liu Ruyan's stomach.

Outside, Professor Li soon received a new patient, an elderly man, accompanied by his children.

While he was taking her pulse, he suddenly heard Lin Mo and another person talking from inside the room.

"Let it in."

"Why not? It's fine even through clothes!"

"It feels good to put it in, hurry up!"

"No, I haven't washed it!"

"I don't mind that you're dirty. Besides, why are you being so slow, you're a grown man. It's not like you've never been inside before!"

"That's okay!"

The crowd outside:
Although there was a door between them, the door to the inner room was not very soundproof. Even if the two of them were not speaking loudly, people outside could still hear them clearly.

Faced with the strange looks from patients and their families, even Professor Li, at his advanced age, couldn't withstand it and broke down completely.

He quickly went over, knocked on the door, and called out:
"Hey, why don't you two go home?"

(End of this chapter)