The whole classroom froze, especially Audrey. She was staring wideâeyed, unable to believe Arabella could do such a thing, âArabella, have you lost your mind? Professor Lambert, kick her out.â Audrey was about to rush onto the stage.
Seeing blood seeping out, Arabella squeezed the wound again to increase the blood flow. After letting out two drops of blood, she covered the wound with a disinfectant cotton ball.
Chloe was about to lose her temper when she suddenly felt a noticeable relief in her throat. She couldnât believe it. Clearing her throat, she was astonished to find that her throat didnât hurt like before. It was freaking magic!
Professor Lambert burst out laughing. âIn my decades of teaching, Iâve never seen a student diagnose so quickly and perform acupuncture so accurately. Arabella, judging by the location of your needles, is Chloeâs throat pain due to a cold?â
âYes.â Arabella disinfected the silver needles and put them back in place.
âChloe, how do you feel? Has it improved?â
Chloe was so shocked that she was speechless. After a while, she managed to nod and say, âYes, my throat doesnât hurt anymore. I feel much better.â
This is acupuncture. Arabella did very well.â
With that, the entire neurology class broke into applause. Arabella was freaking awesome!
The effects of acupuncture were so fast!
âDid everyone notice that Arabella disinfected the silver needles and put them back in place after she finished? This behavior is worth learning from. Letâs give her another round of applause.â
This time, even the students from the surgical class joined in the applause.
Audrey didnât expect her classmates to change their stance so quickly, let alone for Arabella to steal the limelight.
âBoth of you, please return to your seats.â After Professor Lambert had them leave the stage, he continued, âFor throat pain caused by a cold, acupuncture and bloodletting can be effective quickly. Arabella just demonstrated the method to you all, and she did it perfectly. No errors.â
He added, âTraditional medicine is broad and profound, and itâs not superior or inferior to modern medicine. It seems that todayâs class is irrelevant to your majors, what I want to say is: Whether you want to study traditional or modern medicine, or neurology, or internal medicine, etc., remember that youâre here to learn how to save lives in the future. Thatâs what matters, not which type of medicine you choose. Thereâs no need to argue over this.â
After few seconds, he continued: âSome students may also be curious about why I brought my acupuncture bag to class. I also want to tell you that medicine knows no national boundaries. After mastering the knowledge of your major, you should also learn from the excellent medical skills of other countries in order to improve your ability.â
As long as goals aligned, they were all contributing to society.
After class, many students came to find Arabella.
âArabella, Iâve been having a sore neck for days, can you help me with acupuncture?â
âIâve had a stuffy nose for days, can you help me with acupuncture?â
âAnd me, can acupuncture help with athleteâs foot?â
Kelly and the other two roommates were almost dizzy from the barrage of questions.
âSorry, guys. Arabellaâs a bit busy today, come back next time.â Kelly tried to maintain order.
âYes, next time. Arabella has other plans for today, weâre really sorry!â Joyce also tried to keep the crowd at bay.
âBella, we need to get out of here.â Mya clung to Arabellaâs arm and quickly got into the elevator. Once the elevator doors closed, she finally let out a sigh of relief. âThis is crazy, theyâre coming to you with athleteâs foot. But speaking of it, can acupuncture really treat athleteâs foot?â
âYes, it can.â Arabella answered seriously. She even explained the specific method of acupuncture. âReally? It can really do that?â Mya looked at her with admiration. âYouâre so cool. It seems like thereâs nothing you canât answer.â