If you don't want treatment, get out! This doctor has a terrible temper.

Chapter 36 Performance Art on Monkey Mountain

Angie's agent, a shrewd and capable-looking woman wearing ten-centimeter high heels, immediately exploded.

"What did you say? You want our Anqi to go to the monkey mountain to learn how to be a monkey? Are you kidding me? Do you know who she is? She's a Golden Phoenix Award winner for Best Actress! You're insulting her!" Manager Li's voice was so sharp it could shatter glass.

Although Angie herself didn't say anything, her icy face was covered with an even thicker layer of frost, and her eyes were so cold that ice shards could fall out.

The bodyguards behind her had already subconsciously taken a step forward, as if they would tear down the small, run-down pharmacy if Wang Minyu said another word.

The atmosphere in the store instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Shen Jia, who was hiding in the corner like a "transparent person," was so frightened that she lowered her head even further.

Mr. Liu, being sensible, hid behind the medicine cabinet, pretending to take inventory.

Only Wang Minyu remained as steady as Mount Tai.

He even had the leisure to refill his cup with hot water, watching the tea leaves swirl in the cup.

"I'm treating her to a medical procedure, not hosting a dinner party," Wang Minyu said slowly, blowing on the hot air. "Sister Li, right? You know better than me what's wrong with your artist's face. Too much Botox has almost damaged her facial nerves. Now her face is like a frozen piece of pork; regular acupuncture and physical therapy can't stimulate it at all. Does that make sense?"

Sister Li's expression changed.

What Wang Minyu said was almost exactly the same as what the domestic and foreign experts they had consulted before had said.

They tried all sorts of top-notch treatments, but with little success.

"Then...what does that have to do with learning to be a monkey?" Sister Li's momentum weakened by half.

"It's a big deal." Wang Minyu put down his teacup and began his "serious nonsense."

"First of all, you humans, especially you actors, are too stiff and purposeful when you make expressions. You laugh to look good and cry to move people. Your muscles have formed fixed, programmed memories. Now that these memories are broken, you have to break them in the most primitive and illogical way and rebuild the connections."

He pointed to his face: "When a monkey makes a face, it's a pure, instinctive expression of emotion. Baring its teeth, scratching its ears and cheeks—every movement activates deep facial muscles that you never normally use. This is called 'atavistic neuroreactivation therapy'."

"Secondly," Wang Minyu looked at An Qi's expressionless face, "your biggest problem isn't facial paralysis, it's emotional paralysis. You care too much about your 'Best Actress' status, too much about how others see you, turning yourself into an emotionless wax figure. I sent you to the monkey mountain so you could throw your ridiculous pride and idol image to the monkeys to play with. When you can grin and make faces with the monkeys in front of everyone and still feel cute, then your heart will come alive. When your heart comes alive, your face will naturally come alive."

After he finished speaking, the entire pharmacy fell silent.

Sister Li opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

She felt that her public relations skills and negotiation techniques, which she was so proud of, were as laughable as a three-year-old's toy in front of this young man.

A slight ripple finally appeared in Anqi's icy eyes.

"Heart paralysis..." she murmured, repeating the word over and over, as if struck by something.

"So, An Da's Best Actress?" Wang Minyu leaned back in his chair, looking at her leisurely. "Do you choose to continue being a walking ice sculpture, waiting to be forgotten by the entertainment industry? Or do you choose to be a 'monkey' and find your face that can cry and laugh again? The choice is yours."

This is a cruel choice.

Angie remained silent for a long time.

It went on for so long that Sister Li thought she was about to get angry and leave.

Suddenly, she pulled a checkbook and a Montblanc pen from her bag, scribbled down a string of numbers, tore it off, and placed it on the counter.

"One million. This is the deposit." Angie's voice was still cold, but with a hint of determination. "If it can't be cured, I'll show you what true 'heart paralysis' really means."

After saying that, she put on her sunglasses, turned around and left, her steps carrying a tragic air of desolation.

Sister Li and her group of assistants and bodyguards quickly followed. Before leaving, she gave Wang Minyu a deep look, as if she were looking at a devil.

……

The next day, at Changxiang City Zoo, Monkey Mountain.

This is always the most popular spot in the zoo, especially on weekends, when the enclosure is crowded with visitors feeding animals and excitedly screaming children.

Today, the popularity of Monkey Mountain has reached an all-time high.

Because, outside the fence, there was a beautiful yet eerie sight.

Anqi was dressed in a low-key tracksuit, wearing a hat and a mask, standing in a corner not too far from the monkey mountain.

Behind her, Sister Li and her two bodyguards looked around warily, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Anqi, maybe...we should just call it a day?" Sister Li whispered, trying to persuade her. "If someone recognizes us, tomorrow's headlines will be 'The Movie Queen Has Gone Mad'!"

"Shut up." Angie's voice came from under her mask, muffled.

Looking at the monkeys jumping around and scratching their heads in the enclosure, she felt that her career was facing an unprecedented challenge.

A little monkey snatched a banana from an older monkey, and the older monkey bared its teeth in anger, making threatening "squeak" sounds.

Angie took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

All I could think of was Wang Minyu's smug face and that phrase, "Heart paralysis."

She slowly and tentatively moved the corner of her mouth, imitating the old monkey, making an extremely stiff "snarling" gesture.

"Click."

Not far away, a paparazzo disguised as a tourist excitedly pressed the shutter.

On a bench further away, Li Siyuan and Zhao Na each held an ice pop, pretending to admire the scenery.

"Senior, did you see that? She's really learning!" Zhao Na excitedly nudged Li Si-yuan. "My God, this scene is too beautiful to bear. Dr. Wang is a genius, no, a prodigy!"

"This is called 'using form to supplement form, using intention to guide qi,'" Li Siyuan analyzed with a serious expression. "Monkeys are restless and belong to Yang. The actress is calm and collected, belonging to Yin. Having her imitate a monkey is using the monkey's Yang to neutralize her own Yin. Look at her grinning face; although it's ugly, it activates the Yangming and Shaoyang meridians in her face, and the Qi and blood begin to circulate!"

Zhao Na nodded as if she understood, feeling that every bizarre thing Wang Minyu did could be interpreted as a profound metaphysics by her senior brother.

Angie was unaware that she had become a "research subject" in the eyes of others.

She was completely immersed in her own world.

She began trying to imitate the expressions of various monkeys.

The little monkey tilted its head curiously, and she followed suit, trying to widen her eyes.

The Monkey King surveyed his territory with an air of authority, and she tried to put on a stern face, even though she was naturally expressionless.

A mother monkey was grooming her baby monkey with a gentle expression. Watching this, she felt a sudden stirring in her heart and tried to relax her facial muscles to make a soft expression as well.

At first, her face looked like a rusty machine, and every movement was accompanied by a slight stinging and stiffness.

But gradually, she found that as she became more and more involved and less concerned about the opinions of those around her, the stiffness on her face seemed to melt away little by little.

When she imitated a mischievous monkey and made an exaggerated "scratching its ears and cheeks" face, she clearly felt that her right eyebrow, which had been numb for a long time, slightly raised!

Although it was only for a moment, the long-lost feeling of being able to control her muscles freely made her so excited that she almost cried out.

efficient!

What that bastard Wang Minyu said is true!

This discovery allowed her to completely let go of all her burdens.

She no longer cared about her status as a movie queen, nor about paparazzi taking photos.

She was like a child visiting the zoo for the first time, observing and imitating with great interest.

She imitated a monkey sticking out its tongue, rolling its eyes, and puffing out its cheeks...

Her movements became increasingly exaggerated and unrestrained.

The tourists around her initially pointed and whispered, but later got used to it, and some children even found it funny and made faces with her.

An hour later, when Sister Li came over to remind her that time was up, Anqi's face was covered in sweat, but her eyes shone with an unprecedented light.

She got into the van and took out a mirror.

In the mirror, her face was still somewhat asymmetrical, but when she tried to smile at herself, the corners of her mouth, which had been stiff for months, miraculously lifted up in a small, real arc.

Although her smile was still a bit clumsy and a little ugly, it was the first genuine smile she had given in months.

"Wang Minyu..." she murmured, looking at herself in the mirror.

For her, that name was no longer a demon, but... a god.