Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 130 I was laughing hysterically inside.

【Laughed. 】

The smile was initially showing signs of widening, but it was forcibly suppressed by facial expression management, resulting in an exceptionally short duration.

But he did smile, and it was a genuine smile of "happiness"!

Emotional counseling is the easiest way to make money, and it can even be developed into a long-term profitable consulting business.

If it were Nan Zhuren, she might use one or two consultation sessions to help the other person face themselves squarely and correct their misconceptions, and then she would simply let go and let the other person try to grow on their own.

—If it really is just an emotional issue.

But this Mr. Zhang in front of me seems to be very interested in this bait.

Although he maintained a professional and seemingly relaxed posture, with his back still deliberately leaning against the back of the single sofa, his neck had involuntarily tilted forward, expressing his heartfelt concern for the topic of Nan Zhuren.

"Your appearance is exceptional, it's hard to imagine you having emotional problems."

Nan Zhuren's gloomy appearance gave Teacher Zhang the illusion of being depressed, so he took the initiative to use the tactic of "positive attention".

It could also be a heartfelt exclamation.

"So what kind of emotional counseling is it?"

At this moment, Teacher Zhang had no idea what he was about to face.

……

When scheduling a consultation, mental health clinics match therapists to clients based on their individual circumstances. Liu Lin Mental Health Clinic is one of the better ones – they provide clients with a table listing the qualifications of their lead therapists.

Therefore, Nan Zhuren can guarantee that the questions he is about to discuss are definitely not areas where Teacher Zhang is an expert.

Easy to penetrate defenses.

“I’m currently a graduate student, and a while ago… I got quite close to a girl.”

Teacher Zhang followed up promptly, repeating, "Relatively close?"

The purpose was to get Nan Zhuren to provide further explanation.

"Yes, we went on dates, and we had normal things like holding hands, hugging, and kissing."

Teacher Zhang nodded repeatedly: "That's your girlfriend."

Nan Zhuren made an embarrassed expression: "We're still missing that sense of ceremony to officially define our relationship."

This ambiguous relationship actually suits Nan Zhuren's face.

Teacher Zhang smiled slightly: "And then?"

"Then... a few days ago was Christmas, and I thought it was a pretty good time, so I asked a friend to help me make plans, book gifts and restaurants, and planned to take this opportunity to finalize things."

Nan Zhuren smiled, glanced at Teacher Zhang's expression, then lowered his head and didn't continue speaking.

Teacher Zhang guided the conversation further: "It sounds like the confession wasn't successful?"

Nan Zhuren then adopted a sad expression, pursed her lips, and seemed to be restraining herself from saying anything.

Teacher Zhang didn't say anything, but encouraged him with her eyes, knowing that at this time, Nan Zhuren had to say some things himself.

He was waiting for Nan Zhuren to say the words "failed" himself.

However, what Nan Zhuren said was—

"In the end, she didn't spend Christmas with me; she had plans with someone else."

Ok?
"She went to be with her boyfriend."

……ah?

Teacher Zhang controlled the expression on her face, but she still couldn't help but widen her eyes slightly.

His gaze swept over Nan Zhuren's face, especially around his features, to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks on him and that his aesthetic sense was correct.

"She has a boyfriend? You... knew that?"

However, Nan Zhuren nodded: "Yes, I know. But her temperament is very attractive to me, that free and energetic feeling. Mainly, when I first met her, the feedback she gave me was always very good, and I felt that her relationship with her boyfriend might be... about to end, so I went on a trial date with her." Teacher Zhang blinked, relaxing the muscles around her eyes.

It's a minor issue, just a simp. I've seen plenty of those. Although a simp this handsome is rare, the essence of the problem isn't complicated.

How do you feel about this?

"I... felt really frustrated. When we were together, we talked about a lot of deep topics, about the future, about what would happen, which made me feel like our relationship was developing in a substantial way. Then, at this point, she went back to her boyfriend, which felt like waking me up from a dream."

After adjusting her emotions, Teacher Zhang asked, "Have you done anything to regulate your emotions?"

Nan Zhuren nodded: "I went back to find my girlfriend."

...? ? ?
"Oh, you went back to find your...your...girlfriend..."

Teacher Zhang blinked, her tone was relatively calm, but her pronunciation was not very coherent.

Oh, not a simp, but a player and a player... that's normal, it fits the face. The essence of the problem is still not complicated.

“Yes, I have a girlfriend too,” Nan Zhuren said, “but I don’t feel like I like her.”

“When I met my girlfriend, I was still single. She pursued me, and she… was pretty good-looking, and I felt she liked me too, so we got together. But as time went on, I realized more and more that our perceptions were different, and our values ​​weren’t very compatible.”

"But our relationship was still quite stable, and she never did anything wrong, so I never thought about breaking up—until I met the girl I just told you about."

Nan Zhuren raised her head: "Teacher, do you think it's wrong of me to treat relationships this way?"

You really know how to make excuses for yourself.

Teacher Zhang's expression tightened: "What are your feelings about this?"

Nan Zhuren pursed her lips and threw the question back at her: "Teacher, what do you think?"

What do you think of my opinion?

Teacher Zhang pursed her lips and said, "It seems you already have your own answer?"

Nan Zhuren pretended to think for a moment, then after a couple of breaths, threw the question back at him: "I don't know, what do you think, teacher?"

You're so stubborn!

"Judging from your expression right now, you seem to feel that you were very wrong?"

Before a counseling relationship has been established, Teacher Zhang absolutely cannot offer her own opinions at this time!
Let's try to use the visitor's subconscious to take a roundabout approach.

However, Nan Zhuren pursed her lips again and asked, "Teacher, what do you think?"

At that moment, Nan Zhuren saw that Teacher Zhang's masseter muscles on his cheeks hardened.

He was gritting his teeth.

But he maintained a fairly professional smile and simply said, "I understand."

Nan Zhuren glanced at Teacher Zhang's expression.

When he was in his normal state, he would act melancholy and avoid eye contact with Teacher Zhang; he would only make brief eye contact with Teacher Zhang when Teacher Zhang was speaking.

At first glance, he seemed somewhat ashamed and melancholy.

"I'm glad you understand, teacher. I also felt that this kind of topic was difficult to discuss with a female teacher, which is why I booked a male teacher."

Teacher Zhang took a deep breath and calmed herself down once again.

Nan Zhuren lowered his head again: "Actually, besides the girl I told you about and my current girlfriend, I also have another girl with whom I'm quite close."

"..."

Are there any experts? !
Teacher Zhang's emotions, which had been stirred up by Nan Zhuren last time, hadn't even subsided when Nan Zhuren pulled her away again.

He briefly lost the ability to think.
Therefore, the only thing I can do is repeat to buy myself some time.

"A...good relationship?" Teacher Zhang asked mechanically. "How good?"

(End of this chapter)