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

Chapter 167 Yes

Chapter 167 Yes
After hearing Nan Zhuren's words, Weng Pingting blinked.

What did that young man just say?

Please confirm whether your professional ethics are upheld.
You, a young consultant in your early twenties.

[Come and confirm with me whether the professional ethics of such a renowned senior consultant in the industry are unwavering.]

Weng Pingting gave a ridiculous look.

“I want to confirm whether your professional ethics are as firm as mine.” Nan Zhuren said matter-of-factly, “Once I confirm that, I can ask you for help with peace of mind.”

Is this spoken in Chinese?
"Good grief, now that you've confirmed my professional ethics, I'm qualified to help you, right?"

Do you want to hear what you're saying?

Weng Pingting laughed in anger.

Nan Zhuren, however, seemed to be oblivious to Weng Pingting's condition.

He continued, “Once I’ve confirmed that, I can move on to the second step—which is actually what I did at the beginning: I need to ask you for ‘permission’ to continue the operation at Jiangda.”

“If I went to Jiangda on my own, it would be purely my personal decision and have nothing to do with anyone else; but after I talked to you—that is, when I asked you 'can I go?' in the beginning—the situation is different.”

Nan Zhuren spoke very directly and matter-of-factly: "In that case, I would be able to go to Jiangda with your 'permission,' and if I have any trouble, I can naturally continue to ask you for help—like when I asked you to look at the prescription before."

……

Simply put, Nan Zhuren completely succumbed to the influence of Weng Pingting.

Nan Zhuren wasn't the kind of fool who would actually go against Lin Lilin's obsessive nature on his own.

He knows his own abilities and will ask for help if necessary—just like when he specifically asked Teacher Hu to go to "Liu Lin Psychological Clinic" with him before.

Weng Pingting is the biggest help Nan Zhuren can find at this stage.

The company's situation somewhat disrupted Nan Zhuren's plans, because normally, Weng Pingting had no reason to stay at Yan Nuo Center any longer; she could simply buy a plane ticket to fly back to the capital tomorrow and leave.

But in a sense, this is also an opportunity for Nan Zhuren.

He had already established a good personal relationship with Weng Pingting, and under these circumstances, Weng Pingting was freed from the constraints of being the "center's supervisor".

From this perspective, it's possible that Weng Pingting could be completely won over by Nan Zhuren and work together to deal with Lin Lilin.

For example, right now, as long as Weng Pingting says to Nan Zhuren, "You can go to Jiangda," then no matter what happens afterward, she can't pretend she didn't see it.

……

“Establishing professional ethics is the first objective; and since you have established such high professional ethics, you certainly won’t turn a blind eye to Lin Lilin’s situation. I will then make a request based on my second objective.”

"After I achieve my first goal, I can then move on to my second goal; they are intertwined."

Nan Zhuren essentially gave Weng Pingting a "positive attention" gesture, praising her highly.

Weng Pingting laughed, annoyed by the attention she received.

Is this some kind of strange collaboration?
She watched as Nan Zhuren uttered such inappropriate words with a serious face, and for a moment she didn't know how to react.

But after taking two deep breaths, she actually continued speaking along with Nan Zhuren's words.

"Okay, that's two objectives. Do you have a third one?"

She wanted to see what else Nan Zhuren could say.

"Third, and finally—I care about you."

……

Nan Zhuren pursed her lips and adjusted her expression.

“I am very grateful for your help. Although we are in a superior-subordinate relationship, your help to me has obviously gone beyond that of a typical superior, and I have received that.”

He adjusted his gaze, and at that moment, the concern within seemed to materialize.

“You have now lost both your career and your love life—at least most of your career and part of your love life—and I feel that under these circumstances, I have to come and talk to you.”

Nan Zhuren spoke earnestly: "I need to confirm whether you are in a good state now. If not, then pretend that I never said my first and second points. I don't want you to get involved in my mess again."

Weng Pingting blinked.

My breath hitched involuntarily.

"This... um... I see."

Looking at Nan Zhuren's face, and seeing him make that concerned expression with that kind of face, she suddenly felt all the anger that had just been stirred up dissipate.

"I'm... well... actually not too bad right now. After all, Howard had shown signs of this before, so I wasn't completely unprepared..."

"It's impossible to get caught up in my emotions all at once. I'm very busy... I have a supervisory meeting in a few days..."

Her expression became somewhat conflicted, and she subconsciously began to explain her state.

It seemed like they were about to say something sentimental. Nan Zhuren nodded at this moment, interrupting Weng Pingting: "It's good that you're alright."

"..."

“Oh right.” Nan Zhuren switched back to his expressionless face. “After expressing my concern for you, I can also enhance our relationship and use personal connections to make you help me without even realizing it.”

"Once this third objective is achieved, it will also be able to further promote the achievement of the second objective."

Goodness, is there such a thing as a collaboration?
Weng Pingting's emotions suddenly became disjointed.

But the next second, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

The consulting manager patted his face, leaned back, and settled into his chair.

She moved her neck around as if she was only just realizing how tired and painful it was.

At the same time, she exclaimed:

"My original plan was to take you, Lao Hu, and a few other consultants I had my eye on with me to switch jobs and set up a consulting studio in the capital or Shanghai."

"After all, when it comes to development consulting, there are only two places in the whole country that are the fastest and best, and all my connections are actually in those two places."

“I was already financially independent a long time ago. Besides the sense of accomplishment in my career, I was also really smitten with Howard when I came to Jiangdu.”

Weng Pingting had a carefree smile on her face.

“But now I’ve decided not to take you with me. With your personality, it’s a bit dangerous to send you out to do business; at the same time, with your abilities, you seem to have the potential to advance the field of psychology, so it would be a waste to just send you out into the world to struggle.”

Weng Pingting's expression was very serious: "Have you ever thought about going back to graduate school? To a school in Shanghai or the capital, I have connections there."

Nan Zhuren shrugged.

He wasn't disappointed by Weng Pingting's statement that she wouldn't take him to work, nor was he tempted by an invitation to pursue graduate studies.

“I prefer consulting, and I need to sort out my own issues here first.”

Nan Zhuren paused, looked into Weng Pingting's eyes, and asked the question he had asked at the beginning, as if time had turned back: "So, Sister Pingting, now that the company has transformed and I don't have much to do, does that mean I can go to Jiangda University during the day?"

"..."

Weng Pingting stared at Nan Zhuren for a long time.

Then he smiled nonchalantly and said, "Okay."

……

Jiangdu University.

Psychological counseling center.

Xia Tian had just hung up the phone and was writing down the students' appointment times in the notebook next to her.

Then they were preparing to match the student with a suitable counselor by referring to the teachers' schedule next to them.

Suddenly—the phone rang.

"Hello? Teacher Nan!"

Xia Tian answered the call immediately, and her voice perfectly captured the joy radiating from her face at that moment.

Chen Ting, who was on duty with her, suddenly looked up, her eyes lighting up.