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

Chapter 198 I know what's wrong with Li Minglu's case.
hours ago.

After Nan Zhuren left the laboratory, Huang Xin hurriedly finished collecting data.

He then immediately took Liu Pan to find Lin Lilin.

After listening to the reports from Huang Xin and Liu Pan.

"real?!"

Lin Lilin stood up excitedly, knocking over and messing up the documents on the table without even noticing for a moment.

"You said that Nan Zhuren went to the lab today and interrogated you about more details of Chen Jie's case and the specifics of my psychological clinic."

"And in the end, they even beat up Xiao Liu?"

The seasoned psychology professor displayed a side completely different from his usual composed demeanor.

But Lin Lilin's reaction was not quite what Huang Xin had expected; he was rather... overjoyed.

Even Liu Pan could sense this obvious emotion, so he seemed a little confused—I was beaten up, so why is the teacher so happy now?

For some reason, Huang Xin subconsciously glanced at Lin Lilin's desk a few times, looking at the files that had been knocked over. Normally, he would never do something so "disrespectful."

But he quickly recovered, looked away, and answered the teacher's question, "It wasn't a 'beating,' just a 'punch.'"

Liu Pan felt wronged: "Wasn't one punch enough?!"

Lin Lilin took two deep breaths to calm the visible expressions on his face.

The tutor first reassured Liu Pan, then turned to Huang Xin: "Is there a video recording? And an audio recording?"

Huang Xin shook his head: "There are no cameras in the lab, teacher, you know that."

Liu Pan replied in a muffled voice, "I used to have a voice recorder, but Nan Zhuren found it and took it away."

Lin Lilin's expression gradually calmed down, but the narrowed corners of his eyes remained stubbornly closed.

He was still happy.

"Given Zhu Ren's skill level... it's not surprising. Don't take it too seriously, Xiao Liu."

"Don't worry, he won't be a problem after a while."

Lin Lilin reassured Liu Pan again, then changed the subject.

"Xiao Liu, do you still have the phone number for Li Minglu's family?"

Liu Pan was taken aback: "Keep it."

"Then let's get in touch. Call under the guise of 'following up on the consultation results.' Just chat like you always do, make small talk, and ask about the family's situation."

Liu Pan was even more confused: "Didn't Li Minglu transfer everything to Nan Zhuren?"

Lin Lilin pursed her lips first, then revealed a gentle smile: "So it should be under the guise of 'consultation effect follow-up'. And as the one who transferred them, it's reasonable for us to inquire about the current situation, isn't it?"

Liu Pan didn't understand, but since it was the teacher's request, he could only nod and agree, though he didn't quite get it.

While they were talking, Huang Xin lowered his head, seemingly trying to hide his expression, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Lin Lilin noticed this immediately and said softly, "Xiao Huang, do you also want to receive visitors?"

Huang Xin suddenly looked up.

This is the case where I'm finally going to supervise myself and officially take over the psychological clinic.

He noticed Lin Lilin's gaze, a rare look of "satisfaction," as if he were just waiting for him to say "yes" so that the opportunity would be handed to him.

This was an opportunity he had been looking forward to for years.

But when he opened his mouth, what came out was: "Teacher, if we ask my junior brother to contact Li Minglu's family again now, wouldn't that easily lead to accidents?"

"Accident?"

The teacher's expression changed, and Huang Xin couldn't help but shrink back, but since things had come to this, he continued, "It's like... a similar accident to Chen Jie's before." Lin Lilin narrowed his eyes and looked his student up and down.

"If you knew more about this case, you wouldn't have asked such a question. Is your basic knowledge really that weak?"

Huang Xin opened his mouth.

"Forget it, you should focus on your articles for now. How's the data collection going lately?"

"...That's enough."

"Then let's start preparing the final draft. During this process, take good care of your junior brother Liu. This article is 'shared' between you two, enough for graduation. In the process of guiding your junior brother, you can also better absorb your previous knowledge, and the quality of the articles you write later will be better."

Due to the sheer volume of work, most important papers published during graduate studies are co-authored and jointly listed by multiple authors. Based on the importance of each author in the paper's completion, they are categorized as "first author," "second author," and "third author," often abbreviated as "first author," "second author," and "third author."

"Gongyi" means "joint authorship", implying that the two authors played equal roles in the completion of the article.

Huang Xin pursed his lips and simply nodded: "Yes."

Lin Lilin added, "Also, the senior undergraduates are starting to prepare their theses. You should take some time to supervise them as well. Be strict with the review process and don't let them submit anything with obvious errors to me."

"Yes."

"Also, the school is holding a consultation and supervision conference soon, which I need to attend. Could you represent me and liaise with the college? If there's anything else, please remind me."

"Yes."
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Now, several hours later.

Huang Xin came to his senses.

He asked Nan Zhuren, "Are you concerned about the teacher's reaction?"

Nan Zhuren nodded.

Huang Xin not only came to his senses, but also realized what was going on: "It seems you've used me to do something again. I don't understand what it is, but I know I've been tricked by you again."

"To be honest, this feeling makes me very unhappy."

He and Nan Zhuren looked at each other, but he was disappointed to find that the person in front of him did not change in the slightest because of his conversation.

So Huang Xin could only save face for himself: "But—no matter what, you really did help me, and I won't have to worry about being found out by the teacher anymore."

"So I'll tell you about the teacher's reaction, which will also help you, and we'll be even."

Nan Zhuren smiled, not criticizing Huang Xin's words, but simply asked:

So what was the teacher's reaction?

No matter how the other side tries to circumvent the issue, always maintain your own rhythm and focus on the problem you started with.

“Happy,” Huang Xin replied. “He is very happy.”

When Huang Xin said this, he stared at Nan Zhuren's expression, as if trying to know what this answer meant to Nan Zhuren.

But Huang Xin was soon disappointed. The person in front of him seemed to have given up on emotions. His emotions were frighteningly stable, and he didn't react at all.

Nan Zhuren's only action was to nod, and then express his gratitude in a completely flat tone: "I understand, thank you for telling me this."

Then, continuing the conversation: "You just said you had two things to ask me about, that's the first one—and what's the second one?"

Is this how he behaves when he's doing therapy? Aren't his clients suffering terribly? Can he really be a good therapist like this?

Huang Xin took a deep breath.

"The second item..."

He hesitated, seemingly undecided whether or not to speak.

But for some reason, as if out of spite, he suddenly turned his gaze to Nan Zhuren's eyes again, seemingly curious whether the other party could show any emotion this time.

"The second thing is: I now know what the problem is with Li Minglu's case."

(End of this chapter)