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

Chapter 219 Correction
"Long time no see, junior brother."

Liu Pan couldn't help but shudder.

This greeting made Wang Sui realize that someone had silently appeared behind her.

As she turned her head, she first displayed a visually nourishing pleasure that was very much in line with her aesthetic instincts.

He then couldn't help but frown.

Wang Sui stood up instinctively: "Teacher Nan, what brings you here? I've already decided to bring A-Lu here... Huh? Xiao Liu, what's wrong?"

Liu Pan, who had just been chatting with her in a peaceful, gentle, and mild manner, suddenly stood up and shrank behind the back of the sofa.

Seemingly realizing something ominous, he instinctively covered half his face and took a step back before finally managing to ask, "Senior brother, what brings you here?"

Nan Zhuren glanced around the room, her eyes a little stiff, but she quickly composed herself: "I'm here to see Lin Lilin and Teacher Li Minglu."

Because of the different people he was speaking to and the different audience members, Nan Zhuren made appropriate adjustments to the way he addressed them.

"Are they in the consultation room?"

“…Yes.” Liu Pan nodded, answering every question.

How long has the consultation been going on?

"About, about twenty minutes."

Nan Zhuren glanced in the direction behind Liu Pan, then sat down on the sofa in front of Liu Pan: "Let's wait a bit."

"……it is good."

Liu Pan, whose seat had been taken, didn't say anything. He looked around and quickly and firmly returned to the bench at the front desk.

He sat down and began to remain silent.

While they were seemingly having a familiar question-and-answer session, Wang Sui remained standing in the same spot.

They went back and forth, completely ignoring Wang Sui's initial question—or rather, they did pay attention to the same question, but Nan Zhuren only paid attention to the one that Liu Pan had asked.

This feeling left Wang Sui somewhat at a loss, yet strangely familiar.

She slowly sat down facing Nan Zhuren, and then looked around as if searching for something.

"Xiao Liu, why are you sitting there?" Wang Sui patted the person next to her. "Come and sit down."

The reception room is furnished with a two-seater sofa and a single sofa. Besides that, there's only a stool in front of the small desk at the front desk.

The single sofa where Liu Pan was sitting has been taken by Nan Zhuren. Now, all that's left is the small stool under Liu Pan's bottom and the empty seat next to Wang Sui.

However, Liu Pan looked at the seat directly opposite Nan Zhuren and could only smile, unable to offer any other reaction.

"Sister Xiaosui, I..." Liu Pan tried to explain and make excuses.

“The visitor’s family is here, and I’m not part of the research group, so someone has to greet them,” Nan Zhuren suddenly said. “Junior brother, come and sit down.”

Liu Pan has passed away.

As if out of politeness to avoid touching Wang Sui, Liu Pan tried his best to stay close to the corner of the sofa, so that most of his body was covered by the soft fabric.

Wang Sui smiled contentedly, as if Nan Zhuren didn't exist, and turned to chat with Liu Pan, asking, "Where were we?"

"Huh? Huh?" Liu Pan was not using most of his brainpower to think right now, and he was stunned for a moment.

When he came to his senses, his eyes widened uncontrollably.

"Oh right," Wang Sui said to herself, "we were just talking about you and Teacher Nan."

"Ha...it seems, no way?" Because there were family members of the visitors present, Liu Pan tried his best to control his body and did not make any exaggerated defensive movements. He just straightened his back like he was in military training, placed his hands on his knees, and tensed up his whole body.

He hasn't lost his will to live and still wants to struggle.

“Why not?” Wang Sui waved her hand in the air in front of her as if blaming someone, then turned to Nan Zhuren. “Teacher Nan, isn’t it a coincidence that Teacher Liu and I were just talking about you?”

She even subconsciously changed how she addressed him.

Unlike Nan Zhuren's transformation, which was driven by psychology and social interests, Wang Sui's change was purely subconscious and better reflects a person's thoughts and purposes.

Nan Zhuren's expression remained calm: "Is that so?"

Even though Nan Zhuren wasn't looking this way, Liu Pan couldn't help but shrink back again.

“Oh right, I was just talking to Xiao Liu about the two of you.” Wang Sui laughed. “Actually, it’s not just the two of you, there are also your two consulting centers.”

Nan Zhuren nodded: "Oh, I see."

The response was brief and concise, with little interest in extending the topic further.

Liu Pan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Wang Sui, however, became quite interested, her whole face beaming with smiles, as if she were happily exchanging pleasantries with a friend.

She continued, "Yes, that's right. Speaking of which, Ms. Liu is Professor Lin's assistant, right? Ms. Nan, what's your assistant's name again? Is it... is it... Xiao Shen?"

“Yes, his name is Shen Bing.” Nan Zhuren nodded calmly.

“The difference between the two is huge—when Professor Lin was consulting with my son Alu, Teacher Liu kept me company and chatted with me the whole time; but when you were consulting with Alu, your little Shen didn’t even acknowledge me.”

Nan Zhuren nodded, defending his own family member: "He's quite busy."

This answer left Wang Sui speechless, and she suddenly suppressed her smile.

Although she was still smiling overall, the smile around her eyes had disappeared, and she was staring intently at Nan Zhuren, as if she wanted to see every slight change in his expression.

"Teacher Nan, don't you think this reflects the difference between small-scale external consultations and formal consultations by university professors?"

Nan Zhuren did not respond, but only made a puzzled expression.

Wang Sui took it as Nan Zhuren's response: "You see, when I was getting a consultation here, Teacher Liu stayed with me and chatted with me the whole time. For as long as Alu was getting a consultation, Teacher Liu stayed with me and chatted with me for the same amount of time."

Nan Zhuren glanced at Liu Pan.

Liu Pan, who was mentioned, raised his hands from his knees and crossed his arms to protect his chest.

"And your assistant, Xiao Shen, isn't even taking good care of the patients' families she's currently consulting with, nor is she properly consulting with the patients inside, yet she's rushing off to do other things in such a hurry—doesn't that sound wrong? How can this be allowed?"

Wang Suiwei raised her chin slightly: "You see, that's why I've come back to Professor Lin and Teacher Liu again, because of this gap between you..."

"...the visitor."

Nan Zhuren's eyes suddenly twitched.

In this conversation, he unusually took the initiative to respond to Wang Sui.

His words made Wang Sui blink.

“It’s ‘visitor,’ not ‘patient,’” Nan Zhuren corrected.

Wang Sui blinked and looked at Liu Pan: "What's the difference?"

(End of this chapter)