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

Chapter 231 Should we go and offer our condolences to Lin Lilin?

Nighttime, inside a rented room.

Nan Zhuren, who had just finished showering, sat on the sofa in the living room. He held a bottle of safflower oil in his left hand, turned it upside down, and scooped the medicine into his right palm with a "plop plop plop" sound. Then he slapped it onto his ankle with a "smack" and kneaded it vigorously as if he were rubbing mud.

Kicking someone and hurting yourself is really something.

He thought to himself that he really needed to find a place to work out after he finished dealing with things during this period.

Fighting is really a skill.

Now I just hope that Lin Lilin's injuries are a little more serious than mine. I've paid such a high price, so he should be in pain for at least two or three days.

"Teacher Nan..."

Just as Nan Zhuren was holding up the safflower oil, intending to increase his dosage and do it again.

Suddenly I heard someone call my name.

Looking up, she saw Shen Bing and another consulting assistant whose name Nan Zhuren had forgotten because they hadn't communicated for a long time.

Nan Zhuren lives in a three-person suite rented by the company as an employee housing benefit, so he has two roommates.

However, these two roommates rarely spoke to Nan Zhuren. After all, even Shen Bing didn't want to talk to Nan Zhuren about work during their breaks; and if they didn't talk about work, Nan Zhuren had nothing to talk about with them.

Thinking about it this way, Nan Zhuren suddenly felt that his life had become a bit boring lately.

After I've dealt with the cases I have now and settled things with Lin Lilin, I'll find something to do.

[Speaking of which, do [end-of-month goals] and [advanced psychological techniques] provide related skills...?]

The thought quickly flashed through Nan Zhuren's mind.

On the surface, he smoothly responded to Shen Bing's greeting: "What's wrong?"

Shen Bing hesitated, as if the question about how to submit his application had been troubling him for a long time.

But since we're already standing here, and have even found someone to encourage us, it means we have no choice but to ask:
"Teacher Nan, you haven't been working at the company lately, and we haven't seen you when we go home during the day..."

"Have you found someone else?"

……

Oh, that's the question.

Nan Zhuren looked at the uneasy Shen Bing and instantly understood his thoughts.

Since following Nan Zhuren, Shen Bing's bonuses have almost doubled, far exceeding what he received when he was with Bald Yang.

I wonder how many people still remember Bald Yang...

Based on Nan Zhuren's professional ethics demonstrated some time ago, and his behavior of providing free consultations every day even when he could have taken a vacation, it is clear that he has been very dedicated to his profession.

Compared to Howard's philosophy, it's not just about working together, it's at least completely different.

This means that Nan Zhuren is very likely to leave; and once Nan Zhuren leaves, Shen Bing's bonus will experience a precipitous drop that is even more terrifying than being halved.

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment and said to Shen Bing, "You don't really need to worry so much. After the boss makes his career change, the profits from emotional counseling will definitely be greater than they are now. Maybe even if you go back to being Bald Yang's assistant, you'll earn more than you do now, both of us."

"It's not impossible for you to even become a counselor yourself..."

The implication is quite clear.

Nan Zhuren's attitude towards Shen Bing was alright. Although Shen Bing had chosen to side with Howard, he was, after all, just an ordinary working man.

In this situation, demanding the same professional ethics from a counselor from the other person would truly indicate a mental illness or some kind of paranoid personality disorder.

Shen Bing opened his mouth, about to say something, but the person behind him spoke first.

The consulting assistant, whose name she had forgotten due to the long period of silence, asked, "Ms. Nan, so your next employer... is it Manager Weng?"

The assistant asked the question in a very roundabout way, but the meaning was actually quite clear.

That is—whether Weng Pingting will leave.

It's important to know that the rented apartment they're currently living in was an employee benefit that Weng Pingting fought for for them.

If Weng Pingting leaves, it's really hard to say whether Howard, given his personality, will continue to maintain this policy.

After all, Weng Pingting set up the employee welfare system under the guise of "management psychology" with the aim of improving corporate efficiency. But now that Yan Nuo Psychological Center is barely surviving, it's hard to say whether Howard might come up with a conclusion that "the employee welfare system is useless" or even "the employee welfare system should also be held responsible for the company's current situation."

Or it could simply be a matter of personal emotion, because after Weng Pingting left, it's not impossible that he became angry and completely rejected the policies implemented during Weng Pingting's era.

Clearly, Shen Bing and Chang Wangming's assistant are both worried about this issue and hope to get a reassuring answer from Nan Zhuren.

"This..."

Nan Zhuren frowned inwardly. He naturally knew the answer to this question, but since Weng Pingting herself had not yet made an announcement, he certainly wouldn't overstep his bounds.

Just as he was about to say something, the phone in his pocket suddenly started vibrating.

"Om - hum -"

He made an apologetic gesture to Shen Bing and Chang Wangming's assistant before answering the phone.

"Hello, who is it?"

"Oh, Huang Xin, it's convenient for me to talk."

"—Wait, what did you say?!"

Shen Bing and his assistant, Chang Wangming, watched as Nan Zhuren's expressions visibly shifted from shock to elation, revealing a euphoria they wouldn't have shown even if their end-of-month bonuses had doubled.

However, this surge of emotion quickly subsided after two deep breaths.

—That's terrifying emotional management ability.

“I understand. Let’s meet,” Nan Zhuren said slowly.

……

Photos are projected onto the phone screen.

It can be vaguely seen that the photo comes from a booklet, and the content is from a page of the booklet.

It's clear the photographer was a bit flustered, because the composition of the photo wasn't great; part of the page in the photo wasn't captured.

However, the most important written content has already been recorded.

Huang Xin, seeing Nan Zhuren staring intently at the photo, slowly began to speak, as if giving a commentary:

"That kick you gave the teacher in the academy sent him straight to the hospital..."

"Li Minglu's sudden suicide was an unexpected event that needed to be dealt with, and you very conveniently created another unexpected event, which, combined with the other, completely disrupted the teacher's plans. So, in his panic, he lost his composure."

"I realized this might be an opportunity..."

Huang Xin recalled what he saw and heard in the hospital.

As Nan Zhuren listened, he eagerly scanned the text on the photograph.

This photo comes from Lin Lilin's private ledger, specifically the page belonging to Chen Jie.

After a long while, he slowly let out a breath.

(End of this chapter)