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

Chapter 242, Second Strike

Chapter 242 The Third Strike

Lin Lilin frowned: "I'm on my way back right now."

He had a bad feeling. Why was his little apprentice so concerned about when he would arrive? Had the kid gotten into trouble? Or did his father suddenly have something urgent to discuss with him?

Hearing Lin Lilin's reply.

"Oh, that's good." A relieved voice came from the other end. "My senior just told me to give you a call if you weren't back by now—it's good that you're back, the meeting is about to start."

Lin Lilin frowned: "...?"

My senior told me that he was being asked to rush back because the meeting had started.

"...!"

It was like a thunderclap.

Lin Lilin's heart, which had just settled back into his stomach, suddenly felt as if it had been squeezed tightly by a hand and forcibly pulled back into the air.

He still harbored a sliver of hope: "Which senior? Is it your senior who has already graduated and is back? Or did you actually listen to Nan Zhuren?"

A puzzled voice came from the other end: "It's... Senior Brother Huang. He told me to call you back when it's time, since you're giving a report today..."

Huang Xin?!
But didn't I just arrange for him to give a report? Could Huang Xin have run away?!
No... there's an even more terrifying possibility.

Lin Lilin's mind went blank.

He couldn't help but look up at the auditorium in front of him.

Above, the three gilded characters "Mingdetang" gleamed brightly.

It was at this moment that the professor, who had been chatting with him, gently nudged him from behind.

"Old Lin, what are you daydreaming about?"

Lin Lilin was led into the auditorium like a puppet on strings, stepping inside.

……

Compared to when he first arrived this morning, Lin Lilin's mindset has undergone a complete transformation.

No, it should be said that there have been several earth-shattering changes.

Such a rollercoaster-like shift in emotions and mindset was something even the usually composed Lin Lilin found difficult to calm down.

Not to mention that he was currently dragging his injured body along.

He unconsciously reached into his pocket, took out an ibuprofen tablet for pain relief, and swallowed it with the bottled water provided at the meeting.

Whether it was a placebo effect or the medicine really worked that quickly, Lin Lilin instantly felt that most of the pain signals in his body were blocked, and the part of his brain that had been occupied by pain seemed to finally be freed up for thinking.

--like.

"Old Lin, are you alright?" His movements were quite large, attracting the attention of those around him, who then offered a few words of concern.

"……fine."

Lin Lilin looked towards the front row where the presentation slides were being played, and only saw Liu Pan; Huang Xin was nowhere to be found.

As I've said before, people always have a tendency to take chances.

Mindsets like "abandoning wishful thinking" and "cutting losses in time" are counterintuitive thinking methods that most people need to be trained to achieve.

With Lin Lilin's professional competence, he naturally possesses this way of thinking, which is why he decisively turned back when he first saw Nan Zhuren.

However, once this counterintuitive choice is rejected the first time, it becomes very difficult for a person to make that choice firmly again.

After all, this was not Lin Lilin's initial choice.

Like courage, decisiveness is something that can be depleted.

Lin Lilin looked around at the leaders in front of him, the professors beside him, and the management of various companies behind him.

This opportunity... only comes once every few years. For this report, I've compiled the most valuable findings from the past few years...

If it succeeds, if it brings rewards...

[Besides, it would have been best to leave now if we were going to. We've already made our intentions clear to the principal and the chairman of the board, so leaving now is not an option...]

As he spoke, he glanced at the first row, the area where the presentation slides were played, and found that only Liu Pan was there.

[At the very least, I should do the report, but am I supposed to have that kid do it for me? That would be considered an accident, wouldn't it?] [If I cancel my report at the last minute and no one can cover for me, that would also be considered an accident, an accident at such a big conference...]

This meeting was meticulously prepared by Lin Lilin to improve himself; how could he tolerate not gaining anything and instead suffering losses?
He began to convince himself.

[At such a large meeting, Nan Zhuren probably wanted to cause some trouble, but he won't amount to anything...]

[Xiao Huang might have had an emergency, or maybe she had an upset stomach? Then she misunderstood Xiao Liu, who isn't very bright...]

Thinking this, he felt the pain in his chest return, making him want to take another painkiller.

At the same time, he couldn't help but search everywhere for traces of Nan Zhuren.

"Tian Tian, what are you looking at?" Lin Lilin suddenly heard a voice coming from ahead. "Are you looking for that 'Teacher Nan'?"

"Dad, I'm one of the staff members for today." A voice answered, and then a slender figure stood up.

Summer playfully showed her father her work ID on her chest to cover up her earlier slip of the tongue when she couldn't control her expression.

"I'm in charge of guarding the goal today."

"Ha, on guard duty? Go ahead."

Summer escaped her father's scrutinizing gaze and ran like the wind to the far end of the auditorium, which was also the highest and most open spot in the entire auditorium.

My gaze involuntarily searched for that fleeting glimpse of a figure.

In theory, that person should be someone who can be easily distinguished in a crowd.

"Hey, aren't you that... classmate at the front desk of the counseling center?"

A questioning voice suddenly came from behind.

Summer blinked and turned around to look. There was a pretty girl who was a little over 1.6 meters tall with long black hair parted in the middle.

She didn't recognize the person, but judging from the description, she guessed it was a visitor who had come before.
After recognizing Xia Tian, the other person's expression suddenly became awkward: "Hey, did your really handsome male teacher, the one surnamed Nan, come today?"

Summer's eyes narrowed slightly.

Then he lowered his head.

The girl touched her work badge on her chest as if she had just realized something: "Oh, I'm a broadcasting major. I became interested in psychology after listening to Professor Nan's lecture, and after the consultation the other day, I became even more interested. So I took on the photography job today to join in the fun."

As she spoke, she patted the camera in front of her, which needed a tripod to stand upright.

It's perfectly reasonable for large meetings like this to be videotaped.

"Hey, do you want to know what question I asked Teacher Nan about the other day?"

Summer shook her head and continued with her own work.

"I consulted with Teacher Nan about relationship problems, and also about having children. I had a really crazy idea at the time, which was to do IVF and then have my mom carry the baby for me..."

Summer paused, realizing that the idea was indeed quite novel.

And isn't this person a little too familiar? Is it really okay for them to talk about such private topics with me like this?

"See, I've told you my secret, so did Teacher Nan come today or not?"

As expected, they had an ulterior motive.

Summer was about to say something.

Suddenly the meeting room fell silent, and then a host went on stage.

The meeting has begun.

Nan Zhuren has not yet appeared.

He hid in a corner where no one could see him, like a cheetah lurking before it pounces, his eyes fixed on Lin Lilin the entire time.

A little weaker, even weaker...

No, it can get even weaker...

[It's almost there, almost there! Keep going, Lin Lilin!]