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

Chapter 264 I'll stay here, just for the last consultation with the last visitor.

“I’m going to do some counseling,” Nan Zhuren explained, under Howard’s astonished gaze.

The boss then realized that Nan Zhuren's expression and emotions had not changed at all because of his words.

Those performance statistics, profit-sharing adjustments, and future incentives... had no effect on Nan Zhuren whatsoever.

He had just been speaking eloquently, but the person in front of him remained calm and composed.

Howard suddenly felt his blood rush to his head. Without even looking in a mirror, he knew his face must be flushed.

In reality, Nan Zhuren's expression did not remain completely unchanged.

It's just not obvious.

He pondered Howard's earlier words about "doing what can be done in one consultation in three or four sessions," and his eyes slowly turned cold.

No wonder this person was able to become friends with Lin Lilin.

Nan Zhuren silently got up and turned off her phone alarm. This action further fueled Howard's anger, as this wasn't the first time Nan Zhuren had set an alarm for a visitor during their conversation.

This doesn't look like an employee talking to their boss at all.
But before Howard could speak angrily, Nan Zhuren skillfully preemptively blocked his words:
“Sister Pingting invited me to go together, and I plan to go. Even if I don’t go with her, I still plan to go.”

“But I haven’t left yet today, because of this visitor—Li Minglu.”

Howard suddenly went silent.

He blinked blankly, "Li Minglu...didn't he transfer?"

"Yes, but his money hasn't been refunded yet. Today is the last consultation within his package, and he has the right to choose to come; and since he has chosen to come, I also have an obligation to complete this last consultation for him."

"My resignation letter has been written and will be sent to your email after this consultation."

Nan Zhuren took a step back, and spoke with restraint.

“Boss, I know you accepted me as an employee because of Lin Lilin’s recommendation; and you protected me afterward because of some business considerations. I don’t actually have much of a problem with you, because I haven’t been targeted or had any particularly unpleasant experiences while working for you.”

"On the contrary, I am somewhat grateful. After all, it's not easy to find a normal boss these days."

However, in the foreseeable future, after Weng Pingting leaves, Howard and the entire Yan Nuo Center will become abnormal, and more conflicts will definitely break out between Nan Zhuren and Howard.

—No, or rather, only after Weng Pingting left will Yan Nuo Psychological Center become a "normal" commercial psychological counseling institution.

Thinking of this, Nan Zhuren sighed inwardly.

You could interpret it as 'different philosophies'.

The phrase "different philosophies" dealt another blow to Howard.

For a moment, he forgot how to react to Nan Zhuren's words, and just stared blankly as the young consultant's figure disappeared through the door of his office.

"Different philosophies?"

……

Nan Zhuren completely abandoned the influence of the outside world on him.

For him, there is only one thing he needs to do right now—provide consultations.

He inexplicably felt a sense of peace and joy.

With a click, the consultation room door opened, and Li Minglu walked in.

"Please take a seat."

This process went smoothly for him. Compared to their last meeting in Lin Lilin's office, Li Minglu seemed much more agile.

Even compared to the last consultation, Li Minglu's condition has improved considerably.

Nan Zhuren had spoken with Li Minglu by phone before and had some understanding of Li Minglu's basic situation.

Therefore, it is not surprising.

However, this was the first time we had met in person since the suicide intervention that day.

As soon as he sat down, Li Minglu said, "My wife and I came here together today."

"But this was her request; I originally planned to come by myself today."

“In fact…” Li Minglu pursed his lips, “I was already preparing to separate from her.”

This is news that's neither good nor bad.

When he announced this decision, Li Minglu stared into Nan Zhuren's eyes, seemingly trying to gain some support from him.

But perhaps out of some fear, he immediately began to explain his reasons for doing so.

"First of all, I want to thank you for what you did for me at Jiang University that day. I've heard about it these past two days, and I didn't know that Professor Lin was such a person... I'm really lucky to have met you, Professor Nan."

He spoke fluently, probably because he had mentally rehearsed the lyrics countless times beforehand.

Nan Zhuren naturally didn't need to interrupt him; she simply listened with an encouraging smile.

"The reason I did that...stupid thing at Jiangda that day was because I suddenly realized that my ideas about family and the future were impossible to realize."

Li Minglu said slowly, "Xiaosui... she can't understand me. She doesn't think there's anything wrong with her life, and she's not going to change herself for me."

"With this thought, I feel... hopeless. I feel that in my current state, I am a burden to Xiaosui, to the children, to everyone I love and care about, including you, Teacher Nan."

At this point, Li Minglu glanced at Nan Zhuren.

"So it's better to... end it all."

Nan Zhuren promptly offered support: "You will not be a burden to anyone. In fact, even now, you are still the pillar of the family."

Li Minglu's words placed Nan Zhuren in a rather intimate position, second only to his wife, children, and close friends—or even on par with them.

However, we can set aside the issue of empathy for now in this situation.

In fact, empathy can have both negative and positive effects in counseling.

It depends on whether the counselor can detect the problem in time and how they respond.

Right now, Li Minglu is in a situation where he needs to transfer his affections to Nan Zhuren.

……

Li Minglu smiled after receiving Nan Zhuren's "support".

"But after I did that... 'silly thing' and was pulled down by you, Teacher Nan, a lot of new ideas suddenly popped into my head, as if some kind of switch had been turned on."

"That day, I felt like my mind was completely clouded. I couldn't feel anything or think of anything. My only thought was to end it all."

"But after you pulled me down, Teacher Nan, it was as if the thing covering me was suddenly lifted, and a lot of things that I had been suppressing burst out all at once, and a lot of thoughts jumped out one after another."

"Among these thoughts... is my current idea of ​​separating from Xiaosui."

(End of this chapter)