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

Chapter 328 is a good outcome.

This situation is not common.

When recalling the act of harm, the "perpetrator" expressed disgust, even directed at themselves?

Before Nan Zhuren could think about it carefully, he saw Lin Junkai's brows furrow even deeper.

Immediately afterwards, as if explaining, Lin Junkai began to stammer, but he said a lot.

"Yes, but..."

“Teacher Nan, this extra training is to help students who failed the physical fitness test improve quickly…” He paused here, gritted his teeth, “It is… ‘essential’!”

Nan Zhuren was familiar with this passage.

Li Mingchen and Xu Pengcheng have both subconsciously described this kind of thing, which is like a mental imprint.

But when Lin Junkai said those words, his face and body showed completely different reactions.

Is swallowing a bodily reflex to suppress vomiting?

The feeling of disgust is stronger.

[Eyebrows lowered and gathered, fingers half-clenched into fists.]

[And it also contains... [anger]?!]

While saying "must," their faces showed expressions of disgust and even anger.

There was a stark disconnect between Lin Junkai's words and actions at that moment.

At the same time, although his disgust and anger spread outwards, a large part of it was still directed at himself.

In other words, Lin Junkai is currently disgusted with himself and angry with himself.

Nan Zhuren's thoughts seemed to have been suddenly cleared up, and the many ideas in his mind seemed to turn into electric currents, colliding with each other and constantly sparking.

I felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

He got it.

Why did Xu Pengcheng's situation appear more serious than Li Mingchen's, but in the end, Li Mingchen was more affected?

That makes sense now.

A guess slowly took shape in Nan Zhuren's mind.

Looking at Lin Junkai again, Nan Zhuren's gaze softened.

He raised a crucial question: "Jun Kai, who told you this 'must' standard?"

Nan Zhuren adopted a more affectionate, even benevolent, title.

It is perfectly acceptable for a teacher to use this form of address.

Meanwhile, Nan Zhuren already had the answer to the question he had raised.

However, he still chose to use an open-ended question, such as "Who is it?", hoping to get Lin Junkai to say a name.

Instead of using closed-ended questions like "Is it Teacher XX?" to force Lin Junkai to answer "yes" or "no".

After all, the latter way of asking the question has a somewhat leading element to it.

Moreover, in Nan Zhuren's eyes, Lin Junkai at this time was a student who had suffered psychological trauma. Having Lin Junkai utter that name himself had a therapeutic effect in a way.

Lin Junkai opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something. However, the next second he glanced nervously at the camera working next to him.

"Teacher... no one else does it, that's how sports training is, everyone knows that, if struggling students want to catch up, they have to practice extra..."

He uttered a somewhat rigid, almost memorized statement.

Nan Zhuren understood something, and he also knew the difficulties he would encounter in his upcoming work.

But he still wanted to try, so he slowly walked to the side and turned off the camera: "Is it because of this? Jun Kai, I assure you, our conversation today is absolutely confidential, and no one else will know..." Nan Zhuren's voice was incredibly gentle.

Lin Junkai gritted his teeth, his whole body tensing up, as if a switch had been flipped, putting him into a completely defensive state: "Teacher, I'm telling the truth..."

Okay, that's enough.

Nan Zhuren sighed: "Fine, in that case, you don't need to answer anymore, I'll just ask."

"You said those words, someone taught you that, right?"

Lin Junkai closed his mouth, and from Nan Zhuren's angle, one could even see the student trying to bite his lip to achieve the action of "silence".

Nan Zhuren continued, "Moreover, just two days ago someone reprimanded you, telling you to be careful with your words when you're facing me, right?"

—The so-called "last two days" actually refers to the period after Nan Zhuren talked with Vice Principal Ma and Coach Wang.

Lin Junkai remained silent, his eyes and every part of his body revealing his unease.

And Nan Zhuren also knew the answer.

[I see, that explains it. No wonder he switched gears when he was facing me, suddenly going on defensive. He must have been specifically instructed to do so.]

"Teacher...can I leave now?" Lin Junkai asked.

This reaction goes beyond mere defense.

Nan Zhuren was not without a way to deal with this situation; he could have forcibly kept the other party there and continued to extract the information he wanted.

However, looking at the students in front of him, he ultimately shook his head inwardly.

I've left behind a mess... I shouldn't have made the students suffer like this.

"I shouldn't have questioned you or asked those strange questions. I believe you," Nan Zhuren apologized. "You must be feeling very confused right now. If you go back like this, you won't be able to study tonight, will you? This is my responsibility..."

Nan Zhuren sat down and used all her voice to soothe people, letting it envelop Lin Junkai like cotton.

In the time that followed, he stopped trying to find the information he wanted and instead did his best to eliminate all the anxiety and tension he had caused his students.

……

Click—thump thump thump.

Watching Lin Junkai's departing figure, Teacher Zhao turned back to look at Nan Zhuren.

"Professor Nan, you only talked for half an hour. How did it go?"

Half an hour is a difficult time to define. It's shorter than a typical consultation time, but longer than the time Nan Zhuren and his team used to conduct a single experiment.

Nan Zhuren did not answer, but only had a thoughtful expression on her face.

"Teacher Nan?"

Nan Zhuren was pulled back to his senses by the call, nodded, and said ambiguously, "Things are a bit more complicated than I imagined. But in some ways, it's a better outcome. To be honest, I'm even relieved..."

Ms. Zhao is still unaware of the true purpose of Nan Zhuren and his group and Chonghui. All she knows for now is that Nan Zhuren and his group are working on a project and providing consulting services as a sideline.

But upon hearing Nan Zhuren's words, she couldn't help but smile.

"However, the most crucial point is that we may need to consult with Li Mingchen to get some answers... It's okay, you don't need to worry about that. I'll go see him tonight. I might need your help with a small favor, but I have a way to get him to agree to the consultation."

Teacher Zhao's smile faded, and she blinked in confusion: "Well... there are seven more students coming for a talk this afternoon, all from the sports team. Should we call them again?"

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Call them over. Although each person only has about half an hour... I think each of them might need some psychological counseling. Just talking to them for a short while this afternoon might not be enough. We might need to talk to them individually later..."

Teacher Zhao was taken aback; Nan Zhuren's words were unexpected.

"They... all need psychological counseling?"

"Teacher Nan... what exactly happened?"

(End of this chapter)