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

Chapter 421 A Proper End to a Phase

Regarding Nan Zhuren's problem.

The visitor hesitated for a moment, took a couple of breaths, and then slowly said, "Yes... I also tried sleeping pills. The doctor at the school hospital prescribed them for me. I took half a pill at a time... I could fall asleep at first after taking them, but I couldn't fall asleep again as soon as I stopped taking them."

"Later I stopped because I was worried about addiction, so now I'm thinking of trying psychological counseling..."

Looking at the visitor who was wrapped up tightly and didn't take off his hat even as he started sweating, I felt a pang of sadness.

Nan Zhuren sighed inwardly.

“You are a person who has high expectations of yourself.” Nan Zhuren gave the first positive feedback of the day.

This focus is not only on the other party's performance today, but also on some information presented in the documents.

Nan Zhuren said, “You told two stories today, but I believe there is much more that you didn’t say. What you didn’t say is not just the stories, but also some of your own feelings, some problems that have greatly troubled you in life, besides insomnia and attention.”

“But these questions make you seem ‘weak,’ so you didn’t say them today.”

“In this situation, psychological counseling can be helpful to you—I believe you feel better now than when you first entered the counseling room.”

"However, the process of psychological counseling taking effect is very slow, and the final result may not meet your expectations."

Nan Zhuren said earnestly, "As for your own problems, how much determination you should make to solve them, and to what extent you should solve them—this is something you should think about carefully after you go back today."

"If we have another consultation, perhaps we can focus on the parts we didn't discuss today, and then develop a plan to solve our problems."

This is a concluding remark in the form of a summary.

However, the visitor was not aware of this at the time.

Upon hearing Nan Zhuren's words, the visitor licked his lips.

He looked away, took a breath, and then picked up the water glass on the table.

empty.

"Teacher Nan, is there any more water?"

Nan Zhuren softened her expression: "I'll go find the front desk and ask her to pour it for you. It's time for our consultation today."

The visitor opened his mouth, his hand holding the water glass hesitantly: "Teacher, there's something else I want to say..."

Nan Zhuren asked gently, "Are you sure what you want to say right now?"

The visitor remained with his mouth open, but could not utter a word.

“Right now, more than ‘speaking’—” Nan Zhuren tapped his temple, indicating, “you need to ‘think’ and ‘organize’ your thoughts.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the counselor stood up: "Looking forward to our next meeting."

……

Chonghui was a little nervous.

Although he had agreed to stay by Nan Zhuren's side, he couldn't actually pull up a chair and sit at the door of the consultation room.

In the end, I chose a spot that included the door to the consultation room in my view, and looked at it from a distance.

Thinking about it, Chonghui sighed.

Today was truly full of twists and turns.

The original plan for today was to take the new junior colleague out for some food, drinks, fun, and sightseeing, and then end the day's work.

Even if Nan Zhuren is indeed to take on consulting work at his own company later, it will definitely not be under these circumstances.

—I took the blame that was thrown at me when I first arrived!
As for whether to take the blame or simply sit back and cook a meal, it's really hard to say.

Even though Chonghui knew that Nan Zhuren had considerable consulting skills.

However, the psychological counseling industry is extremely unstable.

Even seasoned consultants who have been deeply involved in the industry for decades may fail with an exceptionally unique client.

Moreover, the visitor today doesn't seem easy to deal with.

Even Chonghui himself, when he first heard the receptionists' description of the visitor, his first thought was to use a more "human-centered" approach to coax the visitor into attending this consultation.

Seek victory through stability.

I just hope my junior brother can be more steady this time too—"But my junior brother's consulting skills are better than mine, so he should be able to do better than me..."

Chonghui sighed.

This is also one of the reasons why he did not compete with Nan Zhuren for the consultation.

After all, if something goes wrong during the consultation, it's Bai Qinghua's company that will be affected. Naturally, someone more capable should be assigned to handle the situation.

"Om - hum -"

The phone vibrated. Chonghui reached into his pocket, and after seeing the caller ID, his tense face immediately relaxed.

"Hello? Teacher!" He lowered his voice so as not to disturb the nearby consultation room.

Chonghui had just called Bai Qinghua several times, but the other party hadn't answered, probably because of some meeting or something.

They finally called back.

"Dahui, I heard from Xiaoshan that you went to the company, and you took Xiaonan with you?"

"Yes!" Chonghui exclaimed excitedly, feeling a surge of relief that a powerful ally had finally arrived.

"Then Xiaoshan said that Xiaonan received that visitor?"

“Yes!” Chonghui nodded.

"Oh, that's all." That's what Chonghui heard Bai Qinghua reply.

"……Um?"

What does "then it's all right" mean?
Old Deng, do you want to hear what you're saying?!

"It's alright, Xiao Nan has experienced far more than this." Perhaps sensing the student's emotional fluctuations, Bai Qinghua, out of a teacher's duty, offered a comforting remark, "Young people shouldn't be so easily alarmed."

"..."

Old Deng! Are you negating all the effort I've put into guarding my junior colleague for almost an hour? I only went this far for whose research group and company!

click-

Just then, the door to the consultation room opened.

Chonghui looked at the visitor who came out. The person was wearing a hoodie and trousers, a hat and a mask, dressed like someone who only appeared in areas not illuminated by streetlights at night. You couldn't tell anything from their expression.

However, judging from the other person's furrowed brows and the way they walked straight toward the consultation door, it was clear that they were not in a good mood.

"Teacher, the consultation is over. It seems the client didn't stay."

"They're gone? That's normal. Xiaoshan made it sound so scary. If you can get rid of them without causing any harm or loss to the consultant or the company, then you've succeeded." Bai Qinghua answered casually.

That's right, and the reasoning is sound.

But Chonghui inexplicably gritted his teeth, his muscles bulging: "Teacher, will you come over later?"

The person on the other end of the phone thought for a moment.

"Go ahead, I'll pick you up around lunchtime so we can have a nice meal together. After all, I was planning to meet Xiao Nan today anyway..."

Ding-dong-

Suddenly, the automatic door to the company's front desk opened.

It's not that visitors are leaving, but rather that people from outside are coming in.

Chonghui knew this person; he was a consultant at the company.

The problem that Nan Zhuren took on was thrown out by this consultant.

The late counselor looked at the client, stared at him subconsciously for a moment, and then gave an apologetic smile: "Hello, are you...?"

Nan Zhihao pulled down the brim of his hat, brushed past the late consultant without stopping, and walked straight out the door.

All that was left was the other person's hand, suspended in mid-air.

hiss - huh -

Chonghui looked at the counselor and took a deep breath, as if he was suppressing something.

(End of this chapter)