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Chapter 438 Two Visitors Who Are Similar Yet Unlike Each Other

The consultant, surnamed Huang, moved his neck stiffly, bit by bit, as if he were a supporting character in a horror movie being stabbed in the back by a murderer.

Look in the direction where the sound comes from.

Not far away, Nan Zhuren had turned his gaze in their direction at some point, his eyes gleaming with a hungry light.

Even if we're not brothers, can you hear us when we talk?!

What level of hearing do you have?
The two people who were just gossiping suddenly had their pupils dilate in shock.

“Then we’ll take this consultation.” Nan Zhuren’s eyes shone, but his expression was one of stark indifference.

He turned to his assistant: "After all, according to the procedure, the earliest we can have a consultation appointment is tomorrow or even the day after, right? We happen to be free now."

"Let's get ready to start. I'll collect the visitor information and then go check out the available consultation rooms."

Looking at Nan Zhuren's retreating figure, Mo Kai's expression was somewhat dazed.

He glanced at his assistant, surnamed Huang, beside him and asked, "Does this kind of thing happen often?"

The assistant, surnamed Huang, swallowed hard. "Not often, but every now and then. After all, we're dealing with visitors, and it's reasonable that their behavior is a little... unpredictable."

"No, no, no, I'm not talking about situations where visitors suddenly show up at the door, it's about..."

Mo Kai pointed to himself, then to the direction of Nan Zhuren's workstation: "Is this situation normal?"

The assistant, surnamed Huang, blinked: "This is the second time I can think of a similar situation right now."

When and when was your first time?

The assistant, surnamed Huang, showed a sympathetic expression and pointed to Zhi Zhuren's workstation: "Yesterday."

……

Nan Zhuren sat in the consultation room, in a good mood.

Compared to Jiangdu, Beidu certainly has more information resources.

I was assigned an assistant today, and according to normal procedures, I won't be able to receive my first inquiry until tomorrow afternoon or even the day after tomorrow at the earliest.

As a result, I picked up one as soon as I got off the plane yesterday, and then a second one came to the company today.

In this respect, Liu Jiahang is a good person.

Mo Kai was also a lucky star; if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have found out about this news so quickly.

Nan Zhuren took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

Well, since there's only one consultation today, let's just get back to our best state.

——【Emotional readjustment】

Just as Nan Zhuren's gaze faded, there was a knock on the door of the consultation room.

"Boom boom boom——"

Enter.

As footsteps sounded, Nan Zhuren sized up the visitor before him.

First impressions —

He has a bit of the same vibe as yesterday's visitor named "Nan Zhihao".

Their behavior before the consultation was also similar in some ways—the client in front of them showed an almost obsessive attitude that "the consultation must be conducted today".

As for how similar they are, that depends on their performance in the consultation.

"Hello," Nan Zhuren greeted first.

"……Hello."

Nan Zhuren continued to scrutinize him.

The visitor was a woman, who appeared to be in her thirties. She was not wearing makeup, had dark circles under her eyes, and her skin was dull but not rough.

She wore a simple ponytail, a gray short-sleeved shirt, black flowing trousers, and thick glasses.

In terms of appearance, she doesn't have the "one-glance-at-a-time" feel that Nan Zhihao has.

At most, there's a kind of fatigue from working too long—or being tormented by something else for too long. Nan Zhuren breathed a slight sigh of relief. When older clients face a young therapist like him, there are always many obstacles to building a therapeutic relationship.

However, after glancing at Nan Zhuren, the visitor immediately looked away and began to survey the consultation room.

[The gaze shifted quickly, and the pupils did not dilate.]

Legs straight, arms stiff.

Is it... nervousness?

Nan Zhuren could see the shadow of certain people in this feeling, but not Nan Zhihao's, but rather the former—Lu Jia? Teacher Zhao?

No, they are much more intense in terms of sensory experience than the others.

Given the visitor's age, this is inappropriate.

"Please sit down." After quickly taking in the first impression of the client, and seeing that the client hadn't made any other move, Nan Zhuren pointed to the chair and tentatively asked.

"Oh, thank you."

The visitor did not sit on the two-seater sofa, but quickly walked to the single sofa that was opposite Nan Zhuren and sat down. He sat upright with his back straight, legs slightly crossed, and hands clasped at his lower abdomen.

[Press your lips together and swallow.]

Take a deep breath and frown.

[I wanted to say something, but I was holding back.]

Nan Zhuren waited for three breaths, but the visitor still didn't speak.

So the guidance began.

"May I get to know each other first? You can call me Teacher Nan."

"Hello, Professor Nan." As she spoke, the visitor turned her gaze over and made brief contact with Nan Zhuren. "Professor Nan looks so young, yet you're already a psychological counselor."

"Today... was also very rushed, I'm sure it caused quite a bit of trouble for you all, Professor Nan. I'm so sorry..."

Very polite.

Although the other party resembles Nan Zhihao somewhat, the specific situation of the visitor is not yet clear, so Nan Zhuren has temporarily chosen the most versatile communication method.

They gave a positive response: "No, no, we're glad you came. It means you have some questions that need to be addressed, and you're actively trying to overcome them."

The visitor smiled, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

"My name is Lin Xi, and I am also a teacher."

The visitor paused at this point.

Nan Zhuren accepted the offer: "Teacher Lin."

The visitor smiled and said, "The main reason I came here today is, well, I felt really bad last night and barely slept. I kept thinking about a lot of things, a lot of very upsetting things."

"I endured it until morning, but I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn't take it anymore, so I wanted to see...psychologists."

The visitor swallowed hard: "The reason I'm in such a hurry is because I'm not sure when I'll have time again, so I came straight here."

Great, the opening already contains a lot of information.

After thinking about it, Nan Zhuren decided to put aside the question, "What do you think about when you can't sleep at night?" for now. This was a very important question, and she could ask it later after they had established a better therapeutic relationship.

You can start by learning more about the visitor's daily life.

“You only have time to come for counseling 'now',” Nan Zhuren repeated the client’s words. “Is it because you’re busy with your studies?”

The visitor shook his head: "No, I'm a university lecturer, in the humanities, and I don't have much to do usually."

“But I don’t have much time… mainly because of my mother. I live with her, and I don’t want her to know that I’m doing psychological counseling.”

"The reason I felt unwell all night and endured it until this morning was because I slept with her last night, and I didn't want her to see that I was feeling unwell."

Nan Zhuren raised an eyebrow in his mind.

There's a lot more information now.

(End of this chapter)