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

Chapter 453 Reasons for Refusal

After the sun climbed to its peak in the sky, it began to set at an angle, causing the colors under its rays to darken.

People coming and going from the courthouse became even more hurried, their expressions and gestures a chaotic dance.

The diversity of people here is even more complex than in a psychological counseling room, and if conditions permit, we might be able to find many cases suitable for psychological intervention.

When the group came out of the courthouse, Nan Zhuren's expression remained relatively calm.

Chonghui and Xia Tian's faces were full of frustration.

This is especially true in summer.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Nan." The girl lowered her head, her mood as dim as the surrounding sunlight.

Even until the end of the workday, Judge Meng did not budge on the matter of reaching a long-term cooperation agreement with Nan Zhuren and the others.

This caused a program-related problem.

The reason why Nan Zhuren and his team were able to come this time was that, on the one hand, the situation of Old Lady Wang had indeed caused a lot of trouble for Xia Tian and his team, squeezing work resources and interfering with the normal workflow; on the other hand, many staff members who were tired of being disturbed had been giving feedback to their superiors for a long time and frequently. Finally, with Xia Tian's recommendation, this cooperation was finalized.

On the other hand, it's also because the nature of Nan Zhuren and his team's work this time is equivalent to a "trial period," which requires fewer approvals and procedures, making it easier to make decisions.

If a long-term cooperation is to be established now, an essential procedure is that Judge Meng, who "tried out" Nan Zhuren this time, needs to give a "positive review" of the trial experience.

The problem now is that Judge Meng has not agreed.

After lunch, Xia Tian, ​​as Judge Meng's intern assistant, seized every spare moment during Judge Meng's work breaks to do everything she could to recommend Nan Zhuren.

Judge Meng may still be hallucinating hearing the words "Teacher Nan" in his ears.

However, Judge Meng looked around nervously throughout the process and was too busy with work to give a proper nod.

I kept dawdling until it was time to leave work.

Chonghui frowned, deeply concerned about the matter, and muttered to himself, "Is it because something today didn't meet Judge Meng's expectations? It doesn't seem like it. He looked quite shocked at one point, and the overall outcome was good..."

Unless, of course, it's some more private, darker reason, similar to that of a minor villain like Liu Jiahang before?
Nan Zhuren, however, was quite nonchalant: "Actually, I was lucky today. Fortunately, this old lady had ulterior motives, so I only needed to expose her conspiracy simply and directly. If she were really a stubborn old woman, her deeply ingrained beliefs would be very difficult to intervene in..."

Hearing Nan Zhuren's modesty, Xia Tian hurriedly explained, "It's not Professor Nan's problem; it's probably because Judge Meng himself might have some additional opinions..."

Chonghui immediately turned his gaze over. Could it really be yet another minor villain?
“That’s right, Judge Meng has handled quite a few cases in the past concerning… uh…” Xia Tian glanced at Nan Zhuren, perhaps feeling that what was about to be offensive, “… cases concerning fraud.”

Nan Zhuren blinked, as if she understood.

"They're those 'masters' who claim to do things like 'hypnosis,' 'mind reading,' and 'spiritual self-healing,' and some of them even use 'facial expression analysis' as a front..." Xia Tian's voice trailed off.

Chonghui also realized what was going on.

And it still tastes familiar.

The "original sin of psychological beings" has also become a burden.

To be fair, Nan Zhuren's method of "micro-expression analysis" is indeed quite mystical.

From a third-person perspective, it may be even more impactful than those so-called "masters".

"It's alright, Teacher Nan." Xia Tian quickly cheered up again. "I'll find another opportunity to talk to Meng Ting in the next few days—we really need Teacher Nan!"

Nan Zhuren smiled and was about to say something when he suddenly noticed that Mo Kai was two steps behind the others.

The assistant was typing away on his phone, glancing around every now and then, which amused Chonghui. "Junior brother, what are you doing?"

"Ah, senior brother." Mo Kai looked up. "I'm arranging a consultation for Senior Brother Nan...

After watching Nan Zhuren's performance in the reception room, Mo Kai was clearly also shocked. After a cognitive reconstruction, he was finally able to call him "Brother Nan" instead of "Teacher Nan" relatively smoothly.

Nan Zhuren became interested upon hearing this: "How are the consultation arrangements going?"

Mo Kai replied, "The visitor from yesterday has already contacted me; she hopes to arrange the next meeting as soon as possible."

This is Lin Xi, a university teacher in her thirties who still lives with her mother. Her need for psychological counseling is indeed very urgent.

“But even at the fastest pace, there should still be at least a week’s interval,” Nan Zhuren instructed.

Mo Kai nodded: "Then, the day before yesterday, Teacher Nan had another visitor, right? I got his contact information and kept asking him, but he hasn't replied..."

This refers to Nam Ji-ho, a suspected visitor with unexplained social phobia.

Mo Kai hadn't arrived at the company yet the day Nan Zhihao came, so he didn't recognize him. The contact information was exchanged through Liu Jiahang's assistant.

"And then, there's one more thing..."

Mo Kai suddenly lowered his voice: "Senior brother, it seems like someone was watching us the whole time."

"At five o'clock, there's a man wearing a mask and a hat."

Nan Zhuren blinked and looked in the direction of the gaze.

Sure enough, I saw a tall man wearing a mask and hat, covering himself up completely even in the sweltering heat.

It looks familiar.

Nan Zhuren quickly realized—oh, Nan Zhihao.

Junior brother, the visitor you mentioned that you couldn't contact is right next to you.

However, to be fair, the visitor's attire and the fact that he kept following them could easily lead to misunderstandings.

But how did this person end up here?

Xia Tian's expression turned serious after hearing Mo Kai's words. But after glancing behind her with her phone's selfie camera, she breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay, Teacher Nan, this is someone I know, probably here to see me..."

That's a very interesting answer.

Nan Zhuren thought about it for a moment, but still didn't ask.

Mo Kai, who knew nothing about the matter, asked without any reservations: "Is this also one of Judge Meng's clients?"

Summer smiled upon hearing this.

Although the question was asked by Mo Kai, Xia Tian answered Nan Zhuren, "Teacher Nan, there are things in our industry that are not convenient to talk about."

Nan Zhuren smiled gently.

Mo Kai blinked, wondering whether he should continue speaking, when a voice suddenly came from behind them:
"Xia, are you seeing Teacher Xiaonan and the others off already?"

Everyone turned around and saw Judge Meng, looking exhausted, walking out of the door. His excuses to Xia Tian during the day weren't entirely unfounded; he was indeed very busy.

(End of this chapter)