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

Chapter 558 The Exam Ends, and the Long-Delayed Eyewitness Report

I ran into my supervisor, Liu Jiahang, while I was out for dinner. It was quite a rare coincidence.

As an intern at the company, Mo Kai felt this was a great opportunity.

Having been taught from a young age to be very good at socializing, Mo Kai straightened his expression and was about to go up and say hello, and then instruct the familiar waiter to pay the bill for Liu Jiahang's table.

Suddenly, his expression froze.

Because he clearly saw the person sitting opposite Liu Jiahang on their date.

Since the other person wasn't wearing a uniform, he didn't recognize them at first.

But as the other person played around during the meal, Mo Kai got a clear look at that face.

His eyes also gradually changed.

"Mr. Mo, do you have a friend?" The waiter next to him saw Mo Kai's gesture and his eyes began to skillfully search the hall, preparing to write down the corresponding table number. Obviously, Mo Kai had paid for acquaintances more than once before.

However, Mo Kai said, "No, no, I must have been mistaken."

The young consulting assistant adopted a preoccupied expression, stopped looking at the lobby, and followed the puzzled waiter into his private room.

……

The psychological counselor qualification examination concluded in late November, followed closely by the national postgraduate entrance examination at the end of December.

Nan Zhuren unusually did not have a consultation scheduled at the beginning of this month.

After all, it was the final sprint, and he was taking the exam with 200% seriousness.

On the last morning of the last weekend in December.

After the bell rang to signal the end of the exam.

Inside the examination hall, all the candidates breathed a sigh of relief. Their expressions ranged from devastation to lingering disappointment.

Even Nan Zhuren, looking at the densely written answer sheet in front of him, couldn't help but feel a great weight lifted from his heart.

The big exam I've been preparing for for almost a year is finally over.

Even for Nan Zhuren, this exam was not easy.

The number of questions in the postgraduate entrance examination is enormous. For candidates, even being able to answer all the questions does not guarantee a high score. Only being able to answer all the questions and finish writing them can guarantee a high score.

Many slow test takers may not finish writing even if they don't get stuck while answering questions.

This is why postgraduate entrance exam preparation classes often have offline practice camps, and one key training point of these camps is "problem-solving speed".

During this exam, Nan Zhuren didn't even have many opportunities to use the [Memory Palace] to search for information in her mind.

He ultimately didn't use the memory palace.

Because—Nan Zhuren has too many.

After reviewing his answer sheet once more, Nan Zhuren smiled confidently.

Normally, Nan Zhuren already had nearly eight more hours of study time than others each day. Now, in the examination room, with the support of the "flow state," all the knowledge he had mastered was being combined in his brain at the fastest speed.

When faced with essay questions, I have an unusually large number of answers coming to mind.

If you don't know the teacher's grading criteria, just fill the answer sheet as much as possible with all the knowledge points related to the questions.

Even when answering calculation questions in "Psychological Statistics," Nan Zhuren wrote down the derivation process of the formulas to avoid unexpected point deductions.

The experimental design section at the end was written in great detail. It was even sufficient for an average undergraduate student to follow the steps in completing their graduation thesis.

Nan Zhuren even asked for an extra answer sheet towards the end of the exam. This is why he kept writing until almost the end of the exam today.

"All candidates, please put down your pens. If you are still writing, it will be considered cheating!"

"Put your exam paper, answer sheet, and draft paper into the file folder, and then stick the barcode on the seam."

The proctor announced the exam in a loud voice from the podium, then went down to collect the papers.

The final exam in the postgraduate entrance examination is a professional subject exam, and the distribution of the exam papers is different from before. Instead of individual exam papers, the examiners distribute individual file folders containing the exam paper, answer sheet, and the candidate's personal barcode for the corresponding university and major.

Therefore, in addition to the usual exam supplies, candidates will also bring a utility knife to the exam to cut open the file folder for easy sealing later.

Nan Zhuren carefully placed her exam papers into the file folder in order, and then pasted the barcode with her name and exam number onto the neatly cut opening of the folder.

Dengdengdengdeng-

Some unlucky students, engrossed in the essay questions, only then realized they hadn't drawn any diagrams for the multiple-choice questions on their answer sheet, and panicked terribly. In their haste, their pens frantically touched the desk, making an unusually loud screech even through a sheet of paper.

The proctor seemed deaf; with his back to the unfortunate student, he intently observed the candidate in the first row and first column, as if he were very worried about the process of sealing the candidate's exam paper.

That unlucky girl was truly unlucky. Although she was sitting in the second row, there were only three candidates in front of her, and the examiner would be coming to collect her paper soon.

The reason for this situation, where there are only three candidates in the second column, is due to a large number of candidates being absent from the exam.

Many unprepared candidates lost their composure after taking the English and Politics exams on the first day, and thus missed the professional courses on the second day.

Therefore, many candidates can see this strange scene when taking the postgraduate entrance examination: the English exam room is full on Saturday morning, but a quarter of the seats in the political exam room are empty in the afternoon; by Sunday, more than half of the seats in the exam room are empty again for the professional courses.

For well-prepared test takers, the feeling of seeing fewer and fewer competitors is quite satisfying.

Perhaps because the examiner was watching the whole time, the first candidate was quite flustered when sealing the exam file. Taking advantage of this break, the unfortunate candidate in the second row finally finished filling in the multiple-choice questions.

"Phew—" He let out a long breath.

Nothing else happened in the exam room after that.

After arranging all the file folders in order and confirming that everything was in order, the candidates left the room one by one.

"Hey classmate, classmate~"

Just as Nan Zhuren was walking out, he suddenly heard a voice calling from behind. And judging from the direction of the voice, it seemed to be calling him.

Nan Zhuren turned around, and the person who spoke was a girl who was about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a camel coat that accentuated her tall figure.

Isn't this the unlucky guy who almost didn't fill in the multiple-choice question?

"Yes, classmate, it's you." The unlucky girl blushed slightly. "Classmate, you're also applying to Beijing Normal University, right? Can I ask what your major is?"

"Applied psychology".

"Ah, I'm taking the basic psychology exam, so we're not in competition." The unlucky girl breathed a sigh of relief. "This exam was really hard; I didn't have much confidence."

Although the specific programs applied for by candidates may differ, the exam papers are the same as long as they fall under the major subject category of psychology, hence the term "unified exam".

"Um, is it convenient to check the answers later? There are a few questions I'm not so sure about..." As she spoke, the unlucky girl raised her hand to look at her phone, "Ah, it's getting late... how about we eat and talk?"

Looking at the other person's expression, Nan Zhuren remained silent for a moment.

Could it be that the small mistake the other person made during the exam was caused by me?

With this thought in mind, Nan Zhuren looked up and said, "I'm sorry, I have things to do at noon and in the afternoon."

After saying that, he gave the stunned, unlucky girl a "good luck on your exam" gesture, then turned and left.

Nan Zhuren was telling the truth; he did indeed have other things to do.

Before even returning to her dormitory, Nan Zhuren had already eagerly dialed Mo Kai's number.

The call is connected.

"Hey? Xiao Kai, I've finished my exam!" "Ah, great, senior, how did it go?" Mo Kai's voice on the other end was also very excited.

"Anyway, I know them all, and I've written down everything I know."

"That's great!" Mo Kai, who was on the other side and had been accepted into a graduate program, smiled with genuine empathy.

Nan Zhuren's contact with Mo Kai was certainly not just a simple exchange of pleasantries.

"Didn't you say before that the teacher assigned me a few consultations, but they weren't scheduled because of exams?" Nan Zhuren's voice was a little excited. "They can start scheduling tomorrow!"

The postgraduate entrance exam is scheduled for the last weekend of December, but there are still several days left until the end of the month!

Nan Zhuren added, "Send me the information that doesn't involve confidentiality first, and I'll roughly sort out their basic information and the questions they want to ask tonight."

Mo Kai readily agreed, "Okay!"

But then, Mo Kai suddenly stammered, "Senior brother, what time are you coming to the company tomorrow?"

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll wait until I have a consultation before going over,” Nan Zhuren said, explaining his plans. “Now that I don’t have to study, I’ll spend my time outside of consultations with my professor’s research group, getting familiar with the projects from my senior colleagues…”

The counselor quickly sensed something was amiss in the assistant's words: "Is something wrong?"

"Um……"

"Regarding the consulting case?" Because he couldn't see the other person's expression, Nan Zhuren could only glean limited information.

"More or less..." Mo Kai replied.

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go to work during normal hours tomorrow."

……

The next day.

The weather has started to get cold at the end of the year, and the winter temperatures are making people bundle themselves up tightly.

Fortunately, the consultation center had the air conditioning on with heating, so the consultants and assistants could take off their fleece-lined coats or down jackets and work at their desks wearing only thin wool sweaters.

The receptionist can even wear stockings and still present the company's image to customers.

"Is Professor Nan coming today?"

Assistant Huang, having somehow heard the news, suddenly appeared next to Mo Kai.

Mo Kai was already used to this man's elusive manner, and nodded with a smile.

"Speaking of which, Teacher Nan is doing this for the exam, right?" Assistant Huang suddenly became melancholy. "I haven't seen him for over a month, I miss him terribly..."

Mo Kai chuckled: "You want to see your senior brother fill up all the consultation slots in one day again, and then see how many people will follow suit this time, right?"

Assistant Huang chuckled twice, then chatted with Mo Kai about this and that.

Unlike usual, Mo Kai seemed distracted throughout the conversation today. Assistant Huang didn't think much of it, assuming he was just thinking about his work for the day.

Until Nan Zhuren arrived.

Ding Ding Ding-

Hearing the familiar footsteps, Mo Kai immediately perked up.

Upon seeing this, Assistant Huang immediately returned to his workstation and gave up his seat.

Nan Zhuren sized up Mo Kai without saying a word. But from Nan Zhuren's eyes, Mo Kai could tell that the other party meant, "Get to the point."

Mo Kai took a deep breath and looked around: "Senior brother, shall we... find another place to talk?"

Nan Zhuren raised an eyebrow.

We still need to worry about being overheard.

After confirming with the front desk that there was an empty consultation room that hadn't been used all morning, the two went straight there.

Mo Kai opened the door for Nan Zhuren, then turned around, closed the door, and locked it.

Take a deep breath.

Mo Kai cut straight to the point: "Senior brother, do you remember what happened when we went to the hospital before?"

Nan Zhuren has a good memory: "The incident with the medical dispute back then?"

“Yes.” Mo Kai nodded. “After that incident, the hospital referred several clients. However, because you needed to study, Teacher Bai assigned the clients to other counselors.”

Nan Zhuren nodded; Bai Qinghua had already told him about this.

"And then, do you remember the nurse, Teacher Nan, who snatched the old man's kitchen knife?" Mo Kai asked again.

Nan Zhuren listened patiently as Mo Kai explained things bit by bit.

This phrasing, which implies that the speaker is gradually building up courage, suggests that the speaker is also slowly gathering courage.

And what I'm about to say is definitely not a trivial matter.

“That nurse’s name is Li Lingling. Because her problem might be the most serious, Teacher Bai assigned her to the supervisor.”

Mo Kai took a deep breath: "But before, I saw... the supervisor, he and Li Lingling having dinner together privately."

"Yes, not inside the consultation room, but outside for a meal. And... their actions were very intimate, it looked like... they were on a date!"

Nan Zhuren's eyes narrowed suddenly.

……

This is not some gossip about employees and leaders.

Rather, it involves very serious professional misconduct by a consultant.

Nan Zhuren didn't pay much attention to today's consultation for a while.

The atmosphere suddenly became serious.

Nan Zhuren asked, "When did you see it?"

Mo Kai answered quickly: "A little over a month ago, on the day I finished the psychological counselor qualification exam, I ran into them when I went out for dinner."

Nan Zhuren asked, "Didn't they see you?"

Mo Kai shook his head: "No."

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment and then asked, "You haven't told anyone for over a month, and you waited until today... You only wanted to tell me, but you were worried about my exam, so you waited until today?"

Nan Zhuren immediately understood Mo Kai's roundabout approach.

Mo Kai nodded and explained, "I know about this... it's definitely against the rules, it's wrong."

“But I’m not so sure, it’s—” Mo Kai spread his hands and gestured, “—here, is it ‘okay’?”

His outstretched hands seemed to encompass a great deal.

Mo Kai said, "That's why I wanted to discuss it with you, Senior Brother, first."

Nan Zhuren understood.

(End of this chapter)