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

Chapter 584 Weng Pingting: If only these two could balance things out a bit!
Try to save her... but it's beyond saving.

After all, objectively speaking, Nan Zhuren was someone Weng Pingting had personally promoted. Before Bai Qinghua met Nan Zhuren, Nan Zhuren had already been working under Weng Pingting.

Therefore, Nan Zhuren also knew that when Weng Pingting was using her powers, she should never be interrupted.

However, even if Nan Zhuren had the ability to interrupt Weng Pingting, he wouldn't do it.

Because the atmosphere was very enjoyable.

He came in just to see rivers of blood flowing.

Even with busy counseling and academic lives, and occasional emotional readjustment, external support is needed to provide relief from time to time.

The day passed slowly amidst the excited anticipation of the research group students, the chaotic battles between Bai Qinghua and Chonghui, and the delightful encouragement of Nan Zhuren.

Starting from the second day, Nan Zhuren could feel the atmosphere around him suddenly become solemn.

Whether it was the research group or the company office—although I had been diligent in both places before, the former for publishing papers and completing my studies, and the latter for making money.

However, before, everyone was somewhat working independently. They were busy, but their busyness was chaotic.

Now, these places have a more orderly feel to them.

Nan Zhuren doesn't reject this kind of orderly busyness—on the contrary, he enjoys it.

As expected, after the company's consultation, the consultants gradually began to shift their focus towards life as the year-end approached.

So, despite the low volume of inquiries, Nan Zhuren finally managed to increase his personal consultation count a little.

[Monthly Goals] We have achieved them three times again.

[Energy limit +3]

For Nan Zhuren, the biggest change from the increased "energy limit" is that it greatly increases his ability to withstand negative impacts during consultations.

Barring any particularly bizarre visitors, he can smoothly complete four consultations in a morning without any issues, no longer needing to use "emotional readjustment" to adjust his state.

Although he will get a good night's sleep soon, overall he is much better than before when he was pale, unsteady on his feet, and even nauseous after a consultation.

Weng Pingting nodded in agreement, a rare occurrence, and affirmed to Bai Qinghua, "At least your training of Zhu Ren has had some effect during this period."

Bai Qinghua: ...I haven't finished the training plan for Zhu Ren yet, have I?

Well, at least it's good news. That's true for both Nan Zhuren and Bai Qinghua himself.

……

Li Lingling also came for consultations three times during this period.

The main focus of these three consultations was to further explore information and reveal Li Lingling's subconscious, helping her to clarify her problems so that targeted assistance could be provided.

At this moment, a consultation is underway inside the consultation room.

Nan Zhuren looked at Li Lingling.

The alarm clock on the wall has almost completed a full cycle, and today's consultation is nearing its end.

Nan Zhuren felt that this consultation was also the last one in this phase.

Li Lingling took a deep breath and said, "So... all of these are problems for me?"

Nan Zhuren affirmed tactfully: "Generally speaking, we don't give a person a fixed template for life or require a person to live in a certain way. Lifestyle itself is not a 'problem.' Objectively speaking, your life situation is also a kind of 'choice.'"

“However… it has brought you many potential dangers, and has even put you in some danger already,” Nan Zhuren said. “Based on our time together and my professional assessment, these are issues that require intervention.”

During today's consultation, Nan Zhuren systematically reviewed Li Lingling's dangerous behaviors.

This includes frequently changing sexual partners, deliberately seeking opportunities for self-harm, and so on.

He didn't emphasize the unstable social relationships, because they might trigger a rebellious mentality.

Li Lingling nodded silently, then suddenly glanced at the clock in the consultation room: "Our consultation for today is almost over, right..."

At first glance, this seems to be a form of "defense," with the visitor actively urging the consultation to end.

But Nan Zhuren's eyes saw more from Li Lingling's expression.

The eyebrows droop slightly.

[Extended gaze duration and decreased blinking frequency.]

The ending of his sentence was unconsciously drawn out; this was—[reluctance to part].

It's sarcasm, a test.

From the perspective of the consultation's effectiveness, this is a good thing, indicating that the visitor wants to continue the consultation and that the visitor highly approves of today's consultation content.

The problems raised by Nan Zhuren were actually something the visitors themselves were aware of, and they were eager to solve them.

However, from the perspective of the counseling structure, things are a bit unfavorable—because the counselor must end the counseling at an appropriate time, but this behavior will very sensitively hit the social barrier of [borderline personality disorder].

This kind of probing is often difficult for the average counselor to handle. It could very well lead to a precipitous decline in the counseling relationship.

However, Nan Zhuren naturally had ways to deal with it.

“Yes, we’re ending our consultation today.” After saying that, Nan Zhuren quickly added, “However, if possible, we might want to extend the consultation time next time, so I’d like to discuss it with you first.”

The visitor's attention immediately jumped to the second half of Nan Zhuren's sentence: "Extend the consultation time?"

Nan Zhuren nodded: "It will probably be extended to about two hours. I hope to do a more complete [hypnotherapy] session. Because during this time I have found that many of the troubles you have shown have no root cause."

Nan Zhuren further explained, “Of course, I believe your account to me is completely sincere. I believe you emotionally, and I believe you professionally. So there's only one conclusion—”

"—Because of time and other factors, you have forgotten those 'root causes'. Hypnotherapy can help us recall those key memory nodes that have been buried."

In fact, Nan Zhuren discovered Li Lingling's "forgetfulness" problem during the second consultation.

When tracing the root of many of her problems, it is often impossible to find the source. She is like a kite with its string cut, floating helplessly in mid-air.

This is absolutely unreasonable from a psychological perspective.

Then there is only one explanation—those “root causes” have been deliberately forgotten by time, or by Li Lingling’s own subconscious.

In response to this situation, Nan Zhuren's decision was to intervene with a formal hypnotherapy session.

However, at that time, my counseling relationship with Li Lingling was not yet stable, and Li Lingling herself was not clear enough about her problems. Using hypnotherapy rashly would definitely not be effective.

If the desired effect is not achieved in one session, subsequent use may lead to problems similar to "drug tolerance." After the initial consultation yielded only mediocre results, further intervention with hypnosis in Li Lingling required considerable caution.

Now, Nan Zhuren felt the time was ripe.

So I tried to communicate with Li Lingling about a consultation and intervention plan for this area.

Upon hearing this, Li Lingling was no longer bothered by the outcome that "today's consultation must end."

She smiled and nodded: "Sure. The last hypnosis session was quite amazing, and I've been wondering when you could do it for me again."

Nan Zhuren chuckled and corrected, "Strictly speaking, that last time wasn't a complete hypnosis session."

This concludes the consultation. What was originally a crisis in the consultation relationship was skillfully resolved by Nan Zhuren, and even deepened the relationship to some extent.

Li Lingling stood up to leave.

But then, as if suddenly remembering something, she took out her phone again and glanced at it: "But... I think we'll be on holiday next week? I might not be able to get any information..."

Nan Zhuren asked, "Won't it be difficult for you to be transferred to another position?"

Li Lingling nodded: "Yes..."

Nan Zhuren understood and said, "It's okay, I'll make time for you anyway. If you're sure you can't come, just let me know 24 hours in advance."

Li Lingling made a hesitant expression, but that wasn't what she wanted to say.

She asked, "Aren't you going home? Are you from Beidu?"

Nan Zhuren shook his head: "No, I'm from Jiang Province. But I'm not going home."

Li Lingling blinked and joked, "You didn't stay in Beidu specifically for my consultation, did you? Don't your family have any objections to you working so hard?"

Nan Zhuren shook his head again: "I'm the only one left in my family, so it doesn't matter where I spend the New Year."

Upon hearing this, Li Lingling choked.

She seemed to subconsciously want to apologize or show some kind of sympathy.

But the next second she swallowed all those emotions back, and finally just nodded and said, "Okay, see you next week."

It seems that the consulting relationship between Li Lingling and Nan Zhuren has become more stable.

After concluding the consultation, Nan Zhuren got up and left first.

As usual, Nan Zhuren went to the break room to pour himself a cup of coffee. He sipped it slowly as he walked back, glancing around the office area. By the time he returned to his desk, he had just finished his coffee.

After rinsing his mouth with water, Nan Zhuren knocked on Bai Qinghua's office door.

He hasn't discussed the things he left behind during the Spring Festival with Bai Qinghua yet.

dong dong dong-

"Enter."

Bai Qinghua was not the only one in the office; Weng Pingting was also there. The two were currently facing a screen, with Weng Pingting explaining the data she had brought to Bai Qinghua.

Weng Pingting could tell at a glance that Nan Zhuren had just finished a consultation and couldn't help but ask, "I heard from the teacher that you're currently working on a 'borderline' client?"

Nan Zhuren nodded.

Weng Pingting sighed, whether with helplessness or relief, "The cases you're dealing with are getting more and more difficult... In Jiangdu, you definitely wouldn't get these kinds of cases. I myself am very cautious about accepting these kinds of visits unless it's absolutely necessary. I can only feel at ease when there's a teacher in Beidu to back you up."

Bai Qinghua chuckled and said, "Zhu Ren has some good ideas when it comes to consulting. I haven't intervened in this consultation so far."

As he spoke, he went on and on: "When I fired Liu Jiahang a while ago, Zhu Ren and Da Hui helped me a lot. The two of them together are basically as good as a supervisor."

The next second, Weng Pingting's eyebrows shot up: "Dahui should just focus on gaining experience through consulting for now, and concentrate his main efforts on research. Not to mention he's going abroad next year, are you trying to distract him with company management stuff?"

Bai Qinghua immediately fell silent.

He turned his gaze back to the computer screen, as if the content on it were incredibly captivating: "Look at the data, look at the data..."

When outsiders aren't around, the traitor really won't give himself much face.

Nan Zhuren wasn't here for entertainment, so he helped Bai Qinghua out: "Teacher, I've come to discuss something with you—I plan to stay at the company during the Chinese New Year and want to use the company's consultation room to continue my current consultations. If there are any consultations during the New Year period, I'll take them as well."

Hearing this, even Weng Pingting felt that Nan Zhuren was a bit too shrewd—no, back in Jiangdu, Weng Pingting had already felt that something was off about Nan Zhuren.

She wanted to urge Bai Qinghua to take on more responsibilities; but when it came to Nan Zhuren, Weng Pingting was afraid that this young man would push her too hard.

“The main reason is that Li Lingling was also in Beidu during the Spring Festival and was interested in doing consulting work,” Nan Zhuren explained. “And I also wanted to stay in Beidu, so I just decided to keep the company going.”

The client wants counseling, and the counselor is willing to provide counseling. This reason is the most irrefutable.

Weng Pingting glanced at Nan Zhuren, then at Bai Qinghua, and sighed.

If only these two personalities could be balanced out.

Bai Qinghua's gaze towards Nan Zhuren changed slightly. As if he had thought of something, he agreed, saying only, "There probably won't be any face-to-face consultations during the New Year. At most, there will be online consultations."

Nan Zhuren nodded: "That's no problem for me. I can also take on online consultations depending on the situation."

For the sake of consultation efficiency, Nan Zhuren hasn't taken on many online consultations yet, so this is a good opportunity to try and increase the consultation time for the "monthly goals".

That's how it was decided.

Another week has passed quickly.

During this period, Weng Pingting flew back to Jiangdu. After all, it was almost time for her annual leave, and as the boss, she needed to go back and check on the situation. However, according to her own statement, she would probably spend about the same amount of time in Jiangdu and Beidu in the future, and might even gradually start focusing on Beidu again.

Bai Qinghua did not comment on this, but simply booked a first-class ticket for Weng Pingting to return to Jiangdu.

The number of classmates in the company and research group gradually decreased, and Chonghui and Shi Qianqian also returned to their hometowns.

Mo Kai, however, stayed at the company to accompany Nan Zhuren.

“After all, I’m a local. My home is only a half-hour drive from here.” Mo Kai said, handing Nan Zhuren a cup of coffee whose brand was hard to identify. “It’s boring staying at home, so I might as well come over and study.”

"Of course, I definitely can't come to the company to help my senior colleague on the first day of the Lunar New Year. But I can still contact visitors online."

Nan Zhuren nodded with a smile.

As he spoke, Mo Kai glanced at his phone: "Senior, Li Lingling said she's on her way and should be here in about twenty minutes."

(End of this chapter)