Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 128 - 126: I’m already laughing like crazy inside

[He smiled.]

[The smile seemed to want to expand, but was forcibly repressed by his expression management, making its duration particularly short.]

[But he did smile, and it was a genuinely "happy" smile from the bottom of his heart!]

Emotional counseling is the easiest project to make money from, even to make it a lasting source of income.

If it were Nan Zhubin, he might use one or two sessions to help the other person face themselves, correct their cognitive errors, and then let them attempt personal growth on their own.

—If it’s really just an [emotional issue].

But this Zhang Laoshi in front of him seems to be quite hooked by it.

Although his body is still very professionally posed to appear relaxed, with his back deliberately leaning against the single sofa, his neck has unconsciously leaned forward, expressing genuine interest in Nan Zhubin’s topic.

"Your appearance is very advantageous; it’s hard to imagine you having emotional troubles."

Nan Zhubin’s somber demeanor gave Zhang Laoshi the illusion of [depression], so he first used a move [Positive Attention].

It could also have been a heartfelt comment.

"So, what kind of emotional counseling is it?"

Zhang Laoshi at this moment doesn’t know what he’s about to face.

...

When scheduling counseling sessions, psychological clinics match consultants according to the visitors’ situations, and Liu Lin Psychological Clinic does this quite well—they make detailed qualification sheets of their main consultants available to the visitors.

Because of this, Nan Zhubin can guarantee that the issue he is about to discuss is definitely not Zhang Laoshi’s area of expertise.

Easy to break through the defenses.

"I’m currently a postgraduate student, and earlier... I got quite close to a girl."

Zhang Laoshi followed up promptly with a [Repetition]: "Quite close?"

The purpose was for Nan Zhubin to provide further explanation.

"We went out on dates, held hands, hugged, kissed... that sort of thing."

Zhang Laoshi nodded repeatedly: "So that’s a girlfriend."

Nan Zhubin appeared a bit embarrassed: "Still missing that defining ceremony to make it official."

This ambiguous relationship does indeed match Nan Zhubin’s looks.

Zhang Laoshi smiled slightly: "And then?"

"Then... a few days ago on Christmas, I thought it was a pretty good opportunity, so I asked a friend to help with planning, booked gifts and a restaurant, intending to use this opportunity to make it official."

Nan Zhubin smiled, glanced at Zhang Laoshi’s expression, then looked down without continuing.

Zhang Laoshi guided him: "Sounds like you didn’t succeed in confessing?"

Nan Zhubin responded with a sad look, pursing his lips as if restraining himself from saying something.

Zhang Laoshi also remained silent, only encouraging with his eyes, knowing that sometimes things have to be said by Nan Zhubin himself.

He was waiting for Nan Zhubin to personally say the words "didn’t succeed."

However, what Nan Zhubin actually said was—

"In the end, she didn’t spend Christmas with me; she was with someone else."

Hmm?

"She went to be with her boyfriend."

... What?

Zhang Laoshi controlled his facial expression, but couldn’t help widening his eyes slightly.

His gaze scanned Nan Zhubin’s face, especially around the features, confirming that his eyes weren’t mistaken and there was nothing wrong with his aesthetics.

"She has a boyfriend? You... knew?"

Yet Nan Zhubin nodded: "Yes, I knew. But her kind of temperament is very attractive to me, that feeling of freedom and vitality. The main thing is, when I first interacted with her, her feedback to me was consistently good. I thought her relationship with her boyfriend was... nearing the end, so I tentatively dated her."

Zhang Laoshi blinked, relaxing the muscles around his eyes.

A minor issue, just a desperate admirer, seen many times, although such an attractive desperate admirer is rare, the nature of the issue isn’t complex.

"How do you feel about this?"

"I... feel quite defeated. When we were together, we talked about many deep topics, about the future, about what comes next, which made me think our relationship had substantial development. Then, when she went back to her boyfriend at that juncture, it felt like waking up from a dream."

Zhang Laoshi’s emotions had settled: "Did you do anything to adjust your emotions?"

Nan Zhubin nodded: "I went back to find my girlfriend."

... ???

"Oh, you went back to find your... your... girlfriend..."

Zhang Laoshi blinked, his tone fairly calm, even if his articulation was somewhat disjointed.

Oh, not a desperate admirer, but a player of the seas and waters, also... normal, fitting for such a face, the nature of the issue still isn’t complex.

"Yes, I also have a girlfriend," Nan Zhubin said, "But I feel I don’t like her."

"When I met my girlfriend, I was single. She pursued me, and... she looks alright. I felt she liked me, too, so I got together with her. But as we spent more time together, I increasingly found our cognition was different, and our values didn’t align very well."

"But our relationship is relatively stable, and she’s never done anything wrong, so I haven’t considered breaking up—until I met that girl I was just talking about."

Nan Zhubin lifted his head: "Teacher, do you think treating emotions this way is very wrong?"

You sure know how to justify yourself.

Zhang Laoshi’s expression tensed: "What are your feelings about this?"

Nan Zhubin pursed his lips, throwing the question back: "Teacher, what do you think?"

You think I can easily say?

Zhang Laoshi also pursed his lips: "It seems like you already have an answer in your heart?"

Nan Zhubin appeared contemplative, after two breaths again throwing the question back: "I’m not sure, teacher, what do you think?"

You are really slippery!

"From the look of your expression now, you seem to think you are quite in the wrong?"

Before the consulting relationship is fully established, Zhang Laoshi definitely should not express his own views at this moment!

Then leverage the visitor’s subconscious to maneuver.

However, Nan Zhubin again pursed his lips and still said: "Teacher, what do you think?"

At this moment, Nan Zhubin saw Zhang Laoshi’s jaw muscles tighten.

He was clenching his teeth.

But still maintained a quite professional smile, only saying: "I can understand."

Nan Zhubin glanced at Zhang Laoshi’s expression.

In his default state, he appeared melancholic, his eyes not meeting Zhang Laoshi’s; only when Zhang Laoshi spoke did he briefly make eye contact.

At first glance, he seemed somewhat ashamed, melancholic.

"It’s good that you understand, teacher. I also feel such topics are hard to discuss with female teachers, so I scheduled a session with a male teacher."

Zhang Laoshi took a deep breath, adjusting his mood once again.

Yet Nan Zhubin lowered his head again: "Actually, besides the girl I told you about, and my current girlfriend, there’s another... girl I have quite a good relationship with."

"..."

Another expert?!

The emotions Zhang Laoshi felt, previously stirred by Nan Zhubin, hadn’t settled before being dragged out once more by him.

He briefly lost his ability to think.

Thus, he could only use [Repetition] to buy himself a bit of time.

"Relationship... quite good?" Zhang Laoshi mechanically said, "How good?"

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