Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?!-Chapter 170 - 168 Too Clear to Be Overlooked

When an ordinary person first begins to study psychology, they will discover a vast and open world.

At first, they remain suspicious of everything around them, feeling like they don’t understand anything.

As they eagerly absorb the knowledge within, after a period of time, they will feel as though they "seem to" understand everything.

And henceforth, they apply psychology widely to their lives.

This is what’s commonly referred to as "a half-filled barrel makes the loudest sound."

But as one delves deeper into the field of psychology, they regress to a state similar to when they first encountered psychology—feeling like they understand nothing once again.

The more they learn, the more they discover their own ignorance.

Nan Zhubin originally thought he was quite humble in the field of psychology.

Yet, unexpectedly, he still committed the error of empiricism.

Nan Zhubin followed Huang Xin’s gaze back and saw the Junior Brother, Big Nose.

"Is it him? Is he responsible for the organization of Li Minglu’s files?"

Nan Zhubin asked Huang Xin.

And Huang Xin nodded.

...

Scenes of the few times Nan Zhubin met this Junior Brother, Big Nose, began to replay in his mind.

He’s a first-year master’s student, with eyes showing the pure and naive look typical of ivory tower students.

The first time he saw me, he didn’t show signs of recognizing me; nor did he exhibit hostility like Huang Xin upon hearing my name.

This indicated that he probably didn’t know me at that time.

Additionally, given Lin Lulin’s stringent selection criteria, even someone as capable as Huang Xin had to endure for over a year and face special circumstances to engage in Liu Lin Psychological Clinic’s affairs.

This led Nan Zhubin to subconsciously classify Junior Brother, Big Nose, as an "outsider" at first.

Grievances have a source, and debts have a creditor; Nan Zhubin knew that not every student of Lin Lulin would be involved with Liu Lin Psychological Clinic, so he initially didn’t pay much attention to Junior Brother, Big Nose.

But now it seems things aren’t that simple.

[Where did something go wrong?]

Could such a person have access to Lin Lulin’s obscure project?

Through Micro-expression Analysis, obtaining information, and making judgments based on existing information, the conclusion is—obviously negative.

[Unless some information gap caused my misjudgment... ]

[Emotion Rebalancing]

A slight fatigue washed over his heart, simultaneously adjusting Nan Zhubin’s thinking to its calmest state.

Nan Zhubin began to deconstruct all the information at hand.

Suddenly, he dashed forward and grabbed Junior Brother, Big Nose’s arm.

"What’s your name?"

No need for the other party to answer, nor for Nan Zhubin to verify himself.

Huang Xin, as if following the inertia of thought, slowly reported the answer from behind Nan Zhubin.

"You didn’t know? Oh, right... He joined our group after you left."

"His name is Liu Pan, ’Liu Lin Psychological Clinic’—it’s a partnership between our teacher and his father..."

"I only learned about this after organizing the clinic’s data for our teacher these past couple of days..."

Nan Zhubin glanced at Huang Xin’s expression.

[True.]

This was a mistake caused by a kind of double-blind situation.

Nan Zhubin sighed in his heart.

Previously, through Micro-expression Analysis, he tried to extract information from Huang Xin, but Huang Xin obviously couldn’t reveal information he didn’t know to Nan Zhubin.

When Huang Xin found out that Liu Pan was involved in the clinic’s affairs so early on, and it was the key case of Li Minglu, he must have been equally astonished.

Unexpected yet reasonable.

It was primarily because Nan Zhubin had first labeled Liu Pan as [Doesn’t know me], [Naive first-year student], [Unaware of my incident], that he considered him an [Irrelevant person], missing out on a lot of information.

Although it seems now that there wasn’t a loss, and there even were unexpected gains, it’s undeniable that this was an oversight by Nan Zhubin.

After all, cognitive resources are limited, and Nan Zhubin’s capabilities haven’t yet reached the level where he can acutely collect micro-expression information from every person around him.

Fortunately, it’s not too late to pay attention now.

And to Nan Zhubin’s surprise, when he shifted his focus to Liu Pan, Liu Pan actively responded.

This reaction was quickly captured by Nan Zhubin.

[Corners of the mouth lifted, body leaning forward.]

[Is he pleased to have garnered my attention?]

[Also moving closer to me proactively—does he have an agenda he wants to achieve through me?]

[Nares expanding, deep breathing, pupils slightly dilating.]

[Excited, eagerly anticipating the next moves?]

Nan Zhubin couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.

...

"Senior Brother, it’s okay." Nan Zhubin then heard the Junior Brother, Big Nose, say to Huang Xin in front of him.

Liu Pan flashed a comforting smile at Huang Xin, who was almost slumped in his chair behind them.

"Let me have a chat with Senior Brother Nan."

Huang Xin hesitated but ultimately didn’t intervene to stop them.

Liu Pan then turned to look at Nan Zhubin.

"Senior Brother Nan, this is the first time we’ve formally chatted like this—I’ve always heard about you during my year at university, and I’ve long admired you."

There was a certain overly formal and bookish tone to his speech, laden with excessive social politeness.

In layman’s terms, it felt inexplicably pretentious.

[But this "pretentiousness" isn’t necessarily arrogance; it might also be nervousness.]

[His eyes are now fixed on me, almost frozen in gaze, seemingly with no attention allocated to Huang Xin behind him.]

[This stare isn’t of a particularly aggressive type, and his body language is somewhat stiff.]

[—Is he truly nervous?]

Because of previous negligence, Nan Zhubin was now very serious about any change in dynamics with Liu Pan.

Out of caution, and considering the social traits the other party exhibited at that moment. fгeewёbnoѵel_cσm

Nan Zhubin quickly devised a plan in his mind.

He paused for two seconds, not responding to Liu Pan, but instead asked on his own:

"You are Liu Pan? Your father works in the psychiatry department of Jiang University Affiliated Hospital, and he partnered with ’the teacher’ to set up the psychological clinic?"

Liu Pan instinctively responded: "...Yes. I’m sorry that I haven’t introduced myself to you yet, it’s because..."

Nan Zhubin interrupted directly: "You enrolled after I left?"

Liu Pan’s speaking rhythm and breathing faltered, his smile stiffened, and he paused without answering directly: "Didn’t Senior Brother just find all that out? Why ask again?"

Nan Zhubin watched the changes in his face and asked the final question: "You said you were involved in Li Minglu’s case?"

This time, Liu Pan thought for a moment, breathing twice before he replied: "Yes, that’s why I wanted to have a good chat with Senior Brother."

Nan Zhubin had a clear understanding then.

[Starting to establish, baseline for expressions.]

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