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Chapter 216 Huang Xin: This is absolutely the last time I'll help you, Nan Zhuren!

"...So what? You want me to help you take it back? That's going too far, Nan Zhuren, that's going too far."

Huang Xin paused for a moment, then slowly said, "The last time I told you about the problems with Li Minglu's case was the last time I would help you. You weren't able to seize the opportunity to keep him; it was just bad luck on his part. That's how it has to be. I..."

“I’m not trying to take Li Minglu back,” Nan Zhuren interrupted Huang Xin abruptly.

Before the other party could finish making excuses, Nan Zhuren had to complete his own explanation.

"No, you don't understand. It's not just a case issue anymore; Li Minglu's situation is far more complicated than you imagine!"

If it were merely because visitors had been taken away, Nan Zhuren wouldn't be in such a hurry as he is now.

While this is indeed a very important matter, to put it another way, Nan Zhuren could have waited until he had completely brought down Lin Lilin before taking the opportunity to bring Li Minglu back.

Anyway, it's already known that Lin Lilin doesn't have the ability to interfere with Li Minglu.

Contacting Huang Xin to intervene in this matter now not only carries the risk of prematurely exposing Huang Xin, but is also somewhat hasty—because Huang Xin has not yet completely sided with Nan Zhuren.

Unfortunately, Li Minglu's current situation is indeed special.

At least, it was "special" in a way that exceeded Lin Lilin's expectations and Huang Xin's imagination.

“I now understand Lin Lilin’s thinking,” Nan Zhuren said.

He slowly analyzed: "Li Minglu's depression level is between moderate and severe, not the most serious case. But the cause is very complicated, so even after being under Lin Lilin's command for so long, there is no sign of improvement."

"He determined this was an extremely difficult case, so he handed it over to me. If I tried everything and still couldn't improve Li Minglu's condition, all my energy would be diverted, and I naturally wouldn't care about his case anymore; but if I were even more incompetent and made Li Minglu's condition worse... the consequences could directly destroy me!"

There is a blind spot in our understanding here.

To date, in the eyes of professionals, Nan Zhuren does not have a complete case of intervention for mental illness.

Their qualifications are extremely weak.

Chen Jie is a complete failure, needless to say; and even with Chen Ting, Nan Zhuren intervened by "changing real-world factors," and the abilities demonstrated in this approach are not actually within the scope of psychological counseling.

Even though Nan Zhuren's ability to analyze micro-expressions, as seen in the widely circulated video of his confrontation with Wang An, is undeniably eerie—

But this is ultimately not the ability to enable visitors to complete healing within the consultation room.

In other words: This is not "psychological counseling" at all.

Judging from the abilities of a pure psychological counselor, at least in the eyes of outsiders, Nan Zhuren's level is actually no different from that of a "psychology master's student".

He's just a young man with more flashy methods.

That's why Lin Lilin was able to entrust Li Minglu to him with such confidence, certain that he could achieve the desired results.

"At the same time, because of their empathy measures towards Li Minglu's family, they have almost complete control over Li Minglu. Even if I really exceed their expectations and Li Minglu's condition improves, they can take the case back at any time."

"It can be used for both offense and defense."

"However, they overlooked an absolutely crucial factor—"

Nan Zhuren slowly said, "My consulting relationship with Li Minglu is already quite solid, completely surpassing the consulting relationship between him and Lin Lilin!"

Huang Xin blinked on the other end of the phone.

Nan Zhuren's last sentence was quite revealing, and indeed exceeded his comprehension: "You mean, you've turned Li Minglu into...your person just through a few consultations?"

Nan Zhuren affirmed: "Strictly speaking, it was two consultations—and then yes, he's now one of my people. In fact, as long as you can correctly perceive his emotions at every moment, notice the points of his emotional changes, and identify the target of each emotion he has, it's easy to delve into the client's inner world and build a good counseling relationship with him."

Huang Xin opened his mouth.

To accurately perceive emotions at every moment, to notice the points of each emotional change, and to identify the object to which each emotion is directed.

Are we discussing consultation right now?
Is the knowledge involved psychological?

Is what he's saying still in Chinese?
Huang Xin instinctively wanted to refute, but then he thought of the abilities that the person opposite him had shown in his daily life.

He slowly closed his mouth again.

Nan Zhuren continued, "In this situation, I have become part of Li Minglu's social support system, and a rather important one at that."

"But now, he has been forcibly moved away by his family, which is equivalent to being deprived of this social support. In Li Minglu's case, it is better not to add this social support at all than to add it first and then deprive him of it—this would cause unforeseen harm!"

Nan Zhuren spoke with heartfelt sincerity: "If Lin Lilin could improve Li Minglu's condition, it wouldn't matter if he temporarily handed the case over to him. But the current situation is beyond Lin Lilin's control, and Lin Lilin is completely unaware of it. Even if he were reminded, he would never believe it."

“I’m not trying to win Li Minglu back as a case study, but I’m at least going to do some additional intervention. I want Li Minglu to know that even if he’s seeking counseling from Lin Lilin, I’m still part of his social support!”

Huang Xin then understood what Nan Zhuren meant: "You know what you're saying now is actually helping the teacher, right? This will definitely not do you any good!"

It may even only have disadvantages.

But almost as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a reply from the other end:

"The safety of visitors is our top priority!"

……

There was no sound coming from the receiver for a long time.

Nan Zhuren cannot observe Huang Xin's emotional reactions face-to-face now, but he knows he has succeeded.

"So I need your help now, senior brother."

“I have no way of knowing Li Minglu’s address, so I can only wait for him when he goes for his consultation. I need to know Lin Lilin’s consultation schedule, I need to know when and where he will give Li Minglu his next consultation.”

"Please, this is—for the visitors!"

After Nan Zhuren finished speaking, Huang Xin on the other end did not respond for a moment.

For a moment, all they could hear was each other's breathing.

They also knew that their thoughts were far more turbulent than their disordered breathing at that moment.

Nan Zhuren silently counted her breaths, and after ten breaths—

He finally heard a response from the other end of the phone:

"Nan Zhuren, this is the last time I'll help you."

(End of this chapter)