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

Chapter 239 Lin Lilin's Grand Event

Lin Lilin pressed weakly to his chest, feeling a lingering ache. When he focused his attention, he could even feel the kick coming at him.

In theory, given his current physical condition, resting in bed at home would be the best course of action.

pity--

"Teacher, could you please show me your conference badge?" the student volunteer in front of me asked softly.

Lin Lilin nodded and reached into his pocket to rummage around.

At this moment, Lin Lilin stood at the entrance of the Mingde Hall of Jiangdu University.

At Jiangnan University, auditoriums with names like "Mingde Hall," which are rich in educational connotations, are generally used to host special and important events, such as the president's welcome speech, parties suitable for indoor events, and important academic conferences.

Currently, a banner for the "China Psychological Counseling Supervision Conference" hangs directly above the "Mingde Hall," with a huge printed display stand below it.

From the school gate all the way here, there are road signs to guide the participants who have gathered from all over the country to get here smoothly.

Similarly, a conference of this scale requires recruiting a large number of volunteers and providing them with rigorous training.

Therefore, even the highly respected Lin Lilin of the school could only endure the pain in his chest and take out his conference certificate from his pocket to hand it over to the student volunteers.

I should have taken more painkillers... No, I shouldn't have taken too much of this stuff; it's addictive.

Lin Lilin reminded himself in his heart.

"Thank you." The student, who had undergone rigorous training, thanked Lin Lilin for his cooperation, and then asked with concern, "Teacher... are you alright? Do you need any help?"

Lin Lilin waved his hand: "No need, my student is inside."

He also gave the volunteer students an encouraging smile and said meaningfully, "You've worked hard. Make sure to check their eligibility for the conference carefully."

After finishing his speech, he acted as if he had completed a task, no longer paying attention to the students' reactions. He simply looked up once more at the three gilded characters "Mingde Hall" at the top of the auditorium before stepping into the meeting room.

Today is important to him.

……

"This is very important. This presentation includes video materials, so we need to allocate a relatively large amount of time for it..."

"Understood. Anyway, your schedule is the last one in the morning, so even if it goes a little overtime, it will only take up your break time, which is fine."

Huang Xin nodded upon hearing the student's answer.

He was about to say something when he suddenly heard a shout of "Little Huang," which made him involuntarily shudder.

"Teacher!" he called out, looking up toward the source of the voice. "You've arrived."

Lin Lilin walked over in small steps, looking at Huang Xin with some suspicion: "Why are you so nervous?"

Huang Xin chuckled awkwardly, "I'm still a little nervous about such a big event."

This was Huang Xin's first time attending such a large-scale conference that brought together elites from all over the country during his postgraduate studies.

Very reasonable.

Lin Lilin looked around: "Where's Xiao Liu?"

Huang Xin pointed to a spot not far away: "His father was taking him out for socializing."

The supervision conference is not an academic meeting; quite the opposite—because it is related to psychological counseling, it has a strong commercial nature compared to purely psychological conferences.

Therefore, in addition to the president and directors of the Psychological Association, professors from major universities, and personnel sent by hospitals and other administrative units to learn, management from major psychological counseling institutions also attended the meeting.

They can provide important student internships, graduate employment opportunities, research collaborations, and research funding.

Lin Lilin followed Huang Xin's finger and saw Liu Pan's father chatting with him inside. As a chief psychiatrist, he was quite at ease there.

[This guy actually arrived so early.] Lin Lilin raised an eyebrow. Lin Lilin even saw Howard sneaking in. He wondered where Howard got his conference pass.

"Hmm..." Lin Lilin hesitated for a moment, then turned to Huang Xin and said, "After I finish my report, I'll take you around to ask around. Maybe I can find you an internship, and if you work hard, you can get a full-time position after graduation."

Huang Xin blinked.

He said with a tone of surprise that didn't quite convey his actual joy due to nervousness, "Thank you, teacher!"

Lin Lilin nodded, then looked at the student volunteer who had just been going over the procedures with Huang Xin.

Their seats were in the first row, where, in addition to all the school leaders and important officials, there were also seats for the host and key staff.

The student volunteer had a laptop in front of him and was responsible for operating the courseware for the scholars and supervisors; he was the so-called "key staff member".

Lin Lilin realized he didn't recognize the man and guessed he wasn't a student from the psychology department. But thinking about it, that made sense; a national conference like this would definitely recruit student leaders from across the university. Lin Lilin figured this was probably a student council member or a graduate student who had gotten the opportunity to attend through connections with professors.

He glanced down at the name on the other person's conference badge and said softly, "Xiao Zhuang—right?"

The volunteer nodded.

"What's the general order and process for me today?"

The volunteer had just explained the procedures to Huang Xin, but since the person asking the questions was a professor, Huang Xin, as a student, remained respectful and polite.

"As for the meeting agenda, it will begin with a speech from the principal, followed by the chairman of the association, and, as we just received, a representative of a psychological entrepreneur. Then it will be the teachers' turn."

"You are the last person to report this morning, and it will start around 11:00."

"The process you submitted included a case sharing session and a hands-on exercise. After communication, the Psychological Counseling Center has arranged a student volunteer for you to assist with the subsequent hands-on exercise. Her name is Zhang Lu."

The volunteers had memorized the procedures perfectly; they truly deserved to be students who could secure important positions in such situations.

"In the afternoon, there will be several other selected psychological counselors representing the group. They will be sharing their cases. The second counselor will be supervised by you, so you will need to provide supervisory feedback based on their case on the spot. The meeting will be held at 3:30 PM..."

Lin Lilin nodded, confirming that it matched what he knew.

Foolproof.

So he instructed Huang Xin, "You and this student Zhuang have a good talk and rehearse the slides I will use for my presentation later. I'll be leaving for a while."

After saying that, he turned and left without looking at Huang Xin.

As a retired professor with his own off-campus psychological clinic, and a seasoned practitioner who can apply psychological techniques to his life, he is perfectly at home in this environment.

"I heard that Professor Lin also has his own psychological clinic?" a senior executive from a company asked.

Lin Lilin nodded: "It's a collaboration with Dr. Liu. Maybe we can exchange ideas more in the future on case studies and consultant training."

A large social setting is the best place to build relationships.

This is why Lin Lilin insisted on coming today despite being ill.

For a moment, the chest pain that he used to need painkillers to suppress seemed to disappear.

It was at this moment that he suddenly heard a series of greetings: "Director Xia!"

"Director Xia is here."

"Is this your daughter? She's grown so much!"

"I heard you're also at Jiangnan University? A top student in the law school."

　One more chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)