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

Chapter 49 (Please read on) Past Cases
Nan Zhuren narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the young teacher in front of him who was speaking eloquently, and at Chen Ting beside him who was keeping her head down, not daring to look at him or anyone around her, as if she had isolated herself from her surroundings.

Nan Zhuren gave a social smile: "Teacher Wang, is that right? How can I help you?"

Wang An smiled and said, "That's right, I've recently encountered some problems."

Is it your problem?

"Ha, you're definitely a professional teacher. Strictly speaking, it's also my students' problem—most of it is my students' problem."

Wang An patted Chen Ting, who was standing next to him, and asked, "Tingting, can you say it yourself?"

The muscles in my neck are tense.

Nan Zhuren narrowed her eyes slightly, and the social smile on her lips faded.

"She was too embarrassed to say it, which is why I brought Tingting here now."

Wang An shook his head, smiling helplessly: "My student is too embarrassed to ask questions, or even to attend lectures. She encountered some problems recently, and according to her family's examination, it's not a physical problem, but probably a psychological one."

"Really?" Nan Zhuren didn't look at Chen Ting, but stared at Teacher Wang as if it were a normal conversation.

"But her family took her to several hospitals and saw several psychologists. Although they did diagnose a problem, it didn't seem to be getting better."

"Really? It hasn't gotten any better?"

"Well... to be honest, she was somewhat better a while ago, but then she got worse again. Her family and I are very distressed... that's why we brought her to this lecture, hoping to find a real expert to consult with and get some help."

Wang An glanced at Weng Pingting, who was talking quietly with school leaders not far away: "But it doesn't seem very convenient right now?"

“It’s not very convenient, Professor Weng’s schedule is quite full after this,” Nan Zhuren said. “If you have any questions, you can ask me.”

Wang An showed a surprised expression, then quickly composed himself, displaying the social demeanor expected of a young university teacher.

"Teacher Nan should have heard it just now. Tingting has changed several counselors. Her family and I are worried and are paying more attention to it. So we hope to find an expert who is different from the previous counselors to take a look."

Nan Zhuren thought for a moment and said, "Teacher Wang really cares about his students."

Wang An laughed, scratching his neck as if embarrassed: "I know this child's family very well, and I've been teaching her for a long time. She's very talented, and I like her very much. She's working on a project with me now, and I plan to take her on as my first graduate student in the future. With your knowledge, Professor Nan, you must know the relationship between a graduate student and their advisor. It's a mentor-student relationship, not just a regular teacher and student."

“I know,” Nan Zhuren said, “but is it alright for you to say it like that?”

"Uh...what?"

A sudden remark left Wang An stunned.

"What you just said is that you've been teaching her for a long time, are now mentoring her on projects, and will be guiding her through graduate school. I don't know much about that, but this situation probably doesn't conform to certain rules, like professional codes of conduct or ethics. At least it's something you can't just casually tell me about something you've just met; it's something that needs to be kept a 'secret,' right?"

The smile on Wang An's lips faded: "Hmm?"

"From the perspective of us psychology students, if someone involuntarily reveals a 'small' secret upon meeting you, they must have some 'big' secret that they are more willing to hide."

The smile had vanished from Nan Zhuren's lips: "You just said you 'like' your students, how 'like' are you?"

……

The entire auditorium was filled with the voice of the bearded consultant. His tone of voice was different from usual; he had probably lowered his voice intentionally, making it particularly magnetic.

In a corner of the small auditorium, Nan Zhuren stood expressionless, facing Wang An, who also had an expressionless face, and Chen Ting, who had her head down.

The three of them fell silent for a few seconds after Nan Zhuren spoke.

Finally, Wang An smiled, though it was clearly a forced smile: "It seems that Professor Weng is really not in a good position to talk right now, and Professor Nan is also very busy with work, so I won't bother you any longer..."

"If you don't want to laugh, then don't," Nan Zhuren said coldly, interrupting the other person.

“I saw it very clearly from the stage just now – when my PPT presentation reached the last page with Professor Weng’s contact information, you didn’t write it down at all, so you didn’t think to contact Professor Weng afterwards to exchange any ‘expert advice’.”

"And with your work experience, 'Teacher Wang,' you must know that Teacher Weng won't have much time to stay in the classroom after such a lecture—at most, he might have five or six minutes to answer some small questions."

Nan Zhuren looked in Weng Pingting's direction: "It seems like you have some free time now. Would you like to go and inquire? If you're too embarrassed, I can call him over for you."

Wang An's forced smile now looked very stiff.

"So no matter what your stated reason for coming here is, you never actually thought about finding Teacher Weng, or even Teacher Hu, who seems more mature."

“You specifically brought Chen Ting to the lecture, and then afterwards you came to me, who looks the youngest, to ‘seek help’ and have a brief chat. In the end, you definitely won’t actually ‘get help’; you just want to show that you are ‘helping Chen Ting find help’.”

"In fact, when you were just talking, I couldn't see any concern from you about Chen Ting's illness at all. You even..."

Nan Zhuren whispered, "Are you happy?"

……

Wang An blinked rapidly a few times, swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva quickly, and his chest heaved violently.

Turn around and leave.

"Tingting, let's go back!"

Wang An turned around and took several steps before realizing that someone was missing from his side.

Chen Ting remained where she was, and at some point she raised her head, opened her eyes wide, and stared at Nan Zhuren without moving.

"Tingting, Mom is coming over tonight, so you need to go back and tidy up your dorm first," Wang An's voice rang out again.

Nan Zhuren could see that the fear that had just dissipated from Chen Ting's body had returned.

He frowned, watched Chen Ting turn around, and took a step forward, about to say something.

"Teacher Nan, is there something you need?"

A hand landed on Nan Zhuren's arm.

Turning around, I saw that the bearded man had already finished his part of the speech.

When she turned back, Chen Ting had already walked quite a distance with Wang An.

"I really have something to attend to and need to leave for a while. Ms. Hu, could you please help me explain to Sister Pingting for a bit? I'll be back soon..."

“Teacher Nan,” the bearded man interrupted.

His hand on Nan Zhuren's shoulder did not loosen; in fact, it tightened deliberately.

He was stopping Nan Zhuren.

"Teacher Nan," the bearded voice was unusually serious, "I joined the company earlier than you. Early on, Sister Pingting shared a very interesting case study. Would you like to hear it?"

"That was a case about a female college student who developed PTSD and depression after being raped by her own father."

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