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Chapter 71 I've Seemed Through the Essence of Law

After much deliberation, Chen Ting finally mustered up her courage.

She hurried out the door, but lingered on the way for quite some time, finally arriving just as seven o'clock was approaching.

"Click."

The classroom door suddenly opened, startling Chen Ting, who was already feeling uneasy.

She hid to the side, and only after several breaths did she peek out, recognizing the two people who came out by their backs.

[It's Professor Nan...and Wang An!]

As she watched the two walk into the classroom next door, an irrepressible urge suddenly welled up inside her.

As if possessed, she moved closer and pressed her ear against the door, wanting to know what the two people inside were talking about.

However, due to her excessive nervousness and clumsy movements, she inevitably made some noise.

"Boom-"

Fortunately, no one heard it.

……

Time returns to the present.

Nan Zhuren looked at Chen Ting outside the door, his expression becoming somewhat unnatural.

"Chen Ting, what's wrong with you..."

"Teacher Nan, are you feeling embarrassed now because you were talking about the client behind their back and the client overheard you?"

After the last consultation, the numbness on Chen Ting's face had faded considerably, but a sense of melancholy still lingered.

At that moment, she told a joke and a slightly stiff but absolutely genuine smile appeared on her face.

Seeing that smile, Nan Zhuren's heart gradually calmed down.

So he said, "Are you all starting to read minds now? You're all saying what I'm about to say before I can even finish my sentence."

Chen Ting's smile widened slightly, then faded again.

“Teacher Nan, I overheard what you and Wang An were saying outside the door just now.”

Nan Zhuren suddenly realized that the noise on the door earlier was made by Chen Ting.

"Are you confronting Wang An? Are you hoping to induce him to reveal what he did, and then record it as evidence?"

Chen Ting shook her head: "It's no use. I've tried. But Wang An studied law, so he's very clear about all the rules and regulations. As soon as I touch on any line when I talk to him, he immediately realizes it."

Nan Zhuren nodded regretfully: "I understand now."

He looked up at Chen Ting and said, "Speaking of which, I need to apologize to you. As a counselor, I intervened in your life without your consent, which is very bad for you."

"As for Wang An's matter, don't worry. I have a few more ideas, and I'd like to discuss them with you here first..."

Nan Zhuren spoke slowly.

Chen Ting slowly raised her head and looked at Nan Zhuren.

As she listened to each plan, her eyes gradually lit up.

It's not because of the content of the words, but because of the person who spoke them.

"Teacher Nan, I actually have a solution."

Nan Zhuren paused in his narration: "Really? Tell me about it, it's a good opportunity for us to exchange ideas."

Determining an intervention plan requires thorough communication with the client, and revising or even creating a new intervention method based on the client's ideas is commonplace for experienced counselors.

Chen Ting pursed her lips, but abruptly changed the subject:
"Teacher Nan, have you read 'Water Margin'?" This topic is quite a leap. If Nan Zhuren didn't know Chen Ting's mental state very well, he might have suspected that she was experiencing flight of ideas.

But this is not a consultation, and Nan Zhuren doesn't need to steer the direction of the dialogue.

So he simply followed the topic as if chatting with a friend: "I've read it, but what's your purpose in bringing this up now?"

"I want you to know—" the petite Chen Ting said, clenching her pink fist, "I like Wu Song the most because he's the most powerful!"

Nan Zhuren blinked.

Chen Ting continued, "While reading the story of Wu Song, I kept wondering why Wang Po, Ximen Qing, and Pan Jinlian dared to plot against Wu Dalang? Wu Song could even kill a tiger; did they think they were stronger than tigers?"

"Later I realized that they were all trapped by the 'rules'."

interesting.

Nan Zhuren raised an eyebrow: "Rules?"

Chen Ting nodded: "Yes, the rules. Wang, Pan, and Ximen fabricated evidence and bribed officials to ensure that anyone who pleaded for justice would be left helpless. Moreover, they believed that Wu Song, being an official, would definitely be trapped by the rules and powerless against them."

"But they didn't expect that someone as capable as Wu Song, once he's convinced of the truth, will no longer care about the rules. Wu Song has only one goal—"

Chen Ting took a deep breath: "—That is revenge. And in the face of such determination and power, the rules no longer apply."

Nan Zhuren gasped as she looked at Chen Ting, who was spouting nonsense: "If I remember correctly, you also studied law, right?"

Chen Ting clenched her fist: "That's right, I think I've now grasped the essence of the law."

Nan Zhuren seemed to understand something, then joked, "So you're going to be like Wu Song now... and kill Wang An? If you do that, I might have to invoke the confidentiality exception clause."

Chen Ting's previously tense expression immediately crumbled.

"It's not that 'essential'. What I mean is—Wang An thinks the same way as Ximen Qing and his gang."

Chen Ting's thoughts became clearer and clearer.

"He used legal provisions to prevent me from finding evidence, used school rules to force me to put up with him, and just now he even used the counselor's rules to control you, Teacher Nan."

"Yes, I heard it all outside the door. Wang An was spouting nonsense at you," Chen Ting said, looking into Nan Zhuren's eyes.

She was angry.

He was angry that Nan Zhuren was ridiculed by Wang An, and even more angry that Nan Zhuren was ridiculed by Wang An because of him.

“He used my mother and the school to control me, but now I don’t care about any of that anymore, so I… am not afraid of him anymore.”

Chen Ting's voice trembled slightly, indicating that she was not as brave as she had described.

But Nan Zhuren's eyes still lit up.

Being able to say those words is already a remarkable achievement.

This was originally an effect that Nan Zhuren planned to see after two more consultations, but Chen Ting achieved it ahead of time.

"As for you, Teacher Nan, you were suppressed by Wang An because you were concerned about keeping secrets and because you didn't want too many people to know about my affairs. You didn't dare to make a big fuss, which is why you were controlled by Wang An."

Chen Ting looked into Nan Zhuren's eyes and took a deep breath.

I took a second deep breath.

Then, he said haltingly, "But I'm not afraid anymore, so you don't need to be afraid either, Teacher Nan."

“Let’s deal with Wang An, regardless of my mother, the school, or any counselor’s code of conduct.”

“This is my business, there’s no reason for me to be timid and hesitant.”

"Teacher Nan, let's make a big scene!"

(End of this chapter)